Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1928, Page 26

SINGERE IN STAND Champion Now Fears He Will Not Be Able to Get Two Contests This Year. By the Aseo NEW YORK, Fi 7.—-Gene Tun- ney is bac New York. rather doubt- ful whether he will be able to get the two bouts he wa . because he fecls that J never will m Miami Beach last | avy hampion out- plans for the year, disclosed ns for believing h with the ring and regardless of whether he appes one or two fights this year, the N0 sane reason for believing sey's retirement is not gen- said Tunney. “I believe he i convinced he will be exposing himse'f to grave danger of permanent injury if he . ever engages in a boxing match, hat reason has decided to abandon bo: 1 do not agree witl the popular belief that Dempsey's irement is part of a publicity or bally- | hoo scheme. because I refuse to Tecog- | nize the necessity for any widespread | A champio bout is a hip bout regardless of the amount of publi that it receives.” Turning to his tentative boxing pro- gram for 1928, the champion said that whether he engages in one or two bouts depends upon ring developments among the heavyweight contenders. “Rickard and I have reached an a fight in June against n who makes the best impression Sharkey-Heeney-Delaney-Risko | eliminations. Because my plans with ckard do not go beyond the June bout I hesitate to say that I will have | more than one fight. Of course I want two bouts, but it may be that there wi be no one available for a second match. | But whether 1 engage in one of two | match can be said that Rickard | probably will be the promoter.” i Here on business, Tunney plans to remain in New York for about 10 days and then return to Miami Beach to re sume training. GOOD SCORES MADE | BY AGGIE BOWLERS H | ‘The first block of five games in the | 15-game Agriculture Department sweep- stakes has been bowled with rather sur- prising results. While the Aggies have among their 200 or more reg- ular bowlers just one man averaging better than 110, and only two Wwho better the 107 mark, the first block shows 13 sharpshooters of the 21 entered in the sweepstakes shooting for 106 or more, while five of them have done 568 or better tor the five-game block. Charlie Lyons, with on even 600, leads the way. followed by Lindstrom, with . 586: Conklin, with 579; Stork, 574, and Seaton. 568. Lyons opened up with a game of 173, the best of the evening, and since he has been shooting in top form lately. getting a 628 count for five games | Wednesday and doing close to 370 for a three-game set on Thursday. the | prospect Inoked good for a 400 count for his first three games. However, after registering 117 in his second game, he ran 22 consecutive boxes without a decent spare break and had but 382 to show for his first three games. It is rather a coincidence that shoot- on the same alleys with him was A peculiar feature of Ruppert's bowl- | ing on that occasion was that he was shooting on two teams in the tourna- men? that evening at the same time and | on the rame alleys. With one team he 3ot 175 as stated: with the other, 94 LADIES' DISTENCT T me—Limerick (Tem- One lone maple played an mportant part in the Ladies' District League last week. The single stick was Arcadia's margin of victory in the second game of its match with the Northeast Temple ter Josing the first game. Going on w & win in the last game, Arcadia held to first place with & game advantage over (’;x' onrushing champlon Convention | 8l Ca leda Amidon led the Arcadia attack with a set of 304 that had a ame of 115, Margaret Miltner shot 323 or Tempie Lucy Owen came through with 102 in the first gzme, U give Virginia Mar- kets it& only win over Convention Hall From then on Convention Hall with | Jennie Maloolm and Elizabeth Ackman turning in good strings won handily, | King Pin and Meyer Davis hooked up, vith the former winning the odd game. Millie Russell rolled a set of | 785, which included & for the winners, while Anna Willlams end Fay Morgenstein did the bept ghioot- ing of the Daiis crew. Fay wtaled 114 in her second siring, while Anne rolled | e "’lf set and 109 for her high geme. | Afer being wpped by 4 pins by Fet- | wortn in the fint