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B—10 8 Wiffy Cox Among Pioneers of Unique Caddy | SWEETSER, QUINET CRACK PROS TURN T0 UPRIGHT SWING: Kenwood Maestro Improves‘ i Putting by Eliminating Wrist Rotation. BY W. R. McCALLUM. U AMONG the vanguard of | I the new-idea squad (the same lads who are setting new tour- nament records in golf) Wiffy Cox, new Kenwood pro, is setting a new style of chipping and putting these days among the men who are studying the style of the Brooklyn Bombardier. | Not that Wiffy has been playing so well, for he admits his game is rusty and needs a lot of practice. But| Wiffy, the only local pro who has fol- lowed the Winter tournament trail for many years, has imbibed some new thoughts on scoring which are in direct contrast to the style of the | old-timers, and, he says, are strictly in line with the new-idea squad. If| you are in doubt as to who the new- | idea squad is, it is the men who are | setting the big-time scoring pace in golf these days, among them Runyan, Horton Smith, Picard, Ky Laffoon and some more of the youngsters who are going to be among our future na- | tional open champions. | Chief of the innovations in Wiffy's | gtyle is his method of chipping andi putting. But if you watch closely you will see that the Cox man has one of the more upright swings in golf, that his hands are very high at the| top of the backswing and that he doesn't Toll his wrists on the short chips or the long approach putts. It's all in line with the new ideas that are creeping into the game, and Wifly‘s! ¥ mannerisms are not accidental. They are all part of a carefully thought out plan, gleaned from the boys who have put in many thoughtful hours trying this and that in the golf swing to blot out errors, in so far as that is humanly possible. 3 Most Misses Are to Left. "‘VHY do you toe your putter up-| right like you do?” we asked Wiffy. “So you noticed that, did you,” he said. “Well, T'll tell you. You will notice that most missed putts are missed at the left of the hole. I toe my putter up (the heel is ac-| tually off the ground), so that I can-| not hook the putt. I know if I miss| 4t I will miss it to the right. That gives me a definite objective to shoot | for. But over and above that there is something else which perhaps you didn’t notice. That is that my wrists | act like a pair of hinges. Or I try to| kid myself into thinking they act like | that, which serves the same purpose. “Remember the old idea that a roll| of the wrists was essential in the| chip shots and the long putts. Well, the boys have figured it out that there is less margin of error in these shots if we can get our wrists acting like hinges with the putter blade or the chipping blade hanging like a door on the bottom of the hinge. It all sound reasonable, and it works— | this hinge action. If you will notice, many of the boys are using the same | system. You don’t see them rolling their wrists any more on the short | shots or the putts. They try to have | their wrists acting like hinges.” “Iy sounds to me like the old Leo | Diegel idea of gaining direction by having the wrists work one against | PORTS. Lewis merely called on her pet | former THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHIS’GTON, D. C, JULY 28, 1935—PART ONE. FALL BY WAYSIDE ; Former National Champions Making Season Bow Are Upset at Bald Peak. By the Associated Press. ELVIN VILLAGE, N. H, July M 27—Francis Ouimet and Jesse Sweetser, two former national golf champions, in competition for the first time this season, went down to unexpected de- feat today in the opening rounds of match play in the Bald Peak Countiy Club's invitation tournament. | Sweetser, despite his brilliant 69, | three under par, that clinched med- | alist honors in yesterday's qualifying round, was the first to yleid. This United States and British titlist missed three short putts in his first match play against Bob Cook, & Scfap of Helens Stirs Golf Rules LAWBON LITTLE'S second big- gest thrill in England came | not from a round of golf, or any- thing having to do with golf, but from a tennis match. He saw the final round in the Wimbledon women's championship, where | Helen Wills Moody licked Helen Hull Jacobs and he declares that his biggest kick, after his victory " in the British amateur champion- ship, came from watching the two feminine stars play. “Both of them were exhausted by their efforts,” he said. “For the last few