Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1924, Page 27

SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1924 SPORTS. S D. C. College Teams Busy Tomorrow : Helen Wills Sailed Under Sealed Orders . SALLAUDET TRACK TEAM HAS DATE AT MARYLAND George Washington Racketers and Catholic U. and Old Line Nines to Invade Foreign Fields—Foot Ball Meeting May Be Stormy. BY H. C. BYRD. l YOUR local colleges take part in athletic competitions tomorrow. University of Maryland figures in twd, George Washington, Catholic University and Gallaudet in one each. Maryland’s base ball team goes to Annapolis for its annual tilt with the Navy, while its track and field squad has a dual meet at College Park with Gallaudet; Catholic University plays the St. Michael's nine up in Vermont, and George Washington's tennis team is at Annapolis for meeting with the Mid- shipmen, Maryland’s game with the Navy cven. Both the Old Liners and the should be close, with chances about fidshipmen have suffered some set- backs, but both have at times played some fine ball. The track and field men representing the College Park school ought to win irom Gallaudet, especially because of exceptional strength in the field events. Catholic University and George Washington are playing in contests in which little can actually be said ©of their chances of victory, as not much is known of the strength of the squads to which they will be opposed. The meeting for the selection of officials for foot ball games next fall will be held Friday, June 6, at the Biltmore Hotel, New York. Coaches and graduate manag. are due to attend in force and ably some wordy wars will ed.” In all probability, too, there wil be more Eumshoeing than at a social agther- . Ing of a political club two weeks be- fore the organization candidates for primary elections are announced. Many of the ials for the big games will be decided on, and prac- tically selec before that meeting. Graduate managers will get together, determinc who they want, arrange with the officials they desire, then tell the central board to appoint the men upon whom they have agreed. Considerable dissatisfaction has been shown over the plan of the central board for choosing of offi- cials. Colleges and universities are zrouped in classes and games in which these institutions play are given first choice of officials, thus suring them of the best or next by and so on down the line. Willingness to pay better fees does not get a &chool grouped, say,-in class 6 any more of a chance to obtain an even break with schools in a called bet- ter class. In fact, on just what the central board has based its grouping of the schools for this purpose is one of those obscurities about which enough is not known to talk. One foot ball game next fall that should have better officiating, if money can hire better officials, is that between Johns Hopkins and Maryland in Baltimore on Thanksgiving day. On occasions the handling of that game has been fairly good, but never has it been as good as it should have been. Many of the games ac- tually have been poorly handled and the game itself has come to be too big and the feeling between the two institutions too acute to consider again turning it over to any but the best officials the game has produced. Lack of knowledge of the rules of foot ball is absolutely inexcusable on the part of a foot ball official, yet it is_amazing to learn just how many officials do mot know the code they try to apply. Foot ball games have been played in Washington and else- where in which officials have been paid for their time larger compara- tive fees than is received by the President of the United States as his salary. With eight hours as a working day and a fee of $60 or $75 for a game an official’s time is paid for at the rate of somewhere between $70,000 and $80,000 per year. Even at 350 per game an official would be receiv- ing pay at the rate of about $70,000 per year. And yet it actually Is a fact that very few officials take the iime to study the rules and very few actually are closely enough in ‘touch with _the rules to answer questions asked them, let alone apply those rules in quick decisions on the field of play. The official, though, who does ap- ply himself to the rules and who un- derstands them: the official who a tually tries conscientiously to handle a game right and call fouls when they should be called, has opened to him a good way to pick up some so- called easy money every fall. Take “Maggy” Magoffin, for in- stance, unquestionably the best ref- eree in the south and unquestionably one referee who studies the rules and learns the rules and their various applications; Magoflin is in excep- tional demand to referee foot ball games and can never accept half the engagements he is offered. And it would, indeed, be surprising for many to know the amount of money Ma- goffin earns in less than two months in the fall V. S. ATHLETES’ VILLA BEING PUT IN SHAPE PARIS, May 20.