Evening Star Newspaper, May 18, 1926, Page 27

S PORTS GREATEST U. S. LINKSMAN, BRITISH ARE CONVINCED/ Discount His Defeat at Hands of Hagen in South Last Winter and Point to Record of Star Amateur in Open Tournament. EW YORK, May 18.—While N tion of British golfing critics BY LAWRENCE PERRY. George von Elm of the Awerican Walker Cup team has attracted to himseli the deepest considera- and enthusiasts generally by reason of his splendid performance in the St. George vase match, the man who is being watched more closely than Jone ot only because of his record, American golfers that the Atlantan States, Bobby Jones is easily the i British. In a letter received today from a that Jones' defeat by Walter Hagen Winter is discounted across the Atlantic on the not well at the time and went through with the was committed to the engagement a who were interested in the match And in any event, says the writer’s | corrgspondent, the fact is not over- | looked abroad that record in the United tes open championships in the past four years is better llmn‘ that of any of the American pro! | stonals who have the British open. Jones won Has Definite Plan. Since in 1924 Jones decided to ignore his opponents’ shots and play each hole solely with reference to par, his | play In matches has shown decided improvement, although to do him | justice it should be pointed out that | 1o matter what system of play he | indulge in he has always been since the age of 1% one of the leaders. Since he has been abroad on th present venture his poise and His easy swing have won unvarying com- mendation Yet at the same time it may not be caid that his game thus far has been | characterized by flawlessness. In turning in the best card at Walton Heath last week he had two lapses in the morntng round when he did two holes In 6 and 7 and in the after- noon on two par three holes he made a5 and a 6. At Wentworth he turned in a 69, the best card among four player: {ncluding Ouimet, George Duncan and Dr. Roberts. But in the St. George vase tourne) the wind and n affected his game adversely and as a vesult of failures | in putting, in driving and in getting himself out of bunkers he completed & card of 167, which landed him in the sixth position. The great ques- tion is will Bobby find himself by next Monday when the British ama- teur begins? E As for Roland Mackenzie and Von Elm, both of whom have made them- selves very popular in England, it is interesting to note that Mackenzie's first bid for national fame came two vears ago where he and Von Elm had their great fight in the National Amateur, Mackenzie being 17 vears old at the time. Last year Macken- zie had the honor of making the best score in the qualifying rounds. BY 0. B. KEELER. LONDON, 1 by a draw in the British national amateur championship that indicates fratri- cidal strife among the Americans al- most as soon as the flag drops, the American golf team members con- tinue to play themselves into form, @and concerning the draw for the amateur they have nothing to say. George von Elm, when informed that he would meet T'rancis Ouimet in the second round, merely shrugged his.shoulders. When Jesse Sweetser was told that he would meet either YVon Elm or Ouimet in the third, he replied, “That is, if T get that far.” “You're certain to get into the sec- ond round,” Bobby Jones told Watts Gunn. “You've drawn a bye, and T've never known a bye to beat any- bod Jones in Lower Bracket. The American champion s down in the lower bracket, with Maj. Omerod as his opponent. Chick Evans is in the same side, going into the second round on a bye, so there is no way of knowing whether these celebrated rivals will meet until after the byes. Douglas Grant of Holderness, Jesse Guilford and Cyril Tolley, far up in the top sectlon of the second bracket, seem to be other tough ones in that of Al Ulmer, , and drew the famous Floridan, is ente nobody but Roger Wethered in first round. With the big tournament less than A week aw the American interna- tlonals are roundi something like form, showing improvement with almost every start. Gunn probably has shown the greatest improve- ment. His style has made a distinct fmpression on British golf writers. Putting Bothers Mackenzie. Bobby Jones Is hitting the ball ) Roland Mackenzie still has his difficulties on the green, but is getting the touch. Ouimet seems to be back In form after a discouraging start All the boys are well and keen for > : and_Muirfield There they w } Evans, the former American open champion and twice amateur champion, who was not chosen for the Walker Cup team this year, even as an alternate. Chick 18 something of an unknown quantity in golf. Iie is working hard at Muir- fleld to get himself in shape to com- pete on his own in the British champlonshtp. (Copyright. 