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SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR. WASH NGTON, D. €, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1929. SPORTS. Passing of Frank Morse Recalls Brilliant Performances on Gridiron for Princeton ANGLERS’ GUIDE. ONLY SIX PLAYERS LEFT FROM GREAT TEAM OF °93 Penn Won Iis First Victory Over Tigers When Morse | Was Knocked Unconsc ious—Sensational Pass Helped Develop Aerial Tactics. BY LAWRENCE PERRY. the Romans, and the mind quaintance with the great E nineties, or even beyond, is Frank Morse—Franklin B. Mo night at his Summer home in California, was one of those gridiren | heroes who quickened the breat early nineties. sonality and his achievements. then enjoying his first fame, electe drawing “The Halfback,” which hu out the country in those days. VERY once in a while a foot ball god falls, one of the last of of the enthusiast whose first ac- | Autumn game runs back into the turned back in sweet melancholy. rse—who died suddenly the other of those who were boys in the And perhaps older men knew the spell of his per- At any rate Charles Dana Gibson, d him as the model for his famous ng in most college rooms through- Memories of Frank Morse are related to a series of pictures, all of them vivid. for the touchdown that would have unconscious. At Manheim Field, Philadelphia, when fighting won the game, Morse was knocked | They carried him off the field and the Pennsylvania players knew that with this great back out Princeton would not score. over Princeton. Next year at Manhattan Field it was Thanksgiving day, 189 Princeton versus Yale, the Tigers had the ball near midield. S Phil King snapped the ball to| Dougal Ward, Morse started straigh across the field for the | sideline. Checking himself and turning he | caught the ball which Ward threw to him and was loose for a touchdown, | when he stumbled. This was the long- | est pass on record. A brand-new play, it caused gridiron technitians to pon- der upon the efficiency of long passing foot ball and was one of the factors that eventually brought the forward | pass into the game. | Foot ball players stood out like mono- liths in those days. They were vastly more sizeable in the public mind than they are today. Perhaps this was because there vu're not 0 many of them. Members of Yale, Harvard and Princeton elevens hogged Caspar Whitney's and Walter Camp’s all-America teams, with Pennsylvania edging in after 1892, Five of Eleven Pass On. So Frank Morse played in a day of | figures that have now become storied. On that Princeton team of 1893 were | Beef Wheeler, Biffy Lea, Phil King, Doggle Trenchard, Gus Holly, Kno; Taylor, Harry Brown, Jim Blake, D. M. So on this day the Quakers | Tayior, won their first foot ball victory Balliet and Dougal Ward. Wheeler, Brown, Holly and now Morse, are dead; five out of the eleven, Did men ever live who could play foot ball such as they played? So asks | one who was a boy when' they were in their beautiful prime and exhausted in | their behalf his capacity for hero wor- ship. And on the Yale side, Prank Hinkey, Frank Butterworth, Jim Mc- | Crea, "Orville Hickock, Phil Stillman, Branc Armstrong, Jack Greenwa: George Adee, Brink Thorne, Beard. ‘They are gone from the field, but‘ their deeds still resound in the corri- dors of memory. You rode to the field in tallyhos in those days and posted your bets with Bill Edward at the Hoff- man House. And foot ball was a gal- lant game, with the click of turnstiles a comparatively unimportant element. ‘The writer met Frank Morse last Fall at the Stanford-Olympic A. C. game at Palo Alto. He never lost in- terest in foot ball, followed it closely always and his writings were always respected on the West Coast as au- thoritative. ~ In appearance he had changed little, some added weight, but not much. And his hair was the same blonde that used to fly wild 37 years ago. Princeton men may like to know that always his thoughts® were winging | over some 3,000 miles to the place | where he lived his brave youth. THE SPORTLIGHT By GRANTLAND RICE No Wonder the Duffer Cries, “It Ain't True!” HOSE who have been struggling to crack 100 this Spring on va- rious golf courses between two of our best known oceans, have had quite énough to make them bitter, morose, sour, discontented, mel- ancholy and perhaps a trifle upset. Here are a few almost incredible per- formances that have caught their start- led visions: Leo Diegel and Al Espinoza—86—at Moortown. Leo Diegel—65—at Moortown. Walter Hagen—67—at Muirfield, in the British open. Glenna Collett—out in 34—at St. An- drews, against Joyce