Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1926, Page 74

ALL-ROUND GAME DEEMED “ESSENTIAL FOR RACKETERS| - .American Woman Champion Asserts Great Majority | of Stars of Conrt Are Proficient in All Fundz mental Strokes of the Net Sport. BY HELEN WILLS. describe the strokes which are necessary to the heginner | to try to tell of the things which constitute the ideal With a certain type of game held up as a guide | to the beginner there should be dificuity in learning to play. | No one plaver has an absolutely perfect game and no champion can be aid to have absclute command of cvery stroke, but I have noticed one thing whizh holds good with the best players—thiey have all-round games. Ther cxceptions. plavers who have been champions and who ha ;‘,“\"’: with the bighest. but thes are far_outnumbered by those who vlay the all-round game. he leading piayers of the world, among t} Tilden. Richards. Johuston. Borotra e Gt \\’n-“n:n“fi-;v).fr'i' Mile. 1 Ryan and Mrs. Godirec, are “all-rounders.” iy EFORE 1 ¢ 1 am going game m tenni englen, Miss To mie it appcars that the al-round game is the ideal one Tt means this: that net and back- Amonz the woman players Miss court lay are equally well developed, ' Elizaboth Ryan stands oui, as doss At the plaver is versatile in his | Mr. Tilden among the men. Examplos strokes, that he take balls on|of the perfect chop are few and far | his forehand and I between, but here is one so good thit backhand with it has made the allround game pos equal case—in sible for its owner. I have found that other words, that Miss Ryan's shots are effective from | he s at home both the net and backcourt positions. wherever he is on {and that her game s cxceptionaily | the court. If a ‘wvnm in_all its departments, plaver is in any Mrs. Godfrec, whom we had hoped | to see in America_this sedson, is an- situatiop the me. other. “all-rounder.” refuse to measure round game is the opportunit forms e o {be few limits to the prog: as one who plays advance ‘his play one notch more than ever ” vial Davis cup | favor of the all-round game. 1t Forest Tn fact. it scemed | most delightful. The happy 10 me that they cisive at both met and baseline, and|net as in the backeouri, is eq ments that 1 can find in favor of the |long s he plays tennis INNATIONAL TOURNAMENT ch of h Offer up to the plans velopment which it presents. Williarn Tilden player can make. To me. this kind of game. | {and on and on. with the fact as I watched Hills. Forehand, |one. Besides being. sery were more sure and | confidence which cones (o one better than eve no ball was too fast for him to veturn. | sure with backhand as forehand, all-round zame ht. By ihe Chance to Develop. the for T seem ess that a it appears always HELEN WILLS, . of things in the ideal evidently, is the who t the ally ol- as (Convi plav never can Another point in favor of and ideas that he 4 = I foundation is well laid ther may well he chosen that an all-round player T was impressed him the | There ave hundreds afternoon in the ¢ network, werc all {most effcctive form of play, it going beautifully Tefu He was de-{ knows that he ean play as well {is play is one of the strongest argn. | ors every match and every game MISS WILLS NOT TO PLAY V2 OREST physreally.” Wills of past three next weel Announcing her dted Pross HILLS, N. Y. August 1 N “helow par and not through “any fcar of taking a beating.” Heler keley, Calif., national woman’s tennis champion ior the vears. will dciend title in the tournament here W 3 not h decision regretfully through Tones Mersereau, president of the United States Lawn Tennis Association, Miss Wills said | she had been advised by her physician that to participate in further tourna- ment tennis this year not only would be too great a tax upon her strength, but might jeopardize her entire competitive future. Mr. Mersereau joined with Miss | [ MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS Wills' father in counseling her against further competition after receiving the following letter from Dr. Robert K. