Evening Star Newspaper, November 7, 1929, Page 51

SPORTS. PAR 69 CAUSES HIM T0 TRY PINEHURST Home Pro Strikes Scoring Streak in Attempting to Iron Out Game. BY WALTER R. McCALLUM. RTHUR B. THORN of the Town and Country Club, who holds down the dual post of pro- fesstonal and greenskeeper at the Bethesda organization and incidentally is one of the very best o golfers ‘among the professionals of the | Midatlantic sector, was undecided whether to go to Pinehurst next week for the Fall pro tournament. He said he was not satisfied with his game and he did not feel that he should go unless his game impreved to such an extent that he felt %e could make a satis- factory showing. 8o yesterday he decided to play a game of golf, just to see what it was that kept his shots from clicking as they should. The upshot of the game was that Arthur will go to Pinehurst. for he couldn’t do & bit better than 69 yesterday over his home course. Sixty- nine is exactly par for the Town and Country Club layout, and it was made on a day when holes that ordinarily are drive and iron affairs became the equivalent in distance of two wooden shots. Holes like the second and ninth —from the back tees—became holes that needed a pair of wooden club clouts to get home, while a short hole like the fifth—181 yards—became a spoon shot. Makes Sharp Comeback. Arthur was playing in a game with B. M. Leidy and J. Hoffmaeir and the fact that he made the 69 was not the remarkable thing of the game. It was the way he did it. For the little Town and Country Club pro, after starting with a birdie 3 on the first hole, took & nasty 6 on the second, where he pull- ed his spoon shot and then took three utts. He covered the first nine holes in 37 strokes and apparently was head- ed for a mediocre 74 or 75—and a score like that is just ordinary golf for a man like Thorn. Starting back over the last nine with %nmt of 4s, Thorn put his wooden ub tee shot at the fourteenth in the . cl It didn’t look as if he could do better than a 4, for the ball lay up against the bank and the pin was in such a | lace that it took one of the better | rand of pitch shots to get near it. Arthur waded down in that loose sand that looks like the shores of Chesa- peake Bay and took a well controlled swipe at the ball. Tt rose suddenly and sharply, took a long hop and continued rolling until the contrary thing rolled into the cup for a birdie 2. That was the proper way to convert a probable fim'."w a very proper and form-fitting ce. Gets Another Birdie. But the long hole was yet to come— the hole that even from the forward tee looms as a very hard 4 and a quite probable 5. Thorn pounded out a fine tee shot—a little to the right, but one which gave him an open shot to the green. He took a No. 1 iron and hit that ball so accurately that he hugged the pin all the way &nd came to rest a yard behind the flag and in direct line with it. It might just as well have wl Michae!son, outside right; Willard Nus- bickel, Jack Kinney, linemen, and Dave Torrance, Newman and Elmer Mostow, backs. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. Thorn Plays. Brilliant Round Over Difficult Town and Country Club Course D. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1929. SPORTS. 51 both players are just now in a streak ol#gl( that will take.a lot of licking. e rearrangement of the Town and Country Club nine-hole course, which makes Jt an 18-hole layout by using different tees for each round of the course h; torily and better golf course to play. worked out very satisfac- making the course a much Each hole resents a different problem each time it is played, and there isn't any doubt that the members are delighted with the change made early in the season by the golf committee. Workmen are busy at the Town and Country Club constructing & concrete abutment east of the tennis courts, be- tween the golf shop and the clubhouse, which will make the the clubhouse more attractive next year. grounds around ‘When the greens force at the Wash- ington Golf and County Club get through pushing and hauling dirt with tractors and scoops the hillside in front of the tee will take on a very different | appearance, ‘The gully at the right side f the fairway over the hill already has been filled up and made into fairway and the hill is being pulled down until the fairway can be seen from the tee all the way to the green. The bowl into which short drivers will play their tee shots will be retained, but the long hit- ters will have more latitugle to the right, in a spot from which an easier ser‘ond shot may be played. HYATTSVILLE SOCCER TEAM GETS IN TRIM HYATTSVILLE, Md., November ?.