Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1926, Page 35

SP ORTS. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1926. SPORTS. Test Between Intercollegiate and Professional Foot Ball to Come This Fall CONFLICTS IN WILL OFFER Penn to Have Opposition Games, While Harvard and Other Elevens in Boston Face Some Rivalry. BY LAWRENCE PERRY. EW YORK. August 26.—\Whet to swing the American professional foot ball team in successful competition against the inte mediately the season opens next month. The mercenary teams representis on September 26 (Sunday) and play from 14 to 16 games between this date and December 12. ... The first conflict comes at Philadelphia on Saturday, October 2, when Chicago plays the Philadelphia cleven there and Pennsylvania and Johns On October 9 New York, with Grange, Hopkins mect on Franklin Field. will appear at Boston in opposition to meets Philadelphia in that city, compe! On October 16 Boston University and Middlebury and Harvard and William - and Mary will face a counter attrac- tion in the pro game between Wilson | and Boston in Philadelphta, and the | Newark and Philly mercenaries will have 1o compete for popular favor against the intersectional Penn-Chi- cago contest. Penn Is Hit Often Newark at Boston and Reck Island Philadelphia_ will be counter at- tions on October 23 to Harvard Dartmouth and Pennsylvania and Williams, respectively. And on October 30 Grange and his New York team will play Philadelphia in that city, while Pennsylvania is away from home playing Hlinois at Urbana But the Quakers, returning and playing Penn State at Franklin Field | on November 6, will find_themselves up against a Cleveland-Philadelphia attraction. And the next week the Penn-Columbia contest at Philadel- phia will have as rival the Rock Is- land-Philadelphia struggle. Philadelphia seems to have been =eized upon by the pros as a veritable stamping ground. Penn will have a rival gamie practically every week. Harvard gets a fair dose, but othel wise the big East nd Western elevens have their 's to them- selves, thanks chiefly to the fact that in the West most of the professional zames are to be plaved on Sundays and that in the East the big fellows play their zames on college flelds. Tt will be interesting to see how the flauntingly defiant professionals will fare with games that are played where the public has access to fre- quent important intercollegiate games, eccdent Favors Collegians 1n the past it has been demonstrated that mercenary foot ball does very well in centers whose population_ is out of touch with the intercollegiate sport, wher the gridiron public which is more favorably located with respect to the college game is much less inclined to be enthusiastic about the pros. The yonflict of Saturday games will therefdie vield emphatic testimony as 10 just how the situation stands, while the problem to be worked out regard- ing Sunday cont is whether grid- fron fans will be satiated with foot ball following the important intercol legiate Saturday struggles, or whethe: there are large elements in the vari ous cities who will welcome the oppor- tunity to fill in empty Sabbath after noons by going to the foot ball parks. However it works out. the fact is | established that C. C. Pyle is making a magnificent gamble, and one may suspect that upon its success or fail- ure may depend the future of inter- collegiate foot ball For with the commercialized game flourishing and the colleges with which the players were formerly affil iated exploited in the programs and newspapers, there is certain to come an tmpatience among authoritles of the educational institutions that ma result seriously. HALL HAS 68, COURSE RECORD, IN PRACTICE| Br the A 1At Press, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind With a record seore of 68 to shoot at, MacDohald Smith of New York today was ready to defend his title as West ern open golf champion over the sporty links of the Highland Golf Club inst nearly 250 other aspir- ants for the honoy Among the competitors trying to | wrest the honor from Smith were rlie Hall of Birmingham, who ves- terday chalked up a 68 for the p links; Walter Hagen, professional champion who scored a 73 in practice: Chick Evans. the only Amateur who August 26.