Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1925, Page 19

SPORTS. Trial Tests Encouraging to Miss Ederle : PRACTICE SWIMS INDICATE SUCCESS IN CHANNEL FEAT “Dress Rehearsals”” Demonstrate Yankee Girl Is in Top Form—French Swimmer, Volunteering to Set Pace, Finds Himself Outdistanced. BY CAPT. ALEC RUTHERFORD, Famous British Expert on the Cross-Channel Swim. Special Correspondent of The Star and North Ameriean Newspaper Alliance. C APE GRIS NEZ eventiul France, July 31.—The past few days have been all the staff at the training camp where Miss Gertrude Ederle, American swimming champion, is preparing for In these last days of training, almost every day ss rehearsal,” this phrase meaning a trial swim with rigorous and with the tug La Morinic, just as she will do in the final effort. The final trials show her entirely ready for the ordeal, in the top of her form 2 A formal “dress rehearsal” also means that at least a part of the swim takes place in darkness, with the searchlights and other equipment which wil »n the channel during the darkness. QUALIFY IN CANADA the open waters of the channel, with ST. CATHERIN hoth favorable and adverse tide con ditions and some useful experience wind, currents, and the fa hop” of the channel waters. such swim under strict nditions with Trainer e A e asator | 31.—Oarsmen from Philadelphia and hd | sienal | Buffalo played a prominent part in Nata 'ElSL|the start of the forty-third annual L ata. ForlCanadian Royal Henley regatta here liss Ide weam| Canadian same costume she will carry on |~ ppadeiphia qualified six crews and fualesiiort, neliaing oL ENe av | Buffalo four. The Don Rowing Club waterpoof and her body | (¢ moronto led the Canadians with six, with tallow to,n4 the Argonauts, also of Toronto. warmth-retain-| oo {wo crews in. Lachine Rowing Club of Montreal and Niagara district (St. Catherines) each qualified one crew Joe Wright's Penn C. led the Philadelphla delegation with three. Malta Boat Club came next with two and the Bachelor Barge Club got one More than 5000 persons saw the start of the three-day regatta. The weather was ideal and the course per fect. Hardly a ripple was seen on the water Wright, coaching crews against Canada for the first time in his long career, saw his senior double, com- posed of Sam Moorehead and J. J MecNicholas, win from the Bachelor lunteered to ac-| Barge Club and Undine Barge Club pacemuier | in the second heat by two and a half the start. But |lengths. for the French | Malta Boat Club, with E. Ha oned the water 1,\(-('1\ and Algernon Fitzpatrick in the Seats, won the first heat in doubles and will fight it out with Wright's pair on turday for the Canadian championship. Joe (Ghost) Barnhart, former Uni versity of Pennsylvania 130-pound stroke, after being eliminated in one of the early heats of the 140-pound primary singles, came back an hour later and won the second heat of the 140-pound special singles from E. Eng lish of the Argonauts. Not more than a foot separated the scullers at the finish Sven Berg Malta Boat ones for channel swim, ees a “ ocking inst By channel lahez ling her a me 3S. Ontario, July swimmer these the greased to her mediun her fir Am »f Boulogne, channel exactly three dered a accuston this Or g distance rehearsal eteuse, three miles east nd headed straight into | ering nine miles in urs. This was con kable performance by wed her in the she did not exert time. The first she A he renia herself hour esy undu was against tide. Too Fast for F The ¥ Argentir enchman. Destrees. who Lillian Harri champion. during the 1 channel attempt rench swimmer £avec of Miss faw wee company M er pace was too fz who aban minutes hampic known English es Toth latter's successful two years ago, 1z during this first view of and he de. marvelous,” n the ial Miss Ederle's swi adding that with favorable conditions | he would expect her lower the | Channel record several hours.” Two other ecross-che aspirants are in train on ch near | Miss uarters. They are | Miss Lillian Harrison, the Argenti-| an. and the Egyptian champion, M. | Helmy. Both being coached by Thomas W. I who swam the