Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1931, Page 23

LEARNED HIS GAME INU. S, HE STATE Cites Fact That He Was “13” in Order of Starting on Final Day. BY TOMMY ARMOUR, British Open Golf Champlon. CAH—NOUSTI!'.. June 6.—I have been successful at many tour- naments since I took up golf ¥ as & profession. I have striven many times to win this coveted trophy, which is the blue ribbon of the golfing world. And now, when I know that I am the open golf champion of the Brit- ish Isles, I can hardly realize my good fortune. It is & great honor to follow in the footsteps of the illustrious golfers who have held the title. The British open champlonship is supposed to be sym- bolic of the world’s leading golfer. I feel that I have been favored by good fortune, for many better golfers than myself have tried year after year to win the world’s golfing crown and have “not succeeded. “Lucky Thirteen.” T am not superstitious, but it may _be of interest to say that yesterday I was No. 13 _on the card in the order of play. I haq been playing pretty well throughout the tournament. I feclt in good fettle, and I was quite satisfied with my game. Carnoustie was my favorite course in my young days. I have always played well” here. _Although the lay-out has been lengthened and James Braid's many new bunkers have added to its difficulties, I felt entirely at home on he course. 5 :V'l:len I went out yesterday morning T had sort of premonition that this would bet red-leltg— day in my life. In the morning round, when I found myself in trouble at the long sixth hole, my con- fidence wavered, but when I saw a long putt at the next hole falter on the brink and then drop in, giving me a birdie 3, 1 felt pepped up. Ther;e’ '\:\p:re one or two shots in my morning game that were at the mercy of the high winds and did not land where I intended, but I was quite sat- isfled with the score of 77, which left me in a good position for the after- noon round. Birdie Proves Help. Tt gave me renewed confidence, when, at the first hole, which lies in a hollow, I found my ball in puttable distance from the hole, and I sank the putt for a birdie 3. Golf critics over here have said many kind things about my iron play, and I must admit that I was on satisfactory terms with my irons, par- ticularly during the last round, but my puttcr was not too kind to me on sev- eral occasions. However, I was often in the happy position of getting my iron shots so near to the pin that holing long putts was not required. At the same time, I cannot forget that my putter was an important factor in the gam>. At the short :lxlfinlh. my tee shot went off the line and had an atrocious lie. My chip onto the green was woefully short. | This 1s & par 3 hole and it was impcr- ative that I should g-t it. I studied the green carefully and chanced my luck. When the putt went down, T think I cheered with the gal- ery. I firmly believed that it was that putt | which won me the championship, for | the next two holes are particularly troublesome. The high wind which we encountered vesterday mace play ex-| tremely diffcult. The Earl of Airlie paid me many un- deserved compliments when he pres sented me with the championship cup. He referred to the pleasure it gave to Scotsmen to know that the champion- ship was won by a brother Scot. T am a Scotsman, but I should like it to be known that I learned my golf in the United States. (Copyright. 1931, by the North American | Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) YOUNG NETMEN PLAYING Boys-Juniors’ Contest to Appear in M. A. Tournament. | Play was to start early today in the boys and juniors District tennis cham- pionships ‘on the Rock Creek courts. ‘Winners and runners-up wiil repre- sent Washington in the Middle Atlantic | invited Cotton. BY FRANCIS J. POWERS. CHICAGO, June 6.—A few hours after he had won the Professional Golfers' Assoclation champlonship at | Fresh Meadows, last September, Tom- my Armour and the writer were sitting in cne of the high turrets of a New York hotel. Tommy was discussing the 1931 British open at Carnoustie and it was mentioned that Macdonald Smith, a native of the little cotters | town in Forfarshire was going home to { play in the event. Tommy turned from the window and with a wry smile on his keen face, said: “Wonder what thcse Carnoustie folks would do if some one beat Mac Smith for the championship by one | stroke? They prcbably would chase him right out of town!” . The Highlanders did not chase Tom- | my down the white road that leads to Dundee, nor into the Grampain Moun- tains when he marched home, Friday, to win the British open with a_ total of 296, Far from it. The pipes skirled | the “Cock o' the North” when the black Scot was crowned champicn, for | Thomas Dixon Armour is one of the | Highland's own. | A native of Edinburgh he learned his | golf in the Braid Hills and before he | emigrated to the United States in 1920 | he was one of Scot'and’s best amateurs. So when Mac Smith failed to win over his “hame” links the Scotch welccmed Armour. Armour fast is making a champion- | ship record that compares favorably yith that of Walter Hagen and excels the performance of almost all other! .