Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1933, Page 13

SPORTS. Bowling Leaders Plug for City Tourney : Check Swing in Spring, Thomson Advises | TURFERTIO A, ASSOCIATION MUST SHOW PEP N CRIS Has Great Chance to Be of Real Service to Sport. Holy Namers May Aid. BY R. D. THOMAS. EEMINGLY confident of a showing comparable to other S years in spite of the doun- try's prolonged attack of whatisit, leaders of the Washing- ton City Duckpin Association to- day were carrying forward ar- rangements for the annual city championships to be held next month at the Lucky Strike. Arville Ebersole, secretary, announced April 8 as the deadline for entries with the tournament to open on April 24, & Monday. Blanks are being distributed end in a couple of days will be avail- able at all bowling plants. | 'HE tournament will be held a week later than customary in the hope that a little extra time will find the ‘bowlers further along the way to a re- turn of economic stability. “There are no facts to go by,” said | Ebersole, “but I have a feeling we'll have a large entry. It is possible well come up to last year's total of 410 "teams. We'll shoot at that figure, any- way.” 'Izhe best secretary any city duckpin, association ever had has an ace up his sleeve. Ebersole, since he became sec- tary in 1926—this is his eighth term— seldom has called on other officers for help in promoting the annual tourna- ment. He always has been such a ‘whirlwind on this job that others have been content to keep out of his way. ITH the extraordinary conditions that exist now. however, Ebersole will need help. Where phone calls and letters were enough before to stir league leaders to action, personal calls and perhaps strong selling argu- ments likely will be needed this time. And Ebersole plans to ring in all the association’s officers for service of this nature. In a way, the city association is on trial. In boom times virtually its on]y‘ function was to put cn a tournament. | Part of its job now is to recapture and preserve inferest in tie game. If the | association fails fo make a real show- ing with the coming tournament, the | harm to the sport will be tnestimable,!‘ ‘The allegedly fickle public is ever con- | sistent in stringing with a fellow who makes an honest try, and sheering from one who doesn't. There will be fewer desertions from the ranks of bowlers if the leaders make a proper display of | spirit and energy. TRANGELY, there will be no changes this year in classifications. It was thought the change to round gut- ters would make advisable a revision of class standards, but the difference ln’ averages has not been marked. The most noticeable advance has been in Class A. Ten or a dozen bowlers have ranged beyond the 120-mark for the | first time in their careers. These | wouldn't be affected by a revision. Bowlers with averages of 111 and | higher will roll in Class A. Class B | will include those with averages from 106 to 110; C, 101 to 105; D, 96 to| 100, and E, 95 and under. largest league in the city this| i year, the Holy Name, may set an | example that would hearten the| entire duckpin fraternity. It has under | consideration a plan to enter the tour- nament in a body, which would give the affair a 37-team start. “ With George Harbin as president, the Holy Name League has had perhaps the most successful season of any bowl- ing circuit in the city. It is one of the few to increase its membership of last year, having added seven teams, and of its total of 37 to start the cur- rent campaign only one has failed to survive. Harbin hopes to swing the league 100 per cent and put on a special night for Holy Namers. This would be in keep- ing with the spirit of enterprise shown by the league ever since Harbin took hold. And would it be appreciated by the Washington City Duckpin - Asso- elation! Charley O'Connell, president of the Knights of Columbus League, hopes to have the Caseys in the tournament in & body for the eighth straight year. MINER FIVE HITS STRIDE. Miner eachers' College basketers appear to have struck their stride, the charges of Coach Harold Martin hav- ing easily won their last two