Evening Star Newspaper, August 25, 1926, Page 23

SPORTé SPORTS Dempfey Overrated as Puncher, Says Tunney : Racketers Urged to Enter Tourneys NEVER HAS K. 0.’D A GOOD |TUNNEY IS LEAVING FIGHTER, GENE DECLARES Asserts Champion Had to Land Many Blows to Stop Willard and Carpentier and Hit Gibbons 500 HOSE who figure Jack Dempsey to beat me base their conclusions And the quaintest part of t all, in my opinion, is that the champion is one of the most over- He's Times Without Getting Results. BY GENE TUNNEY. upon his “murderous punching ability. rated ters in ring history. B empsey never knocked out 4 really good man in his fifctime. s good fighters ed over a lot of bums, but when it came to trying out his punch on not great ones, mind you, but merely good ones—he has proved that he’s just ordinary. Before you take violent exceptions to that statement, study his record—and what does one learn? And don’t overlook the fact that I am speaking of Jack Dempsey in his prime—not of the Jack Dempsey of today, who undeniably has slipped a lot in power of punch, accuracy of punch and speed of attack through three years of idleness. 1 say Dempsey never was the terrific hitter he is credited with being—and that he’s much less so now. S0, why shouldn't T feel supremely eonfident of beating him? I don’t think that Dempsey. in his best day, oould have floored me. If he couldn’t then, how can > any one reckon that he’ll do it now? No one ever knocked me off niy feet—nor even staggered or dazed me. And 1 guess some of the men 1 fought could hit then with almost as much power as Dempsey can hit now. Dempsey dropped W 11lard meven times and couldn’t keep him on the floor. He hit_the big giant TUNNEY. at least 100 times almost every punch he threw m a solid base. Willard had no defense; tried none after he hit the first time. He just riveted, or wallowed around a bit all Dempsey had to do was stand in front of him and hit him where he willed. Dempsey smashed him with lefts and rights; he hit him on both stdes of the chin: he hit him in the All this while Willard was help- less. Yet Dempsey didn’t have enough punching power to knock him un- conscious. If Dempsey couldn’t, in two full rounds of his most terriffic punching, @rop 4 man who was completely help: less—well where does the “murderous punching” power come in? Has to Land Often. , Denipsey had to maul and haul Car- pentie n the clinches for three rour rip him with a volley of short blows ihe clinches—before he had &0 weakencd the Frenchman that he could not stand up under a punch to the chin. But weak Carpentier was when hit. Dempsey couldn't smash him hard enough to keep him down the first time. The Frenchman got up and every one who saw that fight remembers that he came back to his feet with a flving leap, as if totally unhurt. The “superhitter” crashed a new volley of blows against the smaller, frailer man and finally dropped him But Carpentier wasn't un conselous when counted out. He was just wea nd tired: decidedy he was too small for Dempsey —and staved on the flo ather than go on Dempsey Lit Tom Gibbons about 800 blows —and couldn't even floor him, Live Time is Telling. So there you are: Dempsey. the so- called “superhitter,” landed 100 punches on Willard, perhaps 150 on Carpentier, 500 on Gibhons, and he didn’t knock a single one of them to sleep. Seven hundred and fifty times this “terrific hitter” threw the whole weight of his body into his fists, 750 times he struck his enemies to some vital spot. Yet never once did he render his man unconscious. I think I can take a punching much better than Gibbons. Therefore, if st 4D three yeal ears better than Dempsey younger and thre be iS today, couldn’t stop Gibbons, then by A process of reasoning can it wred that 1 am in dapger of being knocked out when | this overrated hitter? FEW GRID VETERANS AT EPISCOPAL HIGH ALLE NDRIA, Va., st 24— 8ix kpiscopal High foot ball stars of last year's fast team have ersity of Virginia, envolled at the Uni 1so enter collegiate while two others 20 to Virginia are Flip- nter last tackle and 1, captain, year: Harris, line; Moncure, halfback; Faulcone quarterback: Andrews, back and Kemner, back. Ty - will g0 to Washington and Lee, while Winti 1o Dartmouth Capt.elect Dorteh, left tackle: Boo. er, back, who has been elected altel nate captain: Day and Lankford, | ards, and Chichister, back, are the only veterans returning to Episcopal. The 0ld Dominion Boat Club smoker committea has arranged six 4-round and one 6 round bout in addition wrestling matches for next hout The Dreadnaughts play the Hern (Vi) Fairlou on Sunday don nine here. rate Athletic Club will hold @ foot ball meeting at 313 North Pitt stre e tonight at 7 o’clock Man- azer Bill Hlammond wishes every one interested to report 0ld Dominion Boat Club aquatic stars are preparing for the annual in- traclub regatta that will be held here Saturday. Tke Dreifus and Frank Summers have been offered contracts (o pla: with the Brooklyn Giants, in the tional Professional Foot Ball League. ed at halfback with Tu- lane v and the Mohawk A. C. of Washington, as well as with practically all the local clubs. Sum- mers starred four seasons in the Vir- ginia Miitary Institute line and is now coaching Staunton Military Academy. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT. B iy sy Uticatbest Pommy Ryan, Buffalo (10). LOUISVILLE—Sammy Sando, Cin- cinnati, aded Paul Allen, Chicago a. VERNON, Cal Bahy Joe Gans. vo lightweight, gained ushy Callahan, Chicago san Diego decision of Qo) FORTLAND, Orex—George God- ey, negro heavyweight, won a de- etsion over Tiny Herman, former As- Zaria policeman (10) “DENVER—Chief Metoquah, Teledo, Ohio, lightweizht, won « decision over Joe Lohmaun (4. delphla and Jos Dunn, Dreg., fought-a draw (4 face | | CORBETT WOULD TIE UP - RICKARD’S FIGHT PLANS By the Associated Press HILADELPHIA, August 2 himself. Jim claims an exclusive right to promote a heavyweight title contest osition stadium, and having conferred with an attorney here, he wants an injunction to keep Tex Rickard and his associate promoters from in the exposil carrying out their fight program. The local boxing promoting firm of Taylor & Gunnis, which also had {claimed an exclusive arrangement to conduct bouts in the stadium, an- nounces that it has formed a partner- ship with Rickard and Jules Arson- son, another Philadelphia associate. After several days of looking over ites for a nmew training camp for Tunney, Billy Gibson, the challenger's manager, has selected the Glenbrook Country Club, at Stroudsburg, Pa., near the Delaware Water Gap. Tun: ney is due at the camp next Tuesday. Dempsey has been at his new camp, at Atlantic City, for the last two days. At Harrisburg Gov. Pinchot has re- moved Charles Fred White, negro member of the State athletic com- mission, because White discussed dis- puted boxing questions in the news- papers. White was the%only member of the commission who refused to approve the Dempsey-Tunney match. It was said at the governor's office, how- ever, that this did not figure in his removal. opened offi McKetrick was Before arriving in D by telling him to match Dempsey with Carpentier tied up with Cochran of London.” 1 came flying to New York, talked the situation over with Tex and as his best offering when I talked Carpentier and Demp- sey. He was sure that after talking with Carpentier and Descamps he couldn’t budge them from their agreement with Cochran. Impossible. got “impossible 1 left Tex determined to land it my- self. I asked McKetrick to Descamps and Carpentier to_come to my office. He sald he'd do it. they came with their friend, Mallet, who acted I asked Descamps if he was tied up with Cochran. I was tickled when he admitted that this contract was simply a verbal one, a gentleman's reement to box any man Cochran selected. Carpen- tier was to get $40.- 000 for his end. “Why, that's no money for this great champion of yours,” I told Des- camps, through Mallet. Tt's" per- fectly absurd to ask this interna- tional favorite to meet some €gE over there and get only forty grand.” I talked myself blue in the face. I had made no men- tion of what I might get over that $40,000. We talked about the match all afternoon. Carpentier and Descamps held tight to the notion that they couldn’t break faith with a man of Cochran’ standing. [ agreed with them, of course, but insisted that business was business and that money always had the last day bu accept $200,000 to fight “Would ) some one for me if I got Cochran to release you from that gentleman's agreement?” 1 asked both Carpentier and Descamps. Mind you, I hadn't mentioned Dempsey’s name Frenchmen Are Amazed. Oh! that would be ever so differ- ent. 