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S PORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. ' No Startling Upsets in Holiday Sports KEEN CONTESTS FEATURE ‘BIG LABOR DAY PROGRAM Epinard, Though Beaten, Runs Gallantly—Gar Wood Holds Speedboat Title—Girls Set Swim- ming and EW YORK. September man; N interesting situations, but no startling upsets. visiting French thoroughbred, ran a gallant six furlongs in the Golf Marks—Bout to sll'ibl.il.lg. 2.—Labor day’s carnival of sport produced Epinard, international event at Belmont Park, although he lost by hali a length to Wi e Counsellor in a dash down the stretch. Zev, former hero of the American turf, was a weak fifth after a good run. William T. Tilden, 1 sets by Vincent Richards. semi-final_duel. fifth meeting for the title. national tennis champion. was forced to five vouthful Olympic champion, in a spectacular William M. Johnston defeated Gera!d Patterson of Aus- tralia casily and meets Tilden today in the final match. Tilden It will be their won four. Richards and Howard Kinsey of San Francisco were selected to complete the Davis cup team on which Tilden and Johnston had been previously named. Miss Detroit, V1I, owned and pilot- ed by Gar Wood, won the second an- nual running of the 150-mile Inter- national Speedboat Sweepstakes, the climax of the Gold Cup Regatta, at Detroit. Cigarette. jr.. of New York. was only two lengths behind after the long drive. Jimmy Murphy added to his racing laurels by winning the 250-mile auto- mobile race at Altoona. Tommy Mil- ton w ond and Fred Comer third. Joe Boyer's lezs were injured in a crash, and he died early today follow- ing an operation. in which both his legs were amputated fort to save his life Miss Agnes Geraghty bre record for the woman's breast-stroke, at Long Beach, N. Y. cutling two-fifths of a second the former mark of 1:23 2-5 Glenna Collett st a record. breaking in a futile ef-|er, won from | the only other important battle. ke her own | 100-vard | of New York, in the National League. off | and Miss | in ' wer 79 for 18 holes in winning the quali- fying medal in the woman's national ®olf tournament at Providence. W. . Garrett Gilmore, national single sculling champlon. carried off the honors at the Middle States Regatta at Philadelphia. Telegraph wires the ringside were torn down at Macon. Ga., in scenes which followed a bout be- tween young Stribling and voung Bob Fitzsimmons. The latter showed fight after Stribling was awarded the referee’s decision. No one was hurt. Dave Shade, welterweight contend- Duffy at Oakland, in at Pittsburgh drew within one game retained its game one-half lead over the Yankees the American, as double-headers played all around. -~ and Washington DECISIVE GAMES SUNDAY IN INDEPENDENT LEAGUE I NDEPENDENT LEAGUE teams are facing the homestretch with only three more wecks of competition before the finals are played. red-hot scraps are billed for next Sunday, two of which will have considerable bearing on the title for the second set of games Four Arlington diamond athletes are at the top of the heap. but should they lose to the Mohawks on their hor Dominican_Lyceum nine at bination will take the lead Union e grounds and the Shamroc Pctworth Athletic Club w s falter before the st-mentioned com- I tackle Cherrydale Park. then the in the Georgetown Hollow. and the Knicks will invade the Maryland Athietic Club’s grounds in the two other Sunday games. ROUND ROBIN POLO T0 WAR YELLOWS Polo players of the War Depart- ment Yellows bagged 10 points to emerge the victor in the round robin exhibition vesterday at Potomac Park The 3d Cavalry four of Fort Mrer was second with 4 points and the War Department White finished third with 3 points Lieut. Jad in of the Yellows played his position at No. 2 in remarkably fine style. Col. Babeock also proved a bulwark of defense for the Yellows. Licut. Byers and Capt. Hines were the outstanding players for the Fort r combination. Line-ups and summary THIRD CAVALRY No. 1 Hine Lieut " No. 2 Ewen. Brers corge Capt capt al-y... 0 1 > n0 o000 24 at Ryers, Cant. Hines, 2. Time Referew—Capt. WAR YELLOWS Rear ... 