— has ever taken the Western open crown, and a score of other stars who have won various high honors About the only missing premier colfer Bobby Jones of Atlanta, who begged off from this meet on count of being over-golfed during the Rritish_meets, in which he won the open title and his hard contest to apture the national open recently at Columbus. Jones felt he had need of | rest hefore defending his title as na- tional amat champion. Bill Mel- | horn of Chicago, who won the event | two years ago. was not expected to compete hecause of an injured hand. While probably most of the record field had little chance of attaining the title, recent vears have shown that from the ranks of the unlikely con- tenders have risen some of the bril lant s of golf. and officers of the Western Golf Association have left | the door open for all aspirants. To | permit such a large field to play, only 1% holes are played the first day and a like number on the second day by the | whele field. H The 64 plavers who have the hest scores at the end of the second day, with those who tie for sixty-fourth place survive for 36 holes on the final | to complete the T2hole contest. Flaborate plans have been made by Indianapolis golfers for the event which is the first large tournament held ih the Hoosier capital. which has been a hotbed of golf for m ears. | the oldest oil company in America makes CONTESTS COMPARISON of Paid Teams for Many her or not Red Grange will be able reollegiate game will be tested im- ng variou$ cities will go into action Harvard and Holy Cross, and Wilson ting against Penn and Swarthmore. GERTRUDE ERLE’S By L. De B. Handley ED ARTICI How to Develop Speed in Swimming the Crawl Stroke. HERE swimming is concern as it is correct execution cnables men and women momentum from their respective physical resources. ichosen as vet. FRENCH RACKETERS _ 'CUP PLAY CHOICES By the Associated Pres: NEW YORK, August 26.—The aces of the French teams, Rene La Coste and Henri Cochet, were prime. favor- ites to overcome Japan in the open- ing of the interzone series of the Davis Cup matches at the West Side Tennis Club today. The team victorious in the four sin- gles and two doubles contests will face the American defenders of the historlc trophy at Philadelphia September 9, 10 and 11. Cochet was matthed against Tsumio Tawara for the first of the singles matches at 2:30 p.m., with La Coste and Takeiitchi Harada following them on the courts. The doubles teams, which meet Friday, have not been On Saturday, the sin- gles’ schedule of today is reversed. Jean Borotra, brilliant t eratic member of the team was a passenger | on the Berengaria, arriving in New York today, too late to compete in in the early matches. Crawl Stroke Instructor_of Olympic Team. \ LE X. ed, form and speed are synonymous, of the standard moverpents which to obtain a_maximum of sustained Form is the keynote of speed in swimming the crawl. John Weiss- muller, holder of many world records, shown above in action, is one of the most perfect exponents of this stroke. The almost universal mistake in- curred by novices who seek to become fast swimmers s to practice at top pace always. They defeat their own aim by so doing, for it is impossible (o either perfect the stroke or ade- quately train the muscles to the action when thrashing along wildly and heedlessly. The only way to develop speed is avoid fast swimming altogether during the novitiate and cover in- creasingly long stretches at slow gait, devoting close attention to every part of the stroke in turn. In following such a course the muscles gradually will become accus- tomed to the unfamiliar movements and form steadily will be improved the same time, so that the result will be full exploitation of individual strength and stamina by the time pro- ficiency is gained. Another wrong impression among novices is that the crawl requires a quick stroke. In matter of fact it is essential to give the muscles a chance to rest between efforts, and the only way to do this is to effect a slow recovery, as already stated. The greatest sprinters the world has to known used and use slow arm mo- tions, which affords conclusive evi- dence that even in swimming the shortest distances rapid action is det- rimental, not conducive, to speed. It will readily be seen, too, that if energy is wasted in making swiftly the negative movements of recovery there will be proportionately le: power available to execute the pos tive acts of propulsion. This retarding of the arm recovery is the more necessary in that the action of crawl must be continuous, without stoppage at any point. Arms and legs work unceasingly and the only opportunity to recuperate is gained by relaxing completely when they are not driving. Of course, a quicker stroke must bhe used for sprinting than for middie and long distances, but this makes the more important an exaggeratedly slow recovery at practice, so thdt the proportionate timing of the move- | ments will be retained when the action is raised. Developing