Evening Star Newspaper, May 13, 1924, Page 25

SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, TUESDAY MAY 13, 1924. SPORTS. 95 ° Tilden May Yet Play on Davis Cup Team : Preakness Stake Still Is Big Topic SPECIAL CONFAB CALLED EUROPEAN ZONE NET CUP |RACE FANS Now TURN NELLIE MORSE’S VICTORY ON PLAYER-WRITER RULE . SEMI-FINALISTS “PICKED”| T0 KENTUCKY DERBY| SCORED IN A SEA OF MUD LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 13.—The Champion Has Stated He Would Reconsider If Such Time for Race Is Second Slowest in History of Clas- Preakness past, the annual Derby invasion of Louisville got under way Step Be Taken—Objected Mainly to Being sic Event—Bud Fisher Is Made $54,000 Labeled *““Evil and Harmful Influence.” Richer by His Horse’s Triumph. NEWSPAPER GOLF EVENT TO BE HELD ON MONDAY Members of the Washingtom Newspaper Golf Club will held their tourney over the Washing- By the Associated Press. ARIS, May 13.—With the first round of the Davis cup play in the European zone now on, France, Spain, New Zealagd and Italy are regarded by tennis experts as being most likely to reach the semi- finals and fight it out for the honor of journeying to the United States to meet the survivor of the play in the American zone. Seventeen nations are entered in the European zone. The best teams appear to have heen gathered in the upper half of the draw where Ireland meets France, Holland India, South Africa Argentina and Engl. ! n , S 4 £ “ngland takes on Belgium. The winner of the last-named tic, which is unwgbting 2on- that cansed the eve: terday, to be delayed for a week in repeated. Pairingw, handicaps and other arrangements made for yes- terday will hold good. Jim Preston, secretary-treasurer of the club, ix anxious that those who have mnot xtipulated their pairings and preferred time for 2 . - itartl 1d 4 t EW YORK, May 13—Virtual assurance that William T. Tilden, 20| That ait sy be mocomotatod on t all may be accommodnted as would be & member of this vear's Davis cup tennis team was | well as iv possible. contained in the announcement today that the national champion in earnest today. Resident turf students, together with members of the Derby advance guard, will be given an opportunity to watch classic candidates work a mile route in the “Derby trial,” a $2,000 purse event for three-year-olds, today. Added interest attaches to the ALTIMORE, Md., May 13.—Conversation in sporting circles today a dealt mainly with the rich Preakness stake which was run at B would withdraw his resignation the moment the United States Lawn Tennis Association called a special meeting to reconsider the player- writer rule which next ycar would move Tilden from the amateur to the professional ranks Late last night George W. Wightman, president oi the U. S. L. T. A, announced he would recommend that such a meeting be called by the cxecutive committee of the associat the meeting’s decisio: which has caused such furore in tennis circles since March. The champion’s statement cam the controversy, and gave the fir his attitude on the player-writer Delving at considerable n various phases of the piayer-writer i §ue, defending his course of action and Suggesting remedies for the Tilden's statement usserted that the one and only cause of his withdrawal from international p w the report of UHolcombe Ward, chairman of the teur rule committee of the U. S. L. in which the national champion, fi tively, was held up, he said, as an and harmful influence to the Attacks Amateur Rale. He attacked as out of dat teur rule dufinition that un “one wlio plays tenn ment and th derived there! time, 1 te “that under a strict this rule no man who plays tourna- ment tennis is an amateur. 1f he called upon to play a hard mateh, in which he Is extended to nit, e ceases to be amat cause 10 match he is gaining neither ment nor physical benetit, and ject s not m pastime. an_asso 1 whick 000 m v a period of cighteen months with his sole object to play tenni order 1o bring home a trophy (the Davis cup), as they did me in 1920 and 19 alized that man un rule. The fact thut th is swallowed by the not the individual dc player any less a profe the definition of an amateur. 