‘* | the world. American fessionals. Since he turn- ed professional six years ago, Tom Ar- mour has won every majoy open cham- plonship in the world and nas not been without an important title since 1927. That year he won the United States and Canadian opens: the follo'lln: Summer he took the Metropolitan, an in 1929 he captured the Western with a total of 273—the lowest scoring in this history of that event. Last Sum- mer he won the Canadian open for the second time and then annewed the P. G. A. title. Quite & record for a shell-shocked, shrapnel-torn war veteran. When the ‘World War began in 1914, Thomas Ar- mour was one of the first to go out with a Scottish regiment. As bold a Idier as he is a golfer, he advanced rapidly until he became one of the youngest combat majors in the British Expeditionary Forces. Because of his wounds it was necessary for Armour completely to rebuild his game follow- ing the war, but 80 well did he perform the reconstruction that he now is re- garded as the greatest iron player in And In wooden play and putting he is one of the best. Armour’s victory surprised few of his brother professionals here in America. Carnoustie demands needle-splitting second shots, and Armour’s great irons | Gan: were calculated to hit the targets. Less than three hours before Armour fin- |54 X! ished, Al Espinosa predicted he would win, “He played poorly through the qualifying rounds and then began to come in the championship. He is play- inf w\fl be keenest on the last round,” prophesied Espinosa. | Armour Claimed By Scotland Now ONDON, June 6 (#).—Admitting | they couldn't get away from the fact that the open golf eham- plonship has gone to America for the eighth successive year, British golf enthusiasts and press com- mentators clung fondly today to the fact that Tommy Armour is of Scot- tish bifth and refused to regard him as an American. | All agreed that the 1931 open was one of the most exciting and re- markable in the history of the | championship and had nothing but | admiration for Armour while ex- tending hearty sympathy of Jose Jurado, the little Argentine, who | tossed away his chances on the last two holes. Jurado was credited with a “glori- ous failure” but Armour was de- clared the greater golfer and & worthy winn r. No excuses were offered for the failure of any of the Britich home- breds to win and virtually all inter- est was centered on the hot fight made bv Jurado. ‘The Morning Post sald: “The moral of it is we have still to discover and apply the secret which subtly distinguishes the best | American from the best British golf —the secret which always brings the Americans in a cluster to the top.” Insists on Playing in U. S. Open| if Ryder Team Member. | —Henry Cotton, young_British profes- sional who led the field in the British | open for two days, again has refused to | join the British’ Rydcr Cup squad, ex- | cept on his own terms. | George Oke, chairman of the Pro- | fessional Gelfers' Association Commi tee, charged with selecting the team, The youngster asked Oke if the tame conditions prevail— that he must return with the other | squad members immediately after the | United States open. He was told that | it was. “Sorry, I cannot play,” he said. LONDON, June 6 (#).—Bert Hodson of Chigwell, former Welsh golf cham- plon, today was invited to join the Ryder Cup team, completing the list of | eight players and two alternates which | will meet Capt. Walter Hagen's United | States squad of professionals at Co- | lumbus, Ohio, June 26 and 27. EIGHT IN' STAKE RACE. | CHICAGO. June 6 (#)—Eight 3-| year-old fillies, headed by Charles Nuckols' Cousin Jo, were named to run in the Illinois Oaks, a $10,000 added feature, at Washington Park today. tournament, opening here June Capital Is Sure PRINCESS ANNE COUNTRY CLUB, VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, June 6.