1 Col. Bahcock....No. 3 Lieur. Jadwin.. Col. Morris.... . No. 4 Chukkers Teilows. 100 D) col ol o 2 0.2 2 1-10 alv_Lieut. Jadain. 3: Col. Habeock. 3: Morri Lent. I = WAR WHITES No.o 1 Mal, Noo 2 Capt Maj. Coulrer Cept. Walsii Chiikk - War Whites 1T nL Goals—Maj Conlier. 20 May of Derivds—Six minutes e Henrr. DISTRICT PADDLERS WIN IN EDGEWATER REGATTA Washington Cance Club athletes added another triumph yesterday when they won the laurels in the Delaware-Chesapeake Division Amer- fcan Canoe ociation regatta yes- terday at Edgewater Park, N. J. The District men took first place in 10 of the 14 events staged.. They triumphed in all of the senior events except the Red Dragon trophy race and the tilt. They also snared three wut of four in the junior races. WEBB 20-YEAR MAN ! IN AMERICAN POLO NEW YORK, September 2.—J. Wat- on Webb, No. 1 man on America’s 0lo team which will defend the Hur- ingham cup against England, is a eteran internationalist, having ayed on the 1921 American team hich wrested the polo trophy from tn English moorings and transplant- {1 it to the shores of America. ! He started his polo career when he was 19 years old, 20 years ago, at ew Haven, Conn. It was while play- 8% with the Yale four that he at- facted national attention. ‘A superb horseman, a thorough stu- ent of the zame, a wonderful judge T speed and distance, Webb is one f the main cogs in America's polo achinery which will endeavor to nd ‘out another victory over its English rival. In 1911 Webb started to take up 0lo seriously, settling at Westbury, . Y., the heart of the polo country. At that time his handicap was three Eoals. He increased this until today he is a nine-goal man and one of the oSt aggressive of America’s defend- ng four. dohnon No. 3 Whippereht. No. " o0 Johnson Referee 03 Time ~Capt. . CHAREST IS COMPETING ¢ INTWO TENNIS FINALS ¢ Clarence Charest, local netman, was fo figuré’both in the singles and dou- bles finala of the Easton, Md., cham- onship tennis tournament today. aired with Murray, Charest was cheduled to oppose Howard and mith in the titular doubles competi- ipn. Tom Mangan, another District dckater, was to oppose Charest in He singles final. . { Yesterday’s summary: Doubles—Howard and Smith defeated Mor- an and Burwell, 6—4: Charest and urray defeated ‘Hobelman, 1—8, , 6—. Singles—Lake defeated Smith, 6—0, 6—2; Goldsborough defeated Howard, 1—8, 6—4, : Mangan defeated Hobclman, 6—3, 6—3. is—Charest defeated Lake, 6—3, Mangan defeated Goldsboraugh, = Lofier Athletic Club upset ocaicula- tions by nosing out the Menning team, 6 to 5, in a Benning-Prince Georges County tilt. Stahl's clout @ccounted for the declding marker. Dominican Lyceum players already have copped in the first series and they will enter the titular games re- gardless of whether they fail in the second series. Should both Arling- ton and the Dominicans win next Sun- day.” the all-important match of second series will be played on the following Sunday when these teams clash at Arlington Park. Mickev Mc- Connel or Grazzini, the Dominican hurling aces. are being counted upon to lead their team to its second title. Genernl Accounting Office and Mount Rainier will supply the agtion in the second of a three-game series for the uniimited titte of the Wash- ington Base Ball and Amateur Ath- letic Association tomorrow at & o'clock at Mount Rainier. Niedfeldt of G. A. O. and Batson of the Mary landers are to he mound opponen Mount Rainier won the first game. Wexley Athletic Club scored a 3-to- 2 victory over the Bradbury Heights nine. A barrage of 15 bingles de- cided the issue. Schilke and Howder- shell displayed keen eyes at bat for the victors. Lafayette Athletic Clab fell before the Congress Heights team in a spir- ited 7-to-4 engagement. Corbin of the winners clouted a triple and sin- gle. Clinton Athletic Club is seeking an opponent for tomorrow, according to the manager, who can be telephoned | at Mariboro. 