— Coach Stanleigh Jenkins was to send the Hyattsville High School soccer ball team, County, through its final practice to- day in preparation for its game tomor- row afternoon against Towson High, Baltimore County title holder, will be one of the opening matches of the State championship tournament conducted by the Public Athletic League of Maryland. The game will be played at Patterson Park, Baltimore, at 3 bery champions of Prince Georges which ‘clock. Two of Hyattsville's stalwarts may not be able to play against Towson because of injuries. Bartoo, center forward, and.an ace on attack, and Alvin McChesney, outside right. ‘They are Donnle Fred Watson is certain to be at goal with Fred Baird as one fullback and either Downing _as the other. ‘Warren Evans and Vincent Fitzsimmons probably will start at right halfback, center big bunker at the right of the green. |re: at_outside left, Eddie Bartoo at inside left and Doug McChesney at center. Stanley Lewis probably will start at inside right. Jimmy Dwiggins or George Everett Senge, halfback and _left halfback, spectively. . Coleman Headley will be Other players in the Hyattsville squad ho may see action include Mike Morris Charles Dwiggins, Hyattsville High School girls’ field ball team, Prince Georges County cham- plon, is practicing diligently for the first game of the State champlonship series. been made as to the team the Hyatts- ville lassies will meet or the date. So far no announcement has In matches in section 2 of the Prince Georges County Men’s Duckpin Asso- ciation tomorrow night on the Arcade alleys Washington Suburban Sanitary District Construction at 7 o'clock and Glenn Dale and College Park will face at 9 o'clock. here, Penokbscots will meet gone in for an eagle 2,,but the 3 was a cinch. Two birdies in & row on two of the hardest holes on a&ny local golf course and Thorn was off. His putt for a birdie lipped the cup at the sixteenth, and his bid for another bird fell off the line only at the last moment at the seventeenth. He canned an eight-footer for a 4 at the eighteenth after over- putting in his attempt to get a 68. And now Arthur thinks he may as well go to Pinehurst and get some more of that flwd golf out of his sys- tem. He feels that he might hit a | scoring streak down there in the sand | hills of the North Carolina resort which | might bring him home well up in the | money, so he is to leave Washington | Sunday night with Walter W. Cunning- ham. Mel Shorey of East Potomac Park will pair with Kenneth Allen of Bal- timore in the pro event at Pinehurst on ‘Tuesday. Sandy Armour and Sidney C. ‘Moore of Congressional are planinng to make the trip, and possibly Bob Barnett and Gene Larkin of Chevy Chase will go along to make the representation of the Capital more complete. That lat- ter pair, if it goes, should make a great bid to win the pro-pro best ball event, for they team admirably together and FOUND A way to beat Old Man Depre- ciation; just see what you save on a 1930 Dodge automobile. About three times each year we offer a few officials’ and sales- men’s cars, with very little mile~ age and carefully broken - in. 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Colgate got one back for the East by trouncing Indiana, and Pittsburgh scored the second victory for the kEus'. by trimming Ohio State last week. ‘The Illinl are accorded a better chance of coming through victorious over Army Saturday at Urbana than Ann Arbor. Michigan has not scored a victory In three major contests. Minnesota and Iowa are drilling for their battle at Iowa City. Iowa, al- though crippled, hopes to duplicate its achievement of last season when it started the Gophers on their way out of the championship race. Both teams are moaning about injuries to regulars, but are fairly fortified with replace- ments. . Northwestern will take to the road tonight, heading for Columbus to meet Ohio State. The Wildcats are in ex- cellent shape. Coach Sam Willaman of Ohio State has been forced to reorgan- ize his forces, following the loss of Charlie Coffee for breaking training rules, and indifferent play by a couple of varsity linemen, and may not be able to develop the edge necessary to stop the Purple. Although Coach Jimmy Phelan of Purdue does not take the Boilermakers’ intersectional contest with Mississippi lightly, he is working with his eye on the Iowa threat, a week from Saturday. Chicago has done little hard work in preparation for Wisconsin, but will have its full squad, with the exoeption of one man, available for battle against what is likely to prove an exceedingly tough ‘Wisconsin team. The Badgers also will oe at top strength and no team in the conference is more eager to taste victory ‘han the ejeven which has failed to score a point against a Big Ten opponent this season. Indiana will be idle Saturday and Coach Pat Page is experimenting in an attempt to devise a combination which can cope with Northwestern a ‘week hence. Notre Dame will -tackle the Drake Bulldogs Snturdli. They will meet at Soldier Field, Chicago, Notre Dame's 1929 “home grounds.” 