Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1923, Page 31

o ———— Tilden’s Tennis Future Is Problematical : Tech Looms as Contender for UR1S, THE kv kNING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1923. NET CHAMPION IS WORRIED |AMERICAN DELEGATES l BY HIS AMPUTATED FINGER| S 1978 0LYNPLS| None of Former. Strokes Missing From Game, But | smerices Damage Done to Stump of Digit by Playing Is Cause for Apprehension. BY LAWRENCE PERRY. T finger. game since the accident, but that in Stump of the finger has received severe punishment. tournament at Brookline recently th most apparent. It is said that the teaming up partners this season is tentative that the latter has decided to make no | definite arrangements in respect to digit in every wa; He had better. play was the part of discretion. 11 tennis champions has had his| hare of gruelling and painful ex- | perience on the courts wlithout ever | #howing the white feather or per-| 'nitting physical ailments or injuries | :o triumph over his intlexible spirit? tendency is not to_think of the amplon in this way. Yet those who ow tennis closely and use their eads well know the sort of fiber that underlies the manne ms of THden. Has Demonstrated Gamencss. His exhibition of sheer wumeness at Brookline is @ case in point and | 2o one surely will forget his mateh | fley Murray some years 0 wh came up to the final | ind played through with a boil on | used lum kis foot that c: excruclat- ing pain every time he moved. Nor should his five-set match | ainst B. I O. Norton in England | x vears ago be overlooked. He | ndergone an operation, it will | iled, and left the hospital to | agkle through five-set match | inst the fast English player in | oh more than once he was within point of defeat, ¢ to win | Lrough v All of the good 1t Tilden's fingg, thit some fsed for the sportsmen will hop r heals thoroug protection muy tnjured membe | Vuch has been nald recently about | nsyeiiology in Sport. Jinx is perhaps | the better word und no jinx is more | thoroughly excmplified than the edge be | which Mrs. Benfamin F of Longworth holds ov lic Bancroft. Miss Baneroft s rated as the second best woma in Amerfca. In fact, in view deplorable showing of Mrs abroad, perhaps she should ranked first. Yet Mrs. Col unable to defeat Miss Bancro Mrs. Col bern out of tour! t « Ay vet she we from Miss Bancroft in the finais of the national indoor tournament at Bostc and also defeated Miss Bancroft Ars. Wightman in the doubles w paired with M odfrey. tennis player the ry s it ever occurred that Tilden of § - HOSE who have watched William T. Tilden's play on the indoor courts this winter are not so certain that he ever again will be |clty and Willlam M. Garland of Los the player he was before he lost all but the stump of a right-hand | A8eles ate the two American repre- It is not that any of his strokes have been missing from his usi 1g his old swings and cuts the At the indoor e damage that was being done was of Richards and Tilden as doubles tournaments, partners and the like itil after his return from Bermuda, where he will favor the injured It does not appear that his indoor FOUR ALIENS SEEK 0.5, INDOOR TENNIS HONORS NEW YORK, March 29.—The inter- national fluvor will not be lacking when the men's annusl national in- door lawn tennis tournument begins on the boamid floor courts of the 7th Regiment Armory Saturday moraing. P. R. R. Hurditch, from Indfa; Rob- ert W. Garbutt, from Natal, South Africa; Augustus Stone of England, and P. C. Hart, from Canada, are the foreigners who will begin play for the singles title now held by Francls T. Hunter of New Rocheile, Vincent Richards, who held the in- deor title in 1919, 18 drawn in the top quarter, with Howard Voshell, champion, of 1917 and 1918, located ho secopd quarter, both havin | drawn byes in the opening round Hunter, the playing-through cham- plon, bs at the top of the third quar- ter, in the first round, with Herbert L. 