Evening Star Newspaper, July 22, 1925, Page 25

SPORTS. \ THE E\'EI\iNG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 22. 192 3. SPORTS. 5 Fans Debating as to Dempsey’s Warming-Up Foes : Tilden Is Again Under Fire DIFFICULT TO FIND MAN IN ADDITION TO TUNNEY Champion Right Now Out of Fighting Trim, Both Physically and Mentally—Story of G ing Title to Maloney Unrefuted. RY FAl EW YORK Aside seem have any definite warming-up hout for Wills, Bartley Madded said so he has thinks » Tuly T Fitzsimmons has not he name of goy. Fitzsimmons evidently such a match any e in the world. But one wo massacre him in a workout? As lack Renault for whose from name R PLAY. Gtne Tunney who Dempsey do in the will fans meet not idea his has been suggested, and while Floyd intimated that Bartley might be the little of the boxing game to suggest Madden must be given credit for his willingness to meet nders who would go to see Dempsey has also been mentioned, it enough to sav that he made such a poor showing against George Godirey Humbert ask the New York rom contract for Renanlt Walker and the rest of the topliner George Godfrey has fizured as A candidate. Godfrev is mana < by lack's zood friend. Jimmy Dougnerty The fxght might well be: s mionsy maker e Gawsge Is no slouch a hoxer and can hit. But there are angles 10 rhis hout which would make it well for boxing if it were not held Since he hecame champion, Dempsey has met Billy Miske. Bill Brennan Gaorges Carpentier, Tommy Gibbons d Luis Firpo. Not such a fearful record for a man who is mentioned In the same breath with the great fighters of all time. Just now it is a fact that Dempsey i out of fighting trim. not only physi cally. but mentally . Tt is two vears since he fought. It Ix be hoped that a recurrence of Jeffries’ attempt of in California that lack Johnson will not he repeated No libel suits have followed the, ar ticle which appeared in a national weekly settinz forth alleged facts to show that persons close to the cham offered turn his_title over to 1 roung Boston heavy ie all vizht to sav “bunk. yunk does not disprove 1im Maloney. t weight. 1t hut saving Anvthing In practically ordering Dempsey 1o return East within two weeks and make known his plans about meeting Wills, the New York Athletic Com mission has done a canny thing Tack's trip West was alleged to be caused by business reasons relating to Kearns. Two weeks Should sufficient for him to adjust matters with the perfumed manager ROSENBERG TO RISK RING TITLE TONIGHT TORK. .luly (). —The bantamweight ring erown, h has been toppled from heads of six champlons in five vears, will he at stake again tonight when Charley (Phib Rosenberg attempts to retain it against the challenge of Eddie Shea of Chicago in a 15-round fizht to a decision. The boot. postponed a week ago to zive the champion more time to train, harks his greatest test since he drew the tle from the shoulders of die ‘annonball) Martin four months ago. The championship rapid transit journev when Joe Lynch dethroned Pete Herman in 192 A few months latér Herman came back 1o oust Lynch. but the New Orleans hoy was ahle hold his perch at the peak only two months. when a pugilistic storm from Jersey City blew him off and placed Johnny Ruff on top Less than a hack the started on s vear later ecrown He cumbed to the attack of Abe Gold- =tein. Nine months later Goldstein gave way to Martin. whose grip was Zood enough to hold the laurels for only three months. Supporting the championship battle, which opens at § o'clock standard time, at the Velodrome A. C., will be three eight-round metches. Bushy Graham, Utica bantamweight, will hox the former champion. Abe Gold- stein: Phil Kaplan, New York welter- weight. will face Bobby Barrett of Philadelphia. and Johnny Drew, Wor cester featherweight. will square off against Mike Dundee of Rocky fsland. m. TEX WILL LOSE $50.000 UNLESS FIRPO APPEARS Tuly (” Rickard. Aghi npromoter. must produce Lnis Angel Firpo in Chanc- - Court here on September 23 next lose $30.000 hail, Vice {. Lewis. decided when the scotty McCorkingdale of New- ark inst Firpo was called for a hearing Firpo is being sued hy Mc- Corkingdale for pavment claimed to be Aue for managing Firpo the first vear he entered the ring in this country. The present action in Chancery Court is to compel Firpo to give an accounting of his financial condition. FIGHTER KILLED WHEN KNOCKED OUT OF RING Ky., July 22 (@) Chicago light-heavy- weight, died in the Broadway arena hefore hundreds of boxing night at the end of the fourth round of his bout with Harry Fay of Louis- ville. Fay drove Shannon across the ving and so weakened him with head and hodysblows that he collapsed and fell through the ropes, hreaking his Lynch won finally suc- PATERSON. N. I or cage of LOUISVILLE Mickey Shannon Fugazy. 