Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1930, Page 23

SP ORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1930. SPORTS. Night Golf Gets Trial at Manor Club : Peake Given Scare, But Keeps Shoe Title FIVE PLAY MATCH BY SEARCHLIGHTS Caddies Are Marks in Test That Proves After-Dark Game Has Merits. BY WALTER R. McCALLUM. IGHT golf —and we don't mean “miniature” — has reached Washington, and, judged by the enthusiasm of a small group of club swingers who tried it out at the Manor Club last night, in the glare of a dozen searchlights strapped to their chests, it may come to stick, it bigger and better lights are provided for the fellows who say it with drivers and mashie nib- licks. Spurred on their noctitrnal adventure | by an experiment proposed by J. T.| Powell, inventor of a portable electric lamp, five golfers gathered at the Manor | Club last night and played nine holes | through one of the darkest darknesses | that we have had since the heat wave | started. | Harry Pitt, J. B. Murphy, E. B. Bax- ter, Al Treder and George Richard- son started off by crashing through with a couple of pars on the tenth hole. Just why they didn’t play the first nine at Manor has not been disclosed, but it seems that they were afraid the trees might grow a _flock of new branches Far down the fairway—175 vards or so—were three red lights. They were the tail lights of the caddies, for cad- ‘ dies in night golf are the tail lights and the flags and everything else. The | layer shoots at the red light and per- | ps the man who sponsors this sort | of night golf will furnish the bag-toters with a suit of armor. Ball Not Hard to Find. It was not so hard to find a ball. All | the players hit them fairly straight, as the rays of a dozen lights concentrated on the ball, the caddies listened for the thump of the pill and everything was lovely, except for a slight rain. The players looked like a big flock of fire- flies as they moved down through tne | mist toward the tenth green, and they | looked more like it as they played the eleventh hole, where a pond bisects the | fairway. | Here it was that Baxter chose to| make his grandstand play, for he| thumped the ball on the green from the tee and ran down a 20-footer for | a birdie 2. And at the next hole a caddie ran to the pin and Murphy, shooting for the faraway dim light on the caddie’s chest, knocked his ap- proach shot within three feet of the pin. ° Then, in the bright light of the flashlights, he blew the putt. From there, they wgnlt out Ax;w the eat open spaces. Stlence draws a s:fl over their scores, but they agreed that night golf has its compensations. “you can’t lift your head, or at least there is no temptation to do so” Murphy said. “For you can't see any- thing if you do.” “And think of the hot sun. get none at night,” Baxter said. Harry Pitt was more practical. “Yea, and think of the mosquitoes,” he added. Treder thought the idea was worth ‘while, but he pointed out that the rays of n;:‘inxm were hardly strong enough to e hitting the ball accurately much more than a matter of a well groaved swing. “Think o(ln"hlt the duffer would do,” he said, “with these lights moving und.” uvAnd Gene Godden remarked that night golf has its compensations, for it stretches out the playing time of a player, makes business for the golf ball ‘manufacturers, does not hurt the course and might make business for the doc- tors, with the dew and the possibility of rain and so forth. Those happy faces yéu see around the golf clubs today are not the result of the winning streak of the base ball club or the result of a hole in one, or any~ thing else but the rain, which fell on golf course and golfer allke yesterday in just the right quantity, softening the ground to some degree and preparing the way for the more extensive rains that will surely come, “This rain is just right,” O. P. Fitts, weteran Columbia course supervisor, said. “Had one of those violent thunder- come algng, with large precipi- tation, in & few hours untold damage | would have been done to our course.| The ground was so hard that the rain would have run off as fast as it fell, causing washes on the hillsides, tearing our ditches and bridges and otherwise causing untold damage.” Stewart Whaley, course supervisor at ‘Washington, said the same thing, poin ing out that the rains which fell yes- terday and through most of last night are just what is needed to soften the course and yet not cause washes. And when it rains hard how the rdin pours off those hills at Washington. Great washouts come after a heavy shower, ditches fill up and run awry and & violent tlesnderstorm on any hilly course, such as Washington, causes lots of damage. It may take two or three | days for the grass to come back, and, it may not come back for some time, but there-is no doubt that rain yesterday and last night was just what the doc- tor ordered for the ailing golf courses. Out at Columbia plans are in the making for changing three greens dur- ing the Winter, a will be put up to | Clyde B. Asher, chalrman of the«Greens