Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-07
1915 Great Year for
International Boxers;
News of Sport World

| Wallace were the leaders in number
weights, Sam Langford, Sam McVey
Fred Fulton, Gunboat Smith,Al Reich
and Jim Flynn were the busiest box
ers. The best shoWings, where decl-
sion bouts only are considered, were
made by Charley White, Les Darcy,
Coffey and Fulton. Frank Moran and
Jess Willard battled at 1000 gait,
winning every contest in which they
| engaged although the total number
amounted to but four fights.
| Define Amateur
At the recent meeting of delegates
from the numerous sport governing
bodies, held in New York city to clar-
ify the definition of an amateur, an
effort was made to incorporate in the
rules a clause requiring that when
an athlete gave away medal or
prize he should file with the secre-
tary of his association the name and
address of the recipient OF the gift.
A perfect howl of protest arose from
those in attendance at the suggestion
about Woman Hater," "Sweethearts'
and other remarks which led to the
belief that athletic medals and tro-
plies were popular with the fair set
Bowling Congress
Elaborate arrangements arc being
made for the sixteenth annual tOurn-
amcnt of the American Bowling Con-
gress in Toledo March 4, to rs. To-
lcdo bowlers are well organized and
will contribute as their share Of the
ing followed by Chicago with one
hundred teams while it is predicted
that the lists will include over six
hundred teams of five men each, flf-
teen hundred teams Of two bOwlcr3
each. and over three thousand indt-
viduals. bringing the total entry fund
close to rorty-fvc thousand dollars.
TwO~tllirts of this will be returned
to the contestants in prizes which
will approximate thirty thousand dol
lars. ,~ NASA
The plans call for the installation
Of sixteen new bowling alleys and
contracts have been signed for six
hundred sets Of hard maple pins. All
arc to be delivered four weeks prior |
to the opening date Of the tourna- |!
mcnt in order that they may become
thoroughly acClimated. |!
international Athletics
That Swcden's prospects for inter
Il al, 1>(S< ,1,o,, mi ,,,th "
ors arc more than promising may be
Judged from the rather confident re- !
ports made by King Oscars national !
athletic instructor Ernest Hjcrtsberg i
who arrived here few days ago to |
spend brief vacation. .Hjertsberg, |
who is well known in America as all
athlete and successful trainer, says |
that in his opinion, Sander, twenty
year old student at Upsalia Universe
ty, is possessed of powers OF endur-
ance and sufficient speed as dist
ance runner to give kOlehmalnen,
the Finnish American champion a
hard race Sahlin of the Marleberg
Athletic club is jumper from whom
the national trainer expects fine re-
suits as he has a record Of AZ feet
for the hop, step and jump. Wide
Nuddis of the Jota Athletic club is
the fastest miller in that country hay
ing mark Of 4.20 for the distance.
In addition to these, Hjertsberg has
Sjoberg, a high jumper who has
cleared the bar at feet, 2 inches,
and Aberg a broad jumper, with a
record of % feet, inches. All of
these stars are to represent Sweden
at the 1916 Scandinavian champion
ships which are to be held in Nor
way. The former American trainer
expressed the opinion that there is
no chance for an Olympic meet un-
til the European war is ended and he
believes such an event is fully two
years off,