The races will consist of either
seven or nia events at distances
ranging from 200 to 10,000 metres
and the winner of the majority of
these contests wili be the undisputed
world's champion of professional ice
skaters. The racing will continue
over a period of from two to three
days and will be held on the quarter
mile track of the ' Christiania" Ice
Skating Club at what is known as
Franges Rink. The rink is an open
air stadium -which will seat -close to
80,000 spectators and as the admission
fea will be equivalent to about one
To Win America
II PUchers Do
New York,- Jan. 14 Though
Hughie Jennings, manager of the De
troit club, contemplates standing pat
oh his 1919 regulars next season, the
Detroit management has announced
that it will take the biggest hatch of
players to its Macon training camp
next spring that ever has assembled
under a Tiger banner. Twenty-nine
players are booked to take the Tiger
training Jaunt, an-d several more
names may be added to the Detroit
roster If Frank Navin can put over a
few more Ideals.
All of the 1919 Tigers except two
pitchers . have been retained. Rudy
Kallio, who showed some signs of de
veloping into a real find early In
1918, has been sent to Portland In
the Pacific Coast League, and George
Cunningham will be placed with a
minor league club during the winter.
Cunningham has been a-ldistinct dis
appointment in Jungle town. George
waa the leading pitcher of the South
ern Association when Detroit bought
him from Chattanooga four years
ago, but he never showed anything la
Detroit, though Jennings has give a
him all kinds of chances to maka
good.
