Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1924, Page 60

. Throwing Points in NETMEN SHOULD ACCEPT DECISIONS OF OFFICIALS Favoring Opponent in Practice Is Commendable, But Is Out of Place in Matches Presided Over by Umpires and Linesmen. BY SAMUEL HARDY. T HE practice of throwing a point away, or conceding it to an oppo- nent when the linesman's decision has been against the rival, has grown to such proportions that the National Tennis Assciation, at the request of the umpires’ organization, has appointed a committe€ to iu‘IL‘.sli;:hlc the matter, hoping to discover some remedy for this growing evil. I3 Point throwing arises from an altruistic motive, and is a custom that should be encouraged in practice games. In match play, however, where . WASHINGTON; . "“mey Tennis Is Deplorec D G S ow Bobby Jones Becare Greatest Genius of Golf CHAPTER XL The Long Lane Turns ut Inwood—Golf’s Top Record. _— BY 0. B. KEELER. FEW days after Bobby came home. from Brookline he was out playing around the old East Lake course rather late one Saturday aiternoon—the afternoon of September 16, 1922—with his father A and T. N. Bradshaw and Forrest Adair, jr. I suppose he found it sort of homelike and comfortable, plugging around the o'd course without some- | body shooting eagles and birdies at him; anyway, Bobby was just out for a little spin with his dad and two good friends before starting up east | : Man Near Champions in there are linesmen, it works harm to the game. and B, both good sportsmen, arc having a game without onlookers. Let us suppose that A A returns a ball into B's territory that A is positive went dut of bounds. A has real v lost the point. but B, being uncertain whether the ball is in or s to give A the benefit of the doubt, and plays the ball for gaod, eventually losing the point. A now that really belong realizes that he has gained a point s to B. so he determines to throw away the next point in order to equalize matiers in so-far as possible, the_first mentioned point the end of a zame, so tha g the next point dues not equal This happened during the Tliden- rson match at Forest Hills when doubltrul decision oceurre while the last point_of the second s: beihg played. The linesmun ga decision ‘s fuvor, thus . Tilden (hrew the but points are mot : he beginning of a set 25 they arc - end. Different fn Practice. In practice games a man Is put on | honor to give his opponent the efit of every doubtful decision. He | r good all balls that come boundary lhies unless at they the first tennis le Jon the beginner, curb his dest close 1 s postit tom to be impre must_at ce to an oppc ] e who ones in t unned b they must Th pur me: appealed to the national redress. s Mark of Honor, ation is rees The men actuated 1 i notes true H has | nd their | | e sporting brings from his | where he was taught | to concede doubtful points in faver of | an opponent. no place in tourament | tchies where there are linesmen. In the smaller tournaments one | me well known player, subtful about a decision | in his the | and | orl who throw & spfrit which t practice gam. ho i rendered umpire, “Oh if the offici: * chances to be sion of character. he us his first decision to be overruled and orders the point replayed. On the oth nd, I pires get down from chair, re- fusing to go on with the match when their rulings have not been ac- cepted. Linesmen, too. have been known to leave their posts when {heir decislons were questioned, for' the members of the Tmpi Association Tesent any usurpation of their powers. © seen um- e hould e Stopped. T believe that the proper procedure for a pl: er during a match Is that of unquestioning acceptance of all lizesmen's_decisions. Often the player is wrong in his opinion, for the lines- man is in a better position to judge the exa striking point of than is a moving pl y £hould. therefore, ime that Imesman is correct, and should con- tinue the game without comment un- til_the point Is finished. There is no doubt that linesmen occasionally make mistakes. Being but human, they are bound to err occasionally. I once saw a player become so furious over glaring inistake made b: linesman that his temper lost him the match when it was well in hand. Such players never rise to the great heights of tennis, since self-control is essential to greatness in any endeavér. But all players should be prepared for a certain number of poor decisions, and they should go on the court ready to face such mistakes with a chee ful grin. The results will not then bo serious, as the linesman's errors have been discounted. The only hope of checking point throwing lies in a recognition by the most_prominent plavers of tim harm which this practice is working to the Umpires' Assoctation, and of con- certed action among the players to abide by the rulings of linesmen in all cases It is obvious that it is not possible to legislate against point throwing, =o the only remedy lies in_a change of &pirit amongst the players. Is Question of Character. Good kportsmanship is a question of character. It does not need the ap- plause of an appreciative audienc which often believes the point throw er to be a hero. to re-enforce it. Often, too, the actlon is distasteful | to an opponent, who is himself too’ good a sport to desire to benefit by | any questionable deciston. 