'That sounded like something, but Descamps, rattling off his French lingo to Mallet, had him tell me that there wasn't that kind of money any place in all the wide world. In fact, he had Mallet look into my eyes as if to see it he could detect signs of in- sanity. While they were jabbering I asked to be excused, and going out into an adjoining room I called up Willlam A. Brady at the Playhouse. He had been assoclated with Cochran in the production of American plays in London and was his partner abroad. I got Brady on the wire. Would he and Cochran be interested in the promotion of a Dempsey and Carpentier match in Englan “Yes, sir.” He would. He jumped at the proposition. “Yes, ves. We'll be interested. ‘There’s more money in a bout of that character in London than there would be here.” Can you imagine wise old Billy Brady throwing us down for London? Of course, down in his heart he knew better, but he was for London as a_battleground before he knew anything about the arrange- ments as far as I had gone. “We'd like to promote that bout in London,” says Brady. “Will you get me on t little later ,in the evenin back. e said he would. I knew that Carpentier, and eDs- camps had booked passagh for Eng- land and were to sail shortly. Things had to be moved along at a gallop or the birds would fly out of the window phone a 1 came on me. T went back into the other office and Descamps, Carpentier, Mallet McKetrick with his Tenth avenue Joe Marks, Philas | French: were going it hell bent for election. » I made.a date to-meet Deacampy i —When Jim Corbett gets a clip on_the jaw he fights back, he insists. And’so he is trying to Dreven WAL Dempsey and Gene Tunney fighting for the title he once held THE FIGHT GAME CHAPTER XXXVII. BY JACK KEARNS. HEN T came to New York with the Carpentier match in mind I s and took Dan was a great help to me in rounding up those Frenchmen. well known to Carpentier and Descamps, as he had brought Willie Lewis and Joe Jeanette to Paris, both of whom fought Carpentier when the latter was going at his best. f ew York I had tipped Tex off to my plan, simply j good. FOR HIS NEW CAMP By the Associated Press. SPECULATOR, N. Y., August Gene Tunrley plans to leave for his new training camp, at Stroudsburs. Pa. He will go via Néw York and Philadelphia. One United States Marine Band and a large detachment from the Marine Barracks will meet their former “bud- dy” at the station in Philadelphia, and escort him to the exposition grounds. He expects to be established in his new camp tomorrow evening. Yesterday he boxed 15 rounds, and did eight miles of road work, and had a sesslon with the heavy bag -— . ROSS TO TRY LONG SWIM. CHICAGO, Augu (#).—Norman Ross, former Olympic aquatic cham- pion, has announced that he will at- tempt to swim from Los Angeles Har- bor to Catalina Island and win the $25,000 offered by William Wrigley, jr. He suggested next June as the likely date after Winter training. DEMPSEY IS READY T0 RETURN TO GRIND By the Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., August 2 ack Dempsey was back on his training schedule today. Two days of rest, spent largely in house-hunting and shopping with his | wife, left him kefed up for the grand | fight. Construction of the outdoor train- ing ring and gymnasium platform near the dog race course was nearly completed this morning, and his first work was set for 3 p.m. after a brisk tour of the Boardwalk in the morning. A heavy tarpaulin will protect the outdoor ring from light raind. In the event of heavy rains the workouts will be in the ¥ gymnasium. McKetrick in as assistant. Dan Carpentier. He had wired bac They ouse and Carpentier in the mornine. left and I rushed off to the Pl to have a closeup with Brady. He had called Cochran at his hotel. The papers had been full of Cochran’s coming and his having Carpentier | under contract. Nobody knew any thing about its being a gentlemen’s agreement, not even Rickard, smart 15 he is. When Brady pulled the match bu iness on Charley he was hot for i England had never had such a_match in all her history and Bill and Charley » all smoked up. A short talk rady and he agreed to meet chran’s room at the latter's hotel, the next morning. 1 was no sooner ushered in when in walked Descamps and Carpentfer and Mal- let. “This is going to be good!” say Kearns to himself. T had pitted my- self against flve of them and not a dud in the bunch. I had made up my mind that Old Boy Cochran would fall for a little salve and 1 came prepared to lay it on thick. It lays best when applied to a man’s vanity. Charley proved to be only human after all. “Mr. Cochran,” 1 began as Brady introduced us and before he could get | anything off his chest. “I've read a | lot about you. It h: een my mi: fortune never to have met you before this. 1 know all about you ang vour reputa for being England’s | squarest shooter, a man of your word. A sportsman without a peer in your own land, and it is indeed a privilege to take your hand.” I got ahold of Charley’s big fat paw and hung on to