1 can- not gce how any association, which so openly violates officially its own definition of an amateur, can succe support so high an amateur for its players Tennis is commercialized by TS L. T. A not s piayers. The huge gate receipts of the national champlonship and Davis cup matches are far more dangerous an influence towuard professionalism than written articles.” Suggests a Remedy. The national champion suggested that if a player-writer rule was con- dered mecessary it be laid down on this formula: On and after a gl titles of the U. L. official or championship. used in connection with turo of a writer of an tennis in dails, weck periodicals. nor in the matter pertaining thereto “This,” the statement adds, “will surely relieve any criticism of com- mercializing titles, yet leave a man free to develop u alent in writing tennis, which he may possess, and still provide the sport litcrature so necessary to the growth of the game. “I am not in this fight o save my personal amateur status, nor from any sense of pique, but from the firm conviction that the player-writer in- terpretation infringes the inherent rights of the individual, and, If not defeated, will work to the game and ultimately wipe sport litera- ture_of all cla: out of existence. All 1 ask is a re as soon as possible of the interpretation and vote of the member clubs on the questlon, mow that they have had a roal chance to cxpress their senti- menta “Should I be upheld in my stand, and my service still be desired in the Davis cup this r. they are at the service of my country, provided the special meeting of the U T T. A. has been held to the clubs to place the final w. on the player-writer interpretation. 1 would be willing to withdraw resigna- tion from the Davis cun team hich was caused by a committee on-— the day the U. S Lu T. A. calls a special meeting and would then be willing to lot the tennis plavers of America settlo the entire question. NEW YORK, May 13.—Francis T. Hunter of Beckley, W a., member of the United ates Olympie tennis team and No. 5 ranking star, vester day issued a statement asserting his belief that tho tennis player-writer rule is unjus the a amateur oly for amuse- efits to be oly s a pas is <afd Tilden, interpretation of mateur al gain ation and 10t make the sional under the date all . either may not be the signa- articie _on or monthly advertising SMOKEY CHECK WINS 110-MILE BIRD RACE Smokey Check, a bird from the joft of W. E. Ferguson, flew 110 miles in ninety-two minutes, won the sixth old-bird race from Cumberland, Md.. to this city. The race was given under the auspices of the National Capital Concourse Association. Two hundred and ten homing pig- eons, representing sixteen local lofts, Were released by Mr. Urmson of th American Railway Express Company of Cumberland. The birds flew home 4t a rate of 2,100 vards a minute Results, with the average speed in yards per minute of the first return to_each loft, follow: w. B Ferguson. 2,10263: W. K. ennington, 2,085.64; . Darr, Toerss. R A Huntt, 2079.00: R J rry, 2.071; M. J. Fitzgerald, 2,044.42; Par@® Koch, £,032.65; United States Navy, 2.008; E. Raulin, 2,002 B. J. Kelly, 1,999 Louls Hofer, 1,958: W ¥, Dismer, 1.985; F. M. Frazicr, 1,965: 3. H. Hoimead,' 1,964; H. Crown, 1.6 who situation, | sends | Tilden also agreed to abide by ion if the vote upheld the player-writer interpretation it was adopted in o as an unexpected development in definite intimation that he would alter under any circumstances. LEADERS INW. C. D. A. TEAMS. A—Kirg Pin. B—Accountirg Division. C—Haimony, No. 2. DOUBLES. A—Lowry and Supplée... B—_Moriarity and Grifin C—Dorsey and Hoffman... SINGLES. A—Friend . B_Hawkshaw C—Sislen ALL EVENTS. A—N. Baxton. B—E. D. Stocking. C—Dizon....... KING PINS GAIN LEAD IN BOWLING TOURNEY | BY H. H. FRY. scheduled as miscel- at the Washington Association champion- Two good teams from the Hebrew League and three from the Government Printing Office League are among those due to take the Grand Central drives. Singles | and doubles also will be rolled. Two shifts in leaders occurred last night, the King Pins going into first place in cl A teams with the nifty set of 1.6 while in class B doubles Moriarity and Grifin shot & nice 680, ousting Cahoon and Price from the leadership. Internal Revenue League will take the alleys at the King Pin tonight in the Capital City tourney. Good singles and doubles contestants also will be in action. tonight's card for the Capi- al City tournament Singles, 7:30—Harry Tarter, B; B. Rhi Hanrahan, H. Rutan, C; H. L. 3 §."Alexander. B: V. Eaton. B: C. M. Charest, ng. B: Ellis Allison, B; W. E. . _Glen Wolstenholme. A: Earl Max Rosenberg, A; A. H. Urban, A: Wedeman, A, e Permomat ; ration Audit, B: Persona ™5 Natars! Roconroes, B: Annax Nor 1. B: Capital Stock Tax, B; Solicitors. B; Sewer Department. B: Washington Canoe Club. B. Boubles. 