Wethered. Horton Smith—two successive 66s—at St. Cloud, in the French open. Aubrey Boomer—6l—at St. Cloud— length, 6,500 yards. When thousands of golfers straining and cracking every aching nerve in their bodies are turning in 108s, 112s and possibly 122s or more—you can see how they must feel about the situation at large when they inspect these in- credible figures in the low or early or middle 60s. No wonder they look around for prussic acid, a gun or a sharp knife. It is an event in the lives of more golfers than you might imagine to break a hundred. When these fellow the figures that indicate a 33 out end a 28 home on a fairly long course, the gross total being 61, you may think you can imagine their feelings, but unless you are a golfer, hoping some day to break 100, you can't. » The duffer now and then can get his 3 or possibly his 2. But when this ha) pens there 15 always the brooding shad- ow of an 8 or a 9 hanging over his be- leaguered head, in the knowledge that any given moment he will find himself in a bunker or in a ditch and the sup- ply of balm left in Gilead will be in- visible to the naked eye from that spot | on. | A Year Ago in Pennantville. T this date a year ago the Yankees were in the act of opening a still larger gap between their ranking and | the rest of the field. They were gal- loping on their way to a 13-game lead, and even around June 1 the pursuing Athletics could barely see their dust. | The situation has been quite different | this Spring. Connie Mack’s young men | have at least gotten all the seasoning they needed under the heavy fire, with a much better all around pitching staff than the Yankees can show. The Athletics last Summer had an al- most hopeless lead to tackle, but when Pennock, Lazzeri and _others were wounded or rendered unfit, they closed the open space in a hu This sea- £on they have given themselves no such obstacles to overcome. A runner can be so far behind that he can wear him- self out catching the leader and have Jittle left for the stretch. The Athletics | U won't be in that condition when an other September finish comes in sight. They may have their dips or slumps, but they have put away more early irance than they could do last year. At this time last vear Pittsburgh’s Pirates had about blown_the job with Cardinals, Cubs and Giants setting the pace in a bunch. If you turn back as far as 1927 you will find the Cardinals have aiway: been somewhere in the top group. The; are a better lieve them to be. The ear] given the Cubs a better chance, even the Cubs have to watch thi dinal cluster again. Opening an 01d Argument. E of the best known of the fight followers brought up the old Tun- ney-Dempsey argument from a new an- | gle a night or two ago I haven't any prejudice on either side,” he said, “for I happen to like th>m both the fight game that many overlook. This point is that while A might whip B, and B might beat C, C in turn might whip A. Styles play a big part in the final result. Gene Tunney as he was against Dempsey at Philadelphia, or against Hoeney, would have had a hard time against’ Willard. Willard might have beaten him with his greater reach and strength and size, for Willard had a good left hand, Willard-Tunney fight terrible to look Dempsey really stopped Willard in_a round. Yet I don't believe the Dempsey of Toledo could have beaten the Tunney who met Heeney. Dempsey was at his best against a big, slower target. But he was never a good enough boxer to get to Tunney the way the would have been ball club than many be-, slump of the Giants has | latter fought against Heeney. Tun- ney fought poorly in Chicago, in his over-eagerness to knock Demp- sey out. He even led with his right hand time and again, and missed most of these swings. Dempse; couldn't get to Tom Gibbons, 1t Shelby, in 15 rounds, and Gibbons was never as good a boxer as Tunney s in his last fight. ‘Dempsey was only 28 when he met Gibbons and that should be a man's fighting prime—the peak. But there never was a fighter in ring history who could topple the giants of the game as Dempsey could. Fred Fulton might have worried Tunney a lot, but he only Tasted 18 seconds against Dempsey. The Tunney type was always the hardest for Dempsey to handie, since a good boxer can nearly always keep a rushing slug- ger off balance.” “Why do so many fighters go goofy?” asks H. F. S. One reason may be that the human brain was not devised for the almost exclusive purpose of acting as a punching bag. The average brain has trouble enough functioning without being scrambled up. (Copyright, 1920.) GEORGE MASON HIGH TAKES TRACK TITLE BALLSTON, Va, May 31.