it while I trled to shake the settings out of his teeth. “I'm happily sandwiched in between two good sportsmen and men of their word. I'm safe as far as I've gone.” I thought Cochran would push the buttons out of his vest his chest kept swelling. I resumed “Now I've come here to ask you to be fair with me and with Carpentie I want Carpentier to box Dempsey. I've been talking to Brady and he seems to think that if You two gentle- men took the bout to England you could outdraw the same bout if it held in America or Canada. What I am driving at in particular is that you have not guaranteed this idol of France enough money. Your agree- ment calls for $40.000 to meet any man you select. You've expressed a desire to put Dempsey against him, but you must realize that $40,000 is no money at all for Carpentier. He's worth much more.” Makes Some Progress. I looked around to see how every- thing was sinking in and so far so I had a profound audience and Mr. Cochran's neck was as red as a turkey’ Brady was eying me in silence. Time to strike. T let fly. “Mr. Cochran, as a gentleman and a sports- man, if you were shown that you were standing in the way of this fine boy making some real money would you allow a mere gentlemen’'s agreement to stand in his way? Wouldn't your spirit of fair play and true sportsman- ship prompt vou to release him from that gentlemen's agreement, if this chap was shown some real money?” “What do yon call real money?” asked Cochran with a bite in his voice. “I can get Carpentier $200,000 for boy! You can get no suc | lished that the greater scope of Kick | was pr GERTRUDE EDERLE’S By L. De B. Handley ARTICLE IX. The Crawl Stroke for Distance Swimming. HE belief still is prevalent in many communities that the crawl stroke is too tiring to be practical for long-distance swimming and there is need to disabuse those who hold i iss Gertrude Ederle of New York used the crawl | cessful crossing of the English Channel this by very bad weather, she periormed the gre and endurance ever achieved by woman or man. Miss G achieve the greatest performed by woman or man in cross OVER 40 SWIMMERS IN TITLE RACE HERE This exploit would alone suffice to prove that the stroke is the best yet evolved for covering long courses in smooth or rough water, but we have the more comprehensive evidence that its devotees consistently have outclassed exponents of other styles in marathon races in recent ye: The trouble with swimmers who have found the crawl too punishing for tests of endurance is that they have tried to maintain the same speed of action used for sprinting instead of adjusting the timeing of the move- ments to the exigencies of a pro- longed effort. g It is necessary in a swim of several hours to slow up the recovery of the arms greatly, so that the muscles will be afforded the opportunity to relax completely and recuperate fully after each application of driving power. It is neces o to make the leg thrash and supple that all strain will be avoided. A slow, smooth, rhythmic use of the crawl will enable any trained swimmer to keep on indefinitely with- out becoming exhausted. Littie girls f 9 to 12, in fact, have gone miles and not shown a trace of ¢ with it fatigu 1t is advisable for those who swim a great deal in open water to learn to breathe on both sides. While inhal- ing on the “natural” side makes for better balance and greater speed, for there are time when choppy seas slapping thre face cause constant dis- comfort and it is then pleasant and profitable to be able to roll on the side and not only avold the an ng spray striking the eyes, but inhale more freely. A heavier roll than usual also is advantageous in choppy or rough wa- fer, as that helps to raise the mouth for inhaling wishout lifting the head, and It facilitates a clear recovery of the arms. i Apart from the slowing up recovery, the same tion pre- scribed for speed swimming should be retained in tests of endurance Until lately it was thought that the leg th gave better results when widened, but now it has been estab- the does not afford benefit proportionate to the increased effort involved. RUTH GETS DECISION IN BOUT WITH USSE A flashy left and good stomach muscles carried Babe Ruth of Phila- in to a decision over Henry | of Rrooklyn in the 12round st | Kenilworth arena wdliner at night The bout was an exhibition of fast and clever boxing. Usse's left and right constantly smashed into Ruth's body. Ring generalship and_ability to absorb punishment made Ruth a too difficult t r however, and toward the end of the fight he was bleeding from the