Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1929, Page 46

4% SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 6,199, SPORTS America’s Young Davis Cup Players Disdain to Contemplate “Glorious Defeat” FIGURE THEY MIGHT WIN A RECORD HOLDER. IF FRENCHMEN SLIP COG| ' Yo Player at His Best All the ' ime, Reasons Allison, Who Hopes for Yankecs to Be at Peak, With Enemy Slumping. BY WALTER Hennessey sailed last night land and then compete in N friendship and a George Lott The youngaters a tdea of making d re not sa have a chanc win.” That is the miles across the c advance convicti duce is a first-class trimmn\r ave no aching desire to die for “up committee. Wiimer Anieon mortality in the “Of course.” admitted Allison. “the French at their best are the best in the game: but nobody is at his best every day. We trust| that when the time arrives for the cup matches, it will be our players who are at Fake. for instance, tap form. Lott is the greatest tennis player T Know, except Tilden, when Til- den was at his best. There are days when Lott can beat any one vhen he i€ not at his peak a great tennis player. 1 con the finest vollever in tennis Borotra and s others are splen vollevers, but I'd rather have Lotts volley than any of the rest “John Van Ryn is playing a lot faster than he did last year and I expect to gee him improve all the time. He has | not yet reached the high point of capability, although he is a great tennis player now. And.” added Allison warm- Iv, “he also is one of the finest fellows T ever knew. As for John Hennessey, he < a great doubles player, better even than he is at singles, and he is & man who vs gives his best.” 1 asked Allison the name of his birth- place. He told me that he was born in San Antonio, went to school in Fort rth now lives in Austin tin,” he said, “is a city of only | about 50,000 inhabitants, but there must | joi be about 180 tennis courts there. I con't believe that there is any other eity | §a the country which has s many courts in proportion to its population. Texas' Has Hidden Stars. “The result is that Texas 18 develop- ing some great tennis youngsters. You keep vour eve on Texas' continued 1ison “There are kids out there now hn mop up the courts with Berkley | Bell and me § ctice. “Isn't tha d, “partly because you are working to T certain rokes, while they are ou nything short of murde: ‘ eat you in tournaments?” oll, no” Allison conceded, “they don't beat us in tournaments hnrnu.lr‘ they don’t play as well then, They seem 1o Tegard tournaments as something | more important and grow cautious. They | haven't had enough experience yet, but hey are great young tennis players. ou'll_hear from them in the next few years.” “'It seemed to me that there was comething in this which might be of value to those in charge of Davis Cup play. As Vinnie Richards has pointed | out, the Frenchmen used to come over | here year after year to be beaten, but each vear they got a bit bette: year they got experience. And that is what I believe the coming Davis Cup matches can be made to furnish our younger players. Allison, for instance, | jever has played across the water be- | fore. The sooner these young men get | experience in Davis Cup matches, the | sooner the trophy will make a return | trip mcross the ocean. United States tennis should build for the future. Tilden Shy Stamina. While the younger members of the team wholly believe that Tilden is the greatest piaver in the history of the game, they do not think that he now can last through two hard five-set matches, or even one. against some of the best opponents in the world. All these younger players have had davs when they were pretty close to in- vincible, Allison had such a streak of playing at Hot Springs. although he insisted to me that he was playing just as well | now as he was then. At any rate, if | they happen to get the breaks. (h'v‘ might even trim such stars as France can furnish. Id like to see them get their chance, ‘Allison did not confine his admiration of Texas prowess to tennis. He spoke of “Joel Hunt, the best quarterback in | the country.” He aleo asked if I had een the Army-Southern Methodist game imn. nting out that while § almost defeated the West Pointers, it didn't fare very well among its Texas rivals. He said that he wished more of those Texas teams M. U ¢ is a fact that the Lone Star a large galaxy of star athletes (Copyright, 1020, by North American News- paper Alliance ) | TENNIS SEMI-FINALS | LISTED FOR MONDAY matches in the mixed the City of Washington | ionships have been set for 5 o'clock on the Semi-final of evening at h Street Reservoir al will be played Tues A lone match, a quarter-final