Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1927, Page 37

LAYOUT “IS DEAD FLAT,” f WITH “HOLES ALL SIMPLE” Winds, Though, May Make Terror of Famous Links, He Admits—Declares Jones Had Easy Sailing jn Calm That Prevailed in Open. | BY LAWRNECE PERRY. osity. The Atlantan has been adopted NEW YORK, August 4.—One of [ Without question by all Britons, who those globe-trotting American sporting | ¥esard Lim as one of their own. nthusiasts who are to be found at - & ;npormm athletic events, whether eld in this country or abroad, has just returned from England with sev- eral impressions concerning track, ten- ts, golf and other sports in which mericans have been competing on the ther side of the Atlantic this Sum- me ¥irst he took occasion to go to the British_open at St. Andrews and fol- Jowed Bobby lu\\\ With an interest w} s well as patriotic. Although quite familiar with Eng Zish links, he had never before bee o St. Andrews. He was surpr find, to quote him literally, that the icourse “is a cinch. Winds Only Real Hazard. “First of all." flat, not a puc Bre all smmln enou that & from the \\m.h over it. yreadily imagine that ‘the course is a terror. “But with old Boreas nap there ks to sven , and in the The golbe trotter attributed the de- cat of the Harvard-Yale track team v the Oxford-Cambridge combination to the failure of the American athletes to_exert that reserve effort which de- sely contested events. " he said, “it was purely a matter of climate. More time was re- quired in which to accustom them to atmospheric _conditions. But it just as well the English collegians won, as they all seem to have an in- f ority complex over there ind an occasional victory over their American cousins won't hurt us at all, while it helps them a great deal.” Lord Burghley, who was seen | this country at the Penn relay - ing to L a prominent political figure |in England, according to the writer's {informant. ~ His athletic with the United States say | him a keen admirer of this country. sems to understand better glishmen should Homer, that is to say, Parke Davis i not nod after all. -In commenting upon his illuminating paper on the forward p: which appears in the foot ball guide, the writer called attention to the fact that he missed the Dillon-to-Wister pass in the Ya Princeton 1906 game. Parke writ “By design I limited my discussion of forward passes to those passes which terminated in scores, or were foilowed by creating scores. i . a great many served impor- Wis- an average pla kcatspaw breezes that prevailed in the it was foregone that Bobby sh the stroke record if he game, which he was.” Thls mln reports tha It Bobby Jones’ itting the open trophy to remain in ody of St. Andrews appealed to the Scots as the most knightly gesture in all the cen turles of golf in the land of heather. |t So moved were they that they for- |t got they were Scotchmen. They went into their trunks and strong box digging out historic feather balls and other relics which would command | high prices anywhere and bestowed them upon Bobby with lavish gener- \ NATIONAL ROWING MEET OPENS TODAY DETROIT, August 4.—Cr: amous passes which 1t parts as approach p pass was not allowed. While I re- | member it well, T did not and could not include it because it did not lead to scoring.” All of which leaves the way open to Parke for an equally interesting paper on famous failures. DOUBLE BILL LIKELY TO DECIDE CHAMPION Northeast Motor and Hartford A. C. nines will virtually decide the cham- pionship of the East section of Capital City League unlimited ranks on Sun- day, when they meet in a double bill on’ Friendship fleld. Fort Myer will be the guest nine to St. Joseph's on Plaza diamond, in another league fray. James McNamara has taken over the management of Iroquois Insects, which will be known as Jewish Com- munity Center Insects in the future. Games scheduled in Capital City League ranks for tomorrow and Sat- urday, have been postponed -until Tuesday Accor Elks and St. Martin's will meet in the only Capital City Insect class clash on Saturday at 11 o'clock on Plaza diamond. Other changes call for the playing of the Winsall-Smithfield game on West Ellipse at 1 o'clock