1o appear on comehack and failure at the hands | the | Chancelor | fans last | the Ttalian Hospital fund promoter, Athletic Commission to the same card The Water Nymph Club By Merze Marvin Seeberger. (Conyright. 1925 i No. 16—The Step-off Dive. Simply hold vour hands at your sldes, take & normal breath. look I straight ahead and then walk off the ! spring-board Do not jump or fall forward when you reach the end of the board., bu Just walk as if you could {air. You should go straicht down be | / teet first, and will probably zo clear to the bottom. but gently, and then rise to the surface in an erect posi |tion. ready to tread water The only difficult thing is | that vou do not fall forward and hit |flar when learning. A little practice | will enable vou to avoid this. You may hold vour nose when learning if you wish. but do not continue to do 'so after learning. as it looks very awkward. If a little water enters your nose in this dive, it is an easy | matter 1o snuff it out as soon as vou |rise to the surface again Tomorrow—The Knee Dive. 'MUNY NETMEN PLAY SEMI-FINALS TODAY Singles matches in the public parks tennis tournament are scheduled to reach the final round on three courts | this _afternoon. rain having halted | the proceedings yesterday hefore any of the singles engagements®could he started and when only two of the doubles had been declded. Maurice V. O'Neill was to ‘meet C. F. Stam at 1 o'clock in the seml- finals of the Potomac Park race, while the other remaining pair, M. D. Rath- geber and D. Willlamson, clash at 4 o'clock [ - W. Richardson and R sidine. semi-finalists at Henry | are to take the courts at 4:45. | H. C. Trigg and T. C. Enfield. sur vivors of the semi-finals at Rock Creek. will play their deciding match al 4 o'clock at Potomac Park A. W. Russett and Douglas lLove of Monument courts will clash at 4 o'clock. and at 5 o'clock the winner will meet A. N. Stebbins for the cham- pionship of the zroup. In the two doubles encounters staged vesterday O'Neill and Consi dine’ triumphed over R. B. Stewar *. Stewart in a third-round , 6—0, and A Yeatman Robins deféated G. R. |Cooley and T. Casey, 6—2, 6—2, In a second-round encounter | " The second round of doubles is due |to be finished today at Potomac | Monument courts.” while the thir |and fourth rounds will be continued. MISS EDERLE IS PRIMED s l BRIGHTON, England, July 22 (®). {—Miss Gertrude Ederle. young Amer {1can aquatic star, the first stage of her training in Eng- |1and for her attempt to swim the Eng- |lish Channel, leaves today for Francs She will put the finishing touches to | her preparation at Cape 1s-Nez, the take-off point for most channei | swimfmers in recent vear Miss Ederle’s trainer says she |in the finest condition and that her ‘only fault is that she swims too fast is | release him | with Greb, | walk on | 10 see | | ~TO TRY CHANNEL SWIM having completed | is | ' FLORENCE SEWARD WINS TENNIS TITLE Florance Seward of Wastern High School captured the first zirie' Dis- fricijunior tennis championship this morninz by defeating Katherine Ber- 1all. also from the Hilltop, 6—3. after staging a heroic comeback in the firsi set with the score 2 aguinst her. | Nifes Parrill wankenad in her steady attack for an instant in the sighth game and Miss Seward broke through for the gume which gave necessary confidence to press.an of- fensive attack of her own which net- ted her five straight games 2nd the sel in a spectacular rally. In the second set, [tied at 3.all. Miss Seward again as- sumed the offensive and by consist- ently placing deep, baseline Ariy Wwon the next three games and match. The moet remarkable fexture of the | contest was the unusuxlly steady service of the two vouthful