Evening Star Newspaper, August 3, 1926, Page 25

SPORTS. ‘THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1926. SPOR TS. - Lenglen Will Tour America As Pro : Upsets Confuse U. S. Tennis Team Selections PYLE SIGNS WORLD TENNIS CHAMPION FOR U. S. JAUNT, TO START OCTOBER 10 Some of Leading Stars to Meet French Girl, Promoter S Dy fha Associated Press, ARIS, August 3—Suzanne| 1 Lenglen, the world champion woman teunis player, will make a four-month tour the United States during the coming Fall—as a professional. The spectacular French girl star at last has given in to the persuasion | of Charles Pyle, an American sports promoter, and has agreed to give up her amatear standing and play in matches from Maine to California and also in Canada, Mexico and Cuba. Pyle, in announcing had signed a contract w she would sail September gin playing in the Unite time around October 10. The in which she will take part, pected, wili be played mai (‘rPd court . “She will have some of the best ten nis players in the world as opponents | In exhibition matches,” said Pyle, | when asked who would be chosen to| meet the French flash | He was of the opinion that, like| golf, tennis should be on a plane where the open championship theory should prevail. In addition to playing Suzanne will be starred in a . which Mr. Pyle said will ateh and will be of that Suzanne h him. said 2, and be- tes some | contests it is ex- ¥ on cov: include under m Suzanne, according to Pyle, signed the contract for he tour. of the United States at Pourville last Satur- day, with the 5 glen and “Ma" owing to illnes his daughter. She will be Mme. Lenglen and a maid | The departure of “Suzanne zhe) ss” from the ranks of amateur- fsm has made a considerable stir. Underwood . will not ac attended by ‘8uUZANNE LENGLEN Many persons still express doubt that taken the The feature rench & trip which most appeals fon is her compen to the i sation, cs. ‘A Million a Month” reads a news- paper caption today. Pyle has declined to give out fig- ures, but newspapers aver or estimate | that the racket queen’s earnings on | the - tour will be from $100,000 to | $200,000. In a brief message Press from Pourville, BY W. W. ABEL. Mile. Lenglen HE action thrill pines The 1 comes, | American boy 1 will leave | for four | “Confirm the news tha for America September months. I am very content. REAL ACTION LIKELY IN KENILWORTH BILL Two fine physical specimens, both in that magical zone hetween golden youth and the full flush of manhood are Jimmy Ryan, Atlantic Fleet cham- pion, and Sammy Braunstein, All Service titleholder, who will climb through the Kenilworth ropes tonight. They go ten rounds to a decision. This match has intrigued local fistic and Life contest i in Saving o from drowning. But a boy may never have that opportunity of being | a hero. He should be ready, never- | theless, and having learned the les- sons of Life Saving he should keep in practice. Practice is dull unless there is some sort of contest involved. Here Is a will provice life-sever and beside: found in a all the sport ordinar swimming carnival. We have here pentathlon: 1. Swim 75 vards any stroke. 2. Swim 50 yards on back 3. n 200 yards any stroke person 25 yards, within | | five pounds of your own welght, both in bathing suits, the towed person’s feet being tied and arms folded across che: the life-saving N Braunstein enters the ring with a round kayo victory .over the aster boxer and puncher, Jimmy Ryan. Both are sanguine of victor Ryan thinks he will end it in the first round, while Braunstein, serene- 1y confident, says nothing. It will be a fight from the minute the opening gong rings, until Referee Charley | Short holds a ha , signifying |h“n¢)4 ets fully dressed; at signal re end of the bout, something | move coat and shoes. plunge and terminates it earlier. {swim 90 feet, dive, bring up a sand The other ten rounder also should | bag. be a hummer. Billy Drako, game lit- | tle German champ, goes with Ter-| rence Barry O'Moore, a great little | hattler from old Ireland. Both are, champlons of their respective coun- tries. The remainder of the card does the matchmaker real credit. The | leading boys of Washington are tossed into action. Frankie Cheslock, Marine | Corps champion, meets Jack Cody in a return bout of unds. Cody won the last on a technical kayo, but | tonight many fans think it \nH be | different. Tony Cortex of the City Club meets | Bud Logan in a.four