Evening Star Newspaper, July 30, 1924, Page 29

MOST OF CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE DECIDED ON GREENS " Average Players Fail to Give Proper Attention to This Angle of Game and Approaching. Hagen Offers an Example. BY RAY McCARTHY. I N the coming September golf championship events, with the great majority of stars struggling for honors in the women’s championship, the professional title meet, the gold mashie trophy competition, the \ Walker cup contest and the national amateur putting will, in 31l prob- ability, be the decisive factors. Take note when these various tourneys are in progress the number of matches that are won and lost around the greens. It may cause the average golfer to pay more attention to his putting than he has been in the habit of doing. It is a curious fact that most of those who play the game—not the stars, of course—give more attention to all their other shots than they , do to putting and approaching. They feel that putting is merely a matter of course, that if you have the touch and a dash of luck you will score, and if you don't you are simply unfortunate. ‘Whenever a golfer wins an impor- is praised for for his steady and his the vietory you will find that putting has been biggest factor in enabling the com- petitors; that is. the real, sound, con- ent putting where the plaver is laying his approach putts close to the cup and sinking the short ones tant tournamene he his shot-making abilit: play through the f; accurante approaching. final analysis of any ways But great in the victor "to triumph over his regularly. Hagen Is Great Putter. Gene Sarazen. for instance, as consistently as his rival Hagen's game is more finished. the best in the game. But a putt that doesn't drop stroke lost forever. Although these two players employ standing on the left foot and addressing the ball op- posite the heel of the left, Hagen uses 1 & steel putter, whereas Gene general- uses a putter with an aluminum similar styles in putting, With the weight of the body 1y head. Whether this makes any real dif- ference or not the writer cannot say But it is possible to em- ploy a more delicate touch with the And certainly Hagen strokes the ball on the putting zreens more delicately and more effectively than Gene drives his putts and 1s usually at his best on heavy greens. And yet Sarazen putted better than Hagen in their final round match In the professional championship at Pel- he was closer to the in. But he took time to look over his short putts carefully, and he was hitting them with a firm, even stroke definitely. steel. Sarazen. ham last year. To be getting his second shots pin. sure, that left no chance for error. Ix Most Trying Shot. Sinking those six and are missed. In the championship tournaments, which will soon be here, you will see Bome of the best putting done ‘Walter Hagen, Jock T in the + opinion of many competent critics is a better hitter than Walter Hagen. Yet he doesn't score as well or win because ] sir Walter is a great putter—probably He doesn’t toss away many strokes around the greens. It is possible to recover from a drive that is missed or a poor second shot. is a ht footers in a pinch is probably more nerve- racking than playing any other kind of shot under trying circumstances. It is harder to keep the eve on the , ball when putting than on any other shot, which is the reason most putts Hutchison, Base Ball AS BIG LEAGUERS PLAY IT WHEN IO STEAL BASES = EAL SECOND BASE gerEN TWO ARE OUT STEAL THIRD BASE WITH ONE OUT THEN YOU ARE IN POSITION TO SCORE ON SACRIFICE FLY. - 1 NEVER STEAL IF_ YOUR TEAM 1S_TWO OR MORE RUNS BEHIND. 3 USUALLY STEAL ON PITCHER- NOT_CATCHER, WATCH FOR HIS BREAKS. NEVER LET UP ON SUIDE - YOU CAN FLUSTER BASEMAN BY COMING IN FAST, How do you choose your times to steal bases? What things de- cide your choice? Answered by STANLEY HARRIS Piaying manager, Washington Nationals. Known for hix keen knowledge of base ball strategy. * ¥ X x It is customary to try to steal second base after two are out. The best time to steal third base is with one out. If successful, you are in a position to score on a sacrifice fly. Never try to steal if your club is two or ‘more runs behind, as you may get caught and break up a pos- sible raily. Usually you steal on the pitcher and not on the catcher. This means that you must learn to get a good break to be a successful base- Johnny Farrell, B obby Cruickshank, | runner. Putting Is Dominant Factor in Golf : New York May Get Leonard-Walker Bout - - CONTEST IS LIKELY TO BE - STAGED AT POLO GROUNDS- Tip Is Out That Rickard Will Be Granted Permit for : Show There—Tex, However, Must Square Him- self With Jersey Authorities. COMPANY PROVIDES CHICAGO, July 30.