Evening Star Newspaper, August 27, 1923, Page 19

. ’ SPORTS. California Wants Amateur Golf Tourn 1924 TITLE CHAMPION . MAY BE STAGED ON COAST Plenty of Fine Courses Out There, Which Would Offer Real Test—Some Announcement Is Due Within Next Three Weeks. C BY LAWRENCE PERRY. ERTAIN articles under Los Angeles date line that have been i pearing in the press lend color to the report that the golf en- thusiasts of sun gold land are going to make a definite bid to have the 1024 ional amateur tournament played in southern C: Ihe interesting thing is that from hints dropped from sources close ta the inner circles of the United States Golf Asso tion the writer willing to assert that no one should be greatly surprised if next yearly amateur tourney goes to the west coast. This is not bg construed into a | definite prophecy tha wolfers figure to have at least a fighting chance for_the honor. | Some announcement should be forthcoming within the next three weeks which means, among other things, that the championship com- mittee at the present time is in the throes of deliberation over the location ©oi the 1924 conflict. One thing the to from personal tion is that everything that has come out of southern California concern- | fng the progress of golf in that sec- tion has not been exaggerated. Links nbound ther nowhere else, and many of them courses of superb juality, both rds beauty and he possibilities they offer in the wa f sport. Every one, it seer plays golf. In brief, southern Cal fornia is most clearly entitled to rec ognition by the [. & G. A. when comes to tournament claims. AS to the approaching national ateur at Flossmore. speculation con- cerning the probable winner is be- ginning. One hears talk wherever #0lf enthusiasts gather as to the probable effect of Chick Evans' busi- troubles upon his gan s to »bby Jones' ability to maintain the at form he displayved when he won the national open meet—oh, all sorts of topics, including Ouimet's present | form and Sweetser's chances of suc t i h tion say observa- it m- B state authoritie ed ference fr was understood that the after it decided that no more bouts held ment writer is in a posi- | ceeding himself o this last, on s playing b he —has as titl thing played since Brookline, and if he holds pace he is going to make a_sturdy bid to keep his throne beneath him. {MINNESOTA TO PERMIT e holder. As certain: Jess ter golf right now than at | last yvear his presen FORT SNELLING. BOUTS ST. PAUL, boxing 3 comprom m the It was reac at the for Minn., commission Fort Snelling have reach- their threatened boxing war and as a result the scheduled | program at the fort tomorrow will be | permitted to go through without inter- | A in state. hed t ugust 27.—The and Arm agree- had been would be CUP PLAY NOTHING NEW TO AUSTRALIAN NETMEN nis players. T HE role of Davis cip challengers is not a new one to Australian ten- Since 1905, when the Australian racquet wielders made their Davis cup debut, Australia, combined with New Zealand and later as Australia alone, has competed fifteen years for the trophy, includ- ing the present season. tralia won the trophy During this period the players from the island continent have played nine times in the challenge round. Six times Aus- t v the last time in 1919. Twice they have been de- feated in the challenge round, and the question of whether th thie part of victors or vanquished in 1923 will be settled in Ameri v will pla a's new = concrete tennis stadium at Forest Hills, Long Island, August 31 and Sep- tember 1 and 3. While bination, Erooks and defeated tho undoubtedly ever repre Australasia’s greatest com-| consisting of Normal E: Anthony Wilding, which| United States in 1914, was the strongest that ented Australia and New Zealand, the present team is one of Ereat strength. In James Anderson, John Hawkes, Ian Melnnis and Rich- | ard Schlesinger, the Australians have two first-string players and two re- servists whose tenni is far &bove the internatiosal Strong in Every Way. Hoth from the standpoint of phys- fcal power, temnis experience and court strategy, Anderson and Hawkes | rank with the leading Davis cup plavers. Anderson. captain of the team. has been a Davis cup player for five years, while Hawkes is hunt- ing the cup for the third time. An- derson is the holder of the Austr: lasian singles title, having defeated ld L. Patterson in the ch: round, 6—0, 3—6, 3 Hawkes, partnered by son. won the doubles, defeating An- | derson and Norman Beach, 8—10, 60 60 = Hawke also the | holde of Australasian mixed Patter- the Contextants. ited States vs. British In 1902—U nited Statex v Britinh Inles 1903—1 nited States v, British Isles 1904—Relgium vx. Austria Belgium vs. France Britixh Ixles ve. B Date. 1900—1 United States vs. Australasio British Ixles vx. United States 1906—United States s, France Australasin vs. Auser United States v, Britixh Ixles v, 1907—United Statex vs. Australaxia “Britixh Ixles yx. Australasin 1905—United States vx. British Ixles ed Nt British United Australasi 191 1—1 . 