1 once saw.a player throw a point | away purposely after his opponent ) had first thrown one, This continued | for four stralght points, each player trying not to be outdone in gener- osity. It reminded me of “After you, Alphonse.” and shows to what ridicu- lous lengths such a practice may lead even the best intentioned players. Point throwing is a practice that, to say the least, is discourteous to the linesmen, and is certainly harm- ful to the morale of his organization. It often results In a “flashy grand- stand play” that draws cheers from the gallery, who do not comprehend its true significance. The player should have the moral courage fo jgnore the gallery, He should play the game with a Stiff upper lip, tak- ing without comment what share of £90d or bud fortune may fall to his 1o (Copyright, 1928.) SEEKS RING CHAMPION. By the Associated Press. PARIS, January 5—The Inte tional Boxing Union has requested all European boxing federations afiiliated With it to designate before February 15 a llght heavyweight pugilist to enter an climination tournament d signed to choose a successor to Bat- {ifng Biki, former champlon in that class, - L CASE SEEKING KIPKE. CLEVELAND, Ohio, January 5.— Overtures are sald to have been made to Ha Kipke, star halfback of the University of Michigan, to become foot ball coach of Case School of Ap- - plied. Science, o ra | | ington {time to th and C. WIGHTMAN TO HEAD TENNIS ASSOCIATION| YORK, Junuary. 5.—George W. Wightman of Boston is slated to succeed Dwight W. Davis of Wash- @s president of the United States Lawn Tennls Association, His sedection by the nominating commit. tee of the U. S L. T. A. was an. nounced tonight, and His election ia reogarded as a certalnty at the annual ! meeting of the assoclation to be held here February 2 ‘Wightman h. t of the a practic; esidenc; served as vice presi- clation, assuming, how- ~ the entire burdens of since the appointment of donor of the famous interna- trophy bearing his name, to the t of assistant Secrotar x on man for years has been closel fled with ‘the governing. tenals and devoted a large share of his Interests of the game. Mersereau of New. York nominated to succead & vice president, ’aul B. Willlams of Utlea, N. Y, L‘L’E Louis B. Dalley of New York are slated for re-eiection as secretary and treasurer, respectively. ections on (he officfal slate ticg committee, of fduer of Chicago s eve the pry rgc—For two-year . Knox of Chicago, Indianapolis; R. Clifford York. T presidents serving in ad- apacities: George T. Adee, W. Slocum, Robert D. Wrenn, lian 8. Myrick. Dwignt . Davls. Nominating committee for 192 Auchinloss, chairman, N Hurry S. Walsh, © Garland, Pitts v 11 associations so pleked official delegates to national organization. They a Adoue, jr., of Dallas, Tex., repre- senting Southwestern L. T. A., rummond Jones of St. Louls, Tepresenting the Missourt Valley . T. A. The New England, New York, Call- fornia and northwestern sections have yet to make selections. the Dru INVITES FOX HUNTERS. BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Janu; —Invitations to the Nauonnl‘r;‘o'r; Hunters" Asvociation that the 1924 | meeting be hekd here are to be made by local business men's I clubs and the Warren county femel nty fiscal BUTLER LISTS CENTENARY. INDIANAPOLIS, January 5.—Butler Collese will play Centenary College, coached by B. O._McMillan, former Centre College star, in the home- coming foot ball games here on Oc- tober 18, ROD AND STREAM By Perry Miller ECOUNTING the enjoyable tr anglers matched their”skill wi R season is over. Not only will these pleasant me: we landed our largest fish, but it will make us think of the friends who made up the parties on those various outings. A man can be accurately judged on a fishing trip. His true nature can be judged by his character- istics while fishing. To be a good angler one must be patient, and if one is patient fishing he is apt to be patient in other things, and the old adage is, “patience is a virtue.” Who cannot recall the man who on some fishing party last season al- Ways was the first to have his hook ted and then throw his line over- bourd before the boat was settled. | who always, if the fish did not bite immediately, commenced to growl and ask to be moved to some other place and finally say, “I don’t belleve there are any fish in' this