'Bowman, New Jersey champlon, in the same quarter, but with a bye. In the last quarter, with a bye, Is Frank T. Anderson, champion of 1 and_this completes the list of high ranking who have been “eeded.” There was a total of sixty-seven players drawn, among whom are many of the prominent racquet wiclders on local courts. The doubles wiil probably begin Tnesduy of next week. Richards and Hunter und hell and Frank Anderson being the trongest combinations entered. There will be uo nlay Sunday, but the tour- nament will continue all next week, «STARS ROLL IN MASONIC DUCKPIN EVENT TONIGHT)| ARGE crowds contin L Masonic League is holding its be offered a treat, as the pro singles and doubles, and the entrics pin-spillers in the city. There were no chauges in t he team ant No. 1 did the best work of the evening. with cap—total, 1618. Potomac scores were to pack to the King Pin alleys. where the | tourrament, and tonight they will ram is made up almost entirely of carry at least a dozen of the best ds ast night. Mount Plea: 58 and 513—18 hand 358, 459 and S05—handicap 75— ing | total, 1597. King David No. 2 had 533, 499, 521—30 handicap—total, 1,583. In the doubles Mergmer and Henz- man went into second place with a| score of having a handicap of 33. Boss and Simmons grabbed third place | with a total of 701, including a handi- Down the Alleys cap of 6. Barnard and Seibert, with a| No. 2 team of the American Ice handicap of 33 pins, scored 668. Company Leaguc, smothered No. § The bowling in the singles was|duint last nlght on the Recreation al- somewhat disappolnting, as there were | 16¥8, winning all three games with no changes in the standing. Welch |the scores 50 9 and 501. Macarty 312 the host wark of the evening with [of the winners grabbed the homors 919, 103 and 115; 12 handicap; total, | With hgh set ot 348 and top game of 352 Weiss had 126, 112 and 97 13101 el them for 105 120 and $7;] Mount Pleasant of the Washington landicap, 15; total, 340. Only one change occurred in the all | avents, Joliffe taking second place by | toppling the maples for a total of 1,023. The program for tonight calls for thirty-six bowlers in the singles, twenty-three doubles and four teams, as follows: King Solomon, Pentalpha, Dawson and Takoma. FIRPO EASILY DEFEATS | HIBBARD IN EXHIBITION v W YORK, March 32 Luis A. Tirpo, Argentine heavyweight and| conqueror of Bill Brennan, last night von the decision over Jim Hibbard of Buffalo in a four-round exhibition bout for the benefit of the American committee for devastated France. Firpo was fast and showed decided tmprovement in boxing. Hibbard was badly battered at the end of the bout, although the Argentinian did not uncork the full power of his Jon, and Elino Flores, Filipino Bwent through four rounds of millfg to a draw. Frmikle Genaro, American flywelght chai jon, won handily from Bobby Doy f New York in four rounds, whilp §Johnny Dundee, junior light- wel, champion, outpointed Tony Vac olli of New York in four ramed, ¢ Light other bouts were held, all }taggd under the direction of Miss 'Anné Morgan, chairman of the com- OPPONENTS ARE FOUND - LYNCH AND GENARO CHICAGO, March 29.—The card on ‘high .Joe Lynch, worla champion pentamveigh: pugilist, and Frankie sGGengro, American flyweight cham- plong will appear here the night of Aprf 4, in ten-round, no-decision bouts had been completed with the uddition of Patsy Flannigan of St Louls. Mo., and Jack Eile of Chicago, who also will g0 ten rounds. Flan- nigan will | box at’ 124 pounde. Lynch's opponent will be Bl “Mfd- Fet” Smith and Genaro will meet Dud Taylor of Terre Haute, Ind. Lynch and Genaro.axe dua hers Sun- Y. CONCANNON IS BUSY. | Joe Concannon, New York state vocket billiard champion, will play a matcly of 100 points with H. Clark, une of the Dhirict tournament play- ors, tonight st the Palace billard yoom. Tomorruw night he plays T. Hewitt, Virginia champlon. Concan- pon, :: hgmcmd ‘© p\afii Raiph Green- eaf, present, world champion, at $alttmore about April 10. ¢ % N Ladles’ League won all three games from the Independents last night, with the scores 474, 429 and 459. Miss Hell of the winners had the best set, 280, and Miss Christopher of the losers the high game, 111. Office of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing League, won two out of three games from the Printing