channel suecessfully in 1911. Both Miss Harrison and Helmy are fre-| quent visitofs at the Ederle head-| quarte and there the greatest zood feeling between the rivals for | channel honors: | e a Dane, representing Club, won the first heat | in the 140-pound singles by three- | quarters of a length from G. Goerss | of the West Side Rowing Club of Buf- fal erle’s he: F. X. Finnegan, Penn A. C.. won the second heat in association singles beating Howard Dinsmore of the Bachelors by a length. Others to qualify in the association singles are Chester Turner of the Argonauts, who won the first heat from Wehmeier of Detroit, and W. Durnan of the Argo nauts and R. Sherman of Buffalo, who beat Lane of Detroit, and Charles Mc Ilivane of the Penn A. C. | W. E. Johnson of the Penn A. C. | qualified in the 140-pound special sin |gles by taking second place. This | event was won by W. Burns of the Dons of Toronto, who later also quali Has Best Chance of Three. | Miss Ederle is regarded in all three | camps as the most likely to succeed, | and her training more han in the places. Her first “‘reh the hearty con atulations of tl o0 others, Helm companying her in the water for a considerable distance, and on the fol- lowing day Jabez Wolfe and Burgess | fied in Junior singles. paced her for an hour’s fast swim| The Senior fours were called off, across the bay, in a water tempera-|owing to the absence of Jellinek, ture of 66 degrees inshore. | stroke of the Bachelor Barge Club of Burgess on his return from this | Philadelphia, and withdrawal of three trial said: 1 am frank to sav that I|crews. The event will be rowed in a never saw a woman swimmer as good | final on Saturda i e T e D, G, LINKSMEN WILL VISIT BELLE HAVEN stands every chance of succe: Gris Nez is an ideal spot for train ing in comfort. It is a tiny French hamlet of less than a hundred inhabit- | ants, and not easily accessible | from Boulogne, Calais, or the other large towns. Therefore, aining is | not interrupted or complicated by the| Flushed with victories in the Tri presence of large crowds of admirers, | State Golf League, made up of clubs spectators or merrymakers. in Virginia, Maryland and West Vir. by North American News- | ginia. the Belle Haven Club of Alex- ATl rights reser andria has issued an invitation to the zolfers of the Washington Golf and Country Club to visit its course for a match. They don’t quite want the speed of the Washington club's first team, but have urged that the second combina- tion come down. The Washington WORLD SWIM.MING MARK IS SMASHED BY LAUFER club will get together a group of golfers not on the club team and LAKE WASHINGTON SHIP CANAL. SEATTLE, Wash., July 31 A).—With 16 points, the Illinois Ath etic Club last night retained a lead Q. 4 . Su established Wednesday in the na- |89 0 Bello Haven next Sunday. = tional championship swimming meet | The Belle Haven course s a new of the Amateur Athletic Union in this | Jinenolé 1avout. constructed by Tom Anpel possibilities. The course insofar as Bt the making of shots is concerned, is splendid and only needs a carpet of ey g the | ags 1o make it first class. Qlstance on, 2, minutes B0 seconds. | 5. BiMoors WilliHealt the Halle Seraitinbay st : P |ylaven team. while the Washington Swimriing Club finished second in the | J1aven team. while the Washington o Mosby 7 With a new handicap schedule con S oAl taining completely revised handicaps, Ldoass, held by Arne |5 Gl competition for the Tom R g | Moore cup began at the Bannockburn | Golf Club today. The event is a 72 | hole medal play tourney, with the full handicap deduction allowed. Glenn E. McHugh won the trophy last year. is rigorous ufer. Cincinnati Y Norld record in the 220, ke race, making the | M. back Tohnny Weissmuller. Chicago | 880-vard vle, but his time 6.4 slower than the won wa orld record of ) Harr ishe MAY AND CARROLL LEAD IN PLAYGROUND GAMES | C. May Carroll were the in- atvidual the Johnson play nd track and field meet held ves- | terday afternoon. May took the broad nd high jumps and the ard dash, while Carroll placed second n the high jump and the 220 and third honors in the 100-yard second TILDEN’S STATUS TO BE TAKEN UP BY OFFICIALS NEW YORK, July 31 (#).