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE W.L. Pet Team w 776626 Rochester Kennedy 610 Jerser Criy “1 have examined Miss Helen Wills{ ., | Baltimore Toronty | Buttalo Roh Haltimore Reading today. She is below par physically and no condition to play through & for least three months Mixs Wills returned only about three we ing out of the game for ax a result of an pendicitis in Paris. Engaging in in vitation and preliminary tournaments, she seemed on the way success in her attempted comeback until was decisively defeated by Elizabeth Ryan in the finals of the Seabright N. J. tournament August She me: her second defeat yesterday, losing to Mrs. Molla Mallory in three sets at Rye. N. Y Through Mr. expressed keen ity to play next that her cause of 1t made no differen etier s T FT in 3o tournament two months operation for ap she Minneapolis St Paul. 6 Columbus. Louisy naas City Milwauked, Indianapoits SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUK. V. L. Pet. Tea Atla Mobile Chat noga i Lit. Rock Chattanooz Nasilic ittus Rock. Fatedo. 8 Mersereau, Miss Wills regret at her inabil weel, and emphasized | was made he thae she would { demphis | Nashvitie Atlania ATLANTE 11 Maco ASROCIATION majo tricken in first tilt with the Americar abjectiv France | Suzanne Leug &irl was prevented trom | second ecting with the French | impion. Xhe also was kept out of | the Wimbledon championships and | | | | SOUTHEASTERN 11 10: Albans 57 Savau, & st Rt VIRGINIA 1 Wilson i1 Portemotth w97 Kinston, 04 the Wightman Cup matches. Her most likel jcan champion veteran Califo Trom England la second national ri Ryan defeated well as this Her stroneest 1 Mrs Blean ¥ successor as Amer lizabeth Rvan, the iian, who returned | tor take the | position { Wills opnonents PMONT Salom. 44 S Darham 16 OBIDA ST OFC My nkir Miss 95 s Seqson Sea ted 1o K. Brown erans tiona COAST MISS BARRETT PLANS SUBURBAN NET LEAGUE CHANNEL SWIM ToBAY SETS TOURNEY DATES AN T LEAGEE. o 4 Gand 4 Seattic e ann te League o Septeniber 4 Stany and he Both was vesterday fo ards d s will expec a.m nd doubles will @ ved Ly psterdi fron Dove to akeview beiore WILMINGTON ‘NETMEN TO PLAY HERE TODAY Wash who | | the new B an n Miss ered t} atempt defe men title in Sunday Ake their serie \" ain \\"'1‘4"::1“'1# Eisc insies imd fhre ens at 2 o'clock tehell, local public eturned vesterda tional tournament at Philad nd ready to take b place as wan on the District combinatior Gwyan King. No player. who s part in the wind-u le West Maryland tournament yvesterday Laoke Park, also is expected inst the Delawareans, v of the line-up will former mat ted obliterated the whicl ac de further pro two mw tercity Baltimore e pilot smposs the woa 1ck the The of the \ v PLAYER I8 EXON’ER&TED RICHMOND. Va. Aug 2 The board of gove Richmond { Amateur F has | {reversed chamyp! he 1 xeeeded ved Brenu d not been | in ihe he remit same 4 (CHANNEL SWIM CALLED GREATEST FEAT OF ALL the English Channel is menerally classed as the great- est feat of endurance in ile world. When Cant. Wehh was the first to swim the channel, <o astound- inz the feat appear that many pecple believed he had been drawn throneh the water, and others sgid openly that he had cheated by zoing ahoard the accompany. 1g boat under cover of night. OLYMPIC BOU"I.'c LIMITED \‘ “l"L' the Ur he Olvmpic | ipat ar Swimminz ch WILL HOLD ‘It.l' E"ENT Hlipine nament opens lent courts. | ith treet. 4 hip 1 on Suurrlnv ut the Mon intries close Friday Toover Bros., 808 Fourteenth s the to} can'| further, | the | feeling of | STAR. WASHIN Helen Wills Urges Versatility in Tennis : 'HOMERS HELP PHILS TO DEFEAT GIANTS ¥ the Associated Pross. PHILADELPHIA. August - Home ‘runs by Fred Leach and George Whitestone hglped the Phik { ties down the Giants today. 4 to 3. | a thunderstorm ending the contest in { the eighth inning | ie second ~ame whs pos faccount of rain Leach's circust st with two on York \BHOA N b 14 tponed on drive came in the Mokan,1f. Toach.ef. Bent'y.1h, Wileon Woat'n Friber,? Carlgon'p. ¥ Mueller.rf. Tacka'n s Wensel 1. Kelly.