Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1931, Page 51

SPORTS. Service Is Declared to Be Dominant Factor in Play of Stars in Tennisdom CANNONLIKE SHOT VITAL FOR WINNER Critic Holds That Opening Stroke Is 70 Per Cent of Net Progress. the rest of the strokes? Service has been much to the foze of late. The defeat of Fran- cis X. Shields in the recent na- tional indoor championship was largely attributed to the fact that his service, for some unaccount- ekle reason, was poor. Certainly it was ncthing like the ter- rific ball he employed against John Hope Doeg in their memorabie final at Forrest Hills last September. The value of the service was amply shows also in {gg exhibition match be- tween Doeg and Pierre Landry of the French team Tuesday might in the international matches at the Seventh Regiment Armcry, when Landry took the measure of Doeg in two sets, 7—5, 6—1. The American's service, recog #nized as the greatest in the game, pre- sented no problem to Landry. The French youth handled it at will and lefi Doeg helpless by his effective re- turns, However, the concensus was that the lack of effectiveness of Dceg was due to his unfamiliarity with in- door play. This was only his second appearance on the boards and no player, no maiter how great on turf, can show to advantage indoors. Rates Serve 70 Per Cent. Some time ago George Agutter told the writer that, in his opinion, the ser- \'1"! is worth sbotit 70 per cent cf the gfime to the server, if under control. It is realized in this country that no player can possibly make the top 10 in the ranking without a cannonading service. Agutter, the Forest Hills pro- fessional, stated to the writer that he considers the service of Gerald Patter- #on, the Australian, and Doeg, Ameri- can champicn, as ideal. He said' “It is rhythmical, the ball is timed per- fectly and, although they play a very fast ball, it does not appear to tire them.’ Lawn tennis circles' have been devot- ing considerable attention to the ser- vice of late. Americans develop it to its great power. Europeans, falling behind the Davis Cup battles, at- tribute their lack cf success to weak- ness of service. The British, as usual, hive tackled the subject profoundly. Otfcially the English: state: How It Worked Out, “Dr. P. H. Pearce aas been to the pains of making an analysis of the rlnyern in-the last eights at Wimbledon ast year. In the men's singles J. H. Doeg won 80 per cent of his service games; W. 7 W. T. Tilden, 6.5; G. Mangin, ‘H. Ccchet, 60; A 5; M. Lott, 555, and singles Mrs. Moody i Fraulein C. Aussem, , 55; Miss B, Nuthall, BY J. P, ALLEN. ~ EW YORK, March 27—What is the value of the service these figures are npt wholly in favor of the preponderance of service except in the case of Doeg, whose highest quality ¢ 13 undoubtedi; D. C. TEAMS IN SHOOT. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 27.—Dis- trict of Columbia Nationsl Guard and Washington Western High School teams will appear outtioor rifle matches - here in May, the former against the Navy on May 30 and the hm-r’ against the Navy Plebes on May ‘8. in tennis as compared to | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Navy s Collegiate Champs FIVE WHO HAVE WON IN NATIONAL EVENTS HE Naval Academy has_com- pleted its Winter season of athletics with a great record, winning numerous team and individual championships in various lines, . Its teams are the leadcrs in box- ing, water polo, gymnastics and rifle shooting, and in each line ft has a number of outstanding performers. Two midshipmen—Duke Crinkley of Raleigh, N. C,, and Herbert Ful- mer of St. Louis, Mo.—won -the in- tercollegiate champlonships at ' their weights, the unlimited and 135- pound, respectively. It was the first year on the varsity boxing team for both. Grinkley is a member of th® graduating class and has rowed and played foot ball, but never boxed be- fore this season. His record is five victories and one draw. In & dual matoh with Western -Maryland he fought to a standstill with Pincura, but defeated him in the inter- collegiates. The work of Fulmer, a lean lad from Missouri, who is in his second year at the academy, was the sen- sation of intercollegiate boxing this year. He fought but three bouts, winning them all. Two of his victo- ries were over Douglas Crosby of West:rn Maryland, who had held the intepcollegiate light-weight cham- plonship for two years. Fulmer knocked out Crosby both in the dual meet and the finals of the inter- collegiates. % Ray Thompson of Baltimore, swimming on the varsity team for the first season, established a new record for the 50-yard free style and won the intercollegiat> cham- pionship in that event. He has two more years at the academy. Capt. Sam Moore of the Naval Academy 7ifle team 1s from Massa- chusetts, During the year h: estab- lished an intercollegiate record in indoor