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SPORTS. GIVES GOLF PROS LAUGH Now Only 27, Atlantan Hopes to Win Both American Classics in Same Year and Lift British Amateur; Has Busy Se: BY FRANCIS ason Ahead. J. POWERS. HERE must have been a lot of inward chuckling among the lead- ing golf professionals of this country—and also Great Britain— when a dispatch came from Atlanta to the effect that Bobby Jones would retire from com The professionals could get along quite wel tor, but no such luck is to be the petitive fl:y after the 1930 season. with Mr. Jones a specta- irs. For Jones, by his own state- ment, has no definite ideas about retirement, although he is unable to say just how much longer he will pursue golf championships. Tt is suspected that Bobby will campaign for another 10 years, al least. The Georgian will be only 28 his next birthday, and there’s a lot of good golf ahead for a man of that age. There still are a few records that Jones undoubtedly wi ould like to smash, and that the golf world hopes he succeeds in breaking. Bob is sufficiently human to| want to win both the Un\ted; States open and amateur cham- plonships the same year—the feat | that only Chick Evans has accom- plished. Seven times Bob has had the opportunity to win the dual crown, but always missed in either the open or the amateur. So it is quite probable he will keep firing until he meets with success or age pushes him to the background. Jones still has eye on the British ama- teur title—the only national champion- ship still to elude his marksmanship. ice he has scored in the British open, but in each of his two attempts at the amateur championship of the islands he has been halted. There is enough incentive in those two ambitions to keep Bobby going for many years, unless he should achieve them both within the next few seasons. In that case, Bobby might be inclined to rest upon his laurels. Few Retire Under 40. TFew great golfers ever have retired | short of 40 years—many of them have layed past the. half-century mark. enty-four years separated John Ball's | first and last British amateur cham- pionships. Vardon, Taylor and Herd— the old and greatest triumvirate of Brit- ish professional golf—sitll compete 1 championships and do quite well. The most outstanding example of champlonship golf longevity in the United States is Chandler Egan. He ‘was the amateur champion in 1904 and & contestant for several years prior to his first victory. He did drop out of the national for several years, but came back this year to make a heroic bid for the title at Pebble Beach. Even Find- lay Douglas, champion in 1898, was on the qualifying fleld three years ago. One golfer who did retire while still & star is Jerome Travers. Travers re- treated from the amateur arena after the 1915 championship at Detroit, where he was beaten,“In the second round, by Max Marston. He had been & finalist the previous year at Ekwanok, where Francis Ouimet won the title, and had been the champion four times in seven years. Yet he quit while still one of the country’s outstanding stars | and seldom is seen even As & spectator | in championship galleries. But such instances are rare. Has Big Year Ahead. Next year will be one of the busiest #n_Jones' lengthy golfing career. He will head the United States Walker Oup team, which invades St. Andrews, and while abroad will compete in both the British open and amatéur. The United States open, at Interlachen, will | men Ko n for the more strenuous sports, be played at a later date than usual to permit the tourists itme for a lesure- Jy return, and Jones will be at Min- neapolis to defend his championship as well as at Merion to bid for his fifth amateur crown. After 1930 Jones may restrict h's competitive play to the two Amer: championships, but it is very doubi.al if he will completely withdraw frem tournament golf for many seasons. At Jeast the probability is not sufficiently great to give elther golf followers or the United States Golf Association any real reason to worry. 17 NETMEN PLACED ON DAVIS CUP SQUAD By the Assoclated Press. NEW _YORK. November 14—W. Barry Wood, Jjr., flashy sophomore quarterback of the Harvard foot ball team, has been selected as a member of the American Davis Cup squad for next year's international tennis campaign along with Bill Tilden, Prank Hunter and John Doeg. Starting its 1930 preparations early, the committee, headed by Chairman oseph W. Wear of Philadelphia, de- {cided to file a formal challenge for the famous trophy in the American zone. committee named the following 17 men as the “tentative Davis Cup squad” of 1930 . Tilden, 2d. Philadelphia. Hunter, New Rochelle, N. Y. George M. Lott. jr.. Chicago John F. Hennessey. Tndianapolis. Wiimer Allison, Austin, Tex. n X niel ew Yor Berkeley Bell, Dailas, Tex. Gregory Mangin, Newark. N. J. South Orange, N. J. ‘Waod, Jr., Milton. Mass. Wood, jr.. Porest Hiils, N. Y. s Oity. Chicage. illiams. 