—Work on the cha- «eau Rocquencourt near Versailles which will house the American Olym- sic athletes during June and July is progressing favorably, in the opinion of CoL A. G. Mills, vice presi- aent of tho American Olympic com- mittee who visited the chateau to- | asy. Colonel Mills expressed himself as greatly satisfied with the work done on preparations to receive the Ameri- oan athletes. The work is being done under the supervision of Maj. Gen. Sir Reginald Hoskins, a personal friend of Col. Robert M. Thompson, head of the American Olympic committee, who accompanied Col. Mills on his inspection_tour this morning. The stables are ready to receive lo ponies while the barracks and Bioing Toom for athletes as well as the recreation hall being erected on the estate of Prince Murat are pro- favorably and will be ready for use about June 1 Inside Golf ——By Chester Horton Positioning the ball correctly with relation to the stance ix a detail of play that many goifers do mnot give much attention to, though the fact is that an inch or o one way or the other is a great differ- ence. ¥or a straigh true-flying ball, well up in the air, the ball should be placed on a line directly off the left heel. This line should run at direct angles to the line of di- rection which the ball ix to take, y The player who has a fair swing should alxo use a slightly open stance for full wood shots and. ¢f course, a still more open stance for irom ts. The slightly open stance lets the body after the ball and enabl head to go out after the ball as far as it ix possible to reach with it. It alxo seems to give the right shoulder action more freedom in the follow through. In the final analyxis, it ix in follow-through with the right shoulder and the straight left arm, with the left hip shooting straight out into the line of direction, that es the awimg its punch—and makes the ball go. (Copyright, Chester Horton, 1924—reproduc- tion in any form strictly probibited.) (Copyright, John F. Dille Co.) LINE O FLICHT DVAGRAM OF OPEN STANCE SHOWING. POSITION OF BALL A OFF LEFT HEEL the club- et thronzh |, 322 GOLFERS LISTED |DOMINICAN AND WAVERLY FOR OPEN-TITLE PLAY NEW YORK, May 20.—Entries for the sectional qualifying tournaments of the national open golf champion- ship have closed with a fleld of 322 players listed, thirty-eight less than the 1923 title fleld, the United States Golf Association announced today: Of this number 166 will play the qualifying round at Worcester, Mass., and 156 at Oak Park, 11, both on May 27 and 25. Pro-rated on the basis of their re- spective totals, the professional golf- ers’ association, which will conduct the preliminary tournaments, will certify forty-one qualifiers at Worces- ter and thirty-nine at Oak Park, to- gether with all ties for last place in each case. for the final championship play at Birmingham, Mich., June 5 and 6. The qualifying flelds eighteen holes each day. The fiel will be reversed on the second da 80 that those playing ig the afte noon for the first round will start nd round in the following Bobby Jones of Atlanta, the open champlon, is exempt from the quali- fying test and is not included in the number of qualifiers provided for. e MRS. GAUT TOPS GOLFERS. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 20.