— Washington wes certain of a place in the final round of the Middle Atlantic Golf Association championship as the tourney entered its semi-final phase to- day over the reconditioned course of this club. George F. Miller, champion, who has a genius for laying his shots dead from any angle of the golf course, met Walter R. McCallum of the Washington Golf and Country Club in the lower half, while Billy Howell of the Country Club of Virginia, winner last year of the Midatlantic title and of the Columbia tourney, met Ernie Caldwell, meteoric Baltimore youth, who won the qualifying medal. ‘Whatever happened in the first rcund today Washington was certain to place a man in the final round. Howell was favored to win the semi-final today from Caldwell, in view of the 72 posted yesterday by the defending champion in the opening match play round, and his sparkling play in the second round, the Manor Club where he defeated Lieut. Short of the | Norfolk naval base by an overwhelming margin. Caldwell won both his matches by good margins, too, defeating Tom Cole, & Baltimore rival, in the opening round. Miller sprung the real sensation of the tourney when he downed Harry G. | Pitt in the first round. Miller is the man who won the Manor Club title last year and a master with the pitching jas a hawk from the tees and found | many penalty strokes during his round. of Finalist afterncon and advanced to the semi- | final, where he met McCallum today. | The Washington player was 2 down | with 4 to go to R. Haig Daingerfield | of Princess Anne yesterday, but he scored three consecutive birdies to win 2 up. He had previously beaten Dr. L. S. Otell of Indian Spring by 3 and 2. M. Parker Nolan of Congressional lost in the first round on the nineteenth hole, taking a 6 on the first extra hole to lose to a 5 by Dr. Schench. Miller played steady golf to beat Pitt in the first round, outhitting the Manor Club star from the tee and outplaying him around the greens. Pitt was wild | Pitt, Nolan and Otell left last night for Washington. John C. Shorey, Bannockburn ace, won his way to the final-round in the second flight, and will meet Chandler per is the Virginia State champion and the same lad who lost out in the play- beat Albert R. MacKenzie of Columbia by 3 and 2 yesterday afternoon. Dr. James ington still is sticking around in the yesterday. | Howell to repeat his victory of last year. He has been playing grand golf, and clubs, After beating Pitt, he beat Dr. STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE LAY was to start early today in the golf match between Central and Western for the high school championship and permanent possession of the former Vice President Charles Dawes Cup. ‘The competition was slated for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps Country Club. Central and Western each has two legs on the cup. Mrs. Frank Royer Keefer, Chevy Chase, and Mrs. Willlam Colladay, Columbia, are the only Washington entrants remaining in the' woman's Maryland State tournament at the Rolling Road Club course at Baltimore. Mrs. Keefer vesterday overcame Mrs. Jesse Davis, Elkridge, 1 up, in a 20- i the {ouxth Qigbl whils should he beat Caldwell in the semi- final he should win in the final. Mrs. Colladay is in the final of the first flight consolations. Mrs, E. Boyd Morrow of Elkridge Hunt Club, and Virginia Holzderber, Baltimore Country Club, who have been sharing the State crown for the last seven years, again are the finalists. Mrs. Morrow _yesterday eliminated Mrs. J. Marvin Haynes, Columbia, the last Washingtcnian in the champion- ship flight, 5 and 4, and Miss Holzder- ber defeated Mrs. W. Fairfield Peterson by the same margin. Mrs. Jerome Meyer yesterday won the women'’s club handicap champion- ship the Woodmont Club, defeating Mrs. Jack Shulman, 4 to 3. Mrs. Meyer was the medalist. In the second flight Mrs. Harry Kaufman won Mrs. Philip Peyser, 2 up. The low net prize in the qualifying round was won by Mrs. Gi Habn o of L] AOES L le COTTON REFUSES AGAIN |3 CARNOUSTIE, Scotland, June 6 (#). | g G. Roepke In Middle Atlantic Tourney” G. W. Schenck of Norfolk vesterday |k} the match on the eighteenth”gre:n by | K Harper in the tournament today. Har- [N off for the first flight on Thursday. He |©' Lay T. McClenahan of Wash- | &€ fourth flight, having won two matches “ All_the dope in the tourney favors |B FOOKES TOPS ALMAS TEMPLE DUCKPINNERS Has 110-8 Average—Rice and Rose Do Somewhat Better, but Not in Enough Games, OOKES' 110-6 average topped the Almas Temple Duckpin League, which wound up activitles re- cently, with Papas and Goodman running second and third with 108-52 |and 107-25, Though two othér bowlers, Sam Rice and Rose, had higher averages, they did not roll enough games to become eligible for the league prizes, ‘Treasurers won the pennant, finishing four games ahead of Drum Corps. INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES. Paravano Vecehiollf ade 98 2 M CORPS. DRU 80 Holland Fookes La Clair Walker Bowen . Rose . Buntell Eoover Pratt Duncan Wheeler 8828522228 A. Harper Smethurst Eleretag . e ye . Bardsley ', Englemani witt .. Scaroeder G. Herper Meany. faas . . Meaii; Huntsberry Steuari . Emmons . Barnhart D'Manna Shomo S Leister [Ty OO Riley .. Trinder Rice 44 3 | as Bob Jones Final Standing. TP, Gl 224R2222280 2353883338’ > 33 | o 3 s 2 2 ] i LaClair, 149; Holm High individual ave Goodman, o ——Fookes, 08- 07-25, ‘High ~spares—LaClair, . 