2d. Philadelphia. ‘Ten women players, six of them Cali- fornians, were selected for the Wight- man Cup squad from which a team will be picked to go to England in d-fense of the trophy next June. Those named were: Helen Wills. Berkeley, Calif. Helen Jacobs, Berkeles Calit. Monica, Calif, , Ban Prancisco. line, M Cit; h Palfrey. 3 Wightman, Brook- . Mary Greef, Kansas Mrs. Hazel Hotchkiss line. Mass. | prising had he developed into & tre- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D..C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1929. Emperor Jones Wants Several More Records Before He Retires From Links REPORT BOBBY WILL QUIT STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE BY WALTER R. McCALLUM, F_Fred D, Paxton, chairman of the ‘Washingtan Golf and Country Club golf committee, continues to im- prove his golf game as he has for the last two months, since the doc- tors who have been in constant attend- ance on him for a year permitted him to play, the tournaments next year will have & new and & strong competitor. Suffering from a serious illness for 10 months, during most of which time he was abed, Paxton began playing golf about eight weeks ago and his meta- morphosis fram a mediocre golfer to one who can hold his own with the best in the Washington Club is remarkable. In his youth Paxton was a skillful amateur wrestler. He held several wel- terweight amateur titles And was looked upon as one of the toughest little men in the amateur mat game in this part of the country. From his wrestling he developed strong shoulder and back muscles. ‘Then he took up golf and the muscles that were such an aid to him in wrestling became worse than useless to him as a golfer. With his unusual strength, it would not have been sur- mendous hitter, but, like some athletes he was too strong. For years he suf- fered trom a severe slice and he was what we would call & short hitter. A fine putter and a good iron player, he still could not score because he lacked distance from the tee. But during the illness which now u| past, those stiff muscles lost their rigid- ity, and became loose, and today Paxton is hitting the ball as far as any ma at Washington, with the possible e: ception of the very longest hitters. His ame on the average has improved by 1mm 8 to 10 strokes a round, and he is always around 80 and frequently below. He has had several scores between 75 and 80 recently over the soggy course. He attributes his improvement to the fact that he can now take a cut at/ the golf ball without feeling that muscular pull which cut down his dis- tance in other vears, and today he is swinging smoothly and freely. Which may or may not point to this moral: If you want to improve your golf game have a serious siege of iliness and then take it up again without any precon- ceived notions of how the swing should be made. Be that as it may, Fred Pax- a very much. improved ment competitor next year. the same thing happened to Albert R. MacKenie two years ago. MacKenzie | was ill for a time, and when he came back to the game the quality of his golf | nad improved. | Little Fred d of Columbia still is the king pin of the local professional brigade when they essay the tournament, test on the sand greens at Pinehurst. Freddie won the North and South open at the Carolina resort back in 1920 and always has had a fondness for the Pine- hurst brand of golf. He showed it in convincing fashion again yesterday when he led the local contingent in the Midsouth open with a 36-hole card of 145, which enabled him to tie for sixth place in the tourney with Jack Forrester and John Farrell, and placed him at the forefront of the Washington entrants, | six strokes in front of J. Monro Hunter of Indian Spring, Alex Armour of Con- gressional and A. L. Houghton of| Harper, all of whom carded 151 for the | twin round test. Little Gene Larkin of Chevy Chase, | whom some of the pros believe is_ the best prospect in professional golf about ‘Washington, had a fine 72 for the open- ing round of the tourney, but Jumped\‘ to 80 in the afternoon for a fotal of 152. McLepd's rounds were 75 and 70.