“n. Terr i « | Srider.c Geott, o) | Duviean [ 25 tais bunted foul on inming and two out | Totals | i fCarl in wevond third strike. when game McMnlign it fowsth 06001000 00000 >4 Williams. Mo- re—sand, o « Frisch. Menach Teach. Wrignt, Dol nlays— ! stone, Fribers and Bentir AR Yo & 1 | batls— it Seott, aon. 2 Strue | Divion 11 by inninies: Home_ iy — Sacrifice—Jackson o, Wright Left o hases-— Bascs off_Cari- s by H\tu_(btv “Seatt, N off Davies, 2 n 5 2.3 | nings.” Losing pitchor—Scot. Ump | Mossrs Mirman O'Day_and Sweency. hor 43 minutes, BRAVES TAKE PAIR FROM THE DODGERS the Assoriated Pross BROOKL August 14 beat Brooklyn twice today, o | By N Boston 1= 4-t03 and | 5-to-2. Petty lost | paor supnort. hits off | second In the first game through The Braves totaled 15 imes and McWeeny in the zame, while Hearn gave no in the 3 innings he pitched. Tie was veplaced bv Genewich on nc- count of wiliness and his successor vielded only three safeties. | The visitors were without the serv- |ices of Munager Bancroft {Tfigh. Baneroft was nursing a bad hand while High was called home to St Louis because of the serious ill his mother. mather, 0 | ness of A [ o o 0 [ 1 o 0 o 0 0 Jacobn o Hargrea'st Herman.1b Mann.cf Goxint = .| Moore as.. Brown.If 1D witt Deberr, Pettv.p. . i Standaert* [ 3 otals 1 for Welsh i the ninth Batted for Jacobson in the niitih ZRan for Cox in the eiehth $Batted tor QNelIn' e seventh ed v in the minth, nn-..m ododa g ol Brooklyn 0,1 000 1 1 Runs—Gautreau (2). Mann, Brown, Fewster pY rrors—Siemer, Cox se hits—Gantreai, Man Three-base hii—Fewsi | hitses—Fewater. Jacobson. Butler. | Sacrifices—Cooney, Welsh. Siemer, Fewster { Double mlave—0'Neil and_Fewster: Moore. Gantreau and Cooney. Left on bases—Bo- ton. 7 Brook Hases on balls—Oft { Beuton! a: off Pettv. 3. Struck out—Ry Benton. 3 by Peity. 1 cridec, | {i1s—Of Tenton. 61 ' innings (none’« ) eighth): ofi Mogridge, 1 in % innin Jit v icher—By Pety (Welshi, by {ton (Cox) . Passod balls—o Nt pitcher—Benton.” T Moran and Quizley 415 mimitos SUCOND GAME o Bklyn Fowst Witt rf an “Siolen Gautreau | Moore << | Brownit Burrus. 1h Ty b rip | Senewiip MeWeny.p Wheat? Totals ted for MeWeeny in the n: w00 00 Welsh Jacabsor none a3 Weeny. 6 in eny B it i the o ings’ off Grin the filih ! oil by piteher—By MW pitcher—Hearn. — Losing Umpires—Messrs. Moran. Time ol gawe—1 hoiir > innings, Hit i Wi mea aud Reardon. minites, BLAKE IN DUAL ROLE AS CUBS BEAT CARDS \ and Ass: LOUTS, pitche: Alexandei Cubs {.—Blake « m Grover heve today and ock the icago Cardina nth the inn scoring provided ning run et b nre rrom | Heatheote. For er— Alexander Trwo bas wid Wilson. Stolen ba Sarifices— So 1 ot Louis ne—Ada Be Douthit nd R n OF &= hieogo. S_0f Blake Bell 1. Str +—0ft Alesande in 2 innings. Umnpires—Messts Rigler. Time of minu SPEEDBOATS‘ARE PETTED MORE THAN A RACE HORSE By the Associated To the spectator s @ rvoar of exhat ite wikes, a cloud of €pray as the hydro planes bank on the curves and prob {ably a ducking when one of them | upsets. But on the floats where t Loats ave conditioned it's a different | story. Care of labor of speedboats before and aft us one pilot remarked ¢ cent Mississippi Valle Association regatta on River. the hoats “have | more than a race horse volves hours * a race and the Boat Ohio | iring | Pow the [ PLAN\ ARCHERY CLUB Dr. Edwin T veteran of the ( {#: Asbury Pack. N. J “Robin Hood" archery with the possitle exception of it is the most valuable sport to exercise the residin anning & nean Wi is " i fencing. evistence fuily I muscles. 28 82411 se hits— | and Andy | be petted | | | l i i | | | r ! [ HE origin of the crawl sw relevant in a series of artic reality considerable importa quite prcvalent belief that t! | {10 be practical for other than racimg GERTRU EDERLE’S By L. De B. Handley ARTiCLE ORIGIN OF THE CRAW nming stroke may vised for the sole object of producng speed. cup RACE TO DRAW Crawl | SWIMMING STARS| Stroke | DE With less than two weeks .mmm- ing in which to compiete the details of the second annual President's Cup race for the national long distance team swimming championship, offi- \ls of the \Washingion Cance Club with preperations f scheduled for August 2S. trophy. sponsored by President of the United States, expected to arrive here from Brooklyn Central Y. M. C. ir- | The champions .are huping to car it buck with them a second time and | have indicated that they will send | a team for the 1926 race that will} | perform as well as that showed here last vear As the