The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-19

the average center
half runs fifteen miles, according to
Jack Robbs, the soccer expert, who
used to do it. =. After brief winter
IuII the Frankie Frisch-Jimmy Wilson
feud is on again.
The gentlemen who are arguing
whether Jack Dempsey ever signed a
contract to meet Harry Wills might be
interested to know that the document
repOses in the Madison Square Garden
cornerstone. Tex Richard, who never
suspected that the boys would start
swapping at one another about it,
placed it there when the building was
dedicated. Pat McAteer, an Irisher
and one of the stars of the German
American Football association, also is
a member of the Hatikvoh Jewish ALL
Stars soccer team. Art LeSieur, Les
Canadiens' defense ace, to wear hat
even in zero weather. Recently, be-
cause they feared that he would catch
cold, his bosses bought him bonnet
and placed it on his head. The next
day Lesieur caught cold.
There are smart gentlemen who will
bet you that Red RAINS name will not
be on the list when the Kentucky Derby
nominations close on Saturday.
Perhaps that is just as we'll when 1t
is recalled that such Whitney favorites
as Equipoise and Top Flight were
heavily backed in the winter books af-
ter being nominated and yet never
reached the Churchill Downs post. :.
Books which recently have reached this
department include Stanley Franks
very comprehensive 1.-THE Jew in
Sports" and "Big Came" football
novel penned by Francis Wallace.
Cornell alumni are urging that DR..
Ray Van Orman be hired as football
coach. Thirty years or so ago Van
! Orman was an all-America end at It'll
AGA, and since then he has done some
highly competent coaching jobs. 4. :.
High school baseball games often draw
crows of 10000 in Japan, where the
cheer leaders balance themselves on
the bleacher rails and use fans instead
Of megaphones. -. Robert Rosser, past
captain of the Disqualification A. C..
soccer team, was a renowned school
boy cricketeer. When only fourteen
years old Mr.. Rosser, who now is CASH
Ter of a celebrated bank, represented
| South Africa in international contests.
l.. The Gastanaga-C Camera affair
should be the best Financially and 9TH
erwise) the Garden has staged all win
ter. :. Note to the lads who write let
tiers to this Observation-Disclosures you
sign your names, into the waste basket
it goes"
A New York state assemblyman Is
considering a bill which might cut
heavily into the profits of those prize
fight organizations which now (HaIle-
lujah) operate so prettiIy in the cause
of charity. :. Although he is the am.
ateur champion people insist upon
sending Wilmer Allison's mail to the
pro tennis headquarters. .. Incidental.
Iy IL was not until his father-in-iaw
advised strenuously against it that Al
lison gave up the idea of becoming :
pro.
Elated Puerto Ricans have presented
Sixto Escobar, who brought the ban
tamweight title to the island, with tive
acres of land in Barcelona. 1t is hi:
favorite spot and he plans to build {
house there. :. Jack Kearns' newes
. invention is the International Boxin:
Exchange, with headquarters in Chi
cago. He plans to book fighters al
over the world. +. Mickey Walker ha
: doubled the business since taking owe
the cafe on Eighth avenue across from
5 the Garden. =. Ted Husing roots to-
loudly and with too little reason a
I basketball games. Mike Jacob
: would like TO persuade Sonia Henie
e the skating champion, to turn pro.
s she will do so he will promote a ton
. for her.