Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1925, Page 76

CHANGE IN PLAYING STYLE HELPS GENE “COME BACK” Open Golf Champion of 1922, After Suffering Two Poor Years on Links, Now Using With Much Effect Newly Developed Game. SARAZ (, the professional golf marvel of 1922 and the E G great shot-maker who repeated his victory in the 1922 profes- sional match play champion ment the following year, seems we! winning proféssionals after a year s and the glory. Gene's now. his winning ways in 1924. Gene d last year and seemed to have lost t! two years previously and kept him Te 'those in the know, Gene's prob- lem wae simple, but to those who did not know the real cause of the play- ing stump Sarazen was in, It appeared as if the former New York caddie boy had fallen for all time from the high estate he knew in 1822 Not satisfied with some of the shots and the general character of the game that carried him to the peak of Amer- fcan professional golf in 192 Gene set out more than a year ago to re- vamp his game. To accomplish this purpose he set about to play his shots ith a ht-hand spin, instead of with a fade to the left at the end of his ball Bvery goifer knows the hooked shot is much harder to control tban the shot which has a right®and spin So Gene, noting the results obtained in the gales of the British seaside courses by the men who played their shots from left to right, and also noting the entirely different results obtained by the ball hit the oth way, set himself the task of changing his game to obtain the left-to-right spin. It has taken him more than a year to bring it about, but today, accord- ing to reports from the South, Gene has conquored the new swing and now is & better golfer than he was in his banner year of 1922. star has been rather un ship with a win in the same tourna- 1l on his way back into the ranks of pent watching other pros get the pelf id not win an important tournament he game that carried him to the crest Licre through 1923 | Sarazen has more control of the | ball, is a better putter and all in all | his game, entirely changed, is a much improved game over the fine product fof 1922, V. o | last September, when Gene was shorn of his Professional Golfers’ Asscciation title, he had not full con- trol of the tee shot in the way he wanted it. His ball was too high and didn’'t have the distance he wanted. He has corrected that and today s as long as he used to be. Added to the length, he has more controlof the ball. - . The cut shot is a bit easier %o get and hold with the iron clubs, and Gene conquered these first ow he has the whole game well under con- trol. Gene Is beating back and will be sure to cut & prominent figure in the tournaments this year. Just now he and Leo Diegel, pair- ed in the Florida Golf League, are leading the organization h» victories. That has not come about solely “as the result of the very strong game of Leo Diegel. It has come from the improved Sarazen brand of golt—a game that Gene has been developing nd changing about until today he is'much more satisfied with the type of shot he plays than he was with the old style. ROD AND STREAM BY PERRY MILLER. MIDDLE ATLANTI O the big fish markets of Ne Washington, and numerous in cars, tons of well flavored fish T C COSTAL FISHES. w York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and land places, are shipped daily, in iced out of the waters of Chesapeake Bay and the Middle Atlantic coast from the Carolinas to Cape Cod. Three farhiliar varieties alone—the Sueteague, known as the common weakfish or trout; the striped bass and the bluefish—furnish approximately 21,000,000 pounds of food annually. The weakfish or trout is caught in large numbers along the Atlantic coast between Massachusetts and Florida. It first appears in large schools in April and May, in various bays and sounds along the Atlantic coast, and a little later part of the fish migrate to the ocean to spawn, and part accomplish spawning in the larger bays, such as the Chesapeake. In the Chesapeake Bay region the first run of fish appears between April 1 and May 1, according to the tem- perature of the water. A heavy run of these fish occurs until June, and then the commercial Summer catches decrease, but again in October good catches are made, especially of the larger fish. The last of the fish leave the bay by December 1. The striped bass or rockfish, which are caught in the Potomac River as far up as the Chain Bridge in the Spring, have a range from the St. Lawrence River to Mobile Bay, Ala. Its migrations differ from those of shad, as the striped bass hibernates over the Winter, and is found at this time in the lower Potomac and other suitable water: It is a rather long- lived fish, and some of them have been known to reach the age of 16 to 19 years. There are records of indi- viduals being caught that weighed 125 pounds, but most of the market catch weighs between 1and 15 pounds. The gamey striped bass is well known to the sport fishermen and puts up an exceptional fight when hooked, either in deep water or in the grass along the shore of streams. Angling for the big rockfish in Chesapeake Bay during the Fall months furnishes exciting moments and the number of fishermen seeking this sport is increasing every - vear. It is the nearest approach to fishing for the big ones in Florida