games Miss Jacobs had to be told when her turn came to serve. She was out on her feet.” fellow New Yorker, and wound up on the short end of a 3-and-2 decision. Ouimet, who qualified with a 76, was wild. He managed to retain enough of his great putting skill to emerge from the first round with a 3-and-2 victory over Dr. Victor Ci penter of Boston, only to bow to other of his townsmen, Roy Deston, by 2 up in the afternoon play. When the. bag toters of the Dwyer Heights Beach Golf Club of Brooklyn, N. Y., went on strike, Mrs. Nichols dog Mush to handle the job. Mush carries the clubs effectively and, unlike & regular caddy, he does not advise what implement to use when his mistress gets into difficulties. —Wide World Photo. G. W. to Hold COACHES’ clinic, with free in- struction for mentors of junior and senior high and prep schools of the District, Mary- land and Virginia, will be conducted at Camp Letts, Md., August 26 to 31, inclusive, it was announced last mght by Max Farrington, assistant athletic director of George Washington Uni- versity. The clinic, first of its kind proposed solely for coaches of secondary schools in this section, is the idea of James E. Pixlee, George Washington athletic director, who has worked out details of operating it with the co-operation of the Young Men’s Christian Asso~ ciation, proprietors of Camp Leits. The camp is located on the Rhodes River, about 39 miles from Washing- ton, in the Annapolis region. Gratis instruction in foot ball, bas- the other?” we queried. | “Yep, it'’s much the same” Wifly | said. “Onmly we don't go to quite the | extreme Leo used. He stuck his el-| bows far out, over an exaggerated | crouch, but he did get those wrists | working like a pair of hinges. The| idea is the same, and most of the boys | among the younger crowd are using | 1t nowadays.” Keeps Ball Straighter. ¢ JJOW about this upright swing| on the big shots?” we asked Wiffy. “Have you noticed Picard and Laffoon and some of the best of the younger crowd?” he questioned back. Wiffy isn't a Scot, but he can answer a question with a question. “They found that they got better direction when they stood up to the ball straight and hit it with their hands high at the top of the backswing. ‘They got the same wrist-cock at the top without too much roll and they are keeping the ball straighter by standing up to the ball a little more end keeping out too much body action, “All these things are helping to bring the scoring down and are mak- ing better golfers of the young group of pros, We have better clubs, better golf balls and better courses, and gradually we are working out ideas that help us to score. You know every one makes errors in a round of golf The guy who makes the few- est errors is the one who wins, and the whole idea of the boys nowadays is to keep down the percentage of errors. I'm not trying to start any- thing new, but I am stringing along with the best and newest thoughts in this game.” Watch- Wiffy today at Indian Spring, where he and Roland Mac- Kenzie are due to play Al Houghton and George Diffenbaugh at 2:30 in an exhibition match, He has some new thoughts on.this golf thing that may be worth while looking over. And it looks as if the Cox man is going to be a fixture at Kenwood. He came there without a contract for three months. The story goes that he didn’t ask for a contract be- cause he might not be satisfied and because the club might not be satis- fied. “If we want to bust up,” he is quoted as saying, “I dem’t want a contract in my way, and meither do you” But it looks now as if he is going to stay on beyond that three- month period. ~ALEXANDRIA NINE OUT Charged With Using Ineligible Player in Legion Tourney. PULASKI, Va., July 27 (®).—Alex- endria was disqualified here tonight as winner of the Virginia American Legion junior base ball championship by H. E. Jones, State athletic officer, who said an ineligible player had been used in the tournament which ended this afternoon. The team defeated the Golden Guernseys of Richmond, 4 to 2, to lift the title after Richmond had beaten Norfolk’s entry this morning, 14 to 2. Alexandria gained the finals by blanking Pulaski yesterday, 4 to 0. PR O R e CHASE TENNIS BALLS. Sons of cluh members did the bail boy chores at this ear's Longwood Bowh tennis tewnament. ket ball and physical education will be provided by Pixlee’s staff, includin; such experienced coaching and physi- | cal education workers as Len