stream, anyway.” This same person when junch was served was the first to rush over and grab a sandwich and then, perhaps, take the only cup and take his time drinking his coffee, while the.other: sat around and tried to gulp things down. This kind of a character can be classed as a (call him what you want) and it's an even bet that he does the same at home or any other place he may happen to be. On the other hand who cannot re- call the many unselfish fellows who have gotten together for an outing. The man who sits back and waits for the other fellow to have his line baited; Who always is looking after the comfort of others In the boat and, who, when things to eat are Served, -not only walts for his re past, but tries to help serve every- one ~lge first. This is the kind of companion who always is wanted and it's a safe bet that he's the kind of i fellow is wanted not only on fishing trips, but at any mn:tlm;. i will not be so very long befor the fish again commence. thels annual spring trips upstreams for .the pur- pose of spawning. Then the fishin, tackle will be gotten out and nluex in a handy spot where it can - be grabbed; in a hurry. whén some one calls up’ and says, “Let's try out luek this afternoon.” Many of us keep some fishing tackle in our automobiles or in our 0 when the call desks at e piee, comes.and we have finished our day's work, all we have to do is to "go a- fishing.” The thirteenth y Fleld an ream, an azine, and b ounlbog The winner of the lake trout dlvi- with & ‘cateh of seven pounds caugh in Lake Timagami, Ontarlo, flukp trout - welghing twenty-nine pound; o on B Swooa st for- 0 L. account & prize {in’ the brook.: trout. Loimton: caught in Plerce pond, Maine, weighing seven ‘pounds nlne . The second Drize in_this: class. awarded to Mrs. Eunfce A. Phill ! with a catch ofk seven pounds caught in_the Magalloway river, Maine. . George A. Babb won the first pris: catch welghing twelve pounds taken from the Brule river, Wisconsin. and, making a new record . for brown trout taken on & fly. The old record was made by Harry Ackley {o 1317 with a catch of ten pounds. ° R i in the brown trout division, with al State. of denizens of the deep is the order of things now that the fishing . Game. “Mary-{ states par 36, in 31. He finished the last nin. a 32;and a card of 63, every putt hol Perbaps this one card may as well be given here, for it is possible that never has so long and hard « course been played in so low a score: Par (ouy)...... 434 538 $36—a0 Jomen . . . 323 443 AR iPar (im) . 434 435 4483072 | |Jomen .. . 433 434 333—32—03 But Bobby shook his blond head a| little as the fellows congratulated him on the wonderful score. I fancy he was thinking of Skokie and of Brookline when he said, whimsically: “Yes— guess I'm the champion of East Lake.” He went up to Cambridge, The ! snow flew early in New England and | he gave over golt from - before| Thanksgiving until about April 1. He| came home for & bit of a vacation at | Easter, but he was not permitted to accompany the American golf team: to Great Britain on account of school work—Bobby never has skimped that, When the term was over he came back home and did not defend his southern title at Birmingham; Perry Adair won it for the second thme. After a while Bobby and Stewart Maiden and this correspondent set out for Inwood, Bobby with some wood clubs with. which he was thor- oughly dissatlsfied, Stewart with a steamer trunk that he never saw while he was east and so far know never has seen since. Hix Ol Kfek Gone. Bobby was not on his game when | he left Atlantas Stewart wnd I talked, it over mioré than once when Bobby sn't around. He was not 1 range with his wood sho “Why, he's not outhittinge the tee very “He's hitting- the shots ve but the old kick isn't there. 1 have thought since shat Bobby wag not quite well at the time, but he never complained except to say that. he felt awfylly tired. Looking backward T ean well be- lleve that he came on his game at Just the right time, for once he had the break that any -open champion must have in these days of the fierc- esticompetition. His two qualifying | rounds, while he never seemed fu | danger and the scores in. general| were. running high over that tre-| mendous test, were\77 and 79; safe! lenough certainly, but nowhere. rear | the form displayed by Joe Kirkwood and Gene Sarazen, the champlon, and Macdonild Smith and some others. The usual nominations of favorites in the press tent included Walter Hagen, **Sarazen, Jock Hutchinson, Mac - Smith, Joe Kirkwood, Jim Barnes, Johnny Farrell and Bobby Jones. 