swimmers must be cau- tioned against overdoing things. After proficiency has heen gained, the crawl virtually is effe. but an inexperi- | enced swimmer and too much work may . hesides A is y mous Autoline Oil | Wm. C. Robinson & Son Lo. Estcblished 1832 THAT’S real economy —five of the smooth- est, mellowest, cigars money can buy — for a quarter. This low, selling price of KING' EDWARDS equipped distribution and the fact that mil lions are sold every month. Daniel Loughran Co., Inc., belng unprofitable, as form is lost and faults are acquired when one begins to_tire. The best plan is to get just a little farther at every practice until several hundred yards can be covered com- fortably, but lengthen the distance by insensible degrees and always stop for a rest at first sign of fatigue. Finally, relaxation of the entire body is essential to effectively swim the crawl and so gain a maximum of speed from it. This should be in mind constantly, as there is a natural tendency 'to tense the muscles in try- ing to perform the movements cor- rectly, and unless it is overcome the action will be rigid and the effort greatly increased. MARK FOR 1,500 METERS BETTERED BY FRENCHMAN TARIS, August 28 (#).—Georges Bareton, the French middle distance champion, yesterday ran the 1,600 meters at the Colombes Stadium in 3 minutes 50 and 2-5 seconds. This is 2 and 1-5 seconds better than the world record hung up by Nurmi at Ielsingfors in 1924—3:52 3-5. It is not likely that this record will be ratified because no official of the French Federation was present, but three rellable clockers timed the cham- pion. In addition, Bareton is under sus- pension by the French Athletic Fed- arnation Wallace Motor Co. NASH Sales and Service 1709 L Street N.W. Just East of Conn. Ave. Main 7612 made possible by enor- buying power— modernly factories—nation-wide Distributors 1347 Penn. Ave. N.W. Phone Main 391 WOMEN 1 AIR golfers of the District have the women's Middle Atlantic t for the first time in history. -BY CORINNE FRAZIER: N SPORT _in prospect this Fall competition for itle, for which plans are being made . . Walter R. McCallum, secretary of the Middle Atlantic Golf Association, states that while the sanction has not been given definitely for this event, it is highly probable women of Maryland, Virginia and the Dis sectional competition. According_to prospective plans, the Baltimore Country Club at Roland Park, Md.. may be the scene of action. An invitation has been received from that club, offering the hospitality of | its course and clubhouse. The date has not been set, but it is fairly certain that play will be held in October. A large field of competitors are eagerly awaiting the final “ver- dict” of the M. A. officials in expecta- tion of the most ambitious golf event which has ever been open to women in this part of the coun ~ Lists of events from which school playground directors may make up their programs for the serles of track meets which_will, conclude activities for girls on these playflelds have been announced from playground head- quarters, Meets are to be run off in three classes, the competitors being classi- fled according to ages. In class A (girls, 8 to 10 years of age), events include a 40-vard dash. potato race, volley-ball throw for di tance and halancing. Class B athletes (10 to 12 years)| will try their skill at the 50-yard dash, basket ball throw for distance, three. legged race and garden gate bean bag (six on a team). s ranging from 12 to 14 vear will compete in the 50. yard dash: overhead relay: throw for distance with the basket ball and goal- throwing. First-place winners will receive hiue ribbons an® 5 points toward their in- dividual record. Second place willl rate the red ribbon and three tallies that it will materialize, giving the rict their first opportunity for and third place a white ribbon and one chalk mark. Each girl passing the balancing test will receive 3 points. Kach member of a relay team will be credited with the full number of points allotted to the place her team wins. . Proving her excellence ming, leadership, vocational basket ball and schlag ball, Jennie Torreyson of the Georgetown play- ground won her gold-test button, the highest emblem of athletic efficiency offered by the District playground de- partment, reward of skill in out- door activities. Abbie Green, director, conducted Miss Torreyson's tests and presented her with the coveted gold badge. wor Alma Jones of Slater playground re- cieved her bronze badge when she had successfully accomplished the elemen- tary diving and swimming tests, goal throwing, balancing and potato race. Alma walked the