game, tne Blilles Prunced the maples 14 e weoond for a seasor record of 537 wnd pressed v | win tie Just it ytaled 515, breaking | thely own b, st reeord with 1519 | of & pospOLement, Lov- | er Duvis Yk two from the hending the yace in i Bowling Leugue | s 14 aefents, with s FUBBeT-uD o crories and 18 deteats Teom A e arn saale, 311 D. C. BOXERS TO ENGAGE PHILADELPHIA MITTMEN | Undeteated boxere of the Jewlsh et Vit Philln delyhia wmatenr Yesm O four b 6k u featuse of Ve pnthily snoker fr e mwminrs Bitelged by Vhe Jewlsh Communidly Cen'wer 1o Feruary 16 st Coppmunity Cenver wil BY O. B. KEELER. For the Associated Press After T had heard it about one hun- | dred times I got tired of it, and, be- ing in a somewhat petulant humor that | morning—Bobby Jones was having a hard battle, as I recall it—I suddenly spoke out of turn. It was a stout, com- fortably constructed gentleman in the gallery who had made the comment I had heard so often before. Bobby had just laced a terrific drive from the fif- teenth tee on the east course at Merion. He had elected to “bite off” a great slice of the diagonal carry designed for this hole. His drive carried close to 250 |yards and reached the fairway, flying over acres of rough that really was rough. The stout gentleman—I think he was a banker—then spoke: “I can't understand how it is,” said he, “that that boy can get all that dis- tance when he hits the ball so easily. | Why, I hit the ball as hard as I can, g & And so on. I'll bet you've heard it yourself plodding along in the gellery. Maybe you've said it yourself watch- ing some expert golfer wallop his long THE EVENING ' STAR, WASHINGTO! 1 CAN'T UNDERSTAND MOW 1T 1S THAT THAT BOY CAN SET ALL THAT DISTANCE WHEN HE MITS THE many. The stout, banker-looking man | was not speaking to me. But I an- swered. | “Did you ever sit down on the ground |at the right-hand side of the tec and | watch his face instead of his swing?” I inquired. The stout man regarded me a bit sourly. “No,” said he, finally. “What for?” | “Just to see if he really is hitting that | ball easily,” I replied. “I've done that a number of times. And I can tell you he’s hitting that ball just as hard as God and 175 pounds will let him.” The comfortable man was immedi- ately interested. “No—honestiy?” he said. I assured him, honestly. He said he would try the experiment some time; maybe at the |next tee. I hope he did. Bobby hit a whale of a drive from the sixteenth tee. And I know how he looked. Some | weeks later, just for my own satisfac- tion, I had some photographic shots made of his face when he was “letting out” at a drive. The strained contortion of his features and the steel-cable rigid- ity of the great cord in his neck and the shots. This time it was one time toogrim clench of his powerful jaw tell | more of a story of concentrated. focused physical effort than acres of type could The best picture I got, and it was not just before impact, when the stress is most furious, showed Bobby still glaring | at the spot where the ball was after his hands had swept through and the ball was far on its hissing path. It is not only a proof of the tremendous physical effort of a big shot; it is the finest object lesson I have seen of the way a first-rank golfer Jooks at the ball—kceps his_head down. ‘The clean, smooth, easy swing, nicely timed, will give you a drive of a couple of hundred yards. Take the ladles, for example—not meaning, of course, Glenna and Alexa and Maureen and the championship type. But let me assure you of this: Whenever you send that ball above an eighth of a mile, or 220 yards, and especially when you {drive out to 250 and 275 yards, you ‘nre slugging it, my friends, and you are | condensing into that 1.62 ounces of rubber, balata and deviltry all the brute power your system can command. Timing—yes. Form and style—per- haps. But old J. B. Force—absolutely! NEW INDIAN SPRING PRO TO BE HERE THIS WEEK HAIRMAN HOOVER of the Indian Spring committee is to have his nominee for the pro- fessional berth in the city to present him to ti governors of the club at & meeting Thursday night. The name of the can- didate is withheld by Hoover. Anyhow, Hoover promises the club he will pro- duce