Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1923, Page 27

SP ORTS. THE EVEN NG _STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY FEBRUARY 27, 1923. SPORTS. xn Bzrthplace of Golfin U.S. Disputed : Firpo Does Not Worry Brennan’s s Manager SAVANNAH PUTS IN CLAIM ‘ AFTER FINDING OLD PAPER Notice of Meeting in Issue of November, 1811. ‘ lowa and West Virginia Also Assert Priority ' to St. Andrews at Yonkers, N. Y. By the Asseeiated Press. » dati HICAGO, February 27.—Dispu first goli was played in Andrews, g years, of four holes at Burlington, Towa gular set of goli clubs afte \u older is the claim that a link was laid club was St this by five however, m, I that southern seaport some o 1l up an old paper. dated . 1811 from the flles of the h Historieal Soctety notice < of the bearing =0lf club the excha at_ the also been links. and some the word golf clse than the ame. which ow bursting rl boundari have some va- laid _out his whacked the ore the was built 20 by Britons at- Hobart Chat- had. however, near Chicago him stitnted zolf Robert who was enabled to < partly through no- el irying to play a Central SEOE eliy run in by a police- “d a lunatic was loose, 'n esplanations Lbtained recalled having heard through a joke book e of more than the 2 el to the the caxe, and a ed and named St. A . the nucleus rapidly that in has become to national pastime. Amer at Yonkers, in 1883, having brought to America the most ancient pretender is Savannah, | INSIDE GOLF tes are still rampant as to where the a, although the premier recogni. ml“ N. Y., formed in 1888. Ante- T. A. Bell laid out the first course r a long period of golfing in Great ! ade by White Sulphur Springs. Va. out at the suburbs of Oakhurst ‘"I Ga. By George O'Neil. WHAT HAP It Ix possible for the green, vel- vet-like grans of the open fairwa: 1o ceane 10 be a fair resting | for the driven bal scem to b the play moxt peculinr situations an many players the “situath D LIET BALL IF ) KNEW WHERE INS HERE? removal? Are you obliged to |I|nv it from that lie? REE'S DECISION, A pile of cut @rass wing the course piled for re- moval is considers A ball Jodged in or lying upon such obstruction may be lifted and dropped without penalty. (Copyright by John F. Dille Co.r e B i ATLANTA. February i:ume: are to be played today in the first series of the five-day puthern llmfll(el ball championship tournament. { Nine states are represented and twen- three teams are entered from m.l louthern Intercollegiate Conference an ‘ the Southern Intercoliegizte Athletic | Association. | —kight | NEW SCHEDULE NEEDED ; BY JUNIOR COURT TEAMS - UNIOR ba the city are encountering sche bheen under way but one ¢ night were played, hany J scheduied for | has Linwort! the Potomacs and Auditorium with Sweeney Argyle lead- the att: Poto- of Alexandria <hington Friday night ent with the National the Y. M. C. A, Other 1es with the Alex- telephone Manager Alexandria 1102 niay Louis Latham, banketers of Balti- es with the Western nd other local teams. to Manager Harry Ann street, Balti- Athletic Send ch Cason, more, Md est of col- . is to night at start at Locndi Clu ored hasket b visit the Aleos Murray Casino. §:30 o'clock Ruraday I!u\ will 28 is casting 1ts in the midget Scout Tro b anl the five will >eck gym- Georgetown Athletie American Railway Ex be opponents to nasium in a Dis Play will start Black Spots pointed the way to the Clarcndon ptiste .in a 2: 0 en- counter. Meigs and Bean played well for the winners, Western Athletic Club nosed out the Dominican Preps in a 22-to-19 Jack Gollan's good shooting much to do with the Western victory Nurricana - Tead and beat the hiz tere, 27 to 10, The Hur were threatened after the first period of the went to chool sextet at the Domini- . but they had & at a lively rate to do