team last night on the Recreation alleys, their scores being 464, 491 and 476. Halloran, anchor man of the losers won all the honors with the high set, 315, and best game, 121 King Pias, rolling on their own al leys, won a decisive victory from the Royals last night, winning all three games with the scores 6529, 565 and 589. Two of the King Pins took high game and high set honors, McPhil. omy having a set of 371 and Lewis high game, 133. HAIR STAYS COMBED, Millions Using this Gre Few Cents Buys Jar any Drugstore-Not Even obstinate, unruly or sham- pooed hair stays combed all day in any style you iike. “Halr Groom” {s a dignified combing cream which glves that natural gloss and well groomed effect to your hair—that nal touch to good dress both in business and on soclal occasions. 5 NEW YORK, March 20.—Two of three representatives on the international Olymplc committee sailed yesterday on the Paris to at- tend the Olymplc congress at Rome on August § to 12, at which gather- ing many matters of interest to America concerning the eighth Olymple games at Paris next year will be discussed. Gen. Charles I. Sherrill of this sentatives . who sailed yesterday. They were enthusiastic over the out- look for the games at Paris. Gen. Sherr|ll has a peculiar interest in the Olympic. games because of his long assoclation with international | athletics. 1t was Gen. Sherrill who | took the first Yale team over to Eng- {land to compete against Oxford in 1884 Tn 1900 he captalned the New York Athletic Club tewm whileh went | ad, { At the request of the American | Olympte “committec Messrs. Sherrill and Garlund will take up with the {international Olymple committee and the French Olympic committee the matter of changes In dates for fenc- ing und rowing ut the Olympic games next year, When questioned about making an application to have the Olympic games held in this country in 1828 or 1932 Garland. said that there was a general desire throughout the United States to have the games held here and said he would inform the mem- Ibers of the internationul mpic committee that is in a receptive mood the zames here at the ear MALLORY AND LENGLEN | BOTH WIN NET MATCHES CANNES, France, March 28.—Mre. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory and Suzanne | Lenglen were both victortous lnl mixed doubles tennis matches played in the tournament herec yesterday. Mrs. Malléry and Baran De Morpurgo lofeated Miss Bowater and Mr. Hodg- ), 6 6—1, while Mlle. Lenglen and €. F. Aeschlimen beat Miss ‘mailles 1. Hamil b, 6—0, and_also won frem Mrs. Sander- son_and Mr. Morter, 6— 3 us of Swiden, Hunter, def Senhouse, this_country have to King with A. C and Mr. paired ated Mrs. no . 6—1. CONTENDERS FOR GIRLS' | BASKET TITLE SQUABBLE! Capital sextet, o leaders in the race for the trict champlonship basket ball title, Is peeved. This morning the state- ment was made that this sextet had refused to meet the Hurricanas, either on the Coliseum or Y. M. C. A. courts. Misy Gladys Mills, manager of the Capitals, asserts the Hurricanas have refused to play her team at the Hol- ton Arms gym or the Epiphany court. fAnd so it goes. Whether the game {between the Capitals and the Hurri- canas, which Wil practically decide the District title, will be played next week depends on the managers reach- ing some agreement. It been suggested that the game be played on | a neutral floor. This squabble must be settled within the next few duys, 1f @ title holder is to be determined, as basket ball here is fastly giving away to base ball. Vietor of the basket ball contes at Congress Heights with the Mackin A. ¢ the three| girls' Dis- ha ras on the same floor. The M im- inated the Linworth te the District junior court title last night by defeating it, 22 to 18. Tn & bitterly fought contest, which marked the close of the South Atlan- tic Assoclation basket ball tourna- {ment at Baltimore, Md.. the Epiphany | Junlors beat the Alerts of that city! by 31 to 25, and took the 130-poun title. Much speedier pass work en abled the Washingtonians to win the title. Quint stars of Mount Vernon won the junior Sunday school champion- ship of the league by vanquishing the Western Presbyterian last night by the score of 23 to 15. | KIECKHEFER IS MATCHED |~ TO PLAY JOHN LAYTON| CHICAGO, March 29.