shooting, scoring 287 points out of & possible 300, and was the winner in two events in the national indoor rifle matches. Raymond Bass, an Arkansas mid- shipman, established a new record of 4% seconds in the 20-foot rope Climb this season, and was aiso win- ner of the mmcotuemnu champion= in that even! R 10 years, the total period the rope climb has been included in the intercollegiate gymnastic pro- gram, the academy has never lost this event in dual or ‘competition meets. \W. & L., PRINCETON 'RESUME ON GRIDIRON Tigers Will Be Hosts in Contest November 14—Generals’ Sched- ule Announced. LEXINGTON, Va., March 27 (P)— Washington and Lee will meet Princeton munmarmmummnunm time in three yes ‘The game vljl ‘be played November 14 at Princeton, it was revealed by R. A. Smith, graduate manager of ath- letics, in announcing the completed foot ball schedule for 1931. In 1928 Prince- ton defeated (he Generals, 25 to 12. ‘The schedul Be'g‘tembfl' 20—Hlmpden Sidney at Lyncl burg. October 10—Kentucky at Lexington. October 17—West Virginia at Charles- ton, W. Vi October 24—Virginia at Lexington. October 31—Willlam and Mary at Norfolk. 2 November 7—Virginia Polytechnic In- stitute at Blacksburg. November 14—Princeton at Princeton. # l::vember 21—Maryland at College 2 November 28—Duke at Lexington. At top—Duke Crinkley, heavyweight boxer. $scond—Herbert Pulmer, 135-pound boxer. Third—Ray Thompson, swimmer. Fourth—Sam Moore, rifleman. Bottom—Ray Bass, rope climber. Important Notice! Beginning this morning permanent reduction on “FLORSHEIM” SHOES Mosf Styles That Have Been'-$10, Now Repriced HE same inimitable Florsheims you’ve always worn. in fact, than ever. tory made this reduction possible. All others that have been Now $10 $11 to $12 Better, But lowered production costs at the facs And now, with Florsheims at lowest levels since 1921 ... more men than ever will wear Florshdims! P. S. The rediuction wasn’tsupposed to start officially mml after Easter—but we're putting it into immediately. effect Men’s Shops 14th at G 7Tth&K *3212 14th (*Open _evenings.) HILLTOPPERS CRUSH V.M. 1. ON DIAMOND Win at Lexington—Wholley and Morris Lead Attack. Georgetown University, which lost its opening ball game to Washington and Lee, got even with the Old Dominion by pasting V. M. I at Lexington yes- terday, 10 to 3. Poole pitched effectively throughout for the Hilltoppers, but let up in the late frames after his team had gained a big lead. Wholley and Morris led the winning attack, with three hits apiece. It was a tight contest until the fifth | inning, When_Georgetown scored five | runs, driving Noble from the box. Nine errors were made by the Cadets, their catcher, Blocker, having three. / *Bozek of Georgetown made a spectac- ular one-handed catch of Mason’s long |fly to right for the fielding feature of | the game. G'town. Bozek, Morri: Baum’ Whotley.gt. Mooney.1b Donat King,3b. Murph: Evers, ) 'rook, Poole,p. o > o 5l ovncconusasss? Blocker,c M'hagen,1b Noble.p.... ,.._u_..‘u.,; “BSautinahnsie caronommwsand Ksusnei i A 4 Ssbdnaus Totals ..42132711 o Sore hy nnipes 9988 y (3). Morris (3), Poole (2), Willisms. Cutchin, Georeetow , King, Blocker ten, Edmonds, K1 T 4 by Pool ole, Nobfe, 1: ot .\mon 1T Poole, GOLFERS PAY OWN WAY. DELAWARE, Ohlo, March 27 (#).— Varsity golfers at Ohio Wesleyan have agreed to pay their own expenses in order. to restore the sport to the In- tercollegiate - athietic program. Spu Wonders / sands—made the space! MORROW! you pick out! Poole Goes Route in 10-t0-3| 2 Stores: Will Play Lafayet Lacrosse, ARMY STICKERS READY e Tomorrow in First Tilt 0f Season. WEST POINT, N. Y., March 27— Army’s lacrosse tesm is ready to start its season tomorrow against La Fayette College. The squad has compieted its prelimi- nary work withcut a single injury. Army's twelve has been picked as fol- Tows: Waters, goal; Summerfelt, point; Simenson, cover point; Zimmerman, first defense; McBride, second defense Henry, third defense; Warren, center; Lehrield, third attack; King, second attack; Clark, first Attack; Call, out home, ‘and. Sheridan, in hcme. |NAVY’S INDOOR ACES SEEK OTHER FIELDS Rowing and Track Now Claiming Attention at Academy. Tennis, ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 27.