Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1924, Page 29

SPORTS. JUNE 17, 1924, , THE EVENING S’I‘A.R‘ WASHINGTON, D. 'C.! TUESDAY, ) SPORTS. 99 Eastern and Western Rowing Methods Will Get Test in Big Regatta Toda PENN AND WASHINGTON U. OARSMEN LEAD EXPONENTS Cornell, Syracuse and Columbia Have Chance at Poughkeepsie, But Wisconsin Crew Is Not Regarded as a Se OUGHKEEPSIE. N. June 17. P from the middle west and a cagerly awaited the start of tion championship regatta here. weather this afternoon for the three As the regatta crowds gathered, Indications rious Contender. —Crews of four castern colleges, one sixth from the Pacific Coast, today the Intercollegiate Rowing Associa- were for ideal rowing races. much of the talk was of a new test of castern rowing methods against the western stroke which gave Wash- ington the west's first victory in last <easons under the coaching of Ed Le year's regata and Yale two great ader. Washington, seeking a second trivmph on the Hudson, will demonstrate the western system today. Pennsylvania, tailender in the last two annual meets here, but this year cxperiencing a rowing revival, has be: pion of the east among the colleges e Both are supremely confident has a record of ea smoothness and finish seldom seen der crew of Yale is the single rev Pe; v victories over en picked as the outstanding cham- ntered in the varsity race. sylvania trained to a high stroke, astern crews and has acquired a An early season defeat by the won- erse of Pennsylvania’s senior crew, stroked by Don Irmiger of Green Bay, Wis. Washington came to the Pough- keepsie training camp fresh from an | impressive win over California, with A rugged, powerful eight with a fair proportion of veterans of last. se: son. Coach Rusty Callow of - the Huskies believes his crew will re- | et Capt. Don Grant, 118-pound cox- swain in the western shell, is equally « confident. In Grant the coach ha a ninth man in his boat as useful as his stroke oar, x veteran of ma battles, capt the crew and a sistant coach in all but the title Penn Shonld Set Pace. Experts look for a wearing struggle through the full three miles of the varsity event, with Pennsylvania the pace, at least in the early tages. Iu that srim contest the t with the greatest staying pow- will win. Pennsvivania in train nz has worked at a stroke of 18 = smoothly as a machine. Wash ton ordinarily uses & lower but has abundant power und with it settin stroke, | come the Huskies, with the real or traditional advantage of the luck course. Pennsylvania is at No. 3 Cornell No. 4, and Columbia Ne. 5. The obser ion train, which fol- lows the races on the west bank, ar- rived yesterday from New London. Its reservations have been exhausted by the ecager crowds of alumni, under- graduates and rowing devotees fol- lowing the fortunes of the everal crews. Barly today the exodus from Poughkeepsie to the west bank of the Hudson was under way by ferry, launch and rowboat. For those who complained of the discomfort of cross- ing a bridgeless river to see & boat | race, it was expiained that a Pough- keepsie ordinance, passed in 1860, but still in fo forbids crew racing on the city side. The regulation was made at a time when professional racing led to disorders in the town. Lixt of Events. of events follow Junior hts—(Washing- ton, Cornell. Columbia, Syracuse and Pennsylvania), two miles, 3:15 o'clock, | The progr: A fine recovery Wisconsin, with 1 ning and no pre has not been ment 4s a possible W tle early ious competi ned promir ner. The erews Cornell, Syrac and Columb while unfortunate earlier in the son, have gained experience ®th in the Poughkeepsie son and any one supply the element ‘ted. he drawings for position, Wash- ington carried off No. 2. known as the lucky course, while Wisconsin. at No. , will have the least desirable, a berth in the middle river, where the currents run most strongly. ‘The courses number from the west ghore of the Hudson, and in the senior race Syracuse will have No. 1. Then will “and train- may of the un- iy v in of the three | ern standard time eights—(Cornell, Colum- se and Pennsylvania), two ‘elock. eights—(Washington, Cor- Columbia, Syracuse, Pennsyi- ania and Wisconsin), three miles, 5 k Callow Denies Report. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. June Coach Rusty Callow of the Washing- ton crews denied today reports that he was to go to Harvard coach next season. “The newspapers sent me to Har- vard last year, t00,” he said. “There was as much truth in the story then as there is now. I have never even been approached by the Harvard row- D. C. GOLFERS TO HURRY W have been urged by Pres ing authorities ARE URGED M. A. ENTRIES SHINGTON'S two-score or more entrants in the Middle At- lantic golf championship, to be held next week at Richmond, Va., dent Mackay of the assoc fation to send in their entries to the Hermitage Golf Club before next Mohday. Entries close at 2 p.m. next Monday, with the secretary of the asso- ciation, and pairings for the qualifying round on Thursday will be made immediately thereafter. Albert R. MacKenzie of the Colum- bia Country Club is the defending ti- tleholder. He defeated his son Ro- land 1 up in 19 holes in the final at Chevy Chase last June. Practically all the leading players of Washington, with the exception of Chris J. Dunphy of Columbia, are go- ing to Richmond. Headquarters of the Washington delegation will be at the Jefferson Hotel. Mrs. H. A. Knox of the Indian Spring ¢ Club a small field of competitors in the third of the monthly tourna. ments of the Women's District Golf Association, held yesterday at th Bannockburn. Mrs. Knox. aided by a birdie two at the eighth hole, had score of 92—10—$2. Mrs. R. C. Dun bar was second with a net of 83 while Mrs R. Tilley. the women's District_champion, was in third place with a net score of £5. . McGuire, public links golfer runner-up in the municipal cham- pionship last vear, won gross prize the Washington Automotive T Association tournament at th. 12 LIKELY TO RACE IN LATONIA DERBY LATONIA, Kv.. June 17 of Latonia derby candidates began this week to tune up their charges fn preparation for the $25.000 added event, which will be run over a dis ftance of one mile and a half, a week from next Saturday. Of a long list of eligibles, more than a dozen thoroughbreds are re- garded as probable starters. The list includes Black Gold, winner of three derbies: Bracadale, Thorndale, Trans- mute, Revenue Agent, Modest, Aga Khan, Mr. Mut, Apprehension, King ilowee, Mad Play, Corinth, Giblon and Altawood. The greater number of these colts are being made ready at Latonia; and the most recent to qualify for the classic was Revenue Agent. which ran a mile yesterday in 1:37 3-5 and beat Modest, another derby eligible, half a length in the Rose Hill purse. Mad Play and Mr. Mutt, running at Belmont last week, also showed & r turn to form that appeared lacking when these colts: started in the Ken- tucky derby at Louisville. These and numerous others which have shown both speed and stamina in workouts are assured mgenerous support, has won for the Oklahoma owned horse a host of followers. “DIP” PERIODS LISTED AT THE Y.W.C.A. POOL | —Trainers even against Black Gold. | whose success as a three-year-old | gressional Country Club yesterday with a score of §2. Walter B. Guy of Columbia won second gross with & card of 93. Low net went to David Luttrell, with a card of 100—30—70, while sec- ond went to Chester H. Warrington, with 102—25—77. Mrx. Ormsby MeCam: holder of the District paired with W. A. Quigley, won first prize in the mixed Scotch foursome event yesterday at the Chevy Chase Club, S alter G. Peter. with a net of . while third place went to Mrs. { Charles L. Frailey and her son Worth- ington, with a net of 95. A similar urnament will be held mext Mon- Earl MecAleer play tomorrow at Rock Creek k for the park championship of the course. Both will go to Dayton, Ohio, next Friday as guests of the Rock Creek Park management, to compete in the national public links tourney. ¥ ARGENTINA AND U. S. TO OPEN POLO PLAY PARIS, June 17.—Argentina versus the United States will provide the star bill for the opening mateh of the Olympic polo competition, now definitely fixed for Saturday, June 28, on the eve of the grand prix. “We will have the final on the opening day,” Count Jean Pastre, who | is organizing the tournament for the French Olympic_committee, informed the Associated Press yesterday. This remark is explained by the fact that the United States and Argentina have | been regarded by the experts as like- 1y winners of the competition, and the luck of the draw has pitted them | against each other in the very first | mateh. __The Argentine polo ponies arrived in Paris from London yesterday. All the animals stood the voyage across the channel well. The Argentine players are not expected to arrive be- fore Friday. The matches thus far drawn are as follows: France vs. United States, June Spain vs. Argentina, July 1, and Great Britain vs. the United States, July 3. The other matches | will be drawn later. All the matches thus far arranged will be played at the Saint Cloud Country Club, where grandstands to accommodate ' 6,000 speetators have | been erected. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. 4, uu-.n..‘,"?' * Minneapolis, 4; Indisnapelis, 3. 