Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1930, Page 30

ONWAY TOVICTORY IN“STRAIGHT SETS" Noted Net Star, in Hospital, Smilingly Winning Fight on Tuberculosis. BY FLOYD J. HEALEY. 0SS, Calif., June 4—For 25 years William M. Johnston carried a racket in hishand | and indomitable courage under his shirt every time he stepped onto a tennis court. The combination shaped an unknown boy of a San Francisco play- ground into & world champion. It was inevitable the process should win him the respect, the admiration and love of his cotemporaries and the sports-loving public. It was not in- evitable, but a factor of his evolution into “Little Bill” that he developed a style and finish that was held up to aspiring youth as the model of perfect form on ‘s tennis court and drew the zlm:.m of Kings, Queens and Presi- lents. But the old intestinal fortitude was “Little Bill's" greatest asset. It made him face physical shortcomings of stature and weight and fight the good fight with a smiling face, win, lose or draw. Courage Is Needed Now. That quality is standing him in good stead right now. He needs all the courage he has be- cause he's fighting to win the hardest match he ever played. He's lying on his back in a little room in the Ross General Hospital, looking out toward the hills of a region the home folks call “Little Switzerland,” playing for his life. His opponent is tuberculosis, far more ruthless as a foeman than those he could smother with a forehand drive or a backhand cut. There are no runners-up in this con- test; no Davis cups to decorate the mantel; no cheers from excited thou- sands to spur him on. He has a phy- siclan, Dr. Sydney Shipman of San Francisco, in whom he has the utmost confidence; nurses who know what to say and what not to say, and when; his wife, whose courage keeps pace with his; definite knowledge of his own con- dition, the courage to face it and the will to win. He's winning in “straight sets.” ‘When he granted an exclusive inter- view with Star and the North American Newspaper Alliance corre- spondent he did it with a smile and a touch of his ever-present modesty about his own accomplishments, Intends to Get Well “I don't know what I can say,” he declared, “except that I'm here, but I'm going to get out again.” He held out his hand. It was never large, because “Little Bill” never was a big man. His hand always seemed like w the long hand of Bill” len, his greatest rival, but one of his greatest friends. But it's skinnier than ever now and by no means has the grip it had to have on a racket to win singles and doubles championships in cities, States and na- tions. His hand shows his condition far ing else. “Naturally, T did not enthuse when I learned my trouble. I had been ex- riencing & censistent run-down feel- Efi. My jte was off, I tired easily, 1 was worl hard—too hard, I sup- w&nd I hadn’t had & decent vaca- in 15 rfil‘l. G wasn't working, I was get- for a tennis w':munfa:nt. ol or from W:An‘keynd up all came down with a touch of ‘flu’ My doctor looked me over and did a thor- ough job, including X-rays of my lung saw the plates when they were fin. ished. There was a spot on ome lung. “My doctor called in a tuberculosis specialist and—well, I had it. Fortu-| nately, both lungs still are good. The infection has just got a start. 8o I stayed in bed. “I remained home for about a month. Had just played, in fact, in the Bur- lingame tournament. I've been playing off and on since I quit steady competi- tion to keep in shape. Then they! brought me over here. I'm probably ’ood for a couple of months here, & few months at home after that. A careful routine, with emphasis on no overexertion, and then—well, then I may be able to play some tennis again.” | It will be & long time, though, before the fans will see “Little Bill" on the courts again. He realizes that. “The most important thing I have to remember,” he admitted, “is not to tax my strength. It probably would finish me. I'll have to take it easy. But I| know it and that's in my favor.” Good Old Days Gone. It's a certainty “Little Bill” never | will be the champion he was when he and “Big Bill” Tilden, at the height of their respective powers, col- laborated in_the two-man team that brought the Davis Cup title back to the United States in the epic 1920 matches at Sydney, Australia. e S| world never can forget how they individually bested Norman E. Brookes and Gerald L. Patterson in the singles and then joined rackets to win the doubles for a clean sweep. It brought back a championship that re- mained here until the two “Bills” fell in 1927 before the attacks of Jean Rene Lacoste and Henri Cochet of France. Tilden and Francis: T. Hunter, paired in the doubles, defeated Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon, it will be recalled, but that was not enough. ‘That was the end of “Little Bill” as an international tennis figure except in memory, but the old flame still exists, and it will do more than anything else to pull him through his present fight. (Copyright, 1930, by North American News- paper Alliance.) PARADE IS PLANNED FOR JOE JUDGE DAY A downtown parade, in which three bands will furnish music, will be a part of the Joe Judge day celebration June 28, it has been announced by the testi- monial committee. Victory Post of the American Legion, the Veterans of For- eign Wars and the Elks Boys' Club Bands will turn out. The testimonial fund will be