16-F-13. Faber of the Trojan Juniors hurled mpressively when his nine took the measure of the Lincoln Juniors. 13 to 7. The Paramounts failed to ap- pear for their match with the Trojans. Lafayette Athletic Club has book- ed four strong opponents. The Lin- worth combination will be met Thurs- day at Washington Barracks, the Mo- docs Friday at Congress Heights, the Libertys Saturday at the Plaza, and Alexandria Tigers Sunday at Con- gress Heights. Challenges to the La- fayette club are being received by Mrs. Florence Cheseldine. Inside Golf By Chester Horto The touch of the fingers on the shaft—and thus in the control of the clubhead—becomes most pronounced when the ¢clubhead is about two-thirds of the way down in the forward swing. From the top of the back Awing the tenden- y In to go for- rd with every- thing. This is a wort of a “glide” forward. Firat the body begins to ift through the hips, the whoul- ders then begin to tarn snd with them the arms wtart downward with the clubhead. If the player will merely start his “glide” forward all the rest of this will take care of itself. The action of hands and wrists ix %0 many timex more rapld that the clubhead whips through just in the knick of time, we might say, thouxh it might appenr, with all this for- ward movement, that the clubhead would be late. There is a whip to the clubhead when it mears the ball and thix enables it to catch up with the rest of the body mevements. Throwing it just at the right, stinctive moment, when the maximum of forward motion has been thus ob- tained, is the art of timing. The granp of the shaft in the fingers mast be maintained, in both hamds, while this takes place. (Copyright, 1924.) Wire and Disc Wheels Truing, Service, Parts, Tires, Tubes, Repairing W. S. KENWORTHY CO. 1617-19 14th St. Phonme North 441 OWL VENTILATORS Eatrance at 1451 g"-'. Vi B LW, 2 iy o the | PHILLY ROWERS WIN EASILY ON PATAPSCO BALTIMORE, September 2.—Phila- delphia oarsmen made a gala occa- sion of the thirty-third annual re- gatta of the Middle States Rowing Association, held on the Patapsco here yesterday, winning 11 of 19 events. New York and Baltimore organiza- tions - took the honors in the five other races. The feature number of the the senior championship single scull race, at a mile, went to W Gilmore of the Bachelors' Barge Club of Philadelphia, national sculling champlon. He was given a good brush by Al Vogt of the Vespers. but beat the latter by three-quarters of a length in 6 minutes 21 1-5 sec- onds. Willlam R. Hupgood, a club- mate of Gilimore, was third. Gilmore also won the qu dash for xenior scullers over Fitzpatrick of Malia, in ! 22 2-5 seconds. None of the Washington the regaita placed LINKS STARS DRILL FOR WESTERN OPEN cores of ay over Country am - and pro- for rter-mile A E minute entries in CHICAGO, September £ star golfers are practicing tod the links of the Calumet Club for the Western open golf ¢ pionship which starts Thursday. a curtain-raising amateur and fessional contest that is carded tomorrow Jock Hutchison, Chicugo. defending the title he won last year at Mem phis, is reported to be in better con- dition now than he has been all sum- mer, but indications are he will not have an easy time in trying to retain his honors. Many other making a fine att the course William Diegel o shank of New ling golfers o he of ability to tally un circuits of the links Louis, Leo ruick- and other ster- n showing signs ¢ 300 for four Mehihorn of Washington York Chick Bvans is the leading amateur | entered amoni more thun 200 profe: sionals listed to start, and he has been shooting well The 64 players who have low scores for the IS-hole rounds of Thursday and Friday will play 36 holes on Sat- urday to complete the holes of the tournament lay Those having scores higher than the v4 leaders Fri- day night will drop