Evening Star Newspaper, September 1, 1921, Page 27

j . champion: SPORTS. ' THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON Q U. S. Should Easily Retain Davis Tennis Cup JAPANESE NOT LIKELY TO WIN SINGLE MATCH BY W. H LAY in the challenge round fo trophy, begins tomorrow on Forest Hills, Long Island. survivor of twelve teams to enter Yankee players are W. T. Tilden, . HOTTEL. r the Davis cup, international tennis the courts of the West Side Club, America is defending against Japan, competition for world honors. The 2d, world champion; R. Norris Wil- liams and W. M. Johnston, both former national champions, and Wat- son M. Washburn, Japan's Shimidzu and’ Seiichiro Kashio. & While Kumagae and Shimidzu are exceptionally strong players, the former in 1919 having reached the KeIBht of No. 3 in the United States ranking list, the Japanese will be sald to have done well if they take one of the five matches—four singles and E%doub'tsfrrnm the Americans. den and Johnston doubtless will ®each play two singles for the Yankee team, with Kumagae and Shimidzu do- ing likewise for Japan, and also con- testing in the doubles, unless one of them should be injured or become ill. Williams and Washburn are siated to Plgyv the doubles for America. umagae is the best of the ponese trio and it is po not probable, that.he m Nip- happen to be slightly off form. Of course, the same holds true to a less extent as to Shimidzu. However, the Japan Dest chance in the doubles, Where their steadiness is likely to tell, es-| pecially if Williams should have one ©of his erratic da Kumagae hax been tn America 2918, He came to the United 6, on a.visit with the I i. but went home that fall. in Tokio, bout fi et six inches 4 s 135 pounds and is a left- hander. He has played in all the im- portant tourneys in the United States for several rs and holds 2 He was finalist at the last mes. He s noted for the severity and accuracy . of his base- line game and for his unusual agility and tirelessness. the same was bo.n in in Calcutta for many years, having won the kengal cham- g’{:ns‘hip in 1913; 1916, 1918 and 192 toured Europe in 1920, meeting with conspicious success. He reach- ed the final at Wimbledon that to go down before Tilden. In his way up. though. he defeated such reat players as Lowe, Gobert, Dixon, favrogordato and Beamish. He play & sound back court game, marked I steady and forceful driving. service is his weakest point five feet six inches tall, slender and s a righthander. ix age Knashio, who has been in the United Ftates for several years. is not of in- ternational caliber. although above the average. He e: line plaver with great endurancé and Is a very steady right-hander. Tall Bill Tilden by nature with the for tennis and other essen Germantown, | and is six feet weighs 165 pounds. ern all-round court strokes w play. He commands an ext variety of strokes, from ing chop that barely cr 1o a lightning-like drive line. Unless pressed he has been endowed He < ., February one inch born 10, 1893, tall and 1ys the mod- mbining resourceful He ame, o th net tordinary low tea es the net | the b princ; 12 ble, though slip in a! victory over Johnston or Tilden in the singles, but not unless the Americans are considered to have their September 10, | ntially is a base- ! hopes are placed in Ichiya Kumagae, Zenzo pally from the back-court, where his exeeptional activity and great length of limb enable him to reach many balls apparently out of reach. These he returns with hard drives or a fast sliced stroke. His placing is remark-, able in its accuracy and precision. When pressed he employs a fast breaking service, which he often fol- lows to the net. where his great reach makes it almost impossible to pass him. He has no real weakness, un- less it be his low forehand volleys, although overhead he is at times un- certain. His courage is admirable, while his strategy amounts to genius. Little Bill Johnxton is one of the many tennis celebrities to come from Califor: He was born at San Franc ovember 2, 1894, and is five f ght and one-half inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. Noted as a great match player, Johnston com- bines a sound baseline game of ex- ceptional severity with a net attack decisive than that of any other er. He employs his powerful rehand driv d fast sliced back- nd not only as a means of gaining the net. but as point winners. He is noted for tho accuracy and pace of low volleys and his smashing. Once established at the net, he rarely fails to win the point. Service is his only weakness, as it is neither sufli- ciently severs nor varied to enable him to follow it to the net. ‘Willinms was ‘#orn in Switzerland, of American parentage, on January 1851. He is five feet eleven and jone-half inches tall and weighs 155 