Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1931, Page 30

r C-2 SPORTS. THE EVENI NG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. Night Base Ball is Success on Coast Duffers Outstrip Pros on Some Shots LINKS SPECIALISTS ATTAIN RARE SKIL Rounded Game Is Needed to Battle Par—Henry Davis Was Mighty Hitter. BY WALTER R. McCALLUM. OW does it come about that many men who have a lot of trouble breaking 80 on any standard length golf course have one shot in their bags which the men with games much more rounded out would be glad *o have? How does it happen that the chaps who consider 81 or 82 a good score can sometimes By the Associated Press. MILWAUKEE—Tait Littman, Cudahy, Wis.,, knocked out George Courtney, Tulsa, Okla. (4); Harry Dublinsky, Chicago, outpointed Bruce Flowers, New Rochelle, N. Y. (10). COLUMBUS, Ohio—Lou Bloom, Co- lumbus, won on foul from Eddie An- derson, Chicago (10). FARGO, N. Dak—Billy Petrolle, Fargo, outpointed Billy Light, St. Paul (6) CHICAGO—Mickey McFarland, Chi- cago, outpointed K. O. White, Chi- cago (6). PORTLAND, Oreg.—Charley Belan- ger, Winnipeg, Canada, outpointed Leo Lomsk! Aberdeen, Wash, (10). CINCINNATI—Freddie Miller, Cin- | cinnati, outpointed Roger Bernard, De- | troit (10). BOSTON—Jose Santa, Portugal, out- | pointed Roberto Roberti, Italy (10). | MEXICO CITY, Mexico—George God. | frey, Leiperville, Pa., knocked out Sai- vatore Ruggirello, Italy (1): | BUFFALO—Lou Scozza, Buffalo, cut- pointed Larry Johnson, Chicags (10) | ROCHESTER, N. Y.—ive Halaiko, Auburn, N. Y. outpointed Wesley | Ramey, Grand Rapids, Micn. (10). | "PITTSBURGH—Johnny Datto, Clcve- play short pitches to the queen’s|land, outg?lnled Jackie Rodgers, Pitts- taste, or are masters at the chip| V&R (10 WONAN PIN STARS SHOOT IN TOURNEY| Gulli and Smith Are Among Galaxy Scheduled at Coliseum Tonight. OMAN bowling stars will hold sway tonight in The Evening Star’s yuletide tournament at the Coliseum, although several male entries will bear watch- ing. Interest likely will be centered in the 8 o'clock squad in which are scheduled such sterling performers as Lorraine Gulli, Marjorie Bradt Smith, Rena Levy, Fritzie Yaggie, Elsie Fisher, Anna Wil- lams, Thelma Lohnes, Margaret Lea- man, Catherine Forteney, Irene Scott, Margaret Miltner and Sarah Updike. It is probable that the leading score Connecticut and BY FRANCIS E. STAN. “BOWLING CIRCUS” is carded for the Lucky Strike tonight at 7:30 o'clock, when the National Pale Dry team engages Jack White'’s Connecticut Blue Ribbon ag- gregation. Whatever else may happen—and | don't be surprised if a record or two falls—bovling followers who get & glimpse of these two teams, perhaps the strongest pair in the country, may be assured of a colorful battle. With so many shekels at stake, every National and Connecticut pinman who | breaks into the battle will dght to the |1ast ditch, and neither a Rembrandt nor a boy with a bucket of red paint | could add color to this occasion. | Jack White, with his ever-present stogies, is peerless as a showman and is a top-notch bowler as well. White will lead the New England team into the fray. Then there's Nick Tronsky, powerful Present Colorful Show Tonight shot. and yet cannot score nearly | as well ¢s men who are their in-| feriois at these shots, but have more proficiency in all the other =hots? Conceding tat the tee shot is the basis of good gif and low scoring, as it undoubtedly is, there can be no doubt that the proficiercy of these rase in- dividuals in one type of shot fails to| make up for their lack of skill in the | big shots of the game of golf Take men like B. S. Taylor of Wash- | ington, who breaks 80 once in & while and considers he has accomplished quite a stunt when that happens. Tay- lor has & mashie niblick pitch which is the equal of that of Jock Hutch.son in his palmiest days. Taylor is a master with that shot, be the greens fast or slow. The ball acts as if it was on the end of a string, skimming along the turf until it comes to an abrupt stop somewhere close to the hole. And yet Taylor is afflicted with a tre- mendous