Waish, Max Farrington, Bill Myers, Gene Sexton and Bill Rinehart, the latter having this year joined the G. W. U. physical education department after | 11 years with the University of Oregon. Student athletes as well as the coaches will be welcomed at the clinic, Mr. Farrington stated in outlining the details. The only fee involved will be & nominal sum to cover cost of meals for the six-day period. All 20 Years Ago IN THE STAR. EB MILAN stole home to give ‘Washington a 1-0 victory over Cleveland in the first game of the series here yesterday, after Bert Gallia almost had entered the hall of fame by turning the Indians back hitless for seven and two- thirds innings. Terry Turner, who singled with two out in the eighth and Southworth, who walked in the ninth, were the only Indians to get on base. Johnny Evers claims the Boston Braves will be right back in the thick of the National League race within two weeks and may repeat last year’s last-half drive to the pennant. The Braves now are in fifth place, six games back of the league-leading Phillies. ‘There is no more consistent shortstop in the league than George McBride who played through the recent road trip with but two er- rors. His hitting mark of .265 was responsible for several victories in the swing around the circuit. Clinic for High And Prep Tutors Next Month facilities of Camp Letts, including those for boating, swimming and fish- ing, also will be available free. For | foot ball demonstration purposes there | will be on hand a number of George ‘Washington foot ball players and the complete G. W. training equipment, which is said to be among the most unique and modern in the country. Further information may be ob- | tained from Mr. Farrington at his office, 2010 H street northwest. Eleet s v NAVY GRID COACHES REPORT AUGUST 15 Number of Leading Prospects, Already on Hand, Will Beat Gun on Regular Drills. NNAPOLIS, Md., July 27.—Foot| ball will make its start for 1935 at ‘the Naval Academy when the coach- | | ing staff assembles here on August 1 in answer to the summons of Lieut. Tom Hamilton, head coach. Among the coaches are four new assistants, members of Navy tearhs of recent years. Plebe practice will start on August 20, all the sports in which the class has been active during the Summer coming to a halt on that date. The varsity squad will begin work Septem- ber 8. A number of the outstanding pros- pects for the team are now here, being members of the second class, which spent the Summer at the academy. Shortly they will begin informal practice. Included in the list are Rivers Mor- | rell, guard; Duke Ferrara, Ned Hessell and Willard Dye, tackles; Soucek, Bill Bringle and Hugh Rim- { and Ned Thomas, backs. R { Manor and Beaver Dam Pros Help Club Members in Tilt. Manor Club golfers are to journey over to Landover, Md., this afternoon to engage the Beaver Dam golfers in a team match at Beaver Dam. | be Professional Cliff Spencer, Martin F. McCarthy and John R. Miller. Manor will send Professional Al ‘Treder, Harry G. Pitt and Hickman Greene into action as its headliners. Archie | mer, ends; Snead Schmidt, Fay Willsie | GOLF TEAMS EN,COUNTERK Top players for Beaver Dam will | MARSTON, GRANT GOLF FAVORITES Gain Semi-Fnals, Figure to Meet for Title in Shen- ecossett. ASTERN POINT, Conn., July 27—Victorious in their first two rounds of match play, Max Marston of Philadelphia and Bobby Grant of Westerfield, Conn., tonight seemed headed straight for a annual Shenecossett men’s invitation | tournament. Both were favored to win their semi- | final matches tomorrow morning and | proceed into the 18-hole climax in the afternoon. Marston, former national amateur | champion and six times winner of the Shenecossett event, gained the semi-final round with a 4 and 3| ctory this afternoon over Dom Soc- | | coli of*® New Britain, Conn, New | England public links champion. Grant Swamps Barnes. 