1 did “not nominate Bobby Jones in my list. I did not want to Jinx him. 1 satd Kirkwood and Mac Smith looked best to me and that the course was not one on which Hagen was likely to win. The falrways were fearfully narrow, the rough was very rough, the greens were small, there Was a too severe boundary pen- alty at Nos. 7 and 9. For all that, it Jooked to me to be the greatest test 1 ever had seen any national cham- {plonship played on. A Battle Against Fate. This should not be a story of the open champlonship of 1923, That has been written many times. To me, who had followed Bobby Jones at s0 many champlonships, it grew more and | T ips and exciting moments when the | th the bass, rockfish, trout and other mories carry back to the time when land Indicate that this has been the poorest duck-shooting season in many years. There are plenty of ducks around the varlous flats of Maryland and Vir- ginfa, Warden Le Compte sald, but they find food so easy to get that they keep out of the way of gun- ners. “The warm weather we have had | is responsible for this,” Le Compte | sald. “We have had no heavy snows and ‘ice, and the ducks have not been obliged fo seek food on particular flats, I have been told that many of them have been feeding at night.” Le Compte says reports from to Harvard. He led off with a couple of birdies. He played the first nine, tee; full distance, 6,570 yards around. { &5 the big strain came on; his drives | LT wieh I | now that I felt ail along he w ¢ in the thickening dusk, 3—3—3, for led. every hole played from the back | Nine pars. Nine birdies more to be the battle of Bobby Jones and a seemingly relentless fate. Starting earty with Hagen on Fri- | day, the boy finshed out on his game ranged out and out, down the narrow fairways, to all the diftunce they wanted in practice, When he stuck an iron second on the 425-yard home green, dropping a twelve-foot putt for & birdie 3, for ' card of 71—a stroke | under par—I felt that he was out in_front. Then here came the Hutch with a 70 that I thougiit never to see on that tremendous course by anybody in the | champlonship. i In the golden afternoon, when Bobby again stepped along with the great Hagen for nine holes and then out-footed him on the inward spim, and closed It with a nine-foot putt for another birdie 3 at the last hole, for m 73, 1 said (to myeelf): “Well, Bobby's in front for ‘the day, any- how.” | And here came the Hutch with a! 72. He was two strokes ahead of Bobby. Only Bobby Crulckshank was really close, with 73 and 72, o stroke | [ back of Jones. The other favorites had | fallen away. In the press section the busz of gossip was to the effect that it was the Hutch's time; that he had won everything but the natlonal | open; now he was In front and would stay there When they came to Bobby the critics of the game of then: he can' Jones t Isn’t Good Enough.” of Sitokle snd back of . and of Inverne right s going But I pever did feel that wven when-he had finished his final round and Bobby Cruickshank had to do the last two holes In 4-3 to tle, and ¥Francls Oulmet was ay. ing that no living golfer could play e two great two-shooters in seven okcs. under that strain. That was up in Bobb¥'s room at zhe, club, while the jury was out. T had just scen Crulckshank, after playing scven holes Lwenty sirokes. from the sixth through the tweifth break at the thirteenth and the ff- toenth and blow on the sixteenth. They all felt that Bobby was in, then. But he didn’t smile while peo- ple were congratulating him, for he had weakened at his own finish and come in 5-5-6. 2 'm atreid it isn't good enoug had been his first words as he came off the seventy-second green. “1 made @ rotten finish. I don't deserve to win.” He never smiled while they told him Cruickshenk could not catch him now; 1 knew he was thinking that if he won the championship that way it was less his winning it than Cruickshank's losing When they wanted him to come on down stairs and be ready for the cup presenta- fon, Bobby spoke up: Yot met Tl walt till the last utt's in!” PU¥ith that T had a ghastly premoni- | tion. I went down to e the last putt canned, and when it was canned, Bobby Cruickshank had done the im- possible, a 4 and & 3, and was tled at 96 with Bobby Jones. 2 ow, ‘honestly, didn’t 1t look like Inside Golf By CHESTER HORTON— The mashie cut shot is in reality a slice, the ball so hit would take u big slice if 1t traveled far enough before coming down to the greeiiz The fact that the distance to be negotiated In whot emables I hat thought of Columb! »uld go and tell Bobb to w way" child. sometimes gets well down in the 70s. i fate? Bighth ot Inverness. Fifth at Columbia._ Second at Skoki: And when he went into ®rst place at In- wood, thero was Bobby < along with hiw! Well. all the world knows of the | play-off, and how Hobby Jones, as he | told me the next day in the Puliman | going south with the bacon— planned not to make a match of ft, | ut to play the course as best he | could; how he played. the first six | holes exactly In par and was two strokes