with crews from the National Amateur Rowing Associa- tion championship regatta, which got under way at the Wyandotte Boat Club course, near here, today. dle Freeman, star sculler of the au Boat Club, New York, was . pitted against W. Smith, H. * Carlson and K. Thompson of the Lin- coln Park Boat Club, Chicago, and G. A. Buder and_ C. J. Dinklekamp | of the Century Club, Louis, in | the intermediate single event, feature of the opening day's card. Dinklekamp, a newcomer in cham- pionship circles, was also entered against Lee McClenahan of the ‘Wyandotte Club in the junior singles championship, to be decided toda: The junior 145-pound _singles, Junior 145-pound fours and junior doubles complete today’s program. The races will continue through BY 0. B. K For the Ascoclated Pr OME say Joyce Wethered is done with 1 i in. You can likely is the greatest feminine player the game St perhaps will see, in ring incomparable in rinine golf. And mostly have She very achieve the r her championships come along with an iron certitude, though her »mbat in a major event, with M il Leitch, was a tremendous affair that went into extra hole: 1 never have seen Miss Wethered play golf. Jimmy Standish has seen her. Jimmy played a set match with her last Summer at the No. 1 Gullane course while the British amateur championship was in progress. Jimmy won. But he has no intention of playing her a return mas “I'm_satisfied to stop where X told me that evening TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats on Sunday, and Cocoa Cola-Kennedy to meet on No. 10 diamond at 11 o'clock. Friday and Saturday. On the last day of the meet the national cham- pionship senior eights race will be held and a formidable field has been entered against the Pennsylvania Athletic Club crew, defending cham- , pions. FIRST HOLE SHORTENED AT CONGRESSIONAL CLUB The new first green at the Congres- sional Country Club, 90 yards shorter than the present first green, making the hole a par 5 and reducing fits length from 610 to 520 yards, soon will be in play. The green was sown to bent a year ago and now is in excellent condition. It will make a long two-shotter of the hole, with the probability that most players will not be able to reach the green in less than 3. The traps have not vet been placed, but will be dug shortly. A new second tee is to be constructed west of the eighth tee + and the second hole converted into much more of a dog leg than it now is. MAKE —_— ROWLETT PROVES BEST AQUATIC STAR AT CAMP Gwynn Rowlett proved himself the outstanding acquatic star at the Boy Club camp at Camp Reeder, Md., on the Wicomico River. In the swimming meet, conducted by Bob Legendre, chiet life guard, Rowlett won over a field of eight in | the long-distance affair, crossing the | river in 50 minutes. David Whisman and Harry Cole finished second and | third. Cole tled with Rowlett for high- point: honors in the meet, each | < with 15, “EASY PAYMENT PLAN” —provides these high- TWO D. C. TENNIS STARS LEAVE FOR TOURNAMENT Dooley Mitchell and Bob Considine, ranking tennis players of loce est quality tires on a most convenient buying basis. the National Public Parks tournament | next week. Maurice O'Neill, Considine’s doubles mate, will make the trip by r ing Washington : A small down pay- ment puts them on your 12 weeks to pay the bal- car today — then ADDS A GOLF RECORD. CHICAGO, August 4 (#) b, Mid her fifte record with an %0 at Oak under 1 second the Women's Weste tion's medal play cl leads with 168. ance—arranged to suit your income. Bring your registration card for identification. Park, GARNER GOES TO SARATOGA. CHICAGO, August 4 (®).—Jockey | Mack Garner, who has ‘rrn one of | the leading ri ! turf season, has to ride for Willi plans to T wthorne meeting. 