out of the fray The number of entries promises to break all records for a national tour- nament About the only professtonal star of tirst magnitude who will participate is Walter Hagen, who has won the title twice in the past JAVELIN MARK FALLS AT S. A. TITLE GAMES BALTIMOI One new record was established and one equalled at the South Atlantic A.A. U. annual track and ficld cham pionships held at Homewood vesterday. Joe Saxon of the Balti more Y. M. H. A. set an association mark for the javeiin with a hurl of 166 feet S inches. Murray R Perkins ran the 440-yard dash in 511- onds, equalling the record of Fields of Catholic University. Two Washington entries victories ern High School distance star. won the mile in 4 minutes 37 seconds and the half mile in 2 minutes 4 seconds. John K. Norton of Washington Canoe Club, former Olympic hurdler. won the 220-yard low hurdles in 2-5 seconds For the first time in the history of the games girls' events were con tested and the marks made will stand as official September Bil scored e SHADE AND DUFFY DRAW. OAKLAND, Calif., Scptember 2 Dave Shade. contender for the world welterweighi title, and Jimmy Duffy, Oakland welterwigeht, fought a four- rourd draw here vestcrday. regatta, | not | | adelphia Field | Sam Martin. former West- | LABOR DAY GOLF EVENTS HERE HAVE SMALL FIELDS L Phiiadelphia. The golf courses about the September holiday, had relatively few contestants in the events scheduled by the clubs, although all but three carried out their previously The base ball attraction caused Kirkside, Beaver Dam and Manor to call off their holiday programs. cheduled tournament and it was postponed. announced schedules. were but five entries for the Franklin L. Fisher won the 18-hole match play against par competition at the Chevy Chase Club, finishing 1 up on par with a score of 88 and a handicap of 13, while Elisha Hanson, with & handicap of 13 and a score of 87, finished 2 down to par. George W. Brantley, Admiral J. D, Beuret and John W. Childress all finished 5 down to par. The finish at the W in the tombstone event shington Golf and Country Club was close, for I3. W. Cusaing and D. H. Luttrell each came to the nineteenth tee with one stroke to go, Cushing with a score of 87 and a handicap of 18 against the par of 70, and Luttrell with a score of 91 and a handicap of 22. Cushing got a fine tee shot at the extra hole, xbout 200 yards down the course, while Luttrell topped his ball, giving Cushing first lace. Dr. S. B. Moore and A. H. iver tied for third place, each man having a 22 handicap and holing out on the eighteenth green in the same number of strokes Milton W. King, who led the field in the qualifying ound of the Town and Country Club championship, lost in the first round yesterday to Sidney Kaufman, by 4 and 3. Results in the fir<t round follow Millard Goldheim defeated Harry King 1 up in 19 holes: Gilbert Hahn defcated Marx Kaufman, 3 and 1; Howard r defeated Willlam | Mlach: 6 @ : Ralph Goldsmith de- feated Nathan Frank, 1 up: Henry afman defeated A. H. Retler by fault: Isaac Behrend defeated Joseph Kaufman, % and 2: Sylvan King defeated Robert Baum, 6 and 5 L. vent Club WMead won at the Congr. vesterday. with the sweepstakes sional Countr: 4 Kross scor. ABOR day golf contests at the local clubs—usually the g::al of hundreds of golfers—received scant attraction yesterday while the Washington base ball team was winning a.pair of games from LOUISE FORDYCE LOOMING | STRONG IN WOMAN’S GOLF| AYATT. R. L. September 2—T N tournament for the women's the first round of match play today. One feature of the sixteen matches on today’s program was the con- st bewteen the former golf champion, Mrs. H. Arnold Jackson of Green- wich, Conn, and the former tennis champion. Miss Mary K. Browne of Monica, Calii.. who made her debut in national golf competition by test be Sant qualiiying with 9, despite ten 6s. Two former national golf cham- pions were matched in the persons of Miss Marion