rounder. Jack Skinner and Johnny Walker open the show. Membership in Star Boys Club Full dress: stand hands in coat The first to finish in each event is the winner and is awarded one point; second, two points; third, three; etc. RGED on, no doubt, by their friends in the organization who wish Has Gone Past the 3, 000 Mark to see as many fcllows as possible get in on the club's activities, U District, Maryland and Virgnia boys continue to send in their appli- cations for membership in The Evening Star Boys Club and ask for badges, so that they can attend the Yankee-National game on August 12. With the addition of 35 new names| The list of boys to whom certificates today, the club roll passed the 3,000 | and buttons were mailed today mark. Raymond Fowler, 1208 Quincy | follows: street, a student at William Fry, 1361 Pennsylvania avenus Junfor High School, receivi cate No. 3,000. Raymond's application L"‘“ Brouatoot. reached the chief's desk just ahead |®James Proudfoot. of that of Morris Katz, 200 P street, feast, = and just after that of Hyman Benen- RT.:L':\ T‘,,',[‘,,:,',‘.‘ son, 00 Conduit road ha I “”fr Included in the list of 35 names| § o _l‘(“; are those of seven boys from nearby | John Houghiohs towns in Virginia, all of whom are |northeast. planning to come to the Capital City | 0Py A, Kuhn, 210, Prospect, place. for Evenirig Star Boys Club day at| Howard B Hose :rx‘:'n.xr;a Var American League Park a week from Mm{';l‘xm‘xeg 08250, Warder street. mong, Fowler, 1508 Guiney street. Benenson: 5500 Condult road. Norris Schwartz, 921 Loussiana. avenue. Philip Goldstein. '1103 Kenyon street. Bruce Krit; 025 P street southeast. Louis Conen.'527 Virginia avente soiith- ea: Gpnrp E, Sgeinbraker, Ibert, Beoning 725 Second street north- 725 Second street north- S S teriain place. 823 Ninth street. 4116 Fourth ireet. & 1. Alexands th Thursday. | Some of these boys and many others who will be in the crowd know the professional base ball players only from their pictures and from what they have head In the newspapers. Consequently they are welcoming the opportunity of seeing the men in ac- tion and will be on their best behavior to show their appreciation of the privi- lege being granted them. As announced in Sunday's Star, sections R, S, and T of the upper tier of grandstand seats have been et aside for the club. The boys will enter the park through the upper Fifth street gate. While preparations are going for- ward for the hase ball outing, the Wednesday and Friday swimming classes at the Jewish Community Cen- ter, Sixteenth and Q streets, are not being overlooked. The next Evening Star. Boys Club hour is at 2 o'clock tomorrow. Members will meet at the Q street entrance. RAD;KTORE, FENDERS WITIOTALTA R & b WKS. TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S, 7th & F e I DIMS ith, ll’ (“l vl theast. 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The boy who finishes with the low- for | est score 1s winner of the life-saving | gional's post at | pentathlon and is truly ualified as a | life-saver, or smaller boys these distances »f course, when a person is rescued |may be cut in half and the sand bag | also reduced to five pounds. Next—Water Polo! (Copyrizht. 1926.) . C. GOLFERS SHOW SKILL IN TUNING UP By the Associated Press. BUFFALO. N. Y. August 3— Municipal links golfers, here for the national championship which got under way today, played their final practice rounds over the Grover Cleve- land Park course yesterda Numerous good scores were topped by a 71 by Joseph Kord of New York City. Bddie Kirk of Detroit, and the youngest player of the 112 who will compete in the first qualify- ing round today, shot a 76. Scor of 74 were made by Edward Curtin, Newark, N. J.; Lawrence Wood, De- troft, and Charles W. Cole and J. D. Boger of Washington. John R. Miller and W. J. Cox, also of Washington, shot 78 and 79, respectively. The practice round scores indicated that few golfers would be able to quali- | fy with higher eards and an 80 for the | 36 holes to be played Tuesday and ‘Wednesday. Contestants pronounced thé course in excellent shape for the classic A | 15 years old, $12,000 IN CASH PRIZES |GENERAL STAFF GOLF PROVIDED FOR REGATTA By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 3. —Cash prizes of $12,000 for the regatta to be held here September 17 to were announced _today. Contingent upon_raising $25,000, these . prizes will be increased 2,500. A prize_of $5,000 was set aside for speedboats, providing those which will participate in the De- troit regatta this month will come here for a handicap race. Should these ImMs not bhe en- tered, the $5,000 will be divided into three prize: lor high-speed boats of the 14 There also will bf Slu"M nrheu for sailboats and powel $600 for outhoard motors and sm for canoe race: PRINCE WINS YACHT RACE. COWES, Ise of Wight, August 3 (#).