—Golf as enter- tainment for customers in place of the usual rounds of theaters, club and cabarets is to be used by William E. Sharp of Chicago, president of a manufacturing company, who has began construction of a miniature golt links on two acres adjoining hig factory in the southwestern part of the K2 oo arp thou; the Dest wa to Ingratiate his business with ot of town customers would be to furnish them a spot on which to play golf next his wares. In this manner it is possible for the manufacturer to provide amuse- ment for his customers while close to the merchandise, and to be able when the day closes, to return to his fam- ily and forget business worries, al- lowing such buyers as care for the gay night life to seck the places they like best without forcing the seller to spend both day and night with om. CALIFORNIANS HOLD SWAY GOLF FOR PATRONS N SINGLES AT SEABRIGHT ] EABRIGHT, N. J,, July 30.—Only eight of the original men’s singles contenders will be seen in action today in the Seabright invitation tennis tournament. In the elimination of all but this octet the ex- pected happened, with the exception of the victory of Nathaniel Niles of Boston, who ranks 18th nationally, over Clarence Griffith of San Francisco, a 12th-rater. Four of the survivors are Californians. They are William M. John- ston, Harvey Snodgrass, Howard Kinsey and Walter Wesbrook. Others still in the running are Lucien Williams of Chicago, Dean Mathey of Cranford, N. J., and Alex D. Thayer of Philadelphia, who ad- vanced through the default of Robert Kinsey of San Francisco. Considerable stir in racquet circles was created by the announcement at the close of yesterday's play that Miss Helen Wills, national and Olym- pic singles champion and joint holder of the British and Olympic doubles crowns, will be on hand at Seabright Saturday afternoon. Miss Wills is GEORGE SARGENT TELLS: Gamest Finish in My Memory. whose heart does not fail him in the pinch is a good one to bet on. 3 FTER all, the greatest attribute of any athlete is gameness. The lad No golfer ever made a gamer stand that did Géorge McLean the Grassy Sprain professional, in the third round of the professional golfers’ championship at Pelham, N. Y, in 1923. George was up against a worthy opponent in Willie Ogg, the Wor- cester, Mass., crack, who, in one of the earlier rounds, had made the best score of the tournament, a 69, and in another had done the course just as the man who had been dts architect had intended it to be played—that is to say, in exact par for each hole, a most unusual performance. Early In their catch, as I recall it, Willie took the lead, and it wasn't until near the close that George over- hauled him. They were all even when they reached the 18th tee. The 18th at Pelham is a 274-yard hole. The play from the tee is across a hollow, over a hill and down rather sharp decline, between trees, to the green, which is blind from the tee. The green slopes from right to left, with a trap at the left, a high bank at the rear, and, beyond that, a grove of trees'leading up to the clubhouse. Gets a Fine Drive. Ogg _got a Dbeautiful drive, even with the pin, but just off the green on the left McLean was not so fortunate. He barely got past the crown of the hill and pulled his ball off the fairway and into the trees at the left, some 35 or 40 yards from the ag. For his second, McLean elected to play a high shot, hoping to lay it near to the cup for a putt that would halve Ogg’s possible 3, but he didn’t get under his ball sufficiently. with the result that he volleyed it some 30 yards beyond the green and into the grove of trees I have men- tioned above. Adding to his bad luck, it came to a stop on a cinder ath. 3t looked very much as if George was a beaten man. To make the green, he would have to get his ball out of the cinders, take it through a narrow lane between the trees, lift it over the high rear bank and hold the sloping upper right side of the green, where the cup was set. But George refused to admit defeat. He knew that Ogg’s long uphill