The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-31
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Lawn tennis is becoming very pop
ular in India.
A polo team from India will visit
the United States in 1927.
More than 100000 acres of land in
the United States are devoted to golf
Rack Onslow, Pittsburg Pirate
coach, has been given his uncondi-
tional release.
Charles B. Mcdonald who won the
national amateur golf tournament in
1895, is still an active golfer.
Salaries paid to football coaches at
some of the American universities run
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year.
A fast server at tennis sends a ball
ITO feet in a second, while golfer
can drive 200 in the same time.
Morris Peltzer, star cross-country
runner of the College of the City of
New York, is cousin of the famous
DR.. Otto Peltzer, European sensation.
Nearly 800 professional golfers have
left the Scottish town of Carnoustie
during the past thirty years. OF these
200 have found homes in the United
States.
wis" Hansen, football captain Of
Syracuse this season, has led his
school in three major sports, having
been captain of the baseball and
basket ball teams in his junior year.
Tex Richard is to build a 100000
fight arena in Chicago. He evidently
couldn't stand the thought of all those
gang battles bringing In nothing at
the gate.
Dartmouth has played Yale ten
times since 1884 and has scored on the
Bulldog only twice. The Green re-
ceived its biggest setback in their first
contest-113 to o.
Enoch Bagshaw, football mentor OF
Washington university, is the oldest
coach in point Of service in the Pacific
Coast conference. he played five years
with the Huskies, from 1908 to 1907.
Snapper" Garrison, Jockey Of by
gone days, has never had an equal as
a finisher. 1t is for this reason that
when a race ends with several horses
only heads apart it is termed Gar
rison finish"
Uncle Sam is now the greatest
breeder of horses in the world, due
to thoroughbred horse racing. Last
year, $3.50 horses were produced and
It is expected that 1000 more will be
bred next year.
John ("Stuffy'') McInnis, who sue
ceeds Art Fletcher as manager of the
Phillies, is the third of the famous old
Athletics infield to become a man
ager, the others being Eddie Collins
and Jack Barry.
Benny Leonard is instructing Lon
Kaplan, the Meridian (Conn.) boxer,
In the fine points of defense, so that
he may prove worthy aspirant for
the lightweight title which Leonard
relinquished some time ago.
That Japan will before long hold
| the worlds tennis championship, is the
| opinion of Takeichi Harada, Japan's
| Davis cup STAR He urged students of
| the game not to initiate foreigners. but
to adopt distinctive japanese methods
Of play.
President Dudley Martin of the
| Greenville club Of the South Atlantic
league announces the sale of Short
stop Howard Burkett to the Pittsfeld
| club. Burkett is a son of Jesse, for
mer major league star of the early
19OOs.
Martin Brill, 1S5-pound halfback,
has been elected captain of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania freshman
| team.
The longest run to touchdown from
tumble, 90 yards, in big Three"
games, was made by Coolidge of Har,
ward against Yale in 1914.
There are still some smart men In
college. Only the other day southern
institution decided wrestling was nc