slice which robs him of about 50 yards distance off the tee and cuts down his -scoring capabilities tremen- dously. that siice from the tee he would be a tough gent to beat, for that pitch shot gets him out of many bad spots. V. Calvert Dickey and C'arles H. Doing, jr., ths latter the president of the Washinzton Club, are much alike in that their chip shots and putts are by far the s '”“;K“” of their re- | spective games. Put these men 20 yards | away from the hole, on or off the green, and it is an odds-on bet that they will get down in two. But put them against the well rounded game of Prank K. Roesch, the District champion, and they would 'be hopelessly outclassed, even though Roesch has no single strong shot in his bag. They are all good. Tee Shot Vital. A good test of the relative merits of | the drive came not so long ago when Fred McLeod played Abner H. Fergu- son, & high handicap Columbia ama- teur, with McLeod taking Ferguson's tee shot and Ferguson taking McLeod's. Freddie beat Ferguson that day, but McLeod said he happened to have one of those days when his pitching and putting were well nigh perfect. “My tee shots were not so good, either,” said Preadie. “I put Mr. Fer- guson into some of the most dreadful places on the golf course. - But I think if I had been well, he would have beaten mé-. Thete in my mind that to geore wel) you must be hititng your tee"Shots well.” All right, what of it? There are many men around Washington who can knock the tar out of a golf ball from the tee and yet cannot score even re- spectably well. They knock out a big tee shot, frequently straight down the middle, and then forget to follow it up. There are many of them, special ists in the tee shot, who have not taken the pains or have not the desire to learn about the more important shots around the putting green. They fail utterly to remember that a chip shot | or a 2-yard putt counts just as much | as a 300-yard wallop. | Henry G. Davis, 3d, was one of that | type. Henry Davis was the longest hit- | ter we ever have seen, when he played | at Chevy Chase -as a college lad. He | did such stunts as driving the first | green, driving within 4 Yards of the | sixteenth green, knocking the ball far | over the first green at Washington with | & spoon and such enormous wallops that we were astounded. ‘The story often has been told of how | Leo Diegel was ‘practicing at Chevy Chase one day near the ninth green with his driver, knocking balls far out toward the ninth tee. Along came Henry Davis with a midiron, and com- menced knocking midiron shots past the best Diegel cculd do with his driver. And Leo never was what one could call even a moderately short hitter. Wasted His Drive. Yet Davis could not score com- mensurate with his driving ability. Sev- | enty-three or seventy-four was a score for him at Chevy Chase, simply | because he forgot what to do with the ball after the tee shot, and he could not play the intermediate pitches or chip and pitch and run shots. He was a specialist in his line, one of the big- gest lLitters the game ever has known. ‘Take Clarence Gamber, the big bam from Detroit, who is classed by the pro- fessionals as their longest driver. What major tournaments has Gamber ever won? Only the international four-ball ot Miami last Winter, and then he had Cyril Walker to aid him on the more accurate shots around the green. ‘Take Parker Nolan, the Congressional | siege-gun. He is & great hitter from the | tee, but has lots of trouble with the medium irons. He would be glad to play a midiron, like many men who have a much higher handicap. George F. Miller, the Manor Club champlon, probably plays the stop shot with the mashie niblick or spade better than any amateur around Washington. But he hasn’t won any todrnaments, outside ©of his club championship. Occasionally a man wiil coast to glory on the wings of one shot, but not often. Jess Sweetser did it with . the spade mashie eight or nine years ago, bui Sweetser also had a lot of other shots, plus the greatest fighting match play spirit we ever have seen ©ob Jones' game is