1912—British Ixles s, France Uunited States v, lritish Isles “Australasia vs. British Inles 1913—Gier an United States v~ Australaxia da y~. South Africa States vx. Germany tates vs. Canadn Britixh Inles ve. United States 191 4—Rritixh Ixlex vs. Belgium Ca Australasin British Ixlex vs. France asia vw. Germany Australasio vs. British Islex “United States ve: Australasia 1919—France vw. Belgium Britixh Ixles vs. th Africa British Isles vx. France Australasia vs. British Inles s South Afriea nee ~. Canada ted States va. British Islex United Statex v~ Holland *Australasin v~ United States elgium yx. Czecho Denmark vv. Argentina Australasia vs. British Isles Japan va Belgium India vs. France Australasia vx. Denmark Japan vs. India Japan vs., Australasin Japan vs. United States 1922—France vs. Cannda Australin vx. Belglum Czechoslovakin vx. Hawaii in vs. Philippines India vs. Rumanin italy vx. Japan France vs. Denmark Australia va. Czechoxlovakia Spain vs. Indin British Isles vs. Ttaly Spain vs. British Isles Australia vs. France Australia vs. Spain United States va. Australia * Indicates challenge round. Enropean 1923—Czechoslovnkia vs. Switzerland Ireland vs. Indin France vy, Deamark pain_ va. Rumania British Ixles vx, Belgium Switzerland vs. Argentin; rance va. Ireland Spain vs. British Ixles aly vx. Hollnng Switzerland vs. France Spain vx. Holland * Spain vs. Franee American Australin yx. Hawnii an Vs, Canada Australia vs. " | to sena doubles, Miss Bovd Ir A n un best players, have been Beach and T semi-final derson 6—2, 6 ic rour elim 4 Ph iy, Tilden, ston. Vincent Williams, 2 to sis 170 pounds. inches and Anderson being while Hawkes Mclnnes and tralian colts, twenty-two v Iy, and both Anderson use racket, d Hawk a is th as f ounce 1 istory of contests since gan In 1900: Winner. United States United Stai Britixh Tsles elgium Belglum British Inles United Statex United Statex Australasin United Statex British Ixles United States Australusia United States British Ixlex Australasia Australasin United Statex Australaxin Unit Australast United States United States Australasin Britixh British Inlex British Inles Germany United § Canada United States Britixh Ixles Australasin Britixh Inles | Australaxia Australasia Australusia rance ngland . British Inlex Australasin Holland ited States Holland . United States United States United States Britixh Inles Australasia Japan . Belgium Japan L United States France .. Australin alasia nated twenty-e had limited the tear augmented by t O'Hara-W nd of th the 2d R Wi inch: the h ht four *hlesin are s of a close a M B does kes and Schlesinger prefer ighte ' Crechoslovakin France Australia Spain ... Britinh Isles Britixh Inles Switzerjand France Spain land France Spain France Zon Australin Japan .. Australin Interzone. been Beach 3 Australians pare favorably with the United St | defending quartess consisting of Wil- | liam T, ards and Andersofi stands close | Club feet three Hawkes i tips twenty-one having won that title with pern number of m would only Patterson od. In the e singles, An- 16, 2 tted om- iam M n- Richard es and Weighs n 160. scales at snior of the team,|Howard cars of years yvounger. ger. the Aus- and age, e o six-fou fourteen-ounce cInnes, hats they 41 St ) nult) 4—1 50 s A1 (default) .. (def. A 1 4—1 1 Fe) (default) . 50 (default) ) 41 . (default) B (default) 4—1 L. 5—0 (default) ... 4—0 (default) (default) 50 (default) 4—1 St | 5—0) (default) > 4—1 4—1 A1 :Ap-' tes while | i Points on Golf PUTT BY MOVING ARMS ONLY H { this will be the case, but it is to say the Pacific | II"hat are scveral common faults which make for inaccurate putt- ng.” Ansewred by PHIL GAUDIN Medalist, Britixh open championsh ‘uptain of British international olf team; member of that team for elght consecutive yenrs. Winner of numer- gns forcisn toprmaments. incimding r * | Marchester dian trophy. Very often the makings of a good putt are destroyed by two things !