Evening Star Newspaper, October 1, 1923, Page 29

SP F air Play Is Asked for Racer My Own : Renault ORTS. URGED THAT ZEV’S OWNER AGREE TO A TEST CONTEST Gen. Mitchell Declares This Is Only Proper Way to Decide Which Horse Shall Run Papyrus In International Event. S ETTING forth recent performances of the two thoroughbreds, Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, the flying general of the Army air service, has made public a letter to August Belmont declaring that unless the owners of Zev are willing to match him with My Own, the Jockey. Club, should- eliminate Zev as an opponent of Papyrus, the English derby winner. “Some of the best informed men of the country,” said Gen. Mitchell, “helieve that-My Own. owned by Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, is a bet- r and shoyld represent America in the international My Own, he sajd, had offered to enter his three-year- or without a purse.” “Briefly stated,” he said, “if Zev dition to race on October | on which the Jockey | uls selection is to be made, the mmittee cannot justify the selec- Mim for ‘the big race on 20. On the other hand, if fs in condition to race October and the committee declines to make | Tim. race with My Own, then there | i< mothing to do, but to choose My Own to represent the American colors. | ie condition of & horse last spring | summer cannot be controlling for | 4 race in October.” Hax Diplomatic Side. Gen, Mitehell told Mr. Belmont that | men cared nothing for racing| d on the coming test as an | method of cementing rela. » the English-speaking | negple and boped the affair would | become an annual event “They believed,” he sald, “it would be worth more than years of activi- ties in diplomacy, propaganda and | the other things which are now tak- ing so much money. and effort on both sides of the Atlantic. In fact, the race took a distinctly offictal turn when our ambassador at the court of St, James, Mr, Harvey, at vour. re- quest, assisted vitally at the psyscho-| Jogleal moment in making it a cer- tainty “There isn't siightest use in hiinking at the facts. ~Many people who cheered the original announce- ment are: dumfounded by the man r in which your club has chosen, | rather neglected to choose, .the 1 standard-bearer.” itchell safd that Zev, a few months ago, although defeated in the cness, had made an excellent d. winning tho Kentucky derby, Belmont and Withers. Then, he said, | My Own began_ showing “the most | markable speed, winning every race Which entered, including the Fort T:dward handicap, and galloping away from Harry Payne Whitney’s Bunting in the Saratoga cup. Thereupon, he sald, after My Own won the Saratoga Tandleap the trainer of Zev stated he would not enter any elimination contest. Tells of, Difficulties. Lawrence. Realization, Gen. , was announced as & . notwithstanding that My Own was not eligible, and Zev won. but in doing so he was reported to have lost @ piece of his frog. This argument, he declared, had been used an excuse for Zev's inability Tmeet My Own in a national trial sweepstake at Beimont P: Tember 15, which My Own . bea ing Untidy with ease. Zev, he said, had heen pressed to beat the same horse Efforts to_get the the The fitehell \ thoroughbreds nclair’s thoroughbred, “at any time, any place, with PRO-AMATEUR GOLF EVENT BEING HELD Nearly a score of the leading local amateur and professional golfers are playing this afternoon’ at the Wash- | ington Golf and Country Club in an | | amateur-pro best ball match, held un- der the auspices of the Professlonal Golfers' Assoclation of the District. All the winners of previous contests are playlng this afternoon, and it is oxpected a best ball of 74 or better will be required to win the event. Dave Thomson. the home club pro, is playing with G. T. Howard. More than 100 members of the Argyle Country Club played over the how courso of the club yesterday, the first time it has been open for play. They