The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-12

CrulckShanK.
Just as Miss Virginia Van VIE of
the golf tournament is a vastly differ
ent person from the young lady who is
known to her friends as GinO Van VIE,
Miss Cruickshank seems to have two
personalities. So, in those very cheer
full moments away from the courts, she
regrets that sober face she always dis
plays in competition.
This regret-Shared by some other
contestants who feel that if they could
warm the sympathy of the crowd the
tempo of their play would be speeded
in time with the applause-is on the
red ink side of the dead pan ledger.
On the other side the absolute control
over nerves and muscles enjoyed by
Paavo Nurmi or a Bill Carr, though,
had most important part in making
them the great runners that they were.
Oblivious to all outside influences, they
could pace themselves through all
those split seconds of action and reac-
ton which make records.
Occasionally great stone faces are
though not a usual part of the ath-
letes equipment. For instance, there
is the dummy play in basketball,
where a man stays close to the basket,
looks unconcerned and endeavors to
lure his opponent into false sense of
security. Then pass is thrown to
him, he puts up his hands to catch the
ball at the last possible moment and
if he is such an adept at the play as
Nat Holman, Marty Friedman, Max
Posnak or Moe Spahn-scores field
goal
Still this variety of dead panning is
perhaps as far apart from the regular
article as was one of the more cele-
brated exploits of Silent Jack Richard
son. Having been presented by Harry
Sinclair with a horse named Bruins, Mr..
Richardson let every one believe that
this was just the sort of horse that
should be given away. Then, on the
proper day and at the proper odds,
which were 80 to 1, Bruins won at EN-
pire City.
Perhaps Max Baer's scOwls, grimaces
and smirks attracted undue attention
because there have been so many dead
PANIED boxers. Firpo never smiled.
His eyes were wide open and he stared
coldly. Jeffries' face seldom changed
from a frown. Wizards eyes glared
out of a face that might have been
carved from wood. In spite of the re-
ported emotionalism of their race it
cannot be recalled that Peter Jackson
or Jack McVey, very good negro fight
ers, ever wore other than the same
stolid look that marks Louis.
Among ball players Tom Zachary.
whose sameness of expression probably
comes from the fact that he, is
philosopher at peace with the world,
and Tony Lazzeri, who stares at you
as unblinkingly as a cat, are perhaps
the best examples of ice men. Two
others are Charley Ruffing and Carl
Hubbell, who pitched a no-hit game
without permitting one muscle in his
face to get out of place.
Not in the box score:
Jack Dempsey and the Hearst A. c.
are making faces at one another be-
cause the former heavyweight cham
pion is muscling in on the fight pro-
noting gag Monk Meyer, army's
145-pound backf1eld star, refuses TO
take a bath during the four days i'm
mediately preceding a football game.
Fears that the water may weaken him.
At the more conservative Yale
the football aces are prohibited from
bathing on Fridays during the season.
| Same reason.
If you are making book on the Olym-
pic basketball EXAMINATIONS to be held
at Madison Square Garden In April
don't overlook Greeley State. The
! team is undefeated In the Rocky Noun
tain conference Ralph Hurtado
| of Panama, who claims that his an
cestors were Indians, fought his first
fight hare-fOoted. He never goes out
doors when it is showing :. /. Bike
riders do not confine their speeding to
the board tracks. Recently Eddie
Tesla was arrested In Los Angeles be-
cause he had passed a red light while
pedalling at 80 miles per hour.