(1) swinging the body in the direc [tion of the cup, at the knees and [ hips, just before the ball is hit, and 1(2) allowing the hands to drop in |back of the club_just before the {blow is struck. The body must be teady when putting, with practi- cally all of the motion in the arms. There cannot be good putting with an unsteady body. (Copyright AMATEUR-PRO GOLF " EVENT BEING HELD n of the leading f Washington and as many ttached to clubs about the city ving this afternoon at Chevy in the third event held under the auspices of the Distriet sional Golfers' Association The event is an aggreg with the tdtal of th professionals to count. pros are pl Chase Profes- te score af- na During the afternoon a meeting of the association scheduled to jcuss a professional championship which will probably, be held in the fall, either at Columbia or Chevy Chase. is dis- Washington Golf and County Club f team nosed out a vietor, nnockburn tewm Washington Golf vesterday, the host ning nine points to seven. point total was not settled until veteran Samuel L. Mosby and A in_the last foursome cam {to the eighteenth hole with three Jpoints for Washington. Yesterday's result leaves Columbia first place, with 43 points: Ban- burn is kecond with 31. Chevy third ~with 35, Washington | fourth with while is last with 14 Yesterday R. C. McKimmie, Bann.. defeated W. R. Mc. Callum. Wash., 7_and 6: K. F. Kellerman { Bann.. defeated 3. T. Barnes. Wash.. 5 and 4. | Best Ball won by Bannockburn, 5 and 3. | “Leo Crandall, Jyr.. Bann.. defeated J. H. | Wright, Wash,. "3 and 2; G. T. Howard, | Wash.. defeated R. Haves. Bann.. 1 up. Best { ball. won by Washington, 1 up. W.'F. Turton, Bann.. and Heath Davidson, | Wash., finished all even: G. T. Cuaningham | Bann..’ defeated K. 5. McHugh, Wash., 3 and 2. Best ball. all even, J. H. Davidson. Wash.. defeated Carl Hook. | stade. Bann.. 1 up; J. I Power. Wash., de- | feated E. J. Doyle. Bann.. 6 and 5. Best ball, won by Washington, 5 aad 3. n win he fi i " Lynn Haines. Bann. son, Wash.. 3 and 2; M. R. West, W feated F. L. Bono, Baan.. 4 and 3, { won by Bannockburn, 1 up. A W, Howard, Wash, White, jr.. Bann.. 5 and | Wash.: defeated C. P. Cowen. i3, Best ball, won by W sh., de. Best ball defeated J. A. L. Mosby, Bann.. 5 and shington. 5 and 4. SARAZEN AND HAGEN ARE AGAIN MATCHED | H | NEW YORK. August o1 ene | Sirazen and Walter Hagen are to have another seventy-two-hole match all the essential details having been arranged but the very important one of dates. The first thirty-six holes | will be played over the links of the bury Park Golf and Country Club Asbury Park, N. J., and the sec- nd thirty-six over the west ourse of the Westchester-Biltmore Couatry Club layout at R ¥ qt is said that the prize for h the struggle is the same that_for which thew played last vear when they were champions— namely, $3.000—and that the split azain wilf*be on the basis of 60 per cent to the winner and 40 per cent to the loser. The first half of the match will be staged at Asbury Park and the sce- ond half at Ryve. The dates will be cither September S and 9 Sep- tember 13 and 16, depending whether a postpomement of a match arranged at Toledo for Hagen and { Kirkwood can be made 5o s to en- Pable Asbury to stage the first half of the Hazcn-Sarazen conte traction during its first annual invi- ! tation tournament. That event is September 6. 7 and . Hagen and Sarazen have not met in this country ‘this year. They have only clashed once in America and that was last year when Gene took the measure of Walter in seventy-two-hole encounter, begun at Oakmant, Pittsburgh, and concluded at Westchester-Biltmore. That match Sarazen won by 3 up and 2 to play after standing 2 down on the firs thirteenth hole in the aiternoon at Pittsburgh, Sara- zen was no less than 5 to the bad, but he pulled the odds down mate- vially before the end of the round and | steadily forged to the front before the metropolitan gallery. WIN LONG CANOE RACE. CHICAGO. ~ August 27.—Vincent Smith*and Jim Marshall of the Lin- coln Park Boat Club won the twenty- five-mile canoe race over the Lincoln Park lagoon course. LTS Their time was {BRITAIN’S NOTED CADDIE TO PILOT AN OMNIBUS ONDON, August only golf caddie who ean write letters after his name like a dec- r an Oxford don fix job to become an omni- ductor. is Charles’ Sidney Gadd, 0. B. E. 1he Order of in 1919 for gallantry in removing cordite from wruing hullding in Woolwich ar- L G ns carried club; Shirles Park for two 76‘!“.