balancing beam with the high step and originated an additional step; she did the potato race in 30 seconds and swam the width of the pool. . ¢ Louise Butler won the Willow Tree playground tennis championship Tuesday, defeating Marie Edelin, 6—3, 6—0, in the title match. The winner and runner-up will team up to repre- sent their playground in the interplay- ground doubies tourney for the col- oved champlonship of the city, to be decided early in September. All who desire swimming instruc- tions in the Central High School pool in swim- | during the remaining days of the Summer scason may have them with- out previous registration two days of each week, according to an announce- jment from community center head- quarters. The schedule which will be observed for the few remaining weeks is as fol- lows: Tuesday and Thursday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. reserved for children, with in_struction for 40 minutes. 30 to $:15, women and older girls: 8:15 to 9, women alone; 9 to 10, men and women. Swimming the other days in the week is open to those who are regis- tered. Official Basket Ball Guide for Women for 192627 is on Kale now at the local book stores. The book has been put lout in record time this vear, due to the efforts of the American Physical Education Association and .the Na- tional Committee on Women's Basket Ball, both of which organizations have been urging'the publishers to place the guide on the market before the opening of the season. GETS MEDAL IN JAIL. cHIAGD, August 26 (P.—Gus Fetz, member of the 1926 champlon- ship Chicago public links golf team, who won the Warren G. Harding trophy for the second time in four vears, was presented with his medal in the county jail yesterday. He is an inmate of debtors’ row for failure to pay a judgment for injuries to a woman-in an automobile accident. sl dinaiy JOHNSTON NOT TO PLAY. ST. PAUL, Minn., August 26 (P). —Harrison R. Johnston, State ama- teur golf champion will not partici- ment this year at Baltusrol. N. . September 13. Pressure of business was given as Johnston's reason for withdrawing. Badket ball coaches and players will welcome tlte news that the pate in the national amateur tourna- | INDIAN SPRING CLUB September will see the conclusio | of the men’s and women's club cham- pionships at Indian Spring by a de- cision and program of events arrived at_yesterday by the golf committee. FKintries for the men's event will close September 9 with an 18-hole qualifying round to be played Sep- tember 11 and 12. The 16 low scores will qualify for the club titular com- petition, with the first match-play round scheduled for the aftes September 12. The following Sunday. September 19, will see the champlon- ship decided, as both semi-final and final are listed for that day. Woman players of the club will qualify for the club championship on September 16. The match play round will be played September 17. the semi-final September 18 and the final the following day at the same time the men are deciding their cham- pionship. The conclusion of the champion- ships will be marked by a dinner at the club in the evening, when the prizes will be presented. The committee aleo decided to hold a caddie tourn on September 13, and announced its decislon to stage a so-called “monkey” tournament next Sunday. In this event only four clubs may be used—driver, midiron, mashie and putter—and they must be used in rotation. The event always produces some amusing situations. 'AMERICAN BOY BEATEN IN BRITSSH GOLF PLAY COOMBE HILL, Surrey, England, August 26 (#).—Charles Sweeney of the Canterbury School, New Milford. Conn., today was eliminated in the fifth round of the British boys’ ama- teur golf championship by E. McRurie of Leventhistle, Scotland, 2 and 1. LISTS TOURNAMENTS | 29 PROS WILL PLAY IN SECTIONAL TEST Professional golfers from clubs around Washington and in Maryland and Virginia will play 36 holes to. | morrow at the Congressional Country Club to decide the brace of paid play- ers to represent this section in the Professional Golfers' Association tour ney at Salisbury, Long Island. next 29 pros—the 36-hole score— + month. Only two of the fleld of 2 pair with the lowest oon of | will be eligible to represent this sec tion. Last year Ralph Beach of Burning Tree and Dave Thompson of Washing- ton won the coveted places i nd starting times for the round follow Villie Dunt. Duncan Cuthbert Hollebaugh. 4:35—Glenn Spencer, Eddie Townes and Dannie Horgan. 9:46—Tommie Armour, Dave Thomp- son and Fred McLeod Banagan, Bob Bar- nett and Brick Wood. 10:02—Charlie Betschler, A. B. 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