—Crown Prince Olaf of Norway | won the International race for six- mc(sr vachts here with his Oslo. UBLIC of the national public links P 14 years ago that John ] | The Grover course was then the site of the Coun try Club of Buffalo, and there in 1912 McDermott won the last major title he was ever to win. Something more than a year later McDermott was insane, a ghost of the |in 1911 and 1912, would have outshown | the Hagen who sprang fledged into | the championship two years later The championship under way at | Buffalo today sees the titiehoider o |last vear sitting on the sidelines watching a group of youngsters and a few veterans of public links olf bat- tling for his crown. Auliffe, who learned his Buffalo, turned professional after his | Vietory in the national public links classic last Summer and took the post | at Grover Cleveland Park. Publie links champions, by the way. appear to regard the championship la suitable stepping-stone to u g00d professional berth, for the 1924 cham- plon—Joe Coble "of Philadelphis | holding down the assistant profes- | Philmont, near the | Quaker City |~ Diek Waish and Eddie Held | other public links titleholder ehampionship was begun only in | Hield is a member of a St. Louts club, and Is not eligible for the title, but ' Walsh has not joined a private club re the PAIR OF SANDLOT LOOPS START PLAY-OFFS TODAY cial and Washington Terminal Fashion Shop and Chevy Chase diamond at the ipse at 4 HE best sandlot ball of the season is promised today in the Commer- Y. M. C. A. Leagues, which are start- ing their post schedule play-offs for the championships. Dairy nines face on the Commercial Pullman and Black and White Taxi teams | have the field at W ashington Terminal, starting at 3 took the honors in League series Chevy Chase to gain the Fashion Shop the first Commercial with 9 wins In 11 starts. took 8 out of 12, first half and went through 10 games in the second series without a de feat Pullman copped the first Terminal ague series with a record of 7 vie-| Black and of § starts to win | tories against 1 defeat. White took 6 out the second. C. T. Stewart, dent of the Pullman Co., will throw out the first ball to start the first game of the five-game Terminal series. the Departmental of the Potomac vesterday’s games Treasury of League and Navy Park circuit took in the twilight loops at the Ellipse. Treasury added to its lead over Post Office by blanking Bureau of Engra ing, 4 to 0. It was a two-hit shut- for Pitcher McCoy War Department to camp, 7 to 3. Griffin limiting the War batters to his mates were get- | ting 10. West Washington Yankees showed the way to Metropolitan yesterday in the Sunday School Base Ball League, 4 to 1. The hits stood 7 to 5 for the winners. H. Hodges twirled for the Yanks Cavalier tossers took both ends of a double-header yesterday, winning from the Tates, 5 to 2, and trimming the Black Hawks, 25 to 0. Oriole Midgets of Anacostia, win- ners of 12 out of 15 starts, are book- ing games through Manager Miller at | Lincoln 3716-J. They tackle the Clark Griffith Senators today. Jerry’s Sport Shop Midgets play the Winsalls, winners in the Sport Mart League, today at 3 o'clock on diamond No. 4. uniors nosed out the i'li'l'f," l.lq'q‘[,( |‘ ’l Y U district superinten- | Navy Wwok All Stars, 4 to 3. Joe Freschi pitched for the victors. Park View TWO D. C. ATHLETES WIN IN CAMP MEET FORT EUSTIS, Va., August 3.— | James Plumley and P. L. Coon of ‘Washington won first places in the finals of the regimental track and | field meet held here at the Citizens’ Milita Training Camp. Plumley took the 440-yard dash, while Coon | captured the 220 honors. 