waters, and when a “big” one {s hooked the angler has all he can handle unti} his fish §s finally landed in the boat. The bluefish, being of excellent flavor, has become one of America’s most important food fishes and com- mands a high price. " It has a very wide range, being found around the Malay Archipelago, Australia, Africa and the Mediterranean Sea. On the Atlantic coast it ranges from Maine to Texas, traveling in great schools and attacking other fishes with a wagtonness nowhere exceeded in the whole world of finny tribes. Bluefish make menhaden thelr principal food. One authority, writing about these fish, likened their destructive pro- clivities to an animated chopping machine, whose business is to cut to pieces and destroy as many fish as possible: and, like a pack of wolves, they ' attack everything in their path, killing many times as much preg as they can eat, seemingly from the Jsheer fun of killing, and mark- ing { their trail with fragments of fish ‘and stains of blood The bonito belongs to the of mackerels. Its relatives comnton mackerels, the frigate macKkerel, the tunnies, the albacors and i the kingfishes. It lives mainly in the open sea, traveling in large schgols and approaching land only in dearch of food or for spawning. Thig fish sometimes reaches the lengdh of from two to three feet and a welght of from 10 to 12 pounds, but §ts average welght is 6 pound Ove# 2,000,000 pounds of bonito are tak'r annually from American At- family are the lantfe waters. Tt known as one of the ocean's fasteSt swimmers and for fts beauty and strength. The striped mullet for a long time ranked low in the Jist of food fishes, but jlately has become one of the most - highly regarded, especially whep eaten soon after being cap- turcl: It is found in both the At- dantle ana Pacific Oceans, from Mas sach@igetts to Brazil and from Call fornfa to-Chile. It is not given to preying on other fishes, as are the bluefish; rather it gets it3 nourish- ment by chewing mud and separating the small food particles therefrom. Trayeling In schools, the striped mullet is abundant in salt or brack- ish water areas, It reaches a length of 30 inches and a welght of 10 pounds. The sheepshead, once rather com- mom; is now seldom found north of Cape Henry, Va. It is found in greatest numbers between North Carolina and Texas. Unlike So many other fishes, it does not travel in large schools, but wanders in small groups. The spawning season of the sheepshead begins in February and 1astg untfl May. It is not uncommon in Obesapeake Bay, where fish rani ing from 1 to 15 pounds are caugh THe kingfish, known alsq as the rthern whiting and sea mink, is Tosy from Cape Ann to southern Florida. As & food fish it ranks very high. It reaches its greatest abun- dance in the northern part of fts range. The Kkingfish belongs to the croaker family, which embraces the weakfishes and sea-drums. Denizens of Southern Waters. The different kinds of fishes that inhabit the warm seas and their many beautiful colors are not exag- gerated by artists when drawing them to illustrate articles in maga- zines and books on fishing. Many fishes of the warm sea are chameleon like in their coloration and take on the color and hue of their surroynd- ings for protection. There is a thrill all its own fn the strike of a tarpom; sailfish or some of the other big fish to be found in Southern waters. Many anglers go South to fish for the tarponm, others, equipped with light tackle, prefer the gameness of the sallfish, the wahoo and the bonefish. The tarpon is abundant in Florida waters, where hundreds of sportsmen seek it for the thrill and pride of capture it provides, for when caught with rod and reel, it leaps repeatedly from the water, endeavoring to free itself from the hook that is holding it. This best known of the larger game fishes of the sea is bluish on the back, with itc under parts and sides 2 wonderful glistening silver. Little is known of the breeding habits of the tarpon, but very young fish are found in brackish waters, where they remain until large enough to enter into the life struggle of the deep. The sailfish Is not only a good sport- ing fish, but is of considerable food value. Caught with light tackle these gamesters require considerable skill in the landing. Like the tarpon, when hooked the -sailfish leaps repeatedly out of the water many feet in the air o free itself. Not muchds known of the use,of the large dorsal fin but it is not unusual to see it “holsted” in the surface dashes after prey. This remarkably swift fish s of un- usual shape. Its large sail-like dorsal fin and its rapier-like spear make it a curfosity much sought after:by the angler. The marlin fish is a close relative of the sailfish and built very much on the same lines, with ite sharp pro. truding snout, but its dorsal fin is much smaller. It Is an excellent food fish. The marlin is not so numerous as the sallfish and does not grow to be as large, but is considered to be more game and, like the sailfish, leaps clear 6f the water in its struggle for treedom. The bonefish is known as one of the | most indefatigable fighters of the sea, {and angiers will travel hundreds of miles for an opportunity to match their skill with this fish. Its bony structure is similar to that of the herring, and, like most fishes, it de- rives