anks fouled continually made good with eleven of twenty-one free shots for the Dominicans. Iankee basketers b Mackin Athletic Club crushed the Park View Juniors under & 40-to-17 score. Werle played a spectacular game for the winners. American Legion basketers are not to play the Manhattans tomorrow night in Noel Hcuse gymnasium, but will meet to decide whether they will discontinue the floot sport and begin preparations for se ball. Mohawk Preps nnd West Washing- ton Baptists will battle tonight {n stern High' School gymnasium. Flay will start at §:30. WORLD RECORD IS MADE BY PASSAIC BASKETERS PASSAIC, N. J.. February 27.—Pas- salo High School basket ball team Dbroke the world record for successive victories yesterday, defeating Ridge- wood High School, 62 to in a Northern New Jersey League game. Passaic has won 112 consecutive games in_four 3 Radiators and Fenders er< contending for the 125-130-pound championship of | ins failed to get togcther in the inaugural, . Stanton Juniors and Epiphany Juniors plaved and took the meas- ; VIBIURY IN CONFERENCE Indian dule difficulties, although their Seties | day. Only two of the three games so the juniors have called a mecting | Parish Hall to rearrange their cam- Preps, respectively, in the Congress | 1OWA FIVE WINS TENTH TOWA CITY, lowa. February 2 | University of lowa won its tenth con- | secutive western conference basket ball | game last night, 29 to 24. After overcoming a one-point Minne- | sota lead at the outset, lowa took pos- session of the ball and led 15 to 8 at half time. CHAMPAIGN, defeating Minnesota, | 1L, February 27.— Michigan's basket ball team defeated Illingds, 27 to 20, last night in a western conference game. The play was furious | and the first half ended with the score of 16 to 14 in favor of tNe Badgers. The standing in t (ho “conference race is as follow Towa . Wisconsin Michigan Tlinois Chicago Purdue In [ Northwestern | Onio . Minnesota CORNELL GOES TO VAN IN BASKET BALL RACE PRINCETON, N. J.. February 27.— Cornell's basket ball team defeated Princeton here yesterday by the.score of 30 to 24. This victory gave Cornell first place in the Intercollegiate League race. with Yale second and Princeton tied with Columbia for third. 1 YALE DEFEATS HARVARD. . Conn.. February s basket ball team defeated Harvard last night, 36 to 28. Suis- man starred for Yale, making 18 out of 21 foul shots, the first ten in suc- cesslon, and shooting two floor bas- kets. | Z000 e—————————— SEMI-SOFT COLLARS Will not wile, crease, curl or fray. Appesr stiff, ate soft.- Launder. easily. 35¢ each, 3 for §1 Madebyshemabersof ArrowCallar.- ) SQUASH TENNIS HONORS ARE CAPTURED BY FINK NEW YORK, February 27.—R Earl Fink of the Cre: lem- Club won the nati champtonsh| Yate or Harvard m title. to win the PUBLI LINKS TOURNEY COMMITTEEMEN NAMED sonduct of the national public links golf tournament to be held at East Potomac Park beginning June 6. were discussed at a meeting of the local committ erday afternoon in the office of Col. C. O. Sherrill, officer in_ charge of public buildings and grounds Donald Woodward of Columbia. who chairman of the mittee for the national open . was appointed to handle the crowds at the public course event. John H. Hanua, president of the Co- Iumbia Country’ Club, will handle the event to be held at that club for non I Plans for the D. Standish, chairman of the United States Golf Association public links committee. will arrive in Wash- irgton March 11 for an inspection of the course, These reliable Washing- ton Automobile Dealers have combined to make Wednes- day a day of real opportunity to prospective used car owners. SUZANNE QUTS EVENT INWHICH MOLLA WINS | By the Asociated Press. MONTE CARLO, February 27.