Hollins of New York and Irs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd of Phil- An 80 by Miss Hollins in the qualifying round, one stroke more | than the score that won the qualify- ing medal. had made favorites for the title. Miss Collett, who won the medal with a 78, the lowest score ever made in a tournament and the first time 80 has been broken. was regarded as having an ecasy match toda Miss Ruth Batchelder of Weston, Ma There was pecial interest in the match between Miss Miriam Burns of Kansas City and Miss Fritzi Steifel of Wheeling. W. Va., because Miss Steifel, qualified in the play-off of last place, ties with the help of a 250-vard drive, followed by a birdie 3. Miss Burns qualified with 92. Past performanc the opinion of the gallery, indicate a semi-final mateh between Miss Collett and Miss Louise Fordyce of Youngstown, Ohio, who qualified with an 81 Records also presage a second round match between Miss Burns and Miss Edith Cummings of Chicago, the champion, followed by a third round match between Miss Hollins and Miss her one of the and 89 starters in the qualifying round remained in the annual with | Washington, ordinarily crowded on At Kirkside there of 80, his handicap of 9 giving him a net 71, to lead A. A. Maydack by 1 stroke. R. T. Harrell and C. C.| Bryant were tied for third place| with net 73. S. R. Speelman won the first flight in the minfature tournament at Indian Sprimg vesterday, defeating L. L. Steele, 4 and 2, in the final. The firs( flight consclation was won by J. V. Brownell. Results in the other flights fol- low: Second flight final—F. L. Early defeated J. F. McCormick, 2 and 1. Consolation—W. D. Haynes defeated R. L. Rose, 4 and 3. Third flight final—Mrs. H. A. Knox defeated F. E. Lewis, 3 and 1. Con- solation—C. D. Council defeated D. C. Patterson, 1 up Fourth - flight final—B. w. Van Fleet defeated A. W. Foster, 3 and 2. Consolation—Harry Campbell de- feated Mrs. Frank Tomlinson, 1 up. Jense B. Adamx and T. W. New- bern and J. C. Davis, sr., and A. A, McLaughlin, with net score of 53, tied for first place in the best bali four-ball event, at the Columbia Country Club yesterday. Karl F. Kellerman, jr. had a fine 71 in a match with Roland R. MacKenzie and J. C. Davis, jr. Mrs. W. E. Shannon won the wom- en’'s putting contest, defeating Mrs. C. A. Slater in the final. Mrs. A, S Gardiner won the consolation. The tombuxtome event at Bannock- burn went to Lee Moffutt, whose net score of 87, made up of 65 par and a handicap of 22, put his ball a| few feet from the cup on the eigh- teenth green. Charles N. Agnew, jr., with a 5 handicap, and E. J. Doyle, with 11 handicap, both holed out on the seventeenth green hirty-two golfers out of 98 entrants national championship as it entered the winner of the Hollin: match and Mrs. C. H. Vanderbeck of Philadelphia, former champion, who qualified with 83. Miss Cummings took 85. The highest qualifying score was 97, Cummings HARDING CUP PLAY BEGINS TOMORROW With practically all of Washing- ton’s most talented schoolboy net- men entered, the annual tennis games for the Harding Memorial tro- phy will get under way tomorrow morning. beginning at 9 o'clock, on the Chevy Chase courts Otto Glocker, who is in charge of the affair, expects this vear's tourney to abound in competition. Those youngsters who have been playing in top form this season will display their wares. Jimmy and Duley Mitchell, Dodge, McGinty. Noel, Stur- tevant, Fred Doyle, Lewis Milliard and Detweiler are expected to give a good account of themselves. More than 50 entries have been re- ceived. Boys 18 vears old or under Cummings and a semi-final between are eligible to compete. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1924. Old Rivals Baitle for Net Laurels -SPORTS. STAR NETMEN ENTER TRI-STATE TOURNEY CINCINNATI, Ohio, September 2.