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Hunter the right to the men's singles bowl in the an- nual invitation tournament here, WOMEN 1 N SPORT BY CORINNE FRAZIER SLOPE ANDERSON of Rich- mond, V: for several PATS the ranking tennis pla; this section, has earned W laurels for herself this season. | Last vear saw her rated among the | first 10 on the national ranking list. | This in itself marked an epoch in the tennis annals of the Middle Atlantic " - EFOOK PRAGTICE SWINGS FROM TIME To TimMe WITH A Big RED o UMBRELLA/ THE GREATEST FEMININE ine Hotel. *“I shot a 71, as fast as I ever go these nd I managed to beat her, She had a 73. If she had been putting well she'd have been in the 6 One hole, a par 3, of 230 ards, she took her spoon and spanked the ball four feet past the pin. Then she missed the putt. I'm contended. They tell me she plays golf a lot with Roger, her brother, and beats him as often as he beats he Roger Wethered, by the way, is former British amateur cham- pion. In 1921 he tied with Jock Hutchison for the British open title, losing in the play-off. I've never seen Miss Wethered play. But I walked a good deal with her in the galleries at Muir- field and St. Andrews and Sunning. dale, and she talks like a very thoughtful and sensible golfer. At Sunningdale she was watching Bobby Jones in the second of his tremendous rounds of 66 and 68, qualifying for the British open championship. Miss Wethered was carrying an umbrella—good big ing the umbrella as a golf club, taking practice swings with it from time to time discreetly. back of the mass of the gallery. “I've been watching the way he starts the club back in his iron i thered, speak- y. “The left side seems to start the motion and the hands seem to move a bit before the club, and the head of the club follows the a long w " something that will which day help me.’ I told N that if she really thing t would help her I was for her future opponents a serious girl and disclaim: compliment with a quick . immediately reverting to her new ide and illustrating it with the umbri Half an hour later 1 w her well behind the gallery on 10, swinging the umbrella after watching Bobby his iron shot to the upland Wethered, feelingly, rned some- the The greatest of feminine golfers seems to be a keen student of the one, very red. It was not rainix but' in England it is likely to most any time. She was emple game. And she's a fine, sedate English girl. George Lott of Chicago and Fritz Mercur of Bethlehem, Pa., were brack- ‘v"d with Tilden and Hunter, respec- tively, with the older men the favor- |, eugive showing in Southern tourney ites, but with the unexpected admit-'jast Winter and in the Northern edly possible in a tournament which avents this Spring, that she has been has seen more than its share of sen- |gelected as one of the seven members sational upsets, of the Wightman Cup team. It was Al four won thefr way to the semi- | known some time ago that Miss Ander- finals impressively in straight sets yes. | gon was one of the 10 considered for terday, Lott beating Lewis N. White | the squad, but yesterday she wa of Austin, Tex., sixth ranking Ameri- | notified to report at Forest Hills n player. and Mercur disposing of v in the group of seven nc mer Grifiin of New York. Tilden anwhile was coasting to victory Jerry Lang, New York, and Hun- States, as Miss Anderson is the first of our feminine stars to rate so high. | Now comes the news, after her im While rejoicing over the :-\unnm‘ showing of one of our own, we must i overlook the remarkable strides ade by another hful star, who vxw is includ first time in the W Cup squad. Helen lwm of California, the schoolgirl wiz . who has just graduated from the mr or ranks, also will report next | weeke at fills for the pre- iminary workouts, Helen Wills, of ¢ the ranking position Molla Mallory, | det feats, se, will play In on the team. despite her early-season still retains her place on the incdules also Eleanor p ork, and Mrs. A. H Chapin of Hyannis, Mass. matches, vesterday The Interplayground _tennis scheduled to get under wa yoned because of rain. vent, which this afternoon, Sventrir permittin was having little more difficulty with Cranston Holman of San Fran- cisco. OF the four, Mercur is the only one whose appearance in the semi- final round was a complete surprise to the experts. On the way he disposed | of the second ranking player in the country, Manuel /\!]onzni i Helen Jacobs, who disposed of tWo | ~iw YORK. e opponents: ihust far withe loss of but| - BV YORIG August 4~ Ves five games, has the gallery with her (day's play im the junior