mouth and was w The 12 rounds ended in a toe-to-toe slugging match that brought the fans to their feet. The most interesting fight that has been placed on the Kenilworth card for some time was the Jack Turner- Willie Curry bout. Turner made a sensational comeback when he floored his big Philadelphia opponent three times and ended the fight with a knockout in the fifth. The slugging match of the evening nted by Willie Ptoomey, known hereabouts as the Rosslyn Thunderbolt, and Bud Nolan. Ptoomey a substitute for Tex Stovall, to unioose his thunderbolt, a smash- ing right, with telling effect on No- lan, who also carried a powerful wal- lop. It w good whaling match that pleased the crowd. Previously the crowd had hooed the Sylvan Bass and Charley Barber bout. These two scrappers slapped backs and shoulders through a few rounds. Bass got the deciston. Paul Healy of the Linworth Ath- letic Club earned a decision over Fred Engelert of the marines after four furious rounds. No particular science was displayed. The show was opened by an exhi- bition between two youngsters' in the 75-pound class, Young Toby and Billy Mitchell. FILIPINO TENNIS EVENT RETARDED BY WEATHER Soggy courts slowed up the annual Filipino tennis tournament again yes- terday, only half a dozen first-round singles matches being played. The entry list for the doubles will be held open until tonight and play started tomorrow. Zamora, Advincula; Carballo, Hess, Del Rosario, E. J. Silva and Tomel- den went to the second round yester- day. rtrude Ederle of New York using tl th feat of combined swimming speed ing the Channel. Twenty four the field of try luth Boat C! Brooklyn Central Y. M. C. A, New York Athletic Club, Mary ashington Club. the organization staging the ed their teams Guy Winkjer, chairman of the swim ming Club fair, li committee. three-mile Bridge to Georgetown. These last-minute entries bring the individual starters to over 40 and the list of teams that will for the natfonal championship to 10. Two teams of five men each were entered by the 3d Corps Area, while the marine barracks at Quantico sent in the names of six men, three Univer- sity ‘of Michigan swimmers signed for the event and a single swimmer, Ed- ward Farrell, was entered by the Du- Instructor_of Olympic Team. vear, and, although_ atest feat of combined speed the crawl, which swimmers, vesterday joined the ranks of those who will compete for the President’s Cup Saturday over course from Chain organizations, Tub. and Long-distance arry the colors of the Ma re John Gerey, Laurens Claude, Bojas, Lewis Center, H. I. Sullivan and E. A. Potzin. The five men making up the A team from 3d Corps Headquarters are C. G. R. Gray, hesko, Lieut. Edward G. A. Kimbal and M. D. Owens. includes. G. Murra: R. R. Manu University of Michigan will be rep- Darnall, a boy; Clarence Batter and Paul Sam- resented by son. The start will be made downstream Judging by on the Bridge, last year by York Athlef dividual pri (o} el. Robert ize, Everett Scott, by Cincinna BASE BALL SECRETS By Sol Metzger. TRY HIT-AND-RUN HERE. shortstop opening, come: 120 Company-Owned Branch and 1,600 Agency Service Stations TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'S, 7th & F ti. Early in the game, with one or none out and runners on first and second, the hit-and-run play is a good one for the batter to pull. He should first find out whether the second baseman is covering second on the steal, and then try to place his ball into the as the batter is doing in the illustration when the shortstop in to cover second. or | WHO'S WHO 'IN TRUCKDOM ! Motor Trucks ¢ 228 _First SCNW, Crawl Stroke enabled hew » and endurame™ ever swimmers who The B team line- . Brown, Jones, C. 8. Miller and the, Clavence Ross of New ic Club, winner of the in- swimmers come into sight of Key Bridge in an hour’s time. The finish line will be in front of Washington Canoe Club. the SCOTT BACK WITH SOX. veteran _shortstop, has been returned to the White Sox By the Associated Pres: NEWPORT, R. L, public park courts. Jullus Seligson, cup player, 10—8, 3—6, 6—4. peared in her suc- | two years by an injur hampered without being extended. By the Associated Press. VANDALIA, Ohio, handicap tournament crowned champion; E. G. Warren, Chicago, | Smith, Aberdeen, S. nweesd. Ore.. She broke 190. Mrs. Har, Rochester, N. Y., and Bes Wytheville, Va.. were tied with 188, ond place, 23- Jimmy ' Bonner, City, successfully championship title, when he tied with Edwardsville, TL., won the shoot-off, 25-24 Howard Keifes won the subjunior with 96. representing 17, of won well long-distance ‘Wynkoop, 179. « land Swim- Canos st week with F. A. Me- P 5 the local 80Dy "PULLED © AFTER CLUBHEAD will body out ball wholly with and wrists. the clubhead. (Copyright, ¥ Cup competition, in 1900, resenting the British America. - - The success of Johnny Weismuller of Chicago, who holds mare than halt the world records for men's free- style swimming, is said to be due to I He wears a No. 11 his large feet, shoe. R HAng Ak G DS WITTSTATTS R. & ¥ WKS. 319 N. Wire and Disc Wheels W. S. Kenworthy & Co money in England or any place else. “Would you release him from that agreement if 1 did? Cochran looked at me and sald, “Without the least hesitation.” 