Evening Star Newspaper, September 12, 1928, Page 31

spmn". THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. :C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1928 French Appear to Have Gained ° Strangle Hold” on U. S. Tennis Tltle ‘ethered’s Backswing Controlled by “Right” HAVE FIVE STARS | LEFTIN TOURNEY Coen and AIIlson Are Among, Leading Americans to Be Eliminated. GRIPS WiTH FALACK WRISTS 7o Bu1 FIRMLY WITH (§*7 FINGERS LIFf6 CLUB UP OUTSI0E. LINE WITH RIGHT \\‘/ 1e By the °d Press. OREST HILLS, N. Y., 12—French domination of the United States national tennis mpionship today was el. ives among the 1d of the title atingent had for the title | \ any tourna- | \ started, annex- pal tenms laurels. | ed play in the | y and live won. | ¢ group are Henri | Borowa, the Davis | > have yet to lose Ui ixini Bie— M LG, September itish goif meihods differ from American, as those forwunate to follow the Walker Cup matches at the Chicago Golf Club readily saw. In a previous article we left Roger Wethered, crack British amateur, all set to play a short pitch with mashic-niblick to the flog over a hazard. Wetiiered’s wide stance, with weight_back on right foot and club gripped well Gown the leather, with iace wide cpen and shaft tilted back, is, as we know, quite different when compared to the way Jones or Von EIm play the shot. Now, let us see how Wethered handles the backswing. Without moving his shoulders, Roger lits the cluo up racher abiuptly and outside the line. In other words, his right hand and arm are in contiol, Just as they are among dufleis’ when theg slice a drive. But Wethered wanis a sliced cut to his ball, so he purposely em- ploys the rignt to take tne club back. His letc wrist is very free, due to a finger g:1p, 50 it bends freely on this backswing. y awd Amold Jones of er Yale tennis captain, | sterday ded American, was | y by one of the younger | de Buzelet, 2—6, 1—6, enchmen who fought 1 the second round 2no0n, the oldest mem- | tion, and Chrisian the former being . 'Brugnon defeateu adelphia, 6—4, 1—6, ssus downed H. H. 75, 6—1, Why continue to slice when the fault can be absolutely cured by fol- lowing a few simple instructions? Write Sol Metzger, care of this pa- per, and request his illustrated leaf- let on “Slicing.” In writing inclose stamped, addressed envelope. i 1928.) POLOISTS DRILLING FOR TOURNEY PLAY There will be no more polo on the Potomac Park oval until Saturda} after- | noon, when teams repres Cavary and the 16th Field Artillery and the War Department Whites, Blues nd Yellows will engage in practice en- couniers. Teams hereabout are now e: | perimenting to pick the® line-ups for he high and low goal tournament un- der auspices of the War Department and Bo .ord, Conn., of the five from France tocay John -4, jr., Chicago, ance. cm, Pa., vs. Henri Vs, Sad akazu Ausuin 3. 6. jJUNIUR LINKSMEN ~ INTITLETOURNEY | Will Be New D. C. Champion, as Hufty, 1927 Victor, Is Not Playing. BY CORINNE FRAZIER. RS. EVERETT HUGHES and Mrs. Guy V. Henry, with un- usually low net scores, won War College handicap tourna- ment yesterday, the first of the week scries to be staged during the Fall sea- son. Mrs, cours Hughes shot the nine-hol> OSTPONED from last week the District junior amateur golf championship tournament got v today on_the Congressional, who won the year, was not defending his title as he is no longer eligible, having gone to the national amateur at Burn, Pairings for the qualifying te is at 36 holes medal py wer lows: 7 C. Shorev (Bannock- | (Iudian Spring). James 1:35- Byin Cortiss (Indian 7 Stone (Washinzton). Thom- Webb, T ir. | (Co- ng) i ashinzion). (Indian Spri Wwilliam W. R. Bumns «(Washinzton), | green to win the junior | feated Nathan Poole, tinaian and 1 R. Tierney Bonn gvlh'n W, hington), (Congre Shos defeated William | on the fourteenth | olf champion- | ship of Columbia Coun! Club yester- day. Owens downed P. B. Holzberg, jr. 4 and 3, while Braw was victorious | over G. T. Sharp, jr. 7 and 6, in the