1926.) P ITALY AND ARGENTINA LEAD IN TENNIS PLAY ROME, May, 18 (A.—Italy gained the lead in the Dayis Cup elimination matches with Holland when Baron de Morpurgo and Signor Serventi defeat- ed M. Timmer and Bryan in the, doubles vesterday. _ The singles | matches Sunday were divided. Those today will decide which country is to mee{ Holland in the second round of the European zone. BARCELONA, Spain, May 18 (P).— Argentina_won today's Davis Cup match from Hungary and thus took the lead, 2 matches to 1, having pre- viously won one of the singles. _Hob- son and Obarrio vesterday defeated Nehrling and Nirchmayer, 6—2, 6—4, 6—3. . BILLIARDS RIVALS BRIDGE. By the Associated Press. Billiards _ threatens to outpoint bridge at the London women’s clubs as the most popular pastime game. Several billiard championship events caused much interest and for a time ehoved bridge into the discard. any other is, unquestionably, Bobby but because of the opinion of most is the greatest player in the United mportant figure in the eyes of the golling iriend in England it is stated in the hole watch in Florida this wround that Jones was match only Decause he nd did not wish to disappoint those Inside Golf ster Horton One of the very common trouble makers in the golf swing is the ten- dency to drop the right shoulder, b means the entire right side, the club is swung forward. This is commonly assumed to result from a too great anxiety to hit the bull and a result ant pressing, against which the right side is un- able to stand up. Morse often the real cause for it will be found in the use of a stance in which the feet are too close together. When the feat . are too close the tendency is to have the weight more top of the right leg instead o’ nst it. It is all right to have the weight directly on top of the right leg in the back swing, but the player must remember that balance is very easily lost thershy, whereas with the feet a bit farther apart the weight will be against the right leg and hal- ance will be more easily maintained. (Copyright, 1926.) YANKEE AND BRITISH PROS MEET JUNE 4.5 By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 18.—The proposed match between teams of golf profes- slonals representing Great Britain and the United States has been definitely fixed for June 4.5 at the Wentworth Golf Club, V inia Water, The match will be for trophy offered for annual between the two countries b, a wealthy sport lover. sing eight men each nes the first day , each over a as Surry. challenge mpetition 5. Rider, The British Professional Golfers’ As sociation is responsible for election of the home team, while Walter Hazen, American free lance, will select the American team. LIBERTYS SEEK NINE FOR FIELD DAY GAME Pop Wood. manager of the Ballston Athletic Club, has signed articles with the Liberty Athletic Club to take part in the annual Liberty double-header and field day to be held at American League Park on September 4. The Libertys, however, are on the lookout for another nine to play in the second game of the base ball pro- gram and are talking business through their manager at Columbia 4165-J after 7 o’'clock. The team also has a berth open for an unlimited pitcher. e e INTERSTATE SHOOT OVER BENNING TRAPS The sixteenth annual Maryland-Dis- trict of Columbia trapshooting tourna- ment, at Washington Gun Club on June 4 and 5, will be a cla. One of the leading events of the two- day shoot will be the Maryland-Dis- trict of Columbla singles champlon- ship of one hundred 16-yard targets, to be shot on Friday, and a like num- ber on Saturday. The winner will receive a handsome trophy and a free trip to the Grand Anerican handicap. OLFERS STYLE IS NOT RIGHT By the Associated Press. Blisters, callouses and lameness in a golfer indicate faults with his style of play just as boils, dyspepsia and hives show that something is wrong with the diet, according to Chick Evans, formerly national open and amateur champion. 