189, 202; Holmes, 193; Hi sirikes—Fenton, 39; Harper, 38; Holmes, 36; Benner. 36, High fiat game—Robinson and Jones. 96. MISTAKE AS TO WINNER. MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 6 (#).—A report that Harry Dublinsky, Chicago, had stopped Mickey Cohen, Denver, in 10 rounds here Thursday night was erroneous. Instead, Dublinsky out- pointed Cohen. The Associated Press himself to the top of his game and | 51 4| the outstanding 0| competition and they might surprise. 3 difficult incoming nine at Carnoustie, | Japanese star, Jiro Satoh. their class. T Armour Is Compiling Record WITH BALTIMORE Shuts Out Norfolk- Team in Intercity Series for Hotchkiss Cup. ALTIMORE, June 6.—Washirfgton and Baltimore teams were to face this afternoon for the Hotchkiss Cup on the Baltimore Country Club grass tennis courts. ‘Wash- ington drubbed Norfolk, 9 to 0, and Baltimore scored over Richmond by the same count in opening day's play yesterday. ‘Washington lost only one set each in singles and doubles in s g Nor- folk, while Baltimore swept over Rich- mond without losing a set. Summaries: 'WASHINGTON, 9; NORFOLK, 0. Singles—Robert Considine (Washiny defeated GG, Carrington, 7 on) ly gton) defea n) defeated’ 8. E. . C; GIIL (Washingion) A C. Reed, 63, B Markey (Washington) defeated E. 8. Ferebee, 6—0, Doubles—Mangan _and Considine (W ington) defented Carrington and Hi 6—2; Yeoman ar] Hellen and Shore McGann and Ferebee, 6—1. BALTIMORE, 9; RICHMOND, 0. Sicgles—Dr. J. E. Howard (Baltimore) defeated _John 'T. _ Lewi: 632, 6—1: P. L. Goldsborough. Jr. féated Robert G. Cabell, A. Magee (Baltimore) . Valentine, Jr.. 6—4. : Eric Jacobsen (Baltimore) *_‘defeated 'Meade T.' Spicer, 61, 6-1: Maicolm N. Oates (Baltimore) defeated Bernard Robb. George Hebner (Baltimore) defeated Francis John- son. 6--0. 6-0. Doubles_-Howard and Goldsborough (Bal- timore) ~ defeated Lewis and_'Cabell, 8 6-1: Jacobsen and Hebner (Baltimore) de: feated” Valentine and Spicer. . 1: Magee and Magruder (Baltimore) defeated Robb and Johnson, 6—1, 6-—0. DAVIS CUP NET PLAY GOES TO SEMI-FINALS England Opposes Japan, Denmark Plays Czechoslovakia in European Zone. I 61, i Je defeated Pred 2; Eri NEW YORK, June 6 (#).—Davis Cup play in the European zone has advanced | to the semi-final rounds, with England | and Japan paired in the upper bracket and Czechoslovakia and Denmark in the lower. All four teams advanced to the final in easy victories, Jepan dropping only one match to Egvpi and defaulting that one because of the illness of the little The other three did not lose a match. The winner of the Japan-England | match in the upper bracket is favored | as the opponent to meet the United States youngsters in the interzone final t Paris next month, neither Czecho- ovakia nor Denmark being figured as in Czechoslovakla's surprising defeat of the favored Itallan team has made them “dark horse” of the EASTBOURNE, England, June 6 (). —Great Britain advanced to the semi- final of the European zone Davis Cup | tennis competition by eliminating South | Africa, The British doubles team of G. P.| Hughes and F. J. Perry scored the third and decisive victory by beating N. G. | Farquaharson and P. D. B. Spence, | 8—86, 6—4, 6—4. | ‘The opening two singles were won by | England. THE SPORTLIGHT BY GRANTLAND RICI Armour’s Great Victory. ! HE victory of Tommy Armour in| the British open golf champion- | ship records another triumph for rare form and cool courage | against physical weaknesses and limita- | tions. *With & left arm and a left leg | ravaged by hostile shrapnel in the World War, Agmour found himself with a dis- tinct handicap in rebuilding his game after the fighting was over in France. How well he has succeeded is attested by his record in the past few years. Furthermore, he has developed one of the most pleasing and at the same time effective swings ever known to golf. That fine old master, J. H. Taylor, watched Armour and marveled at the fine accuracy of his iron play at Car- noustie, Another victory by a visiting