—Mid- shipmen who won intercollegiate cham- plonships in Winter sports or Who lead in branches in which honors are not definitely determined have already taken up Spring sports at the Naval Academy, Ray Thompson, intercollegiate cham- | plon sprint swimmer, has joined the varsity lacrosse squad. Thompson weighs 185 pounds and is very strong and ac- tive. He played lacrosse at Baltimore Poly and for the Navy plebes. Eliott Loughlin, high scorer of the varsity basket ball team, has staried with the tennis candidates. He is as expert in the outdoor game as the In- dcor lne. Duke Crinkley, intercolleglate boxing | ehampion in the unlimited weight class, has reported for rowing, & sport in in; which he has engaged for the three last seasons. Crinkley, one of the most pcwerful men on the squad, has already Teached the junior varsity boat, and is likely to be in the varsity shortly. Herbert Fulmer, who gained cham- plonship honors in the 135-pound box- ing class, will try to find if his right is as good In tossing the javelin as it proved to be in tossing punches, He has joined the fleld and track squad. of new What a speech for $17.50 Wonder can make this Spring! New Spring suits and topcoats by the thou- by specifications that sound as fine as those of high-priced clothes! For instance, we have suits of a 15-0z. Walther Mills worsted that costs $2.70 a yard. We've seen $40 suits made of the same fine fabric! Farr moisture-proof alpaca linings into our suits, Celanese linings into our topcoats, Skinner satin facing into our tuxedos! They’re ALL regular speci- fications of high-priced you many other points of similarity too—if we had clothing! Drop in and let us show them to you! Sunday is a week from this coming Sunday—buy your new Spring suit and topcoat at Wonder TO- $17.50—for any garment in the store MERIC WONDER FRIDAY, MARCH 27, Clothln 1003 Penna. Ave. N.W. 611 7th St. NNW. Both %tm- Are Open Late Saturday Eveni 1931, PLAY LATE ROUNDS INGOURT TOURNEY Potomac Battles St. Martin’s in Tonight’s Feature of A. A. U. Program. OTOMAC BOAT CLUB Scholas- ties and St. Martin's quints, ., Which will face at 9 o'clock in & quarter-final game in the un- limited class, are figured to put on the livest struggle among the six scheduled tonight in the District A. | A. U. basket ball tournament at Tech High. Aside from the Potomac - St. Martin's game, all the matches are in the semt-final round, 3 With & line-up including crack players of Eastern High, Gallaudet and Catholic University freshmen, the Po- tomac outfit-shmpes as one of the best in the tourney, 8St. Martin's came through with & 27-25 win over Grif- fith-Consumers to boost the former’s prestige. Finalists will be determined in the irls’ junior class as the result of semi- nal clashes between Montrose and Hyattsville at 7 o'clock, the first game of the evening, and Rockville and Alex- andria Buddies at 8 o'clock, Here’s the complete card for to- night: 7 o'clock, north court—Montrose vs. Hyattsville, girls’ junior class (semi-q final round). 17 o’clock, south court—Charlottes- ville Five vs. Mount Rainier, 115- pound class (semi-final round). 8 o'clock, north court—Rockville vs. Alexandria Buddies, girls' junior class (semi-final round). 8 o'clock, south court — Olmstead || Grif vs. Boys Club Oj ists, 130- || pound class (semi-final rotfid). 9 o'elock, main court — St. Martin's vs. Potomac Boat Club Scholastics, un- limited class (quarter-final round). 10 _o'clock, main court — Crescents 18, Colonials, 145-pound class (semi- final round) We've put We could show Easter 2 A Hyattsville SPORTE." Navy Too Strict Schoolboy Holds NNAPOLIS, March 27—Indig- nant because his grades were not high enough to qualify htm as e midshipman, a rejected candidate has mildly rebuked the officials of the Naval Academy for paying so much attention to scholastic standing and 80 little to af ability. He has t! that he has been an active athlete in high school and college and expected to Kl!iy on the Nl\’ll Academy foof team this "You can't expect & 217-pound all- around athlete,” he wrote, “to have very much time for studies.” His letter rather hinted that he would be found on some other col- lege team next Fall.* GIRL SENIGRS VICTORS Juniors Downed in Play-oft of Basket Tie. HYATTSVILLE, Md, March 27— Senjors won the Hylflavma High girls’ annual interclass basket ball tourna- ment when they downed the juniors, 27 to 12, yesterday. ‘The seniors were in the van, 12 to 10, at the half. The teams ended the tour- nament schedule tled, and agreed to settle the issue. * D-3 EASTERN HIGH TENNIS PLAYER AFTER TITLE Hunt in Final of Maryland Boys’ Indoor Meet—Shore Reoches Junior Semi-Final. BALTIMORE, Md., March 27.—Gil- bert Hunt, Washington Eastern High School student, will face Albert Shapiro of Baltimore in the final in the boys division of the Maryland boys and Jjuniors indoor tennis champlonships Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock on the Fifth Regiment Armory courts. It will be the first time in the annals of the tournament that intercity rivals have met in the boys! final. Hunt is seeded No. 3 and Shapiro No. 2. Hunt gained the championship round by downing Edgar Willilamson, Catons- ville High, seeded No. 1. The scores were 6—3, 6-—3. Frank Shore, also of Washington, mmeved the semi-final round among the juniors when he defeated Anthony Latona, another District of Columbia player, 6—1, 6—4. 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