“ e of + | | 7.~KEngland's amateur | ateurs | Indian -Spring | i —And say to their friends “Some Car, this” when they really mean “Some defeated J. C. David- | on | t as an at-} their { WKSHINGTON D. C, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1923. IMRS. GAUT DEFENDING WESTERN GOLF TITLE By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 27.—Mrs. Dave Gaut of Memphis. was first at the start of the women's western golf champlonship today, even though she may not be able to finish in first place for the second time in succes- slon. She teed off with Mrs. Eleanor Harwood of Olympia Fields. Club Chicago, in the van of a record fleld of more than 200 players from all parts of the west and south, in the qualifying round at Exmoor Country Club, although her title, won last year at St. Louis, admits her to one of the thitrty-two places sought in medal play today. Mrs.€Gaut is also southern cham- pion, so that she started play today Wwith' the distinction of being cham- pion of all the United States except | corner north of the Ohio east of Pittsburgh. Her chance of retaining the crown is contested by nearly all the star female golfers of the country, except those in New England. She also faced the odds against winning twice in succession. ‘Among_the more formidable con- tenders for the title held by the Memphis woman are five former champions, Mrs. P. C. Letts and Mr jMelvin Jones, Chicago; Mrs. S. 1 | Reinhardt. formerly Elaine Rosenthal of Dalla Mrs. - Perry Fiske of Aurora, 1L, and Mrs. J.'S. Pritchard, i formerly Myra Helmer, of Chicago. {In addition there are the champlons {of Ohio, Louise Fordyce of Young: | town; of Wisconsin, Bernice Wall of | Oshkosh: of Missouri, Mirian Burns |of Kansas City: of Michigan, Lucile Duesenberg of Kalamazoo; of Minne sota, Eleanor Lightner of St. Paul; of Utah, Florence Malloran of Salt | Lake. | The thirty-two making the best | scores today qualified for the match play tomorrow, the finals coming on | Saturday. | DOUGLAS TO SEEK TITLE. CHICAGO, August g7.—While youth been refuting for oid saying that “golf is an old man's j game," Findlay S. Douglas of N York will try to uphold th tive of the debate at the n |amateur championship at Flossmoor Club, September by competing for ! the title he won twe v-five years ago at Morris County Golf Club. | firma W | not quite getting ational | flat side, but the other three fingers | Emm GRIP FOR FOREHAND DRIVE FORM What is the proper gr forchand drive’ Answered by R. LINDLEY MURRAY Brilliant lei s for a handed plaser, Na- ticnal champl 1918, Winner of nations pat Ie singles tourna- Famed for his speed, ex- For a forchand drive the racket should be grasped as near the end las possible and held so that it is |almost in a straight line with the | forearm. The flat of the racket | handle should be in the palm of the | hand and the thumb across one side {and with its first joint bearing on the opposite flat side. The other 4 long time the | four fingery will then reach *nearly | Chicago {around the hand the index finger round to the back resting their full first joint on it (This is the first of eighteen lex- | sonx on tennix.) | (Copyright. 1 By the Associated Press. S Post Office Department golfers are on their toes preparing to eliminate each other in the formation of a team of four to meet similar quartets from | ten other government departments in | competition for a trophy offered by | the Washington News. Already twenty-two golfers®have been discovered in the department and a few others re expected to “nter before the elimination tourney started. Eighteen players have cen paired. They will hold prelim- inary play on convenient days before September 10, when the finals clos Elimination will be by medal score to be played in cighteen holes on the | ol East Potomae cours DISTRICT NETMAN WINS. | A. Woolbridge of Washington won | the national junior tennis title for colored players in the tourney held in 1sadora Channels of Chi- cago took the won = event, E. G. Brown of Chicago retained the men honors, Mrs Lottie Wade and Mrs. Leonard of New York scored in the woman's doubles and Dr. John McGriff of Portsmouth, Va., and I D. Downing of Norfolk captured i the men's doubles. Washington Motorists can now take a | place on the rpad beside the Maryland ‘3 cars. i | Moto i | 1l r Fuel.” AMOCO-GAS is the first and original special motor fuel—the motor fuel with the greatest sale. Whys of AMOCO-GAS Popularity Automobile agents, the majority of them, use and advise the use of AMOCO- GAS. Factory Automobile Engineers en- dorse it. { tatio Washington Plant better n. . THE AMERICAN Fleet owners save money by using it. Motorists demand and use it—for all-around performance—for power, speed, economy, added gallon mileage and reduced repair bills. These are only some of the “whyé” of ‘AMOCO-GAS popularity. AMOCO-GAS makes friends on repu- And keeps them by perfect performance. AMOCO-GAS Get it from the Green Pump bearing Ameco-Gas- Globe OIL, COMPANY Temporary Phone: Main 5047 ARATOGO SPRINGS, N. Y., August 27.