en- counter, ed today, that be- en Mis Bob Con Rowan. was sch faulted Elizabeth Myer: oe Rutley de- a Phoebe Moorhead and and Bob feated Mrs. Duff Gu 8eldel, 6—2, 6—3, and Frazier and Maj. J. Hur won by default over Mr. and Mrs. Crews. COAST ATHLETES SEEK CLEAN-UP ON CINDER PATH By the Associated Press. The Pacific Coast's track and fleld | talent, including quite a few of Stan- ford's championship array, expects to make it unanimous for 1929 by winning the national A. A. U. championships at Denver in July “The big clubs have signed up most of the college men for the teams that will represent San Francisco, Los An- geles, Portland and other coast cities” faid Dink Templeton, Stanford's 32- year-old coach. “What _about this high altitude at Denver and its effect upon perform- | ances? “I doubt if it makes much difference except to benefit the distance runners,” repiled Templeton. EW YORK, June 6.--John Van Ry Later come the Davis Cup matches. harge of Fitz-Eugeéne Dixon, which seems fortunate, as he has the posing as an ! rmined to go down fighting. That isn't their idea | Hen BULL. Wiimer Allison and John n a team mateh with Eng- | TRU! to pla the Wimbledon championships. The team will be in hsolute confidence of the plavers will not sail for another 10 days re not leaving for Europe with any | efeat as glorious as possible. They | little group of heroes, de- id Allison yesterday, “we not only , but that we have a gocd chance to spirit of the squad. It is several ocean; much too far to go with the | on that all the journey will pro- | These young men | the dear old Davis Their notion is to cause a little French association FAVORITES VICTORS IN WOMEN'S TENNIS With all favorites 81l in the running. woman racketers of the District Wom- en's Tennis League were scheduled to | open second round play this afternoon in the annual singles champlonship for the league title in progress on the Park courts, Seventh and B streets northwest Doubles entries &till remain open and are being received at the courts by Mrs. J. H. Ford or at her apartment in the Ontario In the only three-set marathon mark- ing the initial play vesterday, Mattie Pinette ccored over Katherine Wass- mann, former MeKinley High School champion and semi-finalist for the | school title thix year, in & grueling en- counter, 8—8, 4-—6. lay was nip and tuck throughout Margaret Ryan had & atiff tussle with Mrs. Dorette Miller, winning out finally | at 64, 75 | This afternoon's play was scheduled | as follows [ Trwin y& Jeanr Turnbull W Bikie " densen, Eather | beth Merer. “Anita’ Dunlap | N and Miriam Davis vh. Mrs SO L3 Wemore ve Mrv M ‘Thompson. Phoebe \"fl‘l?\’q‘fl \; ATy n. owephine Biinham vh- M. "Bonoei” MENE | inette v& the winner of hr[c‘m- ie-8Bhepherd e, Mriarine - Bovothe Rin bury, MArian Kink v the winner ol \('xlh-lmimhflrnh:m mateh. arian Butler vs. the winner of the Crist-Wooden mateh. | Yesterday's results: | Mrs. Nicholson defeated Helen Nordlinger. | 7 T AR reL Ryan defeated Mrv D . h -8 rs. Martines defeated m Pheips. 60, 60 ) Edmonsten, 64, 6 Duffy. iry_defeated Mrs ) ie Pinctte defeated K. Was: BARE-LEG QUESTION IS LEFT TO PLAYERS By the Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England. June 6. —It's up to the women to decide whether or not they will wear stockings wigile play- ing in the all-England championships here. The tennis authorities have met and decided not to interfere even though the change in the customs of staid old Wimbledon has caused much discussion. i After a private discussion of the af- fair vesterday, the governing committee issued a brief communique in reference to “the nature and extent of clothing suitable to competito: adding, “The committee prefer to reiy as heretofore on the good taste and good sense of the | players, whom the committee wish to | regard so far as possible as their in- vited guests. The newspapers which have been | taking sides in the matter now have | taken two opposite views in regard to | the results of this announcement. one | being, “Of course, they will wear stock ings”; the other. f course they won It seems to be a certainty that all | masculine legs will be covered by the conventional plain white flannel: | nlas 5 | HAS SEEN 55 DERBIES. | Col. Matt Winn could write a_very| interesting story on that great Ameri- can weakness, the Kentucky Derby for he has seen 55 of them run since he wheeled a grocer’s eart. ‘ | [ SINCINNATIO be.r % . 10py ete (L4 § ALT EXTRA! " ENTIRELY Dferen/ MALT Tiste 1t/ Smelltt/ 165 ENTIRELY Different!