pounds. For sheer brilliance. no one appro: s him and it is his inability to be commonplace that has lost him many matches. He takes all balls on { the Tise and so accurate is i ng that he make: compar: His drives, both backhand, are under- are extremely well disguised direction. Their pace is terriffic. He' omploys a powerful American }service of little break, which he does {not follow to tkh net. His volley- ing is crisp and decisive, particularly on high balis. He is inglined to net lew beforehand volleys, though his smash, like service, is played with decision. He is noted for his back- I hand half vollevs, his brilliant and erratic game and his effortless style. ‘Washburn ix a native of New York where he was born June 13,1894, He weighs 165 pounds and is feet one-fourth inch tall. He began tenn 1on a familyleourt at Black Rock, Conn in He won the Columbia inter- scholastic in 1910 and 1911, and was prominent in college tennis member of the Harvard team. Wa burn achicved prominence outsid colleg es in the |champlonship in 1919, Th France " 1n 1 0 he was chosen as a member of {the Davis cup team that went to Aus . His game is marked by sever- v of stroke and a remarkable abi ty to conceal direction. As a strat ist he takes front rank, and this, coupled with his size and control of {Jound shots, gives him a powerful at- | tack. McMILLAN WILL COACH AT CENTRE NEXT YEAR FORT WORTH. Tex.. September 1.— Alvin (“Bo”) MeMillen, the nationally famous foot ball si American _quarteri will succeed Charles B. Moran, National League umpire. as coach of the Centre Col- lege o in 1922 McMillen will play this Moran will accept an eastern col- lege offer next year. FIXES GOLF DATES. Columbia Will Hold Its Annual Tournament October 13-15. Colembia Country Club’s annual golf tournament will be played October 13 to asive, and invitations to compete will be extended to the most Frominent amateur golfers of the Five sixteens will be drawn for matca play, following an eighteen- hole gualifying round. All of the trict golf clubs are planning special events for Labor Aliniature t. nents and play against par will feature moat of tie Programs. GOLF STARS TO CLASH. MONTREAL, _September 1.—Miss Cecil Leitch, British woman golf champio nd Miss Alexa Stirling of Atlant . holder of the American and Canadian woman titles, will meet for the first time on the western contineht in the Canadian champione ship tour ent, openin at Ottawa September 19. i YOUNG GOLFER SCORES. W YORK. September 1.—Youth n sports again yes- when Joseph Ford, fifteen rs old. won the public links_golf D of Greater New York. He defeated Walter Purcell, 191§ titleholder and twice runner-up, 3 up. DROP INTERNATIONAL GOLF. NEW YORK. September 1—Plans for international team matches for the Walker cup in connection with came to the fore terc the amateur golf championship, at St. Louis next month. have been abandon The annual match be- tween Canadian and American teams also has been dropped. WALKER WINS ON LINKS. PHILADELPHIA. September 1.— Cyril Walker, professional at Engle- wood, N. J, won the Pénnsylvania state open golf championship yes- terday, turning in a card of 150 for the thirty-six holes played over the east course at the Merion. BIG RACE TO MORVICH. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. Sep- Aember 1—Benjamin Block-Morvich, a two-year old colt. won the annual Saratoga track yesterday, the final y of the racing season. The win- ner took a purse of $34900. His time was 1.12 3-5 for the stx-furlong course. Kai-Sang was second and Whiskaway finished third. A. K. MACOMBER RETURNS. NEW YORK, September 1.—A. K. Macomber. turfman, has arrived from abroad. He said he had temporarily dropped plans to ship a string of thoroughbreds from France to the United States. We Teach AUTO DRIVING Traffic Rgxnhhm 193t Ford and Gear-Shift Cars. Equipped With Double Control. AMERICAN MOTOR SCHOOL oth & O Sts. N.W. Phone N. 10-400 r and 1919 all-} race for the Hopeful stake on_the| FOOT BALL WAL 60 Bl Rumblings of Game Indicate Tre- mendous Demand for Seats at Contests Next Fall. BY WALTER CAMP. Rumblings of the foot ball season already are beginning to be heard. | There undoubtedly will be a tremen- Gous demand for seats at the games this fall, as is clearly indicated by an- rouncement from Cambridge that not only the Yale and Princeton games with Harvard will require the appli- cation system, but that it must be followed also in the contests with Penn State, Center and Brown. The Yale freshman foot ball team of last year showed a wonderful array of material and together with the stars left over from last season’s var- sity should give Capt. Aldrich and Coach Jones a Hne lot of men to work ith. This encouraging situation at e is backed up further by reports from New Haven that the entering class this fall will include many choice men from prep schools. 