—John Lavton of St Louis, world champion three- Ccushion billiard player and winner of this year's interstite league tourna- and Augie Kieckhefer, former champlon at three-cushion billiards, have been matched to play & 730-point match. The first 350 poirta will be played at Kieckhefer's room here, starting Mon- day, and the last half of the contest at Lagton's hall in St. Louls, April 5, 6 and 7. They will play. for a $800 purse and the entire gate receipts. 3 aseless Combing Cream— Sticky, Smelly Greaseless, stainless “Hair-Groom' does not show on the hair because it is absorbed by the scalp, therefore your halr remains so soft and pliable and s natural that no one can pos- eibly tell you used it i Wi { that bout 0SSy | Rl?l.ezs’ - RAMBINMROUNDE: gt Re ormosa BY ROBERT L. RIPLEY. TAIHOKU, Formosa, January 16. —When we approached Keelung yeaterday 1 wax reminded of Hil Hawail. It was only a reminder, understand, for the approach to Hawati s incomparable. Formosa— Talwan, as the Jupanese call it—is £n island of rare charm =and beauty, a bizarre blend of civil- fzation as created by Nippon and amvagery, It was Japan all over again as we stepped ashore. This time, however, we were the novelty— not the Japanese. Tourists never come here, and our occidental clothes and manners made a circus to the rows of bowing Japanese who crowded the pler. You can't beat the Japs. They are the most polite 1o the people they do not like. However, I came to Formosa to Mead hunters, mot the w0 1 took m traln for Headhunting ing trait of the Malayan race and ines ot sion fo number of human heads is their firt aim in' life—and a head In always required on every portant occasion. Ne exteemed unless he h | m Chinaman. The Chinese are | their great mortal enemfes. Some tribesmen are not allowed marry unless they produce a head 10 entablixh themnelves an worthy of a woman. The mants for human heads is so flerce th women outnumber the men four 10 one. | _ The Chinese wh | migrating to this i lant 408 years, out have been nd for the have fought the their own game, | and eat the | 1t is a war The kidneys, liver, | meart and soles of the feet mre | conaldered the most desirable por- | tions d are ordinarily cut up | into amall pleces, boiled, and eaten | womewhat in the form soup. 1 aborigines at the teeth. As recently as ten years ago human flesh was brought into Tokoham and sold llke pork in the open markets. Nice peo FITZSIMMONS IS SEEKING TO PROMOTE BIG BOUTS BY FAIR PLAY. EW YORK, March 29—He's N well remembered farce-dram. Michigan City. Fitz simmons, formerly of Benton Harbor, where he perpetrated that a, Dempsey vs. Miske, and later of | C zsimmons, according to reports along the great White | has induced his excellent friend, Dempscy, to sign for a Labor day | Who? in again. Why Floyd Fitz. bout and will put on Leonard and Sailor Friedman on July 4. An ambi. tious prograr But Gov. McCray of Indiana will not stand for Iitzsimmons' plans, so Tex Rickard, Tom O'Rourke and all other promoters may continue to sit easy. The writer has word from Indianapo- lie that the ruler of the Hoosfer state occuples precisely the same position he occupied in 1922, when he declared of the Sort now being con- ducted are in reality prizefights and, a8 such, against the laws of the state. It the writer can borrow $2,500 he 18 going over to Chairman Muldoon's office. Once there he will get a license to fight and challenge Benny Leonard or some other champion for a bout, depositing his money with Muldoon. Or perhaps it would bring in the purse quicker to challenge Dempsey. Thereafter Leonard or Dempsey will have to fight the writer, or nobody, inslde of “six months and will be unzable to indulge in no decision bouts anywhere. This is rather a gro- teeque way of setting forth the prac- tical workings of the new clause which Chatrman Muldoon has devised for the conduct of boxing. Jimmy De Forest, who has Leen su- pervieing Luis Firpo's boxing lesson: says that he is one of those men who a ithas