its name from its most striking feature, in this instance an internal one. The most feared fish found along the Atlantic Coast, more so than the shark, is the barracuda, called the tiger of the sea. It is very swift in action and strikes without hesitation and prey, no matter how large it may be. It has been known to attack bathers and bite off an arm or leg and to sever with one stroke of its power. ful jaws almost unbelievably large fish. Yet this ferocious creature, like practically all fishes kept in captivity, becomes docile when properly cared for. The groupers represent one of the largest families of fishes in tropical and subtropical waters. Some of the species reach a length of eight to ten feet and weigh as much as 600 pounds. The black grouper, one of the largest of this family, is extremely cautious In its movement and one of the most difficult of fishes to land. When still fishing, this species will encircle the bait for hours before de- ciding, to take it, but when it does strike s vicious and the fish makes for the nearest hoie In the coral reef. 1f 1t reaches a hole it is next to fm- possible to bring it to the surface agaln. Trolling is by far the best way to take the black grouper. The Nassau grouper is another large member of the family. It inhabits coral reefs, like other groupers. During its breeding season it congre- gates In large shoals. The Nassau species changes color with great facll- ity, but during the change a black spot at the Base of the tail retains its deep color, no matter what other tints may come and go all over its body Then comes the red grouper, not as {large as its other relatives, but a very godd food fish and beautiful in appearance, with habits similar to the other groupers. \ der an cclipse for more than a year The stocky little New York pro, one of the youngest men ever to win the opez golf chmpionship of the United States, had a lapse from | PUPPY STAKE EVENT SET FOR MARCH 25 A treaty for bird dog men is sched- uled here March 3. Tt 1s the annual puppy stake of the National Capital Field Trial Club, and is_open to all pointers and setters whelped since December 31, 1923. The races will be run from the one Pillars at the Montgomery County Club on Bradley Lane, Md. Besides cups to he awarded to the owners of dogs winning first, sec- ond and third places, the winner is entitled to hold for ene year the silver "Fair Story” cup,. danated by Newbold Noves. - Three wins of this cup gives possession. Frank Kidwell of this clty has two legs on the trophy, obtained in 1928-24 by his Nancy Jake and Belle of Washington, respectively. 2 From the number of inquiries be- ing received from out-of-town dog men it is'expected that this year's maet will become memorable in fleld trial annals here. Local fanclers, however, ‘have a number of high-class entries, and as- sert that their pupples arc just ss good and as rgady for the match. Frank Riley of Medford, N. J., and M. D. Darrell of Wilmington, Del. wiHl be-the judges. Entry blanks may be obtained from J D. Foley, 3509 Holmead place. 1925 TROUT FISHING IN MARYLAND BRIEF The 1925 trout fishing season in Maryiand will be short, State Con. servation Commissioner Earle ha warned anglers. Open season for brook and rain- bow trout will be from April 2 to June 30, inclusive, he sald. For- merly the season was regulated by counties and extended from March 1 to August 15, Black bass, pickerel and all other fresh-water fish can be taken from J:(;y 2 to November 30, but only by rod, The dip net from now on is abso- lutely prohibited in Maryland except for the taking of bait fish above tide- water points. It can be used in the Potomac River, however. - PATTERSON WINS 4-SET TILT WITH ANDERSO" MELBOURNE, Australia, February 28.—Gerald L. Patterson, captain of the lawn tennis team which repre- sented Australla In- the Davis cup matches last year, and James .O. An- derson, former Davis cup star and recent victor over Patterson for th Australlan singles championship, ha an interesting tilt on the courts today in_the trials for this year's Davis cup team. \Patterson defeated Anderson, 8—6, 2—6, 6—3, 6—4. MEETING of the Capital City . Bowling Association A has been called by President John Evans for the King Pin alleys at noon today. A date for the assoclation’s second annual tournament will be decided upon and matters of prizes, classifica- tion of bowlers and the numerous other details atfendant upon the big yearly event will be dlscussed. League presidents are expected to send authorized representatives: 1f unable to attend the meeting in person. AGRICULTURE INTERBUREAU LEAGUE. Btanding of Teams. Won. Lost. Pet. Bureau of Sofls... 34 26 .567 Agr'l Economics... 33 550 Property. 