a candidate and that the Indian Spring job will be settled for a year at least. With W. Ray Garrett, president of the club for the past three years, re- fusing nomination to succeed himself, the Bannockburn Club last night elect- ed L. G. Pate as president at annual at the Raleigh Hotel. Garrett constructed the new clubhouse and was instrumental in the moves to ‘lengthen the golf course to one of standard length. He has been one of the prime movers in every improvement at Ban- nockburn, C. B. Des Jardins was chosen vice president and members of the board of governors were chosen as follovs: for three-year terms, John J. Mclnerney, T. D. Hardin and E. C. Alvord. For (wo-year terms, Grosvenor Jones and J. L. Pherige. For one year, Leo F. Pass, A move to enlarge the membership of the club to 400 before the opening of the Bpring season was launc) at the annual meeting. ‘The membership is now about 320. Improvements made on the course and clubhouse were de- scribed in detall in the annual report of the board, which said that title to the club property had been cleared during the year by court order. George J. Voigt's tournament career during the year was complimented in gl:hn:pom Voigt 1s & member of the The club took no action on a golf professional to fill the berth made va- cant several months ago by the resig- naton of L. G. Walker, although it was indicated a decision will be made shortly. It is known that several score Farrell’s Sure Chip Played Same as Put CHiIPT0 PN game of 106, | |LIKE PUTT~ BACK WITH LEFT-6TROKE WITH RIGHT~ ALL OFF GHT F 001~ CLOSE STANCE. BY 50L METZGER. Chipping wnd putling hive von more Utles Whnn wll olher strokes combined. The yolfer who in dend sure of getting down in two strokes from 25 or 30 yards sway 15w dan KETOUS OPPOLENL On MDY Course Johnnuy Farrell 15 that kind of !l;uyrl When the way o the hole s clenr he uses & No 3 ron for this clly #nd run, us thet gives the hall enough Loty W Jump over the inter- veulng faliwey grass snd do most of W8 running on the green where oot hiness can be aepended upon Farrell plays this ehot Just me he plutte. ‘The left hand takes the club pack, the right strokes it forward He stands se close 1o the ball s poseible with wsrms tucked close 1o Lhe sides Bouare stance with ball ';!hyn‘l ot right fool That means il gt Woon e downewing wid wve it the needed run. Always, says Farrell keep the foet well (o kelhier for hiese shot, 80 us Lo ey then with comfor, and freedun 6 Tie Cenver giovennn downed Baitd wore Y M A ialtiers secently and bope wivn W wan Pilisgelpiis 4 thelr victim st ‘Lrere will by ulher o‘uu- tons al the BILUKEE, i Wik elroke 18 Vhe same ux your put | ting stroke, club buck low, so you'l) wvold stubbing 1t on the forward awly, Another great ahol of John- n Liis chip over & husiker Lo the T he board of { - el v = | SET® GOLP RECORD. " e names have been submitted for the post. The choice will be made by the greens commiitee, headed by Dr. T. J. | board, "'"“’"?," she did not play the good golf of which she is capable, Mrs. roe E. Miller of thé Congressional | try Club qualij for the m rounds in ti | champlonship |of 112 Dorof Washington, hi 4 registered an 8i tA.win the round. ot EIGHT BOUTS LISTED FOR TERMINAL SHOW Efght boxing bouts featuring a tilt be- | tween Allen Smallwood, fr.. and Sailor | McKenna, at five rounds, will mark a | stag program tonight at the Terminal Rallroad Y. M. C. A The bouts arranged by Allen Small- wood, sr., will follow vaudeville enter- tainment, which starts at 8 o'clock, The boxing car Francis Shunaker. 125 pound o Brewer. 175 thice Tolimas, ¥ Dick 08 Billie Billle 0 pourd; ex Stoval, 160 o tuck. 160 pounds: foir A noing u va. Sallor rounds va. Jos Proc. i ANDERSON AND SHADE : 0.} 141 pound % er. | LOB ANGELES, February 7 (#).