were much pleased with the layout, built under the direction of P. W, LeDuc, chairman of the greens committee of the club, and professed to see a great golfing future for the organization. A cluybhouse has not yet been built, but will be started as scon as practicable. Yesterday temporary greens were in use and the regular fairways were not used. ' The regular putting greens are soon to be planted to creeping bent by the vegetative method. Pairings for the firat match play. round on Wednesday in the Presi- dent’s cup competition at the Chevy Chase Club were announced as fol- ows 1% B. Mason @) ve. J. W. Childress gc W B Peer ‘r‘tfl \‘ul!.‘)c‘. Y. 18); T. G. Burton (15) vs. C. B Deerte )(“); R. P, Davidson (9) vs. J. Hawkins (12); E. Talcott (10) vs. C. Hall (18); C. F. Courtney (8) ve. J. H, De Sibour (8); Fleming Newbold (18) vs. F. H. Ellls (6): A Y. P. Garnett (16) vs. J. J. Hamliton (13); Allan Lard (5) vs. H. M. South- gate (18); G. T. Smith (13) ve H. A. rdner (16); H. B. Davidson (8) vs. Sam Dalzell (4); J. L. Buter (17) vs. A. Gillis (12); P. F. Ridsdale (16) vs. R. Stead (8); T. M. Foley (18) vs. L. B. T. Johnson (12); Morven Thomp- son drew a b; KRUCOFF-DE SOUSA TEAM WINS AT WOMEN’S TENNIS ~rances Krucoff and Maycita De s:urn captured the doubles crown of the Women’s Tennis League yester- day, defeating Mrs. F. B. Pyle and together at Laurel, Gen, Mitchell as- serted, in a race for a purse of 400 proved futile, the owner and trainer of Zev having declined to en- ter on the ground of physical dis- qualification, although Admiral Gray- son was anxlous for. the tes! lizabeth Pyle, 6—3, §—3. E\fl!l Krucoff and Miss De Sousa never were seriously threatened by their opponents. Miss Krucoft starred at the net, while Miss De Sousa was particularly brilliant at driving shot. R S e et T ity prtlant w SHPE B COLUMBIA GOLFERS GAIN INTERCLUB iflE\ Y CHASE golfers held Columbi C points scored in the first ha SERIES: LEAD ’s team to an even break in 1§ of their thirty-six-hole interclub _match yesterday, but in the afternoon the latter walked away to a 16-tp-2 victory. Chase course, while the last half w -to-11_victory put that Total of 77 points. Chevy terday was a postponed scheduled. Waiter R (‘hase was the towin Tuckerman of Chevy only Chevy Chase both m:rmn‘ ?m‘l terfoon matches. In the mornin Tie defeated Miller B. Stevenson to contribute to his team's 9 to 9. tie with Columbia, while in the after- noon he defeated District Champion &7, Dunphy to win one of the two points scored by his team. MORNING ROUND. , Chevy Chase, defeated bia; 1C. J. Duaphy, Oo- n;g Whitlatch, Chevy 3 it bell, Columbia. cn:‘!.b‘ilul(-nn& GelmnM;. gl‘"lu Sam Dy L Che: ase; H. G. Ch.lb:t‘:‘ daf-é‘sd G. P. Jumes, Columbis; best p! bia; R. R. nzle. 45:‘.'3"?" l:l deSibour, Chevy Ch,.u'. best | tall, Columbia. ch defented I R, B Davidson. Chevy . C: : H. F. Doyle, Golumbia. 1. Harban, Columbia Doyie; Cefembla; | defested D. D. L. MoGrew. T oot Towis. Ghevy Chase, defeated C. Allas Lar Levwis cleated © . Columbia’: best ball, Chevy | h i B: . Columbis, defested Robert Staad, Ohevy Chase; 3. O. Davis, jr., Colum- Bl Gefentsd Morren Thompuon, Gliery Chase; ool potats for Chevy Chase aad 9 poiats for Golumbla. AFTERNOON ROUND. W. B, Tackerman, Chevy Chase, defeated O. . "Duaphy, Columbis: M. B.. Steviason, Co- Fmo? datested H. G. Davis, Chovy Chase; o S onsie, Columbla, defonted Ma- umbia, def Dalsell, Chovy hiase; bost ball, a. " R. MaoKenzie, Oolumbia, defeated F. H. Eils, ey Chase: 3. W. Briwmer, Columbla, eted K, P. Dividson, Ohevy Chase; best S e, pletentsd 7 Chase; J. C. i de., - I8 neey Allan Lard.’ Chevy Chiss: best . defestsd Rodert o s rban, Golumbia, D. D. L, MoGrew, Chevy Chase; best Ghase, defoated K. B Hatah, Golumbis, de- | Chevy Chase: best ball, Co- ———C ¥ GREB T0 BOX LOUGHRAN. N, October 1.—Harry Greb ntE?’?‘.