entry runs up the string of reverses which British golf has suffered in its annual champlonship battles to eight succes- sive years, with but a single break in a stand of 10 years. Young Henry Cot- ton, a leading hope for the home de- fense, played brilllantly through the first_half of the struggle, but a lapse on the third round practically shut off all hopes for him. ‘The challenge of Jose Jurado was & thrilling one and fell just short of com- ing through successfully. This hty little Argentine played superb golf, but, frequently pointed out, there 1s a terrific strain on the man setting the pace in that final round. Armour, starting early, struck one of his most brilliant sc ‘moods, and when his mark was posted, it was no easy task that lay before Jurado in knowing what he had to do on that Mac Smith had a bad break to come on his game a shade téo early when he made a show of the fleld in the qualifying rounds. Only once, in the 9-41 | third round, was he able to get g0ing|hands and wris after the real test began. Both Gene Sarazen and Johnny Farrell played sterling golf, but either was quite equal to the big test. Tales of a Wayside Tee. ENE SARAZEN is mm:d mnu who is sure he has improve gen- o eral play by keeping his feet closer together. Bobby Jones was an almost extreme example along this line, and while there are exceptions to prove otherwise, there is no_ question of its advantages for most golfers. If you watch the average golfe: a chip shot for a hflrt‘})lu:h he'is al- most certain to be found with his feet well apart. This position leads to greater tension and to a more stooping mm:llin Any one who will spend a e time practicing’ or playing these shorter strokes with the heels fairly and the body more up- |, right will immediately discover a greater ease and a greater comfort, with a keener touch in the hands and wrists, zhlih are vital factors in this shorter stroke. ‘To watch Bobby Jones play one of these strokes is a first-class lesson in itself—provided the observer will watch the use of his hands and wrists in re- lation to the clubhead and keep this picture in mind. At first one have the feeling that one isn't properly bal- anced, but this will soon wear off. Once again. balance is not a matter of is glad to correct the error, which was| standing like & cedar post planted in the ground, # made B XABSMISSIOR, | Phoenix, Ariz, captain; D. MELAKRNIN — HAS COpE' BACK THE CLEVER. Box: BANTAM WEIGHT VAYS I8 HE HAS "> SUPDENLY CHANGED | Vi JIMMIE-£-£ —_— HE TOSSEDA CYCLONE OF GLOVES AT SBiLLy PETROLLE TO GET WS REVENGE IN TUEIR RECEAT SouT JAMES TO CAPTAIN 1932 NAVY TWELVE Former Central Athlete Plays First Defense—Leaders of Other Teams Chosen. - ANNAPOLIS, Md,, June 6—F. Shear- man (Buck) James of Hyattsville, Md., | former Washington Central High School foot ball and track luminary, is cap- | tain of the 1932 Navy lacrosse team. | He was chosen yesterday. James played at first defense through- out every game in which the Navy| lacrosse team figured during the season Just closed. A. C. Ward of Theodore, | Ala, was chosen lacrosse marager. Captains and managers of other Navy teams for next season have been elected | as_follows: Base ball—R. H. Hodgkins, shortstop, . C. Mclver, Maxton, N. C. manager. Tennis—C. A. Johnson, Chicago, cap- tain; D. C. Knox, jr., Independence, | Kans.,, manager. Track—G. W. Underwood, Portland, Oreg., captain; H. P. Rounds, West New- ton, Msss.,, manager. Outdoor rifle—C. M. Woodward, Gov- ernors Island, N. Y. captain; P.'W. Cann, Auburn, Me., manager. ‘This lessening of tension with the feet closer together and the body less bent | also makes it much easier to keep the | head in place and to give the clubhead its chance to work smoothly and not with any sudden push or jerk. It is an| dea well worth consideration and a | tull try-out, All the Way Through. THIS also applies to putting. It is true that Walter Hagen and other | fine putters have stood on ihe | green with their feet well apart. But for the average golfer the method used by Jerry Travers and Bobby Jones | 1is much the simpler way. By standing fafrly erect with the heels close, or reasonably close, one can then keep the ball directly under the eyes and not have it too far out where no ecrrect line can be picked up. One also has a greater feeling of ease and comfort and this means less in the way | of temptation toward a hurried ba swing and a hurried jab at the ball. Any stance or method that leads to the | feeling of ease and comfort is & big step in the right direction. It is hardly credible that the average golfer can know how uncomfcrtable he looks