— Mrs. David Gaut of Memphis, defending champion, with a card of 85, won medal honors in the qualifying round of the annual southern women's tournament here, yesterday. MUNICIPAL PLAYERS TIE FOR GOLF MEDAL John C. Shorey and R. H. Brown, each with 75, tied for the medalist honors in the qualifying round for the municipal links championship vesterday at Rock Creek Park, one stroke in front of George J. Voigt, the defending titleholder. Classes A and B qualified yesterday, while class C and the women's class are qualifying today. Pairings for the first round in A and B_tomorrow follow: A—W. E. S Tipton (79) vs. _P. Do Este (83); M. A. Shipley (86) R H. Brown (78); J. E. Shorey (78) Page Hufty (86); E. Frost (84) vs. Earl McAleer (86);° W. A. MoGuire (§3) vs. William Lambeth (83); A. L Houghton (83) vs C. N. Agnew, jr. (81); F. C. Columb (84) vs. W. A Melton (S G. J. Voigt (79) vs. J. R. Miller (54). Class B—M. Fitzgerald (84) vs. J. A. Cox (81); R, H. Gable (85) vs. E F. Hair (91); R. H. Rognley (§7) vs. D. J. McCarthy (85): Joseph Collins (88) 'vs. winner of tie; J. J. Fielder (90) vs. winner of tie E. Harmon (91) vs. C F. Rhodes (84); James will play Dulin (91) vs. R. E. Cross (81): H.G. Hartshorn (87) vs. H. G. Pitt (87). NEWSPAPER GOLFERS SET MARK FOR HIGH SCORING began repairing the ravages of nearly 100 members of the GREE.\'KEEP RS at the Washington Golf and Country Club today Washington Newspaper Golf Club, who yesterday “dug” their way around the course in their annual spring tournament. Making what was probably a world's record for consistently high scoring, the news- paper goliers nevertheless had a day of real fun at the Virginia club, though only a few, of course, were Paul Y. Anderson, representing the Washington Press Service, won a leg on the Washington Post trophy, the chief prize in the competition, with a card of §0-8-72. : W. R. McCallum of The Evening Star and Harvey L. Cobb of the Washington Times tied for second net ‘with net scores of 76. McCallum won the &ross prize with his card of 80, while Cobb won the fifth flight, open to players with handicaps of 26 or over. Horace Green of Judge annexed the first flight prize, to men with handi- caps of ten or under, with his score of 84, while the second flight prize went ' to Robert B. Choate of the Boston Herald with 94-14-80. Charles Michaelson of the New York World and J. Rice tied for the third flight prize with net scores of 82, while the fourth flight prize went to Carter field of the New York Tribune-Herald with 105-25-80 Laurence M. Benedict of the United Press won the prize for the greatest improvement under 100, while Dan S. Ring brought The Star into the winning column again by winning the prize for greatest improvement over 10 H. H. Fry of The Star won the con n prize for being fifth from the : The prizes, h were handsome silver cups in most cases, were pre- sented by Secretary of Agriculture ‘Wallace, who played in a match with George R. Holmes, Charles Michaelson and Robert T. Barry, president of the scribe’s organiza- tion. Secreary Wallace had a score of 104. While the tournament Was prog- ress the wives of the newspaper men played cards at the clubhouse. Thirty-three Washington golfers, including most all the men who have made their mark in tournaments hereabouts this spring, will play in the spring invitation event of the Baltimore Country Club, which starts Thursday and ends Saturday. Entries were announced today, but the committee did not give the pair- ings or starting times. The list of Washington golfers who have entered the tournament follows: Columbia Country ~Club—W. E. Baker, James Strayer, A. C. Cum- mings, A. L. Christian, Miller B. Stev- inson, A.’ D. V. Burr, ir.; C. B. Doyle, R. W. Crampton, L. W. Laudick, Chris J. Dunphy, Hugh H. Saum, Don- ald Woodward, Roland R. MacKenzie, Albert R. MacKenzie, Austin M. Por- among the prize winners. Gardiner _P. Orme, Horace Dulin, Floyd P. Waggaman. Washington Golf and Country Club —G. T. Howard, A. W. Howard, George P. Lynde, Fred D. Paxton, W. R. McCallum, R. M. Waldron and L. A. Marsh. Indian_ Spring _Golf Club—Tom Moore, Basil M. Manly and Paul J. Frizzell. Chevy Chase Club—C. V. Wheeler, Page Hufty—Unattached. Woman golfers of the Chevy Chase Club qualified yesterday for the French high commission cup. Pair- ings for the first round of match play for today follow: Mrs. C. L. Frailey (10) vs. Miss Susan Hacker (14), Miss Ruth Taoner (10) vs. Mrs. W. J. Flather, jr.; Mrs. J. F. Dryden (20) vs. Mrs. Farber (16), Mrs. G. Browne Miller (16) vs. Mrs. H. M. Southgate (20). Leo Diegel of Friendship and his brother George defeated Fred McLeod of Columbia and James Fennessey, assistant pro at East Potomac Park, in a match at the public course yes- terday, 2 and 1. Leo had a card of 74, one over par, while his