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on his feet at the time was credited
with making the score. The one marker
was all that could be pushed over dur
triumphant besides having been filled
with steaks n everything at the Mary-L
before their departure. Peter Mos
catelli refereed the game.
The browning Of the Frolic Queen in
connection with the SNOWFALL dance at
the Washington auditorium drew a cap
acity crowd. The winner of the Queen
contest was announced at the ball. Miss
Martha Koski was the winner of the
contest. Closely following her in the
number of votes received were the
Misses Dorothy Merhar and Katherine
kovich were named Maids of Honor for
the queen. The popularity of these
young ladies was clearly manifest in the
applause which greeted the announce
ment of their choosing.
The Queen was crowned with ap-
propriate ceremonies and with her
Maids of Honor presided at the ball
and occupied thrones at the ski slide
and skating rink for all the events of
the Frolic at these places
Novelties were distributed at the
dance and merriment reigned supreme
to excellent music furnished by Johnny
Smrekar and His Orchestra. A snow
ball fight was staged during the even
ing, the imitation snowballs being con-
structed of paper and cotton batting.
A floor show was feature of the
grand ball in which seven people from
| Virginia participated. The JENA Sisters
entertained the dancers with singing,
dancing and acrobatic terpischorean
novelties. This was pronounced most
enjoyable feature and was roundly ap-
plauded.
Sunday morning at 1000 o'clock the
cross country ski race was called
The race began at the ski slide and
covered course of three miles to the
finish, also at the ski slide. Elmo Passi
came in first with Richard Ivinen, Sec
ond, and Charles Hokkanen, third.
Beginning at 100 o'clock Sunday
afternoon the ski jumps took place. The
slide was in excellent shape and record
distance jumps were registered. Joe
Pryatel made 95 feet in his official
jump. In trying to better his record in
subsequent jump he also made 9S
feet. He was awarded first honors with
Steve Seliga, second, in Glass B.
The Glass event was won by Reino
Tuomela, first; George Martinetti, Sec
ond, and Tommy Thompson, third.
In Glass D, Leonard Pete excelled
with Edward Janekslea, second, and
Clarence Hedloff, third
Glass E was won by BUD Rowe
William Anderson was second, and
Bob" Watilo and Bob" Hedloff tied
for third honors in this event. Bob
Hedloff was the youngest rider in the
tournament, he being only 9 years of
age.
Joe Pryatel was declared the most
graceful rider besides winning honors
for the longest standing jump, his dis
lance of 95 feet being the record for
the day.
The Ski Club members, with President
Helmer Olson and his assistant, Lauren
Leino, officiated at a buffet lunch for
the riders and other members of the
club at the Community Center, that
evening at which the prizes, donated by
Ely merchants for these events, were
given to the winners.
The dog derby followed the ski events
The course was on Harvey Street, start
ing at the Office building of the South
Slavonic Catholic Union, and ending
! at the skating rink. Frank Tisovich
and his dog were the first over the line
with Carol Chinn, second and Bobby
Chinn, third, and BILLY" lie Beau
fourth. Considerable merriment was
created in this race when several of
the drivers were compelled to pull their
dogs over the line.
A tug-of-war between picked forces
of the Oliver Iron Mining company and
Pickands, Mather company resulted in
victory for the Oliver crew after a
strenuous pull of nearly half an hour.
A snowbank had been provided through
which the winners were to pull the
losers but the losing side let go before
going through the bank.
Following the tug-of-war, Frank
Sullivan and his talented partner, Miss
Mary Girl of Superior, RECALLED the
audience with exhibition skating in the
course of which they performed some
remarkable stunts on the blades.
Later in the evening, Mr.. Sullivan and
his wife staged bull fight on the rink
which was a scream and captured the
crowd Miss Jennie Ahlen served as
matador while Mr.. Sullivan took the
difficult part of the bull. He was made
up in an animal outfit with head and
horns He had skates on both hands
and feet and carried the part through in
fine style up to the time when he had
the matador down and his assistant
rushed onto the ice and killed the bull
with revolver shots. This act was said
purely Sullivan creation and has met
with instant response in all the places
it has been shown.
A series of races for men and women,
senior and Junior, followed the fancy
skating exhibition. The senior mems
race was won by Bernard Banovetz Joe
Turk, Matt Markovich and Anton Seine
in the order named.
The race for the senior ladies re-
suited in victory for Arlene Hill, with
Mary Roseman, Clarice Kobe and Julia
Majerle finishing in the order given
The race for Junior girls under 16
years of age was won by Margaret Mar
kovich, Olga Tome, Anna Vertnik and
Annie Hutar were second, third and
fourth.
Stanley Grahek came in first in the
Junior boys event. Sylvester Logar, sec