1t is reported that Walter D. Powell, director of athletics at Leland Stan- Ifora, will turn over the coaching of the foot ball team to C. E. Van Gent, the old Wisconsin player. Van Gent has a fine record and much experi- ence. He has coached at the Univer- v of Missouri and also at Texas. owell will, of course, lend efficient aid to the team’s development and Stanford is looking forward to a suc- ssful g0 at her old rival California. One can hardly believe, however, that the Palo Alto team can come up to that remarkable aggregation of Andy Smith's pupils. which snowed under 1 Ohio State last fall, but Van Gent at least has a fine mark to shoot at. JOIN LOCAL PRO ELEVEN. Anderson, Le!zhty, Wethers and |King, former college stars, havé been added to the roster of the Wushing- ton Professional Foot Ball Club. These men will 1eport with the squad that will start practice under Coach Hegarty within two weeks. STAKE TO FAVONIAN. READVILLE, Mass.. September 1.— Favonian, driven by Fred Edman, won the American Horsebreeder Futurity for threecyear-old trotters, valued at $5,640, at” the grand circuit meeting vesterday. Rose Scott (Murphy) was second and Peter Harvester (W. Fleming) third. The best time was 2.05%. | A=Y Golt Outfits For the Beginner Caddy $ Rule Book 9 Biggest Value in ’l‘m, Reed Bird ‘Loads 95C ORI MAI 1410 N. Y. Ave. Including 3 Chubs 2 Balls ‘ KUMAGAE GOING HOME. ! NEW' YORK, September 1.— Ichiya Kumagne, member of the Japanese Davis cup team, prob- ably will make his laxt appear- ance In competition in tals country In the challenge round against the United Statex for the Internationai tennis trophy, depart for his native land about October 1. POTOMAC PARK NETMEN OPEN TOURNAMENT PLAY Play opened today in the first tour- nament of the Potomac Park Tennis Club, ~Singles and doubles matches will be contested and trophies award- ed the winners in each class. It is planned to complete the first round of singles by Monday evening and to end the tourney within ten days. Referce F. J. Kelly, 1112 East Capitol street, telephone Lincoin 5061, is prepared to give information regarding the tour- ney to all contestants. The drawings follow: ——ee el gt if:?“::;:-;.‘,:,:;. ¥ ok |SUBURBAN NET LEAGUE vs, G. K. Johnson, M. D J. Zeitz s, Rathgeber, J. B. Raj 2 F. V. Coale’ v ckler va. G. R, Bricxon, 3 (. Hilton va. J: M. Trice, A A.” Baldus 3. Larsen, H. 0, W. A. Maidens, 1. McC. Itumsay G. Otiwrr, W vi Chamb Tri . Primm, W, H. x R, Ericson-D. MeC. Ramu . Fri . P D S rareim, 1 vi. G. P. Dunn-( -MRS. BUNDY IS WINNER. NEWPORT, R. September 1.—Mrs. May Sutton Bundy, former national champion, won the final match in the women's invitation tennis singles terday. She defeated Miss Mar Browne, also a former national titlist and her conqueror at Longwood last week, 4—6. 6—4. R. Duniels-P. i Shepley v . McCutehin N been taking what amounts any other heavyweight. MUST SCORE K.0.S T0 CAPTURE TITLE NEW YORK, September 1.—The championship belt held by Johnny Wilson, middieweight, will niot change hands in his bout next Monday with i Bryan Downey, Cleveland, Ohio, title claimant, unléss Downey knocks him out. Promoter Tex Rickard announced today. The same ruling applies in the case of Johnny Buff, American fly- weight champion, who meets Indian Russel of Hafrisburg, Pa. The Jer- sey City fights will betwelve?round, no-decision affairs. SERVICE MEN IN BOUTS. BALTIMORE, Sept. 1—Hob Mar- tin, heavyweight champion of the A. E. F. and Fay Keiser, the husky | Cumberland boxer, are primed for their ten-round decision bout that will feature the “Buddie week” fight show to be held here Saturday night. The entertafnment will be strictly an all-service affair. The eight-round semi-windup will {be between Eddie Burnbrook, cham- | pion middleweight of the 3d Corps, and Ted Mitchell, a clever sallor. Banty Sharpe, 3d Corps lightweight champion, meets Danny Duarte of the Navy in a six-round set-to. Four- rounders are carded between Bob jarcia, 3d Corps feather king, and am Puleo of the Navy and Soldier Hoffman, Camp Holabird middle- weight, and Bob Patterson of the Navy. BOUT OFF AT RINGSIDE. PHILADELPHIA, September 1.—Re- fusal of Willie Jackson's manager to accept a check as part payment for his §$5,000 guarantee to meet Johany Dundee of New York in an eight- round bout hero last night, resulted in_the match being called off. Billy de Foe, St. Paul, defeated Gene Delmont, Memphis. Benny Valger of lew York, had the better of his bout ith Charley White, Chicago. KILBANE SLIGHTLY HURT. CLEVELAND, Ohio, September, 1.— Johnny Kilbane, featherweight cham- pion, who is scheduled to defend his title in a twelve-round decision bout | with Danny Frush of Baltimore | here on September 17, has been forced to discontinue hard training for a day 8r two. Kilbane strained a liga- ment in his right foot. The injury is not serious. SHATTER 100 TARGETS. TORONTO, September 1.