'MALT EXTRACT i Tasteit! Smeilif/ s EXTIRELY Ditterent/ Saltend e No two men are alike physical proportions . . No one can make o clothes that will exactly figure, without first taking your indi measurements . .. Why not begin, this the s 2875 exact fit from the faction — and the being really well dressed? Why not clothes whose correct style and in their ‘ money suit of fit your Perhaps you can even save st the same time. Our most enthusiastic patrons are men who we paying from fifty to seventy-five dollars accustomed to for a suit of clothes. You owe it to Fall, to enjoy dvantages of distinguish you average man? the advantages of buying ma measure clothes, direct from the maker. 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Smith, 35 to 28, in optning matches of the annuai three-cushion billiard tournament last night at the Lewis & Krauss academy. F. E. Lewis and Willlam Malsctt will meet tonignt at 7:30 o'clock. PURDUE BACKFIELD TRIO BIG TEN GROUND GAINERS CHICAGO, November 7 ().—Purdue's backfleld trjo of Glen Harmeson, Alex Yunevich and “Pest” Welch continues to lead the Western Conference in ground gaining, with an average ad- vance of 4.75 yards for each trip with the ball from scrimmage. Harmeson is the individual ace, hav- ing carried the ball 57 times for a total of 513 yards—an average of 5.5. Art Pharmer, Minnesota's versatile back, has tried 43 times for 218 yards, giving an average of 5.1 yards. Win Brockmeyer, another Gopher star, has averaged 5 yards even. Minnesota ranks second to the Boiler- makers in team effort, having an aver- age gain of 4.46 yards per try, with Towa third at 3.41 yards. JONES REFUTES REPORT OF QUITTING TITLE GOLF ATLANTA, November 7 (#).—Bobby Jones, national open golf champlon, has no intention of retiring from competi- tive golf. Denying published reports that he would retire, Bobby sald he would continue to play the game as long as he “can walk and earn a living as a lawyer.” O. B. Keeler, in commenting on re- ports that Bobby is to retire, said: “Of course, Bobby is not going to come out and say he will continue com- petitive play for five years or ten years. He doesn't know what may happen, but if he is chosen on the American Walker Cup team in 1930 he will go to Britain and compete not only in the interna- tional match, but also in the British open and amateur.” | MOHAWK PREPS NOW LEAD GRIDIRON LOOP As the result of the upholding of two protests, the dismissal of two others and the ordering of two games replayed by the protest board of the Capital City Foot Ball League, the tie for first place in the senior class between the Mohawk Prep and Brookland A. C. elevens has been broken and the latter team has been dropped into the third place. The game of last Sunday be- tween the St. Stephen’s and Brookland elevens, which was won by the Brook- land club, has been ordered replayed. The revised senior class team stand- ing follows: T. Pts Mohawk Preps. 5 St. Stephen's... Brookland . Mercurys Friendship Marions . x ‘The 135-pound class game between Meridian and the Notre Dame elevens scheduled last Sunday has been ordered replayed. The revised 135-pound class team standing follows: Palace A. C. Janney ‘A, Columbias Notre Dame Mardfeldts Meridians . Brentwood Wolverines No changes were made in the 125- pound class_team standing. ‘The league schedule for Sunday follows: Pts, oomommwuLd swismmcoom OmowOMmLy SENIOR CLASS. Mercurys ua. St. Stephen's, Silver Spring, 3 pm. McClu T re and Clapper. Marions vs. Brookland A. C.. Fairlawn, Tds. Friendship, Seat Pleas- ck and Fanning. 135-POUND CLASS. Palace A, C. vs. Notre Dame, Silver Spring, 1 pm.” McClure and ‘Clapper. Wolverines Brentwood Hawks, ' Bur- roughs Field, 1 p.m. Simpson. ‘Mardfeldts . Burroughs d. 3 p.m. pson. Janney A. vs. Columbias, Priendship Field, 3 p.m. White and Volgt. 125-POUND CLASS. Meridians vs. Astecs, West Potomae, No. 2, 3 pm._ J_ Mitchell, . " Pederals vs. Brookland B. C., West Potomac, No. 3, 1 pm. J. Mitcheli, SELLS BASE BALL STOCK. BIRMINGHAM, Ala, November 7 ().