The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-18

billiards champion, won both blocks
of his exhibition series with Jake
Schaefer, his closest rival. at the Dry
er recreation rooms. The champion
won the afternoon block, 400 to 129.
and the evening match, 400 to 294.
Sarasota, Fla-The Giants will have
to beat the Cincinnati Reds to win
their fourth straight pennant this sea-
son, in the opinion of John ]. Nc
Graw. The Giants leader expects
both New York clubs to repeat for
the fourth time handwriting, but he
predicts that the National league race
will be an open contest with several
clubs fighting it out for premier hon
ors.
st. Paul-Eddie Kane, manager of
Tommy Gibbons, is indignant over the
attitude taken by Jack Dempsey and
his manager, Jack Kearns, in regard
to return championship match with
the st. Paul boxer. He accuses the
champion of running out of match
with Gibbons for fear that he might
lose the championship in a decision
bout. Dempsey has promised Gibbons
a return encounter on number Of oc.
casions, Kane stated, but when 1t
came to putting his promise in writ
ing Dempsey became shy, lodging
offers made by Tex Richard to come
to terms.
New Orleans-Miller Higgins, dim.
inutive pilot of the New York Yankees,
in training here, is frankly worried
over the effect of Babe Ruth's recent
illness on the playing Of the Big
Bambino. In the clubs workouts at
the camp here the Babes hitting was
noticeably weak. He fouled off so
many that Higgins gave indications
that he believed the king of swat had
not fully recovered from the attack OF
influenza which sent him to bed al
Hot Springs. Ark.
st. Paul-Tommy Gibbons and
Georges Carpenter of France will
meet in a 10-round fight to be held
near Chicago July 4, according to a
cable from Paris From Chicago
comes the report that Floyd Fitzsim-
mons will promote the battle. Fitz-
simmons in the past staged boxing
shows at Benton Harbor and Michi-
gan City, Mich. He is the man who
promoted the fight between Champion
Jack Dempsey and the late Billy Miske
at Benton Harbor on Labor day, 1920
He also handled the lightweight cham.
pionship fight between Benny Leonard
and Charley White at Benton Harbor
July 4, 1920.
Foreign
Teheran, Persia-Republican propa,
ganda started by the Persian press
has resulted in antiroyalist demonstra.
tons Opposition which has arisen is
considered a death blow to the pres
ent regime. The present premier
may be the first president.
Berlin-Hugo SHINES, the German
industrial magnate, must undergo an
operation or long cure for gallstones.
His doctors declared that he had been
suffering from stomach grip, with
complications. His condition is con-
sidered serious.
Budapest Rilda Bethmann-Holl-
veg, niece of the former German Chan
cellor, has disappeared from the home
of friends where she was staying here
and the police are searching for her.
She is 25 years old and an actress.
Moscow-In order that the person
closest in life to Nicolai Lenine may
advise the late bolshevik premier's
followers in the ways he wished fol.
lowed after his death, Kaupskay, Len
ines widow has been made a mem.
Der of several important soviet gov.
eminent bureaus. Chiefly, she will
work along educational lines.
Mexico City-General Plutarco Elias
Gales continues to be candidate for
the presidency, announces the Gales
party. He has majority in congress
and in the Obregon cabinet. He is the
only prominent candidate, as the De
La Huerta party refuses to present a
candidate. The agrarians, revolution
lists and workingmen's unions are be-
hind him.
Rome-What is said will be the
most imposing consistory ever held
in the history Of the Catholic church
will be that for Cardinals Hayes and
Mundelein on March 81. Pope Plus
decided to hold the impressive public
consistory in the ba3ilica of st. Pet
ers. 1t will be exclusively an Amer
lean function, insofar as new cardinals
are concerned, for no other names of
prelates have been mentioned as the
recipients of the red hat.
Tegucigalpa, Northumberland Ra-
fael Lopez Gutierrez, former presi-
dent of Honduras, who, since the ex-
piration Of his term on February 1,
has been dictator in Honduras, is
dead. The cabinet of General Gutieer-
ez, presided over by DR.. Francisco
Buesco, the foreign minister, has as
sumed all powers of state. The rev.
olutionists have rejected the over
lures made by the Central American
republics for an armistice. and have
issued an ultimatum to the govern
ment, giving it "a hours in which to
surrender the capital. If Tegucigalpa
is not given up, they announce that
an attack will be begun upon il.
Paris-Ambassador Herrick has en-.
tered into preliminary contract for
the purchase of residence In thu
Avenue d'Iena for the American en-
bassy. The transaction will be Closed
and the property transferred in few
days.