ap- proach putt would be very difficult to place near the hole. Overcoming all his_handicaps, he laid his ball four feet from the cup on his third shot As he had hoped, Ogg's second stroke, which was his first putt, left him with a nasty side-hill play to The first hole is 494 yards long, par 5. Ogg followed a beautiful drive with an equally handsome brassie, which left him just short of the green in 2. McLean, after a good drive, messed his second, which went to bad rough at the right, 90 or 100 yards from the pin. Axain Shows Gamenmess. He had to shoot over two traps, one just in front of him and the other at the edge of the green, and again de- feat confronted him, but, for the sec- ond time, George showed his game- ness. He very handily made the green and halved the hole in par 6. ‘The next hole at Pelham, the sec- ond, is the famous “house hole.” It is 310 yards from tee to cup if you follow “the fairway, which rambles over a hill, and, then scrambling down _its side, turns abruptly to the left, llke a fishhook, connecting im- mediately with the green, which is trapped at the left and 'right and banked on the inside with bunkers some five or six feet high. Now and then a courageous player drives for the green, as Walter Ha- gen did successfully in this same tournament, but most of the time the feat is not attempted, for in the curve of the fairway several houses have been bullt, and if you don't carry them you're out of luck. Both Ogg and McLean played safe. Willie's drive left hrm in the better position, however, for he made the bottom bf the hill'and had a clear ap- proach to the pin, while George's was a bit short, so that he had to play over the trap and high bunker at the left. This was rendered the more difficult because the cup was not more than eight feet beyond the bunker. For the third time in many pinches George made good. He drop- ped his ball neatly beyond the haz- ards and elght feet from the cup. He went down in a birdie 3, while Ogg Surely McLean’s display due to arrive in New York on the Aquitania Friday. Norman Brookes of the Australian Davis cup team also is returning on the Aquitania and will report here with the California girl. MEN'S SINGLES. ‘Third round—Howard Kinsey defeated B. I. C. Norton, 3—8, 6—4, 6—2; Walter Wes! brook defeated Percy L. Kynaston, 6—4, 6— Harvey Enodgrass defeated Lawrence B. Rice, 6—4, 6—4: Lacien E. Williams defeated Wil- lard Crocker, 1—6, 6—1, 7—5; William M. Johnston defeated Jack Wright, 8—8, 7—5. Alex Thayer won from Bobert Kinsey, by de- fault; Nat Niles defeated Clarence J. Griffin, 6—3, 38, 6-—3; Dean Mathey defeated Jerry Lang, 9—7, 6—1. MEN'S DOUBLES. First round—] in 1. C. Norton and D George King defeated M. Lianco and Loais B. Dailey, jr., 6—2, 6—2; Lewis N. White and Louls Thalbeimer defeated Stanley W. Pearson and Leonard Beekman, 4—8, 6—4, 7—5; Jerry Lang and Frits Mercer won' from’ A_ W, Gore and Thomas Macgan by defanlt; Harvey Snodgrass and Walter Westbrook defeated Ex ward W. Feibleman and T. H. Banks, ¥ 6-3. 61; Willard Crocker and Jack Wright fl‘l!llasdfl;'wlllllm J. Clothier and Alex Thayer, Fenno, Ji defeated Elon H. Hooker and F. Hartshorné, 6—0, 6—2; Phillp_and Ludlow Vanderventer won from L. B. Rice and part- ner by defauit. Secord round—William M. Johnston and Charence Griffin defeated Hooker T. Alcott and E. M. Edwards, 6—3, 6—3; Norton and King won from Nat Niles and rtoer by default; Karl Behr and Des athey de- feated H. B. Fisher and John F. W. Whit- beck, 8—1. 6—2; G. P. Gardner, Jr.. and Henry Guild defeated Ignacio De Le Borbolia and F. Gerdes, 64, 6— ‘WOMEN'S SINGLES, Second round—Miss Molly Thayer defeated Miss Katherine Gardiner, 61, 6—2; Miss Florence Ballin won from Mrs. James Bym- ington by default. hird round—Miss Mary K. Browne defeated Miss Anna P. Fuller, 60, 6—2: Miss Molly Thayer defeated Mrs' M. B. Huff, 3—6, 62, 6—3; Miss Mayme MacDonald defeated Miss Virginia Carpenter. 6—2. 6—3:; Miss Florence Rallin_defeated Miss Margaret Blake, 4—8, 6—4, 6—4. ‘WOMEN'S DOUBLES. First round—Miss Martha Bayard and Miss 6—1; Miss Mayme MacDonald and Mis ence’ Rallin defeated Mrs. Mrs. H. 8. Van Vechten, X Wiliiam\ H. Pritchard and’ Miss Alice Francis defeated Mrs. M. H. Huff and Mre. Harrison Smith, 62, 6—0: Miss Mary K. Browne and Mrs. T. H. Dudley defeated Mrs. S. T. Tobey and Mra. Stuart Toung, 62, 617 Misg Vir: ginia Carpenter and Miss Katherine D. Porter defeated Miss Sara Atha and Mrs. James Symington, 6—2, 6—0. FRENCH WILL OPPOSE GZECHS IN NET FINAL By the Associated Press. EASTBOURNE, England, July 30.