—— The Tri-State tennis tournament, in | progress at Hyde Park Tennis Club, took on added importance today with the appearance among the contenders of a number of visiting net stars These included Charles Garland. Pitts- burgh, former member of the United States Davis cup team; George O'Con- nell. Chicago, holder of numerous tennis titles, and George Lott. The | latter, 18-year-old schoolboy and holder of three titles, was the sensation of | TILDEN MEETS JOHNSTONg IN FIFTH NATIONAL DYEL Semi-Final Play Presages Keenly Waged Title Tih. Little Bill Easily Reaches Final, But Big Bill. Is Hard Pressed by Richards. OREST HILLS. N. Y., September 2—America’s famous rivals for premier tennis laurels—"Big Bill” Tilden. champion for the past four the National tennis tourney at For- wp s oae Zom o e n s e { years, and “Little Bill” Johnston, twice former champion—will stage R S5 | another dued for national titular honors this afternoon on the turf courts of the Westside Tennis Club. SECOND ROUND ON IN MUNY DOUBLES| They have met in four of the past five final round matches. besides one battle that came before the finals. and Tilden has been victor four times. On past performances the reigning king of the courts is a favorite. but today's struggle promises to be one of the most keenly waged of any they have had | While the little Californian was sweeping through to an astonishingly court | £33y victory over Gera'd Patterson, Australian champion. in yesterdav's axoedioalico finals, with the loss of but two games, Tilden was extended to a sens complete the second round in the | tional five-set battle to dispose of Vincent Richards. doubles today on the courts at the Tilden, in fact. besides dropping | trouble. Tilden’s cannon ball serv- Monument Lot and bathing beach. The | the first and fourth sets, came within | ice, on which he scored 19 aces, and matches will start at 5:15 o'clock | @& point of loxing the third set before | his greater power and ac-uracy at Several netmen advanced in the|he finally rose to the peak of his|critical juncturqs proved the decid- singles yesterday. Russett, at the | Characteristic brilliancy to sweep | ing factors, Henry Park courts, now is in the final | Richards back in the fifth set. The| Johnston now apparently at of that section as a result of his[Scores of this match were 4—6, 6—2,| height of a brilliant comeback. will 6—3, 6—1 victory over Dudge. Rutley | 6. 4—6, 6—4 cnter the finals with the record of and Regan at the Monument Lot| It was the first time since the|not having lost a set in six matches eliminated a pair of tough opponents in | finals of 1922 against Johnston that|during as many davs of tournament Rathgeber and Cragoe, respectively. Tilden had been forced to five sets in | play. Tilden, on the other hand, lost Today's pairings follow: defense of his title. His young for-| sets to Manuel Alonso und Howard Ryerly and Newhs I mer pupil, now the Olympic cham- | Kinsey before dropping another pair ner: Sullivan and Ri pion, battied spectacularly for every | yesterday, but despite his somewhat embenpiand e 51 iabne point. and, aithough he had the ben- | tic work the titleholder always Ainrohy ve i | €fit of most of the “brea he wa .~} has given the impression that he has and Roland vx, Dean | Playing the type of versatile game | the reserve force and strokes to meeg that gives the champion the most|any emcrgency. EPINARD, THOUGH BEATEN, RUNS A GALLANT RACE EW YORK. September 2—Epinard, beaten haii a length by Wise Counsellor in the six furlong race which inaugurated the series of three international cvents, remain the pivotal point of specu- lation as trainers prepare their stars for the next engagement over a mile at Aqueduct September 24 In the stretch at Belmont Park vesterday, when Wise Counsellor | ame up on the outside to challenie | Baffiling, Zev and Epinard, which | had been running in that order. it was the French horse which furnished | the contest as the other two fell back. Stride for stride they .