brother had 82. McLeod had 76 and Fennessey, 83. Just behind the professional match was a four-ball match, in which A Schumann holed his iron tee shot to the fourth hole, a distance of about 200 yards. Samuel J. Luttrell won low gross in the selection tournament of the Washington Automotive Trade Asso- ciation yesterday at Columbia with a card of 91. Low gross went to J. A. Pardo with 95-30—65. Fair sex golfers of the city will play at the Washington Golf and Country Club next Monday in the second of a series of invitation events held under the auspices of the Wom- en's District Golf Assoclation. The affair will be a handicap match play against par competition and will be under the active direction of the women’s golf committee of the club, whose chairman is Mrs. Ella Ballard. Members of the El Dorado club will play in a tournament at the Beaver Dam Golf Club next Thursday and Friday. The qualifying round will be held Thursday, with semi-finals and ter, E. J. Orme, Charles H. Orme, Try on a Van Glow next time you visit your haberdasher’s. Then you’ll know, among other things, why mir- rors are a good invest- ment for the chap who sellsVanHeusenCollars finals Friday. Mrdd. for Van Craft, a new shirt Van Hewusen Collar attached NINES PLAY CLEVER BALL AVERLY and Dominican Lyceum teams of the Independent League have played fine ball in their two performances in the series. Both were figured to do well, but have exceeded ‘expec- tations. Two of the most formidable clubs in the loop, the Knickerbockers and the Petworth nine, have met defeat at the hands of the Waverly. The Dominicans also have pointed the way to the Knickerbockers, together with the Mohawks, last year’s unlimited sandlot champions. Manager Pete Haley of the Domin- icans has a fine pair of flingers in Grazzini and McConnell. These box- men demonstrated their ability in the Mohawk and Knickerbocker games. Waverly's performance is even more noteworthy than Domin- icans’. Entering the independent loop with only a fair chance of mak- ing an impressive showing, the Wa- verly nine now is figured in the run- ning for the title. Baliston Athletic Club has corraled a bunch of promising youngsters. Among them are Johnson, Paine, Durkmiller, Moehler, Widmeyer, Mil- 1.’ Ball, Stark, K and Baker. Games can be arranged by communicating with Manager King at Clarendon, Va. A challenge has been issued by the Pierce Midgets, who want a game tomorrow. Get in touch with the manager at Adams 3184. Sauber, hurler of the Kanawha Ath- letic Club Seniors, is giving a good accou of himself in section A, sen- ior division, of the Washington Base Ball and Athletic Association series. His most recent feat was an 8-to-4 vietory over the Eastern Seniors. Lipkin, Silverman, Cohen, Mensh and Nitowitz also have played well for the Kanawhas. A brisk drill will be the order for the Kanawhas Thursday at 5 o'clock on diamond 0. 9 of the Monument grounds. Washington Barracks will be the opponents of the Kanawhas Friday on the former’s field In prep- aration for the match with the Northern Seniors Sunday. Neldfeld Gemeral Accounting Office star hurler and outficlder, has signed o contract with the Eastern Athietic Aesociation unlimiteds of the Potomac TLeague. Manager Hutchinson is anx- ious to_ schedule several outside games. He is receiving challenges at Lincoln 6902, Pirate Athletic Club of Quantico won_its eighth straight game when sposed of the Fredericksburg Stars, 5 to 4. A rally in the last inning decided. Sherwood Midgets are on the look- out for games, acoording to Manager Stephen Tilley at North 6611-W. Ransdell players were to be the op- ponents of Doc Farrell's All-Stars to- day 2t 5 o'clock on diamond No. 7 of the Monument grounds A meeting will be held by the Ransdell tossers at 1315 C street after the game. Hondlely Athletic Club is seeking an opponent for Sunday. Unlimited teams are urged to telephone Mana- ger P. J. Torrillo at Columbia 5008-J between 6 and 7 o'clock. Fred Wesley was elected captain of the Shamrock Seniors at a meet- ing of the team last night. John Adams was named assistant captain Shamrock tossers are to report at 5th and L streets southeast for their game with the H Street Church Fri- day at 5 o'clock. Emblem Athletie Club will tackle the Truxton nine Friday on the Mount Rainfer field in a practice game. The Emblems were to twork