5 IY%FRN‘A'IT'ln!'AL LEAGUE, ersey Ci ;_Taronte, 1. Nowark, 41 Buftsia, 3¢ % There will be two “dip” periods in the swimming peol of the local Y. W. C. A on every Saturday afternoon throughout the summer fromr 1:20 o’clock to 2 o'eleck and from 3 o'clock to 5 o'clock. Registrations for swimming lessons during July should be forwarded to 614 E street. Announcement also is made that Allene Stuart, assistant di- rector of health education of the Y. W. C. A, is conducting the second series of tennis lessons. HEWITT TIRES 30x3% CL N. 8. Cord—$10.55 NATIONAL-HEWITT CO., Inc. 1007 9th St. N.W.—Fr. 4056 EVENT TO AMERICANS RHEIMS, France, June 17.—Ameri- can marksmen romped away as vic- tors in the international tournament, in which. representatives of fourteen nations were engaged in a general rehearsal for the Olympic shooting competition. which begins June 23. The American team scored 5,284 points. Switzerland was in second place with 5,184 points, Frasce fin- ished third and Argentina fourth. Gunnery Sergt. Morris Fisher of the United States Marine Corps, who al- ready holds the individual rifie shoot- ing championship of the world, was !lv‘;*“nclul!mcd Yorld champion fn the 300-meter kneeling ¢ io. Acore was 365, T ohDedHo. SiHle The Americans broke the world record for team totals M prone with 1,905, the former mark of 1,884 hav- ing been made by the Yankee five in the international matches at Camp Perry last year. The other totals of the Americans were: Standing, 1,613; kneeling, The individual scores of the Amer- € three positions over the icans for th 300-meter range, shooting at a four- €, were: inch bulls-e, “isher. 1.075; Stokes, 1.049; Osburn, 1,048; Boles, 1,045, ARMY-NAVY NETMEN TO BATTLE FOR CUP A picked tennis team representing the Army officers from all corps areas will be matched against the Navy netmen Saturday on the Chevy Chase courts for the A. Y. Leech cop. t t ¥ t t 087: Coulter, ination matches now are be- ing held by the Army contestants in order to select a team. Local Army racketers are expected to be on the picked team. Maj. Robertson, Maj. Elliott, Col. Wait C. Johnson, Col. Beebe, Maj. Walsh and Capt. Clark are among the District players. Three — singles matches and two doubles were completed yesterday. Capt. Finley defeated Lieut. Gantt, 3 6—2; Maj. Dorst defeated Lieut. Crane, 6—3, 6—4, and Maj. Robertaon defeated Capt. Muma, 63, | Capt Sweitzer and Col. Johnson de- feated Lieut. Crane and Maj. Dorst, 6—4, 6-—4: Maj. Robertson and Capt Finley defeated Lieut. Gantt and Capt. Muma, 6—3, 6—2. e U. S.-BRITISH TENNIS PAIRINGS ARE MADE By the Assoriated Preas. LONDON, June 17.—The draw for Dlay in the seven matches to be con- tested at Wimbledon on tomorrow and Thursday between American and British women have been made. On the first day Miss Helen Wills, the American champion, will meet Mrs. Covell in the singles, and Mrs. Molla. Bjurstedt Mallory will have as | an opponent Miss Kathleen MaKane. In the doubles Miss Eleanor Goss and Mrs. Marian Z. Jessup, America, will play Mrs. Shepherd-Barron and Mrs. | Covell, England. On the second day Miss Wills will face Miss McKane, the ranking num- ber one British woman player; Mrs. | Mallory will play Mra Covell, and Miss Goss will meet Mrs. Beamish. The doubles match on this day will be between Miss Wills and Mrs. Wightman and Miss McKane and Miss Evelyn Colyer. Will Contest for Cupa. NEW YORK, June 17.—Play in the | international match between British and American women, which will be- gin at Wimbledon next Wednesda will be for the ladies’ team match challenge cup. The cup was present- ed by the United States Lawn Tennis Association last vear, and was won by the American women, who scored 7 points to 0, winning 1 point in each of the five singles and 2 points in the doubles matches. After the international event, sev- eral of the American plavers will compete in the Queens Club tourna- ment during the remainder of the week. Virtually the entire contingent of American man and woman temnis plavers now in England will enter the all-England _championships, which begin at Wimbledon June 23. The American players will leave England July 4 for Paris to prepare for the Olympic matches, which start July 13°and end July 20 Score at Reehampton. ROEHAMPTON, England, June 17. —The American women entered in the invitation tournament of the Roe- hampton Club came through the first round yesterday with a string of vie- tories.” Mrs. Molla B. Mallory de- feated Miss H. L. Eddis, 6—3, 6—i. Miss Edith Sigourney defeated Mrs. B. F. Maxwell, 6—1, 6—2. Mra. Marion 7. Jessup defeated Miss D. Mievelle, 6—1, 6—0. Miss Eleanor Goss de- feated Mrs. Edington, 6—4, 6—32, and Miss Lilian Scharman defeated Miss I. Letts, 7—5, 6—4. The weather was warm. e PIEDMONT LBAGUE. Eigh Point, 6; Balelgh, 0. 2 5; Mflkl , 4. Durham at Greensboro, rela. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE, Aurmta, 3; Macon. 