The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-07-30
Northwest
Sporting

Sporting
Ithaca, N. Y.-The funeral of Charles
E. Courtney, veteran Cornell rowing
coach, who died suddenly at his sum-
mer home on Cayuga lake, was held
here, from the family residence.
New York Miss Ethel Bleibtry of
New York, made new worlds swim
ming record of minutes So 1-5 Sec
onds in the 300-meter swim for women
in the finals of the Olympic tryouts at
| Manhattan beach.
White Bear, Mimi. Jack Burke,
professional, at the Town and Coun-
| try club, ST. Paul, won the state open
golf tournament championship the
second consecutive time at the White
Bear Yacht club course
/ Minneapolis The Minneapolis Fire
mans Band which travelled to Mon
| treal stopped over day in Chicago
and watched the Cub-Philly game at
the Cub park. The Chicago National
league club owners sent an urgent in.
vitation to the firemen and party to be
their guests at the game.
New York-Jack Dempsey, worlds
champion heavyweight pugilist, is
mot" averse to fighting negro boxer.
according to an announcement here by
the International Sporting club. In
reversing his attitude on tie color
line, the champion stated he is ready
to make match with Harry Wills.
Chicago-Two pitchers were signed
by the Chicago Nationals. They are
Joe Jaeger, an overseas veteran who
has been playing with the Fort Sheri-
| dan team, and Perry Jones of the East
land club of the West Texas league.
Jaeger is from ST. Cloud, MINI. He
is a right handler and will report at
once.
Geneva, Switzerland A young
French Red Cross nurse, Marguerite
| Fpnchs, is said to have established &
record for women by swimming
across Lake Geneva, from Eyian d'Lut.
~. She WIS ten and quarters hours
in the wafer and was b-ffeted by
rough seas from the middle OF the
lake. Though the distance was only
about eight miles, she was obliged
frequently to change her course
New York-A total of 10000 spec
tators attended the four day baseball
series between the New York and Chi
cago American league teams, which
just closed at the polo grounds, accord
ing to figures issued. Officials said
this attendance sets record for an
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been exceeded, even during worlds
series. Babe" Ruth was, of course,
| the heavy drawing card
< Antwerp-America will, have twelve
opponents in the bicycle road race and
ten in the Velodrome track events in
the Olympic games. Among the con-
testants will be Pekrs, the famous
Dutchman, who has been winning all
over Europe. Olympic committees an
nounced the following nations had en-
| tered the Velodrome events to be held
Aug. and 10: United States, Great
| Britain, Holland, Denmark, Italy,
South Africa, Canada, Luxemburg,
| Switzerland. Poland and France.
Foreign
| .Paris-King Alfonso of Spain and
Queen Victoria have arrived here
from England.
| Rome-Pope Benedict has named
| Aug. 20 as Knights of Columbus day
at the Vatican.
| ST. Johns, N. F.-Marconi experts
were in wireless telephone commun-
ication with Chelmsford station near
London, more than 1000 miles distant.
Warsaw-The Lithuanian govern
ment has delivered an ultimatum to
the soviet government demanding the
| immediate evacuation of Lithuanian
territory by Red troops.
Representatives of Poland
and Russia are in conference over
the term of an armistice, hostilities
between the two countries being sus-
| pended in the meantime.
Tokio-Baran Takahasm, minister
of finance, announced in the house of
| peers that loan of 100000 yen for
the south Manchurian railroad prob
ably would be fioated in the United
States in the near future.
Paris-A proposal to send groups
Of soldiers into the agricultural dis
tricts to aid in gathering the harvest
is being considered by the ministry Of
war. Frances harvest promises to be
a good one, but there is great scar
city of farm laborers.
| Buenos Aires-After severely critic
izing the Senate for its failure to rati.
fly the $500, 100000 cereal loan to Eng
land, France and Italy, negotiated
more than two years ago, President Iri.
goyen withdrew the measure, thereby
qualifying it. Owing to the long delay
the Allies had already notified the
president they were no longer inter.
| ested.
Paris-A decree repeating the order
of April 20, which prohibited impor-
tation of many articles from America,
has been signed and will be promul.
gated shortly. BY it's terms there will
be considerable increase in customs
duties on articles regarded superfiu-
Gus to French Life.
| Ell Paso, Texas-Francisco Villa,
with $50 men. was reported 25 miles
| east of Conchos station on the Mexi.
can National line. according to advices
| reaching Juarez. In an effort to sur
round him, movements of troops have
begun simultaneously from Jiminez,
| Parral and Meoqui.
Berlm-Count Won Bernstorff, for
mer German ambassador 10 the United
States, in new periodical "Getreue
Eckhart," urges that Fall our efforts
should be directed toward making our
business relations with the United
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