back of the flying Scotchman; how .for the first thme in all the tourriament ‘he did the first nine holes | in par 37—and the flying Scot had gome back to a tie. Everybody knows how they fought It out, only three holes of the eighteen bLeing played in the same figures, and hpw it was Bobby Ding and Bobby ~Dong all around the course, with an approach ing thunderstorm climbing up the western sky and 8,000 frantic specta- tors scrambling—scrambling Everybody knows how Bobby Cruickshank, after squaring the count one more time with a grand recovery on No. 17, left an_opening with a partly missed tee-shot on the home hole, which had wrecked Bobby Jon the day before and elded ick- shank his tie, and played his second shot safe and short of the lagoon, and left it up to Bobby Jones, his ball in_the short rough. Bobby asked me the next day if s | 5 Florida city. days at thirty-six holes each day. HUTCH SHOOTS A 66, BUT LOSES RECORD: MIAMI, Fla, January 3. —Jock Hutchisgn, former British open cham- plon, boke the Country Club course record here today with a 66, but the mark, six under par. will not stand, since two of the greens are tempo- ary. 2 Temporary greens are harder to putt om than regular ones, but de- spite this, Jock loses his record. He the player to spin the ball with the cut shot for good effect. ‘When making the eut shot ap- proach the aim should be to drop the ball onto the green to the left of the pin and, at the same the ball whould fall on the aide of the green—toward the near left-hand corner. Wh. rately-hit ball thus d sreen it will immediately ning clubs have been the same nearly all over the state. At one gunning club at Cedar Point, where last year over 2,000 ducks were killed, only a few over 100 have been bagged so0 far this season. The gunning season for ‘water fowl remains open until Janu- ary 31,in Maryland. E. F. Warner, noted sportsman and pubilsher, In the current issue of Field and Stream, over an_editorial entitled “In the Name of Conserva- tion,” appeals to game wardens to use educational methods wher guard- ing game and fish. Warner asserts that the first duty of the ~game warden is to protect the game, and that the< making of arrests is only incldental to the broader aspect of such wark. “No law-is stronger than the public sentiment that upholds its enforcement,”. he contends. Some g the Interesting assertions made by Mr. rner in his editorial are (1) When = gume warden 80 con- jducts himself as to incur the enmity of the general pubiic he fails, al-| though his chief foolishly may class him as an efficlent man because_of the. number, of arrests and convie: tions that he has secured. (2) Is mot the cause of game con- servation better served by the warden who . warns the gunner who is iE» norant of the ‘law’ and prévents the taken 7 makes rre and . % 'fine for his depart- ment7 . 2ot g - Warner tells of some h:x\]rlnter- ing ‘cases of “boneheaded” warden- One ' of these records tite case Casns u wrden Tound & SWNFoE. in len a i::-;?.nrln ‘the closed weason: The ‘wWa ve and healthy, as was 1a wh chugh! the six-yeur-ol t it to :fl’fie u_i‘;' father and lay Wi brother nearby. “Some . this ‘rrlemuun' in* the name of gomservation: fan be traced dir - the state game department, whic ‘premium on’ arrests. .Game Who rate their mén by the wbe{ of conylctions ' secured, wio think that 2 large number :l; arrests ‘means e who do no !’Il ‘nfi nmcthn‘m informing the irding the 1aw and-do 1 Ax the iy pud-do o and Mike Brady hold the course rec- ord at present with a 67. Hutchison, paired with Dave Spit- all, Toronto professional, defeated Brady and Dan Healy of the Country Club, 3 and 2, in a best ball four- some. Brady was two under par, with 70; Spitall, one over, with 71, and Healy had 75. r It was the fastest match to be played in Miami this year. Jock had five birdies and an eagle three for his card. tendency to rum will run up %o close to the pin that the player easily Fets it with one putt, (Copysght, Jobn ¥. Dille Co.) VISITING GOLF STARS DOWN YANKEE PAIR NEW ORLEANS, January §—Han- DODGERS RELEASE SCHMIDT. dicapped by a driving north wind! NEW YORK, January 5.~ The Brooklyn National League Club has that chilled to the bone, Arthur Glad- | Brooklvn Natlonal Lesgue Club has stone Havers, British open champion, | of Charles Schmfdt as coach. and his touring partner, Jimmie Ock- 4 enden, French open_champion, easily 1 e defeated Walter Hagen, ex-Eriti I;EA gpen c%t;‘z‘nlli}i.‘m? '."v‘vgfl Bur }'tgnsllf BE”‘ MADE % DER 3 orn of uis, in_a thirty-six hole < iR malch today, 7 and 5. 3 4 R tt TR e rga e | - OF MARYLAND A, C. ments to witness the international PR O R . glaah. It pernaps was better foot g o weather than a.day for golfing. 