32 533 Solicitors 30 1500 Accounts . » 483 Plant Bures 20 31 483 Roads B e Interbure Sl 38 400 X High team sots—Soils and Solicitors, ] AR s an eitors, 1,623; team games—Plant Bureau, 568; Ac- counts Sa property. sag Do SO0 AS gh individusl sets—Ge 5 High indivioual sete—Gowan, 370; Adams, High individual games—Adams, ner, 144; Gowan, 142, 31 28258 £3R88%” By 22 145; Ben- Soils, with Adams leading the way with games of 111, 108 and 119, took the odd “game from Solicitors and tightened its grip on first place with a single game margin. It was a heart-breaker for Solicitors and chegked a march that has brought it fromeseventh to fourth place in a trifie more than a month. Interbureaus ‘staged one of their usual upsets and took two games from the strong Property and Pur- chase five, losing the third by a mar- gin of one pin. Conklin featured the match for Interbureaus, but was given excellent support by Ready and Roney. In the third game, with 10 | pins ‘extra needed to tie, Ready, at anchor for the Interbureaus, pulled a strike, counted nirfe on it and bare- Iy missed the tying pin on' a fine slide shot. Another corking finish resulted in the third game of the Accounts-Eco- nomic match. Economics took the {first two without much trouble, but | the thira went down the stretch neck-and-neck, Capt. Stork of the | Accounts five settling matters when he counted six on a spare in the ninth box, hig team winming 502 to 497. Cooper had best set, for Economlcs, 324; while Evans totaled 318, the highest for his team, Accounts. Whelan had out one of his first- line teams for the match with Plant Bureau, and Public Roads took the odd game without much trouble. Cooper did the best bowling of the match and counted heavily in the Roads' victories. Plant took the third game and remalned in a tie for fifth place. Rose did the most eftective pin spilling for Plant Bureau. Critechlow of Roads had high game for the set, 121 In the roll-off of a postponed set, Property and Purchase took two of the three games from the Economlic five. DeGlantz, Eidsness and Casper putting over the best sets for the winners. Cooper, with a high game of 128 and set total,of 326, led the way for the Economics team. The total pin fall for the eight teams is remarkably close, there be- ing a difference of but 406 pfns be- tween the leading Sbils team, with 30,109, and the celler champs, Inter- bureaus, with a total of 29,703; while the Interbureais are actualy leading the second place Economics five, which has dropped only 29,492 pins in thé 60 games rolled. ‘WASHINGTON LADIES LEAGUE. Lost. 10 1 19 2 24 Commercials .... Mount Pleasants. Buddies .. Columblans . Bill} Interstate Commerce. Capltol Hillers. .. Daughters of Isabella Post Office Department..... Metropolitan A. C.. P > ‘The pennantward march of the Mount Pleasants was ‘temporarily haited by Interstate’ Commerce Thursduy night, when the L C. C ! tribe copped the initial game of the set. ‘While Mount . Pleasant was ! handicapped iu the first game by the 2 18 13 THE SUNDAY STAR, - Sarazen Again Looms as Great Golfer: Hagen’s Record on L . WASHINGTON, D. .C, MARCH 1, 1925 4 » dEEFIENNEREH LT T A TN TN to another” type. in between. G young man should play. and stick. % The man of girth and some age in- variably does best with a flat swing. Figure 1 in “the chart shows the proper grip for this swing. The left hand is well on top of the shaft, it will be noted, while the right hand drops down and in back of-the shaft. Observe the footmarks which indi- cate the open stance Is to be used— that s, the right foot is brought for- ward nearer the line of direction run- ning through the ball. Now a word of help for elderly players. John D. Rockefeller has been well taught the style of play for one of his age. If you are past 60 you should use an upright half swing, and let the clubhead simply fall forward into the ball. Stand very erect. Let the left arm, as shown in Figure 2, make a continuous straight line with the shaft. Do not stoop and do not try to pivot. Keep the club- head low to the ground when you start it back, start slowly, and stop the back swing when your hands are up about midway between the waist and the shoulders. A very good swing too, for women players. The dotted line shows the path of the clubhead. Use the square stance. The upright and the medium up- right swings take the same grip, which is shown in Figure 3. A slight- absence from the line-up of its strongest bowler, Gladys Lowd, it is no certainty that it could have wen even with Miss Lowd In the game, as Interstate was going strong and got the verdict by 23 pins. However, Mount Pleasants had little difficulty in annexing the second amd third games, though Interstate did not let down for ‘a minute, and rolled its best set of the season. Marle Frere, recently signed by Mount Pleasant after an absence of a couple of seasons from league bowling, featured the match by get- ting both high game and set, with counts of 121 and 305. The good work of Elizabeth Ack- man in recent matches has helped to keep the Mount Pleasants in she run- ning. She was somewhat off her game in the early part of the sea- son, but has finally hit her stride and knocking the maples for good counts in every match. Billie's team grabbed three games from P. O. D. Thursday night, Emily Kellogg starring with a game of 112 and set of 296. Daughters of Isajella upset the dope Friday night, When they trim- med Capitol Hillersgfor three games. Elaine Paimer of ‘the losers was the high scorer, getting games of 107, 112 and 90, giving her a nice set of 209, Mary Stewart and Alice Burke of the winners had neat counts of 108 and 107, respectively. 