reputation for that. Florsheim—but it doesn’t take college education to_see that style. Astoits giving serv- ice—you have the Florsheim . but not too ambitious for Fitzsimmons. Qrasp new things with the utmost 2ase. Sam Langford is working out with the blg fellow and everything the Tar Baby has to teach is speedily the Argentinlan, says Jimmy. “Firpo will bo a real surprise to those Who saw him Aght Brennan when he appears in the ring May 12, |sald De Forest today. “An almost | unbellevable ~advance in scientific | methods will be noted. There never {was a fighter who picked things up | more rapidly than this big fellow.” Mebbe so—mebbe so. And mow they have another South American slugger on his way here. His name {s Angcl—ves, Angel— i Rodriguez, who s said to have [ knocked out Firpo long ago, but Firpo | denies it. Possibly he may take the { place tiny Hermann wae to fill at the {milk fund boxing show _against Firpo. Jack Renault and Hermann | may meet at the same show. (Copsright, 1923.) | —— OAKLAND, Calif., March 29.—Ray Pelkey of Oakland defeated Tim Tra- | cev, Australian heavywelght, in a | four-round bout here last night. Cor. 7th & K Sts. 414 9th St. 1914-16 Pa. Ave. 233 Pa. Ave. SE. “City Club Shop” 1318 G Se. Gunn, who met Pls. tuted. | rushing swings of his opponent. Blair, heralded a6 & knockout artist, [ biles to play the | proved « - DEFEATS MISSHOLLINS | greens. (PENN’S MEDLEY TEAM SPOR TS. T yer A b Title EUSTISBOXERSBEATEN |0 HAVE POLISHED NINE IN HIGH SCHOOL SERIES IN CARD AT FT. MYER Fort - Myer mitt artists demon- strated thely superiority over oppo- nents from Camp Eustis, Va., last night fn the riding hall of the post before the largest crawd of fight fans ever assembled in the vicinity of ‘Washington. The Bustis leather pushers falled dismally to live up to advance press reports and were on the short end of four out of the five bouts. However, they uncorked on real battler in atelll, Gunn was scheduled to meet Vincent Carbon, the little southpaw bantam champ from Fort Myer, but he was far over weight and Piscatelll was rubsti. While Gunn won all the way, much credit must be given the Fort Myer lad for his willingnees to mix O scholastic race this season, by defeating, inning practice game:, 9 to 5 It now looks as though Centpel and, Western had b consideration o the, Manual Tradners, for only uncovered a retal pitcher im Spesr, but presented a Erivkson’s Charges Show Class in Winning Practice Game Against Washington !3armcks Team. Uncover Real Pitcher in. Lefty Speer. Technical High Schodl bas to loam as a, worthy com a wind dusty 4ield at Washington e ball ender jor top honors in ddiers of that p ter give serious c they no aggre vesterday #t. It- was one of ‘the best bouts of [ gation that e\'m(f)lq.sed Coach Fred Exfckson. Speer big lefi-hander the evening. whose speed am ooks bafited the more seasoned 2 z ok: k soned ier prove Cotp. Jones of ‘Fort Myer and|oneof the best burkers in the high schools this year, providing he receive Levernic’ of Xustts fought ‘on even| D % iy Hi e is g i terms for six rounds, necessitating an | the proper ccaching. His ficklmg £am be improved, and his occasiona extra round to determine a winner. | awkwardness wil? vianish after lw on the mound several times. Jones piled up many points in the last round and recefved w well earned de- cision. Maz: the Eustis representative, was wholly outclassed in his bout with De Carlo. The Fort Myer man was heavier and much more experi- ¢énced and soon had his opponent in a bad way. The referee, Col. Waite C. Johnsori, stopped the fight at the end of the fourth round to save Mazza further punishment. Shorty O'Connell, the champion welter of Myer, and Belka gave a ratiling good exhibition, with O'Con- nell on the long end due to his effec- tive Jeft jub and ability to avoid the e D D veritable bloomer in his PINEHURST, Marih 28.