0. Blanford of Washington placed third in the high jump and R. W. Crouch of Herndon, Va., was third in_the discus thro Baltimore trainees won the meet, with 27 points. Citizen soldiers from southwest Virginia came sec- ond, with 26, and Washington third, with 19%. DANTZIC MHJ‘FLETCHER HIGH SCORERS IN MEET David Dantzic and E. Fletcher were high scorers yesterday at Takoma playground in the trials for the city track and field meet on August 17 Dantzic placed first in the broad jump, high jump and 60-yard dash for 85-pounders, while Fletcher took the same events in the 100-pound class. A group of 86 boys took part in the preliminaries at Georgetown playground yesterday. Buddy Bauers, a 115-pounder, gave the best exhibi- tion with a leap of 18 feet 2 inches in the broad jump. idgel! defeated the St. The cleanest motor Basoline money can buy. THE AMERICAN OIL CO. who was and who, if he had continued | poys Playing with the same skill he showed | Dolph of Portland. Oreg. | game Aat|Walsh and Serrick, | for tho i 19 | | | | Babe Bryan, MUNY GOLFERS BATTLING " OVER A HISTORIC COURSE BY W. R. McCALLUM. links golfers who are playing today in the opening rounds | competing over | championship are historic ground. for it was on the same course away back in 1912, McDermott, golfer ever developed, won his second and last national open championship. Cleveland Park public | and is playing today probably the finest home bred *Walsh won the ved at East Potomac while Held won the od at Toledo. of New York, with Walsh, are the last two of the old suard left of the young public links tars who have competed in the tour- from the beginning. Frank who starred and 1924, has a and won the ern amateur championship a few days ago. Earl McAleer, medalist in 1924, and L. Houghton. a semi-finalist in 1825, are both members of the Manor Club of this ecity. So public links | golf today, with the exception of fs dominated by | a group of voungsters who Lave vel | to make names for themselves. Charles W. Cole, jr.. and John Derr Boger, jr., the two stars of the Capital City quarter, may he something in the ohampionship, and become regarded championship pa Park here in 19 first_event pla: Bill Serrick 1 ‘:u- stars of national magnitude. JONES AND OTHER ARMY GRID TUTORS ASSEMBLE WEST POINT, N. Y., 4 Lieut. L. M. (Biff) Jones, head foot ball coach, is here for liminary work with the members of the plebe class. With Jones came Charley Meyers, Bill Wood and Gus Farwick, all former Army foot ball stars, who will assist in the coaching. Capt. Charles H. Gerhardt, the Army quarterback in 1916, also Is here and will help to whip the new ml-n into shape. Regular practice is still a month | o AT T 23 EVENTS ARE LISTED "FOR SWIMMING TOURNEY BALTIMORE., Md., August 3.— Twelve South Atlantic events, 10 open events and the national junior 440- vard championship swim for men will be contested here Saturday at the fourth annual meet of the Bay Shore Swimming Club. Performers from the Naval Acade-| who made their debut here last | my. | Saturday in the Maryland Swimming Club affair, will be among the en- trants. The Dolphin Club of Rich- mond also is sending a team of 12 swimmers. KAPLAN IN LIGHTWEIGHT GO WITH CELLO TONIGHT NEW' YORK, August 3 (#).—Louis (Kid) Kaplan, who cast down the featherweight boxing crown several weeks ago, tonight tests his ability as a lightwelght. Kaplan’s first engagement in the | heavier class will find him opposed to the Pacific Coast battler, Tommy Cello. ‘The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds at the Queensboro Stadium. CHAPMAN TO FIGHT "LORD. HARTFORD, Conn., August 3 (®). —Red Chapman of Boston and Eddie Lord of Meriden have been signed for a_12-round bout here August 16. Top Speed in Summer OOL Comfort is nec- essary to efficiency. _That’s why busv men every- where prefer “B.V.D."=, matchlessin Cool Comfort, Fitand Wear. And it helps to have a fresh suiteverytime you dress. Be Sure to SEE it’s “B.V.D.” It ALWAYS Bears this Red -Woven Label WASHINGTON, D. €. TEAM TAKES MATCH| Looking about for more worlds to | conquer, officers of the general staff of the Army have about decided to accept the defi of Maj. Gen. Hanson Ely, head of the Army War College, and play a golf match against officers attending the staff college on the War Coliege course. The general staff officers braved the heat of yesterday to score a decisive victory over officers of the Adjutant General's Department at| the Columbia Country Club, winning by 21 points to 6. Competition was in foursomes, with the Nassau sys- tem governing the scoring. Although the general staff officers proved better players than their op- ponents, Maj. T. H. Lowe, secretary of the Army_Golf Assoclation, proved the leading player of the day, tur ing in a card of 81. Maj. Lowe is at tached to the adjutant