Nelther one served « during the entire match. This would be considered remarkable racord aven in firstline tennis, und is esp clally noteworthy in a maich betwaen Junlor racke:ers | * Miss Seward. the new champion. has the framework of a stellar zame, | which may carry her far in local ten. nis felds if she continues to develop her forehand drive. chop atroke and net attack, which are all exeeuted in | perfect form. and lack oniv proper | timing of strokes and consistent ae- curacy. the things that come only after vears of practice. - Two doubles matches schedule for this the were on the afternoon. The | Bealer and Shoemaker team was 10 ing that the New York Boxing Com- | consider: meet the Ziegler-Ziegler combination at 143 on the Henry Park courts, and, at the same hour. Jennis Turn | bull and Eiizaheth Miles wera to op pose Clara Alderton Olmstead. Tomorrow Mary Evelyn | and Anne Bovle will play Charlotte | Wheeler and” Ruth TLaudick at 4 | o'clock. while Florence Seward and Margarer Bouve will meet Elizabath Shepley and Katherine BEerrall in the morning The Petrie.Omwake team will meet the winner of the Turnbull-Miles and Alderion-Olmstaad encounter row also 'TWO STARS PUT OUT 'OF WOMAN'S TOURNEY By the Associated Press. MANCHESTER. Mass.. .July Play in ‘the women's invitation singles | tournament at the Essex County Country Club here today had reached the round before the semi-finals, with all but two of the seeded players re- ! maining in competition Mrs. May Sutton Bundv of Los Angeles, former national and British | ehampion. was eliminated vesterday by Mrs. J. B. Corbiere of Southboro, fle on Monday Mrs. of North Andover was defeated. . In the fourth round matches today Helen Wills of Berkeley. Calif., na. | tional champion, was pafred with Mrs. Corblere, and the other contests brought together Eleanor Goss. New York. and Mrs. J. B. Jessup, Wiiming- ton, Del: Mary K. Browne. Santa Monica, Calif., and Martha Bavard, Short Hills, N. J.: and Mrs. Molla ‘B Mallory, New York, and Edith Sigour- ney. Nahant The women's invitation doubles reached the third round vesterday. and this afternoon the mixed doubles _are scheduled to begin U. S. NETMEN PLEASED WITH TRIP TO ENGLAND July 22 (P).—Ray mond Casey of San Francisco and | John Hennessey of Indianapolis. of ficial members of the United Staies tennis team in the recent matches at Wimbledon, England. have returned They have only praise for the treat- ment accorded them abroad. Hennessey will leave for his home | immediately, but Casey wili remain in the East to participate in the numer- ous tournaments. The American | defeat in three of the five team | matches abroad. but reached the | finals of the English doubles cham- | pionship, where they met Rene La- |coste and Jean Borotra. famous | French pair. forcing the Europeans 1o & sensational five sets hefore ad I mitting defeat NO SURPRISES OCCUR IN ILLINOIS TENNI CHICAGO, July 22 (P).—Stars of the | tennis firmament continue to shine in the Tilinois tennis tournament as pre- | liminary rounds send the small fry | to the discard. William T. Tilden. 2d. Philadelphia, | defending champion, rests today after | winning his way to the fifth round of | the men’s singles. Also on vacation is George Lott, jr., Chicago national jun- jor titlist, who with Tilden, headed the luminaries that came through yes- terday's play. ‘Willlam M. “Little” Bill Johnston, San Francisco: Howard Kinsey and Harvey Snodgrass, Pacific coast: Brian 1. C. Norton. St. | Wallace F. .Johnson. survived. Clarence .| {only ranking { before Tilden | Helen .Jacobs and Charlotte Hosmer, | Pacific coast stars. advanced to the fourth round in the woman's division. NEW YORK. combination tasted Philadelphia, Griffin, plaver San Francisco, eliminated, fell neck when his head hit the floor below. | This he hopes to correct before Misa | technical Fay was arresied on x charge of manslaughter, but was leased on £1,000 bond LACOSTE AND BOROTRA ON FRENCH NET TEAM (). —Rene Lacoste, winner of the Cloud and Wimble: don tournaments, and Jene Borotra, ranking number two player in France, have been definitely chosen by the French Tennis Federation As mem- hers of the Davis cup team which will o to the United States to meet the winner of the elimination contests in the American zone. A third man. either non or Henri Coche will comprise the team. which will be captained by the veteran player Max Decugis. The team will =ail for ew York from Cherbourg on the steamer Levi- athan August lacoste and Borotra will enter American champlionship matcbes. Sl HOLLYWOOD, Calif.. July 22 (#).