10:16—B. Devis and M. T. Bell and H. Lawrenson, B; Harry d Al Work. A: George Friend and 5. Morgag and partner, hillips, X; Boseaber and Jolliffe and Bill Inge, A. ashington City Duckpin Tonight s laneous night City Duckpin ship tourney. B W. c. OB, A;’i“.’xm%l. Fields A; W. . Hughes, A; G. M. . A R, B. Evans, A; A; Shah, 'C; C. Lawrence, A; Sialtie E E B, A Liv & b Carer AL Bl Dor o Co., B; Triumph Cafe. A: Tato 6 " Deuments, B, Elestricil, B Lino- B: Finance, B: Y. M. K. A. Community, M. H. A. Center, C. CAPITAL CITY LEADERS ‘TEAMS. A—Mt. Pleasant No. L.... B—Construction ..... C—Yankees ...... C—Independent . Class Class, Class, Class DOUBLES. A—Blick and Thomas. B—Bernstein and Shook. C—Brisker and Sislen. SINGLES. A—A. H. Newman. . A—Howard Campbell. B—E. K. Sprucebank C—H. L. Light....... ALL EVENTS. A—Prevost ..., B—W. Baucom.. TO SAIL TOMORROW NEW YORK, May 13.—Helen Wills, cighteen-year-old ‘girl tennls cham- pion of the country, will sail tomor- row on the Berengaria for Europe, where she will attempt to wrest the Olympic champlonship from Suzanne | Genglen of ¥France. She will be ac- compgnied by her mother. Miss Wills had her first workout in mors than a weck yesterday at the courts of the West Side Tennis Club, where she played a practice set. Ex- |perts who saw her win the national championship from Molla Mallory last year were of the opinion that her | ground strokes and backhand had improved and that her footwork has increaxed in speed since that time S. A. TITULAR MEET ON CARD SATURDAY Entries were to close today for the annual track and fleld championships and district Olympic tryouts of the South Atlantic A. A. U. The contests will be held Saturday on Homewood Field, the athletic grounds of Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore. The championship events in the meet will be the 100, 200, 400, 500, 1.500, 5,000 and 10,000 meter runs, 120- meter high hurdles, 400-meter hur- dles, pole vault, running high jump, broad jump and hop, skip and jump, 16-pound shot-put and discus, ham- mer and javelin throws. Several special events will be held, including a quarter-mile race for scholastics, a mile relay for the Bal- timore Police, Firemen and Postmen Athletic Association, 50-meter dash and 200-meter relay for girls and a half-mile relay open to all business houses, stores, banks, insurance com- panies, etc. Preliminary heats and trials for all championships except the 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 meter runs will be held in the morning at 10 o'clock. Finals, longer runs and special events will start at 2 in the afternoon. ————— THREE PENN CREWS SCORE IN REGATTA BOSTON, May 13.—Pennsylvania's three eight-oared crews made a clean sweep yvesterday in the regatta on the Charles. Rowing over a choppy course and in a dense fog, the Quaker varsity romped away from Harvard almost from the catch of the sweeps and beat the Crimson by more than four lengths. ‘Then the Pennsylvanians took the junior varsity race. the crew which defeated Yale at Derby two weeks ago_peating Massachusetts Institute of Technology by five lengths. with Tech in turn showing its rudder to Harvard, which was three-and-a-half lengths astern at the finish. Penn also won the 150-pound crew event. - Here is how they finlshed: VARSITY RACE. P e v ; o JUNIOR VARSITY RACE. 1% Miles eylvanin . BT 3—Harvard 10:10 10:85 10:45 150-POUND RACE. 1315 Miles. : 7:38 45 A0z 8:081-5 —Pennsylvania 2—Harvard M. L T, . BRITONS AND BELGIANS DIVIDE AT CUP TENNIS By the Associated Press. TORQUAY, England, May 13.