rounded. He ha all the snots, and some the others can not play. Give Tommy Armour the putting ability of Jones or Hagen of the old days, and he would be a world- beuter. the bunker shot, and yet he has not won a tournament for some years, be- cause first his putting and chipping | went awry and then his driving went haywire. t takes a well rounded game to win golf championships. The specialist may be a master in his line, but it is getting the ball into the hole in the smallest number of strokes that enables the boys to step up to pay-off window. NNUAL meetings of three clubs are to be held during January. Thers are rumors at Congressional that new slate of officers is to be installed at the annual meeting next month, wiin several changes in the board of gover- nors. Over at Bannockburn the annual meeting is to be held during the month 1o settle on detalls of rearranging the golf courses and to elect a-board of governors gnd officers. Arthur Erb 15 the head of what might be called the “de facto™ government at Bannockburn, for the resignation of Milldeton Beaman 838 president and John J. McInerney as vice president have been accep! ‘The annual mw 8ls0 is -\ 4 Were he able to eliminate | Fred McLeod is a specialist at | ted. ofgthe Manor coming | will HECHT SHOWS CLASS IN TENNIS TRIUMPH New Junior Champ Displays Fine| Strokes—Shore and Cram Win Honors in Doubles. BY J. P. ALLEN. NEW YORK, January 2.—Every pro- | fessional grounded in’ the science of lawn tennis agrees ‘hat the back court | game backed by ¢ .clent driving is the foundation rock upon which cham- picnship winning is built. |, To a remarkable degree Mark Hecht, | tr» De Witt Clintgn youth, demon. strated the correctrfit.s of the theory. | In winning the national junior indoor | crown in the final on the court of the | Seventh Regiment Armory this able | | young player, born January 19, 1914, | proved skill ir this directior.. | Hecht, in defeating Bernard Fried- | man of West Philadelphia High School, 6—0, 6—2, 6—3, made it evident that | he possesses a carefully well rounded | game. Not alone is he a driver able to cope alike with speed or shots of the “cream pufl” type, but he is equipped :0 g0 to the net when compelled to o s0. The record of this slender youth in the tournament, in which he gained the boys' title last year, speaks for itself. Heclit knows his court as an able seaman knows the uncharted seas. With rare ability he is capable of ac- commodating his strokes to those of his adversary. In the doubles, Frank Shore of Wash- ingtem, D. C.. and Kendall H. Cram, Jjr., of Nashville, Tenn., were victorious, defeating Sandy Davenport and Giles Verstraten of New York in a grueling five-set match. The scores were 6—4, 6—4, 4—6, 4—6, 5. Shore and Cram came to the net in the final set to overcome a 5—4 enemy lead and triumph. STICKS TO HIS OARS Ed Leader No Candidate for Yale Foot Ball Coaching Job. | NEW HAVEN, Conn., January 2 (#).— Ed Leader, Yale ot aff aspirant for the mentor at Yale. coach- oV ing the Blue crew and studying law are enough. ‘With his appointment recently to the Yale Graduate Foot Ball Committee, re- ports became current the rowing mentor was being groomed as a successor to Coach Mal Stevens, when the latter's one-year contract expires at the close of the next season. has never coached foot ball, but He played end for the University of Washington. LONDOS THROWS BARTUSH | Title Claimant Extended to Limit in Lengthy Bout. Jim Londos, claimant to the world | heavyweight wrestling title, overcame Billy Bartush, young Chicago grappler, in the feature match of a Joe Turner | wrestling card last night at the Wash- ington Auditorium. From the outset Bartush carried the fight to Londos. With 40 minutes of the battling gone, the Windy City boy secured a body scissors, which he ap- plied for fwe minutes, apparently with dire effects to Londos. The latter, how- ever, then got to his feet with Bartush hanging on and, after shaking his foe off, jumped on him. After getting in a few ‘flying mares, Londos pinned Bar- tush by a body slam. A body slam also gave