games, defeating the Coppin quint of Balti- more, 46—24, and the Bowie (Md.) five, 52-10. IART}NSBURG GETS TITLE. MARTINSBURG, W. Va, March 14. +—Martinsburg High School annexed the Eastern West Virginia basket ball title for 1933, as well as qualifying for the State high school tournament at Buck- hannon on Friday and Saturday, by de- feating Parsons, 47 to 38. ROD AND STREAM BY PERRY MILLE CCORDING. to Glenn C. Leach, chief of the division of fish culture of the United States Bureau of Fisheries, the fish hatchery at Fort Humphreys has started its work on yellow perch. Many are being taken in the nets off Fort #Humphreys. Powell Davis, one of Glen Leach’s right-hand men around Occoquan Bay, asserts that not only yellow perch, but some white perch, herring, shad and fock fish are being taken in the nets ‘oft Freestone Point at Quantico. He mdds that if we do not have any real heavy blows from the northwest, some f these fish will certainly be in the ters of the Potomac around Wash- ington within & week or 10 days. He Jooks for & good run of fish this sea- son on account of the freshness of the ater, due to the many rains. When come upstream in_the Spring to eposit their spawn, they seek fresh water, and the more they find, the hesvier the run. All signs point to a good fishing sea- son, the only drawback being the rather unlooked-for defeat of the black bass bill in the Maryland Legislature. For two more years at least Maryland markets will be open to the sale of black bass. They will be shipped into the State by the illegal catchers in the Jower Potomac and from States in the South which have no bass law. There is & man in Washington. to whom s monument should be erected. ‘We cannot give his name because it ‘was not led to us, but he recently ug down in and d his ts out in cash $285 for an illegal catch of bass taken from the Potomac River in order to prevent its shipment to Baltimore. ‘These fish were all alive and now are in custody of the Bureau of Fishesiea in their ponds. They will s distributed later in the season. THE EVENING STAR, .WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 14. 1933. Coach at ‘Chicago Was Rockne’s Pick FEW years ago the late Knute Rockne was asked to give his selection of the 10 best foot ball coaches of the time. With a grin, Rockne said: “Every one knows who my No. 1 coach is—I don’t need to name him. But do you know who is the next best coach? Clark Shaugh- nessy is the man!” And now Shag is head coach at the University of Chicago. CENTRAL T0 STEP 00T N LACROSSE Arranges Nine Contests, All Away—Woods, Ex-Navy Player, to Coach. ENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, which has been engaging informally lacrosse for several years, is ing in for the ancient pastime this year in earnest. Nine games, all to be played away, already have been booked for the Blue Streaks. Under direction of Red Woods, for- mer Navy stickman, who more recently played with the Washington Lacrosse Club, the Central squad is working daily at the Sixteenth Street Reservoir field. Among leading candidates for the team are Kim Wessels, captain: Bob Smith, Ralph Peake, Charley Wilson, | Ed Linton, Fred Church, Harold Lind- sey, Gilbert Swift, Charl Evans, Jimmy Brown, Carl Cook, Dick John- son, John Wells, John Edwards, Jack Woodward, Porterfield, Hudsbn and Gifford. Central’s first opponent, according to the schedule arranged by Manager Dudley Skinker, will be the Boys’ Latin School, to be met in Baltimore, March 24. Maryland and St. John's fresh- men, Severn School, Catonsville High, Donaldson_School, McDonogh School, Sparrows Point High and Park School are other teams that have been -booked. Arrangements for the Sparrows Point game, however, have not been com- pleted. Here's the Central lacrosse card: March 24—Boys’ Latin School, Baltimore. April 4—Severn School, at Severna Park, Md. April 7—Catonsville High, at Catons- ville, Md. April 15—Donaldson School, at II- chester, Md. April 25—McDonogh School, at Balti- more. May 5—St. John's freshmen, at An- napolis. May 12 or 13—Sparrows Point High, probably at Sparrows Point, Md. Ma¥ 19—Maryland freshmen, at