—E. F. ‘“ood\vard of Houston, Tex., broke 100 consecutive clay birds in the na- tional exhibition trapshooting tourna- ment yesterday and won the class A event. Ted White of Ottawa and S. iBoa of Montreal, professionals, also made perfect scores. —_— PHILADELFPHIA, September 1.—Lew Tendler, lightweight, and Sailor Fried- man of Chicago, who fought an eight- round draw here last Wednesday night, have signed articles for another match on Mpnday night, September 12. The bout will be held at the Philadelphia National League base ball park. Selling 30x3 CHAS. 812 14th St. WILLARD IS THE CHOICE FOR GO WITH DEMPSEY BY FAIRPLAY. EW YORK, September 1.—Through various members of his staff and to same extent through personal inquiry, Tex Rickard has | popular candidate to meet Jack Dempsey in his next fight. esting to note that in this connection Jess Willard stands out far above BIGGEST TIRE BUYS Setting the “hottest pace” for selling. It is the power of our cash offers that gives us such values as these to offer: Guaru.nteed Tires at 32x3% in. b 3ix4 in.. - 32x4 in.. H 33x4 in.. 34x4 in.. 35x4%; in.. OmfiYunhfle“HMt-hwflm TWO INVADERS SCORE IN “MET" TENNIS PLAY, NEW YORK, September 1.—Robert Kinsey of San Francisco yesterday | defeated Clarence V. Todd of the Au- stralaglan Davis cup team, in the; round before the scmi-final of the! Metropolitan tennis championship | tournament, but John B. Gilbert of the | British team and M. Ivan Ingerslav of the Danish team won their matches. Kinsey defeated Todd, 6—8, 5—T, 6—3. Gilbert, after & poor start, out- drove Dr. George King, former Co- lumbla University star, 6—8, 6—0, 6—1. The Danish champion mastered William Taylor, Seattle, 6—3, 6—4. Willis E. Davis, San Francisco, eliminated Howard Kinsey, San Fran- cisco, 4—6, 6—2, T—5. Frank T. Anderson, national indoor champlon, defeated Henry Molle hauer, Brooklyn, 6—1, 6—3, and 5. | Howara Voshell, Brooklyn. defeated Cedric A. Major, Brooklyn, 2—6, 6—0, 6—4. STARTS DOUBLES TILTS! Suburban Tennis League racketers have been paired for the league's! doubles championchip and play will start immediately. Teams are urged to play at their earliest convenience | and report resuits to d Dowd or William_Spence. No defaults will be nday if matches are not ompleted by that day. The draw: ings follow: First d—Dyer-McCathran _vs. R . Calian vs. Foster-partner, R. Howenxte'p Slanker, ad-partner, Metsl rtner, King- l!nlri‘l'mlt‘n ckingham vs. Stel s nfn Mayfleld- orpey v d-Spence ~ va. vu. Manga . Beale- . Seward-Brown d round—R. Ballenger-partner va. Min- | uix-Edwards, Hixson-Knapp vs. Johnson-part- | ner,Fowler'w. enger vx. Newby-Ciarke, 0. Howenstein-E. Dowd vs. Beadle-partner. RICE AFTER LEONARD. NEW YORK, September 1.—Ernie Rice. claimant of the European light- weight championship, has arrived and said he would seek a bout with Benny Leonard for the world title. to a poll of boxing fans as to the It is inter- He is the man who seems to repre- | sent in the public mind_the cham- pion’s logical opponent. It is violat- ing no confidence to say that Rick- ard fecls pretty much that way-him- gelf. It is an original opinion and was not influenced by the results thus far of the above mentioned sporting referendum. It is not generally known, but the promoter set Willard to _training more than a month ago. Not long after the big international contest Liad been decided, Rickard told: Wil- lard in a few words to get to work and train and see what he could do with himself. TUpon his condition at the end of a certain period, Rick- ard said he would base his decision whether or not to give Jess his sec- ond chance. Since then the former champlon has been working hard and if certain figures showing the progress of Wil- iard’s welght-reduction process now in Rickard’s possession are confirmed, the chances are largely that the next big heavyweight fight will see Demp- sey and Willard facing each other, probably in Jersey. Schooner Lacks Foe. GLOUCESTER, Mass., Sept. 1.— ‘The Boston fishing schooner May- flower is without contender to dal for the honor of defending the inter- national fishing vessels’ champ(nnshh) cup, won at Halifax, N. S, last fall by the Gloucesterman Fsrfl"nnxo Automobile PAINTING “The Semmes Way" The sort of work that has l earned the indorsement of the matoring public—the sort of work that can be done only by competent workmen, working under ideal conditions and under the direction of a leader who personally supervises every job, and takes pride in making every job a per- fect one. 1 Semmes Motor Co. 613 to 619 G St. N.W. T. 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