—Great Britain triumphed In the opening contest of the 1924 competition for the Davis cup, emblematic of inter- national team tennis supremacy, when A. R F. Kingscote defeated George Watson of Belglum, 7—5, 6—2, 6—1. J. Washer of Belgium defeated J. B. Glibert of England after a mag- nificent struggle, 6—3, 7—9, 2—§, “HAR STAYS COMBED, GLOSSY Millions Use It — Few Cents buys jar at Drugstore Even stubborn, unrul pooed hair stays coml any style you like. isa dxflfled combing cream which gives natural gl and welt groomed effect to your hair—idr.c or sham- all day in “Hair.Groom” tested at Torquay, will meet Spain in the second round. Inside Golf By Chester Horton—— 1t you will hold your left arm in front of you, about In the poition 1t would take If >ou hud hold of your driver shaf(, then double up you fist, you can & A glance get a senne of how the left wrist kept from breaking during the golf swing. An tl Tett arm is held in front of you pi your fixt straight upward toward your face. You will find that it will give aboat one inch, when it strikes hard against the| joint. In that demonstration, if you make {t, you will see all the left wrist action that takes place during any kind of a golf swing. Now wweep your arm over to the right, in the position it would be in just as your clob started upward—and here is the point of utmost importance: Do not let the left forearm pronate, or roll over. If the forearm rolis over, the hack of your left hand will be turned up. Instend, the back of this hand sbould be rned away from y. Now keep the left arm in close to the body, especially near the shoulder, and go on up with the club, (Copyright, John F. Dille Co.) DIAGRAM- THIEE CUARTERS VIEW PUBLIC LINKS LIST TO CLOSE TONIGHT Entries for the first annual public links golf championship to be held under the auspices of the new Dis- trict Municipal Golf Association will close tonight, having been extended from May 10. The tournament the Rock Creek the title now Voight. Five certified score cards must be turned in by each entrant. will be played at Park next week for held by George J Pretournament scores made _ at Chevy Chase vesterday, while they do not mean anything with relation to the outcome. tindicate that local golfers are plaving well. John F. Brawner was back in 34 after an out nine of 43 for a card of 77. Charles | Mackall, who will play_only In the qualifying round, had a 78, while Tom Moore had 76 and C. A. Fuller, 79 Notwithstanding these scores, a card of 76 will probably win the medal over the slow course. SUZANNE LANGLEN ILL; | MAY DEFAULT 3 TITLES)| PARIS, May 13.—Suzanne Lenglen is confined to bed with a elight attack of Jaundice, according to the Nice corre- spondent of L'Auto, who says she may not be able to come to Paris to defend her three French tennis championships. . GREB OUTPOINTS REED. PITTSBURGH, May 13.—Harry Greb. middleweight boxing champlon, waa awarded a judges' decision over Pal Reed of Boston at the end of a ten- round bout last night. Greb's title was not involved, Reed weighing in at 161 d Greb ten pounds heavier. final touch to good dress both in | business and on social occasions. “Hair-Groom” is greaseless; also helps grow thick, heavy, lustrous hair. Beware of greasy, harmful imitations, On 1933 tennis form it seems that France, Holland, Spain and England can send teams on the courts that should prove superior to any of the countries drawn in the lower half. Here Denmark meets Hungary: Italy, Rumania; Austria, Switgerland, and New Zealand plays Czechoslovaiia, AN with Henri Cochet, Jean Borotra, Rene Lacoste and Jacques Brugnons appears to have a formi. dable team, especially as Cochet is back to his 1522 forin, Borotra is ap- parently at the helght of his game and young Lacoste is improving daily, France Strong in Doubles. Particularly in the doubles will France be hard to beat. Cochet and Brugnon, Lacoste and Borotra were the combination chosen as far back as the first of the year. Their games have become homogeneous by con- stant practice together and by hard matehes, ons pair against the other. Spain, with Manuel and Jose Alonso back in the fold and Eduardo Flaquer as third man, seems to have the most dangerous teams that France has to fear, although the Spaniards will be without the service of Count de Go- mar, who was the mal y of their team last year and wh by winning every ‘one of his single matches, brought his country into the finai where he succumbed hefore Lacoste. Manuel Alonso's stay In America is reported to have improved his game fully 20 per cent and he mav win both of his single matches, aithough he and Cochet have broken even in their meetings thus far. Co- chet, Borotra and La