‘"‘.?burlh? middleweight cham- plon of the world, will meet Tommy Loughran of Philadelphia in a_ten~ round.decision bout here;on Octo- ber 2, ———— NET TITLE TO JOHNSON. PHILADEDPHIA, Pa. October 1. Wallace . Johnson, master of the hiop -stroke, vesterday won the mid- e states -tennis champlonship by defeating Carl Fischer, intercollegiate hamplen, 3—86, 6—3, 3—6, 2, 3. The mateh been postponed from July 28 PHENOMS WILL FAIL. At “the’ start of the season the White ox appeared to have a find in Ray Eish, but Elsh flivved as the sea- son progressed and pitchers studied bim., Summa-seemed to be ono of the rofed sinos The first eighteen holes were played over the ‘Chevy as played at Columbia. Columbia’s club in the lead in the interclub series, with a | Chase is next, with 67. The morning match yes- one, while the ‘afternoon contest was regularly WAVERLY CLUB FIVE 70 BOWL TOMORROW ‘Waverly Athletic Club's quint, high team in the Athletic Club Bowling League last year, has been reorgan- jzed, and will make {ts season debut tomorrow in a matoh set with the Xn-| ternal Revenue duckpinners. The contest will be held on the Rathskel- ler drives, starting at 8. o'clock. Works, Hagen, Hurd, Toomey and’ McCarthy of last vear's aggregation again are with the Waverlys, Mafhew being the only one of the old team missing. For match engagements with the Waverlys telephone Doc O'Brien at Lincoln 1662. Prince Georges County (Md.) Duck- pin League will open its campaign to- night on the Arcade alleys in this city. Teams in the circuit are Mount Ralinier, American Legion, Comets, Chillum, Arcades, Brentwood, Service Laundry and Hyattsville National Guard, Company F. Masonic bowlers resume activities tonight at the King Pin alleys. The schedule for this week follows: Dawson vs, New S e gy reve e .7 2 "Centensial; Tekoms ve. La 'fiu'd'?—lnn Ploasant vs. Lebenon; Da vs, Naval; Federal vs, M. M. Thursday—Pentalphs va, Albert Pike; Whit- B iday—81 bury ws. Singleton; Accscia vs. Potomac, : BALTIMORE WILL HOLD - TURKEY DAY MARATHON A Thanksgiving day marathon, cov- ering a distance of ten miles, from Catonsville, Md., to the city hall at Baltimore, will staged by the Bal: timore marathon committee. The af- fair is sanctioned by the South At- lantio Association of the A. A. U, ‘Athletes from. the /Distric land, Virginia and eligible to compete. No en! will be' . tries should forwarded to Earle V. Hart, 411 Ly- man_ avenue, Govans, Baltimore, Md., not later than Monday, November 26. ANOTHER TO FORT WORTH. NEW ORLEANS, October 1.—~Fort Worth swamped New Orleans. 10 to 1, yesterday, and chalked up-their third victory of the four game glyed 80 far for the Dixie base ball champion- ship. New: Orle won the second game. orth Carolina are | trance fé ; THE EVENING- Inside Golf y CHESTER HORTON Make of Fifty-one Golf Champions, “Golf's Most Sucoessful Feacher,” Nays Chick Evans. The supposition Is that if the golt club is taken back properiy it will take care of itself during the down swing. This is largely, but not wholly, true. There are several very definite things to be done during the down| swing, which, If omitted. will keep the | ®olfer from that perfection of result that ix the comstant goal. Distance and accuracy are obtained by n _most nearly perfect co-ordina- tion during both the back swing and | the down awing, and as much of t on the back swing largely beeause that is the firat part of it, not nece: sarily because it i» the more impo: t s The back swing ylelds | The down swing which . Johu ¥. Dille Co.) RACKETERS PLAY FAST IN SUBURBAN TOURNEY Progress in early round play in the annual Suburban Tennis League tour- nament has been so rapid that the third round probably will get under way next Sunday, with the final likely a week later. A number of matches were played yesterday with the following resuits: H. Fowler defeated Love, 6—4. 6—b: H. Calian defested A. May, rown. 7—5. 62 M. y Noetzel defeated H. R Fowler defeated Sliuk, 6—3;: Buckingham defeated Att- 6—4; K. Callan won by default: ted Polk, 6—3, 4—86, 6—2. {120 WOMAN GOLFERS BEGIN TOURNEY TEST RYE, N. Y., October 1.