Col- lege Park. rk. May 26—Park School, at Baltimore. SEKYRA DEFEATS BARRY Capital Heavyweight Falters in Final Five Rounds. HOLYOKE, Mass, March 14—Joe | Sckyra of Dayton, Ohio, was awarded | a 10-round, split decision over Reds ' Barry, Washington, D. C., heavyweight, here last night. The referee and one judge voted for Sekyra, while the other judge called it a draw. Barry had an edge in the early rounds, but Sekyra scored repeatedly in the last five rounds to earn the decision. NINE TO GET LETTERS Eastern High Basketers to Attend Supper This Evening. Major letters will be awarded nine members of the Eastern High basket ball team at a supper this evening in the school dining room at 5:45 o'clock. ‘Those to be rewarded are Jack -Bay- liss, retiring captain; Dizzy Dean, Tom Davis, Tom Nolan, Al Waters, Harry Bassin, Graydon Edelin, Dickie Fitz- gerald and Victor Perusso. Jack Kiatta, ;n:unnger, will receive a white or minor etter. All the players are listed to be on hand next season except Bayliss ana ‘Waters. ‘Though it failed to retain its public high school title this Winter, Eastern prides itself upon having conquered Central, the champion, twice in three meetings. at 1 Walthour Now a Cop. ARLINGTON, N. J. (@) —Bobby Walthour, veteran six-day bike rider, has decided to quit the roaring oval for good and recently was sworn in as a member of this city’s police force. RANDALL LEAVES VIRGINIA. UNIVERSITY, Va., March 14—Roy Randall, director of first year athletics at Virginia, has resigned to become varsity foot ball, basket ball and base ball coach at Haverford. CORRSPONDENT writes: “I am interested in local fishing. par- ticularly shad fishing. Wil you be kind enough to tell me when the shad are expected in the ac; the best times of the day to fish; best places near Washington, and the best of taking them. I understand that it is legal to take them (the shad) with dip nets.” For the information of those unfa- miliar with District fish laws, it is pointed out that dip nets are very much illegal, and those caught using such nets will be arrested and fined. But if they were legal, trying to catch a shad in one would be much like trying to find a needle in a haystack. The shad is a very fast swimmer and 9 times out of 10 would be able to avoid a dip net, unless the water was badly discolored. Both the shad and herring live on a miscroscopic diet, taking most of their noruishment from the water. When these fishes reach the vicinity of Wash- ington, thousands of anglers may be seen lining bothy shores of the river in the vicinity of Chain Bridge, cast- ing into the water with three-pronged h . Some lucky fisherman oc- casionally will hook into a shad, but not often. On the other hand, herring will be snagged by the thousands and G. U. DIAMOND TOL 10 START MONDAY Sheedy Will Put Batterymen to Work—=G. W. Definitely Lists Eight Games. ~ ASE BALL practice, with Coach Clayton 8heedy on the job,.will be started in earnest at George- town next Monday, when the batterymen will be sent through the paces in Ryan Gymnasium. It is not planned to get the entire squad at work outdoors until three weeks later. O'Rourke, Rapp, Hutchinson, Oaro- lan and Lindquist are letter men avail- able, Dolan, Sullivan and Costello, 1932 squad members who did not earn their insignia, also are on hand. Capt. Evers, King, Kilgallen, Nos- nesky and McNamara are 1932 stars who are among the missing, but a capable team is expected despite these heavy losses. Lindquist, a southpaw; Carpenter and Nesley, from hstt)t"e:r'a‘ é\;\t}nh, ;ud!x. pected to carry pitching burden, with Sullivan and Saverini doing the backstcpping. Rapp, who caught lost season, is slated to play third base, with Carolan at first and Hutchinson at short. Sec- ond base is an open proposition. There also will be struggles for at least one of the outfield berths, as O'Rcurke and Dolan are thesonly ex- perienced gardeners on the squad, EORGE WASHINGTON has defil- nitely listed eight night base ball games here and has tentative dates with some other colleges. Three of the games are with the Quantico Marines. Duke and Washington and Lee are the outstanding nines on the list, which is as follows: April—19, Quantico Marines; 20, Quantico Marines. May—S5, Davidson (Lm‘:auve); 6, Duke; 9, W and Lee; Quantico unm, West Virginia (tentative); 17, Mount St. Mary’s; 19, Western Maryland; 24, Washingtcn College. All the games will be played at Griffith Stadium. Batterymen are busy in the Colonial gym and outdcor work will be started as soon as possible. SPORTS PROMOTER DIES. LOS ANGELES, March 14 (#).