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Show Uportingouibs Alfred Orhu of Chicago is the national na-tional ski champion. Bull fighting has been the national eport of Mexico for 100 years. "La savate" is the science of boxing with the feet as well as with fists. During the 1928 Olympiad in Holland, Hol-land, none of the events will be held on Sunday. Ole Jansen, ski champion of Norway, holds the world's record with a jump of 208 feet. Jack Dempsey's first Burse amounted amount-ed to $180 for whipping Billy Meehan in Oakland. Cal. The American Red Cross has nearly 50,000 expert swimmers attached to the life-saving corps. . American athletes will be among the contestants in the big track meet to be held in the Stockholm stadium In August. Seven varsity crews, one more than last year,' will compete in the Intercollegiate Intercol-legiate regatta on the Hudson river at Poughkeepsle June 22. Henry Sullivan announces that he will make another attempt next fall to swim the English channel. Gosh, the fans can hardly wait! Since the war golf has been steadily stead-ily growing in popularity In Belgium and Spain and there are signs that it Is making an appeal to the Italians. The Rumson Country club at Red Bank. N. J., again will be the scene of the national junior polo championship champion-ship tournament. The title play will take place some time between July 11 and 25. |