— Tony Fuente, Mexican heavyweight. recently convicted of participating in a “framed” boxing bout at Yuma., ‘Ariz.. was indefinitely suspented by the California Boxing Commission at jie _meeting here vesterda “RADIATORS, FENDERS ODIES MADE AND REPAL W RADIATORR FOR AYTO WITTSTATT'S R. & F. WKS, $19 13TH 5T, N.W. 1423 P. REAR PARIS, Jui Jacques Brug- ' | Ederle starts on the swim which she hopes will give her the distinction | of being the first woman to stroke her way across the turbulent stretch of water between France and England. = | | GLYN A medium-height | PHILTEX Pre-shrunk, will | not wilt, or | wrinkle. Most fash- | ionable semi-soft, | banded collar. | 35 Cents 1 3 for $1.00 Phillips-Jones, New York PHI1 LTEX GARTERS NO METAL CAN TOUCH YOU 25c to $1 Tmfir a fresh W7 24 and Vieginia | tomor- | B. E. Cole 2d | Louis, and) DEMPSEY GIV EN 14 DAYS j FIFTH BAPTIST TOPS TO ACT ON WILLS FIGHT B Y-P.U. NET LEAGUE | By the Associated Prew N EW YORK Tuly 22 must return irom the Pacibc the New night when informed by Tex her the|as soon as he completed business on the eoast. | to do business by proxy. On his way Wesi, Demp: said at | Omaha yesterday that at Lés Angeles he was going 1o sertle up affairs with with the score j... Kearns and he his own manager preliminary to a title fight with Harry | with Kearns ex- n when | pi his contract A year from next month. ® | view of this statement. it is presumed | peared before the commission before | | that Dempsey himself and not Kearns will appear hefore the commission | within the stipulated time. | At Los Apgeles last night Kearns bl "l‘"v‘s-m that after he had a chat with | double fault | nempaey they probably would be to- | sey said. “and I don’t see any reason | Kether again, but that if Jack really | wanted 1o be his own manager. why, | w11 right. is the latest avowed contender for | Dempsey’s crown. He conferred ves- terday at Chicago with Floyd Fitr. | simmaone, prometer, ahout his amb ek Js Surprised. the Amsociated Press. CHEY Wyo.. July | Dempaey. heavyweight champion, | when he passed through Chevenne jast night was shown a dispatch stat- By 22.—Jack (mluirm had declined to accept Tex Bowers | M ! No extra fee is charged for guest s Ruth Walten, Y. W. C. A. swimming director. holds clusses in life-saving instruction each Wednesday evening lat T o'clock in the Y. W. C. A. bufld- ing at Sixth and E streets. Large groups of women and girls are avall- ing themselves of the opportunity these classes offer and are fitting | themselves to pase their Red Cross | teats. Mre. H. F. | tional direcior American Red Cross; Mrs. Arthur Moore, Elizabeth Seward, Grace Muirhead and Frances Butler are five | Who have recently passed their test Miss Walton states that any girl | who 18 a good swimmer will make a | z00d lite-saver and that speed and | apectacular performance are not neces- | sary qualities for efciency in work. While most Ameriean awimming fans naturally are primarily intérested in Gertrude FEderle's attempt to swim the English Channel, many have fol- lowed with sympathetic interest the {brave though unsuccesstul attempt of | our near neighbor, Lillan Harrison from the Argentine. who last week came within sight of her goal before succumbing to the icy current of the roughest body of water ever attempted by swimmers. Miss Harrison was conquered not by swift current or the great distance, but by the icy temperature of the rag- ing waters. Most of her swimming EMBERS of the Metropolit Y. W. C. A. pool this eveni Enlows. wife of the n: | York Boxing Commission to Aght Harry Wil's, "I debarred irom fighting in the State or uncrowned or sometfing such. | The commission vesterday deferred actil Rickard that the champipn would return | Harry Greb, middlewight champion. | WOMEN IN SPORT| By CORINNE FRAZIER dent of the club, has announced that members may bring guests of life-saving of the | this | coast in two weeks and arrange with | or