—Miss Glenna Collett of Providence, na-j tional women's golf champion, uc- cessfully defended her north and south title today, defe Miss | Marlon Hollins of Is ¥, holder, 5 up and former national title | 1 round of the 4 to play, in the annual tournament. Miss Collett's brilliant long game, plus the fact that her opponent con- tinually found the rough and traps | with_erratic wooden shots, accounted | in trouble on all f the fourt “ollett’s accur: the fairways | o or three while Miss the tee and on from | made up for occasional lapses on the | { The first four holes were halved. | but Miss Collett’s par five gave her the lead on the long fifth. “She be- came 2 up by taking the sixth with a par 8, but lost the seventh, where both found traps with thelr drives. They halved the eighth, but Miss Collett made the turmn 2 up by taking the ninth, narrowly missing her putt for a par 3. Par 45 on the tenth and twelfth gave the champlon a lead of 4 up and, after halving the thirteenth, she won the fourteenth and the match when Miss Hollins sliced her drive across to an adjolning fairway and | took a 6. WILL RUN IN KANSAS' PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 20.— The University of Pennsylvania will | nd a medley relay team to compete " the Ttle and seven-elghth event | at the University of Kansas April 1 announced today. = 23 and “Knox.” recent women's champlonship the mouth one player discovered, after taking her stance and pre- paring for a putt, that she had = Int Models Mlustrated: “Griffith Athletic” RUTGERS PREP TOSSERS ARE TOURING N AUTOS: innovation in sclwlustic lase ball f¢ being. made by the Butgers Prep players, wias urrived in Wash- } ington this mornkig in four wutomo first of u sgries of { middieweight bout with Ward of Fort §seven games that will take them in Myer.. the referee stopping the bout ! Virginia and Maryiend. The first i the fourth round with Blalr (ki€ ¢ game on the autor tour will b pluved {u count. fwith Central High School tomorrow I ——r at 2:30 pm. in the Wiison stadium | | The filvver tourists’ scheglule ia- | cludes Washingtos and Lee freshmen, April 2; Chatham Training Bthool at | €hatham, April 37 Blackstone Military |'School_at” Biackstone, Va., April 4; McQuire's Military chool at Ridb mond, Va. April §: Mount st Jo- seph's Prep at Baltimore, Md. April Tome at Port Deposit, April o INSIDE GOLF By George O'Neil. WHAT HAPPENS HERE? In ordinary piay it & a commen practice, we all know, for a player every mow and then to discover it he has the wreng <lub just as he prepares to shoot. after he has taken hix stance and measured the aho mhift te another club, shorter Or perhaps, he decides to or MY GOODNESS -] 1'VE GOT TH' WRONG CLY TS ™Y HOLE an the case may be. In a e inatead of her putter. She exclaimed that fact, stepped back nked her caddy for the putter. “My hole,” her opponent exclaim- €4, and the referec wan called upon to take action. What obliged to dot was he REFEREE'S DECISION, cane the player who ealled ation of the rule should been given the e. The er cannot change a club after stance has been taken and the HirshWickwire The Finell of ClothesReasybWor FINEST 602 SUITS Other Grades, $50 to $75 HIRSH, WICKWIRE Clothes are recognized a8 the finest ready to wear. Their present state of perfection represents over a quarter-century of development. The name has become a nationally known criterion of superiority. ‘The smart new styles for Spring *23 are here. Woobward & Lothrop Men’s Clothes Section, Second Floor Five S yea qu use ball for while Quesada. first ba; pitcher, left school But from the turned out Tech has Jitt its prospects With to wo in the Buck inte: ire intensive what should b Ppla; son he undoubtedly will pr for Spec and Tew. Have Slugper in Barber. Barter, whose the high school pected to this vear { e following Vincentz, second base; Harrie, right | Young: third; 3 | derwood wnd 1 Rapler i | Harry wdua 11909, is thwe soldders’ coach Tech plans to arran anot igame with the Dwoughboys Frid } Next week the Munual ners st fon their Easte playing Rar dolph-Macom, &t Roval, Tu day; ¥, at ton Wednesday. and litary Schocl, at’ Augusw NORTH AHD SOUTH OPeN DRAWS BIG GOLF FIELD PINEHURST More than fifty of 1 sional glfers of the fa sprinklige of : will tee off todu 1ole round « h open golf cb nament. It is the I fiel? that 116 Hunter Kerrigan, pen chun B S EEE ST EEER = = € oz | [ E <] 2 = = Sl i 37