semi-final round. Owens outsteadied his the late stages of the Owens and 4, opponent in match. i Though he has been playing golf since he was 10 yoars old, Owens, the new junior champion, who is 18, has de- | veloped his game only during the past | two vears. He is the son of W. W. Owens. Summaries: First flish(. semi-Gnal round—John W. Owens defented B. B. Holzber William Brawner deieate T. nd 6. Fln!l round —Owens Brawner. s and 4 ‘onsolation Sharp. defeated ‘Thomas P. Bones, jr. de- 6 and 5: W. T. Gal- liher defeated Joseph B. Trew, jr. 6 and 5. Final round—Bones defeated Callll\cl and 2. Second ficht. semifinal round A, S diner. r.. defeated Richard Walsh, 3 and allen Sherrier dofeated Pace Cornwell. 4 and 3. Final round—Sherrier defeated Gardiner. | ¥ and 3 Consolidation. final reund—John Lewis | Smith, jr., defeated Cuxc'\ce Dodge, 3 and 2. Gar- 2: Brae | tournament _to be of 3, gave her a 37, flight. Mrs. Henry topped the second flight with a net 39. Her handicap 1 12, making her gross score 51. Mrs. Charles Thompson was the sec- ond place winner in the first flight. Her net was 38, her handicap 7, making hei 3 Condon McCornack and ynch each had a net of third place, but Mrs. Lynch's 2 was one stroke better than her rival’s, Mrs. Lorenzo Gasser finished second in the second flight, roundinz in 55 with a handicap of 14, giving her a net 41, Mrs. Evan H. Humphrey won third honors in_this flight, netting 43 | with an 11 handicap. Eighteen gelfers turned out for the !mnal event and an even larger num- ber is expected noxt Tuesday, when the golf l||n(‘h"0n§ will begin as a feature of the weckly affairs. The group con- open Army and N.n\ tournament pr ably will be staged in October, similar to the one held last year at the War College. Net scores yesterday: CITY CLUB PI.ANNING 16-MAN RING TEAM Several local boys already have ap- plied for entranceé in the elimination held October 2, to | pick the City Club 16-man amateur box- | ing team. Foliowing the tournament the club plans to hold at least one ring show and possibly two a month. Local teams and out-of-town outfits, including college combinations, will be challenged. It the elimination tournament is not | completed October 2 it will b2 continued | the following week. Eliminations are open to an 00l or collegz boy of good character with a clean amateur stand- ling. They will be required to register with th> A. A. U. and should apply to tha executive secretary of the City Club for blanks, range for an appointment with Joe WOMEN 1 the two flights of the Army | in 40, which, with her handicap | to win the first | and the secretary will ar-| N SPORT| H irs GRID WORK STARTED | AT ALEXANDRIA HIGH\ r. u! ALEXANDRIA, Va. 3. F.|Alexandria Hi Mrs 39: 43 3 DWnIlnle’l»‘Ohlfl University star last Fall, who is A | making his debut as a grid mentor this season. Coach Edmunds’ difficult task of re- placing the eight vetcrans of last year's team who were lost by graduation was made even more severe yesterday when | ‘IL was learned that Charles Armstron: sity guard, and Eugene Bode, husky p ospect’ for a line post. had entered Hargrave Military Academy at Chat- | | ham. Va. Capt. Garland Sisk, a tackle, was the ce. |only letter man among the candidates who reported. Others due are G|v n, Mmlm Conen, Paul Travers fbacks: Bottles West, tackle: Violots nd Pete Wit whom are letter men Mrs. A | O'Rear. Johnston. 30: Mrs. P, Second flight—2rs. G L Gasser. 41 Mrs. F. irs. J. L. de Witt. §6: Mrs. J arber, 54 K 45 Lyman, 44: Mrs initial foot was cut to 30 Second round matches of the inter- | playground quoit tournament will be staged this afternoon, with the follow- ing_survivors of first-round play yes- terday paired: Helen Sullivan of Bioon aret Burke of Garfleld Robey of lowa A e vs. Ma fleld: Vir- | Catherine Towa Avenue: Wilda Rufina Ki . at Virginia Avenue: Chris Stismuil of Chevy Cha. Margaret lansbee of Happy Hollow. Doris McDougal of Gallin o the Georzetown, tour decided until this mor} McCarhy of Phillips drew a Results of yesterday's encounters: Secifon DI’IH;, M HHHIK?! hl\mum’ the m}“\uum‘ers expected - 2 L ohow promise when the real tagk of o L'unwx[.m. u'..’;"'v"lu.ffl'.f .fi’c‘.