The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-03
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Another bit Of futile effort is trying
to explain how football game was
| lost.
Pennsylvania football team has an
exceptionally fast man In Folwell
Soul.
This much can be said for Alonzo
Stagg: He certainly writes a great
game of football.
David Egbert, star outfielder> of the
Bradley Beach team, has been SOLD to
the Boston Braves.
Yet many an individual who thinks
prize fights wicked would swat you
in return for an insult.
No football team ever got very far
without good line, which also is said
to be true of our goods. ,
Bobby Garcia, featherweight boxer,
is half Indian, his mother having been
full-blooded Navajo, while his IA
Their was Mexican.
The Height of Ostentation: Pur-
chasing an extra seat at the big foot
ball game to allow plenty of room for
the chrysanthemum.
America is that country Of para
doxes In which a 220-pound ball-play-
er Is called Babe, and four-family
fat is known as a Manor.
Walter Hagen, professional golf
champion, has won 10 major compe-
titions. over a 12-year period In addi-
ton to many smaller events.
Jack Sharkey is now picked by
some writer's as logical contender
for Tunney's new title. Thus the ira
ditional quarrel, Cob VS.. Leatherneck,
Is resumed.
Mickey Walker has decided not to
fight as a welterweight any more.
. A decision the boxing fans of
the country reached for him some
months ago.
An amateur athlete can't be too
careful He is liable to endanger his
amateur standing If he associates with
any professionals except amateur
sport promoters.
1.-THE amateur athlete" says ia
nous track coach, uses more imag'
/ nation than the pro-" Which brings
us around again to that cid subject
Of expense accounts.
"There have been plenty Of better
halfbacks than Grange"-football his
torian. When the Galleping Ghost was
in his heyday. many of his opponents
couldn't see him, either.
Jimmy Hepburn, chief usher at the
Yankee stadium, has been directing
the seating at sporting events for nine
years and estimates that he has seat
ed over 25,OOO,OO0 spectators.
A doctor in Kentucky says: "NC
college the size of Centre has any
right to maintain a football team able
to compete with Harvard" Aren't
there II students at Centre?
Bob Meusel muffed a ball. He haf
gone into CoOmbS' territory for fly
because a Card was on third and
Coombs' arm is one Of the poorest In
the league. So it was Meusel, they
say, who ''lost the SERIES"
Although girls are barred from in
tercollegiate competition by the Ma.
tional Amateur Athletic federation
block letters are now awarded those
! who distinguish themselvesmin ath-
letics.
Eighteen members of the Syracuse
varsity football squad compete In
other branches of sport as well
Among them are Capt. Vic Hanson
| end and Gotcn Carr, IullDdck, pom VI
{ whom have won their letters in foot
ball, basketball and baseball.
Lady Nancy Astor, virginia-borr
member of the British parliament, has
given the University Of Virginia So,
600 for the construction of tennis
:, courts.
!. Charlie Berry, former Lafayette
! college football and baseball star, will
q be back with Connie Mack next sea
+ SON.
q Manager Collins of the White So,
g appears to have made find in Nc
Curdy, the recruit catcher