1GRANT, former New England am- teur champion and medalist in | this tournament, trounced Lieut. P. | H. Barnes, U. 8. N,, of New London, 8 and 6. | In one semi-final tomorrow Mars- |ton’s opponent will be Arthur XK. Atkinson, jr., New York. Grant will meet Jack Busby of Chicago, 18-year- | old Princeton sophomore, in the other. Busby reached the round of four with |a 3 and 2 victory over the veteran Don Hardenbrook in the morning | followed by a 4 and 3 thiumph over E. L. “Pete” Beard, 3d, of Flushing N. Y, 17-year-old prep school student. | STAGE WARM GOLF FEUD Senator Burke and Chesney Pair Against Trice and Halsey. | Among the warmer matches being played these days around the bun- kered Capital are those involving Senator Burke of Nebraska and Earle Chesrey against Mark Trice and Ed | Halsey, all well known figures on | Capitol Hill Trice and Halsey turned in a nota- | ble victory the other day, when they whipped their rivals by something like 5 and 4, but Burke and Chesney meeting in the final of the sixteenth | 1o are out for their scadps. They all play at Congressional. Sam Parks’ Grand Smile Earns Many Friends While “Cheese Champion” Consistently Fails By the Associated Press. HICAGO, July 27.—Jealous rivals called Sam Parks, jr., the “cheese champion” when he licked them for ‘the na- tional open golf championship at Oak- mont last month, but they may be forced to call him one of the grand champions before he yields his crown. Out there taking it on the chin almost since the day he steamed through to win the national title, the Pittsburgh youth is winning thou- sands of friends by a smile as broad as some of the putts he misses. Like most all champions, Parks has struck a scoring slump since his conquest at Oakmont. He has com- peted in two open tournaments with- out landing in the money, but his ability to win the golfing galleries and even the friendship of the hard- | boiled professionals, who figured his | triumph a joke, has been astonishing. At the St. Paul open last week, Sam was buried under the debris of the par-shelling barrage, finishing 30 strokes behind the winner, Harry Cooper of Chicago, but he stood out as one of the most popular players on the course. Not many of gal- leryites thought much of his swing, but they stuck with him despite the fact that he was having a tough round. One old timer followed Sam on every round to the exclusion of the - W SAM PARKS. score or more par busters. Asked why he did so, he replied: “To me, he is one of the greatest living examples of golf. He's the champion and he's having a tough time showing us he is, but the way -~ he spreads that smile of his despite all his bad breaks is a sight to see.” In the clubhouse, where golfer after golfer trooped in to report a score in the sixties, Sam’s only rival for general popularity among the players was Tommy Armour, the veteran black Scot who kept them rolling in the aisles with his wit. As he reported a score in the 70’s Sam just grinned, congratulated some one else and pa- tiently listened to their boasts. “Haven't done so wejl since Oak- mont, but I've got that title and will | get back on my game,” he told news- papermen who wanted to know what was wrong with his scoring. “I'm not afraid of my style. Possibly, it doesn’t appeal to some of the stylists, but I'm sold on it or I would change it. Any- way, I think you'll find that most open champions hit a little slump after they’ve won the big title. But I'm not going to be a bench-sitting champion. I'm going to play as often as posible in exhibitions and championships.” Gene Sarazen, one of the stars beaten by Parks at Oakmont, is all for the new titleholder. 2 “They called me & ‘ham champ’ when I first won the open at Skokie,” laughed Gene. “Don't take shots at Parks. Any man who' wins at Oak- mont must be a champion and, any- way, he has what many stars of the past lacked-—a-grest personality.” . 16 GLASSES LISTED FOR SADDLE SHOW Gay Nineties Event to Mark Program of Meadowbrook Club August 10. IXTEEN classes have been ar- ranged for the second annual Rock Creek Horse Show, which will be held opposite the Meadowbrook Saddle Club on August 10 to raise funds for the Silver Spring parish of the Grace Episcopal Church. In addition, plans are being made to stake a gay 90's class similar to that which featured the American Legion show last week end and brought out some 30 highly interesting entries. Courtland H. Smith of Upperville, Va, and Ray H. Norton of Washing- ton, two of the most competent judges in this sction of the country, have been invited to officiate at the meet. The classes: Class 1-—Saddl fes, 2o dr S8 gl oot ety have not attained their twelfth birthday. ‘To be shown at & walk, trot and eanter. Suitability as a_child's mount to clally considered. Class * —8addle ponies. over 12.2 hands and not exceeding 14.2 hands. to be ridden by children who have not attained their sixteenth _birthday. be shown at a walk, trot and canter. Suitability as a child’s mount to be