—Dick Ferris, widely known sports promoter, died here from a heart ailment. In 1910 | he staged the first aviation meet m"i(, Southern California. 11 Violet Cagers * Former Captains YORK (#).—A check-up of the New York University bas- ket ball ad revealed that 11 out of 14 myu‘ were former school court captains. material is so favorable’ that two New York City championship leaders are sitting on the bench. ‘They are Dave Sanders, captain: of Monroe High, which won the Goth- am title in 1929, and Aaron Lie- bowitz, who led Lane High's winning team in 1930. CHOICES ADVANCE IN INDOOR TENNIS None Has Trouble in Singles. Shields and Lott Rated No. 1 in Doubles. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, March 14—The fleld in the national indoor tennis championships had nar- rowed to 16 players today with every ome of the eight seeded stars still in the running. Headed by the No. 1 player and de- fending champlon, Gregory 8. Mangin of Newark, the seeded performers marched through their second round opponents yesterday without ylelding so much as a set. . " of James M. Greer, llm t.‘l"le New Yorker carried one set to deuce before bowing at 7—S5, 6—3. Clff Sutter of New Orleans, favored ':; reach tlhe! hflrne:l.s "Ing:‘m;l! angin, droj on :‘wh set ”pp;de elg-nlnlud‘Am:nd Bruneau of New York. ‘The other seeded players, Dr. Eugene 12, | McCauliff, J. Gilbert Hall, Sidney B. Wood, George Lott, Frank Shields and | | Berkeley Bell all advanced with sim- | ilar ease. | Most of them should have little trouble with their third round oppo- nents, although Sutter may have some | trying moments against Julius Seligson, | former intercollegiate champlon, who | is an experienced player indoors. A RARE RING CHAMP. =5 ALEXANDER TS £ SREAT, MUST [ HAVE FELT HAVING CLEANED yp HE LIGHTWE | @4 T ONISION - TonyY H4E QuickLy :Toppzo / ILLY DWNSEND , A WELTER WEIGHT, ' A SHORT Time~ Aeo . L i of = o, y ~Tony- SPORT *CANZONERIY ~LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD y ~ ANO A GRAND LTTLE FISHTERA AN Nights Reserveg b7 The Assscistod Prass. PETROLLE AND ROSS TO FIGHT MARCH 22| Head Card That Will Mark First| Stadium Show Since It Went The start of doubles competition was to open today, but two singles matches | were carded as well, Lott vs. Herbert | L. Bowman of New York, and Shields | vs. John H. Pitman of New York. | Shields and Lott were seeded No. 1/ | team for the doubles with Mangin and | Bell No. 2. Sutter and McCaullff No. ll:d Wood and Edward W. Burns | 0. 4. In the Squared Circle BY FRANCIS E. STAN. ARREN VAN SCIVER of Southwest Washington, known to the fighting trade as Young Van, and & year ago rated one of the Capital’s best fistic prospects, will have an opportunity to- night to prove to doubtin’ Thomases that his stubbled chin, twice reached in the first round last Summer by Sammy Britt for kayos, is not as glassy as is suspected by the majority of local box- %!ouuwen. oung Van will clash with Henry Irving in & scheduled eight-round bout at Portner's Arena and however num- erous are Irving's shortcomings in the ring, punching with a right hand is not one of them. Irving represents by far the hardest hitter to face Van and, though rated an inferior boxer, figures to break through his foe's defense at least once during the eight heats. If Van can shake off Irving's chin punches with the same ease that he did shock off those of Walter Kirkwood in his last start, the tall, well-built y?ng- ster may yet be regarded a “comef” in the racket. THBRE is little to choose between the two boys, battling in this bout billed for the “middleweight championship of the District.” The title is & very doubtful honor at best and probably is the least of the boys’ worries. Both are fighting a main bout for the peak by ‘ecing 3y s mmimum of op- )y getting by a imum of op- position. Neither has beaten, or even fought, a good fighter. Joey Raymond of Baltimore, who fought Irving, prob- ably is the best to- face either Van or Henry. Fights Last Night By the Assoclated Press. BOSTON.