Committee, shortly. The greens which may be changed during the Winter are the ninth, tenth and seventeenth. The last two have not been changed in more than & decade, while various rea- sons prompt the suggested change at the ninth, where only a few spots on the green’ will take a cup. It is pro- d to make the tenth green a pla- 1eau green, where the second shot must carry to the putting surface, | More than 40 Washington Golf and Country Club golfers are expected to go over to Columbia on Sunday for lunch and golf, as guests of as many mem- | bers of the Columbia club. The party is being arranged by Miller B. Stevin- son, captain of the Columbia team, but | the contest will not be a formal team affair. It will be more in the nature of & group of men from one club get- ting together with their “buddies” from another neighboring club. The Wash- ington golfers-are expected to be &t Co- lumbia at 12:30 for lunch. You | KANN’S RACKETERS LOSE TO EDGEWOOD CLUB, 6-3 In a Capital City League, match, Henry Park, the Kann's tennis team de- feated the Edgewood Club, 6 to 3. Resulty: 'gflk (E) defeated Hermann, 7—5, 4—86, (K.) L it ef 3 g:‘:b‘:" § ) Sd" ed Phill rle!)! d‘_l!;l‘“ efeated Gardes, azni (E.) defeated Heis) -2, - thgeber (K.) defeated Rip Caj -3, 5:':1;- (E.) defeated Brown, 81, 6—0. k and Robins (E) defeated Hermann and Gaveau, 62, 63 | feated Richard Williams, | John Hickman defeated Leroy Harvey, A large gallery saw Millard E. Peake of Laytonsville champion, in Bethesda successfully defend his title as the final match. The gallery was kept Montgomery County champion, but he had difficulty disposing of Walter Kolb, on edge throughout. The left insert is of Peake and the other, Kolb, FARRELL FAVORITE IN ST. PAUL EVENT By the Associated Press. ST. PAUL, Minn., August 15.—The long trek for gold and glory over the Keller County golf course today saw 150 entries wishing for a generous crop of birdies, what the fates may give, in St. Paul's first open golf tournament. One round of 18 holes was on today and another similar round will be played Saturday. The low 60 scorers and tles will go into the 36-hole final march Sunday to determine how the $10,000 prize money, offered by the St. Paul Junior Association, will be di- vided. After four days of practice rounds over the course, which is considered one of the best public layouts in the country, the sharpshooters of the: pro- fessionals felt that something around 280 for the 72 holes would take the first money, $2,500. Many of the leaders in the national open, played at Interlachen, Minne- apolis, in July, will be among today's starters. Missing from the list are Bobby Jones, national open champion; Macdonald Smith, runner-up, and Leo Diegel, P. G. A. champion. The persistent money winners were favored to win. Johnny Farrell, Quaker Ridge, N. Y., Who clipped five strokes from par to card 67 in a practice round over the par 72 course, was the leading favorite. However, Gene Sarazen has taken a liking to the course, as has Harry Cooper of Glen Ellyn, Ill, and Horton Smith of Gragston, N. Y. Tommy Armour of Detroit had his first Jook at the course yesterday. He was not trying for a score, playing two balls nearly all the way around, but he expressed the opinion that something right around 280 to 283 would win, if ‘weather conditions are favorable. Al Watrous of Birmingham, Mich., also was a late arrival, and took one whirl at the course late yesterday. Wild Bill Mehlhorn of New York has been doing some experimenting with the course, mostly without playing companions. SHARKEY WILL FIGHT CARNERA IN CHICAGO NEW YORK, August 15.—Jack Sharkey and Primo Carnera have signed to fight at, Chicago on or about September 29 in a 10-round bout, with Mique Mally as the promoter, The exact site of the encounter has not been decidec, since the White Sox ball park, on which Malioy has an option; Wrigley Field and Soldier Field all will be available. The terms on which the fighters signed were not disclosed, but it is understood that Sharkey is to receive $100,000, or 30 per cent of the gate, while the Ifalian glant will enter the Ting on a strictly percentage basis of 25 per cent, According to the terms of the con- tracts both fighters will train in or near Chicago for at least two weeks before the fight. but willing_to_take | FIVE TOURNEYS REMAIN ON BELLE HAVEN LIST| ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 15.