Renato Ga: dini victory over Frank Brunowitz in minutes in the semi-final. In other matches Paul Jones over- came Casey Berger, Tiny Roebuck downed Willie Davis and Nick Nester and Chief White Feather and Tom Clay- ton and George Kiatta fought to draws. POINTERS ON GOLF BY SOL METZGER. One begins to sense that the golf swing is an arm swing when a com- parison is made between the top of the swing for a wood shot and the top for an iron approach, as in the accompanying sketch. ‘The swing with the wood must be longer in order to get greater dis- tance. You get this added distance by giving the clubhead more speed at the contact. And to get it you must swing through a longer arc. But the swing is the same in each case, according to Harry Vardon. The longer swing brings with it more pivot. This is due to the fact that more pull is exerted by arms IRON SHOTS ARE. ALMOST ALL ARM WING | | | |'noriviNG THE ARM SWING TURNS BODY. ARTHER el B 2029, | and club to reach the top. By pull | we mean the force that the left arm and club exert upon the left shoulder when going back. In the longer swing they pull this shoulder around more than In the short swing. Hence more body pivot follows. It ian't the body that gains one distance, but the greater le; of the swing. ‘That enables arms to add more acceleration to the clubhead at contact. [1n physique as well as bowling ability, in the women's division, 322, rolled by | Of Whom most of the National Pa month, when the results of the recent board of governors election will be an- nounced to the old board, and officers be chosen, « a Helena Kohler, will be beaten. Lorraine and Margie Again. Lorraire Gulll and Marjorle Smith, sensational rivals in recent special com- petition, have been scheds on the came drives, Nos. 9 and 10, and nearby will be the foremost of girl southpaws, Rena Levy, captain of the crack Colum- bian team. Harry Alken, winner of the recent Times southpaw sweepstakes, will fire away with the 6:30 o'clock squad. Samn Simon of G. P. O, leading bowler of the Federal Leegue, will shoot at 8 o'clock, as. will Lee Brown, who once shot 435 for a three-game record that stood for several years. What a Score! Not much is expected of him, but young Sam -Del Vecchio, in the 9:30 SQua will be an interesting figure. He's the lad who achieved the almost unbelie.able last Winter by shooting & game of 240 in an independent match. Sam had never flashed before and hasn't bowled a sensational score since. Mag Wood, captain of the redoubt- able Rendezvous team of the District League, was scheduled tonight, but had his set postponed to shoot & special with Jack Whalen at the Columbia. There will be & number of other va- cancies on the schedule, and bowlers | not regularly entered who care to fill them should apply to Tournament Chairman Arville Ebersole at the Coli- seum desk. HEAVYWEIGHTS BATTLE Renault and Charles Featured in Garden S8how Tonight. NEW YORK, January 2 (#).—Heavy- weights will seek to provide entertain- ment in Madison Square Garden tonight. Jack Renault of Canada, one of the finest prospects in the division a half dozen years ago, meets Pierre Charles, husky but slow Belgian puncher, in the feature bout of 10 rounds. Renault never lived up to the expectations of competent boxing critics, but has had some measure of success in his latest attempt at a comeback. He substitutes for Mafeo Osa. Spanish slugger, who recently knocked out Ralph PFicucello of New York. Ficucello appears in the 30-round semi-final against Johnn; Vernon, N. Y., veteran, 'WHITNEY STABLE LEADS i Equipoise Chief Contribgtor to Turf Wininngs of $385,972. NEW YORK, January 2 (#).