13 EVENING STAR LEAGUE. . Tm.Avg. 48625 47530 4634 i 474 Pirates i Yanks ol Bucks increased their lead a trifla When they walloped the Reds, running in seéond position, in two of the three games in 2 match that was packed with enthusiasm, although the scores, with the exception of Charile Holbrook's, were not above average. The Buck’s captain continued his mighty attack, vir tually accounting for both of his team’s wins single-handed, for when the scores were computed In the final game it de- veloped that the Reds had been defeated by one lope stick and that Holbrook had Seored 138, His other games of 112 and 113 netted him the big set of the night, 357. The Yanks, after winning their first game in four weeks, decided to celebrate, and annexed all three at the expense of Whitford’s Giants. Ellett had the best game and set, 123 and 337. Arthur Baur and Ray Roberts com- bined their efforts with great success, their sets of 325 and 310, respectively, practically winning two of the tilts from the Dodgers, who had not been defeated in any set in the last seven weeks. Last week's winners: Class A—C. Holbrook, 132. Class B—Rodrick, 101 ; Isemann, 101 (tied). Class C—Davenport, 112 Class D-—Haarer, 102. Schedule : Tuesday, Bucks vs. Dodgers, Gilants vs. Reds, Pirates vs. Yanks. The leading performers in the league are: Whitfol, 103.39; C. Holbrook, 102.11; McCarty, 101.21; Ellett, 101.7; Roberts, 100.32, and Baur, 100.4. ODD FELLOWS LEAGUE. Standing of Tesms. Won. 36 87 3 58 50 Lost. 18 20 19 21 a1 Team. Moynt Pléasant..... Amity Eastern Salem Golden Rule Federal Oty ... Harmony .. Fred D. Stuart .. Rrightwood ..... ) Columbia .. . Friendship .... . Record performances to date. High individual average—Harville, 114.32. High individual game- nfville, 161. High individual set—Harville, 408. High team e—Amity, 577. High team set—Mount Pleasant, 1,605. Greatest number of spares—Campbell, TI1. Greatest number of strikes—P. Ellett, 30. After losing the first two games to Amity, Mount Pleasant came , back strong in its tHird game with a total of 561. The handicap of 11 pins was responsible for Amity -winning the second game, this proving too much for Mount Pleasant to overcome. Charles Groff of Mount Pleasant con- ‘tinued his good relling, turning in & set of 349. = OLFERS run in types. What fits one type of player may be poison We have young golfers, old ones and players These are mixed with the fat and the thin. your particular type there is a style of play best suited to you. Any good professional knows what style fits the elderly man and how the slender One of the essentials, I should say, of a good game is first to find out the style of play for your type, then adopt it For 1y open stance may be used, but the square stance has become almost uni- versal. The hands take a perfectly natural grasp of the shaft, with neither hnd on top of the shaft. It is highly important that the hands are brought up snugly together—that Is, bring the right hand up until the thumb of the left hang rests in the palme of the right. The upright or the medium upright swing is for the player of slender or average build who is under 50 years or so of age, though only the young man with supple muscles can use the full up- right because of the full pivot in- volved. If you are of that type for the upright, try taking the club back only for a half swing and results will probably surprise you, The average player's half swing back would .in reality be a swing plenty full enough, since nearly all golfers are addicted to_over-swinging. In_ the upright swings the club- head is started back slowly from the ball, on a stralght iine away from the ball, then the left arm draws In slightly toward the body. When the club dreps over the top it drops into a “slot,” and the pull of the clubhead against arms and hands winds the body on up into the full pivot. (Copyright. 1925.) NEWS AND GOSSIP ABOUT BOWLERS Though no particularly high scores were registered in the match between Harmony and Eastern, it was easily the hardest fought match of’ the week. Harmony won the first by 13 pins, while Eastern annexed: the next two by 3 and 5 pins, respectively. With Rohrbach again in_its line-up, Washington took two games from Co- lumbia. Rohrbach rolled 324, the highest set in this contest. Lohmar of Columbia got off to a good start, with 111 and 122 his first two games, but fell down to 88 in his last game, total- ing 322 for the set. Brightwood pulled quite a surprise by romping home the victor in its match with Federal City. This defeat knocked Federal City down a few points in the standing. - Harville of Fred D. Stuart boostcd his average to 114.32 by turning in a set of 391, with games of 146, 122 and 123, and now leads the individuals by a comfortable margin. His team made a clean sweep from Salem. BANKERS' LEAGUE, Staading of Teams. Washington Loan X National Bank of Wash American Security ‘ashington Loan No. Hibbs . Riggs No. 1. Second .. Federal-American .. .. Swartzell, Rheem & Lincols ...... District Park Savings. Riggs No. 2. National Savl; Hensy Merebants' 5 D18 4T 254 T race in nkers' Duckpin League appears to have narrowed to Washington Loan and Trust No. 1 and National Bank of Washington, with the former holding a two-game lead. Park Savings still holds on to the high team game with 611, followed by American Security with 584 Washington Loan and Trust No. 1 has high set, 1,657. National Bank of Washington is runner-up, with 1,639. Osborn of Washington Loan No. 1 is leading the league in spares and also in averages, followed by Wood of National Bank of Washington in both cases. Osborn has 106-41 in 63 games and Wood 106-14 in 63 games. Osborn has 137 spares and Wood 130. They are having a race all by them- selves in both departments, as there is no one else near them. Stunz of Park Savings has high game, 165, followed by Hayden with 160. Hayden has high set, 392. D. Houser has 375 for second place. Henze of Hibbs has the greatest number of strikes with 28, with Dow- ney of Washington Loan No. 1 close behind with 27 DISTRICT LEAGUE. Standing of Teams, Curb Cate King Pios. Meyer Davis. 