The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05
Sporting

81. LOUIS, MO.-EXnlDltlOn games
with six major league clubs form part
Of the st. Louis Nationals spring con-
ditioning program.
Superior, Wis.-"Red" Blanchard of
Detroit and Artie Shiere of st. Paul
fought a 10-round draw in the Amer.
lean Legion boxing show here.
San Diego, Collaboration Fator, by
riding Joe Blair to victory in the last
race at the Tia Juana track, won the
American jockey championship for
1922.
Boston-"My first baseball that was
anything besides just kid stuff was
played at Washington college, Irving.
ton, Calf, in '93 a." says Frank
Chance.
New York-Recommendation for
several revisions in gridiron rules
were slated for discussion at the an.
nual meeting of the American Football
Coaches association.
Los Angeles-Miss America H.,
worlds champion speedboat, was Civ.
en- its first trial spin off Los Angeles
harbor, in preparation for races
against Pacific coast boats it attained
a rs miles clip.
Minneapolis-Lo Gross, husky
guard on the University of Minnesota
basketball team, quit the squad to
day. The football star announced that
he has decided to devote all of his
time to his studies.
Havana-Charles H. Stoneham de.
MED that he had considered or was
considering resigning from the presi
dency of the National Exhibition com.
pany, owners of the New York Giants
in favor of John J. McGraw.
Chicago-Pitcher "Rube" Benton,
recently purchased by the Cincinnati
Nationals from ST. Paul, will be barred
from baseball if investigation reveals
he was involved in the crooked worlds
series of 1919, Commissioner Lands
announced.
New York-Jack Dempsey has re.
ceived an offer Of 100000 and 371a
per cent of the gate receipts to fight
the, winner of the Joe Beckett Dick
Smith bout to be held in London, &C
cording to Daniel McKetrick, repre-.
sentative of the champion in this city
Foreign
Paris-Mme. Sarah Bernhardt's con.
dition took another turn for the worse
Dublin-Nearly 80 republican pris-
oners have been sentenced to death
by the new Free State military courts.
Paris-A branch of the Ku Klux
Khan has been formed in Paris, aimed
at control of American Negroes in the
Montmartre district.
Berlin-The Tageblatt has publish.
ed official diplomatic kilograms from
the secret archives of Russia, where.
in France intends to separate the
Rhineland from Germany and seize
Saar.
Peking-A compromise has been
reached at Tsingtao whereby 800 ban.
dts have been taken into the Kiao.
chow gendarmerie, the rest receiving
100000 in cash on their promise of
dsbandment.
Paris-"They will be asking us to
demilitarize our army next" is rough
ly the French official and the general
reaction. to Secretary of State c. E.
Hughes: appeal. To France to depoliti-
carize' tie PREPARATIONS problem
:. Bitkenhead, !, Eng.--Without cere
mony of any kind the. keel. OF the new
battieship recently ordered by the
British government in accordance
with the terms of the Washington
naval treaty was laid in ship yard
here.
Berlin-The government is dismiss
ing $4,000 railroad employees.
Rome-An attempt was made t. as
sassinate Prince George, brother OF
King Alexander of Jugo-Slavia, while
he was dining at the home Of the prem.
ier's SON, according to reports from
Belgrade to Ep0ca.
Rome-Premier Mussolini has de
cided to appoint "a new senator's
They will be chosen from among scien
fists, men of letters, artists and poll
tician. They will include representa-
tives from the new provinces who
have contributed to the work of ma
tional reconstruction.