7 . but the stars tackled thelr tasi with |, Meryland ' Athletic. Club_ of " Seat vigor and satisfied the gallery with | Pleagant, Md., prominent. in the pro- 8 dash of briliant golf, aithough)motion of athletiof in Prince Georges somew! el mes. ¢ Mehihorn, with & couple of. good [COUNtY, at its annual meeting .last holes in his morning round, turned |night elected EphBell, president. in the l;el‘l. c'l’rd‘:&l;theflm ll:». ‘1:2 Other officers chosen were Harry. Ede- ::'rd‘“;“;’m Ha"‘}_. covered the:ln, vice president; Mfs. Eugene. Pat- 275 ekeend tiated the dis b enden negotiaf - n Hage 4L o did 41—39, pleted the-afl 1 round tolini, treasurer. Plans Were madoifor a serfes'of en- of 39—329. jen” went tertalnments and “athletic cuntests with L 2 S ol i during the year ‘and the. desire wkmn;m"gm" Tade ihe | Procure s manager & Washingtonian —_— {Re alub, to. the children: ot Mareiuna 2 s o aren’of Mary! THREE-WAY UMPIRING i ke Ll S B KEEPS QUIGLEY. BUSY |{icreationa) apparatis for thieir ben Umpiring the year round ia the vo- | (TLe, Cub, Deld the, BHinge Cacrens i spehde. Ao motive’ Submiscy 64 | bias the TIatHol Ut (o Dol IR e courRe ‘was expressed. 1t 4180 was decided to ground and to erect nd other catlon followed by Ernie: Quigley of | 1922 and last year finished second’ in 3 o foot “Little Bob” and “Big Bob” Jones. It is ea on the links, and just as much so in their home life. in 40, to come in with | terson, . secretary,..and’ Sflvio. Ber-| to see they are buddies Bobby Jones is an only “Big Bob,” by the way, shoots consistently around the 80-mark, and He and “Little Bob™ could beat any other father-and-son combination in thte world. he played that celebrated iron shot to the green quickly, or if. he hung if he took & full swing or uarters swing. Just Pulled Iron Banged. > I ought to have some- say about dectding on a magnificent gamble—the champlion- on one shot” he sald. ¥ it is in books. But honestly, I don't remember what I was thinking or how I played that shot. I guess I just pulied an fron and banged awa PR Privately, T think the gods of golf decided to 'lay off Bobby Jones for that one little moment, after all these years, and find out what kind of a golfer he really was. If so, they found out. He whs a real champion. Eighth at Inverness. Fifth at Co- lumbia. Second at Skokie. First at Inwood, with a play-off vigtory. A total of 1187 strokes In four con- secutive —14 ahead of Walter Hagen and Jim Barnes, who are next. An average of 743-16 strokes around for sixteen consecutive rounds. There Is no other golfer with an average of better than 75 for four vonsecutive national open championships; not in all the world. 1t is the top record of golf. Next Sunday: “The Boy and the Golfer.” STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE RED McLEOD of Columbia and Leo Diegel of Friendship may pair in match play professional tournament to be held at Miami, Fla., in March, under the auspices of the chamber of commerce of the Attractive cash prizes have been offered. The tournament is an invitation affair, and only sixteen pros will be permitted to compete in pairs, with the competition lasting three Arthur G. Havers, the British cpen champion, and his partner, Jimntie Ockenden, holder of the French open title, will play in the tourney, which will probably also be embellished by the appearance of such noted teams as Hagen and Kirkwood, Sarazen and Farrell, Hutchison and Brady, and Harry Hampton and Bob Cruickshank. Dispatches from the south credit Diegel, the District open champion, with grand golf, perhaps the finest of his career. If McLeod elects to play in the tournament with Diegel, the Washington pair will take a lot of beating. The winners will receive a prize of $1.500 and the runners-up will get $1,000. The other two pairs reaching the semi-finals will each receive $200. Holding the ited States open championship June 5 and 6 should meet with the general approval of all the professionals in this country, Fred McLeod believes. The British open will begin more than two weeks after the closing of the American event, which will be played at Oak- land Hills, near Detroit. Plenty of time will thus be allowed American professionals to cross the ocean and practice for the British classic, which Arthur Havers won by a stroke last year from Walter Hagen, defending the title he annexed in 1922, Seeking the British open title as a matter of ride and pelf is coming .to be an ncreasing ambition with American pros each wear, and 1924 probably will find a large group of Yankee club swingers over there. With the tempérdture hovering well below the freezing mark, local golf- ers will confine their game to conver- satio. Golf up to yesterday was playable without discomfort, but from now on until early spring devotees of the game hereabouts are not likely fp, bive: many favorable opportunities for play. Two big meetings will come in March, when the Middle Atlantic