1f the golf club be properly held and rightly swung with the correct stance the easy stroke that results from this combination will not blister the hands, form corns on the fingers or induce sore muscles in the arms or body. In the same way the golfer's feet will retain whole and even cuticle if the player wears shoes with heavy leather soles and the footwear be well fitted, neither too tight nor too loose. Proper walking with an easy stride will keep the legs from lameness, while a proper pivot of the hips will chase soreness from the abdominal muscles. ‘“Whenever you suffer from any of these affiictions,” sald Evans, ‘“you may be sure that something is wrong. Study out what is amiss with your grip, your stance, your pivot and your swing. I have wonderful results from this system of self diagmosis. And the best part of it is that your physical comfort, brought about in this manner, is secondary to the great improvement in the shots you make when you get rid of the bad HITS FOR 18 BASES. i W. Hawes of England holds the record for the greatest distance ever walked in a day (2¢ hours), 127 miles, 1,219 yards, = PORTSMOUTH Va., May 18 (#), John (Al) Malonee, letf flelder for the Richmond club, Virginia League, yes- terday clouted four horge runs and a two-baser in six trips the plate, HE irec in three of the LACING P Miss Ziegl fler record wa t & tnches. she tied for - Humphreys. seconds. As the this run iy 6 gec. lust yeur by New ~ Haven, Ly these two wood for novice to Miss Zie the place 4 » tine wan b 4 national record fu onds flat. estubiished Eleanor Macowth of Conn.. the time made girls s unusually runner; The 76-vard dash was won by Lucy Barry in 9 conds. Juniors won tha 180-yard relay. The winning team wis composed of Kath- erine Wilson, Mary Lynn Giles and v, The Senjor team con- sisted of Eeatrice Ziegler, Katherine Stopper und Sue Mowery. Both the high and broad jumps will !he run off this afternoon in the school gymnasium. Yesterday's events were zed on the Western High pleted their track 3 with the ring vault and high jump, the two events which were unfinished rsduy Brown, & Sophomore, won the vault. Alice Churchill (Junior) omd, und Betty Garber (Senior) iss Brown's record was ‘e st ring was sec was third. 6 feet & incl High jur wrchill at » honors went to Alice 4 feet 6 inches. This is inchas lower than the Western High shool record established in 1924 by Sylvii Meyer, who cleared the bar ut + feut § inches, the national record at the time. Since then the American vecord has been raised 2 inches. As wuas veported last week, the Junioes won the meet. According to the unchecked records, the winners collected 501 points. Seniors carried off second honors with 454: Sopho- mores amassed 43 points” in third place, und the Freshmen trailed with Alice Churchill was the individual high point scorer with 121% markers. Alethea Lawton crowded at her heels | with a total of 12. |~ Summaries: ball (Junior) | third, " 3 sadl, Abel Distance, 30 Jeet 10 inehes h Ttor form)—Won by_Alsthea N D homore) | second, Elizabeth movies i Cl throw—Won cecond, Lillian Bowers. by Elizabeth indquist (Junior): third. Anna ey (Ju- Gagher (Senio P A, Lawton re third, Alice Churchill (Jun- fourth. Ruth Shriever (Freshman). Drst. ». 13 feet 0 inches. Basket ball_ gosl throwing—Won by Pepay Tamdy (Sebior : second. Dudley Har third, Eleanor Cropley (Son ior) | Freshman) : horse (for form)-—Won by Anna Junior) b :’Evonll‘l. lFi‘\‘RI)'X |:’m'nm (Sophomor) + - third, =~ Dorothy ~ Townsend (Frexhman) ! fourth. Sarab Shallenberger n) . lay—Won by Seniors: second, “enfrd. “Sophomores: fourth, Fresh: en 3 slay—Won by Juniors: second, eo?l'.'l:‘n'n‘g'x:-!,'lx'finm. qu!o’rn:’"la‘mlh, Fresh: mien 8 — ors: second, { men | Ring Vault—Won by Mary Brown (Sophomore); second, Alice Churchill (Junior); third, Betty Garber (Senior). High Jump—Won by Alice Churchill (Junior); second, Betty Garber | (Senjor); third, Alethea Lawton (Sophomore). Park View schiag ball tossers ned their second leg on the Columbia Heights division trophy terday in the elementary school serles, when they defeated their ancient rivals from E. V. Brown, 11 to 7, in o fast game staged on the Park View fiel The score stood 3 to 1 in favor of 3. V. Brown at the close of the first inning. Park View took the lead in the second, scoring 3 runs, but E. V. Brown came back to turn the tables in the third, which closed with the count standing 6-5 in their favor. In the fourth, Park View once more forged ahead for a one-run lead, and in the fifth collected 4 more to Brown's 1. Martha Dunham refereed the con- test. Ruth Coleman was scorer. Mil- dred Allen captained the Park View- ites. Gertrude McDonald is manager. The other members of the team are Mildred Cambrey, Dorothy Rabeno- bitz, Elizabeth Ogden, Elizabeth For- rester, Mary Hay, Gladys Dalas, Betsy Story and Mary Beck. Rachel Upright, one of Park View’s stellar players, was absent from the line-up on account of serjous {liness, and her absence was felt keenly by the new champions. ¥ £ E. V. Brown colors were carried by Betty Hartman (captain), Peggy Siber (manager), Ruth Britt, Doro- thy Arnold, Catherine Crane, Helen Bettinger, Ruth Holman, Mary Tol- nilun, Gene Whiteside and Mary Fer- rian. A large gallery of rooters were treated to an exciting game yester- day when the Wormley schlag ball team nosed out Phillips, 5 to 4, for the Rose Park championship. Wormley was leading by 2 runs at the beginning of the fourth sessfon, but Phillips pulled up along side of the leaders before its third runner was struck out. Wormley squeezed out a tal in the last half of the frame. With the score G5-4 in the fifth, each team strengthened its de- fense so effectually that neither was able to score. Two other schlag games were re. ported. In the Rosedal division Benning defeated Blow, 5 to 3. At Plaza Peabody romped on Ludlow, 9 to 2. Several games must be play- ed in each of these leagues before the titles are decided. Members of the local workshop group of the woman’s division, National Amateur Athletic Federation, held their final Spring meeting last night at the Eastman School. It was voted to adjourn the session until next Fall. Grace Keefe, temporary chairman, reported upon the national N. A. A. F. conference, held last week in New York. Plans weré outlined for the “HAIR-GROOM” Keeps Hair Combed, Glossy Well-Groomed all Day. “Hair - Groom” is a dignified combing cream which costs only a few ceuts a jar at any drug store. Millions _use it because it gives that natural gloss and well-groomed effect to the hair —that final touch to good dress both in business and on social occasions. Even stubborn, unraly or shampooed hair -stays combed all day in any style you like. ‘Hair.Groom"” {s . greaseless; also l:llr grow thick, heavy, lustrous Marjorie W ebster track and field meet, Beatrice the lead fur individual honers of the event, which will be completed this afternoon when the running broad and high jumps will be decided. captured the base ball throw by a margin of 21 feet. 195 feet 10 inches. Dorothy Humphrey petitor, tossed 1he ball 174 feet 10 inches. The basket ball throw also went | EVENING five events staged yesterday in the iegler is well in , her nearest com- coming year. One of the things which the organization is looking for- ward to with interest is the coming of the Ford fiddlers and thelr dancing instructors, who will give lessons in the old American dances being vived by the automobile magnate. Fair poloists of the Washington Polo Club will meet the quartet from Chestertown tomorrow afterncon on the Potomac Park field at 3 o'clock. Elizabeth Jackson will captain local squad, which includes Mrs. Johnson, Lydia Archbold and ude Preece. inday morning at 11 o'clock M Jackson’s team will play game with Baltimore on the loc fleld. The Orioles defeated the Capi talites, 3 1o 0, in the initial encounter. RACKETERS ARE BUSY IN WARDMAN EVENTS Both singles and doubles matches will occupy the entrants in the Ward man Park tennis tournament tomor row, the competitors for the singles crown playlng their third and fourth round encounters and the doubles teams playing the opening round, for which drawings are to be made to- night. Seeded players went through the first round of the singles unscathed Stanley Carr was given a good fight by Dooley Mitchell, who holds the District junior title, but most of the other favorites took thelr matches in straight sets. Today's Schedule. 30 p m—Nushaum vs. Benton, Haas vs. Noel ve. Hicks Tetw *Trige. Do Hertelendy hite. Dudley vs. Yates %:30 pm—Burewin vs. Willoughh: Purinton ve. Von Belsam, Mangan vs. Doyl 430 pm.—Baum v, winner Niisbuum Benton match. Carr Ve, winner Detwiler Trigk match, Charcat ve winner Burgwin-Willoughby maich Vesterday First round_(uppe Callgn. ¢ defeated Larry Phi Hugh Trige defe 6—1. 6—0° De Beraiiist, 6-—1 Thad Ben ] Willoughby a6 Fr Dowd, 1—8, 6 feated Kip Calla Emmes by M Atwame 68— J, P Noel defanltd Willam Hoffman, 11—9, 9-—7 ed Fri d;‘(l'vlll«l GEORGIA TECH TOPS IN DIXIE BASE BALL . with 14 wins aga ting the pace in the Southern Conferense base bull race with Georgia tied second place, according to statistics compiled by the Associated I A record of the teams In conference games follows: Won .14 Georgin Te Georgia Tech . Georgia . Virginia . South Corolina TN Mississippi U. ... Virginia M. I. . Virginia Poly. ... Alabama .... Louisiana State Vanderbilt ... North Carolina Clemson ... . North Carolina State. . Washington & Lee Tulane ..... Suwanee Florida Kentucky .. E T TR DI PP P L IR 10 U TN T X S B RO T DAN O'NEIL IS DEAD. HOLYOKE, Mass, May 18 (#).