especially considered. Class —Jumping ponies. not to exceed 122 bands. To be ridden by children who have not sttained their twelith birthday. espe- To be shown in the ring over four jumps; Ponles 11.2 hands and under to fump % feet; ponies over 11.2 hands to jump 2z feet. Performance only to count. over 12.2 to be cl have their sixteenth birthday. To be she ring over four jumps not to exceed Performance only to count. Class 5—] suitable hunters, 4-year-olds and under. shown in hand and to be judged ity, substance and soundness. Class 6-——Novice hunters. en only to horses which have not won a blue ribbon over fences in hunter or jumper classes in any horse show. recognized or otherwise, prior to this show. To be shown over four fumps not to exceed 3'a feet in height. Conformation, 25 per cent: style of jump- ing and way of Tomc. 75 per cent. Tlass 7——Bridle path hacks. Open only to horses that are used regularly on bridle “To be shown st a walk, trot and canter. Horses be judged on manners, ‘ease of gaits and ability to give a good ride. lass ‘To_be shown over four jumps 4 feet 6 Inches in Beight, 3-year-olds to jump 315 feet. Con- formation. soundness and guaiity to count 40 per cent: style of jumping and way of soing. 60 DQ_E‘ cen Class §—Touch and out class. To be shown twice around over four jumps 4 feet high. In the event of a tie. committee re- serves the right to increase the height of 1, any part of the horse wing, Ihll‘; count be decided by To on qual- as & touch. most Jumps untouched, Class 10—Hunter hacks. To be shown at a_walk. trot and canter. Judges then to select eight horses to jump four {umps not to exceed 31 feet in height. Quaiity and suitability to count. 3313 ‘per cent: way of going under saddie, 43l er cent; performance over jumps. 33%; per cent. Class 11—Handicap Jump. _To be shown over four jumps in the ri year-olds to Jump 31 feet: horses tha never won a blue ribbon at 4 r over prior to August 10, . to jump 4 feet: blue- ribbon winners of hunter or jumper classes 1o fump 41> feet: horses that have won & champlonship class or who have competed in & high-jumping class prior to this show, t0 fump 5 feet. Class 12—Ladies’ hunters. Suitable for and to be ridden ty s lady. To be shown grer four jumpsenot to exceed 4 feet iy height. Conformation. _soundness and aquality to count 40 per cent: style of jump- ing and way of going. 60 per cent. Judges 10 especially consider suitability as a lady’s 13—Pairs of hunters. To be shown ht jumps not to exceed 4 feet in . To consist of two horses to foliow each other at a safe hunting distance. | After the fourth jump the first horse will check. allowing the second horse to lead. To be judged on best all-around perform- ance. Class 14—Handy hunters, open to all. be shown over a special course, Jumps | not to exceed 4 feet. No wings. ' To Judged ‘on manners, performance and | promptness, but time will not be taken. Committee reserves the right to increase the height of jumps in the event of a tie. ass 15 rinthian class. To be rid- | den in full dress hunting attire and to be shown over eight jumps not to exceed 4 height. _Conformation. soundness 55 per cent: appoint- ments, 15 per cent: style of jumping and way of going. 60 per cent. s 16-—Championship class. The horse aitaining the highest merit in the minds of the judges as to jumping ability, ‘quality. conformation and manners to declared the champion huater of the show. | To be shown inhand. . LAYDEN TAKES LEAD IN GRID COACH POLL | Notre Dame Mentor Jumps From Third to Top—Spears Goes Into Second Place. By the Assoctated Press. HICAGO, July 27—Elmer Layden of Notre Dame shot into the lead today as the all-star foot ball coaches’ poll standing underwent another thorough shake-up. Layden jumped from third place to first with 137,173 points, while Dr. Clarence W. Spears of Wisconsin moved up from fourth to second with 136,415. Charles Bachman of Michi- gen State, fifth yesterday, had 136,- 329 for third position. Bernie Bierman of Minnesota, yes- terday’s leader, was fourth with 135,- 775, and Frank Thomas of Alabama, second yesterday, was fifth at 135,437. Bo McMillin of Indiane, remained sixth with a 126,629 total. YOUNGSTERS TO SWIM Playground Girls and Boys in Meets This Week. Swimming activity in playground circles will get into full swing this week, girls’ meets being scheduled for the Georgetown pool on Tuesday at 2:30 o'clock, and the Rosedale pool on Wednesday at the