be | on the matter for a iori- | refused | | Rickard as his proxy and had nrd-redf Dempsey 1o appear personally te con- clude arrangements for his program The commission Wills next year. | Dempsey’ said he personally ap-| he started W cepted Wills' challenge. He did not understand | | why the commission wished him to | appear again. “1 supposed it was all fAixed.” Demp- | | why T should talk 1o the commission | again. But it all vight with me. y i ht back to New York \ my Pacific coast busi- nass and will see the commiasion thern ‘1 sxpeci 10 angage in several title affairs betora | meet Wills,” Dempsey continued. “Fitzsimmons iz arranging them for Michigan City. 1 don’t know | who T'll feec. hut what Pit arranges wil' be agreeable. ) T don't want to o up against a fough one like Wills until I'm back in top | condition. A man can’t keep in train- ' ing whileé knocking around Eurépe and riding trains like this, and Tl need ble work before I'll be back in my best.form.” i an Athletic Club will swim at the ng at 8 o'clock. Gladys Mills, presi- | i wimmers, | has been done in the fairly temperate waters 6f South America, and no mat | ter how great may be her will to Ac complish har mammoth task. her hody, unaccustomed as it s to the extreme celd of the channel, has so far proven unequa! to the test. 8he has speed and endurance, matched with dauntless courage, but all of thess are of no avail once her heart action has be.| come chilled, a8 it dia after 8 Rours and 57 minutes in the lcy stream In the opinion of many. Miss £derle, |accustomed to the colder currents off |the new England cosst. will stand a far better show than her Sonth Amer- ican sister. At any rate, the unsuc- cessful attempts of others. far from discouraging the voung American séem only 16 add zeat 10 her datermi Ddtion 1o succeed where others have | | taite i | Members and friends of the Red Triangle Outing Club are planning an all-dav outing at Bluemont, Va., Sun- | day. A thres-mile hike to the top of | Blue Ridge Mountain will be the fea- ture of the day. The party will leave the W ton and Old Dominion s o'clock In the morning. 'The round- trip ticket to Bluemont is $1.50. W. B. Coulter, who Is in charge of ar- rangements. advises all hikers to carry a light luncheon and supper, as t return trip will not be made until 5 o'clock. For further information re garding the outing call West 801 | | hing. | tion at § HARRY HAMPTON TELLS: Losing a Championship on a Buried Ball in a more unusual way than was I | The tournament was played ove and at the end of 54 holes Baroni led | Jock Hutchison, Emmett French, W amateur champion: Emil Loeffler, Ed. other prominent golfers. He had a margin of three strokes and with only 18 more holes to go was shooting in fine form. Kirkwood | was his nearest competitor. Baroni did the first four hole= in | par, 5, 4. 4. 4. but at the fitth bad luck certainly seized hold of him. The fifth measures 576 yards, and. because of the condition of the course | nobody could get on the green In less | than thres strokes. Jt had been raining for two days | before tha tournament and just the | previons night there had hean an- other heavy downpour. The ground was very soff. | Baroni pushed hiz driva a bit to the | right and into rough just off the edge lof the fairway. However, mnobody anticipated serious trouble, for the grass there was short and his lack of direction was not likely to penalize him. But when he got up to the point to which his ball had carried it was not to be found. The ground was muddy from the hard rains and the pellet had sunk out of sight beneath mush which closed over it. Baroni went back to the tee to play his second and again shot into fhe rough. His lle was bad and in order to avoid a trap set into the edge of the fairway he played his next into the adjoining fairway, figuring that with a fairly long fron on his succeed- ing stroke he might get onto the green in 4. Then he would have a chance 1o hele his putt for a par § and at the worst would take no more than a 6. Tmagine his feelings. howaever, to Ifnd that he had played into a wagon Why Go made. Knowing obvious. And whe why hesitate ? Take a jook at the R. McReyn 1423-27 L St. Main 7228.20 DON'T think a2 man was ever put out of a champions “Drive a Nash, Then Decide” Every man likes to feel that some day he will own the best automobile can we tell why some of the richest men in the country buy and adhere to the Advanced Six? a firm of sixty vears of faithful service, delivered for $2,250.00. ip tournament Fred Baroni of the Montour Heights Country Chib of Pittsburgh in the 1924 Pennsylvania open. r the Oakmont course. at Pittsburgh. a field whith included Joe Kirkwood, . C. Fownes, jr., the former national die Towns, Johnny Rogers and many rut. Moreover this rut was so placed that he couldn't shoot straight to the hole, but had to play in the direction lof the wagon track. He used a niblick. His ball dropped |into & bunker just short of the green. | When he finally got down it was with | a total of 9 strokes. His lead was gone and in the end it was Emmett French. not Baroni.| who won the championship. | YANKEE GOLFERS DIFFER | AS TO MISS WETHERED NEW YORK, July 22 U®).—Glenna | Collett of Providence, R. 1.. defeated recently by Joyce Wethered of Eng- land in the British women's golf champlonships at Holyake, has return ed home. Miss Collett expressed doubt that Mise Wethered had retired from the Zame, as rumored, but Joe Kirkwood. American professional, who returned on the same ship, sald that Miss Wethered almost collapsed from ill health during the tournament and he believed that she would hold to her decision to quit tournament play. Playground test buttons were pre- sented yesterday to the following members of the Ludiow playground group: Richard Brewer, Herbert Cror- dion, Charles Hawkins, Patrick Ken- ny, James Lawless, Bernard Lieb, Edward Patterson, John Hanlon, Roy Perry, Elmer Marceron, James Har- ris, Charles Chick. Bernard O'Neil. George Vogel, John Wiles and George . Kane. Further? this, as we all do. "The answer is 1 you can deal with beautiful new Victoria, olds & Son 14th & Park Rd. Fifth Baptist netmen are leading tha six teams of the Baptist Young Jack Denipsey, or his legitimate magages, | Peoles” Union tennis league with o nearly perfect record. only one defeat having heen registered against them since the start of the season sarly in June. In singies, Rice of the Fifth Baptist in djsplaying the hest brand of tennis He har vet o be defeated and only twe of his opponents, Willard of Firat and Mitchell of Clarendon. have heen able to extend him to thres sets. Officials of the league plan 1o con- duet a tournament After August 3. when the schedule is completed, 1o determine members of a team to rep resent the District Union in proposed intercity matches with Brooklyn, Phil adelphia and Huntingron. Constantine and Willard of First Baptist are fo encounter Rice and Shelling of Fifth Raptist in a donbles engagement tomorrow at 545 on the Potomac Park couris. Standing of teams aptisl Wan B B 1% {rat_Baptist 18 Gaiengan Bantisi i Rethany Ravhst H East " Washington 4 SERIES OF MATCRES i iClgrondan 255 Darns | ) dstented A0de. 1 fa 5 Jones (Clarendsnt At 7- Jotegied, Constantive ¥, Datwilar and Rice (Pifth) 7. 8—1 A1 Turner Rice and Shel- n defeated Wilson, 6-—1 fented Miller. 8—3% s 3 |lin defeated Conatantine and Wilson. 6—3. Juhe 13—Moffett (Clarendon) defeatsd Smith” (F. W.). 8--2_ 6 Mitchell {eated Schianb 6-—0 #—0: Jones defeatsd 6—3. 6—1: Mitchell 3nd Dancy de- feated Schaub and Smith o. Con- atantine defs rewingon (Bethany) 8—2.8—3" Wileon (First) defeated Holmes. 6—0. &—1. Miller (First) won by default from’ Casker: Constantine and Wilson ds. fsated Brewington and Holmes. fi-1_6— Rice (Fifth) defeatad Jefiries (% W) efanit; Shellin defeated lurner ‘defeated Woods, ir. & 7—h: Rice and Shellin won by defsult from Jefiries 201 Weod: Smi‘y s, Ir | June 20--Rice (Fifth) won Ws dslauit rom Bmith (B W.) - Gass deferted Smith L}( Wb Shallln defaated Giinert. S0 Turner and Shellin defasted Smith And Gilhert. A—1. A—]1: Mitchell (Claren n 1 Cetonted Brawingion IBermany: 1 “HoRatr won Wy deisult fram Haimes Detwiler won by default from Caskes: Dat wiler and Detwiler wan hv default fros Brewington and Holmas: Willard (Firat ’-."l‘l‘ JFN"I!; ld\‘{ Wi 2 fl—." M‘— wl;mu Stanting won be detadg irom Jordan:. {¥ileon e e B Ay Eonatan Mars astéaied Jemtien and Wonds —n June 2 ce (Clarendon) 6—4 2—6 oated Dancy. 