—More than 120 of the leading woman golfers of the nation will attempt today. to qual- ity for the national championship, the first round of which will be played tomorrow over the well hazarded west course of the Westchester-Bilt- more Country Club. Of.those playing today in the qualifying round the thirty-two lowest medalists will sur- vive for the.match play for the cham- plonships. Miss Glenna Collett. ~ the pres holder of the-titie, demonsirated Yes- terday in @n exhibition match with Gene Sarazen, the P. G. Walter Hage! runner-up to Sarazen, and Miss Alexa Stirling, former wom- en’s champlon, that she is at the golf- ing heights. i The Providence girl was many of her tee shots as f straight down' the fairwa G. A. champion or Hagen, | Miss Stirling also played good golf. and may bear out the hopes of the southern contingent that she will re- gain her lost cro Varfous sec- tional and local champions, along with the veterans Fox of Phila- delphia, who has qualified In twenty- | four championships, and Miss Edith Leltch of England are among the en- trants. MISS COLLETT-SARAZEN (Copyrig: r and as | as the P.| ithe ring whose sending | STAR, “WASHINGTON, D. CANADIAN FIGHTER PLANS CAMPAIGN FOR PURPOSE Fitness for Title Go Will Be Proved This Fall and Winter, Manager Says—Jones Agrees to Delay Bout With Walker.” BY FAIR. PLAY. Y EW YORK,.October 1.—Jack Renault is preparing for a fall and win- ter campaign which will, he hopes, lead him to Dempsey’s door N next spring. Leo Flynn, his manager, says that the coming months will prove the Canadian’ champian to.be the logical contender for Dempsey’s title. How this can be-d¢monstrated unless Renault meets Firpo first Leo does not say. Maybe there will be a Renault-Firpo battle, Renault was onc-of Dempsey’s. sparring partners at Atlantic City when the champion was preparing for Carpentier. While he was taking the big fel- . There is more t low's wallop he was studying his meth. of boxing wha® thimke “thae Yoy ©ods, ®o that today therc is no man in|will give the welter champion a real style more closely |battle when the two mingle. approaches that of the champion. P Dempsey thinks well of Renault, has | The - {arpentier-Beckett meeting always said he was a flghter of much |hae provoked no- excitement any- promise. ‘“."hax;c. lea-tdof all in France, where p - the former Ido! long ago lost all his a0 Al right. 1 think Mickey would |giit. Carp's knockout by Siki -ulnhd o, a8 much for me. it I needed It him on the downward road in the n these words Jimmy Jones ap- minds of the fickle fans gnd when :’:?\(ll‘o(kA)llck\-,\' Walker's request \he ran out of a return fight with @ _week’s postponement of their the negro he Wa bout. hecause of i sore hand. | Faria o eongernen. o #o Ter a8 'BIG SLUMP NOW PREVAILS ' | BY FAIR PLAY. them for battles. Benny Leonard says that unless some ambitious tle that looms ahead of him relates to Mickey Walker, and this project | Was there ever such a flop in heavies | GRIFFS’ STICKWORK ! son. Bob Martin, Jack McAuliffe. Mickey Walker has pulled a new one | | stand back of his assertion that hia| HERE'S a big slump in the metropolitan fight market right now. youngsters turn up he will take permanently to the stage. He might as has not as yvet been sufficiently ballyhooed to make it a worthwhile at- as the past few months have seen? jor axted, Joe McCann, Charley Weinert n getting his figit with Jimmy Jones | right hand was not quite in condition ' The champions are mostly idle and no contenders are pestering well, so far as aspirants in his division are concerned. The one big bat- traction to the fighte It probably will take place next summer. Jess Willard, Bill Brennan, ¥Floyd John- all gone, spurlos versenkt. stponed. He got an osteopath to; to withstand the punches he delivers. | "Netll Peckinpaugh . who {s more