1 Stanford Paper Co. Mount Pleasants.. Regulars .. Terminal Tce C Goodfellows C. A, High team game—Goodfellows, 649. High team set--King Pins, 1.782. High individual game—McGolrick, Kiog Ping, 172. - »Flgh individual set—Rosenberg, Curb Cafe, High individual averages—Rosenberg, Curb Cafe, 115-18; Megaw, King Pins, 114-31; Wol- stenliolme, King Ping, 11831 - . Greatest number of strikes~D'ratt, Goodfel- lows, 83;Afiller, Curb Cafe, 33, Greatest number of spares—Wolstenholms King-Pins, 170; Megaw, King Pins, 164. Curb Cafe maintained its six-game lead by faking all three from Regu- lars, while King Pins were adminis- tering the same treatment to Termi- nal Ice Co. The league leaders and potential champions turned in the best set of the week, a total of 1,714, each of the games ‘being won by good margins. Joe Toomey of Curb Cafe with a 380 set, composed of games of | 136, 120 and 124, registered the best sét of the match and of the week and brought his average for the 'season well over the 111 mark. Frank Miller of the same team contributed a 372 set, including a 146 game, and by making one strike during the set re- mained in a- deadlock with Pratt of Goodfellows for the greatest number of strikes. . | going to show Jack in Glenn Wolstenhoime of King P with a 340 set was high for his.t _SPORTS SECTION. inks Unparalleled ~ COMETS NEAR TITLE [HOME-BRED PRO OCCUPIES EXCLUSIVE NICHE IN GOLF + IN DUCKPIN LEAGUE HYATTSVILLE, Md., February 25. —With the end of the season.only about two months awgay, the Comet quint, which is leading the race fa~ the championship of the Prince Georges County Duckpin Assoclation by a substantial margin, looms as the probable winner. However, nelther the Mount Rainier nor the American Legion, that are tied for second place, has given up hope of overtaking the leaders. - . The American Legion team moved to a deadlock with Mount Rainier as the result of taking all three games of a match with the DeMolay five. Colloglates in third place are fol- lowed in the order giten by Arcades, §ervice Laundry, Chillums and De- Molay. KENNEL AND FIELD ‘Washington Kennel Club s looking forward to one of the most successful shows. All members seem to have taken renewed Interest in thelr work and dog lovers right and left are do- nating prizes or money. The bench show committee has arranged for benchings, ribbons, feeding, and all things in general are in pretty good shape, The Baltimore show held recently was 2 splendid success, both as to the number of dogs shown and in attendance. Surprises were numerous, but the big upset of the show was when the silver vase went to a splendid St Bernard owned by the Hercuveen Kenuels over Champion Dolf of Jo- selle, a wonderful, shiny black shep- herd, an unbeaten favorite. Another surprise equally as great was the winning of Dromora Mid chievous, a tiny black Pomeranfan, beating the typical Pekingese Glen Iris Dal~Dream for the best toy dog in the show and receiving a gorgeous silver cup. Mra. Siiney Franc of Baltimore has promised to bring her champions and some. pupples that never have been shown to Washington. The Glen Iris Pekes have made a wonderful name for themselves, having the most typ- fcal heads and noses and gorgeous coats which drag on the ground. Mrs. Franc will enter her champlons for specials, as should all persons owning champions, giving the lesser known dogs a chance. Mrs. A. M. Goldsmith, owner of the Cheswolde Kennels, had the largest entry of Pekingese in the Baltimore show, and would have gone to best of breed if champions had not been entered against her in the open class. Mre. Goldsmith will bring 20 dogs™to the Washington exhibit. Mrs. P. F. Smith was the proud possessor of Jack o'Mine, the best puppy Alredals in the Baltimore show. This pup is a typical Airedale and nothing could touch him in ap- pearance in his class. Mrs. Smith is Washington, and after he develops she is loo ing forward to some splendid wins. The local exhibitors at the Balti- more show were as follo Howe Totten, Great Danes; Mrs. A. M. Hyler, Frank Leach, C. N. Hess and W, F. Stirling, bull terriers; Mrs. R H. Birney, Roy Routt and O. J. Oullet, Boston terrier, Mrs. R. J. Whitall, whippets; ‘Mrs. R. H. Johnston, wire. haired and Scottish’terriers, and Mrs. Otis C. Pope, Pomeranians. Mrs. R. H. Johnstom reports that she has sent her llttle show bitch, Johnston's Cherrie, to New York to be bred to J. Bogeman's Wire Prince. Wire Prince made the record of being the best wire In Holland for two vears: The Washington Kemnel Club will hold another meeting Monday night. Members are requested to be present and others interested In dogs are invited. The names of the judges for the different breeds will be de- cided upon and premiums and prize money will be turned in to the secre- tary, Charles Watson. in its