— Dan O'Neil, president of the Eastern Base Ball League and a member of the National Board of Arbitration, died today. TODAY BASE BALL 3% American League Park Washington vs. Cleveland TICKETS ON SALE AT PARK TIRE STORES 2104 Pa. Ave. N.W. 9th & P Sts. N.W. 12th & H Sts. N.E. 2114 14th St. N.W. Trige. Rurwell vs. | WOMEN IN SPORT|Americans RouTeD BY CORINNE FRAZIER BY BRITISH GOLFERS By the Associated Press WOKING, England, May 18.—The American Walker Cup stars lost all five of the foursomes played here this morning against a team of 10 British golfers known as ““Ihe Moles.” Robert Harris, SBritish amateur champion, and Maj. 0. Hezlet defeated Bobby Jones and Jess &\\:«el 4 up tind 3 to play. defeated ' and Jesse_Guilford, 2 up. E. Layton and H. D. Gilles defeated bert Gardner and Watts Gunnp, 3 and 1 W. A. Bowell and W. A. Murray defeated, George Von Elm and Roland Mackenzie, 4 and 3 ¥. . L. Fairlie and G. D. Rob- erts defeated James D. Standish and C. G. Waldo, 5 and 4. $1,000,000 FIGHT OFFER IS MADE TO DEMPSEY NEW YORK, May 18 (#).—Undis couraged by Jack Dempsey's previous rejection of an $800,000 offer in prefer- ence to signing with Tex Rickard for heavyweight title bout this year, om O'Rourke, veteran promoter, ha announced, on behalf of a New York syndicate, an offer of $1,000,000 to the champion for a match with Harry Wills. SPORTS WOMEN ARE CONTESTING IN CUP GOLF TOURNAMENT HE first big women's goli competition of the 1926 season got T way today at the Indian Spring Goli Club, when nearly two woman golfers from clubs about Washington started play annual tourney for The Evening Star trophy. under score in the The event is at 36 holes medal play, with 18 holes today and 18 more tomorrow, the player with the lowest nct score winning. Mrs. Alma von Steiner of the In-|ulay safe by the adherence to diun Spring Club won the tourney |his amateur partner. last year at Columbia Country Club. W. E. Richardson All the leading woman players of | rotund Charles ¥ the city have entered the event. A cup will be presented by The Star to the tournument winner 1Omorrow. to remain permanently in her posss sion, while the larger trophy will go to_her club. In addition the Women's District Golf Assoctation, under whose au- spices the tourney is being st will present a prize to the runne and to the player with score Betschler finished in second place with to Frapk Roesch, amateur, and A. B. Thorn, professional, Town and Country Club, with ball of The tournam Club, scheduled to have heen yesterday at the Washington Ge untry Club, was postponed b uck of entrie: Barnett, professional, and ook Duniop, amateur, both of the Chevy Chase Club, proved the best of the nearly 40 players who com peted ‘yesterday in an amateur-profe sional best buil competition at Chevy Chase. Barnett had an individual | score of €9, tieing the new amateur | | of e TILDEN WILL DEFEN HARTFORD, Conn., May i8 mark made last week by George J.| William T. Tilden has announced that | Voigt, and although this score wus| he will defend his title as Ni only aided vn one hole by Dunlop,|land tennis champion at the t Barnett was enabled to go for many ment on the Hartford Golf had ourts, opening June 7T Washington Golf and Country par of mateur, and the | of the Maryland Country Club of Baltimore a best ball card of 71, while third place went of the Club of the a best nt of the Newcomers | plaved olf and ecause ! D. o Eng- ourna- Club WAR COLLEGE GOLF IS IN SECOND ROUND ayv in the second round of the golf tournament being staged by officers of the War College is under way this week Three extra-hole matches featured the first match play round The tournament prize is a cup do nated by Ma Gen. Hanson M. Elv, commandant of the Army War (ol lege. Summaries of the [ Churebill (5151 @eteated G nd 1. 0110 defeated defeated Suthe McCornack (6 1 Hurley 4 Kirtland ver drew by ) deicated Boone (4). 2 and Bundel (6% ) defeate] Grant (633). 7 and 5. Fulmer (5% ) defeated McBride (81, hw (Bha) defeated Groniuge: 3 hole 7151 defeated Drain (34, 1 up. Kiey (83,) defeated Burleson car (3) defeated Wilson (8 Johnston' (41 drew b cated Swesney (6 teutéa Wil ) defeated S 7 (5151 ~deteated pmlineo! sanford (K) defeated Baird 71 defeated Cary n (8 i (B2 McCarthy 1 up. eune (81,1 . Charles Paddock is said to stride from 7 feet 6 inches to % feet in his sprint races, Gr . Pouni A ster (63a). 1 up. | defeated Thompson (5s ) Wouten (8) defeats up. becomes dull and uninteresting. It is only the truly unusual which gains in favor by prolonged association. + + + You notice this in the rapid rise and wane of certain cigarettes. 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