— The French Lawn Tennis team ves- terday won the semi-final with Great Britain in the European zone Davis cup competition, and France will meet Csechoslovakia in the final of the European group. The French team had previously won the first two singles matches, and Jacques Brugnan and Jean Borotra of France defeated L. A. Godfree and Max Woosnam of Great Britain in the doubles, 6—¢, 4—6, 6—3, 6—1. France and Great Brituin divided the remaining two singles matches, the results of which do not affect France's victory in the encounter be- tween the teams of the two nations. J. Brian Gilbert of Great Britain, deteated Henri Cochet of France, 5—' 1—6, 9—7, 8—86, 6—2. Réne Lacoste of France defeated A. R. F. Kingscote of Great Britain, 8—8, 3—6, 3—6, 6—2, 6—4. LAUREL TRACK HIT . BY COURT DECISION BALTIMORE, Md., July 30.—Possi- bility of a hitch in the racing pro- gram at the Laurel track this Kall was seen when it became known that a flaw in the title to the property had been disclosed by decision of Judge F. Neal Parke. Under the decision Sylvester and Henry Smith and thelr sister, Mrs. Mary Jass, all heirs to an estate near Laurel, receive a three-fourths equity in a wed-shaped tract of four and one-half acres cutting into the Laurel course. The association owning the track owns tke other one-fourth interest. The wedge of land extends from the outside of the main running track across the steeplechase course and has its apex in the center on the infleld. Its value has not been com- puted. The value of the entire pfant is said to be about $1,000,000. WAR YELLOW POLOISTS WIN A THRILLING GAME Thrill marked the polo game be- tween the Yellow and Green teams of the War Department, which the former won, 5 to 4, after the most spirited tilt seen on the Potomac Park field this season. Lieut. Jadwin and Maj. Parker spurted in the second perfod when the fifth and deciding goal was pushed over by the Yellows. The players who started lined up as follows: Yellows—Lieut. Jadwin, No. 1; Maj. Parker, No. 2; Capt. Whipprecht, No. 3; Col. Paimer, No. 4. No. 1 Greens—Maj. Coulter, Maj. Johnson, No. Col. Morris, No. 3; Col. Margetts, No. 4. ——————————————————————————————————————————— . SPORTS, BY FAIR PLAY. N metropolis. EW YORK, July 30.—The tip is out that the New York politicians have won the fight to have the Leonard-Walker bout held in the- According to the story, Tex Rickard will be granted a temporary license to hold the show in the Polo Grounds. This would indicate that Rickard has somehow been able to square himself with the Jersey authorities. If he has not he will certainly be out of luck, as he proposes to hold the Firpo-Wills battle over in Jersey - City, and the Jersey men could crimp his plans a whole lot if they got angry with Tex. Some lovers of boxing in New York wish that Jersey would keep the fight. always danger of scandal. Walker has begun training at Sum- mit, N. J, for his bout with Leonard. Mickey s an enthusiastic base ball player, although no big league scout would’ ever be likely to sign him. Shortly there is going to be a game between Mickey, his sparring part- ners, trainers, etc., against ye sport- ing scribes. «Of all fighters, Corbett holds the palm as a ball piayer, or did hold it. It seems to be the opinion that had Jim turned to the national game as a profession instead of boxing he could have been a big leaguer. Pete Latzo is a star ball player. Jimmy Delaney is good at the game, and Tommy Gibbons is not bad. Dempsey cuts a poor figure with ball and bat. Carpentier could prob- ably win the world championship in a boxers’ tennis tournament. Gene Tunney could probably take all in his profession at golf, but Tommy Gib- bons might give him a hold at that. As an indication that the fight game is not what it should be financially this season, the receipts of the Pan- cho-Villa-Willie Woods ten-round battle in Boston the other night may be cited. Villa, the world's flyweight champion, came to Boston on a $5,000 guarantee and won the decision. But the club lost money. Louls Vicentini hax sigmed a con- tract to fight Jack Bernstein on Au- gust 12, and the dope is that the winner will go against Leonard in September. Thus proceeds the not too successful