and the Distriet Golf Associations get to- gether, e first named will meet at the New Willard the evening of March 1. The District Association Wwill meet the following Monday night also probably at the Willard. Award- ing of tourneys and selection of of- ficers will be the main business. The Middle Atlantic titular event cheduled to go to the Maryland Country Club. The District cham- plonship _may g0 -to. the Columbia Conntry Club, ajthough Indian Spring may put-ina'bid for it. Preceding these meetings may comy a gathering of public links golfe; for, the purpose of organizing an asso+ clation to have supervision over all fourneys on municipal courses here- abouts. Such an organization has been - taiked about for some time.” . Wiek' two elghteen-hole courses and professional F e&m.of each; the Eon(rnuanul ountry Club, ‘largest of - Washington’s’ golf organizations, looks forward during the coming sea- son to & place on the golfing map. The eighteen-hole course now in use is a long and difficult one, and un new .layout to be gonstructed th! year will not be &6 hard. It would be. @il surprising if the Cabin id tolione of the tional open champlonships FAILURE OF SOME STARS IS PUZZLE TO THE FANS Diegel, Hutchison; Brady, Cruickshanks, Hampton, Walker and Farrell Are Among Players Who Have Never Won National Honor W Hampton, Cyril Walker and Farrell win national champior ships? Assuredly they are all topnotchers among the profes. sional brigade—able and competent enough in their chosen profession 1o vlay a game the equal of a champion. Yet—they do not win Hutchison, Brady, Diegel and Cruickshank a!l have kno HY do not- golfers like Hutchison. Brady, Diegel, Cruickshank. - the t of at some time leading the field in @ national open event, 01’“11‘.‘nc‘ kne i the even greater thrill of coming from behind with the knowledge that perfect golf for a few more holes would win the championship. To Hampton, Walker and Farrell that thrill has been denied, b man wounld have the courage to say that they arc not in a class w near champions named, or with those who have worn the crown The maugnetic Jock last v {wood, burned up the cour: |first rounds. leading by | suots at the beginning the |times fatal ghird trip. It w {to Hutchison, for he 100! therehy putting himself de ;mrmfi;filom RACE | DATES ARE PROPOSED 1. W YORK, January 6—Although |Hag strokes to s final arrangements for the series of 111 1 down the three sweepstakes in New York and 19 bave “""':: ALY Kentucky, in which Epinard. French |{jroush with Jurst thoroughbred crack, will oppose the | he last mine best of America’s four-vear-old not vet been completed, ra thor expect the schedule follows. Belmont Park, September three-quarters of a mile. Aqueduet, September 10, at one mile, [title Latonia, Ky., October 4, at one mile | Hutchison and Jack Burke of St A Eeidont ul. But the best Diegel could ¢ Jockey Club, ®ald today he might |W nish confer fn the near futre with Matt [long-hitting Bri Winn, general munager of Lafonis, | Cruikshan regarding details of the program. NEW ORLEANS RESULTS FIRST RACE, six furlongs: three-ysar-olds | up—Time's Up, 81 (Milner). 20 to 1. 8 to 4. | 4 to 1 won; Coral Reef, 106 (Chalmors), § & to 1, 4 to 1, second: Dr. Glenn. 104 (Lee) even, third. Haidee. Felicit- | ciubs ous, ‘Gunor, Knot , Romping Home, Blg ‘and Wig, Trust Offcial. Charles Henry, Carnkrvon neyve and Lady Celix also tan. {gam SECOND RACE. ons milo and seveats yards; three-year-olds up—Walnut Hall, 113 (Owsne), -V 15t0 1. 8 ¢0 1. 5 to 1, won: Tax. 110 (Poal), | 810 5, 4 to 5, second; Neddam, 11 (Povic), | 1to 3 third. Time, 1.464-5. Ettaks, Taylor Hay. Gen. Cadorna, Laorb, Corto and Bright Trash alsq ran. THIRD RACE, five and one-half furlongs: | three-year-olds—Tdle Thoughts. 108 (Lang), 7 U o2 5 to 5. 3 to 6, won Boy O Bo 108 | (Blind). even, 1 to 2, ‘second; King O'Neill II | 10 (Parke),' 3 to b, third. Time, 1.06 4 Lester Doctor. Dobson, Extra Edition, Sandi- mas, Anue, Milton M. snd Royal Purple also | Tan, FOURTH RACE. six furlongs; three-ye olds up—Second Thought, 118 (Lee). 9 to 3t 5 1to4 3 to 1, even, 3 coran),’1 to &, third. Time, 1.12 4 Pal and Dr. Clark also ran. FIFTH EACE. three-year-olds u & ‘sixteenth—Flintstons, 118 (Fields: three fa dy 1919 are n reteh, onl Iter br. of speed ter winning on i ti hane | the play-off. leatsl Diegel to be a Diegel vear Toleco at| ame to th seventeenth hole wi 'a par and a birdle to tic for the with Ted Ray, as did also Joc ‘nils on Chance. later chairman of the he of t Inwood ere Jones after one ever seen | But at the the kshan ghteent mat everything —distanc puiting touch, the ire nd day rit Telin o attempt to te! bly basc his rea- %o to make onship cop- and the fight- as the | | two factur e of @ ol son on sionals from ort g resu | that ap watch W j man Hagen— me of clbowed t asi the pla fa Hu altitude 3 to 5, third Rams, John Finn and an. BIXTH BACE, four-year-olds m ‘three-sixteenths—East {lflllny 108 (Parke), 7 to 5, 1to 2 1to4 won: Ramkin, 106 (: nelli), 2 to 1, even, second: Gondolier, 105 (Lee), even, third. Time. 2.002-5. Margaret ‘Ware, Tan Son, Escarpolette, Jack Fairman, Honofulu Boy, Tricks and Attorney slso ran SEVENTH RACE, three:year-olds up; mile and seventy yards—Tulane, 105 (Parke), 6 to 1, 5 to 2, 6 to 5, won; Flee . 