te, however, are deemed certain winners against the Spanish second string man and it does not seem that even the Alonso brothers can defeat either of the French pairs in the doubles. In the lower half, Italy, with ¢ lomho, Baron de Morpugo, Count B, bi. Sabadini and Serventi to draw from, will probably reach the final, although both the Hungarian and Austrizn teams are unknown factors. There have been no matches between the nations and any of the former allied countries since the war. COUNT SALM NAMED FOR DAVIS CUP PLAY VIENNA, May 13—Count Ludwig Salm von Hoogstraeten, husband of the former Millicent Rogers, has been definitely chosen by the Austrian Tennis Federation as a member of the Austrian Davis cup team which is to meet Switzerland on May 17, 18 and 19, With him on the team is his broth- er Otto and, as they have been play- ing together for sometime it is ex- pected they will form the doubles combination against the Swiss. The others members of the Austrian team are P. Brick and Otto Relly Puritano Fino 25¢ or 2 for 25¢ event because Black Gold, winner of the Loulsiana Derby, and unbeaten as a three-year-old, is entered in what will be his initlal start here. Wild Aster, another scheduled starter, is well liked, as is King Gorin 1T Princess Dorcen, Glide, Dudley, Col Gilmore and Cloister also are enters ‘rainer Scott Harlan arrived y terday from the east with Wild As ntree Stable Derby hope, ac companicd by Jockey Frank Colt letti, who s to pilot the Ultimus. Blume colt in the classic. Rialto, ntree Stable star, is due Johnny Corcoran is Fairbairn, vice president of National Biscuit Company, New . who recently entered the rac- me and {5 owner of several high-grade two-year-olds, arrived vesterday. A. B. and F. P. Lettellier of New Orleans, who are interested in the Southland Stable, handled by Howard Oots, also were Monday ar- rivals Trainer Sam Hildreth was to leave y for the Downs with Rancocas Stable’s Derby candi- dates, Mad Play and Bracadale, Since St James and Sarazen defi- nitely have been declared out of the Derby field and Trainer John S. Ward is quoted herc as having stated posi- tively that Wise Counsellor, “the hope of the west.” would not start, it is probable that Mad Play will be well favored to win the classic. vas announced today that time” on Derby day would ock, an hour earlier than other days W YORK., M 13—Ermino N the promoter's gloom. Asit is, S with Louis Firpo. campaign very nicely. As for Johnson, he has earned a good fight and he will get one. The talk is that Renault will be his next opponent. Johnson is eager for the meeting, and he is eager for a fight with anybody any time. But the wiser ring follow- ‘ers think he should receive a graduated course of bouts which will bring him up to Renault in the early fall. John- son is too ing a battier and is too popular not to give him every chance in the world to develop. Intercat in Madden-Wills Go. Bartley Madden is out once more in Harry Wil ] SPALLA’S WIN IN BRAZIL PLEASING TO TEX RICKARD BY FAIR PLAY. Brazilian heavy, in nine rounds, at Sao Paulo, in Brazil, yesterday. Tex Rickard is naturally pleased. fading out of another foreign possibility would have added materially to palla can come here with the prestige of having knocked out the Brazilian, and with the credit of having nearly gone the full route Spalla looks to be a wop who will take to a building up And it is dollars to doughnuts he will not be stuck in against a rough boy like Floyd Johuson when he hits these shores, which he is now expected to do shortly. Pimlico yesterday and won by Nellie Morse, a bay filly by Luke McLuke-Lavenganza by Abercorn. Nellie Morse, owned by Bud Fisher, the cartoonist, carried 121 pounds and was ridden by Johnny Merimee. She was only fairly supported in the betting. Fiftcen horses ran. The race was run under the worst possible conditions, the horses splashing through a sea of mud, and the time of 1.57 1-5 for the mile and an eighth was the slowest with but one cxception in the history of the stake. The purse was worth $54,000 to Fisher, who was not present to see his filly come home in front. A crowd estimated at 15000 cheered on the winner, which paid $26.20 for a $ ticket in the mutucls. There was a great deal of jockeying and as they made the paddock turn at the post. Big Blaze was the worst | Sun Flag ‘opened up a good lead offender, and it took patient effort to with Nellle Moras futnishingiitie conts g petition. Revenue Agent was third, &et him to face the barrier. It was|Donagher fourth and May Play fifth six minutes before the word “Come| After they had gone a quarter of i on” was shouted and the webbing g continued to show the ay, although Nellie Morse had cut flashed upward. There was a jam on | his lead to three lengths. Donaghee the inside as Big Blaze jumped and |[moved into third place and Mad Play several of the horses were more or | followed him. Revenue Agent was less knocked about. but altogether it | finding tho going too speedy and be was a good start, and in another mo- | gan to drop back, although he closed ment the field was splashing down |resolutely. Transmute also began to the wide homestretch, while a roar | move up. from thousands of throats went up. Just before they reached the far Big Blaze was the firat to 8how |turn Merimec made a challenge with after they had gotten into their | Nellie Morse and so determined was strides, and Nautical, Revehue Agent. | the. filly that Sun Flag could not hold ‘Transmute and Nellie Morse were all | her off and she went into the lead - away well. The Rancocas colts also |and was never headed thereafter. On shot to the front, and Laverne Fator | the turn McAtee brough Transmute was away better with Mad Play than | up and the two ran lapped until they was Sande with Bracadale, and the | straightened out for home. At one latter, after the turn for home, was never a possibility. point Transmute's nose was at Nell Sun Flag Takes Lead. Morse’s neck, but the colt was un- As they flashed past the clubhouse able to hold the filly, Meantime Mad Play had disposed of the field was bunched along the rail, Donaghee and ran into third positio and it was in that order that they splashed down to the winning post The race was all over at the head of the stretch and the finish was not close enough to make it exciting. Nellie Morse Runs Smoothly. Nellic Morse came on without a falter and was running so emoothly that Merimee had nothing to fear from the splashing hoofs behind him MeAtee rode Transmute for all that was in him, ut the colt, while he re- duced the filly's advantage slightly, did not get near enough to seriously threaten. The leaders came down to the finishing post to thundering and yells and Nellie Morse and a half in Mad Play was > back of Transmute, which was_also a length and half in front of Donaghee. Revenue Agent was four lengths back of Donaghee tional times of the race were: 116 2-5, 1433-5, Spalla stowed away Benedicto, the With Romero blown up, the the same dis While Revenue Agent was the fa- first line, the play on s entry forced the price time, and the odds to 1, ‘with Revenue t and Rustic second and_third at more than 4 to 1. Trans paid $16.10 for the place, a Rancocas entry $3.10 to show. - GODFREY STOPS LODGE. PHILADELPHTA, May 13.—George Godfrey, Philadeiphia negro heavy- weight. last night knocked out Farmer Lodge of St. Paul in the third round. Lodge was no match for the 0. who led from the start and Tling blows almost at wiil is doing light work at Grupp's gym- nasium. both marking time for Friday & < = night, when the two will meet at the Queensboro Athletic Club. Meantime the Queensboro promoters, who seemed to forget that in case of fire c<ome of the wiser customers might wish to leave in great haste, are at work installing fire exits so that the fire Gepartment authorities will give them permission to stage the bout in the huge wooden arena. There isn't the slightest doubt the postponement will result in a larger attendance. Interest in this fight is growing all the time. righ mute the stinctive: neveyr vavries HAT mild but distinctive character which has made El Producto so popular with smokersisdue toa blend that can’t be imitated. And the one big thing that keeps El Producto so high in popularityis the fact that the blend never varies; the char- acter is always the same. Depend upon it, the next El Producto you smoke will be as enjoyable as the last. Cheer up! Spring is here, and with it the smartest and most com- fortable collar that ever said “You’re welcome” toa thankful neck. Van Glow, the new Van Heusen for Spring. 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