—The Whitney Stable, now owned by Cor- | nelius V. Whitney, tops all the others in turf winnings during the last year. E:n‘nnmto ”meg'emmm}dm'\‘;);fi‘ by uipoise, cracl -year-old, tne; horses won 3305.97} in 1980, . ‘Willlam Woodward's Belair Stud was second with $350,970, of which Gallant Fox alone accounted for more than £300,000. George D. Widener was third with $241,642; Mrs. Payne Whitney's Greentree Stable fourth with $208,611. Back of these trailed the Audley Farm, $166,840; E. R. Bradley. $161,384; the late Gifford A. Cochran, $148,:70; Harry | F. Sinclair's Rancocas Stable, $137,705; Willis Sharpe Kilmer, $128,175, and William Ziegler, jr., $121,670. Drys contend there’s no better pinman in ‘the North. Nick is one of the big- gest threats in a line-up already aboul as reassul’iggr to the Pale Drys as a barrel of TNT. | “The smallest star in bowling is Bill Tato, who, though possessed of A low chassis, is & buwler of the first magni- tude. Tato, by standing on tip toes, |reaches five feet. His delivery is not | fancy, hardly any run and slide =t all, but his ballL hits the pins with devas- | tating_results. | Ca‘rzl Frisk, tall Hartford maple- spiller; Jack Otto, and Joe Gacek are others in Jack White's array. Washington's gang who are to battle for cash and prestige are hardly less colorful. Paul Harrison, Howard Camp- | bell, Eddie Bspey, Jack Wolstenholme, Hokie Smith and Maxie Rosenberg, with his “Be there, ball!” yell, will oppose. EWIS HOPFENMAIER, who is back- ing his Pale Drys to the limit, will | send into battle a group of scin- tillating duckpinners, who will be forced to yield in experience to the Blue Rib- bons, despite the recent additions of Howard Campbell and Maxie Rosen- berg. Eddie Espey and Hokie Smith will be making thefr debuts in big-time play, but are not likely to be at a loss. Espey recently rolled 12 consecutive “600" sets. |Smith is second to Red Morgan in | the National Capital League in high verage. “;:‘:fi ‘Wolstenholme, though # star for several years, hasn’'t as much experi- ence as l’]ls New England rivals, nor has Harrison. Though second guessers may get what kick they enjoy after Rosenberg and Harrison team up instead of Jack Wolstenholme and Harrison, most close bowling observers are convinced Hopfen- maler's choice of the former duo was gocod. As a doubles team, Harrison and Rosenberg, have few equals. notwith- standing Wélstenholme's ability. Howard Campbell was to roll Jack White and Harrison and Rosenberg were to oppose the Connecticut duo, probably Frisk and Tato, at 2 o'¢lock | this afternocn. | 'OMORROW the national sweep- stakes will headline. Though the actual number of entries won't be known until just be- fore starting time tomorrow morning, Secretary George Isemann still is count- ing on about half a hurdred entrants, who will post $50 each. Should this number enter the sweepstakes will be the richest in the history of duckpin bowling Virtually every outstanding bowler in the country is expected to enter. They | will roll five games at 10:30 o'clock to- morrow morning, five at 2 o'clock and the final five at 7:30 p.m. All games will br at the Lucky Strike. ‘Two of John Blick's proteges are garded as real contenders for the ni tional sweepstakes crown. They are Jack Whalen and Eddie Espey. Jack recent- 1y returned from Atlanta, and will be making his first big-time appearance in Washington since about a year and a half ago. Espey, newly crowned national junior rflh’l;xpwn, would be formidable in any Jack Whalen and Magnus Wood will | clash tonight at the Columbia in a spe- | clal five-game match. It will be Whalen's first appearance | in Washington since his return from At- lanta, and a host of the youngster's fol- lowers are expected to view the match. Star Pin Tourney Schedule Alley 1. Alley 6. ‘W. Dunci Pete Vincil. 8% sgiris 8 spériine. ’. H. lnll'h' Alley 8. 2 8% drgen. John N. Ristow. MY g 8:00 ';'m, Elsie Pisher. Anna Williams. Alley 2. g o Helen sullivan. Alley es. Pauline Alley 2. Eveomher Adale Tucker. B Alley 4. Ethel Mayhew. Alleg 1 lertha Maore. Mrs, ivienne Hildebrand, Alley Eila Hildebrand. Catherine Kelley, Kelen Crouch Alley 6. Rena Levy Margaret Leaman. Catherine Forteney, Thelma Let Bimor Wallace B Y J. Alle; w. Alley 7. W J. Cost Mary V. Edenton. Irene Scott Alice Burke. ? 