—Sammy Slaughter, Terre Haute, Ind, outpointed Norman Con- rad, Wilton, N. H. (10). PHILADELPHIA. — Unknown Win- ston, Hartford, Conn., outpointed Sal- vatore Ruggerillo (10); Obie Walker, Atlanta, Ga., stopped Meyer (K. O.) Christner, Akron, Ohio (4); Guido Conte, Chicago, knocked out Mike Loughran, Philadelphia (3). PITTSBURGH—Tommy Paul, Buf- falo, N. Y., outpointed Jimmy Thomas, Pittsburgh (10); Bltgl‘:’n Gizzy, Don- ora; Pa., outpointed Zivic, Law- renceville, Pa. (10); Carl Montebana, Braddock, Pa., stopped Paul Pirrone, Cleveland (6 MIAMI, Fla—Stanislaus _Loaysa, Chile, outpointed Lou Jallos, Cleveland (10); Frankie Hughes, Clinton, Ind., knocked out Young Russell, Tamps, Fla. (4). CHICAGO —Marty York, outpointed Rosy (Kid) Baker, Indianapolis (8); Jackie Sharkey, Min- neapolis. outpointed Jackie Stewart, Louisville, Ky. (8). ATLANTIC CITY—Buster Brown, Baltimore; outpointed Young Patsy wubge,“?mmnuc ctxty hgtfle’d Jack Pgm:r:- ney. a) ore, ouf 57" nell, Chester, Pa. (FIK),. By NASHVILLE, Tenn—Luther _Orr, Memphis, outpointed Freddie 3 vfilmvme't K{I:‘ &o); Russell u;d Nash- e, oul Marshall lwards, Louisville ;('g). NEWARK, N. J—George Nichols, Buffalo, N. Y., outpointed Don Petrin, North Arlingtor (10). e ———— BRAKE RELINING American BRAKEBLOK Lining Used Exclusively DLEYG ST.NW. NORTH 1583 many salted down for the following ‘Winter. Loy IPRING is just around the corner. April 1, the season for catch- ing native brook and rainbow trout, will open in Maryland and Virginia, and West Vi 's season will start The salt-wate: fresh water to lay their wn. little over two weeks the it geason will open, and before that time anglers :an expect to 'f nechhmm‘!:éh herring, some shad, and possib] mt =] striped bass or rocl{mh in mearby of to $ M6 Mother Froman's ,t Dinner Box Eneugh for Four People Delivered Hot Ne Delivery Charge Anywhere fn D. C. Call by or phone Na. 2501-2502. Open daily S AM. to 11 PM, 1198 9th St N.W, ‘The bout, because both are local lads, is attracting considerable attention, however. Van halls from Southwest; Irving from Northeast. O many uncertdinties are attached to the Irving-Van bout that Match- maker Frankie Mann has surround- ed the finale with an unusually prom- ising preliminary card. In a six-round semi-windup Stumpy Jacobs of Hopewell Va. will tackle Roy Manley, hard-hitting Arkansas battler. They are welterweights. Bob Lowry, local junior welterweight, will tackle Jackie Levinson of Norfolk; Billy Landers, Norfolk banumw%m. will oppose Tommy Horn, and llie Essinger, Washington lightweight, will meet Tex Mills in the remaining six- rounders. Action will begin at 8:30 o'clock. JROMOTER JOE TURNER has been forced io rearrange his wrestling card for Thursday in the Washing- ton Auditorium. For some reason not definitely disclosed, George Zaharias will not be able to keep semi-final date with Frank Brunowicz. The Ray Steele-Fred Grobmier bout still goes, but the semi-final now calls for Joe Cox and Marshall Blackstock, two elbow-slinging toughies. The re- vised preliminary program lists Hans Steinke and Tiny Ruff, Lou Plummer and Karl Davis, and Frank Brunowicz and Joe Devito. As usual women with escorts will be admitted free, while children under 16 may see the show for 25 cents. 'HE Hartley boxing bill, to legalize amateur boxing in the District, is bouncing around again. The bill yesterday was introduced in the House of Representatives and referred to the District of Columbia Committee, which reported favorably on the measure last chairman of the . U. Boxing Commission, de- ipporters of the bill expect it to bécome a law at this special session | of Congress. BAYUK'S GUARANTEE Into Receivership. By the Associated Press. HICAGO, March 14.