—Five tournaments, including the men's and women'’s champlonships, remain to be played on the Belle Haven Countmy Club schedule, The first of these is a tombstone tournament set for September 1, while a 36-hole medal play handicap event will be staged on September 6 and 7 for a irophy offered by the club pres-| ident. The qualification round ef the wom- | an's title event will open on September | 14 and continue until September 20, | with eight golfers qualifying. A mixed foursome is listed for club members on September 21. { The qualification round of the men’s champlonship tourney will. open on September 28 and continue for six days, with two sixteens’ qualifying. CALIFORNIA YOUTHS FEATURE NET PLAY By the Assoclated Pres: CULVER, Ind, August 15—The sparkling play of three California youngsters has provided the thrill of the unexpected in the national junior tennis championships here. Favorites from- the South and East fell by the wayside yesterday before the smashing attack of Larry Myers and Billy Doeg of Santa Monica, Calif, in the doubles and Charles Hunt of San Francisco in the singles. Myers and Doeg, the latter a young brother of John Doeg, Davis Cup player, upset two seeded teams, overcomirg Karl Kamrath and Joe Bill Bralley of Austin, Tex., 6--2, 11—9, and sweeping aside Kendall Cram of Nashville, Tenn., and William Jacobs of Baltimore, 6—4, 8—6, to enter the final. Hunt, who eliminated the third seeded 'player, Jack Cosgrove of San Francisco, on Wednesday, continued to the semi-finals of the singles yesterday by overwhelming Ray Palmer of Malba, ng Island, 6—1, 6—0. Kamrath, Wilmer Hines of Columbia, S. C., and another Californian, James Bobbitt of Pasadena, are other semi-finalists. Opposing Myers and Doeg in the finals today were Hines and Judge Beaver of Galnesville, Ga., seeded first, who whirled through three matches yesterday with the loss of but nine games. Californians also held prominent po- sitions in the boys' play, two of the semi-finalists in the singles being from the Coast State.. Jay Cohn of Santa Monica and Jack Lynch of Taft were the California hopes, while George Boynton of Atlanta,, Ga Parker of Milwaukee, Wis, completed the list. Cohn is defending champion. Boynton and Parker, teaming in the boys' doubles, had won their way_ to the finals by overwhelming scores, but Cohn and Lynch were engaged in a SUff semi-finals battle with Jock Mc- Lean, Washington, D. C, and Henry Barclay of Baltimore. After winning the first set, 6—3, the two Westerners lost the second, 11—13, before the m‘;g:lh was halted by darkness last night. H i;kman Beatsbyson in Match For Willow NDER the expert coaching of Charles West, former star ath- lete of Washington and Jeffer- son, John Hickman marched through a field of 80 horseshoe tossers to win the Willow Tree Playground crown in The Star's colored metropoli- tan district tournament. Hickman encountered keen opposi- tion in the semi-finals from Leonard Jackson, who lost by 2 points. The final between Hickman and Joe Dyson was aplenty hot, Joe winning the first to the tune of 51 to 48, dropping the second, 40 to 50, and taking the de- ciding game, 52 to 21. Hickman will get & chance at the metropolitan cham- plon in the divisional matches, Willow Tree results: Semi-finals — Leonard Jackson de- 50 to 38; 51 to 32; Joe Dyson defeated William | Austin, 50 to 26; John Hickman de- | feated Leonard Jackson, 50 to 40. Final—John Hickman defeated Joe Dyson, 48 to 51, 50 to 40, 52 to 21. In semi-finals at North Brentwood Sammy Williams defeated Arthur Ran- | som, 21 to 11, 21 to 13; Milan Gordon defeated Clarence Johnson, 24 to 2. | stanley Frazier won the Rose Park ti playground title, defeating his brother Paul by the score of 50 to 39 and 50 | to 41 in the final. The match was wit- | nessed by an enthusiastic crowd. ‘The new champion was runner-up in the 1929 tournament. Flemming, the 1929 chlrnghn. was doing well, but on reaching the semi-finals was forced to default. Chairman George Simpson has assem- bled the best pitchers in Kensington, Md., and will send a first-class twirler to the county finals, he says. Clarence w fizaemml Hall is the outstanding entrant and 62 YEARLINGS SOLD. SBARAT(#3A SPRINGS, N. Y, Au- 15 (A).—Pifty-two head of horse- esh changed ownership last night at the yearling sales here. "The grand total verage of $1,323, 1,300, Simpson believes he will deliver the goods in any tournament. Second-round matches on the Twelfth Street “Y" courts are drawing lar| galleries, The third-round play bring together some clever open pitchers. Results: A G. Hacket, 50 to 34; Harigroves defeated QGrier defeated Jos Tree Shoe Title Fountain, 50 to 23; John Mathews de- feated O. G. Ewing, 50 to 13. Felix Tilghman defeated A. Gordon, 13 to 21, 21 to 10, 21 to 12. Warren Walker, Hyattsville chairman, announces that the Hyattsville semi- finals will be played Saturday. Franklin Marshall, defending champion, is still in the fight. ‘Willlam L. A. Tancll has been ap- pointed chairman of the Shady Side horseshoe tournament by General Chairman Arthur A. Greene. Tancil reports a large entry list for Star tour- ney. The Shady Side twirlers have been pitching for some time, and the entry includes some clever tossers. Tan- cil is director of the Boy Scout camp at_Shady S| TIRES Allowance on ¥our Old Tires 14th St. NW. lervlu-chn:YAuAd.m. i | HAWKINS MOTORS Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street Good Used Cars Authorized Dealers TILDEN QUITS COURT WHILE TRAILING FOE RYE, N. Y., August 15 ().