match with Terminal Ice Co. and increased his leadership in the greatest number of spares made. Tony Schumann of the icemen was next best with 334 but it seems that no matter how well he or his team rolls they usually lose. .Schumann has bowled 24 games during which time his team has been_victorfous in only 5, 3 of these victorih being at the ex- pense of Y. M. C. A. Stanford Paper Co., met with slight opposition from Mount Pleasants, all three going to the former, despite the fact that Earl McPhilomy is out of the game because of iliness and Earl Lewis was unable to be present. Percy Ellett had a fine set of 372, cluding a 151 game, and was given sterling support by Billheimer with a 353 count. Pop Halley turned in a most_creditable performande, a 347 set, but talled by a scant margin to négotiate a little matter regarding some suppers, sad to relate. Harold Supplee with 368 and Roscoe Richard with 346, for Cornell's Lunch, were enough to capture the odd game from Goodfellows, even though Weinberg of the latter team averaged 115 for the set. Supplee made 135 and 132 in his first two ef- forts, but only 101 in his last try, missing three single pins in suc- cession. The best Meyer Davis could do was to take two from Y. M. C. A, the latter winning the middle game with a 505 score. AMERICAN ICE 00. LEAGUE. - ‘621 517 469 Station No. 2. Station No. 5. Station No. 1. Main Office. Station No. 7. High team set—No. %, '3 High team game—No, 2,809, High individual set—No. 5, Crenshaw, 585. High individual game, No. Z—Schrieder, 234, American Ice Co. Tenpin League is again enjoying a prosperous season on the drives at the Grand Central, having rounded out just two-thirds of its schedule. This league revived the tenpin game three years ago, and each year since then the interest in the old game has increased. Fans were more or less skeptical as to the tenpin game, but the A. I C. League, as far as its bowlers andl fans go, has practically forgotten the smaller pins In favor of the ten- pins. Added interest is given the league by the interdepartmental tourna- ment held each year at the close of the bowling season and partici- pated in by two teams from each city in which the company operates. Last year this tournament was staged in~ Boston, the Philadelphia teams coming out winners. This year the Washington teams expect to bring home the trophy front Philadelphia. Below are the official individual averages of the league: [ Bromley, H. 50 Lovelegs ... 57 Bromley, ysinge Golden - Kidwell Webster Chaney 0'Connel Sehneider EW YORK, February 28—In N s tides, Walter Hagen occupies ancient game. Hagen has been fitted for every im- portant dpen crown of golf In the course of his spectacular march. Twice holder of the American open title, in 1914 and 1219, the dashing product of Rochester, N. Y., links invaded the game's native strongholds to lift the British open crown in 1922 and 1924, while being only a stroke away from the winner in the intervening season. He also captured the national profes- sional championship last season, and re- cently administered a crushing defeat to Cyril Walker, American open title- holder, in a 72-hole battle for the unof- ficlal world crown. Hagen finished this match 17 up and 15 to go, a margin un- precedented for ap encounter betweert two high ranking stars. Hagen's success has been due more T at 8 o'clock. Two days later the at the Racquet Club. While it s practically settled that the annual individual championship of the Middle Atlantic Golf Associa- tion will g0 to the Maryland Country Club of Baltimore this Year and that it will be held in the latter part of June, it 1s by no means decfded when the local Spring tournaments will be played. N The introduction of one and pos- sibly two more tournaments than have heretofore been held in the Spring may disrupt the schedule that has been followed by the local clubs for eeveral vears past, and to add to the crowded season the Gibson Island Club, near Baltimore, also plans to hold an invitation event the first week in May. The dates for the tournaments about Washington will be discussed at the Middle Atlantic meeting and settled finally at the District Golf Association confab. The Town and Coumtry C1 recent meeting, invited the ton Newspaper Golf Club to use its course for the Spring tournament of the scribes on a date in May to be selected by the latter organization. Chairman Steinem of the golf com- mittee of the Town and Country Club, informed the newspaper club that the Bethesds organization will put up a cup to be played for by the writer- golfers in the tourney. : The McLean. cup now is plaved for by the newspaper golfers and goes to the one with the low net score. Willam Jardine, who will take of- fice as Secretary of Agriculture on March 4, is a golfer of nbte, accord- ing to friends. The Coolidge cabinet, as constituted, has few golfers in its ranks, differing from the officlal family of President Harding. Frank Kellogg, who will become Secretary of State on March 4, is a golfer of abllity, a companion of President Harding in many rounds of the links, he ranked as champion of the Senate when he was in the upper house. Secretary Weeks and Secretary Davis of the Coolidge cab- inet play golf every once in a while, but Secretaries Work, Hoover, Wilbur, Gore, Hughes, Postmaster General