Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-07 | Page 11 | Sport Shorts

SPORT SHORTS j v J (By International News Service) BOSTON. April 7. Work of getting get-ting the sloop Beeolute, American cup holder, afloat has begun at the Herrcshoff storage shed at Walker's cove The work of refitting the sloop has begun, and from now on the shed will be buzzing with activity. A new wooden mainmast is beingassombled in the spar loft at the Herrcshoff yard. A contract was concluded for a tender for the Resolute, to make a I home for the crew and carry spars, racing gear, etc. j A new set of sails has been made I for the cup contender, Van i lie. The I sloop has also secured the tender! Zarofa. (By International News Service) PARIS, April 7. Further particulars partic-ulars arc now available of the crosscountry, cross-country, race for tanks organized by ihe'A'uTo, to"take place May 24, next, when a considerable-. prize is to be offered. The race is confined to "military tanks, and. it is expected, the 27 will take part in H, representin the twenty-seven battalions of storming artillery. ..The test will be carried out on the plateau of Satory. and the tanks have to cover the course of four to five miles of very hilly ground. (By International-.News Service) DENVER, April 7. Denver's municipal mu-nicipal golf course, adjoining City park, is the longest in the United States, according to close followers of. the game here. A total of G767 yards is covered in playing the elghtcen-hole elghtcen-hole course, which the city laid out at an expediture of over 550,000. Forty-five buildings, a dairy farm a brickyard, a dumping ground and part of a racetrack, were removed in order to construct the municipal links, over which, it is estimated, 20,000 persons will yell "fore" during the coming season. OAKLAND, Cal., April 6. Jack Dempsey. heavyweight champion, accompanied ac-companied by Eddie Mahoney. light weight, and Teddy OHara, featherweight, feather-weight, arrived hero today from Loh Angele3. Dcmpecy will remain here indefinitely. Manager Jack Kearns is not expected for another couple of yards. Dempsey plans to train at a local gymnasium. oo