6-—3 T—5 twiler A—6 A—3: Rice and 8 ated Mitchell and Dancs illard (Firat) defented Smith. 8—0, A0 ntine defeated Smith. A—0. 60 n_won by default from Talbert: Wil Turner defea vdv‘ d ellin do- | [ AMATEURISM QUESTIONED - FOR GIVING INTERVIEWS | Declared 10 Hn;; Vit;;rh-dfi.rgpiri;t'bf Rule at Clay Court Championship Tournament—Likely to Be Placed on Carpet Shortly. BY » LAWRENCE PERRY. EW YORK. Tuly There are indications thai the alleged evasion 1 of the intent of the plaver-writer rule in tennic which William T. Tilden. the champion. seemed to have practiced hy giving inter views in the course of the recent clay court championships in St. Louis will not be permitted to go unnoticed On the contrary. while nothing can be obrained source, it will be surprising if the champion is not put within a very short time Some hold the belief that the matter will be held in abeyance until the present season is over < official carpet from on any the I i e and that the amateur committee of the U. L. T. A will then draft a new rule forbidding players to give interviews at the close of matches in tourneys in which they are participating The writer does not hold this view . His humble theory s that Tilden will shortly be asked 1o appesr hefore the pointed questions By Cliestor Horten. What will happen then will depend 3 upon how the auestions are answered Sinee # is always observable at Resulis mav prove sensational s far tournaments that the expert golfers &% the tennis world is concerned play with the utmost ease, it Is obvious = A' least. this Is how the cards seem that good golf should be devoid of |10 127 a8 the writer looke over the great physical ef. table. Foi, it would seem as though fort. This means, | the tennis association could do noth stand at ease dur. INZ else and save ftx pride and pres ing the address. tike. Rule three of the revised ama Stand up straight, | teur rulings, which was formulated by stooping only so @ committee of which Tilden was a much as is re.|member. prohibits plavers from ‘us quired to make |ing or sanctioning after February shaft and hands|1925. the use of his titles. or state meet. Keep re.|ment of his reputasion won on tha laxed during the |lennis courts in connection with hooks. address. The club | newspapers, magazines or other writ welghs enly 13|ten articles. motion pictures of him ounces, and cer. | 5elf. lactures or radio talks for which tainly it is going | he is 1o receive any payment or fom to take no strug- |pensation.’ gle on your part| If Tilden were questioned concern o get it up. Keep |ing this rule he would probably pur the muscles free |in the defense that the rule contains and easy during |nothing forbldding a tennis star ta the hack swing.|8ive out interviews concerninz play Lead the club back with the hands as |in tournaments in which he {3 plav. you would draw back a whip to crack |ing. in return for menar ar compen- |it. Let the club wind you up. Your |sation muscles then will be full of the spring- | 1t will then have to ha determined | iness that puts zip Inte the clubhead | whether or not what Tilden has done when it comes down to the hall. constitutes a violation of the spirit and intent of the rule | Upon the nature of | much depends. this decision TOURNEY B.EING HELD | vesterd Columbin 2619 lard “and Constantine defeated Smith and Sl Jul$ 4—TWillard (Firat) dafeatsd Mitchell +Ciarndon). T Gd: ‘Constantins de fanted Danes 3. f—4 Wilson défeated Peltrendon) detestaa viacd” and" Cone arendon) defeatsa Willard and Constan tine: 3R, 61" f4 July 58 BY KIWANIS GOLFERS | 1 1 —Shellin defeatad Conatar —A_ 10—%: Rice dateated Willard 8. Wilson (Firats dsfsatad Fred D. Paxton and John [ Power. | who hetween them have taksn most | of the prizes in recent Kiwanis Club | 1ournaments. will pair against Risley | G. Hunt and . H. Pardoe in a four- | ball match for the foursomé champion- ship of the ciub as one of the features of the teurnament at the Congression. al Country Club this afternoon | The tourney propar will be a handi cap affair such as is held by the Ki-| wanis Club every month during the | Summer ] PRO CHARGE OF GERMANS IS DENIED BY MURCHISON LONDON. July 22 (). —Loren Mur chison, the American runner, has di nied his amateur standing has heen Jeopardized by accepting