same hour. Boys will hold a swimming meet in the Monument poel at 2 o’clock Thurs- day, and girls will follow the next day at 2:30 o'clock. Three confer- ence meets will be held at Howard Playground during the week. TRAVIS AT TAKOMA GAME Griffman to Be Guest When Dads- Sons Play Tomorrow. Cecil Travis of the Natlonals will be the guest of honor tomorrow, when the Takoma Playground nine meets s team composed of fathers of the juvenile performers. The game will be staged on the playground at 4:45 and is to be pre- ceded by fleld events. Travis will autograph base balls as mementoes for the winners. Golfer 11 Down After Nine Holes By the Associated Press. KANSAB CITY.— Favorite story of Tom Clark, golf pro at the Blue Hills Club, Kansas City: A player was accosted on the ninth green with the “How does your match stand?” “I'm 11 down,” he replied. “Played only nine holes and 11 down?” “Yes. You see I started that fellow two up on mel” w n CUP CONSCIOUS. SPORTS. New Golf Style Responsible for Reco MRS. MAUREEN orRcyTT HER RECEAT MARRIAGE Jous D.Ceeus YO SN'T GOING TO INTERLACHEN & Annual Fishing Of Country By the Associated Press. QRT ISABEL, Tex., July 27— | Rodeo, Dream Doctor, Attracts Angling Array to Rio Grande Anglers who like 'em big and | ¥ tough and thrill to a singing | line are turning their eyes | again to the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas for the second annual fishing rodeo, August 23-25. The idea of a fishing rodeo, origi- nated by Dr. J. A. Hockaday of Port Isabel, & country doctor who loves the outdoors, brought 207 contestants here last year. Sportsmen from points as far away as Chicago are expected here for the contest this year, with a silver tarpon trophy and hundred of other prizes at stake. | Shreveporter 34 Champ. R. I. HENRY SMITH of Shreve- port, La., won the championship last year, nosing out his fellow-towns- man, D. M. Lide, when he landed a 6-foot, 7-inch tarpon after an hour’s battle that extended to within only a few minutes of the closing gun. Mrs. Lide and her son, Bobby proved the ! right of the Lide family to a claim of | fishing ability, however, the former winning the women's championship and the latter finishing first in the juvenile class. Most sportsmen were not aware of the game fishing possibilities in the waters close at hand until Dr. Hocha- day, tall, ganglifg Missourian who could easily pass for a native Texan, “showed ’em.” With no experience and poor equip- ment, the sportsman-doctor took up tarpon fishing with a zest. Skinned knuckles and sore muscles were moré numerous « than tarpon brought tc gaff, but persistence won and others became interested. In contrast to conditions today, the lower Rio Grande Valley which Hockaday first knew was a typical | Texas frontier. A “six-gun” was con- sidered a necessary clothing accessory. Politics was a seething, bitter game. Dr. Hockaday became embroiled, refusing to join the machine which directed the controlled Mexican vote. Following one uprising, while going | 3 to the aid of a Port Isabel citizen who was fataliv wounded, the young doctor was shot in the abdomen. A grand jury investigation followed lnd‘ Texas rangerc put the old machine| out of power. Sailfish Count the Most. ¢JN A FISHING boat or a hunters’ camp, one learns the real truth about a man,” Dr. Hockaday says. “It is different from the casual acquaint- ance of business life. “I have never had a desire for wealth at the expense of personal; pleasure,” he declares. “No one 43/ years old has had more fun than 1| have. That is what prompted my choice of the life of a country physi- cian, in preference to that of a city specialist.” A quest for sailfish is expected to furnish one of the new angles of this year's rodeo. This elusive fish heads the score sheet netting & contestant 1,000 points. Next on the list is the tarpon. Last year 63 of the big fel- lows were landed. Better fishing conditions are ex- pected this year than were found in 193¢ with completion of big jetties at the pass, resulting in smoother water and permitting use of smaller boats. K0SS CHECKER WINNER. Harry Koss of New York City won the checker tournament, at the Ari- zona Hotel last night, defeating Her- man Rudolph in a match which took 6 hours to complete. Forty contes- tants started play. VICTORS IN SKEET MEET. HOT SPRINGS, Va., July 27 (®).