—George Mason High School defeated Washing- ton-Lee High School by an 89%-t0-7714 count in a track and field meet for the A}:!iington County scholastic champion- ship. ‘The victory gives George Mason its third championship in the four major sports. Washington- managed to win the base ball title of the county this year, but the Potomac schoolhoys copped the foot ball, basket ball and track honor: Yesterday's meet was held on the Washington-Lee campus as one of the features of the program presented un- der the auspices of the Arlington Post of the American Legion. Summa SENIOR CLASS. | _100-yard dash—L. Scott (George Mason). Mortimer (Washington-Lee), second; jGaseldy (Georee Mason), third d dash—Mortimore _(Washington- o st Seort (George Mason), second; Weiner ' (George o thire 4d0-yard dasn—Hay 5 first; MecCauley (George second) | Figher (Washington. Ceer, thiva, 880-yard_ dasn_Fisher' (Weshington-Lee). o Ha Wi shinston-Lee), second; ashington + thir . oMortimer . (Washington-Lee), Hardy (Georze Mason), second; Clarke (George Mason). third. Brond Jump—Scolt (Georze Mason)_ first: Wood ree Mason), second; Swarts Rathinston tee) M third. Discus throw—Clarke ~ (George | first; Brage (Washington-Lee). second; Croiich (Washington-Lee), I (George first: H. Crouch (Washington-Lee), second:’ Mortimore (Washington-Lee), third Javelin—Clarke Mason),’ firsti ! . second; Hardy } (George: Mazon). Shotput-Mervine - (George Magom). first: G. Crouch (Washington-Lee). seco | Crouch (Washington-Lee). third, | Relay—Won by George Mason. JUNIOR CLASS, dash-_Legg _(Washington-Lee), (Washington-Lee), second; Mason), Gl 50-yard Mason), third (Washington-Lee), Mason), second third 0 &ation G Becrae Maram. High jump—O. first: Jarbo | Morgan” (George M HERDWon iy Weshinston-Lee. ROOT OF ALL EVIL. | Root of the Chicago Cubs is begin- | ning to me_connection of the root of all evil. s e ONCREDIT | |Bonded 18 Monih- But there is one point in | The chances are a| 5 ROYAL TIRE STORES 4140 NW Anse | look to opposing teams like | YANKEES NEAR NET - WIN OVER CUBANS | Doubles Victory Today Will Clinch Davis Cup Zone Title for the U. S. John Hennessey, BY PAUL R. MICKELSON, | Associated Press Sports Writer. ETROIT, May 31.—Victory for the United States Davis Cup team in the American | zone tennis finals was a | recognized certainty today. Leading, two matches to noth- ‘mg. after their first skirmish with | the Cubans, Uncle Sam’s net stars | | required but one victory in three remaining matches. That clincher they sought today by | | matching their strongest and most con. | sistent doubles team, Johnny Van Ryn and Willmer Allison, against the Cuban | combination of | Capt. Ricardo Mo- | rales and Herman Upmann. A triumph for | Van Ryn and Al-| lison today would | g 2 send the United | | N States tesm to Eu- | ? % | rope to meet the : winner of the Eu- | 1 ropean interzone | i final for the right | | 2 to challenge| | # Prance, possessm'y 3 of the prized Davis Cup, emblematic of international _ten- nis_supremacy. It was Johnny Hennessey and Van | Ryn who pushed the United States to s strangle-hold advantage in the first two singles matches yesterday. Hen- nessey started the procession by defeat- ing Capt. Ricardo Morzales, 6—0. 6—3, 6—4, and Van Ryn made it a rout by overwhelming 20-year-old Gustave Voll- mer, 6—0, 6—1, The Cubans were game to the last, but hopelessly outclassed by the care: ful yet easy play of their Northern rivals, ‘Taking no chances of being | upset as Mexico was by the Cubans, Hennessey and Van Ryn took the open- ing sets at love and then kept on driv. ing until they were certain they would have no difficulties. Then they breezed out, principally because of their op- ponents’ tension and consequent errors. A livelier ball and a much harder court than they were accustomed to worked a hardship on Morales and Voll- mer, but even under any conditions it is doubtful whether they could have successfully repelled the United States attack. They and their mates admitted they were inferior yesterday and praised Van Ryn and Hennessey, but an- nounced their determination to force the zone finals into at least four games before a decision could be reached. After today’s doubles, two singles matches will remain. They are sched- uled for tomorrow afternoon and will | be played as a formality regardless of the doubles outcome. Fitz-Eugene | Dixon, non-playing captain of the United States team, said he would in two lesser lights in the last two matches in event of a doubles victory, sending Van Ryn and Hennessey home to prepare for the team’s certain trip to Europe June 5. BUNIONITES TACKLE ! NEW STATE TODAY| By the Assoclated Press. | LORDSBURG, N. Mex, May 31.