entry list will remain open { until a week from Tuesday, no offi- | Listructor_of Olympic Team. the 11 FE L SWIMMING STROKE. seem somewhat s purporting to he instructiv ce is attached to it, 1is stroke is a moders and entire] < but in | because of the invention de- too punishing purposes | | ! | | | The Swimming One has only to consider the proveni- ence of the crawl, in fact, to become | convineed that it is not an artificiai stroke of recent creation, but a very old style of swirn actually man's natural mode of locomotion in the water and so requiring a ninimum of effort when used correctly. While no one knows where when the crawl was evolved. it has heen established that it was introduced in modern standardized competition some 20 vears ago, when Richmond Cavill of Ausiralis. who wa {man to officially swim 100 yards un- der 1 minute, affected it in achieving the feat i At the time no ito how Cavill had supposedly new vears later Duke Kahanamoku Honolulu began to startic the nata torial world with his se fotmances, and comments on the simi larity of his sty at of Cavill caused interested experts to undertake far-reaching inquirie: and thought was few stroke. but a red the crawl by imitating the ac- tion of Aleck Wickham, Samoa. residing in Sydney, and that both the latter and Kahanamoku had picked up the stroke as voungsters in their respective native islands, where it had been in common use as far hack 15 the oldest mhabitants could remem {her There can he no doubt | that the crawl had it dim past and bas been the universal stroke of Hawaiians and Samoans | possibly many other South Sea Tsland ers. from time immemorial. Now liest of these aborigines to crawl did not resort to scientific acqui therafore, origin in th it will be obvious that the ear- dopt the tudy Stroke Upon Which the \Imlcrn Crawl Was Fash . Aleck Wickham ¢f Samoa in Action. SEs the first | :1\11!\‘ umbled upon the | sational per- |, It was then disclosed that Cavill had | a youth from | cial entries have vet been received.| Communications have been received, | from a number of clubs, however, | promising that the teams will be on hand when the swimmers stari on their long journey from Ch to the finishing line at Georgetown. Maryland Swimming Club, New York Athletic Club, which furnished | the winner of the individual trovhy vear Brookiyn Central Y neapoiis Athletic Club, the Cove Club of Chicago and 3d Corps headquarters at Baltimore signified their intentton ling representatives to compete winsi the swimmers of the host zation J. P. 0 Neil is in charge of the 3 Corps Area swimmers. RICHARDS SPEEDILY SCORES OVER CHAPIN By the Associated Press RYE: N. ¥ Augus sweepiug triumph at & | Aldred H. Chapin. jr. of | Ma Vineent tichards paved the way for his fou | of the year against William T. Tilden, in the final round of the Southern York State title tournament The rivals of six years' standing will renew their feud tomorrow after neon on_the turf courts of the West Chester-Biltmore Club, three seis out of five to prevail The outcome last Mi nant Area ve T | Crawl Best of All S wimming Siroke: Herenith is presented the 0 series instructive orticles on sing the erawl sivoke by 1. Do B Handlen tanght tier FEderie lou and concied her the stroke that ahled e Eralich Channe! Hand noning | | | i | { i 14 With a 61 over Springfield, today th battle the man who her 1o negotinte in rvacord iire ie |4 7 | conch (o the Women's 5 L | sociction ot New York ard courh of the women's O'ympr He las deretoped mors wonmcn o all i coache 1| tre word combined. Hardiey word's qreaiest of the struggle only will decide, the title at sta but will have an important bear {on the selection of the singles players America’s defending Davis Cup since Tilden already has gone feat three times before his i ¥ 1 conceded be ile surimming P comes 10 im | | | | | | and has no peer ne hix knowledge on o othe.s. He asserts there parting this sub Joo | for s absolutely is team, Pdown to 6 vouthful foe from Yonkers, Prior to the men's single f | Molla. B. Mallory, who upset Helen Wills vesterday in a bard fougit t match. will meet Mary K ne in the final round of the New <tarting today State women’s championship | he contest