—The amateur status of William T. Tilden, complicated by charges that he has violated the new amateur rule hy al leged sale of interviews, wiil be thrashed out by the executive commit tee of the United States Lawn Tennis’ Association here tomorrow. The controversy over Tilden's status arises from interviews he gave ! B Adinre |5 connection with the recent national clay court championships at St. Louis. and J stars of pound « Farhoo Won by D.T third. J. Cro Won by G th Sopound o sccond. G. Smith inlimited —Won Atehison: third. 1 i ump. 86-pound hop sten and H ase—Won by W. Rodes: second. J. Lynch: | Adinire | Cirroll third. R Running broad jump, pound elass. Waor Carrara; s B Car yneh nuing hop. step and jump, 1 clase—Won by M. Farhood Smith: third. D. Loftus | Running broad p. unlimited—Won by | €. May: second,” B. Atchison: third, D.| Forney i Running high jump, unlimited class—Won | v C. May. second, J. Carroll: third, K.| Johnson 220-54 unlimited—Won _ by ¢ May: second. rroll: third. K. Johnson. 450 vard reiay—Won by Tigers (R. Cos- tello, A. Dezendorf, J. Cranford, B. John. Lions' (C. May. J. Carroll, G. Hart, B. Atchison) o ar: pound | Distributors dash, Salesroom and Service Station 1709 L St. N.W. Wallace Motor VANCOUVER, Sritish Columbia ! July 31 (®).—Jack Reddick. nadian | light heavyweight champion, has been matched to meet Jimmy Slattery in " RADIATORS, FENDERS | NEW_RADIATORS FOR AUTOS T | five men | Rosedale il X THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, AMERICA’S DOUGHTY MERMAID, IN REPOSE AND IN ACTION Above, Gertrude Ederle is shown on the beach at her training camp with her coach, Jabez Wolfe, mscots—her American flag, her dog and her ukule (Photos by Capt. Alec Rutherford. Co WOMEN IN SPORT By CORINNE FRAZIER HE ranking players in i Richmond, Philadelphia and Washington B. Y. P. U. Tennis League will compete in a series o matches for the sectional championship, beginning Saturday, August 1 the Itimore. 15, according to an announcement made by the of the local organization. Five girls will compose the Wash ington team in the women's league will defend the men's lau- rels, and a mixed team of two couples will play According to the present pl each series there will be five sin, and two doubles contesis The fifth player on each team will act as sub- stitute in doubles. The teams have not yet bee; lected, but it is probable that beth McDowell, Mary Ruthven, Kath erine Everetts and Minnie Travis will be among those chosen for the | District women's team final decision depends upon the outcome of the series of tryouts now conducted by the league. as well as the performance of the various play- ers in their weekly interchurch con tests. Teaming in the doubles will be d termined by the same system. Mz Ruthven and Katherine erett were scheduled to meet Elizabeth | McDowell and Minnie Travis this| afternoon on the Reservoir courts, | which encounter was expected to de- | GEATE WILL‘KEEP BUSY. cide at least one team for the inter city series. NEW YORK, July 31 (P.—Dave Miss McDowell, who plays with the | Shade of California, recognized here First Church team. was also sched- | as leading challenger for the welter uled to complete her unfinished match | weight title, has left for San Francisco with Miss Everetts of Bethany today | to engage in one and possibly two on the same courts, | ring contests prior to his proposed Tomorrow morning at 7 Minnie | fight with Mickey Walker. Travis and Elizabeth McDowell will | meet Inez Tillotson and Hazel Lad- | son for the doubles match in the | rst Church-West Washington sevies, ch is supposed to be completed this week secretary swimmers from the ground Emery & from the Washington will take their weekly dip in the Y. W. C. A. pool this evening at $:40. A volunteer lifesaver, who | has recently qualified at the Y. W. C School, will e charge Swimmers Recreation se A new schedule for the Central High School pool has been announced. with a view to permitting a greater of the pool Children under Wednesd: | day afterncor use 