—The fight busi- ness will get back into the Chicago Stadium March 322, when Billy Petrclle, the “Fargo Express,” and Barney Ross, clever Chicago youngster, meet in a 10-round bout. The weight will be 138 pounds and $1,000 has been posted by each side to guarantee the stipulation. It is the first time a weight forfeit has been posted in_several years here. Varias Milling, Los Angeles Filipino, and Johnny Pens, New York feather- weight, have been matched for an eight- round semi-final. Milling and Pena previously had been matched to appear at the Washington Boulevard and the | Coliseum, but the plans fell through. It will be the first boxing show in the big building since the Stadium Cor- poration went into receivership in Jan- uary. BRAVES OPEN PLAY Cantwell or Brown to Hurl Against Yanks at St. Petersburg. ST. PETERSBURG, Fia., March 14 ().—The Boston Braves will open the schedule today by Babe-Ruth-less Either bby Brown will Yanks will with Charlie Devens, who has pitc] but one major league game since he joined the New York club after graduation from Harvard. Manager Bill McKechnie will use Frenk (Shanty) Hogan as his starting catcher, the infleld will consist of Jor- dan, Maranville, Gyselman and Knothe and the outfield shapes up with Hol- land, Berger and Moore, reading from left to right. ' Mat Results By the Associated Press. CAMDEN, N. J—John Pesek, Ne- braska, 200, won in straight falls over 230, in 26:19 Black- .—Joe Btecher, Ne- braska, won in straight falls over John Katan, Canada, 22:00 -and 18:00; Dr. Ralph Wilson, Indianapolis, and Ernie Dusek, Nebrasks, drew, UL In 1929~ peak sales year—the Bayuk Philadelphia Perfecto (Familiarly known as “Philadelphia Sholl’s, Basket Ball Tourney . Favorite, Makes Bow Tonight; French Tossers Also Attract HILE Sholl's Cafe quint, de- fending title holder and one of Washington's standout unlimited teams, will attract most of the attention tonight as play continues in the District A. A. U. basket ball tournament at Tech High School, there will be sandwiched in the schedule another five conceded a real chance to win one of the seven championships. It is the French Athletic Club quint, a 130-pound aggregation of 3 Almost unknown under the name of French A. C., the quint is the same which, as the Capitol Towers five, shot its way to the top this season the lightweight quints of the city. The Ennis Tire tossers will furnish the opposition for the Frenchies night in one of the two tilts slated for 9 o'clock. Also at this hour the George- town Boys’ Club and Neighborhood House 100-pounders will clash on the north court. Ennis and Frenchs play on_the south floor. Sholl's, pre-tourney favorite, will open defense of its championship at 9 o'clock when the Higbie Richardson quint is encountered. The other game tonight lists Potomac Boat Club and Anacostia Bullnfllm Men's tossers, scheduled for 8 o'cl ECKONED with as a team for Sholl's to hurdle in the unlimited division, Grimth last start in the box for the Tribe and the | Tts, the Con- BT N Yo B Te ger of over- hauled. Peck and Roberts u::‘;:.lcored 12 points. e, 52 to 24. Two Woltz play- ers, Tom Nolan and Levelle Dean of Eastern High School, were banned by school authorities. As a result, with n:;‘u éour pl:oyern let:, :he ‘Woltz team reed to recruit players and plal McLean in an exh!bmpnn"e P UREAU OF INVESTIGATION will Prien , Marions umplwdw’lni night in the Hand- , made”) was the largestselling 10-cent brand in America. Bayuk guarantees that this cigar today—at § cents—contains the same fine Imported Sumatra wrapper—the same fine Havana and Domestic long filler—the same ripe tobacco. to- | Community Center tournament at Hine Junior High School, the former down- ing Congress Heights, 43 to 26; Marions trimming Eastern, 43 to 23, and the zn;\_’nu conquering the Buckeyes, 27 Other results yesterday: Flylng Eagles, 45; Simpson's Phar- macy, 27. Y. M. C. A. Eagles, 39; Mercury A. ., 38. Brightwood A. C, 54; Presbyterian «Church, 27. ; Delaware & Hudson, 32; Washington | Terminal, 30. | Games wanted: | Brightwood A. C, with 130-pound [gmfi. Call Manager Fones at Georgia | Rockville A. C., with unlimited teams. i Call Rockville 139-R. UNLIMITEDS TO GATHER | To Plan Tonight