on’ almost every type of stroke. This is especially so on the shorter game where no power is required and no effort to speak of is needed. Here smcothness in stroking is the founda- tion of steadiness. Sarazen is among those who switched from the wide-apart stance to the closer one. This means less body action and body action is the ruination of most golfers, That is, of course, incorrect body action. The main thought should be as to what the hands and wrists are doing with the club head, and then have a somewhat relaxed body fit in with this action. No tense, taut body can fit in with any kind of goed swing. ‘That is why, in following a big cham- plonship, the spectator gets the gen- eral idea that stars are eIl using their ts above anything else. They merely give their hands and wrists | the chance that no stiffened body, no -over body, would permit. ‘The nm golfer seeks many cures. But he w}dcmflmkl the main fun- damental, h is a position of ease, & grip that isn't too tight, a foot and body position that is comfortable and natural, not strained out of all propor- tlon. (Copyright, 1931, by North Amer‘can News- paper Alliance.) WILL HOLD PIN TOURNEY Almas Temple Igague to Start Competition on June 15. ‘The first annual tournament of the Ajnas Temple Bowling League will open club house Monday, June 15. Ent will close midnight, June 13. ‘The tourney is to all members of the Shrine and women of their familles. Souvenirs will be given to the women. D e —— COX ADDS A GOLF TITLE. ‘WORCESTER, Mass.,, June 6 () — Wifty Cox of New York with 292 added the Massachusetts open champion- ship to his long list of titles when Willie MacFarlane, 1925 national open ruler, cracked during the last half of the 72- | fighters lingered in their dressing rooms | DOWN THE LINE BY W. 0. McGEEHAN. AN OLD PRIZEFIGHTER. LD FIREMAN JIM FLYNN is passing after the manner of the|the majority of the prizefighters of his day. I read that he Arizona, almost wholly blind and destitute. one of those human guinea better prizefighters used to demonstrate to the delight of the fol- lowers of what Mr. Trevor Wignall calls the sweet science. It seems to me that I have had flecks of Fireman Jim Flynn's blood scattered on my copypaper from rings all over the country. The old fireman may have won some fights somewhere, but I cannot re- call ever having seen him walk out of a ring once he got into it. Naturally, being beaten around the head as Flynn was beaten did not tend to strengthen the optic nerves to any extent. The wonder is that Flynn re- mained passably sane and could see at all. One of his opponents, Sam Lang- ford, the Boston Tar Baby, lost his eye- sight years ago, and the Boston Tar | Baby never took the beatings that were taken by Flynn in the advancement of the manly art of modified murder. I recall very vividly a meeting be- tween Fireman Jim Flynn and the Bos- ton Tar Baby in San Francisco when that city was the seat of the caulifiower industry. It was promoted by Sam Berger, who was associated with Tex Rickard in the promotion of the Jeffries- Johnson bout at Reno. Flynn de- raarded a guarantee of $2,500, which would not pay a preliminary fighter of a few years ago. This was regarded as exorbitant, but Berger finally agreed to pay it. Sam Langford was to get what was left of the gate receipts—in the event that there happened to be anything left, The house was very slim and the while the boys in the box office counted | the change. There was enough to pay | Flynn his guarantee, but there was only | $400 left over. This worried Mr. | Berger. Fight Is Short One. INALLY he went into Langford's| dressing room, ‘Tar Baby was waiting the financial report. “Sam,” said Mr. Berger, “the | show is not going as well as I ex- pected. But there are a lot of nice | people in the house, so make it a nice fight, won't you “How much?” demanded Sam. “Well, your end will be only $400" ;a‘g( Mr, Berger. “But make it a nice fight.” Sam wrinkled his forehead. “Him get $2.500.” said the Boston Tar Baby. “and me get only $400? Mr. Berger, this is going to be the shortest fight you ever saw in your life.” It was. Flynn came rushing out of his corner, waving his arms wind-mill fashion. Langford met him in the middle of the ring and clubbed his right in the gorilla style he used to use and down went Flynn. Langford turned and vaulted out of the ring without looking back. After that I saw Flynn many times and every time I saw him he seemed to be taking terrific beatings around the head. In a way he was the Bat- tling Nelson of the heavyweights. His strategy seemed to be to let his oppo- nent wear out his fists