out today at 5 o'clock. Challenges to the Emblems may be sent to the manager at Hyattsville 4. Naval Receiving Station took the measure of the Yellow Cab nine in a 9-to-1 engagement. Tickles hurled well for the winners, fanning eleven of the opposition. Congreas Heights Midgets were forced to extend themselves to nose out the Stanton Tigers, 7 to 6. Man- ager Howe is booking games for the Congress Heights nine at Lincoln S408-W. . Lightning Insects easily disposed of the Pinev Branch Aces, 11 to 2. Arthur Lyons pitched effectively for the Lightning team. Maryland Park before the Seat Pleasant nine, 8 to 0. Coates, on the mound for the winner: yielded but three bingles, while hi: team smacked nine off the slants of Link and E. Spaats. Arrow Athletic Club uncorked a surprise, when it routed the Bradbury Heights' team, 19 to 6. Willette of the winners clouted four safe drives in as many times at bat. Lefty Deck and De Neal starred for the Arrows. Manager Guy Thompson, who is book- ing games for the winners, can be reached at 1229 I street northeast. Hartford Insects eked out a 12-to-11 victory over the Oriole Midgets. Ford got four bingles for the winners, while P. Neck accounted for three safeties for the Orloles. A rally in the minth, which netted three runs, gave the Condor Athletic Club a 10-to-9 victory over the Fed- eral Athletic Club of Alexandria. Dixon’s double decided the game. Ford of the winners hit a homer. Holding the Plerce Athletic Club down to six safe clouts, Buehm turned in a 12-to-9 victory for the Central Athletic Club. Heinrichs of the win- ners smacked a triple with two on the bases; Manager Buck Grier expects to QUALITY —For Over 50 Years OR over 50 years we have been making only High-grade Shoes. 7 Hess: Shoes. —a Fedture of this Season is a dimm:g' ive oxford at—$8.50 931 Pa. Ave. Athletie Clab fell noticeable development toward high standard of perfection. St — sents such styles which only serve to add to their popularity. You are assured satisfaction in smooth out the rough spots in the Petworth nine in the next several days. He is casting about for games at Franklin 6764 before 6 o'clock and at Columbia 7105-J between 7 and 8 o'clock. Charley Jeftries, on the mound for the Truxton Athletic Club, was in top form against the Herzl nine, his team whlxlnmg. 2 to 1. Both sides played G. A. 0. NINE IN TRIM TO RETAIN ITS TITLE General Accounting Office diamond athletes, who garnered the Govern- ment League title last year, has es- tablished itself as the most formid- able contender in the 1924 series games. Commissioner players were trimmed by General Accounting, 9 to 5, yesterday in a game that was regarded as a real test for the 1923 titleholders. Commissioners, however, gave keen competition. They led, 5 to 4, until the sixth inning when General Ac- counting got to Cole for five tallies to put the game on ice. Bona, the General ~Accounting Office hurler. yielded but four safe clouts. His team accounted for thirteen bingles. Play in the Government League was to be continued today, with Naval Hospital meeting Government Print- ing Office at 5 o'clock, on the east diamond of the Ellipse. Three other league games are list- ed today. Treasury and Agriculture were to meet in the Departmental 1oop at § o'clock on the Ellipse, while Annex No. 2 and Liberty Loan were to be opponents in the Treasury- Interbureau circuit at the same hour on the west diamond of the Ellipse. Treasury and Post Office were to play in the colored departmental loop at 5:15 o'clock on the Monument Grounas Quartermaster nine made its debut in the War Department League by routing the District of Washington nine, 11 to 1. McLaughlin of the winners connected for a quartette of bingles including a triple. Annex No. 1 fell before tect-Treasurer, § to ury Interbureau loop. pushed five runs acros inning to win West Presbyterian tosiers out the Mount Vernon Reds, 5 in the Sunday School series. A barrage of eight safeties enabled the Railway Mail Service team to point the way to the Register nine, 7 to 4, in the colored departmental loop. the Archi- in the Treas- The winners in the eighth nosed to 4, — HESS TEAM VICTOR IN MIDGET SERIES Hess Athletic Club, with a 6-to-1 victory over the Wintons tucked away, will tackle the St. Martin nine on May 31 in its next match in sec- tion A, junior division of the