‘.fl.f’lnp‘i}\ | playing foot ball is begun are Rodger Calerine “Gurner of | Adams, Everett Brewer. James Garv < ““"‘“as'“"?n?'np“'“ Maurice Wingfield, Charles Mankin, | » | William Carr, Frenkiin Parker. Ham Nugent, Whitey Horne, Bill William- | |son. Sidney Honcock Bill Gallagher Carlton Peyton, Frank Foote and Jake Rosedale swimmers_will participate | Sperine. in @ water carnival Priday afternoon, | 'Veierans who are mot returning are while the tank cxperts at Georgetown | Gapt will hold a similar _event Saturday | afternoon, marking playground tank se | C V& the winner . wiich will not . Elizabeth to Billy Travers, quarterback: Harry Barnett, guard: Lr"mr McMenamin, the close of - the | fyullbacl 5 on. shall Smith and Allen ‘ Julian Whitestone, center; Donald King. tackle, and Charles Armstrong. guard. Alexandria will face a tough sched- ule with games listed with Central | High and Devitt School of Washing- ton, Woodrow Wilson High at Ports- mouth, Va.; Washington and Lee High, Nine girls were awarded bronze | | athleiic efficiency buttons on the Wheatley playground ~yesterday, in- cluging Fannic Kabick, Beatrice Hook- | er, Sylvia Abraham, Jeanette Abraham, Mildred Johnson, Thelma Giovannetti, 'SB’,‘,‘,\“ Edbickic AnnEW e e N““"”rxcdertc}.~burgh and George Mason. FORMER COLLEGE STAR :TWO DUCKPIN LOOPS IS BOUGHT BY DODGER.:’ OPEN RACES TONIGHT! BIRMINGHAM, Ala, September 12 (#).—Max Rosenfeld, center fielder for Birmingham, in the Southern Associa- | tion, has been sold outright to the Brooklyn Nationals. Rosenfield, a product of the Univer- sity of Alabama base ball coaching, ranks among the 10 leading hitters in th> Southern Association. He will report to the Robins next Spring. | | | Nautical and Realtors 3 Leagues are scheduled to open their re- pective seasons tonight. Nautical | teams, 14 in number, will take the alleys at Convention Hall, and the Realtors, vith 12 entries, will open at the Ar-| | cadia on the old drives. All candidates for the two De Mola teams are to report at 7:45 o'clock at | Convention E:I' tonight, when one nf\ | the teams representing Camp D2 Molay | will roll in Nautical League. | Meetings are carded tonight for East- | ern, Merchants and Knights of Colum- | bus Leagues. Eastern team representa- | tives will gather at Temple alleys. | Caseys will meet at their hall and Mer- chants’ teams will gather at 530 Sev- | enth street southeast. All three meet- ings are to start at 8 o'clock. STRIBLING CANCELS BOUT. MACON, Ga. September 12 (#).— With W. L. '\flung) Stribling suffering | from what physicians fear may be in- fluenza, the Macon heavyweight's bout with Frankie Wine scheduled for Friday Rector | ' | distance running machinery, [ United States ready to meet the best KRAHllNG S PIGEON WINS VIRGINIA RACE J. C. Krahling's Ace of Spades yes- terday won the first Washington Racing | Pigeon Club race this season for young birds when it winged lis way home ahead of 336 competitors from Char- lottesville, Va. The birds were re- leased at 11:30 am. and Ace of Spades homed at 2:11 pm. Harry C. Burke won the club knobby prize and L. A. Worch the single nomina- fon. The clubs next race will be Sat- from Lynchburg. Va. he average speed in yards per mi f the first return to each loft yes- feetayies s folle c hling fiaiTy SBirke WS, Hivon v Norman Worch. c 2 “One loft 'OLYMPIC MARATHON VICTOR LOOKS FRAIL, By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 12.