—Ten- nis enthusiasts who have been ex- peoting a singles match between Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory and Suzanne Lenglen are disappolnted, at leust a8 far as the Monte Carlo tournament is concerned, for the French star has withdrawn from the singles play. There is some doubt that Mile. Lenglen will compete in the singles at the Mentone tournaments which begins March 5. A meeting between these woman players at either or both the Mentone and Monte Carlo tournaments had been expected. but it now appears that the French cham- pion may play only in the women's doubles here. She said that whether she takes part at Mentone will de- pend on her health. llorv was hard pressed to ss Howett of Great Britaln, —5, in the first round ves-} She showed improvement in however. and, paired U, France. February 27. Beamish of England defeated lizabeth Ryan, American, 6- thé final of the women's in the Beaulieu tournament 'BRITISH BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE CHANGES HANDS LownoN. reir--ry :rL—nul-r Lake was altoxether too fi for his older oppoment the verdict by a wide mar; SCHOOL FIVES END PLAY TODAY FOR ANNUAL TITLE Eastern and Western quints are clashing at Central Coliseum this afternoon in a match to decide the high school basket ball championsliip, They were to begin play at 3 o'clock Both teams came out of the regular cpmpaign that ended last Tuesday adlocked for the lead in the five- team league. The Easterners, who won the South Atlantic scholastic championship last Saturday, are to meet Baltimore City College in Baitimore the latter part of the week. . SHAFER DEFEATS HAWK IN FLORIDA NET FINAL MIAMI, Fla., February 5. Carl- ton Shafer of New York today held the men’s singles championship in the second annual southern Florida tenpis tournament. The New Yorker defeated P. B. Hawk of Philadelphia, national vet- erans’ champion, 1—6, 6—7, §—, 6—4. \GREB ASSURED RETURN - CONTEST WITH TUNNEY NEW YORK. February 27.—Harry Greb, Pittsburgh boxer who lost the American light-heavywelght title last Friday night to Gene Tunney of New York, from whom he had won It last May, has filed a challenge for a re- turn. match, which was accepted by the state boxing commission. Under the regulations of the com- mission Tunney must accept the chal- lenge within six months or forfeit his title, The challenge was issued after Greb and his manager, Jimmy. Mason, conferred with Chairman Muldoon, of the commission. Muldoon had public- ly disagreed with the decision of the referee and judges awarding the bout to Tunney, but said that it would have to stand. The customary forfeit of $2,500 re- quired of most boxers when they flle challenges was waived. The chairman sald he believed Greb sincere and he would not deprive him of so much money for six months. Greb will not have difficulty in ar- ranging another meeting with the titieholder, Billy Gibson, Tunney's manager said. —_— Tommy Murphy, ex-natio teur lightweight champlon, boxing promoter in Kans; ) ama- is now a City. FLYNN IS SURE BIG BILL °’ WILL DEFEAT ARGENTINIAN N EW YORK, BY FAIR PLAY. ‘ebruary 27.—Leo Flynn, who manages Bill Brenn. among other-fighters, is convinced he made no mistake in match- ing his heavyweight against Luis Firpo, the Argentinian. He had several scouts watching Firpo in his first workout after arriving in this country, and since then these spies have not been seen in Madsion Square Garden. in hand. This is because Flynn is well satisfied with the reports GENARO MUST PAY $3,000 EVEN IF HE WINS FIGHT NEW YORK, February 27.