Wash- ington Base Ball and Athletic Asso- ciation series. Although the Heesmen garnered but six bingles off Charles, the Win- ton flinger, yesterday they gave Deute their hurler, remarkable support Games to be played in sections A and C of the junior division of the W. B. A. A. series in the next two weeks are as follows: Junior clasa section A—May 23, Kanawha vs. St. Martin, Plaza; May 24, Fastern vs Shamrock, west El- lipse; May 26, Kanawha vs. Shamrock. astern vs. Winton, Hess vs. St. Marti. All games at 5 section C Boys' Club, west Ellipse, at 11 am: May 25 Clover vs. Warwick, east Ellipse, at 5 p.m.; May 30, Argyle vs. Crescent, west Ellipse, at 11 a.m.; May 30, Clover vs. Mount Rainier, east Ellipse, at 5 p.m. WOMAN GOLFER AGED 77 PLAYS IN TITULAR EVENT LONDON, May 20.—Among the com- petitors in a British woman's goif cham- pionship tournament which opened at Portrush, Antrim, yesterday was Mrs. Hezlet, aged seventy-seven, who entered the event to maintain her record of having played in every one of these tournaments since they were instituted ml_l;:y-ose Zoars ago. e Daily Mail's correepondent says the old lady gave a spirited display, being beaten by only 4 up and 3 to play. She is the mother of a famous golfing family. * Ellipse. Junior _ The great English Derby has been run at Epsom every yvear since 1780, with the exception of the four years of the late war, when a substitute derby was run at Newmarket. SHOES Each year has seen a Each season pre- e o g Sons, Inc. 50 Yeers of Good Sheemaking SINGLES TO START IN M. A. NET EVENT Play in the first round singles matches of the middle Atlantic tennis tournament was to be inaugurated today at 3 o'clock on the Columbia Country Club courts, weather condl- tions permitting. The first round doubles was com- pleted yesterday and, although there were no upsets, some fine tennis re- sulted. Clarence M. Charest, the Bal- timore ace, and Col. Walt C. Johnson, who won the District doubles title last year, easily dlsposed of Dowd and z(—o;vnneln in straight sets, 6—3, 7—5, Two matches produced competition of the first order. Emerson and Graves were forced to extend them- selves to point the way to Benton and Thompson, 6—1, 3—6, 6—1 and 6—0. White and Stellwagen also had to step lively to take the measure of Becker and Carran, 6—1, 4—6, 6—3 and 66— Entries for the women's singles will close today at 5 o'clock. Miss Betty Pyle, Corinne Frazier and Helen Sinclair are among those entered in this event. Today's pairings follow: MEXN’S SINGLES PAIRINGS, Proliminary round—H. W. Straley vs. Mil- lard Lewis; Paul C. Harding vs. J. B. Elliott; Gerald B. Emerson vs. Morris Hoffman; Lewis Carran vs. A. O. White. First round—W. F. Dlig ve. B. F. Price: W. M. Bobertson vs. Hugh Miller: Coleman Jennings vs. K. W. Abrams; T. J. Mangan vi. 3imes Bocker; W, C: Johnson va. J, ¥, Bogan: A J. Gors vs. W. 8. Holt: F, J. Haas va Stanley Thompson; L. A. Cox. jr. Berton: Edwin M. Byrne vs. J. C. M. Charest vs. A. L. Knapp; R. S. Burwell vs. W. H. Davis; L. I Doyle 'vs. H. Huang; H C. Trigg vs. Clarencs E. Dawson. Yesterday's summaries: DOUBLES. First round—Johnson and Charest defeated Dowd and Howenstein, 6—3. 7—5, 6—3: Bur- well and Carr defsated Davis and Cragoe, angan and Kunkel de. by default: Holt and Hoffmaa, 6—1, 6—2, 6—1; Emerson and Graves defeated Benton and Thompson, 6—1, 3—8. 6—1, 6—0: White and Stellwagen defeated Bocker and Carran, 6—1, 4—3. 6—3, 6—4; Hobertson and Purinton de. feated Doyle and Doyle, by defsult; Elliott and Cox defeated Abrams and Lewis, by de- fault. MEN’S SINGLES. First round—John T. Graves, ir., Stanley Carr, 11—9, 6—2. RUGBY GAME SCENES DEPLORED BY FRENCH PARIS, May 20.—The scenes at the Colombes Stadium on Sunday, accom- panying the American defeat of the French Rugby team, which have been deplored by the entire French press, were not created by the representa- tive French sporting public, according to L'Auto today. After saying the wound to French pride in losing was not so painful as the utter lack of sportsmanship shown by the crowd, the article points out that the majority of the spectators Sunday were not regular attendants of the Rugby matches, but rather the mob that goes to the fairs to see the sideshows and applaud the liontamers. Hitherto, adds the news- paper, the Rugby public has shown itself "truer lovers of sport than the