1617-19 14th St. N.W. North 441 Service and Parts HAWKINS MOTOR CO. Conveniently Located on_ Fourteenth Tires, Tubes and Repairing |1333-37 14th St. Street Main 578 SELIGSON SENSATION (1§ IN NEWPORT TENNIS August Interest of fashionable Newport to- day was temporarily diverted from the progress of ranking stars in its annual invitation tennis tournament to a youthful product of New York’s and 16, vesterday defeated the former Davis ‘Watson M. Washburn, ‘Washburn had ap- to be regaining top form after having been handicapped for to one arm. Bill Tilden, Bill Johnston, Francis Hunter and the other leading play ers in the tourney won ther matches chunky AMATEUR TRAP TITLE IS ANNEXED BY JENNY August Four shoot-offs and the flip of a coin were necessary to decide the three winners in the amateur clay champlonship of North America after five entrants in the grand American bhad ti first place with 199 targets each. L. Jenny of Highland, T target b CHICAGO, Houston, Texas, finished second; W. third. E D., and D. M. dudson, Hammond, Ind/, were elimi- . Mrs. . & Wright of Atlanta, Ga. became the new wetaes's champion, replacing Gladys Reld ®f Portlan®; who did not defend her fe Gleaves, runners-up, Miss Gleaves won sec- in the shoot off. New York defended his junior Adolph Weerre, ith 97 each and 14, Orrville, Ohio, championship R. D. Morgan headed the Wash- Inside Golf 'y Chester Horton. into an instinct to put the club into the blow. is a vast differenct between swinging body and d swinging the club, but once the golf- There the difference. The moves for- ward easily, with- effort whatever, as the club starts forward, and the player whips the club into the shoulders, arms The body should have a feeling of being pulled through after 25.) the first three years of Du the play was confined to teams rep. E. Popper & Co., Inc., Manufacturers ONLY WAY TO DEVELOP GAME, SAYS HELEN WILLS 25.— R Variety of Opposition Is Declared to Be Needed if Player Is to Improve to Great Extent—Best ' to Start While Young. BY HELEN WILLS. ITH the tennis season at its height and the tournaments in full swing, most attention is being centezed on the top-notch playv- ers. But they do not have entirely #§l of the interest. for w read about junior players who are taking part in meetings of their own. The one just finished at Chicago, the fational junior and boys singles, the most important one of the year, fairly sparkled with fine plav. Several of the competitors were from California, and 1 have oiten seen them on the courts there. To young players who are desirous of becoming proficient in tennis I would urge tournament pla; It certainly is of value. The opportunitics offered by match play for improvement are almost unlimited. It scems to me, when 1 was learning to play, that I gained more from competing in a tournament than from many days of practice. YOUNG WOMEN lé AD up SEatast & Ereat rumber of diferent IN TITLE .GOLF EVENT Kinds of games. Variety of opposi tion is important fn keeping a game alive. It is so easy in p only with two or three of vour By the Associated Press. friends on your ~ home court to be August Golf once man's game. There is t hand to demonstrate s a sport for young come accustomed to their style of play and to be come used to their games that vou know exact what to expect. ‘Then, when vou enter a tourna- ment, you are sur was an old now evidence that today it women. Ten of the sixteen flrst-round sur- vivors pairad in the second 18 of the wopmen's Western champlonship tour- rament at Olympia Fields today are still to ceiebrate their twenty-third was ard, title, [ birthday anniversary o g ison, | Naomi Hull of Kendallville, Ind., find such a great who came to the fore as one of the [ L. o vartety of games principal contenders for the title by | MFIF S0 B manE di eliminating the qualifying medalist, | ferent methods of playing. It may Lee Mida of Chicago, in