effort to kick up a lot of interest over a lightweight cham- pionship battle. Charley Welnert's showing against Romero Rojas, the Chilean, at New- ark the other night excited the curi- osity, not to say the ire, of his admir- ers.” ' Until the last few rounds he used nothing but his left hand and Romero had him outpointed. Then the Adonis started with his rightand was able to pull into the lead. But the performance of neither was very interesting. Weinert looks to be in splendid condition, having taken the best of care of himself in It is a big money bout, and where there is big money there is recent months. He is planning for an active winter season. There is no cleverer boxer extant than Weinert. He might have been a champion had - he taken himself seriously. TILDEN AND WEINER TAKE COAST MATCH - LOS ANGELES, Juty 30.—William T. Tilden, national tennis champion, : and. his youthful protege, Sandy : Weiner, both of Philadelphia, brought _ a brilliant climax to the second day's play in the southern Californian championship tournament when they defeated Vic Dixon and Paul Greene, Los Angeles players, 6-1, 6-3, in the second round of the men's doubles competition. In other results, Alfred Chapin of Boston defeated C. A. Eaker, Angeles, 6-0, 6-3, in the men's singles, and Tilden beat Bradshaw Harrison of San Francisco, 6-2, 6-1. Roy Nelson, Los Angeles, defeated = Weiner, 6-8, 13-11, 7-5, in the junior ~ singles play. POTOMACS ARE BUSY. ‘Washington Potomacs of the East- ern Colored League, who dropped a 9- to-7 exhibition match to the Harris- burg Giants yesterday, are due to tackle the Cuban Stars at Bradley Beach tomorrow. DURANT. “Just a Real Good Car” (LIIIII1 1L LTI L LI LI LTSI 1111 Los * Never let up on a slide, as a slide often annoys the baseman, if you are coming in fast, and it sometimes is this vicious slide that gets you into the bag safely. (Copyright, 1924, Associated Editors.) SANDLOT GRIDDERS ARE MAKING PLANS Sandlot foot ball is making a noise. Two elevens, the St. Stephen’s Boy: Club and the_ Iroquois Midgets, al ready have a line on their prospects. St. Stephen’s athletes hope to place two elevens on the fleld, one averag- ing 120 pounds and the other topping the 135-pound mark Nick Moran will coach the squad, while Chariie Warring will act as field captain. Iroquois gridironers also intend to develop a pair of elevens. Prospects for the 90 and 105 pound teams will be discussed at a meeting Friday right at the Holy Comforter School. McCarthy. Lewis, Cornell, T. Nolan, Bell, Phillips, Burke and Daniels are among the candidates. HURLS 20TH VICTORY. RICHMOND, Va., July 30.—Frank Dodson, pitcher of the Richmond club of the Virginia League, has turned in his 20th victory of the season. He lost seven game: HEWITT TIRES 30x315 Ol N.S. Std. Cord—$0.70 NATIONAL-HEWITT CO., Inc. 1007 9th St. N.W.—Fr. 4056 make. He missed it and George [ took par 4. nervily halved him in par 4, forc- ing the match into extra holes. THIS ENDS IT! Cyril Walker, Bobby Jones, Francis Ouimet, Cyril Tolley, Jess Sweatser. Jesse Guilford and 'Alexa Stirling, heavy hitters all, but players who have the putting touch, obtained through hard practice, to get down the six-footers when they are needed. VARIED RACING PROGRAM FOR FAIR AT ROCKVILLE Equestrian and automobile devotees will be well entertained during the Rockville fair, August 19 to 23, when sixteenu horse and motor car races will be held. Purses of $300 have been offered for each event in the horse races. which will start daily at 1 o'clock. On Au- . gust 22 the annual horse show will hold the stage. Sixteen classes are carded, including quick draft, combi- pation saddle and harness horses, bunters and handicap jumpers. of courage in. winning that match has not been surpassed. laste | — thats what convinced smokers the country over ! TREASURY NETMEN WIN. Treasury netmen of the Depar mental Tennis League made a clean sweep over the Veterans’ Bureau yes- terday. A Summaries: Pallinger and Dowd (T.) defeated Dunlap and Foster (V. B.), 6—0, 6—0; Seward and Baylies (T.) defeated Driscoll and Weiss (V. B.), 75, 6—4; Coe and McConnell (T.) de- feated Fiahorty and Johnson (V. B.). 6—3, 6—4; Stam and Nichols (T.) defeated Silva ¢ and Long (V. B.). 6—3. & Clark and Henry (T.) defeated Shaw and Lickett (V. B:), 60, 6—4. BOXING BOUTS HALTED. 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