for Competition in Capital City League. Reorganization of the unlimited di- vision of the Capital City Base Ball League is scheduled at a meeting to- night in room 313 of the District Build- ing at 8 o'clock. The seniors will gather tomorrow t at the same place and at the (De Luxe Type) Thorobreds 18 MONTHS ‘GENUINE Texaco MOTOR OIL 17%S ver . ALL GRADES LS e -“.m % Potomac Tire Co. 28th and M Sts. N.W, Decatur 0790 R. G. Dunne & Co. Cor. 6th & H Sts. N.E. Lincoln 7636 Never Closed *|1s where so many golfers founder. S. A—13 GOLF PRO REVEALS Must Strive to Hold Back Power Until Club Nears End of Arc. BY W. R. McCALLUM. AVIE THOMSON, diminu- tive chip and putt man from Washington Gclf and Country Club, master of the short pitch and the run-up, comes to bat today with a cheer- ing word for duffers who start out in the Spring with all their old ailments intensified. For 10 years Davie has been taking golf swings apart out there in the Vir- ginia hills, reconstructing them and re- turning them to their owners with every function back in smcoth running order, As an instructor in golf and the fundamentals of the swing Davie is looked upon as one of the foremost ll(n?!yl(«l of the game around the Cap- al. > And he can play plenty of golf him- self, as his frequent scores under 70 over that tough Washington course reveal. Two major faults beset most golfers in ‘the Spring, says Thomson, both of them coming from the desire to hit the ball too far too quickly befores musclez unused to such action are grooved to the preper hitting cadence. First of these is the well-established fact that most players fail to get into hitting position before starting the down swing and consequently hit the ball off balance, with most of the” weight on the right leg at the moment of impact. They forget, Davie points | cut, that to hit a golf ball a real blow the weight of the body and arms must- be behind the blow at ‘all times and not- in front of it. = ‘Therefore, he says, to get the club’ and arms in hitting position, the weight must be shifted to the right on the~ back swing and to the left or toward- the ball on the down swing. But here Davie interjects a word of caution for | those who would pivot too much. |, “Don’t get up on your toes on the | gfi:gs:r]:ngi‘; };‘ gays. “The top of your s oul a part of your weight ;un the ball of your left foot.” = 1BUT even after proper weight trans- | ference has been made, there still Is another most important paint | to remember, Davie says. This is the | second of his pointers for Spring golf, |and concerns the matter of speeding up L}he clulbhead on the down swing, “Many players attempt to speed uj the clubhead ‘from the top of the dowg swing,” the little Scot avers. “It ean't be done except by the masters and even they do not attempt it. For most players. a down swing started quickly from the top is fatal. And right there Eve) | if they have transferred their weigh': | correctly on the back swing, a too-hasty start of the down swing throws their weight too far back and not toward the ball. The result is a scythe-like action lh‘?jt‘ res:flts in hitting across the ball wi & slice, or in hittin ‘lhe!(ae’fi.f‘ the club. o o ~'In either case the shot will not co: off as it should come off. I thlnkmie!, all players would remember to start the down swing leisurely and not attempt to put any punch in the shot at all :.r’:m :;.1 Iemm!dwofl;:.hlrd; of the way wn, they wo d their shots going betts}’s;:: f;fl_h(r. il e does not come from a wild, misdirected swipe at the ball. It comes rather from controlled power, and by controlled power I mean a swing that merges into a hit only in the bottom third of the motion. You can’t hit a g&l;xbau right from the top of your “Hitting too soon is the major fault of ‘most of our players. And hitting too soon comes from improper weight | transference and attempts to hit th | ball from the top of the down swing. Thorobred Tires Guaranteed 15 MONTHS Below A, to Heavy Duty, First-Line e ires Lt YourTh Frice 13 Worlh Cont All Tires Mounted Free Guaranteed Tire Co. 1010 Penna. Ave. N.W, Metro. 7949 Ben Hundley 3436 14th St. N.W. Adams 8100