—A. H. “Rick"” Woodward, vice pres- ident and principal stockholder in the Birmingham Club of the Southern As- sociation, has sold his interests to lThamns ‘W. Bowron, vice president of the First National Bank of this city. ant, 3 p.m. BROWN PRESIDENT WIRES SYMPATHY TO MARSTERS PROVIDENCE, R. I, November 7 (#)—Dr. Clarence A. Barbour, inaugu- rated president of Brown University last month, made two moves yesterday that entrench him firmly as the “foot ball president” of Brown. Yesterday morning when he learned that Alton Marsters would not play for Dartmouth against Brown he sent. a telegram to President Ernest M. Hopkins of Dartmouth ex- pressing sincere regret and sympathy to Dartmouth and Marsters. This evening he joined the Brown squad at the train- ing table and had his dinner with the squad on team fare. Dr. Barbour's telegram to President Hopkins_follows: “All Brown University extends to Dartmouth and to Marsters himself our sincere regret and sympathy. Marsters has rendered notable and gallant serv- ice to his college and we wish for him early and permanent recovery.” BRITAIN WILL ACCEPT U. S. YACHT MEASURE LONDON, November 7 (#).—Anxious to encourage yacht racing between the United States and England, Britain is prepared to adopt the universal rule of the New York Yacht Club’ for measure- ment of big class boats, it has been an- nounced by Sir Willlam P. Burton, pre- siding officer of the permanent commit- tee of the International Yacht Racing Union. On behalf of the association, Sir William gave notice of termination of the present international rule in three years or earlier if national agree- ment is arrived at. Rockne Will Prime Team For Southern California SOUTH BEND, Ind., November 7 (#)—Coach Knute Rockne of Notre Dame admits there is little chance of his being able to walk around be- fore the end of the foot ball season —but that isn't going to keep him from directing the Ramblers’ prep- aration for the Southern California game at Soldier Fleld, Chicago, No- vember 16. Rockne, who has been in bed for the past two weeks nursing his in- fected leg, insists that the business of getting ready for the Trojans is his business and he will be there. “I'll have to do the coaching from the car,” Rockne said, “but I'll be where the practicing is being done, SUNDAY SCHOOL LOOP HAS DOZEN QUINTETS ‘Twelve teams, the largest number ever to compete in the loop, will battle for the pennant in the Sunday School Basket Ball League the coming season. Heretofore the league has never had more than eight quints. Atonement Lutheran, Mount Pleasant Congregational, First Brethren and an- other team from the Calvary Baptist Sunday school, to be known as the Calvary Sekards, are new quints which have secured franchises. League play will open Saturday night with six matches listed. Expansion of the league has been made possible through the co-opera- tion of officials of the boys’ and men's departments of the Central Y. M. C. A, who have given the league the use of the gyms in both buildings for each Saturday night during the season. Paul O. Gottwals has besen re-elect- ed chairman of the league, with H. O. Crown, vice chairman and C. Edward Beckett, physical director cf the “Y.” secretary-treasurer and advisory chair- man. Here is the schedule for the first two Saturday night, the first games to begin at 7:15 o'clock: Saturday: Boys’ gym—Calvary M. E. vs. Hamline M. E, Mount Pleasant vs. Petworth M. E, Calvary Sekards vs. Mount Vernon. Men's gym—Atone- ment vs. Calvary Drakes, First Breth- ren vs. Trinity, United Brethren vs. St. Paul’s. November 16: Boys' gym—First Brethren vs. St. Paul's, Calvary Drakes vs. United Brehtren, Atonement vs. Trinity M. E. Men’s gym—Mount Pleasant vs. Mount Vernon, Hamline M. E. vs. Calvary Sekards, Calvary M. E. vs. Petworth M. E. ‘War College basketers would like to arrange both practice and regular games with unlimited class quints. Call Holcomb, National 8772, branch 104. De Luxe A. C. quint, which is to com- pete in the 145-pound class, will drill tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the Boy's Club Gymnasium, GETS ANOTHER GRID JOB. CHICAGO, November 7 (#).—Roy “Bullet” Baker, from University of which he man’s agreement” between the two uni- versities that Myers was not to play had never existed and that he had been misquoted in newspaper stories about | the apparent discrimination against the | Negro star, Prof. Giles L. Courtney, chairman of the N. Y. 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