— Dave 8hade, crouching California mid- dlewelght, and Joe Anderson of Ken- tucky, meet here tonight in a 10-round bout with the right for a match with Mickey Walker, world's champion, as a possible added stake. Both fighters have heen hot on the trall of the 160-pound king for some time. Bhade once fought Mickey for the Welll:rwrlfim title, but Jost in a close | battle. PINEHURST, N, ©,, Pebruary 7 (#) ~— | Bhooting 2 below part, 71, Joe Capello, wolf professional at Hyannisport, Mass., st record on the new Pine Needles course here, with & score of 60, He was out in 35 and back In LBy e Awcorinted Press Two native sons were fRvor fhes i the fleld of 66 golters who nhot betted than 166 Lo quulify for the second 36-hole fight 1 Texus open today. Tom Lally of Ban Antonio led the dld with an sggregate of 144, nve | strokes hetter than his nearest out-of- Blate competitor, und one under the card turned i by Harry Cooper of Huf- fulo, N. ¥, who learned his golf on Texns lnks. = Lally shot par 71 yesterday, 2 un- der his total for the first 18-hols sound Bunday. Cooper mgved into second place with & 10 for the second 18 after Laking » 75 on the inital round, He was e only one Lo crack par. Bobby Orutckshank of Fuichise, N Y., winner of lust yeur's open, and Hor ron Bith of Joplln, Mo, ted for third Twith 149 cuwchi Tomuny Armonr, na {tonal open champlon, and B8l Mehl- o of Pitshurgh, were next with 160s kd Dudley, Hollywood, Calll, who led Bunday with & 72, found plenty of touble on the rain sosked course and needed 19, for & total of 15) mcDonald Smith, Gyeat Neck, 1. 1, s, U BiAS Ll vl e one sibaks e oWE, AR recommended W IRE |5y e 11 iBoaton Bikives. whiclintieall FIGHT TO MEET WALKEK' HOME TALENT IS LEADING IN TEXAS OPEN TOURNEY | MAY RUSH TO TITLE FROM CELLAR BERTH By the Associated P NEW YORK, February 7.-Are the | Pittsburgh Pirctes of the National 1 Hockey League going to parallel the | from the cellar of the National League 0 win the diamond title fn 19142 This qyestion s on the lips of most major league hockey fans as the Smoky City sextet, which had not won a sin- gle game when the season was five bottom rung to within striking dis- tance of a place in the play-offs. Odie Cleghorn's Pirates on February 4 were only two games behind the De- troit Cougars, in third place of the American group. They tralled the sec- nnd-glnce Boston Bruins by three and one-half games and the leading New York Rangers by five games. Second or third position will give them a shot at the title, and at the rate they have been traveling since they struck the stride which Janded them ih the 1925- 26 play-offs they are conceded a good chance of making another bid for the Stanley cup. Should they finish among the first three, the Pirates will be accredited with accomplishing one of the most spectacular uphill climbs in the history of the Winter sport. They lost five games before they scored a couple of points in te games with Boston and the Rangers, then lost three and tied one before winning their first game of the season against the Toronto Maple Leafs. That was on November 22, and Y| since then the Pirates have more than - | held their own and gradually forged ahead as a team to be reckoned with. 8ince November 22 the Pirates h won 7 of their 14 games, tled 4 lost 3, for a total of 18 out of 28 pos- sible points. ‘They have taken the measure of such strong aggregations as Les Canadicns of Montreal, the world champlon Ottawa Senators, the Mon- treal Maroons and the New York Ran- gers. On February 5 they still had 18 of thelr 44 scheduied games to play. BROTHER ACT ENACTED IN HOCKEY IN MIDWEST MILWAUKEE, February 7 (#).—Col- lege hockey's brother-against-brother act 18 contributed by the Iversons— Emil, who conches the University of Minnesota icemen, and Kay, who conches Marquette, Kay Iverson scored his first victory of 10 years over an Emil Iverson team when Marquette defeated Minnesota on ‘| slushy fee, 4 to 0. It was Marquette’s eleventh consecutive victory and her fourth aver Big ‘Ten'competition. . A total of 51,906 base balls was used in games played members of the Na- tional League during the 1927 season, Larry Nalholtz, Clevelund, who were in lso needed Wiills non the favorites fatled to quality, severnl expected to share in the £6,000 cunh prigen, were fer down the Mst. Menry Ciucl, Htratford, Conn, was n twenty-Afth piace with 156, Willle Hunter, former Biitish apen champlon, was Ued with ‘Tom Hoyd, Btapleton, N Y., for forty-fourth, with 160. Bunshine late yesterday wnd s olear sky throughout the nl,l!t gave promise of the best weather fodny since