was postponcd today by |4 heavy shower. tichards re o question but thie by all odds the very speed, endurance and usetulness im best ] erant | | stroke tor | | arount | | ming and tie casiest of alt to i " How 1o proficiency in || eraut plained by Handie: 1 w12 appenring cre known to s Mrs, arn. acavire the 32 minutes match onty <emifinal T red of his pin toda vantage of a heavy low skidding chop, wnking No. & singles player skimmed the lines with clever placements aud handled Chapin’s returns with uner- {ring skill at the net Twice he broke through fmentation in evolving it, i but_ followed natural inclination and 0 develop the siyle of swimming best suited to human physicial resources That scems conclusive proof that the crawl is man's natural mode of swim- ming and must be the most eflicient also in consequence I Copsrizht expe e his the the New BROWER ASKS | 1 | | Assoctated Pross EW YORK. Aug 14 was appealed to today 1o v functioning of the New York Brower, a member of t The request was made in an ctfc developed in the prospective heavywe Deny and Gene Tunncy heé appeal was made in a lette stated that he would draw up an opi Brower reviewed the proceedings of the boxing commission and that of the license committee to date, point ing out that the hoxers had both ap plied for a license to box in this State, and that, while a license had heen issied (o Tuuney, action on the \pplication Tieerse Dempsey d bheen e How as he Law Reads, o of the license e smplied Vissioner wily refuse he had thescon it the commission lad tioned, by a majority vote, that match involving the boxer he held According the New York State boxing law. beiter known as the Walker law, for it was fathered by the present mayor of New York Citv, the jurisdiction of the committee is wa’ e e gole direction, management urisdiction over ali hox and wrestling matches to be conducted, he'd ziven within the State of New * % The commission shail - its hand and seal, annuil writing for x such ing o mateh 1o corporations there he 1 control and ing, sparr or exhibitions periai | boxing e, but mio du \ 0 committe 156 itte Herel ven the sole control, authority and diciion over all licenses to hoid b . sparring or wrestling mat ches * exhibitions for pri purse. o Wwhere an admission fee is received and over all licenses to any and all <ons who participate in such box- sparring or wrestling matches or ons * Has Caused Worry. pects of m have crvers the d hat reversed his stand. and invited Te { Rickard. promoter. to come back from o and plice the me hefor v York commission swer, many contended. knew and did 1ot ke the unexpec “tion without due studs of the tie Dempses ed ol Brower Wwe the ed situa < contended bevond be the other hand the commission went far | its power in sanctioning a bout tween two men who had not obtained licenses. In other words, that, so far as the law: was concerned, no such persons as Tunney and Dempsey ex isted But there was precedent on the side { ot the commission. for when De s ought Firpo at the Poio Grounds, he received his license onl v jefore he entered the ring differe atlon maintains vith cense committee de pledged an indey body: It that the license of and in many the commis. helieves committee is a part matters subsidiary stoti, that when the commission de clares a boxer eligible, as in the case of Dempsey. issuance of a license is only a matter of form | "“'he attorney genera] is expected to | deliver Lis verdict before the meeting lof the license committee now sched Mondis S | uled for IS VETERAN AT POLO. Devereaux Milby he internation 20w broo heen plaving He has plaved in 3 ment since its start back in 1904, and in intetnational contests in which hs has ' sated he has played in 16 win OF BOXING BODY’S POWER the cow | | England player's service in the first ! set. piling up 31 points to 21 for Chapin. In the second set, he traveled at even faster clip, making three hreaks through service and amassing 29 points to 14 for his opponent. Only four games in the entire match went to deuce, while Chapin able to save but three of his service cames, Richards closi contest th a break in the at love HYDROPLANES TUNE UP FOR RACES AT OTTAWA ¢ OTTAWA, Ont.. August 14 (P)— to Attorney General Ottinger, Who 'Canadian and United States entries ion on it by Monday at the catliest. yynea up on the Ottawa River course Inside Golf | i s international trophy races for 151 —By Chester Horton. DEFINITION eight the final game al Albert Oitingee on the powers and State athictic commission by George hission rt to clear up the congroversy which ght championship fight between Jack cla; hydroplanes Monday and Tuesday. Miss Rrown Brown, owned 1 of Ottawa, winne contest in defend her Littie Star R Iast i tleld v the | ; 1. probaily The B into a loop and placding » hola (he a belt ¢ avis Tyir le position wiile e ineldes Mississin last mon CHICAGO GOLF TITLE IS WON BY KANSAN By the Associated Press CHICAGO. August Tee Scott of Wichita Kans., who went to Buffalo only to fail to qualify for the national woif championship, will to the mflower t On his way home he re to compete in the ¢ taking ric o the first ving ove the tt won from home < prising of throughout swing when elhbows are held in thei rect position the least of these will be the posi-| tion yvou find the elbows occupying at the finish With the loop about the arms, you will find the left_elbow dowr at the finish and the right arm pro- jecting Y ward straight up, th the position the arms he ihe thus cor- Not anyway stonped golf ch the Chice the local vecord Pask of wh I happen us rectly by the loop through’ the ball the left arm will travel thy low pla following the ufter the ball Jaekzon R. suided woot strai should. w sh on ubhead e elon =, w nt and 3 the final through superior course See omery the 234 nd. ott won ing and putting i Wi 1 13 ' it of the ub, & o BRITISH LINK SMEN LACK FINESSE OF AMERICAT i BY LAWREMNC EW YORK. August 14-—-Whic concerning British golf and ¢ s on the other side of the the happy result of influencin tion by the British of high-class golf | Why do the best British plae a course than their American broth ver since the American pro uls and the Walker (‘up players parted from Albion's shores tb question uas been paramount, and there is no doubt that much good wil come of it One thing cided E PERRY. Walter Hagen's licrs did not : tlantic, his views. none the less a very frank and searching exa as it is played in the British Isles. ake morg shots in going around e had na with ent mzintained of dealing with the slig Ay with i forcetully and ball and with shy Howard. the who sets forth the above finding Bobby Jones as the most perfe ample of the American method up swing is so s Le says, as to appear almost lazy Which irue enough. Equally true is Howard's statement that Jones does not hurry his club down from the top swing It is only by ciosely,” writes realize’ how much he puts his right hip and the upper part of his leg into the impact. This easily plied accesslon of strength, s to be difficult to detect, dies away just as easily in the follow-through Similar methods were discerned play of Jesse Sweetser, Waiter Hagen, « | Mill Mehlhorn and the rest of the ouf standing American piayers. They ali swing at the ball instead of hitting at it. So Harry Vardon did. but the old faith has been abandoned in England and the Americans clinging to it have ted thereby itea | His | de Leen justl over thege—quite writer thinks—that lack of competl tivel spirit. lack of concentration and other alleted shortcomings of the sovt are not ted in the failure of the Eritish. Bu: iking piethods « ‘nd! h docided with nanimity is that British play are not so well ad | vised as those of the leading American plavers. Here. it is believed, lies the troot of the probiem, solution of which will bring sbout an approximate par ty as hetween Englishmen and Americans. > i The game of other star American through it. With Jones and his colleagues, Iheld, tie swing is all in all, the hit- tin: tha b an incident—an im portant incident. of course—in the process what has been tching him very Howard. “that S0 natura and swing Bobby Jones Ll George it wing to the logical com arc. The impact of t rle ball comes in con of a rhythmic movement of conecentrated the object. quernes not the result mination to hit The swing, in other words. comprehensive motement which ~ udes. mmonz oiher elements, a hit