5 will swim Tues Thursday and Fri Mothers may accom pany them. Tickets costing 10 cents ili) be on sale at 1 and 2 | each afternoon specified | Women may swim from 7:30 | 8:30 Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday nights. Tickets on sale at 7 and 8 | o'clock. Admission, 15 cents. Wednesday evening from $:30 to 9:30 is designated as the family swim ming period being de Sigma Delta rority of the versity of Marvland will open an eight-day encampment tomorrow at Rocks of Deer Creek, near Forest Hill, Harford County, Md. Laura Amos and Miss Adeie Stamp, dean of women, will be in charge. Mis: Marie Mount, dean of the college of home economics, and Miss Rice, as- sistant dean of women, are expected | to attend. Uni | | | | | No. 25—More About the Crawl. After the thrashing or propeller | movement of the legs is learned you can try the arm movement with it. This stroke is swum with the face under water, like the trudgeon, but instead of turning to breathe on each stroke, as in the trudgeon, the face is kept under water as long as ease will permit, the head being turned on every third, fourth or fifth stroke, as the swimmer prefers. The breathing must be done rhythmically, else you have no endurance. The arm movement resembles the double overarm, the arms swinging ard_alternately above water, the elbows high and the fingertips just touching water, the hand and arm The Bloomingdale tennis tourney, now under way, boasts a record| entry list and promises some exceed- ingly interesting play. Vl'iuxbelh Clarey, who figured prominently in the Spring event, triumphed over Hes- ter Reichart in her firstround en- counter, 6—0, T—i Bessie Ritter de- feated Helen Councelor, 6—I1, 6— Three pools will play host to play- ground swimmers this afternoon; the Bowen School mermaids will vi: the Municipal _Pool, accompanied by Katherine Brown; Emery girl swim at Rosedale, and the W School lassies will take a dip in the tank. Fay Meyers will of the Wallach group Beller will direct the have and charge Doroth: ¥ L R RS Balance Monthly - Equip your car with new tires Six Months to Pay! PROBEY TIRE STORES 2104 Pa. Ave. NW. Compan; WITTSTATT’S R. & F. WKS. y BODIES MADE AND REPAIRED i $10 13TH ST. N.W. 1423 P. REABR J 9th & P Sts. N.W. 1200 H St. N.E. hool | of the | o'clock | (Copsright. nd three Below she is pictured on a trial swim with Trainer Wolfe by North American paper_Alliance. ) RICHARDS OPPOSING ANDERSON IN FINAL SEABRIGHT, N July 31 The annual tennis tournament the Seabright bowl was down for final round today with a_match be tween Vincent Richards, Yonkers, N Y., and James Anderson of Australia Richards already has defeated Gerald Patterson, another member of the Australian team Richards_advanced defeating R. Norris 6—1 The captain of the Australian Davis rup team was given a hard rub by ‘ranston Holman, 19-vear-old stu- dent at Leland Stanford. The score was 7—9, 6—1, 6—4 Holman's playing showet that he must be considered as a serious con tender for the American Davis team Other are Final round of woman's doubles Helen Wills and Mary K. Browne vs Clizabeth Ryan and Eleanor Goss xhibition singles between 311" Tilden and “Little Bill”" ston Tomorrow Miss Ryan will meet woman's singles. In the semi-finals Miss Wills easily defeated Mrs. Molla Mallory, 6—1 6—0, and Miss Ryan won over Miss Browne, 4—6, 6 , 6—4 - . FLOWERS CANCELS BOUTS. NEW YORK, July 31 (@) an operation for removal of sils, Tiger Flowers. Atlanta negro mid- dleweight, has been forced neel five ring engagements in August. 3 for the to the final by Williams 3 cup matches on today's program “Big John- Wills i the and final Miss »f the Due to his ton- The Water Nymph Club BY MERZE MARVIN SEEBERGER. 1025.) in advance of the head and strajght ening out. The arm is then pulled backward and downward toward the hip with a rapid, powerful sweep. The arms move more rapidly than in the trudgeon and do not reach so far out in advance of your head, this being the one stroke in which you do not allow for a long glide while the body is in a resting position. Both legs and arms are constantly in mo- tion, the kick being exceedingly rapid. Tomorrow—Jacknife Dive. HEADLIGHTS Must focus be in perfect August first, This is a pro vision of the trafi regulations. See the dealer. handling your car—have your lights adjusted and get an official inspection cer- tificate. The Washington Automotive Trade Association by JULY 31, 1925, FRENCH GIRL TO TRY CHANNEL TOMORROW By the Associated Press BOULOGNE, France, July 31.