| P NOW HE'S TEACHING T MDDIES HOW o DO 1T ! IN 1920, Whne A STUDENT AT \mm&l’m, Ay "€ e, WORLDS 0 M4 25 FOR e 120 WD | HIOH HURDLES | —— "ESTARLISMED OF —By FEG MURRAY LHON | l FORMER OLan‘-c,};hmvas | AND NATONAL HURILE CHAMPON K CO AT THE WAL Y. L] now AR H & "2, MD. s One of the most remarkable of all the world’s records that have been made in track and field sports i« Farl Thomton's time of 142-5 seeonds in the 120-yard high hurdles. Tt {8 right in A class with a 92-5 hundréd vards, or a 47- second _quarter-mile, and Any fol- lower of foot racing knows that you don’t tee anybody running those times more than once in A blue moon. ‘The speedy young giant who eet this remarkable record just nine vears ago could still give most of the hurdiers in the country & good argument, but, as he is & paid coach, and henee a “pro.” he I8 barred from competing _with _the so-called amateurs. But Earl Thomson must get many a thrill as he remembers that day at Frankiin Pield. Phila- delphla, when he skimmed over the A 4s, A hurdies Tike a swallow to brsak the intercollegiate and the wotld's tees ord in one mad, selentifie daeh down the track 1 remember It very vividly, as 1 neld the previour = intercoliegiate rreord, of 18 seconds, which Tommy equaled in his preliminary heat. When that time WAk announced f RWw that the record wak Aurely going to flop, but never dreamed ot any new mark s low A& 14 2-5. Bob RKimpson, who held the previous world mark at 14 3.5, 18 1ike Thom- o0, now a coach, belhg mentor at Towa Btate Uhiverity. A year later, at the national eol- leglate meet, EBarl equaled his ow record in Chicagn, when he hadn't had a spiked &hoe on In two weeke. Watch hig Navy team elean up next Spring. His boyk have beeh handi- eapped by injuriek thik year, but he thould carh in in 1930, ;mtiment of- Navy Backs Fish On Army-Middy Sports Place Spocial Dispatch 1o The Star Representative amilton Fish made to the | heads of the War and Navy De- | partments, relative to the basis | upon which athletic relations between the Naval and Military Academies might | be renewed, was discussed with interest here today. i The suggestion of & compromise on a four-year rule has been discussed for some time, and it is felt that Represent- ative Fith's advocacy of it should be effective, as he represents the district | in which West Point is situated and, on account of hit connection with coliege | sport, is well acqueinted With the prin- ciples involved | Rear Admiral Samuel B. Robinson provosal ' of superintendent of the Naval Academy, rhdjanapolis team was suspended in- | said today that he had not been in- formed of the steps taken by Représent. ative Fish. but that he would be pleased if the differences with the Military Academy were settled with athletic re- lations renewed. ‘The general sentiment he: 18 MONTHS freedom from tire worry when you equip your car with U. S. ROYAL EXTRA HEAVY TIRES Guaranteed 18 Months | In writing. . .absolutely covering Bruites Rim Cuts Blow Outs Faulty Brake Adjustment Wheel Misalignment Under Inflation and all other road hazards 90 No Waiting—You Get Your Tires on the Spot 624 Pa. Ave. S.E. 1234 14th St. N. At All Dealers! R A T XA OISR PO . 2250 Sherman Ave. favors the renewal of relations with the NNAPOLIIS, Md., June 8—The | nrjjtary Academy and thers ix little | accepted as a_compromise. Naval people believe that the service academies should work under the three- | year rule, as do nearly all of their oppo- nents, and the Naval Academy probably would adhere to it in any event. However, there is little doubt that it would agree to the Military Academy working under a four-year rule if that would bring about A renewal of rela- tions . WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS. When Manager Bruno Betsel of the definitely his assistant manager, Johnny Corridon. was in a hospital, working a double misfortune on the A. A, cham plons. A J0LT PUROLE ;"Guilty as lowa” Is Chargc‘ | of Coach Who Tutored | Stars Involved, | | By the Ascnriated Proas | HICAGO, June 8- ‘The Big Ten | Conference voleano today rume | bled and eeethed with indicas tinns of a tecond major erups tion | Purdus University was in the glate | of the eearchlight. following charges yesterday by Coach Everett Case of | nkfort (fnd) High Bchool, that the | Tageyette institution was as guilty as | the thaiversity of Towa. in the matter of | | proselyting and subsidizing athletes | Case today was to bare hik charges to Maj. John . Griffith, Big Ten athletic eommizsloner Casé made his charges, after he had been accused, presumably by Purdue, of trading fome members of his Indiana championship basket ball teame, for Bummer gchool credits from the Uni- vereity of Iowa. The charges againet | | Case rald that Bob Spradling and Doyle | Plunkett, members of the lowa five last