swelled by the proceeds of a game between the Alexandria Celtics and Naval Hospital teams June 15 at Alexandria, which has been arranged by Charley Corbett and Jack Tulloch. ‘Warrenton, Va., fans will have a dele- gation at the June 28 game between the Griffs and Tigers and will bring a gift. A mammoth cake will be presented Judge by the Continental Baking Co. Pictures of the popular first baseman taken at different periods in his 15- year career with the Griffs will be dis- yed by the Hecht Co. and the Fash- Shop. Name Sure to Be Cut Short If Career Long CHAMPAIGN, HI, June 4 (#)— A lot of worry for exacting type- setters and base ball experts was headed toward Greensboro, N. C., and perhaps for the major leagues toda Y. It was James Lymperopoulos, crack third baseman on the Uni- versity of Illinois team and possessor of a 13-lettered name. He signed a conf with the St. Louis Cardi- nals last night and was sent to the Grenesboro club of the Piedmont League for experience. ‘Writers of Big Ten base ball, in which Lymperopoulos starred for have had headaches try- poulos was just as bothersome to Big Ten catchers. During the 1930 Big Ten season he stole 27 bases, seven of which were the home plates. He had only two errors in two seasons of play. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE BY W. R. McCALLUM AVE you ever heard of a birdie 2 baing made on the ninth hole at the Indian Spring Golf Club by a woman golfer? The hole measures something like 235 yards from the back tee and is quite a swat for the male players. The women golfers sel- dom reach the green. accuracy of Mrs. Perry B. Hoover yes- terday more than compensated for her lack of length off the tee as she noncha- lantly holed & 60 yards approach She was playing in a four-ball game with her husband, Lucy Stone and Wil- liam Smith, and her tee shot carried the bunker, which cuts across the fairway from the right. The Annapolis Roads Golf Club tour- ney, begn postponed until Fall. ~Talbott T. Speer, chairman of the golf comimttee, said that because of the many tourna- ments coming in June, and the fact that the Maryland State amateur champion= ship is to start June 23, were the rea- sons. Among the better last lines and bright bits of humor which come out of golf | B. tournaments we present a bit from J. E. Sharkey, Shipping Board employe who struggled through 36 holes at In- dian Spring yesterday in the Interde- partmental League tourney, and after missing a putt on the thirty-sixth green, came in to the score board, looked at the elaborately decorated prize table, and re- marked: “Have you any prizes for rare recoveries?” “Why, we might find one for a rare shot or two,” Ralph Shepard, secretary of the league answered. “How many did you have?" “I had 36 of them. One on each hole,” Sharkey answered. There were lots of funny incidents at Indian Spring as the more than 100 starters on the second day of the tour- ney struggled over the course in an effort to catch Tom Belshe of the War Department in the chase for the indi- vidual prize. But Belshe's score of 154, made on the first day of play, stood up, although several star golfers had a shot at it. John J. Lynch of the Treasury came closest to it, registering a 78 in the morning and an 83 in the afternoon for a total of 161. The 159 registered on Monday by M. A. Shipley stood up for second low. Treasury Department’s class A team won the handsome Mellon trophy, pre- sented by the Secretary of the Treasury for the lowest four-man team score. On this team were Lynch, E. B. Wagner, Walter B. Vogel and J. Phelan. Their total score was 661. ‘The Agriculture team won the John Lasteit” Smell it/ ls ENTIRELY Dificrent ‘Five American Dollars will buy one of Europe’s most fascinating games! It's Kum-Bak Tennis. And no won- der it's popular abroad. For it offers all the thriils and fu tennis—yet you can or care. enjoyment. It will own back yard. And the playing ground needs no special attention Kum-Bak lets you exercise with tennis and your waistline. And un- like many games, is far too fasci- nating to lose its appeal. n of regulation play it in your improve yout ful, construc see, above al De Luxe Sets $25 1538 G Street N.W. One or two people can play Kum- Bak Tennis. Let the youngsters play it, too. It's good for the growing bodies of children and peace of mind of parents. Spalding introduced Kum-Bak Tennis to America. Come in and see how this popular European game is played . . . sec what health- for a mere five dollar bill! tive fun it is...and 1, how much you get Expert Racket Restringing—24-Hour Service. But the unerring | scheduled for June 21 and 22, has | nel class B with a team team was composed . Rouda- Marshall trophy in total of 714. The of T. F. Walsh, J. bush and E. The Grosner trophy, for class C teams, was won by Agriculture, with & score of 763. Low net in class A was won by the Bureau of Standards, with a score of 574, while low net in class B went to the Marine Corps team with 598. The low net in class C went to Treasury, with a team score of 603. INDIVIDUAL PRIZE WINNERS. Class A (War). 76 ertson’ (Pos low gross, M. A. 186; second low ‘met. A. state Commerce), 163, hird "1 &ross. J. J. Lynch (Treasury), 161: third low | ©, Bperry (Aericulturs), 164, 24- B_First low gross, J. F. Bwi (Bureau Standards). 161; first low nei L. Cogan (Interior). 167, 38—139; second low gross..N. J. Wilson (State). 