The linglis deter “UNTZ” BREWER GENERAL CORD “goes n long way to make friends” 1537 14th St. N.W, Tel. Main 6694 is a m el bail. which | S| the | i (BIG BILL IS IMPRESSIVE IN CONQUERING OLD FOE ( | the tomorrow | Al 1w | By the Associated Prees i in Bridge | | | i i | ace, ‘ | | 1 | two sets eldon | | inst | divection | Jomes who has 1 | | right | ap- | in | Al Watrous. | | interrupted | of silver to whic Californian Shows Flash of Form Only in Winning Second Set—East Wins Three Other Matches to Make Clean Sweep of Series. OREST HILLS, American tennis N Xy history “Little Bill” Johnston. over | L i ot | 1L TILDE up % star. o. in a hard-fought battle. The more seasoned and experienced array put into the field by the East demonstrated their superiority 4 registering five of their seven vict n straight sets. It was the ilden, engagements, tern set vielding a set with A v U. Chapin, ir.. in the doublés, zainst Holman and Ogden vesterd: hile alzo dropping a set 1o Johnsto today. Tilden and Johnston crossed rackets today for the first time since their stirving five-set struggle in the finals the national singles last September, but their mateh had few of the throb- bing moments of that epic struggle. Johnston held his own for the first they matched drive for hasedine duel. but made short_work _of | drive in champion. POTOMAC PARK TEAM| TOPS TENNIS LEAGUE his tomae Parl netmen clinched the title in the Public *ark Tenni League vesterday with a atol vie tory over Monument. while their near- est rivals, the Henry Park racketers, were breaking even in six tilts with the Rock Creek team. Potomac's season record now stands at 34 wins against 10 defeats. Henry has talen 27 starts and dropped 17. Joth of resterday’s team matches which ended the league schedule, were b showers. and will be completed this week along with other postponed encounters. The follow: POTOM AC zics — O'Nei Gould. - Monunaen! Fowier, Potoma S—di. retired Potomc eated MONUMENT Potora ed Hess Moo Moniment. R arncit. Monu Potomar. de Monunient, deioatod Kiwas Taylor ~ Potomi and Love and Lahsang. ROCK CREEK. % Singles—tonsidine, ¥ Rock Creek, 61, 8. 6—4; Steh. Henry. defeated ‘Lonev. Kok Cr (= ack, Henry. defeated Simo Creeis - Spottswood. R e Henry., 6—:2, - d Simon. Rock Creek, 3. Ezekinl. Henry swood and HENRY, v defeated Nev by b i & Stehbins and “SENSIBLE” TOURNEY | PRIZES FIND FAVOR Slont Washington i until the Fall, when t! rnament and the Distric p will Be held, it may ed proper for a disc prizes given in rraments abouts to be held About 10 big tournaments are held and near Washington every vear Somewhere between $4,000 and $8.600 passes into the hands of jewelers in for prices for these affairs has been u dis amen been concluded season be con of & of iittle situations winners golfer, w first half-doze ity. has won three Cigarette cases over vears. He does not never smoked. His + drawer at his home Knowr bach here o oo And arise in the well easily iist nown voung and last t and has < repose in Anothe elor—recently won of flat silver—a mea doubtless he will card tray in his home. ances could be tenderncy or usef in tournament the i beautiful platter. Other simila noted by the score toward giving flat zes s in the fon of many Although Jim won a golf prize hen Le points to com - duffers fe would be - some piece 4 smilingly “Yes silver i el swells with pride Laif-pint cup he ition with a lot | how ruuch happie: could he have in she o de with the casual remark Jim won that playing golf The whole situation « undergo a coul ¢ vigorous treatment with | golf committees seeking move nseful prizes and a chorus of commendation would arise not only from golfers hu from their wives. For when a club spends anywhere from 3200 to $900 or §1.000 for prizes. the wife who must at home, while hubby is out on the golf course deserves some con- sideration SOCIALIST OLYMPIAD von for a HAD 100,000 ENTRANTS | The first ocialist Olympiad,” recently held in Vienna, was at- teuded by 100,000 athletes of both sexes from (‘trlllan gium, Switzerland, (zechoslovakia, Hungary, Po Austria. MAKERS OF FINE CLOTHES L.Jacobs& Co. TAILORS 413 $1th St. N.W. August some of started its cighth season today with a triumph jor emerged the winner over Cranston Holman, 5| phere. who figured in hoth extra | the | as an amplifled 14. that has given nal (‘r\a[\'r" Big Bill" 1 The rivalry most sens Tilden gave a convincing demon stration of his mastery, beating back his rival in decisive fashion after the Californian had exhibited only a brief flash of power The scores were 0—3, 4—0. 