and, boj il in her battle for the women's singles [national turf championships at. Forest bowl. Tho California girl already this | fills found all the seeded players in | season has won from the American : | Shampion, Mrs. Molla Mallory. h-:th divisions still possible chmn<‘ plons. Yesterday's results: All the matches ran true to foi with the favorites emerging torious by more or less safe margins. | | All the seeded doubles teams a | ished the day's play without a fatality ‘ occurring. Seven of the eight seeded juniorss| reached the round before the semi-| finals vesterday and were joined byt|! Sidney B. Wood, jr, who defeated Wilbur F. (junior) Coen, seeded star, Tuesday. ,nn%rr’umd-—'l‘llldor and Hunter defeated Summaries: | e B o e Thalhoimer i e St Berkeley Bell and James Quick. | . Third round—Frank Shiel A0 Rl Jonen: ant John Doeg | (ofeptedKelth Gledhill, Santd B Ryn_and Kenneth A("I' X :h'lvalcd Valter Tho Eliz: | | | FAVORITES ADVANCE ’ IN JUNIOR NET PLAY| Third round—William Tilden defeated Jerry Lang, 6—3. corge Lott _defeated oot N wiite :_Fritz Mercur defeated Elmer Griffin,’ 6—1 E T_Hunter defeated Cranston’ Holman, 06—, WOMEN'S SINGLES. Second round—Helen Jacobs defeated Mrs J. Dallas Corbiere, 6—1, 6—1. MEN'S DOUBLES. Tilden and Hunter defeated venny and Allan Herrington. LR n 7. " Diok Williama ‘and White T AT P won ‘from Roy Luckanitsch, Rapid City, S D default. Fourth rount—Edward v_.wn,.‘ Baltimore Molla_Mallory_and | fefeted, [Haroyd mfi;fi" i Mrs. Witllam " Eads- | feated Edwin a e e | B Grant, © Atlanta, 1otte And’ Margaret | M: [ o Ch iff, | Yonkera, e defepted Miss Jacobs 'and Eleanor Gose. | Sycids deteated Maurice B o—1. i " getepted Wi 6—4: C. Alphnnw Smith, 6— Loasos, Bow | = Dolph \(n!IhmMn San_Diego, defeated Fred Mesner, Syracuse, Boys® Singles. Third round—Karl Kamrat] feated th, hw e Loty and Wilmer ~AlHison. MIXED DOUBLES. First round—Mrs. Chabin and Jones de. feated Mrs. H 0 Wallace Johnson, 7—: cott and Thalheimer Jorie Morrill and Bell. Mrs. Corbiere and Holman won from Miss Goss and partner by E Bouman and ~Lott _defeated Thayer and Allison. 6—0. 8—10. | defeated defeated M BLANKS FOES FOR RECORD. W C., August 4. ). ed to be a Pled- mont League record was established here yesterday when the Winston- Salem blanked Raleigh in a seven and-a-half-inning game. This brought the total to 33 consecutive innings in which opponents have not scored on local pitchers. defepied mnm Sutter. )—"l . Kreadv R R | RED SOX REGAIN HOLLING. “ i AN FRANCISCO, August 4 () &San_ Francisco of the Pacific | Coast League has returned sCarl Holl- | ing, pitcher, to the Boston Red Sox.| Why sho keep it to myself ? AS THE song had it, *—but I won’t be happy, till I make you happy, too.” I want you to share with me the joy of a pipe and Prince Albert. I may be prej- udiced, but I don’t believe you can find the brand of pipe-joy I'm talking about in any other way. Why, the very moment you open the tidy red tin and breathe that glorious P. A, aroma, you know—then and there —you are going to like this tobacco, and like it lots. And, if you still have the slightest doubt, it will vanish the instant ‘you taste the smoke itself. PRINGE Cool 4s a March rain beating against the window-pane. Sweet as the flowers that attract the honey-bees. 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Del- eyl was the victor over Co- er in a third round upset. won after losing the first Frances Krucoff and Laura Plttin- ger were other players to reach the Mrs,_ Woodward 7" Taslor va. all vs. W Sinet Puttinger Mrs W alker. Bethel, The doubles draw: Kru"m"( |gd \\'11.{” v by flnvul\- and celer ve. Martinez and e Smith: Pitting nnv! Taylor vs. bye: 3 &yv\flpr \u ’-“ )}{-lmh)\m{(u\lrdl I(Nhll ax\(X Bethel. Frazier and Metropolitan Golf Association, which braces the area around New York . has a membership of 157 clubs. TODAY DOUBLE-HEADER. AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK Washington vs. St. Louis TICKETS ON SALE AT PARK P. A. is s0ld wmhm m My ud tins, pound and half-pound dors, and pound crystal-glass Ilmmdon sponge-moistener top. And always with every bit of bite and parch vemoved by the Prince Albert process.