163; second low Tet. J. J'_ Allegrette (Alien Property Cus- todiani. ‘172, 32—140: third low gross. Jo- seph Flack (State), 169; third low net, Frank 37 Mulvey_(Post Office), 173, 32—141 C_First low sross, E. T. and Raymond Lewis first low net, W, H. third low 176 J. Snow (Vete: . Bureau). °IB!. 6- ‘t‘hlrdulo' net, R. Phillips (Treasury), About 70 players attended dinner last night at the club house, at which prizes were presented. ury) 173, the (Interior), 188, 44—144; dards). A team match and golf tournament, involving the Washington Dental Golf Association and the Baltimore City Dental Soclety, will be played at the Indian Spring Club on June 18. Eight survivors of the first match- play round in the competition between woman golfers for the Siamese tea set, at the Chevy Chase Club, were playing 150 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4. 1930. Miss Susan Hacker, was beaten yester- day by Miss Louise Claytor. Miss Clay- tor played with a 16 handicap, while Mrs. Smith played from scratch. Miss Claytor was over the first nine in 4§ strokes, the same as the score of Mrs. Smith. C. Ashmead Fuller, the defending champlon, registered a fine score of T4 yesterday to take the lead in the com- petition for the Chevy Chase Club championship, with a 36-hole score of 157. Richard P. Davidson, vio led in the first round, with 74, slumped back to 85 yester for a total of 159, Frederick Hitz scored 78—83—161. Em- W. Beverly Mason had 84—79—163. | The third round was being played today |and the final round is to be played to- morrow. Thirteen Washington golfers are en- tered in the champlonship tourney of the Middle Atlantic Golf Association, which starts tomorrow over the James River course of the Country Club of Virginia, at Richmond. The name of Miller B. 8Stevinson of Columbia is not among the entrants, but he may be an added starter. Manor Club, who won the tourney two years ago, is one of the favorites Here are the pairings of the Washing- ton players: 1:30 p.m—T. M. Belshe (Argyle) L C._ Whitaker (Richmond). e 1:36—Gardiner P. Orme (Columbia) and Berner Meredith (Richmond) 1:40—A. E. Landvolgt (Manor) and Dr. Davis (Richmond). 1:46—A. 8. W. Frailey (Chevy Chase) and today in the second round. Mrs. Emory Smith, co-medalist in the tourney with Luther 53"‘}" Bannockburn). FW. R, McCallum | Washington) and Gordon . Wood" (Richmond). Ry "8 George D. See (Manor) and Dr. F. \V2 L;W,:l (cmcnhhmnnm » e B ¥, L5onn res i Bannockburn) i T o e CMR. ‘Shipley (Ar on Kent_(Richmond). 5 S REIeS 2:26—Harry G. Pitt (Manor) and Charles Nelson (Richmond). 0-Thomas 8. Pitt (Argyle) and H. A. Parr, 3d_(Baltimore). eorge F. Miller (Manor) and Rich- ard R. Jackson (Baltimore) 45— E. Baxter (Manor) and Garland ‘Wood (Richmond). mons 8. Smith had 83—80—163, while ' Harry G. Pitt of the| 1 ssociated Press. | EW YORK, June 4.—Samuel Brinckerhoff (Brink) Thorne, one of Yale's foot ball giants | during the ers of Heffelfinger | and Hinkey, 1s dead at the age of 56. The famous halfback of 35 years ago died suddenly in Harbor Hospital yes- | terday of pleurisy. A few weeks ago, on a fishing trip, he fell on s stone |and suffered a hip injury. A blood clot formed, infection set in and pleurisy followed. For four years he played a slashing game as halfback. But his outstand- ing achievement, in a foot ball way, was his spectacular run, almost the length of the fleld, for the touchdown that beat Princeton in November, 1895, his junior year. H: captained the Yale team of 1896 and was selected for the all-America teams of 1895 and 1896. He was cher of the varsity base ball team in his senior year and after his graduation in 1896 he established a reputation as a polo player. He attended Lafayette College for a year studying mining engineering and then became affiliated with the Penn- sylvania Coal Co. of which he became controller in 1901. Later he founded the firm of Thorne, Neal & Co., in the direction of which he was active until his death In 1913 he was married in Los Angeles to Miss Gertrude Leisenning Kemmerer, daughter of Mahlon 8. Kem- | merer, wealthy coal operator of Mauch Chunk, Pa, Angeles in 1927. A daughter, Joan, 5 | years old, survives. Funeral services | ‘will be held Friday in Greenwich. In a champion it’s Self-Reliance { KEEPING ONE'S HEAD—in the flush of the game or in the flush of victory—that’s the measure of true sports- manship. 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Brink Thorne had ancestry, wealth and position, but I think he would like to be remembered best, not as the direc- tor of powerful corporations, but as the tall, swift youngster, whose red head on & foot ball fleld was an orifiame for Yi and a menace to Princeton and to Har- vard. One of the greatest backs of the ?‘lme, he captained the Blue eleven in 895, and never lost his interest in his aniversity or its teams. to win, but, win or lose, he looked f loyalty, courage, honor. q ties were the watchword of his code. An All-American man gives All-Ame ica service. Brink Thorne was Al America. In 1894 he scored a touc! down against Harvard. In the Prince- ton game, that same season, he ran 55 yards for a touchdown through the en- tire Tiger team. He did the kicking and made another run of 45 yards. He also blocked a kick, recovered the ball, and then bucked his way across the Princeton goal line. Such vivid spirits as Brink Thorne’s do not die. 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