year, were induced by the Frank- fort coach to enroll At fowa, after he had received credits from Towa, Trked by the chaarge, Case offered to present | proof that Ward Lambert, Piirdue bas- et ball coach, had made overtures to Spradling and Plunkett a few hours be- | fore they left for lowa City. Welcome Investigation. | President Edward C. Elliott of Put- | due, and Nelson A. Kellogg, director of | athietics, sald they would weleome an investigation of Case's charges, and that they did not believe any one eons | nected with Purdue was guilty of prose- Iyting or paving athletes TAmbert could not be reached, having started by automobile for Pullman, Whash., where he is to conduct A Bum- mer coaching course. At Towa City, officials of the Univers sity of fowa were going about the busle neas of cleaning house. E. H Lauef, director of athietics, sald no charges had been made againat individual ath- | letes, but that he would make a trip | to Chieago to learn it Ma). Grifith had evidence against any Iowa men Grifith - said _he contemplated no | Action againet Towa athietes or officials, | Yauer also said that the special eo mittes of the Big Ten faculty body, | which yesterday denied Towa's petition | for immediate reinstatement, had not | asked that Gieorge Bresnahan, track coach and supervisor of intercollegiate athletics, be removed | DES MOINES, lowa, June 6 UP) The Des Moines Register in a_cop: righted story today quoted Robert 8pradling, Iowa basket ' ball star et raying he was offered all expenses by & friend of Purdue” if he would enter | | that school and piay basket ball | 8pradling, whose home 18 in Frank- fort, Ind., said he was willing to make a frank statement of his relations with | doubt that the four-year rule would be | both fowa and Purdue should the Big | Ten eall upon him to do so, the news- paper said | “Coach Ward Lambert, Purdue basket ball coach, knew of the offer.” the &tory added, “and urged Spradling to accept it. Instead he accepted & job waiting |on table and tending a furnace for his |board and room at an Iowa fraternity with the understanding he would join the fraternity.” | Spradiing’s reported testimony sup- | ports the charge made by Everett Caar rankfort, Ind.. High Bchool basket bali coach, that Lambert went to Spradling's | home ' to_ pereuade him from matricu- | lating at Towa two hours before he was to leave, Oate was to teveal his charges that | Purdue was guilty of proselyting and | subsidising athietes before John L Grifth, Big Ten athletic commissioner, t Chicago today Bitey bitterness and insipid ‘‘flatness’’—of all the things they are the on cigar. The way to make s you do NOT want in a sure of avoiding them is to smoke Bayuk Philadelphia Cigar. 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Two years ago Rothern didn't know much of anything about shot-putting vet he 18 now the Intereollegiate cham- pion and has A mark of nearly 52 feet tn hiz eredit, within inehes of John Ruck's world record Last Winter the big Cardinal star was AN all-conference EUAFA in Pacifie Coast basket ball. He Alko plays foot ball. expeets to hold down & regular post at half back next Fall, And. in the opinion of ‘Templeton, has the qualifications for the greatet Kieker In the game." st 8 HELEN FILKEY’S RETURN SAVES ILLINOIS CLUB CHICAGO, June 8 OP).—Decikion of Helen Filkey, hurdle star, to continue in athieties has eaused the iinols Women's Athletle Glub 6t Chicago to maintain ita track And field team The I W. A. C. 1onk & power in national women's track events, had planned to dikband ita team. MEDAL GOES TO QUIN ’BlGTEN UPHEAVE IYEAR IS LEFT ROTHERT _ EPISCOPAL ATHLETIC THRFE ARE FAVORED IN COLLEGIATE MEET ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6.—Robert By the Assneiated Fress P. Quin of Texas has been presented with the Rinchart Medal. which is awarded annually to the Episcopal High athlete who it adjudged the best all- round performer ih the four major ports Quin played in the line for the Epis- copal eleven, center on the base ball team and was the basket BAll quint's outsfanding star at center Heary G, Connor, ir., of Wilson, N. C., was avarded the C. C. Baldwin, sr Memotial Trophy, while the Thomas C | Dulaney Cup was won by Hudson Cary | ir.,_of Richmond, Va | ‘Capt. HMenry Backett of Lynchburg. the eleven's quarterback, was sélected a best foot ball player, while tizell of Flotida, first base. cked as the best bet on the dia- mond. | IT'S A BIG LITTLE CITY. | The Iowest claes league in organised | base Ball is Class D. Lincoln of the Nebraska Btate League s the largest Class D city, with A population of CHICAGO. 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