| Arthur B. Thorn of the Town and Country Club carded 76 and 77 for a PENNZOIL for Winter “THE BEST MOTOR OIL IN THE WORLD” Utmost ease in starting . + « protects your motor in case of violent weather changes . . . perfect lu- brication at all running temperatures. .. econom- ical . . . lasts fully twice as long as ordinary oil. *The statement of lubrication experts SoUTHERN WHOLESALERS, INC. 151921 DISTRIBUTED BY L St Phone Decatur of East Poto- 153 total, and Mel Shore; 0 for 155, the local mac Park had 75 and same total as Bob Barnett, the professional champion, who had 78 and 7. G nbaugh of Indian Spring had a bad 81 in the morning, followng with a 77 in the afternoon, while Walter F. Hall of Annapolis Roads had 81 and 79 for a 160 total. Armour, Hunter and Houghton had identical rounds, all three starting with 76s and finishing with 75s. Willle Klein of Wheatley Hills, Long Island, who seems to shine in these minor events, but gets nowhere in the big tournaments, won the affair with a 72 and a 66, his afternoon round setting a record for the No. 2 course. He fin- ished the round by holing a 35-foot over the eighteenth green for a birdie 3. McLeod and Houghton will leave Washington within a few days for Los Ar:se!es where they will represent the Midatlantic section in the tourney of the Professiomal Golfers’ Association of America, scheduled to start on the Pa- cific Coast on December 2. Charles H. Pardoe and Bynum E. Hinton tied for low gross prize in the intercity tournament of Washington- Baltimore Kiwanis Clubs yesterday at Congressional, each turning in a gross card of 86. R. Lester Rose of Wash- ington tied with A. Stephan of Balti- more for third gross card with 88. Earle D. Krewson tied for first place in the “kicker's handicap” tourney with Charles G. German and (}eor '73" Maxfleld. All had net cards of 73. Maiden Bestows Advice on Jones ‘The natural way of doing anything out of the ordinary is the last way We ever try to do it. There is the striking incident of Bobby Jones' iron play lesson from Stewart Maiden as an example. After stance and grip had been corrected Jones wanted to know how to hit the ball. “Hit hell out of it!” replied Maiden. Vardon discovered the natural grip after centuries of play by others had failed to produce it. To apply it you merely swing the arms forward from their natural hang at your sides and place them upon the club. There is no_twist or turn. That's unnatural. It you do twist or turn them you &l;:e your arms in unnatural posi- Then “they cannot ly ‘That's Goss’ explanation atural grip. Allen Moser, crack California amateur, and many tars so grip their clubs. * i Sold by good dealers everywhere 0130 35¢ a quart 7 TOPORCER IS GIVEN YEAR'S SUSPENSION Rochester Star Is Accused of Creating “Mob Scene” in Little Series. By the Associated Press. S8T. LOUIS, November 14.—George Toporcer, star second baseman of the t | Rochester club of the International League, and star of the St. Louls Car- dinals, stands suspended from organ- ized base ball for one year under an order issued by Mike H. Sexton, presi- dent of the Natfonal Association of Prg.lhmlon;l Base Bl]fllflcluhk e order suspends Toporcer and fines Manager Billy Southworth of the Rochester club $500 for “creating a mob scene” in the final contest of the little_ world series between Rochester and Kansas City of the American As- sociation at Rochester October 13. ‘The suspension, dating from Decem- ber 1, 1929, comes under a regulation adopted by the National Association June 11, 1927, and sent by Commis- Dr. | sioner Landis to all major and minor league clubs, umpires, coaches and players. Toporcer had been considered for a major league berth with the Cardinals in 1930, but club officials pointed out today that even if the sus sion order did not bar him from all leagues, there is an agreement between leagues which bars dealing with any ineligible or sus- pended player. Sexton issued the order on a com- managers, | plaint by Thomas J. Hickey, president of the American Association. ROCHESTER, N. Y, November 14 (#).—George Toporcer of the Rochester Red Wings, 1928-1929 International League champion team, sald he was “staggered” when informed of his suspension from the National Associa- tion of Professional Base Ball Leagues at his home here. - suspension staggers me,” he said. lly in view of the fact I have already been fined $200 and had no chance to defend myself at the hearing called by President s Michael Sexton, in Chicago, October 325. ifljtfit lhlflt x:lme I 'l“ in Newt.\f‘lyork s ng affairs and telegrams notifying me of the hearing were mailed to me several days after it was held. “The charge that I shoved and pushed the umpire is unfounded. recall there was some profane language used, but that is not uncommon on the ball field. “The incident occurred with two men on bases. Umpire Goetz had called two strikes on me and when he called the third, which appeared to me to be low, I protested. Then he sent me out of the game. COLUMBUS IS AWARDED '30 RYDER CUP MATCHES ATLANTA, November 14 (#).