The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-01
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England has 1,75O tennis clubs with
175,000 members.
Horse racing was introduced In the
Olympic games in Greece in 648 B. G.
Harvard and Yale rowing crews
have met each other for the past 20
years.
No winter sports were included In
the Olympic games program previous
to 1920.
The Pacific Coast Yachting associ-
alton will not hold a Honolulu race
this year.
An international rowing regatta
will be held at Ems, Rhineland, Ger
many, July % and "a.
Many British golf professionals have
recently secured lucrative positions
with clubs in Germany.
Father P. ]. Lennon of New York
has played golf with John D. Rookie.
feller for the past 20 years.
Athletes, professional and amateur,
are opposed to having their pictures
taken before important contests.
The swimming pool of the United
States Naval academy at Annapolis,
Nd, is the largest in the country.
Rene Lacosta, aged twenty-five, the
new worlds tennis champion, was the
youngest member of the French Davis
cup team.
Jack Blair, nineteen-year-old first
baseman of West Palm Beach, Fla,
has been signed by the Washington
Americans.
The world champion st. Louis Car
dinals include five different minor
league clubs for the development Of
young players.
Maurice Cassidy, nineteen-year-old
st. Louis Muny league player, has
signed with the Moline club of the
Mississippi Valley league.
A total of 4,95QOOO BASEBALL fans at
tended games in the National league
last season. The Chicago Cubs led
with more than 100000.
Catcher Firman "Bill'' Warwick of
the Cardinals has been released to
Syracuse of the International league
on an optional agreement.
Major Goodsell, of Australia, holder
of the worlds sculling championship,
has been challenged to match for the
title by III. A. Barry, Of England.
Frank Oefty) O'Doul is back with
his old team, the San Francisco Seals,
having been purchased from Holly
wood for price said to have been
$500.
Every team in the American league
Is seemingly making the claim that it.
has been strengthened 100 per cent,
which ought to make them finish In the
same order as last year.
The Victoria cricket team In Aus.
tralia is the only team which has
ever made 1000 runs in first-class
competition, recently totaling 1,1O7
against New South Wales.
When Burleigh Grimes signed his
contract with the Giants, he remarked,
sit is the first time in my career that
l ever signed contract on the day /
received it, but I'm well satisfied"
Speaker Is at least 80 per cent more
efficient than Cobb as an all-round
player, say American league players.
Cobb Is as good as ever at the bat,
but In all other departments of play
Speaker is superior.
James McKeag has been elected
president of the Big Ten Country club,
organized for alumni of Big Ten col
leges. G. w. Cleveland Is vice presi-
dent, Lyman Sherwood secretary and
Basil /. Peterson treasurer.
The suit which Carley Hoff, the
Norwegian athlete, brought against
the Amateur Athletic union, involving
100000 damages, has ended by a
compromise settlement on expense
money amounting to about 5000.
Johnny Farrell, who has been MAX
ing threatening gestures for several
years at the major golf titles, Is about
due TO make the grade. He has played
consistently good golf in his Califor-
mia engagements.
Frank Brewer, slugging outflelder of
the San Francisco Seals, Is sought by
Baltimore, Jersey City, Rochester and