—Training Dempsey's camp were at a standstill today, with indications that the champion would not resume work with the gloves until Thurs- day, The title holder, fearing the danger of going stale from too much work, decided that a lay-off of two or three days will enable him to shake off the cold that has been bothering him. Dempsey is considering an invitation to go on a party of admirers at an Adirondack mountain lake here. It is probable he will not do any boxing until Thurs |slight sore throat and acl | out SPORTS. ivities at Jack a fishing trip with . thirty miles from When he resumes work he will have two and possibly three addi- tions to his staff of sparring partners Jack MeAuliffe, the Detroit heavy- weight, and Jack Renault, the Canad ian heavyweight, who helped condi tion Jack fgr the mateh with Georges Carpentier two years are ex- pected to arrive, today. Farmer Lodge, a Miunesotan, is due to arrive Thurs- day. The cold from suffering w ago, which reflected in his vesterduy, when he appeared to be slow in his boxing with Jack Burke and George Godfrey. The character- istic aggressiveness was missing. He complained of stiffencd muscles, a hing bones. Perhaps the biggest crowd that ver witnessed a training camp ses- on of a heavyweight saw the wor! The gra: slopes of the out- door ring were packed twenty rows deep with spectators, Society matrons, de nanclal * leaders position on th tform. Dempsey is work utantes and fi- occupied champ's bag and they watch every move by Demps Vanderbilt, Harry I clair and wife; Mrs. J. 8. Cosden, of the oil operator and turfman; Fall, wift of the former Sccretary of the Interior, were among those who motored over from the fashionable colony in Saratoga Springs to get a glimpse of the world champion punch- d_i Miss wife Mrs. General Offices: Baltimore, Md. 19 ey : Dempsey Decides to Take a Short Rest TITLEHOLDER IS FEARFUL THAT HE MAY GET STALE Also Suffering From Cold That Is Bothering Him Quite a Good Deal—Probably Will Not Do Any Boxing Until Thursday. FIRPO TO NOW AIM T0 SPEED UP A BIT By the Associated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, —Luis Angel Firpo is in excellent physical condition. He believes he { has mastered the art of getting all ) his great strength behind his blows he has shown an ability to ab- 1 sorb a deal of heavy punching. Now 1 he wants speed i n the Firpo camp Jack Dempsey is likened to the clay bird that shoots i from a trap, a flying object that can't be hit by a slow man. So Luis Angel i going in for speed. Today he arted on a training program in which every item calls for speed. The jaunt on the road was longest and most strenuous he taken ® wax out at 6 e'cl bundled in a gaudy colored sweate a_rakish gray cap and a stick. J McCann_and” Natalio Pera and th Black Ghost of Joplin were alonk with him. They started off in & walk, | increased to a dog trot and then rted speeding. Six miles of this and Luis Angel pulled up, smiling and \Inxull\ ng easily, awaiting his spar- ing mates who were far behind. iPAIR OF TITLES DECIDED ! IN WOMAN’S SWIMMING ! | CHICAGO | Ede: New jming Associa {victory in the National A. A. | yard sprint championship here, tak {ing the title from Helen Wainwright | also of New York. She stroked the tai in 3-3 { sy r of Chicago, holder of | backstroke title, re- |tained her honor by defeating Aileen Riggin, Olympic faney diving cham- pion, the time being 2.07 In'an exhibition Bob Skelton tied his own world record in the 100-yard breaststroke, making the distance in 1.13 WELCH TO SAIL SHAMROCK. | GLOUCESTER, Mass.. August Capt. Marty W who sailed oucester schooner reranto victory in the first internatior fishermen’s race off Halifax in 192 | will be skipper of the new Boston | schooner Shamrock in the open fish- | ermen’s race to be sailed off Cape Ann | next Monday. N. J.. August 27. the has sertrude Swim- swam t August York Women on mermaid, favored | the te 1