valuable than a bone spe- van g T cialist? By -the same token a lot of fightera we know might with advantage consult an osteopath with regard to tI heads. Why not have Jimmy Jo head examined. He is willing to wait a week until Mickey's right comes around to shape. That's foolish, seeing the welter champlon is such a walloper. A- sensible fighter would regard t) 13‘ chamgpion’s damaged right as somemln” A% | not to be passed @p. 38| On the other hand: the demand for 1000 | tickets iy such as to indie:te that, with the postponement of several days, there will be much more money in the pot for | the fighters. Maybe Jimmy's head is all right, after all. I (Copyright, 1928.) 1fl§hler develops trouble in his maaulios, 60 30 | | | 7 3 303 1908 181 « ccoonBon! Sedgwick Potter | Probst LUQUE SIGNS FOR 1924. Adolfo Luque, the Cincinnati Na- | tionals’ pitcher ace, has signed a con- P ot R tract to play next year with the Reds. |, oo oo o0e ron oo.ode is belng Luque won twenty-seven and lost eight | pfo 3ded this season at the Unie games this season. | versity of California. S the fragrant mildness of ccerrocoonccoonImnoRenEeior Bol WIN MIXED GOLF MATCH RYE, N. Y., October I.—Gene Sara- | zen, professional golf champlon, and | Miss Glenna Collett of Providence. national women's champion, vester- ! | day defeated Walter Hagen and Miss | { Alexa Stirling by 2 points in an eight- | een-hole foursome in which best ball | and aggregate scores were counted: | The cards: 3 | Hagen.... ... Miss Collett. | out— Mies Stirling. 55 536243 b g T Sarazen.. | 45642 i 446—33 In— , Miss Stirling.. Hagen..... 2 Miss Collett. ., 55 Sarazen 553" 553 284 | | 4554019 | SLOTTED, PUNCHED CLUBS | ARE BARRED BY U. S. G. A.! The United States Golf Assoctation { El Producto’s character that wins so many smokers to a reg- ular diet of El Producto. For once 2 man starts smoking El Producto, he usuallysticks toit. _ has announced that after January 1] be barred. Stamped lines may be used if they do not exceed one-six- teenth of an inch in width and are| inot less than three thirty-seconds of jand incha apart. All rough or raised {edges must also be removed. Clubs with slotted and punched {faces, which are used to put an ab- | normal_“cut ball, were barred ore than a year ago by the golf !authorities of Great Britain. i “'Discussion on the subject was hot {during last summer, when Americans playing in tournaments in England wers. forbidden to usq anything but . smooth clubs. YANKS PLAY BRITONS | IN POLO CUP FINAL WESTBURY, N. Y. October 1.— The Hurlingham four of England and the Meadowbrook Polo Team of America met today in the*final match for the Monte Waterbury cup. To gain | the final road the Hurlinghams de- feated Shelburne and the Flamingoes, while Meadowbrook eliminated the | British army quartet and the Orange | county combination. { The line-up follows: HURLINGHAM. i No. 1—Cupt. Frederick E. Guest. Mo S-Ead W Hopplas. [ Bl oalingud oT cnotmondals. 1. MEADOWBROOK. I No. 1—B. Penn Bmith, jr. No. 3. W, Wedden. No. 3—F. B. Von Btade. Milburs x-ll slotted or punched clubs ynuldi WOHELO GIRL BASKETERS WILL PRACTICE TONIGHT ‘Wohelo Girls' Club basket ball team ‘will hold its initial practice tomight at 7:45 In the Peck Chapel gymna- sium. Among the promising material expected to report are Ida Riley, Mae | Garty and Marie Beach. Frank Athey, Western Athletic' Club | manager, will pilot the club. i ‘CARPENTIER-BECKETT GO ; _FAILS TO THRILL FANS! PARIS, October 1.—The return bout _between Georges Carpentier and Joe Beckett, which will be fought in London tonight, is creating’ ly a ) le':! ln”' ;.' "of an ' a as ‘been o:x’d:fl‘; tory, appears to have " There's 2 shape to suit Pricee, 16c 13 M. Pauritano \ Fino &3¢ or 2 for 25¢ Daniel Loughran Co., Inc. 14th St. and Penna. Ave. ‘Washington, D. C. gport- | ¢, MONDAY, OCTOBER ‘I, to Strive for Crack at Dempsey 1923. 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