expenses for track appearances recently in Ger- many. ';)Mrprn of the Adjutant General's 3 g Office vesterday won the team cham ‘.:flnrh':”"d vxtd he was content 10 pionship of the War Department, de ve the decision of his amateur | teating representatives of the office of status with the official amateur ath-|the Secretary of War in a match Istic bodies of England and the United | played over the course of the Chevy States, Chase Club. 5 points to 1 i Aurchison made his statement | Maj. Gen. R. C. Davis. adjutant through the Amateur Athletic Associa- | generai of the Army, and Col. John tion here. and said rhis was bix final| P. Wade L won all three points from word before leaving England Col. Dwight ¥. Davis, acting Seecr tary of War, and Col. B. F. Cheat ham of the Quartermaster Corps. Maj. J. H. Burns of the Secretarv’s Office team scored the only peint fo- s mide when he defeated Col. Joseph | aelar MANGAN WINNER. WHITE LOSER. IN NET TOURNEY WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. W. Va.. July 22.—A. O. White of Washing- ton. a asedad plaver, was sliminated ¥ from the West Virginia State championship tennis matches hy €. L. Sturtevant of Hot Springs. the scores being 6—3, 11—8, f—2. In doubles. Tom Mangan of Wash. ington and Fddie Jacobs of Baltimore yon from Stansbury and Smith. §—1 WHO TOURNEY AT CUMBERLAND. The third annual open tennis four nament for the championship of the | Allegheny Mountains will_be plaved | {on the courts of the Cumberland | | Md.) Country Club. beginning August | 3. Entries should be sent Lo J. Philip | Roman, chairman of the tournament | committee ' S WHO IN WROLESALE—RETAIL BLICK BROTHERS MANUFACTURED ICE ABSOLUTELY PURE AND SANITARY WASHINGTON, D. C. The International Motor Truck Agency, 228 First Street NNW,, Washington, D. C. Gentlemen : facts about same as to the economical service they h, our firm. vour firm six vears ago. This truck has run continu period. serving an ice route. this truck (not including paint or tires) for the six less than one thousand dollars, which includes cost for three years without further cost, makin, upkeep on International Trucks about $10800 per period of from six to mine vears. This truck has performed its duty in every way s: and we expect to get at least ten years’ service hefore we turn it in: therefore we can recommend represented. Respectiully vours, (Signed) SAMUEL 'INTERNATIONAL MOTOR TRUCK AGENC 228-32 First Street N.W. Day Phone: Franklin 1170. Night Phone: Lincoln 2721.-W Free Inspection — Night | Louis by TRUCK Tune 30, 1925. In regard to our International Trucks, we wish to state a few For an example, we have one two-ton truck. purchased from Our figures show the upkeep of job just finished. which. figuring from past experience, will go our annual cost for BLICK BROTHERS. Service Sizes: 34—1—1Y,—2—3—5 Tons SALESROOM OPEN EVENINGS By the Associated Press NEW YORK. July The question of the amateur status of Bill Tilden. tennis champlion. is being discussed agaln 1t ix all over the plaver-writer rule which forbids players 1o write for money about the tournaments in which they angage. He began cir cumventing the rule last week at St having himself interviewed by an agent of the syndicate which handles his writings. Notica aaveral weeks ago that he would da this attracted no particular comment. hut when the interviews be gan to appear, comment on the pro pristy of his action arose Officials of the United States Lawn Tennis Assoclation are reticent, but tn one unnamed authority is attributed the suggestion that new consideration may be given to his amateur status in the near future. DISTRICT PRO LINKSMEN TRAIL IN PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA. July ). Joe Turnesa. Fairview profession; and J. Wood Platt, White Marsh am: ieur. led the fleld at the end of the first half of the tournament for the Pennsyivania open golf champion ship. Each turned in cards of 147 for the 36 holes. Emmett French finished third. with Bob Barnett of Ch Chase, Fred McLeod of Columbia’ and Arthur Thorn of Town and Country Club, all Washington professionals, were pretty well down the list.. Barnett took 80— 76, McLeod required 85—77 and Thorn around in §3—79. 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