The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-02


Manero, new National Open cham
pion, to come back home. Pedro
Montanez has a belt to prove that
he is lightweight champion of Puer-
to Rico, but has no such evidence
from Venezuela, where he also won
the title. The very modern boxing
commission of that delightful country
wanted a deposit of 5000 something
or another before letting him have the
belt. Very sensibly Pedro decided that
he would rather invest the coconuts
in food and pretty clothes.
John cavanash, boss of the book
making ring at New York tracks, has
been prominent on the turf for fifty
years. He has seen less than 500 races
in all that time. Too busy with his
work. :. Watty Clark attributes his
.25o batting average to a bat he re-
Gently swped from Joe coscarart of
the Bees. Oscar MelIiIo. and
George Davis, both of them capable of
going more than round or two in
fast company, are the two most en-
thusiastic fight fans among big time
ball players.
Although he refused right then to
consider offers of advertising men
who besieged him Immediately after
he won the National Open, Tony Manero
was interested in sugar. His first
words after reaching the clubhouse
were, "Give me a cup of coffee with
three or four lumps-lots of-sugar in
it." The wise boys say that Al Ell
tore will repeat his triumphs and def
nitely prove that Roy Haynes cannot
take a punch when they meet again
in Philadelphia this month. A
voter suggests that instead of spend
ing so much taxpayers money in press
releases ballyhoOing races the New
York commission might make a stab
at remedying q few of the worst con-
ditiOns around the tracks. For in
stance, they might persuade Belmont
to try public address system which
occasionally could be heard distinctly.
Artie Nehf, the once great Giant
pitcher, who has recovered from a
WY tipfSSoy bS" PiS SOib " all
other sports. -. Johnny Harvey, the
old Harlem lightweight who kayoed
Mexican Joe Rivers and Matty Bald
win, now is a process server. Al
though he handled several hundred C's
worth of checks in exchange for Louis
Schmelng fight ducats, Mike Jacobs
proudly reports that not one of the
pretty little pieces of paper has
bounced yet.
The Giants believe that Babe Young,
who has joined them direct from Ford
ham, is the hard-hitting infelder they
need. /. A clubhouse bookmalSer sell
| dom does less than $4,000 worth Of
business on a big race, such as the
Belmont. The more important
stands in the main ring handle $1,000
each at such times while the little fell
lows get $1,000 on a slate.
Having experimental with the mon-
ey-making possibilities of soft course
the U. S. G. A. will revert to the old
| custom of making the National Open
Golf tournament really tough event.
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| and hazards at the Oakland Hills
| Country club in Michigan according to
| the plans for next year. (. Leon
Blum, Socialist premier of France, is
| one of the worlds most enthusiastic
turfmen and can we'll afford to be
| since he is millionaire. Promoters
| in New Orleans, once one of the best
| of all boxing towns, are moaning about
the numerous taxes levied by the city
-. Ben lineup, the Indian who once
pitched for the Cubs, now manages the
Paducah Qrv Cobb's old Kentucky
home) team. In 1892 the major
leagues tried out the split season
which recently has become so popular
in the minors. Ii cost Max SchmeIinq
48 cents to send letter to his wife
the other day -. In 1876, when UNI.
pires were as young as the national
game, they used to sit in chairs In
right field. An uptown New York
arena, which seats 5000, will bid
against the Garden and the Hearst A.
c. for metropolitan basketball bust.
ess this winter.