—Abdel Baghinel Ouafi, 124 pounds of long- is in the this country can offer in the way of runners in a series of professional mar- athon races. The French Algerian winner of the | Olympic marathon, so frail in appear- |ance as to make his victory in that terrific grind almost incredible to those who did not see it, arrived in New York last night aboard the liner France. The bushy-haired- Arab, 5 feet 5 inches of nervous energy, appeared be- wildered by the hustle and bustle of New York. and was extremely shy as he discussed his plans with his manager, "Rene Racover. El Ouafi. who is under contract to Tex Rickard. expects to run in a score or more of marathons against American opposition not vet picked, but which probablv will be drawn from among Joie . who finished fifth in the Olympic marathon: Andrew Payne of Claremore, Okla., winner of C. C. Pyle's cross- country race: Willle Kolehmainen. brother of the famons Hannes, who helds | the Olympic marathon rocord: Arthur night in Grand Rapids, Mich, has been cancelled. MEETING WILL BE HELD | Bateman, club coach, who will tutor [N“\\Mn Engmh runner, and a number i | Polo Association, which opens Octo- the team. ber 8. | In tilts yesterday War Whites scored over War Yellows, 7 to 3, and 3d Ca trimmed War Department Blue: Fred W. Makinney alry PROS LIST TOURNEY AT WEST SIDE CLU goal | Chaffee, 10 to 2. Lieut. a apable malletman, who has just arrived | icre from Honolulu, was at No. 2 for and judging from his work lly sirengthen that already iast combination. Lleul Bosserman, No. 1; Capt. Devine. and Lieut. Noble, No. 3, were it Enbera ot ol Cavalry outfit yesterday. War Department Whites’ line-up yes- terday probably will be the one which cpresenis the department in the high tournament. It comprised Maj No. 1; Capt. Hasty, No. 2; Hoyle, No. 3, and Capt. Shafer, No. 4. Line-ups used by the War Blues and S, . September 12| War Yellows likely will be the same as 1 tennis is to invade the | will represent the department in the ide Stadium here, for years the low-goal competition. Yellows used Maj hold of the amateur game. cent and now the prominent professional, the sccond annual national professional | singles to; m"n"-'lt to take place Sep-! countr The Umt(‘d siation not oniy has given its ap- 1, Richards said, but has under- ten the project to the extent of 1.500 to insure th> West Side Tennis | ub againsi moneta: . The first ual tou: ent last year was won by Richards in a final round duel ard Kinscy at a club on River- an open tourna- t's certain that | Wooaward No. 1, Richards. former Davis Cup | Maj. Crittenberger No. 3, and Maj. Tal- "s most |bot No. 4, and Blues used Capt. Fox announces that | No. 1, Maj. Milling No. 2, Col. Williams dium hes been obtained for the | No. 3 and Maj. Eager No. 4. Gen. Parker No. 2, 'EPISCOPAL EXPECTS STRONG GRID TEAM With Head Coach C. V. Tompkins and Assistant Coaches Bick Caldwell and Tommy Moncure handling the team, officials at Episcopal High School expect to have the strongest gridiron coaching ff in the history of the institution. has ‘Tompkins handled Episcopal | foot ball teams for many seasons and American profes: Richards, the entrie . Czechos cticing here, Bill not being a_professional, but | 1 “ineligible amateur,” will not TEN U. S. WOMEN LEFT IN CANADIAN TOURNEY | | MONTREAL, September 12 (#).— | Ien Pagson of Portland, Me., defend- women's open gu’h won last year, second Tound. today Mida of Chicugo. £ her first round ra_Richardson of Bt . British Columbia, 8 and & Payson defeated Ruth Anne Per Philagelphia, 9 and 8. st round matches cut the field to | ayers from the United States and of Chicago was st Marijorie Hayde: Wattles of Buf- . 8. T. Blaiklook of Reymond of Baton who wa carried to the | cen yesterday by Mari Columbia champion, had | s. F. J. Mulqueen of Toronto | Dalton nd round matches follow: Ottawa, vs. Mrs. John Dora Vir- | CROWLEY AT FURMAN. Tornado and in the South end coach on Hurricane at t end: me rple bhealthy ‘00, it fizh 1f you can’t get Glo-Co at your favorite _store, write to the G:o-Co Company, Los Angeles. Sold in two sizes, 50c and 75¢ | liam E. Narlesky, his machines have always ranked with the strongest hereabout. He has also handled many performers that later stood out on the collegiate gridiron, among them Morton, Georgia; Bridge: Princeton: Trapnell, Army, and others. Cardwell, who graduated from Vir- ginia last June, played brilliantly both in the backfield and front line for the Cavaliers, and his coaching should aid {the candidates in both departmen! oncure’s college foot ball carcer was terminated abruptly when he w Huuud in his first year at Virginia, stood out as one of the greatest of- Y\n alfbac and defensive en |in the pn])] schools of the State while RED SOX BUY PLAYER. BOSTON, September 12 (#).