—Out of his end of the purse for his champlonship, bout with Pameho arden Genaro, must pay v At Ma Thursday might Frabkie New York fiyweight, $3,000, win or lose, for h lege. made to -;ree to pay m to vle America: Fair Play USED CARS Brennan, he says, is going to upket the dope and give the South American the beating of his life. Unless Luis i~ proves the writer thinks this iz Ye- clsely what he will get. Sizing up after two “afternoons spent in looking Him over he may be described as a bIg. husky, bear-like sort of a chap with a fine fat head. He car hit, but it isn't a_questiol of how hard, but when. When ¥ send a guy a postal card that you'r going to wallop him with your right it is logical to e:pect that guy will either jump aboard & steamship or take a train to avoid the blow, or even, per- haps, decide to step in and beat him to the punch. Firpo doesn't telegrap! his right. He sends a postale His loft is not much better than a spectul de- Jimmy Deforest. who is training and teaching him, says he will improve, afd we have a lot of respect for Jimms opinion. Just the same we do not ser him as_a ntender for Dempss Read carefully each an- nouncement gn this page. It is a summary of used car op- portunities, and will appear every Tuesday—making Wed- nesday a real used car day. Wednesday Opportunity Day USED CARS SPECIALS Priced Right Used Cars Yord Touring, 1920; new top; car in fi class condition Oakland. 1 touring; tires: many tras; excellent umdllh)n throughout .. vod run- ning condition Chevrolet, 1921: ainted: all ctically new touring: erms: One-third down, ance monthly. 1709 L Street Main 7612 2201 M Street N.W. West 2007 922 Gardner 1922 922 1920 Ford Coupe. .. 1919 Olds 6 Touring. .. 1920 Dort ' 1920 Stutz Touring, new tires, fine shape. 5 Touring All these cars in excellent Terms, with no financing charges, can be ar- condition. ranged. STEPHENS Motor Cars We offer the following used cars, priced special for Wed- nesday: Special Biddle 5-passenger, lent condition; many in preciated. A rare bargain. Stephens Roadster, Almost New.. Ccadillac TOUring ...« Soees repainted: $200.00 good " $450.00 passenger Roadster: $100.00 tires $250.00 District Oakland Co., Wayne Smith & Co. Touring. $700 Gardner Roadster, $650 Gardner Coupe. . $1,050 ....$250 -$250 excel- extras. This car must be seen to be ap- $1,350 Good Values in Used Cars 1922 Chesro- - @395 ()() let touring 1921 (6-cyl) Reo roadster, re- painted and in $800.00 first-class con- Dodge Brothers $650.00 Remember—A used car is only as good as the firm with which you deal. Semmes Motor Co. 613G SL N.W. Open E:ve-l-n lmm 9 0'Clock. The Washington Cadillac Company Rudolph Jose, President 1138-1140 Conn. Ave. Phones Franklin 3900-01-02 Prices for One Day Only Wednesday, February 28, 1923 Late model sedan, re- painted, a real buy for 6 - cylinder Car. Touring A at ... beat; runs fine, ex- cellent paint .. represented. $50 Up Lowest Prices and Easiest Terms Coupes Sedans Deliveries Tourings Trucks Buicks, Dodges, many other makes. We take :ni_make of car in trade on new Fords. SPECIAL 1931 Ford Coupe Chevrolets, Several other good cars from $200 and up. Potomac Sales Co. 1127 14th St. N.W. BQNDED USED CARS SPECIALS 1922 Maxwell Tour- ing, looks like new.. " Buick 7-pass., 5 tires, repainted, pef- fect shape mechani- cally ....... 1921. Ford Tour- Reasonable Terms H. B. LEARY, Jr. Distributors MAXWELL AND CHALMERS AUTOMOBILES 1321 14th St. N.W., Main 4103 $675 new cord ™. $675 $265 Just overhauled Good paint and tires Many extras 3395 00 R. L. Taylor Motor Co. 1840 14th St. NW. Ha: : $1,100 ' Special, $995 Y Sp.enl. $696 Jordan RoaJllu Special gray. Wire ‘wheels, red. Abso- lutely perfect ex- oept tires ,. 