boxing public, which, for example, hooted Eugene Criqui the day he broke his hand while fighting for charity. defeated WOMAN’S BOWLING TO START TONIGHT Washington Ladies’ Duckpin Asso- ciation tourney opens tonight at the Grand Central alleys, starting at 8 o'clock. Entries number the largest in the history of the organization. Play will continue through two weeks. To- night's schedule: TEAMS AT 8 P.ML Agriculture (class B, No. 2. Agricplture (ciass gister's. Public Debt (class Commercials (class A, alley 11). SINGLES AT 8 P.M. Klein, C. V. (class A, alley 4): Riley, E. M. " (class B, ‘alley 4); O'Brien. Mae Loehl (class A. alley Nell, Emily (class A, alley 3 Ganahorn. Mty (clise A, alley 6): ‘Toehi, Bertha L. (class 6): Montgomery, Monty (ciass A, Didine (class A, alley 7). DOUBLES AT 9 P.M. Levy and Kline (class A, alley 4): Gulli and Niner (class A, alley 5): Rawlings and Heil (class A, alley' 6); Palmer aod Newman (class A, aliey 7). e HOUSTON, Tex., May 20—Marvin Goodon, pitcher, has been named man- ager of the local club of the Texas League to succeed Hunter Hill, resigned. y : Franklin, x AMERICAN STAR ADVISED HOW TO BATTLE SUZANNE Given Letter by “Old Doc Fuller,” Her Coach, to Read Just Before She Plays French Girl, If They Meet in Olympic Final. BY LEE OVERMAN. 5 AN FRANCISCO, Calif, May 20—Helen Wills, America’s youthful woman tennis champion, sailed for abroad under These orders, it has been disclosed, were handed boarded a train for the east by William Fuller, sealed orders. to her as she. veteran professional- tennis teacher of the Berkeley Tennis Club—“Old Doc Fuller,” who, more . than anybody else, is responsible for Miss Wills’ rise to the American championship. Across the face of the envelope containing the sealed orders is written an injunction not to open them until she has earned the right to” face the marvelous Suzanne in the Olympic final, and even then only a few minutes before the supreme test comes. WESTERN RACKETERS CHOICES IN LEAGUE Western High's tennis team, which gained a notable triumph yesterday by taking all seven matches from Tech, established itself as the most formidable contender in the cham- pionship league. In preparation for its future match- es with Business and Central netmen, Western will tackle St. Albans to- morrow on the Cathedral courts and the Baltimore Friends School Satur- day at the Oriole city. Only two Tech players carried their opponents to three sets yesterday and they were Detwiler and Doyle, the two ranking Manual Trainer racketers. Western had an easy time with the other matches. Yesterday summarie; SINGLES — Mitchell, Western, Doyle. Tech, 3—6. 6—3. 6—3:; Nordlinger, Western, downed Detwiler, Tech. 6—3, 1—8, 6—3; Lewis, Western, defeated Dodge, Tech. 6—3; Hoffman, Western. won from , 61, 6—1; Abrams, West- ©ern, downed Kienast, Tech, 6—0, 6—1. DOUBLES—Mitchell and lo:«!.\m;u. West- eorn, defeated Detwiler and . Tech, 6—4, 6—2: Lewis and Abrams, for Western, defeat- d Doyle and Riess, Tech, 6—2, 6—4. CENTRAL AND TECH BOOKED TO BATTLE Central and Tech nines were to meet in the all-important high school championship game today at 3:15 o'clock in the Blue and White sta- dium A victory for the Centralites would give them their second consecutive high school title. Henry Phipps of Central, and Tew, Batson or Dulin of Tech will be mound opponents. Gonzaga High was to tackle Alex- andria High today at 3 o'clock on diamond No. 4 of the Monument Grounds. Both teams appear evenly mal.tched and a real battle should re- sult. Jim Mills, University of Maryland freshman hurler, gave a sparkling mound demonstration against West- ern High yesterday, his team win- ning, 5 to 1. The Black and Goid flinger vielded but two safe clouts and was master throughout. Bob Stevens, Western'’s stellar shortstop, accounted for the two wallops off Mills. Mary- land got to Batson and McGahey for nineteen blows. Eastern and Business nines will play their postponed game tomorrow at 3:15 o'clock in Central Stadium, it was announced by Principal Hart of the former institution today. The Light Blue and White tossers should easily dispose of the Stenographers, who have lost three games in the se- ries. TENNIS OFFICIALS MEET TILDEN AT CONFERENCE CHICAGO, May 20.