general's offic General staff officers claim the War College course is too short for such | valiant golfers as they proved them- T " course, where scorchin and accurate pitches v for them to show do not want the scheduled match to be played at the War College Summary: General ‘Staf. “he-man lnnl drives count, 0 Col 2 Capt 0/Ma) 1 Cani it Ma) Mai 3 Cant | May i Ma; 21 Daniclson . Landrum . oth . . Perkins Lows Professional golfers of Washington | and vicinity will qualify for the Pro-! fessional Ifers’ Association cham plonship at the Congressional Country | Club on August 27 at 36 holes medal play. The championship proper will| be played at the Salisbury Country Club, Salisbury, Long Island, in Sep- | tember. The pros met last night at Spalding’'s and accepted the offer of Congressional Artin Brown proved the winner of the Royal Arcanum golf tournament | played yesterday at East Potomac | Pnrk Brown had a score of 82, which | with his handicap of 12, gave him a | net of 70. S. Schuman was second | with 83—3-'80 e i | .HATFIELD WONDEBS WIN. | Hatfleld Wonders, who opened their campaign in colored unlimited haflo‘ | ball ranks Sunday with a 9-to-3 vic- | |tory over the Rosslyn Athletic Club, | are hoping to book the Elite Panthers | for next Sunday's game on the Hat- | field diamond. DIVING CHAMJ’ION HERE. | | Pete Desjardins, national fancy | diving champion, winds up a three- day exhibition at Wardman pool to- morrow at 8:30 o'clock. He perform- ed yesterday afternoon and last night a.n: will be seen In action again today. e HOLES HIS TEE SHOT. | Willam C. Allen of the Citizens’ | Golf Club scored a hole-in-one Sunday {on the fourth hole at the Lincoln Memorial course. 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" The downfall of Williams yesterday in the first round of the adridal 1 Seabright invitation tournameént was even more unexpected than the' dé. | feat of Tilden Sunday Vinceht | Richards in the Metropolitan cham- | pionship final | by Although Tilden, in the judgment court critics, was beaten at the | height of his stride. his youthful conqueror already had established | himself in America’s first flight of i players. But Williams was van quished by a yvoung collegian. Lion Ogden of Stamford. who hitherto had, done little to gain recognition. The Davis Cup captain went down fighting but could not bring his strokes under sufficicnt command to stave off_thesattack of the voung Pacific Coast player and finally {passed from the historic Jersey { Coast event by scores of 6—4, 68, 108, Richards vesterday easily defeated R.NORRIS WILLlAMS Jones and Frances are facing Esther Bales and Dorothy Miller today in the semi-finals of the doubles in the Montrose playground tennis tournament. The winning pair meets Ruby Riley and Evelyn Ager in Virginia RECORD FOR HIGH JUMP | LONDON. August 3 (®.—D. A.| Green, jumping 5 feet 1% inches at| the Chiswick sports meet, set what | is claimed as a world record for the| running high jump for women. The| best mark hitherto accepted is 4 feet | 10% inches set by Kathleen Lee of | Chicago in 1923 | Phil Neer of Seattle, 63, 6—4, while Johnston, after an uncertain start. battled his way to the third round | GIRLS ARE T R RTICRN | Doeg, California junior, 6—3 | “Helen Wills overwhelmed the Sea IN NET sEMl FlNAL bright Club champion, Mrs. Howland recovery from her operation for ap- pendicitis in Eurove twe months ago. Karr | Elizabeth Ryan, Mrs. Molla Mallory, | advanced by easy victories Seeded players ir the men = division to advance vealerday in addition @ Harada of Japan, the city series. ™| spatn, Edward G. Chandler, inter- Katherine Edwards and Jennie | collegiate champion from the Univer the Georgetown tourney vesterday. | of San Antonio, and Cranston Hol The former defeated Dorothy Fling, | man. doubles partner of Ogden. 8—6. while the latter won from Five girls at Hayes playground and one at Montrose were awarded bronze | w “ M C meame vewertay - wener || Wallace Motor Co. others were Mildred Schofield, Marie | Fusco, Bernadine Smith, Frances Schlegel and Mary Rurke. . Sales and Service 1709 L Street N.W. Just East of Conn. Ave. th victories over F. I. Bowman ot | Davis, 6—1, 6—#, indicating complete | Eleanor Goss and Martha Bay Richards and Joanston Torreyson advanced in the singles of | sity of California: Brian 1. C. Norton Thelma Gooding, 6 6—1 Bales was rewarded at Montrose. 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