against his head, with the hope that some time or other he ‘might tire. But I cannot recall any time when this strategy seemed to work. The beating never hurt any of Fynn's managers: They were always ready to come back and send the willing fireman back in there to take further beatings, until seeing Jim Flynn reeling around the ring ceased to be a novelty, even to the followers of the sweet science. ‘The Dauntless Managers. NOTHER of the fights of Flynn that I recall quite vividly was the first fight with Jack n—not the one that was rmmoted by Jack Curley, the master of the pachyderms. This one also was held in San Francisco in the days when they were looking for ‘white hopes to bring back the heavy- weight championship to the Nordics and near-Nordics. Despite the disparity in size, Flynn's dauntless managers had no fear whatever of Johnson and Johnson's |back against Johnson. Perhaps Flynn'| where the_Boston | | being while fearsome reputation. They rushed Jim Flynn right at the black ogre. As Flynn rushed, Johnson shot out that left, which had the speed of a rattlesnake striking. With the impact sanguinary drops pattered over my copy paper. I looked up and Flynn's right eye was closed as though the lid had been glued down. But Flynn was still trying to rush Johnson. ‘Then I saw for the first out the coagulated blood. But the oper- ation was not much of a success. The eye remained as though the lid had grown over it. But the courageous managers of permitted him to / is in | The fireman was pigs used as a subject upon which continue until the eleventh round, I think it was. At tmst?olnt I heard Johnson say: “Don’t excite yourself, Jim. You're a game white boy and we have a long way to go.” Flynn snarled in reply. Johnson shot over a right cross and the Fireman was knocked out. After dis- 2bling him in the opening round John- son, as they say, was carrying Flynn until the Fireman anncyed him. The End of the Trail T should have ended any further notion of Jim Flynn fighting Jack Johnson. But were his managers discouraged? No, indeed. Flynn was still alive, and so these indomitable gentlemen sent him back against Jack Johnson New Mexico. Johnson could not intimidate the managers of Fireman Jim Flynn. Mr. Curley says that Flynn did very well in that fight and that he might have been given & draw. This would have meant that his managers again would have sent him himself got d . His managers never would have thrown up the sponge. I have no statistics available of the | fighters of the “golden era” of pugilism who fought in Jim Flynn's time—I mean in regard to how they wound up. I recall Ad Wolgast, once the light- weight champion, being taken to an asylum for the violently insane after he had been living in a daze for years. know that Sam Langford, who probably eoul&:llve beaten any human was at his best, is blind and living on what he can get. There are s0 many others of the period who ended as physical wrecks and paupers. But these statistics are hard to collect. Once they pass from the limelight you do not hear of them until the end or near the end. The plight of Fireman Jim Flynn was re- vealed when he made an appeal to|bese ball Jack Curley for help. I do not recall that any of the man- agers of Flynn or of any of the other fighters who fell upon days almost as evil have gone blind or insane or broke. The managers always seem to have greater endurance than the fighters. But for one Gene Tunney there are thousands of Firemen Jim Flynns, gib- bering and moaning in the wake of the | Hall, manly art of modified murder. Pointers on Golf BY SOL METZGER. One of the mistakes in iron prac- tice common to the average player is to set up on the turf each ball to be hit. But during ensuing rounds Jjust about one shot in a dozen is played from such a lle. Just as water runs doéwn hill so will a golf ball, bounding down a fairway, settle into a depression near the end of its run if there is one in its neighborhood. Mac Smith, now starting his rounds in the British oven. savs DROP THEM AS BELOW L1 ngE FEH g Sx 8882 & g PLACE MEN IN ALL SAVE TWO EVENTS Topping of Loyola of New Orleans Equals World Record in “100.” v L] By the Associated Press, CHICAGO, June G.—A heavy rain- fall washed away possibility of many record breaking performances at the national collegiate track meet today. Beginning at midnight, an inch and a half fell in eight hours, flooding Stagg Fleld, scenc of the event, . BY WILLIAM WEEKES, Associated Press Sports Writer. CHICAGO, June 6.