—George W. Wightman, president of the United States Tennis Association; Holcombe ‘Ward, chairman of the amateur rules committee of the association, and Paul Gibbons of Philadelphia, an ex- ecutive committeeman, arrived here today in response to an invitation of J. C. Stewart, president of the West- ern Lawn Tennis Association. William Tilden, II, national tennis titleholder, arrives tomorrow for a meeting with the officials tomorrow night, when both sides of the con- troversy over the plaver-writer rule of the national association are ex- pected to be aired. defeated W e Are Thankful For Your Appreciative “Reception are not sure whether it is the marvelously appealing and becoming styles that bring them flocking to our stores or whether it is the remarkably reasonable prices we have marked them at—but we are more than thankful for the appreciative reception our straw hat styles received from knowing men. Undoubtedly, millions of men are seeing whadtnv:ge se;‘,‘ th;t many stores e , $5 and $6 for hats that are no better. $225 $285 $350 Fuller, who discovered Miss Wills on a small neighborhood tennis court when she was fourtcen and taught, her all she knows about the finesse of tennis, could not accompany her- on the long trip to Paris, to parallel there the activities of Suzanne's father, who is her court mentor. o he conceived the idea ‘of last-minute instructions, which his protege will read Immediately before going to the courts to face Suzanne. Just what sort of advice Fuller put into_ his letter he refuses to say He admits, however, that the sealed envelope contains suggestions for a plan of campaign against the French’ star, and also concerns comments which he expects to have a cheering psychological effect on the young Californian. “I think Helen has a fifty-fifty chance of beating the French cham- pion,” Fuller told the writer. “She has been preparing for that one big match for a whole year. She has had the advantage of advice from Little Bill Johnston, the Kinsey brothers, Peck Griffin and a host of other male tennis stars, all of whom have scen Mlle. Lenglen in action. Mlle. Lenglen's agility at court covering, we believe, is the only de- partment in which she might be su-,, perior to Helen. Ever since Helen came back with the national cham- pionship we have been working to overcome this one possible defect. Her style of serving left her In poor position for a quick getaway in han- dling return shots. So we completely changed her style of serving. “There are two departments in which I believe Helen will have the better of the French champion. She will both outthink and outgame her. Helen has brains—lots of them. And she’s a mighty clever psychologist. 1f she gets the Jump on Mlle. Lenglen 1 wouldn't be surprised to see the latter do the same thing she did against Mrs. Mallory in this country— £et_sick. On the other hand, even if Suzanne should get the jump on her, there's no such word in Helen's lexicon as ‘quit.’ ™ TENNIS WAR GIVES TILDEN MORE FAME BY LAWRENCE PERRY. NEW YORK, May 20.— Watching Bill Tilden in his recent appearances in this vicinity as the chief drawing" card in club exhibitions for funds of_ various sorts, one received a clear- idea as to what publicity does for an- athlete. Men and women who had never be-. fore attended a tennis match, wha knew little or nothing about the same, turned oumt to see this great star, 'about whom so much turmoil has been raised. There was, of course, the general impression that Bill, for some unjust. unwarranted reason, was under attack, and such a feeling ai- ways invests a man with an added attractiveness. And Bill, who is not so good an actor as he ig a tennis player—albeit a good actor at that—rose to the situation commandingly. At Mont- clair and at Maplewood, for example, he displayed all his stuff, and, in fact, rose at ‘times to amazing heights, while all the characteristics of man- ner that distinguish him in regular tournaments were by no means miss- ng. In the end, in auctioning off' the racket with which he had played. Tilden had opportunity to display his histrionic ability and ‘availed himself of it fully. In brief, what is happening to Til- den is perfectly clear. He is putting tennis on the broad public map and he himself is rapidly getting to oc- cupy a place in the public mind such as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Ha- gen and Dempsey occupy. 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