—The annual meeting of the Professional Golf- | er's Association of America ended here yesterday with the decision to leave the selection. of the site for next year's tournament in the hands of the ex- ecutive committee. After some discus- sion the Scioto Country Club of Colum- | bus, Ohio, was awarded the Ryder Cup matches, to be played in 1931 between picked teams of British and American professionals. The 1920 tournament of the associa- Xlly!d over the Hilcrest ngeles, beginning Decem- Leo Diegel is the P. G. A. champlon. The Lake Forest Club of Chicago, was awarded next year's annual mcet- | ing. tion will be course atLos ber 2. FLYING TACKLE PROVES TOO MUCH FOR LEWIS LOS ANGELES, November 14 (#).— Gus Sonnenberg retained his heavy- weight wrestling champlonship heres last night by winning two out of three falls from Ed “Strangler” Lewis in a return match. The champion's flylng tackle was working better than in the meeting be-1 tween the two here recently in whici Lewis claimed Sonnenberg tackled him while his back was turned after he thought the champion had been dis- qualified. Both the champion's falls last nifl‘\'t were recorded by way of the fly! tackle route. Sonnenberg missed one | tackle near the end of the match and | fell into the press box. He returned to the ring in 15 seconds. SPORTS. l MNAMARA IS IRON MAN OF BIKE RACES Veteran, Paired With Belloni, Takes Honors in Six-Day Grind in Chicago. By the Associated Press. HICAGO, November 14 —Reggie McNamara of Newark, N. J., has broken his “No. 13" jinx and clinched his right to the title of “iron man” of six-day bicycle racing. Paired with Gaetano Belloni of Italy, McNamara, the 43-year-old veteran of 56 international six-day bicycle grinds, last night won Chicago's twenty-second renewal of the sport at the Chicago Stadium. They pedaled 2,254 miles and nine laps, to outride a great field of younger stars, defeating the French “red devil” team of Al Letourner and Paul Brocardo by a lap. The victory was McNamara's four- teenth, and broke a hoodoo which has followed him for two years. He won his last race in New York in 1027, ‘Taking the lead at midnight Tuesday, McNamara and lloni, who also is ancient in the game, rode like wild men during the final 24 hours to beat off the challenges of the French pair and Ger- man combination of Franz Deulberg and Vic Rausch. Letourner and Brocardo gained second place over the Germans by piling up points in the sprints. Both teams covered 2,254 miles 8 laps. Gerard de Baets and Freddie Spencer, a German-American team, finished fourth, a lap behind Deulberg and Rasuch, and also gained position by virtue of their point total. The New York team of Charley Winter and Jimmy Walthour, covered the same mileage as de Baets and Spencer, but falled to collect as many sprint points. Norman Hill and Tony . Beckman took sixth place, with 2,254 miles 6 &vplh outscoring Emilio Richili and fllie Ricger in points for the place. Gus Vermeersch and Alfonso Zucchetti, Swiss-Itallan team. finished eighth, with 2.254 miles even. % Giants’ Club Minority Demands Accounting . NEW YORK, November 14 (#).— Fourteen minority stockholders e had summonses served upon Oharles A. Stoneham, president, and Léo J. Bondy, treasurer, demanding a court accounting of $410,000 disbursed by the National Exhibition Co. ® its president between 1919 and 1926. The company operates the New York National League club. The minority group is headed by william F. Kenny, wealthy con- tractor, who a year ago purchased one-fifth interest in the club. Bondy said that accountants found the books in order when Kenny purchased his stock. Most of the payments, the treas- urer added, represented returns to the club president of sums he had advanced the ball club without in- terest. Bondy said Stoneham would- not sell his holdings nor buy minority interests at exorbitant figures. ’ . HAGEN ON COAST EARLY IN CAMPAIGN FOR TITLE LOS ANGELES, November 14 (P).— Walter Hagen, British open golf cham- plon, today started his campaign to win back the national professional title, which he lost last season to Leo Diegel. ‘The first of the Eastern players to arrive for the Winter tournament sea- son, Hagen came here yesterday and immediately set about to atart train- ing for the Professional Golf Associa- tion tourney to be held over the Hill ;:r::t‘l Country Club course, December In addition to the Professional Golf Association event, the Haig announced intentions of compe in the Los An- geles, Berkeley, Agua Caliente, Catalina and possibly the Long Beach open events. 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