—Jane Sion, the French woman swimmer who will attempt to negotiate the English Channel tomorrow, starting from Cape Gris Nez at 3 a.m., arrived at Calais this morning. She will be accompanied by the tug Champion which followed the Argentine, Tira boschi if the hours French present weather holds for she is confident of success and of earn ing the distinction of being the first woman to swim the 20-mile waterway between France and England. Meanwhile the American and Anglo Argentine entrants in this year's women'’s channel swimming derby are hard at work training for their at tempts, scheduled for the middle of August Miss Gertrude Ederle, the American champion, is practicing dai ly in the waters off Cape Gris Nez, and Miss Lilllan Harrison of Buenos Aires, who has made three unsuccess ful assaults on the swirling channel currents, has gone to Paris to com- pete in a marathon swim in the Seine tomorrow Mile. Sion holds the woman's chan nel record, having stayed in the water 14 hours and minutes in abandoning her swim owing to bad weather when she was only four miles from Dover D. C. NETMEN PICKED swimmer says 18 courts tennis to repre intereits be plaved elimination decide the ampion; R the title; Mitchel goe a ding municipal have heen named sent Washington match with Ralt here Augns rnament smaindes the H. C. Trigg, city c Considine, runner-up Maurice O'Neiil, Dooley Gwynn and. C. 8. C ready been carry District in singles, while the doubles teams decided on are O'Neill and Considine, King and Cragoe Mitchell and Millard Lewis Four other singles players | decide 1 an e Le in nore, an to 1 10 of tean v Kin have colors chosen to and will D. Hede am. mination n W. Russett. D d Lewis, Dou Thurtell and C. ¥ nd F/K 1 Herhert Shep Hal Fow scheduled to meet will the inter 15-YEAR-OLD LINKSMAN IS WESTERN FINALIST AGO, July 31 () Lyon 15-year-old gol Pontiac. 111, is mee of Hutchison, Kanbs., in contest of the Western ement CHIC Fred unior cham on his successful channel swim | Dempsey Is Changeable as 1923, | TO OPPOSE ORIOLES |the’ same time between PORTS. 19 dto Bouls CHAMPION NOW WILLING TO MEET WILLS IN JULY Is Not Opposed to crap With Greb in September, and Harry and Madden Both Are Secking Chance at Jack at That Time. EW YORK, July 31 ways to a Dempsey caught alternately by gusts of pug California and the Middle West The championship himself —The fistic weather a heavyweig ch nounced as opposed to a September bout with Harr was willing to meet Greb and declared | his persistent negro challenger, next July 4 for the wor A representative said the York Cc | JALKER-SHADE BOUT | T0 HAVE NO PRELIMS with the declared intention of signing BY Okla.. | articles for a 10-round fight Mich igan City, Ind h the champion on September 19 or 2 Charley Rose, manager of Bartley Madden, was racing to Chicago from ew York to confer with Promoter »yd Fitzsimmons about a cc 1 Dempse L il FATRPLAY Miudden On a third York today comes champion’s mana to the purpose of gamut of opinion ranging diction that he would s n for a Wills fight, ¢ Bin Btindt s ae e er thist hom and no the New m to det cause of his inactivit is beat tr heading for New Jack Kearns, t Conjecture in cer De the strength wouid psev’s he Der longer York | of mind 3oxing Dempse M. W 4 contract not or terms pion Jack, but he Observers here fight a certainty ed a snitable purs moter who be he can put Wants Assoea ANC has be for ne e is o n Definite Action By the LOS Dempse Greb at ber simm en The that K September week passe otk He ness to Fitzsj can ne about expressed head can an reach g Emerson Carri the deciding plonship tournament, at the Big Oaks links today Lyon won his way to defeating Jack Lattimer and 3. Carri won hi match by defeating