2 roenvilie, oville, 3. Spartanburg, '8; Charlotte, 7. FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE. Bristol, 4; Greenville, 3 (11 tasings), SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. NORTHAW, En Am extend thems. 7 victory over the section A of the junier division of the W. B. A. A. series. Allder was the only St. Martin player to garner a pair of safeties, but Action, Helm and Talbert of the losers each drove a trio of wallops. INTERNATIONAL RIFLE | U- S- ARMY HORSEMEN IMPRESS THE BRITONS land, June 17.—The erican Army officers who will com- pete in the international horse show at Olympla, beginning Prid . gave heir “horses their first workout on English turf yesterday, and, accord- ing to English critics, they presented a formidable combination. The Worses have shaken off any il effects of the voyage and are in the pink of condition. They jumped beau- ifully. The Americans are the guests of R G. Heaton, managing director of he show. who is giving them facili- ies for practice on his fine estate here. St. Martin athletes were forced to es to eke out a 9-to- tern Jyniors in SEEKS TENNIS MATCHES. Chevy Chase Tennis Club is seeking matches through Fendall Alexander at Cleveland 3078. Alexander and William Lumsden took the measure of Hubbard and Albert, 4—§6, 8—6, 10—8, for the doubles champlonship of the club. FRENCH PICK RACKETERS FOR OLYMPIC MATCHES PARIS, June 17.—The French Lawn Tennis Federation has selected the following teams for the Olymplc com- petitions: Singles—Borotra, Cochet, La Coste and Cousin. Doubles—Borotra Brugnon and Cochet. Ladies' singles—Suzanne Lenglen, Mlle. Viasto, Mme. Vaussard and Mme. Golding. Mixed doubles—Mile. Lenglen and Cochet, Mme. Billout and Borotra. and La Coste, JIM BARNES MAKES SURE OF BEING IN 1925 OPEN EW YORK, June 17—Turmed WR a8 am entrant for the 1924 open champlomship at Oakiamd Hills, James Barnes, 1931 winner, has become the first emtramt for the national open champlonship in 1925. Officials of the Untted States Golf Association wald today that entry had beem mccepted, ugh neither course nor the date has been named for mext yea Barnes was turned down as a 1924 entrant because his mpplica- tion for permission to compete was not received until after the closing date. Manager Chris Hutchinson of the Eastern _ Athletic Association un- limited players intends to continue their winning way tomorrow when they tackle the District National Bank team on the grounds at 15th and © streets northeast. King, the Na- tional Bank flinger, will face the Easterners. COAST NETMEN SCORE. PHILADELPHIA, June 17--Wal- lace Scott and Bruce Heskreth of the University of Washington were vic- torious in the opening rounds of the Middle States lawn tennis tourna- ment at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Bcott won two matches, de- feating Daniel Daugherty of Phila- delphia, 6—2, 6—2, in the first round and Harold Colburn of Cynwood in the second, 3—6, 7—5, 6—4. Heskreth eliminated Lesiie Dilkes, Philadel- phia, in the first round, 7—S5, 7—S5. DARTMOUTH BEATS CORNELL. HANOVER, N. H,, June §7.—Dart- mouth defeated Cornell, 4 to 2, yes- terday, before . large crowd of alumni and commencement guests. Lyon, pitching his last game for the Green, fanned eleven bafters. —— e WATERBURY, Conn, June 17— World Middleweight Champion Harry Greb of Pittsburgh knocked out Frank Moody of Wales in the sixth round last night uch popularity must e deserved Wmmn’stennisordga:cues oranythingelse,popularityisno stroke of luck, no kindly twist of fate. No by deserving it. chqmpionevetbeldhkhweh except by making good. No ciga- rette ever held popular favor except their quality and good taste. Chesterfield CIGARETTES FORT HUMPHREYS NINE CHALLENGES D. C. TEAMS Fort Humphreys tossers are out to take the scalp of this city's leading unlimited nines. Entered in the Dis- trict Service League, where they have captured three straight wins, the Soldiers believe they can glve the best of the local talent hereabouts a 1 rap. > enges are being Athletic Officer L. J. Claterbos, who can be reached by télephone at Fort Humphreys, Va. Transportation will be furnished to the visiting teams. Fort Humphreys flashed to the limelight when ‘it triumphed over Naval Air Station team, 4 to 2. Tank Corps ‘of Camp Meade and several formidable District unlimited nines have fallen bLefore Fort Humphreys received by TIP FOR FISHERMEN. HARPERS FERRY, W. Va., June 17.—The Potomac River was muddy and the Shenandoah was very mudd this morning. The popularity of Chesterfields is an outstanding example. For months now Chesterfields have been draw- ing over 1000 smokers a day away from other cigarettes. ‘Surely this is convincing proof of