—The Boston Red Sox have purchased Wil- shortstop, from the Mobile club of the Southern Conference, | Long filler Twported Sumatra Wirapper Washington, D. C. HAR ] DRESSING as the { year under new owners, | Turf Association. BY SOUTHEAST BOWLERS | Southeast Bowling League teams will meet tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at Southeast alleys. Following the organi- zation of the circuit an effort wiil be made to organize an afternoon circuit. | Several teams have made application to enter such a loop and it is expected | that several others will be added. TRACK HAS NEW OWNERS. CHICAGO, September 12 (P).—Wash- ington Park race track. the home of the American Derby, will operate next | the American Turf Association having purchased_the plant from the Illinois Jockey Club. The plant will be rebuilt, according to Col. Matt Winn, head of the American | NINE WANTS SUNDAY GAMES Pirate A. C. base ball team of Ballston, Va,, is after a game for Sun- day with an unlimited class nine. Call Clarendon 1337-W-1. PARIS iS AMUSED OVER GENE SHUNNING FILMS PARIS, September 12 (#).—Paris newspapers expressed amusement today over Gene Tunney's clash with = photographer yesterday after the | hcavyweight champion had spoken at th> American Club luncheon. “If you take another foot of film of me I may have to chastize you,” the boxer said to a motion cameraman, As t today. “the operator who tried to take him does not question he (Tunney) has plenty of tha Le Petit Parisien put this caption over its account of Tunney's speech: “Genz Tunney speaks well, but boxes better. He is not always very com: | plaisant.” L'Auto said that it must be agreed that Tunney speaks in a way which | many persons who consider themszlves | eloquent might envy. picture | character.” Le Matin remarked | GRID LEAGUE ORGANIZED. CHICAGO, September 12 (). Midwest Foot Ball League has | organized for the 1928 season with over | 50° teams holding membership. The | first game will be played Sunday. Ham- |mond, Ind, meeting the Chicago Cardinals. WOULD HAVE GRID TEAM. ALEXANDRIA, Va., September 12— St. Mary's Lyceum A. C. will have a foot | ball team the coming season if the recommendation of its foot ball com- mittee to be presented at a meeting to- morrow night at 8 o'clock in Lyceum Hall is adopied. The committee met last night. MANAGERS TAKE NOTICE. Managers of the Petworth Eagle and Plansky nines are requested to call| Snitz, manager of Capitol A. at | Lincoln 1628, between 5 and 6 o'ciock, | relative to games scheduled Sunday. COURT LOOP FRANCHISE Lewis Hogewood, sponsor of the pro- posed Washington Inter-Suburban Bas- ket Ball League, yesterday received word | from Charlie Corbett, president of the St. Mary's Celtics. that the Alexandria | outfit would be glad to accept a fran- chise in the loop. \ Old Dominion Boat Club, rated on a | par with the Celtics in brilliance; cham- | | pion Anacostia Eagles, Hyattsville | Guards, Frederick Cresap _Riflemen, Annapolis A. C.. Jewish Community | | Center, Knights of Columbus, George- | town A. C.. Mohawk A. C. and other | prominent athictic units will be offered | franchises. Great Marlboro Fair & Races ’ Sept. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Adm sion $1.60 g I +| Speelal train leaves Dist ne 1: T RAC CELTICS WUUL[) ACCEPT 1 £ Oua wes borm In Biskra, Alglers October 18, 1898. He served as a courier with the French Army in the war ~gainst Abd-el-Krim in Morocco. Later he went to Paris, where he found em- loyment in an automobile factory. For Expert Service on STARTING, LIGHTING. 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