30 P.M. ‘é"f&:;. n At S Alley 10. rge_ Qist. g. . Cavana: . R. B Al Lindsay Bott, . W.Perguson. Leo Balducci. Alley 2. H. Cain. Norman Groff. . B. Lipscomb, Lt 2 %o Alley 5. T. 8canlon. .. Newion: Melnicove. Alley 6. Higss. ndrew Black. B. D. Thomason. Alley 3. Tcker. sie Wood. edile Moore. Alley 8. carrolt Bay. ibert Keller, Y o Eaar ) ‘ gis > 57 gom xn omg Sl <2 ‘McFayden. Alley 8, Virginia_Yarnell, Eisine Palmer. Margaret Miltner, 9. For Lorraine Gy Billte Butler, Alley 15, Alley 10, 3 Marsorie Emith. Updike. Brown. M. V. Jessie Wriggl e. Alley 12. Mrs. 8, Simon. n. urton. y_16. o T Bernard. rown. PM. Alley 17, .M Belt. am Jacobs. Alter 18 E B K Hoviana i, o Jensen, esth. Alley 22. Happy Welch, Kenneth Holt, Alley 23. Arthur Mitchell, Charles Young. Alley 24 Jack Werle. Jack Rodgers. Alley 25, Alfred Hal Walter R. igan. Riccoy. N Barker . 'W. Litchfield. Alley, 20. 5. Denneny. W 'E Knort. Michael Sweeney. o o, o Tk Alley 22. Steyen Smith. . m 5.5 % te: rling. alduce!. TROUSERS FRIDAY, D. C. Bowlers Sammy Swann, winner of the Rich- mond marathon, which took place just previous to the John Blick 100-game stakes here, will be one of the entrants in the National Sweepstakes. He will come here with another bowler from the Vir- ginia capital, Red Neblett, 18-year-old Virginia State singles champion. e NEW SPORTS CHAMPIONS All-Day Program at Y. M. C. 4.| Brings Leaders for 1931. An all-day program of indoor sports, | ranging from swimming to chess, pro- duced a new list of champions for the New_ Year at the Boys' Department of the Y. M. C. A. yesterday. J. C. Ingram, director of the depart- ment, announced the following results: -yard free-style swim—First, John Ed Eards; second, Robert Townsend, and third, Hil rd, backstroke—John Edwards (lone nf ving (juniors)—First, John Ed- ond. Robert Townsend. rd free style—First, second, Bill Fry: third. 100-yard breast 'strok mei: second, Henry Bow! Wilson. 100-yard back stroke—First, Watkins Clay- tor; second. Jobn Hain: third. Paul Wilson. Fancy diving_ (seniors)—First. Bill Fry. gecond,” Lyman” Youus; tnird, Presion New- n. -In the game tournaments the wig- ners were: —John Edwards ncy dif nd st, D third, Paul (prep_class). John | 599 ¥’ Davia “Cio- 5 Cue Osgood_ (prep), John Sumne: (14-16 years) and Bil Pry (hish school) Table tennis—Hugo Schultze (prep), John Bl Fry' (high Checkers—Robert. Hil (prep). Roger Kirk (14-16 years) and Murray Drysdale (high| school). Chess—Jchn Edwards (prep), Roger Kirk (14-16 years) and Murray Drysdale (high| school Tabl Sumner (14-16 years) and school). ¢ rolf_John Edwards (prep). Friends (Chinese checkers)—Jam: ter (prep). Roger Kirk (14-16 years Murray Drysdale (high school). CENSUS QUINT IS VICTOR Is| Beats Martinsburg, Which Minus Services of Hack Wilson. Census Enumerators turned back Hack Wilson's Wilsonless Engine Co. No. 5 quint of Martinsburg, W. Va., yes- terday, but they had to rally in the last two minutes to win by 31 to 28. Hack Wilson, leader of the West Vir-| ginians, was unable t%© play, though | present, due to an injured knee. His teammate, however,” gave census plenty of trouble, especially in the second half | and until Moser sunk a foul and Birth- right a snowbird, the score was tied 28-all with about two minutes to go. Dave Keppel's pugilistic activities in the preliminary broke up the Stewart- Oakley Club e with the score knotted, 21-all. ~ Unable to play the ex- tra period at the end due to the floor fracas, Referee Kresh called the game. R., F. & P. FIVE ACTIVE Kin- ) ‘and Has 15 Games, With First Tuesday | With Western Electrics.’ ALEXANDRIA, Va., January 2—Fif- tecn games have been arranged for th: Richmond, Fredericksburg Potomac | Railroad Co.’s basket ball team by Man- ager Robert McDonald opening Tuesday night in s contest with the Westes Electrics of Washington. 