61 1 The national champion’s was the high spot of the two-da struggle for intersectiona! team premacy in which the East over whelmed the West. taking all seven ot the matches at brought most ¢ top ranking stars into action The crowning touch to the Eastern sweep was applied by the Eastern doubles combination of Vincent Richards and R. Norris Williame, the national champions, who took measure of Johnston and Edward andler of California in two spark ling sets, 63, 6-—4 Straight sct victories were by Eastern representati other singles matches pleted this aiternoon’s progr. Francis T. Hunter defeated \‘.vm 64, 63, in tite comtest ed the intersectional Spanish Davis o victory X - two Ph: 3. that while Manucl Alonso, Stanford star, © sets. hring rsatile assor @ rival in the la two < the full battery of his ve ment of shots into pl Bill.” wilting in the hum saw the punch and vanish from his strokes. “Pilden. although he particularly on service, | set, always held commund Johnston en the run with his <harpiy angled drives to the corners, whipped across his marvelous backhand for re ated placements. and mixed his a acking strokes craftily in a mann {that had the Californian batfled Tilden himself was wild af times, but Johnston's mistakes more than offset the champlon's error den's cannonball service was 4 potent weapon when he needed points. but Johnston's delivery went pieces near the end \WILBUR COEN TAKES BOYS’ TENNIS HONORS By the Associated Press CHICAGO, August Wit of Kansas City took the national hoys tennis singles championship across the Mississippt for the first time in historv today, defeating Sidney B. Wood. § of New York in the final round. § 6—1. Jolin Doeg, Santa Monic Julius Selingson. New bring an East-West duel to the net world tomorrow when they the junior singles championships the tesult of their sei finai S tods “rleley | i e accura was in the second He had Calif.. a clash tel and T Dallas of the funior i v [ Pare, Chicago Coen's victory impressive display zround the part the victo minutive Western lad ran |of 5—4 in each set before Wood could |crash through to take a game. Wood's | usually brilliant network was smoth {ered under the barrage of drives from Coen’s rack and the stern lad never had & chance. Juiius Seligson provided the tourn {ment with anoth n his sen mur singles when e ! over f Waood was strokes The a 1p a lead upset he mnded the Paei 1 5 ed third in zain i on 4 co Seligson 1 splendid and his strat woking v { spite [t in hn Does from the coast powerful southpasw fimned Emmett Pave 480 3, 6~ Doeg jumped into a 5— 1 lead in deciding set before Pare woke np 4 then the local youth tore o three games. breaking De de once he tenth gawe, how ever, Doez t the v hand and won his service straigh the set and matcl and Quick e forced r » win @ bitterly contested sem bles fray from Bd ne Baltimore had the play, | ts for Jacobs 1, 8 ge wit AL Smith o . The [ ¥ fight of Jacobs sult in doubt un | ended Seller and ing Bei n their Superior dri decisive but nd Smith the final poin Pare had no trowhle de hakoff and Art Kussmar emi final doubles, 64, % ing and volleving 'FATHER GAVE COEN HIS TENNIS START Ace NSAS CITY »nas a hub [ wien B e the co By the iated Press ; Augugt 14 sticKing on hand and his " s ball i who was < cham o N [ f i | tong | Wilhes crowned Coen. tenanis | ot ntry Jicago here, He arl his game. His of a =cheo! when Le hegar bis first plavir ing who | first boys lessons from editabl hip. that here. was was 1 vears old Play a ‘well rounde with his cross-court stroke ablv his best. Wilber has pa | pated fn many tournaments. His mirers sav he has plaved a hundred per cent better this vear than last’ Junior has been i i i Kansas City the last thiee ve. ! " champion, _meet game prob Wallace Motor Co. NASH Sales and Service 1709 L Street N.W. Just East of Conn. Ave. Main 7612