— ‘The bunion boys in the Pyle cross- country race cross another State line today in a 38-mile run to Douglas, Ariz. Herbert Hedeman, the 55-year-old runner from Australia, set the pace for his youthful competitors in yesterday's | 64-mile lap from Deming and finished | first in 8:27:37. He advanced to eighth place in elapsed time by his victory, ! deposing Harry Abramowitz of New | York. Pete Gavuzzi, England, leader in elapsed time, retained his margin of 21 minutes and 10 seconds by tying Johnny Salo, Passaic, N. J., for second place. The derbyists will reach the finishing point at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 16, two days ahead of 2’:; original schedule, C. C. Pyle said ay. SOME POINTS IN FAVOR OF HELEN’S BARE LEGS | There seems to be considerable furore over the question of whether Helen Wills shall weur stockings on foreign tennis courts. There are several things to consider: Miss Wills never has been charged with having s-ocking legs. In these days of sheer hose it takes the report of a committee to determine whether a young lady is wearing stockings or is mnot. Did the woman competitors in the Olympic games, contested before royalty, wear stockings? Was Gertrude Ederle suitably drfil&l when she swam the Chan- nel Come to SPORT MART OFFICIAL HEADQUARTERS Swim Suits for Men, Women and Children SPORT MART 914 F St. 1303 F St. S | scheduled for tomorrow. Semi-Finals Listed Tomorrow In Men’s and EMI-FINAL play in the men’s and women's_singies in the City of Washington _tennis _champion- ships in progress on the Six- teenth Street Reservoir Courts is Tom Mangan and Dooley Mitchell and Deane Judd and Clarence Charest | will face in the men's semi-finals, the | former pair at 2 o'clock and the latter semol at 4 o'clock. Frances Krucoff will meet Josephine Dunham and Fhoecbe Moorhcad will| engage Corinne Frazier in the “Om"ns semi-finals at 4 o'clock. Mangan, Mitchell, Judd and Charest {all advanced to the semi-final round Mangan scored over Maj terday. 6—2: Mitchell triumohed | Hills, | over ‘Maurice O'Neil, 2—6, 6—4, 10—8; Women’s Tennis| thriller, was the class of the program. Competition was to be resumed to- day in the men's doubles, women's | doubles and mixed doubles. Pairings and yesterday's results: TODAY'S SCHEDULE. Men's _doubles—2:30 p.m.. Seidel and Staubly vs. Mitchell and Biichanan (third | set): olt win Hotpe 'nnd w: etw ng [ TR3ER V& Mrtines ana Kingsbury: Jojiey and Ryan vs. Kencolt and Dunham: 5:30 pm.. Graham and Wooden vs winner of ore and Taslor-Moorhead and Jensen match, Mixed_doubles. | ner vs. King and partner: S5 pm. Atkins and Baetz- 5:30 p.m., Frazier Judd downed John Ladd, 6—4, 6—2, |and Hilis \s. Wilnelmsen and Ober. and Charest vanquiched Frank Shore, District junior champion, 6—3, 2— 3 The Mitchell-O'Neil match, a N TOMCRROW'S SCHEDULE. Semi-final ngles—, ound: Judd vs. Cha Men' 8! Mangan vs. Mitchell: 6—1. . | round: Mangan ;".dz Considine defeated THes Women's singles—Semi-final round: 4 p.m., Krucoff vs. Dunham: Moorhead vs. Prazier. Men's singles—Fourth round: Hills defeat- ed Yeomans, 6-0. 6—2. Quarter finals: Mangan deteated Hills, 61, 62 Mitcheli | deteated O'Neil. i0—8: "Jud feated Lagdd. s~4. ¥ Chareet “dcteatea | Snore. 6 | nalss-Quarter_fnals: Prances | KNCOR "dereated Darothy Kineanirs: o 6217 Josephine Dunham defeated Mrs. Ruth | Marither, 6—4. 88 Phoebe feated Mrs. Charles E. 3 ffl’.{"“’ Frazier defeated Dut Guilford. 64, | Men's doubles_Third round: Judd -nd‘ Holt defeated Callan and Mesmer. 6-4. 3 B0 e . Staubly v Mitenell ‘and | Buchanan. one sei each: O'Neil and Fowler | defeated Haas and Charest, 6—2, 0—6, 6—3: | Ladd “an lenger defeated 'Smith and | Smith, 8—1, s Hobbs and Hills” defeated | Lawrence and Bro and Goldsmith, | e Foiables—First ~round: Wells Considine defeated Wymore and Hubb: 6—2, 6—1: Shelling and Deck defeated Smith | and Smith, 6—0, Second round: Mevers | and A, White defeated Stoler and Goldsmith, $—1, 6—1: Crews and Crews defeated Shep- | 6, 6—4, 8—6. USE YANKEE FOXHOUNDS. and ard, ard and Shepard, 3 ;| Annapolis .......... Forty Virginia foxhounds have been acquired by the Oriolo Hunt Club ur‘ Rome, Italy, and are hunting the coun- | HIGH AND LOW TIDES FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDA Y, JUNE 1 AND 2, AT CHESAPEAKE BAY AND LOWER POTOMAC RIVER POINTS. Saturday Sunday Saturday Sunday ..Saturday Sunday .Saturday Sunday Saturday Sunday Saturday Sunday .Saturday Sunday Washington 3 11 12 9: 10:! 8: 9: 9 0l 1 8 8 9 a Chesapeake Beach Solomons Island ... 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