John A Hammond. Ind., 3 and 1 Lyon’s achievement in Donald Carrick of Toront champi in the startling upset DIEGEL SETS RECORD TO LEAD WITH A 69 TORONTO, J 1 Ha smashed the course record with 63. Leo Diegel, professional from the New Yor district, this morning was out in front of the field of 150 o more plavers seeking the Canadian open golf title. now held by himself Leo has a habit of starting tourna ments well, but he is not such a good finisher. He had a great lead at Wor cester for the American open title only to crack at the end Two strokes behind Diegel after first 18 holes was Walter Hagen a par 71 Mike Brady with a American Several ning The tournament is at play Another round of 18 holes com. bined with vesterday’s will act as a qualifying round and scores for the two days will be added to the sco for 36 holes tomorrow, to determine the champion. DEADLOCK the final by Bartlett defeating . Canadian hird round the with of New York was next while Willie MacFarlane. open champion, had a 74 others also were in the run | 72 holes medal AT TENNIS. NEWPORT. R. L., July 31 (#).—The tennis teams of Oxford and Cam bridge for England and Harvard and Yale for the United States were tled, three all, after the doubles and sin gles matches played vesterday. The Americans came through in two dou- bles and a singles match, while their rivals were victorious in two singles and a doubles. STRIBLING TO BOX LEE. LAKE CITY, July 31 (®).—W (Young) Stribling of Macon, Ga.. and Johnny Lee, Chicago light-heavy- weight, have been matched to box rounds at Lagoon, near here, August 4. L on can trust, 1707 14th St. N.W. Chicago, semi-finai BE PARTICULAR! If you want a car that “will do for a month or so,” you needn’t be so particular where you buy. But if you are thinking in terms of years—as one should onan. investment as important as this—trade where you SEMMES MOTOR COMPANY Used Car Dept. Open Evenings and Sunday here pose he will tinuing my Dempsey said wire the " sion tha comes out i ARE ADMITTED TO A. A. | with Harry Wi but would 1 Georze . ! New York with week limit | ing to meet the negro fighier Ju \ : nis |G, W. AND WARBMAN PA allowed him for signing for the b ny date thereafter Deforest Makes Offer The champion announced Jimmy Deforest had visited him offered me a substantial guars I would fight Wills fo! next 4. 1 told him Tex Rickard h fi 1 on my but for any reason th and July d services th Rickard dropped o then we might talk business. When asked about the possibility | other bouts besides the Greb and Wills fights, the champion said thing depends. Dempsey d the task of ening out his business affairs with Jack Kearns former manag: will keep him busy weeks ““There is still a lot of detail to be gone through in connection with th: division our property.” he ex plained ne of which would inter est the public. but which will keep me busy for weeks. | “Roughly speaking, Kearns takes | the Wilshire apartments here and I | take the Barbara Hotel, and 1 do my | own managing The Wilshire apartments is a piece of property valued at $300,000 and is | unincumbered. The Barbara is said | to be worth more than half but there is a $200,000 mort: LEGION TENNIS TITLE | SPORT MART 914 F St. 1303 F St. 1410 N. Y. Ave. million e on it. | Saturday { iS WON BY VAN V|.|ETi SILCIals Vliet's string vesterday when he de feated John Magee of Baltimore | $ Country Club in the championship | match of the annual American Legion ennis tournament on the courts « | Gilman Country School | won in straight sets. 6—4. 6—4 The former District of Columbi. champion already numbers mong his | titles _the National American Legion |erown, which he won at t. Louis last vear. and the championship the Army, won in the eliminatic tourney for the annual Leech ( | event. He also held the laurels | New Jersey at one time Capt. Van Vliet and Capt Finley have advanced to the final round in doubles and will Felix Rothschild and Peyton Strobel jr., at Camp Meade tomorrow. Mal colm Oates and W. C. Walke will meet the winning pair next Wednesday at | the Suburban Club. 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