Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-10
SPORT GOSSIP

Reports that the University Of Min
nssota would not participate In the
big Nine track and field meet a
Stays. field, Chicago. June 8, are de-
declared that while enlistmsnts prac-
tically have wrecked the Minnesots
team, q number Of track men will be
sent to Chicago to represent the Ma.
room ana Gold.
II he is successful In his plans, Gem
eral Manager Matt ]. winn of the
New Louisville. KY. Jockey Derby
day, May IL, which. IT. Is conceded,
the Kentucky derby itself.
Mr.. VIM 10 endeavorinx to arrange
a match race between Old Rosebud,
the famous Comeback" Roamer, the
champion a%ll-around racer \in 1915
and Boots. which ranks at the top1ot
stars that recently have "sported
silks" on this side Of the Atlantic.
It 10 planned to make it q weight
forage affair at q mile and one-six-
teenth and a fast track probably will
result in q new record.
Governor A. o. Stanley Of Kentucky
has signed the Schneider race track
bill and it now is operative. Under its
terms the management will DO require
ed to pay q daily state license tax Of
500 for race meetings at Churchill
Downs, n Douglas Park, Louisville,
n at LatoniA ut Covingtoa and 5000
Q day at the Lexington track.
Two captains Of athletic teams at
Indiana university have been elected.
n of the varsity wrestlers and the
other Of the freshmen baseball play
ers.
H. Wiley. q junior Of st. Paul, Ind,
was chosen to head the Wrestling
squad. Although he won his letter in
wrestling for the hrst time last season,
he 70 considered one Of the strongest
NOR in the conference in the 175-
pound class.
Foy Hammonds Of Little Rock,
Ark, was chosen to lead the yearling
nine. He is considered one Of the ALL
round athletes in the university. 1t is
believed almost certain that he will
make the varsity football, basket ball
and baseball teams.
Miss Helen Koblentz Of Milwaukee.
Wis, is the champion coed swimmer
OF Indiana university. She won the
honors In a recent aquatic meet by
capturing A points. Miss Katherine
Rawles. daughter of Dean w. P.
Rawles of the university, was second
with SO points and Miss Clara Fedler.
was third with 10 points. Miss Kob-
lentz won the breast stroke. side
dive, was second in the plunge and
the race and tied with Miss Rawles In
the plunge for distance.
"Pudge" wyman. Shorty" Long
and Bert Baston, stars Of last years
University of Minnesota football
eleven. have signined their intention
OF attending the officers training
camp which opens at Fort Smelling,
Mimi. May ~. Wyman and Long are
eligible for this years team. Lorin
Scion, another former Gopher football
star. has been assured Of admittance
to the camp.
Fred Hartman. hero Of the dog race
from Winnipeg to st. Paul, who was
e visitor in Grand Forks after the st.
Paul carnival, has reported to the
central department. U. 8. A.. Chicago.
as a volunteer for the army aviation
corps. Hartman endured all the mis-
winter, and now he wants to try =
drop from the sky. The latter ought
to prove moro exciting than mushine
through the snow for 500 miles on
cold winter days.
Better Join the army before the
army joins you. is the advice given
by a contemporary.
Pug Donovan is bull cooking for the
army out at Allouez. Pug has got the
soldiers kinda dead to rights-they
can't quit the army without facing
court martial and they don't want TO
stArve to death.
Dan Morgan, manager Of Battling
Lev1nsky. calls Eddie Kane "ofice
boy OF the Gibbons Bros. Dumb Dan
isn't q rod away at that. Mike is the
real boss of the stable.
Johnny Ertle has left St. Paul for
Philadelphia where he is booked to
hook up with Kid Barons in q six
round tilt. From there no goes to st,
Louis and then plans u return east
ana campaign for a championship
bout with Kid Herman.
Word was received recently that
Laursns (spike) shull, who was a
former star tackle on the University
OF Chicago football eleven and also
z pitcher on the baseball nine. had re-
signed his position Is vice president
OF a bank in Woodward, Iowa, and