the medal play started. ‘The falrways have heen 8o soft that mud elung to the balls and sent many shots out of line The program calls for 16 holes this morning and 16 this afternoon, with with 81,600 offeved for low acore for the 44 _holes TROUSERS ‘To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'S, 7th & F AP TR SAN ANTONIO, ‘Tex, FPebruary 'l“m- 153 cluns. Al Watrous, Grand Rap- weeks old, continues its climb from the | j Ids, Mich, and Al Esplnosa, Chicago, | ] GENARO CHAMPION; DEFEATS BELANGER Gains Flyweight Honors in Opinion of National Box- ing Association. ' By the Associated Tross, TORONTO, Ontarlo, February 7.— ‘The National Boxing Association’s world's flywelght crown rested today on the brow of Frankle Genaro of New York. Genaro won the title by scoring a de- cision victory over Frenchy Belanger in a 10-round bout here last night. Belanger captured the N. B. A. cham- plonship two months ago, and defended It successfully recently when he won a decision over the man who dethroned him. Genaro was not to be beaten last night. Belanger put up a gallant but futile battle to retain the diadem. He found the New Yorker's defense hard to plerce, and toward the end he him- self realized that his only chance to win lay in putting over a finishing blow. Genaro led from the start. For the most part he depended upon his superior boxing ability to give him the edge, but at times he flung caution to the winds and slugged away, toe and toe, with his Canadian foe, Belanger's left eye was badly swollen early in the fight, and Genaro opened a cut over the other soon afterward. At close quarters, where Belanger had heen figured to score heavily, Genaro's superlative boxing ability and long ex- perience frustrated Frenchy at every turn. The champlon was dangerous un- til the end, but Genaro's defense left him no opportunity to put across a knockout punch. Newspaper men at the ringside credit Genaro with winning six rounds, gave the champlon two and called two even. ‘Ten thousand fans were kept in a continual uproar by the exciting battle. | Genaro weighed in at the flyweight limit, 112 pounds; Belanger scaled 110';. BOGOLJUBOW LEADS IN CHESS TOURNEY By the Associated Pres BERLIN, February 7.—The :third | of the Berlin Chess Club was contested here today, five of the seven games scheduled being decided. The winners | were Dr. Tartakower of France and C. Stoltz of Sweden. Three games were drawn. E. D.-Bogoljubow of Germany retained the lead. Summarie: : aueen’s pawn opening after 40_mov Stoltz, Sweden, defeated Schlage. Ger- in & four knights opening after 46 h. Germany. drew with Brinckmann, Germany, in & queen's gambit after 23 moves Bocolinhow Germany. drew with Leon- hardt Germany | in % queen's Kambit - affor 47 moven. . G Jost to Dr. Tartakower, 3R move teiner, " Hin: & qicen's pawn after 46 Tavor of Sammisch: Switzerland adinrned o Nimzowitach. pawn afuée Hrinckmann fw | and St round ended 1n raw b zolhibow Brinckn Stoitr”" Targukower Nifuzowitach Steiner Aies elling Koch The pairings for the fourth round: Nimzowitsch vs. Bogoljubow, Brinck- mann vs. Johner, Schlage vs. Koch, Ret{ vs. Stoltz, Stelner vs. Ahues, Helling ;5. gu:mlsch and Tartakower vs. Leon- hardt. 'SANDLOT BASE BALL LEADERS PLANNING Several base ball squads have called meetings for the next few days to ar- range season’s plans, Last year's play- ers, as well as new candidates, are ask- ed to attend the sessions. Moose Juniors will gather tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at the home of Man- ager Nalley, 1254 Eleventh street north- east; Corinthian Athletic Club will have a meeting for its Insect, Midget and Junior players Friday night at Immac- ulate Conception Hall, Eighth and N streets, at 7:30 o'clock; Collegian din- monders will gather Saturday night at 8 at the home of Donald Grist, and Dixie A. © Junlors, known last senson as Bladensburg Juniors, will meet Mon- day night at 8 at the home of Manager ¥ | QUEEN 3 for 50¢, Oth round of the international tournament | y. drew with Retl. Czecho- | You'll like the Hand-made Admiration 2 fog 23¢, 13¢. and upward, Fights Last Night By the Associated Prews, ‘TORONTO, Ontarlo—Frankie Ge: naro, New York, won the Natlonal Bo; ing Association world flyweight chai plonship from Frenchy Belanger, To- ronto (10). Tommy Mitchell, Toronto, won from ClUff Graham, Toronto (6). Billy Yeats, Cork, Ireland, defeated Ray Newton, Plainsvile, Ohio (4). Alex Burlle, Toronto, won from Young Irish, Akron, Ohlo (6). Victor Waintz, Paris, France, defeated Frank Monohan, Ak- ron, Ohlo (6). PHILADELPHIA.