The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19
SIDELINE COMMENT
By "Shan"

Large crowds are turning out to
watch the many local diamond ball
teams in action each evening. The
games played are all practice tits, not
being counted in league averages.
From the results of some of the games
indications point to close race for the
city championship this season.
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Plenty of entertainment for local
D-ball fans when the local league
teams swing into action June 4th.
Ten teams in the league will each
play schedule of 81 games which
will carry them for three months.
There was lot of talk about fouling
in the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago
when Brokers Tip nosed out Head
Play in a neck and neck finish As a
result both of the jockeys were sus-
pended. Head Play won the Preakness,
Saturday, with plenty to spare.
Brokers Tip, the Derby winner, "also
ran" coming up a bad last in a field
of ten.
Head Play was sold two years ago
as colt for $500 and the day be-
fore the Kentucky Derby he was
sold for $4,000. In winning the
Preakness, Saturday, the horse won
a purse of SIG, $50 for his new owner.
He won $4,000 for placing second
in the Derby.
Coach Bierman of Minnesota un-
covered a wealth of football material
Saturday when he pitted two picked
teams against each other at the Mem
orial Stadium. Especially impressing
was the work of several line candidates
who put up splendid exhibition of
defensive play Pretty fair" was Bier
mans comment on the performance of
his athletes.
For the rest of the spring foot
ball practice at the "U' herman
will aim for speed. The boys will
wear track suits allowing plenty
freedom of movement. The keynote
of every practice session will be
speed in execution of plays.
Charley Retzlaff, Duluth, retained the
state heavyweight boxing championship
honors when he blasted Art LaSky
Minneapolis, out of the picture at Min
neapolis, last Friday. Using his "dyn-
amite right" Charley had Lasky in
trouble all the way and was awarded
technical knockout over the Mill City
boy in the sixth round.
Retzlaff's manager, Jack Hurley,
is negotiating for return match of
his fighter and Kingfish Levinsky
of Chicago who scored a quick
knockout over the Duluth fighter at
the Windy City several weeks ago.
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Since buying the Boston Red Sox, OF
the American League, Thomas Yawley
wealthy sportsman, has been spending
a lot of dough to bolster his teams
strength. Several purchases of star
performers in the past two weeks makes
| it look like the Red Hose are storing
up a lot of trouble for the teams that
considered the Sox "pushovers' for the
past several seasons.
CINCINNATI in the National
League started a strengthening
process last year and have been
dumping" prospective champions
all over the lot since.
The pennant races in both major
baseball leagues are Tightening up
somewhat. Cleveland is giving the
Yanks merry battle for the top in the
American circuit, while New York in
the National, is giving the Pittsburgh
Pirates brand of ball that bodies no
good for the Smoky City team. Several
teams in both leagues are playing well
enough to ruin the chances of the
leaders in winning the championship.
The renowned pitching staff of
the New York Yankees is not
functioning as well as last season
and the equally famous "Murderers
Row" of hitters is also laying down
on the job.