yester- | » play, and Miss Marion Turpie of New Orleans. the Southern cham pion. matched with Mrs. Melvin Jones of Olympia Fields in the second pair to the tee, will not be 18 until De cember. Several of the remaining 13 first- round survivors are still in the upper 'teens and seven of them are playving in the tournament for the first time. upset your own play entirely. Varlety of opponents, which means, of course, variety of games. voung player keen and teaches him to take hold of tion very quickly and to promptly. The experfence zained this way, when a player is Young and when his game is flexible and in tr making, will go a long way in helpin; him to meet any kind of an epponent later on. meet it ington entrfes in the tourney by| Although Illinois had more than shattering 192 birds. Frank Bur- |bhalf of the more than 130 entrants| 1 can think of many players who rows scored 189 hits, W. D. Morrls, |in _the qualifying round Monday, | have taken part in tournament as 183; C. Fawsett, 181, and Dr. |€ight States of the South and Middle | soon as they learned the very first things about tennis. On the Riviera. last Winter, I inquired about Mlie: Lenglen’s early tournament play, and West were still in the going today. Illinois had six in the palrin, inelud- ing four Chlcagoans: Michigan three, Missouri two and Indiana, Louisiana, | Whether or not she had taken part Wisconsin, Ohfo and Kansas one|in the many events which are held each Winter in the south of France. I was told of the small, thin, black Pairings in the order of the teeoff are: haired girl who had plaved in match Naomi Hull ve. Mie. Juy S. Casariel, | 4ft€r match when her tennis was in will | Tt is instinetive in the golf swing to | Aufora. 1L 9 assrlel. | {he beginning stages, and how she e o | “want to help” with the bogy. This capharion Turie ve. Mrs. Melvin Jones. Chi- | was, at first, given 30 by her opponent ad | instinct for putting the body into the | | Mrs Detroft, vs. Dorothy “I‘ o i blow is what fools many players, be- | " *§f:, i along with the regular tournaments. alike e {stiol]| Dicame Mich. vs.| She began to play In tournamen has to be gov-[¢ Mra’ Curtis . "Cotumbus, ve. Mrs. o, | When she was vet not good enough erned and changed | S 11! > to take part in the ordinary events, £ Mrs. Dacls Veitch. Kaneas City, Mo.. ve. | but had to confine her play to the Maggaret, Waddies. Hutchinson, nfa Ingram, Chicago, b fale Jneram. Chicago. Vs Mrs. Perry Fiek, Stewart flamley, Detroit, handicap matches which are run off at the same time the games of the more experienced player: Mrs. Lambert Chambers and Miss Elizabeth Ryan used to defeat her regularly and with ease. But now, the game which took so long in the ing and which was defeated time s, i Richards, Chicago. it D. C. JUNIOR NETMEN o will govern lN lNTERCITY MATCH and again, has become as nearly per- ) his actlons just fect as tennis can be. Judging from L 3 o'clock enough give Mile. Lenglen's record, one would sav side of Chain him a feel of the that tournament play was certainly time made club swinging he hington's public courts netmen | very valuable in the building up of will quickly sense 1g their intercity competition to » la fine and reliable game close on Sunday when a group of local junior pl 'S entertains Balti- more’s best junior racketers in a team match at oPtomac Park. Six singles and three doubles will be played. Mortimer Rathgeber, chairman df the municipal tournament committee and manager of the District team that recently captured the title in the Intercity Tennis League, has selected the.team that will meet the Mary- Others Started Early. William Johnston and Vincent Rich. ards both began to play in tourna- ments when they were quite young, Besides being a source of real fun for those who are trying to become good players, match play develops the sporting attitudes, teaches graceful winning as well as losing, and im- proves the concentration the play. landers. He has named Dooley Also, match play i ’ has 50, ch play increases one's Mitchell, Bob Considine. THugh Me-|confidence and adds to the experience Yavis [ Dlarmid, Fred Dovle, Milton Baker, | necessary for good tennis 3, land Iverett Simon .| One of my early articles will have Eddie Jacobs will head the Balti-|for its subfect “Experience and Jone and [ more delegation and will meet Dooley | fidence. ¥ Mitchell in singles. (Copsright. 19251 Right on the counter/ Its called for so often / [} Daniel Loughran Company, Washington Distr; 1347 Penna. Ave. N.W.—Phone Main 391 utor: POPPER'S EIGHT 8 CENTER TS e JT5 ALL RIGHT sn