New and Attorney General Stone visit the course only at rare Intervals. President Harding played golf fre- quently In_a foursome composed of Henry P. Fletcher, Under-secretary of State, the then Senator Kelloge and either Senator Hale or E. B. McLean. They often used the East Potomac Park course early in the morning, at other times going to Chevy Chase. The East Potomac Park course will open March 15, weather permitting. East Potomac Park will continue under lessee management this year, but Rock Creek Park and its con- cessions will be operated by the Gov- ernment through a Federal agency composed of heads of several official organizations. Rock Creek Park has been under concessionaire manage- ment for the past two seasons. Steps to emtertain scribe linksmen of New York, Boston. ?hlluielphin and Baltimore in a big inter-city tournament this Summer will be taken shortly by the Washington Newspaper Golf Club. The Washington news- paper golfers were entertained at the Undoubtedly thé greatest of America’s home-bred profe this debonair, stylish and carelessly confident star of the links looms as formidable as ever on the 1925 horizon as he tunes Ris mashie niblick to championship pitch on Florida fairways. Hagen's name is coupled with that of the youthful Southerner, Bobby Jones, at the top of th¢ golfing bracket now, but even Georgia stylist cannot match the consistency of his professional rival's record. Year in and out, here and Hagen’s achievements have no parallel in the annals of the royal and Walter’s Achievements, Here and Abroad, During Past Decade Remarkable—Fine Competitive Temperament Hds Helped Him Much. a branch of competition where champions rise and fall with the consistent frequency of the a niche apart in the sphere of golf. ionals, the brilliant abroad, during the past decade, to his fine competitive temperament than to any consistently surpassing brilliancy in: shot-making, although he has often shown an uncanny wizardry with his clubs. Most of his victories have been bagged through an ability to reach his greatest heights when under fire, to per- form coolly at his best when the odds were heaviest. Hagen's finishes in golf have becoms as famous as Garrison's on the turf years ago. A season or so ago, little Gene Sara- zen, who sprang to fame and the open championship at Skokle in 1922, ssemed about to displace the mighty Hagen. Gene humbled Walter several times at the latter's favorite match game, but his reign soon was ended by a typical Hagen comeback. STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE HE first of the two big meetings of the year will be held in Wash- ington this week when the” Middle Atlantic Golf Association holds its annual session at the New Willard Hotel Saturday evening District Golf Association will meet Engineer's Club on Long Island by the New York Newspaper Club three years ago, and the local organization wants to return the tourtesy. 1ts pretty tough on the public links devotees, this business of keeping them off a good course during these fine days. Even though the course in West Potomac Park has been open all Winter, the two big courses—East Potomac Park and Rock Creek Park—have been closed now for two months, about five weeks of which was occasioned by {nclement weather, during which no one would have cared to play. But now, with good weather, it seems rough to keep them off. And we know how many_of them ar® just itching to play. X But it won't belong now. 15 days to the opening Potomac Park with its 27 probably about the same time to the opening of Rock Creek Park with its 18-hole layout. However, the extra nine may not be opened with the nine which have been in use for nearly two years While the private courses have been open now for more than two weeks, the great army of golf devotees, who 0 not Lalong te-viubs, Maye had to saxisfy themselves with u\ln% the short and uninterssting West Potomac Park course. Perhaps in future years a way will be found to keep one of the large courses open all Winter. Just of East holes, and Chatrman Stelnem of the greens committee of the Town and Country Club is casting about trying to find an open date for the proposed Spring tournament of his organization. He admits it is a hard job, what with the crowded Spring scheduie. But he hopes to'be able to find three days at the end of a week in early June to fit in his tournament which was held last year in the Fall. WEST COAST GOLF PLAY DELAYED BY DOWNPOUR ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., February 28.—Play in the west coast open golf tournament, has been postponed until Monday, it was announced after a heavy rain had prevented the players from starting on the third round. Harry Hampton of Chicago and Freddie McLeod of Washington, D. C., who is pro at the Temple Terrace Club in Tampa, are tled for the lead with cards of 145 TAMPA, Fla, February 28—Play in the Florida professional golf league has been suspended for 10 days because of tournament play here and in St. Petersburg this week and at Miami next week. BELGIUM AND PORTUGAL “ENTER DAVIS CUP PLAY NEW YORK, February 28.—Belgium and Portugal have challenged for the Davis cup, symbollic of interna- tional team tennis supremacy, the United States Lawn Tennis Associa- tion announced today. 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