The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-10
Sport Gossip

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 10.-At
least eight members of the 1917 Uni
versity of Minnesota football team
will not return to the game next year.
Six will graduate iii January, one has
been draftel for the lLtiOnal army
and one is IL another branch Of mill
tary service Several promising mem
'bers of this years freshman squad
also plan to enlist before next fall.
George Hauser, fighting captain OF
the eleven, will join an engineering
regiment after his graduation in Jan
uary. Other gridiron stars who will
graduate are Conrad Eklund, tackle;
Paul Carroll, nalf-back; George Bier
man, half-back; Elmer Haugland,
tackle, and Al Schroeder, and Ray Al
denderfer, halfback, has been commits
stoned a second Lieutenant: in the Unit
ed States infantry. Paul Finn, end,
has been drafted and expects to go
with the next contingent.
Trig Johnson, tackle, who went with
the national guard to the Mexican Dor
der year ago, expects to be in SER
vice again before next fall. V. N.
Williams, guard, is member Of the
Fourth Minnesota infantry.
Among members of this years
squad who are expected to return to
school next year are Ernest LamDi,
Neil ArnstOn and Norman Kingsley.
Colum BUS, O., Dec. 1O.-Fred Fulton,
the Rochester, Mimi, heavyweight
and ,~"PorkyA Flynn Of EOston,7"a
ready for their 12eround contest here,
Dec. TO- twill be their shird meet
ing In twenty round affair decided
in New Orleans the. referee, Tommy
Burns, gave the verdict to Fulton. The
second contest was fought in St. Paul
and opinion Of boxing critics was di
vided as to the winner.
st. Louis, Dec. 1O.-The four box.
ing clubs in st. Louis are reported to
favor tie plan of closing the door on
the professional boxers and conduct
only amateur tournaments. The pro
motors are said to be Disguised with
the business methods of the profrs
SIGNALS, and their managers, who SEEM
ed to have exaggerated ideas Of their
WORTH |NI 'N'." ."3@ '8nt . :
Amateur tournaments, it is pointed
out, involve none of the hazards Of
professionalism, such as disputes over
the division of the gate receipts and
other wrangles. Amateur contests al
ways have been popular here. Accord
ing to the plan, the four clubs will
conduct one tournament a month.
Louisville, Dec. 10.-Selection of
dates for race meetings on Kentucky
tracks will DC held in allegiance until
the recovery of Johnson N. Camden,
chairman of The State Racing commits
sion. Mr.. johnson is ill in a Baltimore
hospital and it is reported that he
will not be able to attend a meeting
before February The commission will
determine when the usual and fall
running races will be held at Latonia,
Churchill Downs and Douglas park,
as we'll as trotting events at Lexing-
ton.
Columbus, o., Dec. 10.-Bryan
Downcy, the Columbus 142 FOUNDER,
will have an opportunity to wrest the
welterweight title from Ted Lewis,
the champion, when they meet here
in q twelve round contest on Dec. II.
Downey has been coming to the front
in the welterweight ranks within the
last year, having defeated number
of top notchers.
Louisville, KY, Dec. 10.-Vern Clam
mons, catcher with the Louisville club
of the American Association, hopes to
be clad in the blue Of the navy within
month.
The rotund backstop, who plans to
enlist as soon as his affairs are
Strengthened will be the first member
Of the club to volunteer his services.
Frank Crosin also a Louisville catch
er, was drafted sometime ago and is
at Camp Meade.
Racine, Wis, Dec. 10--HOmer
Smith, young Michigan heavyweight
measuring six feet, two inches, will
attempt to slam his way into ring
fame here tonight. He will face Bill!
Brennan, a Chicagoan, who has long
string of knockouts to his credit in
the east Smith has fought thirty-five
contests and has only been beaten
once.
Louisville, Ky, Dec. 1O-Low fig
ures for sterling thoroughoreds at re-
cent horse sales in Lexington is said
to reflect widespread feeling of