—Three of America’s first ten tennis players and | an unranked collegian from Tulane University clash today in the semi- final rougd of the Eastern grass court singles championships at the West- chester Country_ Club. Johnny Van Ryn of East Orange, N. J., ranked No. 4, was scheduled to mect Gregory Mangin of Newark in one all- Jersey match. Mangin ranks No. 10 nationally. The other half of the draw brings together Berkeley Bell, the Texan, placed No. 9 last year, and Clifford Sutter, intercollegiate cham- plon from New Orleans. Sutter eliminated Big Bill Tilden yes- terday when the defending champlion walked off the court while trailing in the second set. Tilden had lost the first set, 6 to 1, RN and was trailing, 4 to 0, in the second when he was angered by the heckling of the crowd and forfeited. Tilden had twisted a muscle in his knee. The woman's semi-final round places Baroness Levi, the Italian sensation of the tournament, against Miss Helen Marlow of Los Angeles. Miss Marjorle Gladman of Santa Monica, Calif., and the highest ranking woman remaining in the play, meets Miss Louise Zinke of Cincinnatl. Miss Gladman ranks No. 9, while Miss Zinke is twenty-first on the national grouping. TAKES ARCHERY TITLES. CHICAGO, August 15 (#)—Russell Hoogerhyde of Goldwater, Mich., is the 1930 national archery champion. The Robin Hood from Michigan yesterday won both the double American and double York rounds for a total of 2,517 points to 2,350 for E. L. 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Fort, last year'’s Washington champion, and in the | final had Peake on the run apparently | when “Ol’ Lion Heart” put on one of | famous Garrison finishes. Peake won the first game, 52 to 43, lost the second, 21 to 50 and took the third, 53 to 37. A crowd that packed around the court was thrilled to the marrow by brilliant rallies. At the start {t appeared Kolb was outclassed. He had been pitching all day in matches outside the tournament, had passed up lunch and was tired and hungry, Seven of Peake's first 12 shoes were ringers and at the end of five innings he had a lead of 23 to 0. Champion Rallies. “Same old Peake!” shouted a rooter as the champion continued to gain heavily. The score was 41 to 12 against him when Kolb found the range for & Jouble ringer. This gave him heart and from there on it was a battle. He cut Peake's advantage in a jiffy to five points—48 to 43. It was the tall ex-sheriff’s turn to rally and he did it nobly, putting on his twenty-sixth ringer and scoring a close shoe to clinch the decision. The game went 32 innings. Kolb threw 22 three- pointers. Peake tossed two double- headers in a row early in the going. ‘The champion ran up a lead in the second skirmish, but Kolb caught him at 19 points with a double ringer in the thirteenth frame. In the next 10 innings Peake scored only two points. while his opponent threw ringer after ringer to win, 50 to 21. The game went only 23 innings, Kolb scoring 24 ringers against 16 for Peake, Tough in a Pinch. By this time the crowd had con- | tenders for the national er, but it reckoned not on the ting spirit of Peake. Time and fl‘:l in the Metropolitan tournament Be- thesdan has been ‘“on the hook" only to wriggle off. Twice in the little Be- thesda preliminary he was all but de- feated. In the opinion of your horse- shoe editor, he is the greatest “bear lduvlt'ln" athlete in this section of the and. He applied the works in the deciding game, starting with a ringer. He gained a 6-point lead in the first two innings, and at the end of seven had increased it to 17 to 6, a doubleheader helping a lot. 1In the eighth, however, Kolb. tossed a double, and the home rooters again hoped for victory. But Peake, as usual, was inexorable, and as Kolb weakened he won point after point, run- ning out in the twenty-eighth inning with 6 points, that made the score 53 to 37. 1In the last skirmish Peake threw 25 ringers and Kolb 20. Out of 166 shoes thrown in the three games, Peake put 67 on the stake and Kolb 66. Kolb to Carry On. Fort eliminated Ralph L. Green, young champion of Germantown, in the first round, 50 to 9, and although not in his best form, made it hot for Kolb, the latter eking out & 50-47 victory. The Montgomery event was held in connection with the annual Modern Woodmen's picnic, which was attended by several thousand despite unfavorable weather. F. Guy Riordan, Laytonsville merchant, directed the tournament and made an all-around excellent job of it. The courts were in prime shape. Paul Morrison and Harry F. Saun- ders refereed and Loy Smith and Al Skinner were the official scorekeepers. Kolb qualified in the Laytonsville pre- liminary, but is a resident of Pooles- ville. As Montgomery County runmer- up he is entitled to carry on into the Southern Maryland finals, and he'll be there plenty, likely to the annoyance of a man named Peake. On second thought, this last statement may be an injustice to the big fellow, because if theres anything he relishes more than a tight battle it's a tighter one! M’LEAN AND MORRISON LOSE IN NET MATCHES CULVER, Ind, August 15.—Jock McLean and Donald Morrison of Washington are all washed up as con- juniors’ tournament here. 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