98 (Lang). £ to 1. even, second; Bendita, 101 (Lee), 1! to 2, third. ' Time, 1.478.5. Magician, Dr. | flm‘ Duke John, Harry B, and Blus Mondale so' ran. with the digpo capable of t brilllance and « ence ment temperament—: unaffected by the game—that is, tryin and that forces the to_green. Hutohison, PBrady, Cruickshank. probal chance to win the the others in this that is > i e from tec game arrell, an by have a bette n than any of f titula and HAVANA RESULTS doubted. Probably if Leo Dicgel plas cd in more competitions hia would b a greater factor. FIRST RACE, six furlongs; fouryearslds and up—Dangerous Rock, 113 (McAlaney), | € tol, 2 tol even, wom; Marie Augusta, 108 | (BNillick), 2 io 1, even, second; Some Pump- | ki 100 (Granneman), 1 to 3, third. Timse, A t Land, Dorienne, Prince eep, In Doudt, Smits, Verds, Re; Lodge and H, C. Bash slso raa. COND RACE, filve and one-half fur- longs; four-year-olds and up—Ben Bolt, 116 (Pickens), 4 to 1, even, 2 to 5, won; P. T. Barnum, ‘116 (Brothers), 7 to'10, 1 to 4, second; Foul Weather, 111 (Yerrat), even, third. ~Time, 1:07. West Meath, Momentum, Califa, Acouchla 24, Chile and Fictile also ran. THIRD RACE, fiive and one-half furlongs three-year-olds—Kirk Dress, 88 (Dawson), 5 to 1, to 5, 4 to 5, won; Tease, 86 (Calla- ban), 7 to 5, 7 to 10, second; Babbling, 107 (Groos), 2 to b, thire Time, 1 Somerby, Ponce , Asa Jewell and Clinging FOURTH RACE. six furlongs: four-year- olds and up—The Pirate, 111 (Pickens 1 to 4 1 te 8, won; Don't Bother Me, (Glick), 8 to 5. 3 to 5. second: Oruce: (Overton), 7 to 10, third. Time, 1:154-5. John_Spokn, Runnyan, Bodanzky, Toy Along and Justina E. slso ran. FIFTH RAGE. three-yearolds and up; five and one-half furlongs—Topango, 112 (Smith) 1 to'3, won; Mountain Lassie, to 8, 1 to b, second. 103 (Pernia), 8 to 5. . Time, 45, Dizonw's Pride, Mabel K., Dr, Charies Wells and Vulealn Fark also ran, SIXTH RACE, four-yearolds and up; mile and fifty yards—Zapatos, 98 (Eaton). 3 to 1, even, 1 to 2, won; Superior, 113 (Pickens), 8 to 1, 7 to 5, second; Capt. Ada: 88 (Daw- son), 1 to 2. third. Time, 1:43 35, Fannule Nail, Nig, Bruce Dudley, Herron and nk[ also ran, SEVENTH RACE, fouryesrolds and upi| mile andone.sixteenth—Flying Prince, 1 (Losee), 4 to 1. 7 to 5, 7 to 10, won; Her- cules, 107 (Overton), 3 to 1, 7 to 5, second; Boxwood, 104 (Pernis), 2 to 5, ¢ L__Time, 1:46 3.5, E;:l Bright, Montillo, Okloosa, Bounce and Vuloanite also ran. COVELESKIE MARRIES. UNIONTOWN, Pa, January Stanley Coveleskie, pitcher for the Cleveland Americans, was married today to Miss Frances Shivetts of Shamokin. { TIA JUANA RESULTS | _FIRST RACE, two-year-olds; two furlongs— Don Eduardo, 116 TMetcalf), $5.40, $2.60, .20, won; Run Lathe, 118 (Cantrell), eIl 115_(Maibos), Bear Shot, Shasta, ¥ On, Too Mill Wick also ran / SECOND RACE, three-vear-oléf u one-half furlongs—Boss Man, 110 $16.40, $7.40. $5.40, Charlotts {Wood),” $4.40." 5.0, vx-&,v\, S‘,:,Zm worthy,” Slippary and Mizanna aiso ra THIRD RACE, three- longs—Ask Jessis, 11 Moore, Mills, Rubbe: Much lds up; five kson), $4.40 110 (Bogun- Caveat Empto. 101 Time, FIFTH RACE, three-year-olds up; four one-half furlongs—The r, 110 (W . $4.00, Battle Sh £3.30, lind Bagisgs wadTing E. for four.year-olds and up; mile and gevents valyn Harrigan, 165 (0’Connell), $23.00, $17.40. §7.80, won; Caa mano, 100 (Ellis), $41.20, $53.40. second Sora) 98 0, third. T , Drifting. 3 rless One Geo: Muehlbach and Modiste ! ran, BEVENTH RACE, three-year-olds; five | one-half furlongs—Settee, 101 (O'Connell 1 20, $4.00, won; Pretty Mattr, 10§ { $9.20, $5.80, second; Odd Seth, 105 $6 00, third. Time, 1.08. Alibi, Helea Cook, Nanturs and Orescent also ran. EIGETH RACE, four-year-olds up: mile and one-sixteenti—Ever Bold, 112 (Chivetia). $8.40, 33.80, 32.80, won; Nebrasks Led, 111 (Bernes), $3.20, $3.40, ‘second; Piders, 105 (E. Fator), $3.20, third, Time, 1£733. N Mol y. Cavaloadour II, Billy Gibson and | January Clearance One-Third-Off Sale Don’t Miss This Opportunity Save Dollars Suits and Overcoats 2 REDUCED ¥ Were $45.00 Now $30:00 * 47.50 “ | 31.67 50.00 33.33 52.50 35.00 55.00 36.67 57.50 38.33 60.00 40.00 65.00 43.33 70.00 46.67 100.00 66.67 Your garment made by skilled Union Tailors in our daylight workrooms on the premises. Quality and fit guaranteed. . A. WILNER & CO. ‘Custom Tailors i 1 | “ o “ i H “ “ “ “ “ “