\lru«ki Racketers in the municipal championship tournament the rdson and part Van Pelt feated Birch and rrett and Wilson D620 Stewart Hizer defeated Acantilado and Gewan 36, 64 nd round_— Lynn Spance and Serenc. 46 & Hoesen and Esch defeated Higgins an 3—8, 9—7, 6—4: Rathgeber and Caita Teated Atwood and Maidens. 6—0, 6-—4: cherr and Burke defeated De Leon and vara. 61, 6—2: Philler and Fowier defeated Rock and Buace, 7—3, 3—8. 7—5: Dodge and Detwiler defeated Davidson and Torber. 0. 6—3. and Nocll Tiiird_round —Hancker and Philler and Fowler, 6—: Fourth round (singie, hathing beach courts—Rutley defeated Rathgeber, 64, 64 Itegan defeated Cragoe, 6—! - Fifth round (Henry Park)—Russett teated Dodge. 6—3. 6—1. Singles pairings (Monument)—Rutl Regan. Monument—Trigg va. Wilson 8. Garnett SEMI-FINALS REACHED IN WOMAN’S NET PLAY Burke defeated killing pace which brought him to the wire in 1:114-5, ahead of both In the finish the greatest money winner of all time was passed by August Belmont's Ladkin. which fin- ished third. three lengths behind Epinard. and Snob 1. which took fourth. Zev. pulling up in streto wag fifth and Wilderness sixth. Baf fling dropped to seventh just ahcad of Miss Star. the only filly in the race. and Goshawk, which trailed. Rialto, " Neill off 100 vards as 60.000 people, includ- ing the Prince of Wales, cheered them on. The impetus with which Frankie Keough brought the chest- |nut son of Mentor by Rustle up from | Worthmore and Little Chief had been |fifth was stronger by half a length |scratched. {than the power Everett Haynes gath-| The race carried a money lered with his mount when the chest- | $25,000 to the victor. Tennis fans expected two interest |hut menace appeared on his flank. | ing matches between the semi- | Following a statement made before | finalists in the singles competition ot | the special race by Trainer Eugene | the Women's Tennis League tourna- |Leigh that he thought Epinard needed | ment today at the Sixteenth Ntreet |a competitive ruce, and based further Reservolr.” Play will start at 4:15 |upon the general opinion that the | o'clock. " | European champion would perform | Louise Kelley won the right to op-{better at the longer distances, the pose Frances Walker by pointing tie chance of Pierre Wertheimer's che way to Phoebe Morehead, 6—2. nut colt to win the mile at Aqueduct, Frances Walker disposed of klizabeth |and the mile-and-a-quarter at La- Pyle, 6—1, 6—2. while Mrs. Charles [tonia on October 11, will be rated het- Swellia Teal was extended when <he took |ter than his status before yesterday's | % 070 N8 Tun across the measure of Corinne Frazier, & race, in_which Wise Counsellor was 4—6. 6—3. Yesterday's summary: a 13-to-5 favorite. | pliiley, second roun__Kelley deteated Mint | Until the winner circled the outside fee—1 e rd, round—Mrs. Teal | iy the stretch and drove into the race, defeated Misa Frasier. 82, 4—0. 6—3: Kel- | ;' oo 200 S QIO C 000 I o —_—————= : 'HEWITT TIRES R E o o and Epinard champion ear-olds ]‘ Toubles—Walker and Pyie defeated Resan of two continents in 1923, wouls eale il 38x4 S.S. N.S. Cord—$19.15 and Alexander. by default: Kelles and Frazier ize an ambition of last year to have | NATIONAL-HEWITT CO., Inc. defeated Petrie and Marlow by default: Kru- the two colts meet. Zev. quoted with 1007 9th St. N.W.—Fr. 4056 value of QUICK STEPS WIN IN 16TH. Colored tossers of the Quick Steps were forced innings before they landed an 8-to-7 | battle from the orgetown Preps Washington held the Georgetown club hitless for seven innings. Bingle by Smith. Boswell and Bailey sent the Virginia to battle 16 goff and De Sousa defeated Edmonston and Morehead. 61, 5—7. 6—1; Grahm and H. [the Johawon defeated Sinciair and Ruck. §—3.6 2 | Epinard at to 1, looking good at Consolations—Miss Smith defeated * Miss | the post, hung only a head behind Johnson, 64, 6—3: Miss Poston defeated | o . o G Mins Wooden by defanit; Miss De Souza de. | BaMing and kept a neck bevond feated Miss Poston, 6—3, 6—4. 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