—A battle in almost every event, and a Trojan from Southern California in al- most every battle, was today’s choice offering in the country’s blue ribbon college track and field event, the National Collegiate As- sociation championships. The Trojans did just as every one thought they would, placing 12 men for the championship finals today and failing to qualify only in the half-mile run and the hammer throw. There d no doubt that Southern Cali- fornia would climax a second consecu- tive sensational season by retaining its N.C. A. M%;l Starting ‘out in the opening event yesterday at Stagg Field, the Trojans put two men, Stokes and Berry, in the finals of the high hurdles. Berry fin- ished second to Bob Hager of Iowa State in 0%z heat, and Stokes won his trial fram Harlan of Texas A. & M. in another. Wykoff Watches Rival. In the second event Frank Wykoff, uncrowned world record holder in the 100-yard dash, won his heat of tre event in 0:9.6, but remained at the track long enough to see Emmeit Top- pino of Loyola University, New Orleans, tear down the strip in 5, tieing the recognized world mark set by Eddie Tolan of Michigan. Tolan also quali- fied in 0:9.7, and Peyton Glass, sen= sational sophomore from Oklahoma A. & M., won his heat in the same time. Vic Willlams, who tied the world rec- ord of 0:47.4 seconds for the 440-yard dash last week at Philadelphia, won his heat yesterday in 0:48.9. Ernest Payne, Southern California's intercollegiate 220-yard low hurdle champion, and Bill Carls made places in the event, the former winning in 23.6, fastest time, and Carls doing 24 setonds even to win one. Keller did 23.7, while Brownlee of Duke Univer- sity, Southern intercollegiate title holder, duplicated Carls’ figure. In the field Bob Hall of Southern California led the qualifiers in both the shot and discus, Dick Barber went to the broad jump finals and Ken Me- Kerzie qualified in the javelin. Hall did 49 feet 9 inches in the shot and 152 feet 8 inches in the discus. Two Great Milers, Ed Genung of Washington, who won the N. C. A. mile in 1929, and Dale Letts of Chicago, Big Ten champion, were the likely contenders, each havin won his heat yesterday without diffi- culty. Southern Califcrnia has no two- miler entered, end Clark Chamberlain of Michigan Siate, George Wright of Wisconsin, George Dawson of Okla- homa, Henry Brocksmith of Indiana and Ray Putnam of Iowa State were the outstanding entrants. Joe Sivak of Butler was back to de- fend his cne-mile title 2gairst Ray Swartz ef Wesiern State Teachers, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Kirk of Wisconsin, Jack Walter of Margueite, Ralph Hill of Oregon and Hardman of the Naval Academy, among others. ATHLETES AT DEVITT SCHOOL GET AWARDS Golf and Tennis Players Honored. Conzaga Gives Letters on Three Pastimes. Names of Devitt School students who have earned their letters in golf and tennis were announced today as follows: . Golf—Ncble Cook, Tom Webb, John Baer, Eugene Krewson and Manager Bill Childress. ‘Tennis—Capt. Dick Willis, Leonard Nichoison, Bill Dadney and Dwight Kendall. Letters for foot ball, basket ball and were awarded Gonzaga ath- letes yesterday by Rev. Brown, B. J., director of athletics. ‘Tom Nolan and Dick Hall received the major “G” in recognition of hav- ing won the insignia in three sports. Trose getting letters were: Foot ball—Donohue, Gingras, Hester, Hartnett, Shipman, Boucher, Dunan, James, Mulcare, Eppard, Lewis, Nolan, , Carr, ley, Cleary, Benjamin, Viau, Donohoe, Giil, C. Mills and Man- ager Lauriola. Basket ball—Nolan, Hester, Repetti, Hall, Fitzgerald, Mills, Carr, Puresso and ilson. Wi 5 Base ball—Donohue, Gingras, Lynch, Nolan, Hall, Pitzgerald, J. Mills, Quig- ley, Cleary Benjamin C. Mills, Grace and Manager Malloy. AMERICAN NETMEN SCORE Lott and Van Ryn Sweep Matches ‘With Austrian Players. VIENNA, June 6 (#).—The United States touring tennis team of George Lott and Johnny Van Ryn made a clean sweep of yesterday's matches with Austria. Lott defeated F. Matejka, 2—6, 4—6, 6—4, 6—3, 6—2, while Van Ryn beat Artens, 6—1, 6—1, 6—0. s e START TENNIS TOURNEY Leading D. C. Racketers Listed for Public Parks Play. Leading racketers of the District will show their wares in the Public Parks ‘Tennis League play, which is to cpen this afternoon with all six teams get- ting action. This is the league's sixth season. Henry Park, pennant winner last season, was to face Rock Creek on the Reservoir courts, Potomac Park and the newly formed Taft team had an en- gagement at Burroughs and Monument and Montrose were to face on the Monument courts. Matches were to start_at 2 o'clock. TODAY BASE BALL, 2% AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK Washington vs. Chicago TICKETS ON SALE AT PARK AT 9:00 ATz