9, Govern- 14, Quantico’ Marines; United Typewriter Grays: 11, Alexandria City . Censu: merators; 11, Alex- City_series; United Typewriter Grays: 26. Denny Tag Co. of Chester. Pa.: 28, Cumberland Knights of Columbus; 29, Alexandria City series; 30, Alexandria City James T. Luckett has been elected president of the basket ball club with William Flester as adviser and Warren Zimmerman, sr., treasurer. layers are Larry Brenner, El- lett Cabell, Earl Cronin, Lester Mc- Menamin, Warren Zimmerman, jr.; Ed- die Collifiower, Pepco Heinie Gubish and “Lefty” Tripp. | BASKET BALL TIPS When an opponent executes a shot from the floor in basket ball, the guard who is between him and the basket is a good guard only when he beats the shooter to the rebound, in case the try misses. Poor guard-, ing 15 of the type that watches such’ | a shot without getting into action. When that is done, the shooter, or a teammate, will get rebound, in case of a miss, and have another shot from much nearer the basket. DEFENSE. KEEP BETWESN OPPONRNT AND Wb BASKET (FIG.]), TURN A6 HE. 6HoOTS (FIG.2) ‘The skilled guard who is unable to p%evem his opponent trying for the basket, turns toward the bas- ket the moment the ball is on its way and drives in for the rebound. Everything is in his favor, in so far as gaining possession of the ball is concerned, as his back is toward the opponent. So important is this matter of beating the shooter to the rebound that a great many plays are planned from it. In fact, none of the leading college fives but have scoring plays planned from gaining the rebound. Defense switches to offense in a split-second, and the team that was on attack is often caught flat-footed. " PINEHURST Washington’s Finest Indoor Golf Course Connecticut Ave. at R Tec Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'S, 7th & F SALE! Y4 to V3 Off Illll:-llll.l l= itings Custom Tailors - JAN | UARY 2, 1931 SPORTS. ALL CLUBS T0 G0 League’s Receipts Boosted| i by Nocturnal Contests. | Winter Loop Hums. BY LOUIS B. DAILEY. President United States Lawn Tennis Assaciation EW YORK, January 2 (#).—If 1 had to name four players to seek Davis Cup in 1931, I would name Shields, Wood, Mangin and Sutter, since John Doeg already has announced that it 1s his purpose to devote his time to establishing himself in business. I would name them now so that they BY FRANCIS J. POWERS. I OS ANGELES, January 2.— | Night base ball no longer is on trial in the Pacific Coast | League. Its attractiveness } to the fans was well proved last| season and next year will find all| ™8ht organize their plans accordingly ; we and on of about June 1 exg}:t clulbs oft the circuit staging | abroad with a m:_";hym:e"ga;m': nocturnal contests. ' {omit training trips, t San Francisco is the last city of the Gasible” il the. strain’ and g0 far as possible all the strain and league to turn to the night game, but| worry of making the team. Perhaps with the completion of its new park— which will seat 30,000—it will fall in line and turn on the flood lights for | both the Seals' and Missions' games. we would lose but we have been doing this for three years anyway. Three members of last year's Davis Net Leader Urges W ood, Mangin, Sutteri Shields for Cup Team | months in 193L to the playing of the game on intermtional teams. I made bold to suggest this last Fall in the case of one player who started his ten- nis career on the courts of my home club, but it was not received with en- thusiasm. Nevertheless, I believe that in the case of the three players mentioned, | further concentration on the game ex- | cept upon local courts and our cur- | rent chy ionships would not be of | value to them in thefr business careers. What they do as individuals we can- (not, of course, control, and if their | famiHes and busiiss associates eve | that continuing xpllramnn to the game this year is desitable. it is not our con- cern. We should not. however. to win |the Davis Cup sagain, urge them to | make the trip. | In these high standards of amateur- {ism I am sure that the U. S. L. T. A {will have the closest co-operation of | the English Lawm- Tennis Association. I believe that for the advancement of | these ideals we must encourage and | continue the closest relations with the English association. We must restrict |the Wightman Cup woman’s interna- Cup team, Lott, Allison and Van Ryn | have recently married and have entered upon business careers and I believe our assoclation should encourage them Sacramento,. a club that in 1929 was & burden to the league. was one of the | first to