0000 . JordanMotors 1020 Conn, Ave. N.W. Main 5076 Late Model Buick 7-passenger g.:lir; alGenume bar- $500 _ Late Model Chandler Tour- Peerless Coupe that’s hard to - $975 All absolutely guarm!eed as CLIP THIS _ CLIP THIS Listed below are a few cars that will please the most discriminating buyer. and bring your deposit. Dodge 1919. Dort 1921 Speedster, B:g bargain. Dodge, 1921 Dodge Sedan, 8350 Compare these values Lowest terms anywhere. Buick, 1920, perfect Overland model * Cadillac Sedan . Liberty, 1919, 5-pass. Chandler, 1920, new paint. Bring Your Deposit STUDE Main 2646 BAKER 817 14th St. N.W. The Most Up-to-Date Used-Car Department in Washington— LOCATED IN OUR NEW BUILDING A Very Select Line of Used Cars All Types to Due to the enormous biles, we have to make room for take-in cars. Choose From demand for New Oldsmo- All our present used cars are priced low for quick sale. Easy Terms If Desired OLDSMOBILE SALES CO. 1835 14th St. N.W. FORDS--FORDS () .’ RECONDITIONED USED CARS GUARANTEED SPECIAL 1921 Buick Touring (5 pass., 6 cyl), thoroughly rebuilt—new top, new paint, spare tire, motor mev.er, —a real opportunity, at. tonneau windshield §750 0 I 1922(4 cyl.)Buick Road- ! 1920 Buick, winter top..$800 : 1920 Buick Roadster | new paint, new Khaki i $575 1920 Cole 8 (7-pass.)...$950 1921 Haynes Touring..$950 1920 Buick Sedan.......$750 1921 Ford Sedan.......$350 | 1920 Buick Touring (7-pass).. .$750 1919 Hudson Cabriolet.$700 STANLEY H. HORNER USED CAR DEPARTMENT 1015 14th Street HURLEYIZED Used Cars Are Better You must look our complete line of Hurleyized Cars over to be able to appreciate their value. NESH Hurley_Motor Our Reputation Is Your Protection Open Evenings and Sundays 1522 14th St. N.W. Phone North 6462 We make claims, but w values— no extravagant e do offer honest 4 SPECIALS 1922 Durant Touring 1921 Dort Touring 1921 Buick Touring 1918 Buick Roadster Terms It Desired LUTTRELL i SALES COMPANY 14th and T Sts. NW. POTOMAC 135 Used Cars Priced to Move \ SPECIAL 1922 Buick [ * "7 sss000 | 1922 Bulck Coune. eyl.; equipped. 4 1918 Buick ster, 1919 Buick INE coconnneen winter top touring, 5 pass,, $1050.00 $475.00 $550.00 Road- Tour- Liberal Terms. EMERSON & ORME « 1620 M St. N.W. The Bartram Motors Company Authorized Dealers Lincoln, Ford, Fordson New Hampshire Avenue d M St. N.W. Phone: West 458 and 459 SOME SPECIAL BARGAINS Packard Sin gle Six, 1922. Stutz 4-Passenger Touring, 1922, Pierce-Arrow Limousine Ford Coupe, latest model Ford Sedans, 1920 and 1921 ¥ord Runabout 75 to $225. Ford Tourings, $85 to $260. Ford Truck, 1921, with bedy. Peerless Touring. Buick Coupe, 1916, $150. Terms offered on all these cars. Every one 1n dition, sood rannisg con- SPECIAL TODAY A late 1920 Five-Pass. Touring Willys-Knight - Mode?' 20 This “car is dark maroon radiator and newly prnmi a and ‘has nickel lamps and ' hzs many. other extrds... Looks like a new sport ¢ ar. . $850 —and many others $100 and up See Mr. Moore . R. McReynolds & Sen 1423-28-27 L St. N.W, - Open Eventugs" Terms SPECIAL Buick Touring. 199 ¢ 35() 5-pass. touring _ Essex 1921 Touring, J-passenger, extras Several other used cars in excellent condition priced right. Terms If Desiced O’Connell-Clark Motor Co. Kissel Distributor 1101 Connecticut Ave. Phone Main 6969 Barry-Pate Motor Co. Pioneers of Chevrolet Washington 2525 Sherman Ave. Columbia 1706—Franklin 4 1922 490 Tourings. GOOD AS NEW 490 Coupe, Demonstrator 490 Coupe. Demonstrators Chevrolet models from up. in 11923 2 1922 Other $50 1 1919 Ford Touring. 11920 Ford Touring. 2 1920 Ford Sedans. 5 1921 Ford Tourings. 1 1920 Ford Coupe. 2 1922 Ford Tourings. 1922 Ford Phaeton. 1921 Bulck 7-pass. Touring. 1918 Dodge Sedan. 1921 Dort Touring. 1919 Nash 7-pass. Touring, cheap. .PACKARD “The Safest Used Car Market in the World” Packard Twin Six Packard Single Six All of our used car prices are special. P. W. Motors, Inc., Packard Distributors 1707 Kalorama Road Phone North 600 (Ask the Man Who Owns One) 1 b 1 1 1 Geo. C. Rice Auto Co. 1501 Connecticut Ave. e equl amasually | Complete ‘wire wheels, cord ti sorbers, 'k, lock wheels, l'el eial earburator, ete.; repainted. Geo.-C. Rice Auto Co. '"1 l7lh St. N.W