—Rene De Vos, Bel- glum, won from George Oourtner, Oklahoma (10). Johnny Jadick, Phil- adelphia, technically knocked _out Jackle Snyder, Brooklyn (7). ‘Tony Ascenclo, Spain, outpointed Jackie Cohen, New York (10). Willle Feld- man, Brooklyn, won from Plerre Gan don, France (6), PITTSBURGH. — Battling Levinsky, Philadelphia, and Sammy Seifert, Pitts- burgh, drew (10). WILKES-BARRE, Pa-—Pete Latzo, Taylor, Pa., defeated Maxle Rosen- bloom, New York (10). WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.—Tiger Thomas, Willlamsport, won from Rocky Smith, Battle Creek, Mich. (10). NEW YORK.—Joe Sekyra, Dayton, Ohio, knocked out George Gemas, Phil- a delphia (7). Willle Harmon, New York, defeated Hilario Martinez, Spain (10). Jimmy Finley, Louisville, and Eddle Frisco, New York, drew (10). Luis Vicentini, Chlle, and George Bal- duc, Brooklyn (no contest) (5). BUFFALO, N. Y.—Pete Petrolle, North Dakota, and Luke Carr, Buffalo, drew (6). LONDON, England. — Jack Hood, Great Britain, knocked out George Rouquet. France (4). SHEFFIELD, England.—Johnny Cuth- bert, Great Britain, defcated Vincente Cerdan, Paris (15). MOBILE, Ala.—Jimmy King, Mobile, won from Pete Stamaty, Boston (10). JERSEY CITY, N. J.—Jack Horner, St. Louis, outpointed Harry Martone, Jersey City (10). NEWARK, N. J—Al Bryant, New- ark, defeated Phil Goldstein, Pitts- burgh (10). GREEN BAY, Wis—Howard Bentz, | Milwaukee, won from Mike Rozegall, | Omaha (10). Al Kubiak, Milwaukee, | knocked out K. O. Walter Madey, Chi- cago (2), COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa—Kinkey Bige, Omaha, knocked out Jimmy Welch, Stoux City (3). GALVESTON, Tex.— Bob Lawson, Alabama, beat Bearcat Wright, Omaha (12). SALT LAKE CITY.—Billy McCann, Cleveland, outpointed Dan Ottegary, Utah Indian (10). 'HELEN WILLS GOING ABROAD NEXT MONTH By the Amsociated Prs BERKELEY, Call February 7.— Helen Wills today made known her plans for further conquests in the ten- nis world. She announced that she would forego a trip to Hawall to ap- pear In the Honolulu championships in order to depart early this Spring for Europe, Miss Wills said she would leave here in March in order to have at least two weeks' practice in Europe before she plays in team matches, which the United States Lawn Tennis Association is arranging in Holland, Germany and France. She also will play in the Wightman Cup m for the American team she 1 enter the Wimbledon championships. She has reached no decision about participation in the French' champlonships, but may do so, since the date for this event has been changed to May 22. The Wimbledon play is set for June 25. Miss Wills said she had declined to play in the Riveira tournament, as she did not want too much play in Europe prior to the American team matches. SOCCER TEAM’S TOUR By the, Associates LONDON, February 7.—The Evening Standard says that the tour of England and Wales of the Waratahs, New South Wales rugby team, has netted profits amounting to £40,000. Four international matches pro- duced £35,000, the match against Eng- land drew £15700, enough ftself to cover the costs of the entire tour, which was run on the most economical lines. A representative of the International Board sat with the team at meals to see that the allowance of half a crown (60 cents) for lunch and 4 shillings 6 pence ($1.10) was rigidly enforced. ~ He was dubbed “the skeleton at the feast." The profits will be divided thus: England. £17,000; Wales, £11.000: Sco land, £7.000, and Ireland, £5000. New South Wales is allowed only the £600 {granted by the International Board to cover the expenses of the Canadtan | tou IT TAKES A YEAR...t0 mellow! 'VERY leaf of the choice 100% Havana fillers used in | Admiration Cigars is mellowed full year in the curing proc- cess. 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