inaugurate night games in the | coast circuit. For the 1930 season it drew a total attendance of more than 300,000—or three times the population | of the city—and was ahead of Los An- geles, a city of more than 1,000,000 in- habitants. ~ Oakland and thestwo Los Angeles clubs also showed an increased s attendance after starting night games. | Purchased by the Chicago Cubs; Johnny Wt Al W | Verges, the Oakland third baseman. ill Await Warmth. | snared by the New York Giants, and In San Francisco, Oakland, Portland | Mickey Heath, Hollywood first baseman, and not tempt them to devote several | fielder Merle Hoag, who goes from Sacramento to the New York Yankee: Ed Breacht, the Los A"&'“ pitchq to | concentrate upon their business careers | and Seattle night games will not be started until early in the Summer when the weather becomes hot. In the northern cities of the league it may be necessary to start the night games around 9 o'clock, since both Portland and Seattle have long evenings, and it is impossible to play under the arti- ficial lights during the twilight hours, While the fans fround the coast ieague like the night game the players do not. For one reason the ball quickly becomes damp from the heavy dews and difficult to handle. Another and more personal reason is that night games necessitate a complete rearrange- ment of a player’s routine of life. Some players also fear that major league scouts may hesitate to recommend man on a batting average compiled under .lamps. | ard Craghead, who moves up to Cincinnati. Hoag is classed as one of the best outflelders to move up from the Pacific | | Const League since Bob Muesel went ‘ld the Yankees. He is not yet the fin- ished player Earl Averill of the Indians is, But he is much younger and im- | proving steadily. Hoag not only is rated | as a fine batter but also a clever fielder. Verges also is quite a sluggér in these parts, although of only medium stature. | Playing half his games on the Oakland Park, where a home run is a man's sized clout, he was one of the leading distance hitters of the league. How- purchased from Oakland by Cleveland, is considered a fine pros- pec. but in need of further seasoning. The Winter league is in full swing around San Francisco, and it is out of that organization that the Pacific Coast League draws some of its best young players. Base ball interest may be | waning in some parts of the country, but out here where they play the year around it still seems to be ‘the grand old game and the game of all nations. Have Promising. Followers of Pacific Coast base ball believe that four young graduates of the leagie will make the grade in the majors next season. They are out- | tional team match competition to Eng- Jllnd and the United States, in accord- | ance with their suggestion and desire. From a financial standpoint, the past season may be considered a successful | one, accordiny to the U. 8. L. T. A. = |standards, ané _this affords me great | pleasure, since Yis will permit of the establishment ‘I a definite financlal plan, insuring # steady income to see- | tional associations of the association. | This is extremely essential, as these refunds to the sectional associations |permit the continuance and further broadening of tennis development with- |in such sections. Farly in my administration I pointed a special committee to study out a fundamental policy under the chairmanship of former President Jones W Mesereau. At the recent meeting of the Executive Committee a most com- prehensive permanent plan was pre- sented for such distribution of funds and unanimously approved by this com- mittee, which was composed of the two vice presidents and the treasurer. I be- lleve the plan will be accepted by the annual meeting in Februdry next, but whether it is or not, some permanent plan will be adopted. LEESBURG TEAMS DIVIDE. LEESBURG, Va, January 2.—Lecs- ourg Athletic Club boys’ basket ball team defeated Warrenton A. C., 21 to 19, but the Leesburg girls’ team fell before the ‘Warrenton lassies, 14 to 28. 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