— Kenneth Ellis won the Clark chal- lenge trophy in skeet and Staunton took team honors here today. ROCKVILLE A. A. TRAVEILS. Rockville A. A. will travel to Fred- erick todsy to meet the Hustlers and will be striving to repeat a 7 to 3 T d SCOT' es’ None Gets Par on Narrew Fairways in Tune-Ups for U. S. Event. By the Associated Press. NDIANAPOLIS, July 27—Nnrrow fairways and 98 traps made golf- ing miserable for players in tune- up rounds here today for the annual national public links cham- plonships which will begin Monday. Andrew Swedko of Pittsburgh, with a 73, was one of the best performers of the day, and his card showed three strokes over par. Carl Kauff- man, another Pittsburgher, and three times winner of the individual title, had a 78. Scotty Campbell of Seattle, twice the Canadian champion and medalist last year in the national tournament, did not disclose his card, but he was two down to par after 14 holes. New to D. C. Players. GORDON YOUNG of Dallas, State amateur champion of Texas, sbot a 76; Bob Tomes, Long Beach, Calif., and John Ross, Los Angeles, each shot 75; Bruce McCormick, city champ of Los Angeles, and George Lance, a fellow townsman, had 76s. Lance, who formerly lived in In- dianapolis and was Indlana State champion several years, found the reconditioned Charles F. Coffin course much tougher than when he used to play it. Players from Milwaukee, Davenport, Iowa; St. Louic, Gary, Ind.; Chicago, Portland, Oreg.; Buffalo and Wash- ington, D. C., toured the champion- ship course today for the first time. Practically all of the 196 entries from 57 cities swung their clubs today, including Dave Mitchell, local boy, who is the defending individual champion. i 16-Year-Olds Compete. MEDAL play will occupy the con- testants next Monday and Tues- day, as 45 four-man teams contest for the Harding Cup. The 64 play- ers with the best medal scores will | begin match competition Wednesday | for the individual title. | ‘The youngest players in the fleld | spotted to date are Charles Finger of | San Mateo, Calif; Art Owen of Jack- : | sonville, Fla., and Jack Wylie of To- | peka, Kans., each 16 years old. Jack ‘l Dumphy of Santa Monica, Calif., 40, is one of the oldest entries. Medal play, beginning at 7:30 am., central standard time, Monday, will be in threesomes. If the tournament | is run according to schedule, it will | be dusk when the last trio trudges | to the club house on the starting | | | 2 |CAIRN TERRIER POPULAR Chihauhau, English Setter Also | Gain Favor With Dog Fanciers. Three widely different breeds, the | Cairn terrier, the Chihuahua and the English setter show the greatest pro- | portionate increases in registrations | for June of this year, as compared | with June of 1934, according to fig- | ures released by the American Ken- | nel Club. | The Cairn terrier has taken a sen- DR. HOCKADAY With a Prize Catch. TAKE TITLES AT TENNIS Three Championships Decided at Howard Playground. Charles Reeder of Lincoln won the colored boys’ championship on the Howard Playground yesterday’ when he defeated James Marshall of Walker Stadium, 8—6, 6—1. The first game went to deuce eight times and Reeder had difficulty in breaking Marshall's strong service. The junior title went to Leon Brown of Howard, who defeated Otto Lee of Stevens, 6—2, 6—1. Dorothy Morgan and Helen Hatton, ‘Willow Tree, won the girls doubles title by defeating Rosa Felden and Audrey Brooks of Howard, 8—6, 6—8, 6—1, marking the first time Willow Tree has won the tournament since 1927 RACES AT CHARLES TOWN Track Gets Four-Day Meet With Horse Show Next Month. Special Dispatch to The Star. sho! ‘The horse show will be held August 7 and 8, while racing will continue two days longer. MAYS GOLF WINNER. NEW YORK, July 27 (#).—Charles ’satmn.l jump of 68 per cent and the | Chihuahua is close behind with 66 | per cent. The English setter has | risen 52 per cent. ‘ e [ SETS PACE AT CHESS Simonson Tops at Milwaukee in Spite of Drawn Match. MILWAUKEE, July 27 (#.—A. C. Simonson of New York took the lead {in the third round of play in the | masters’ division of the American | Chess Federation Congress tournament here today. | Although he continued to set the j e, Simonson was forced to a draw with Arthur Dake of Portland, Oreg. Dake is runner-up to Simonson and tied with Reuben Fine of New York. Fine meanwhile engaged in a lengthy match with A. E. Elo of Mil- waukee, which finally was adjourned. R —1 HAS FLOCK OF RACERS 600 Horses Expected to Gather i for Dade Park Meet. DADE PARK, Ky, July 27 (®— Six hundred thoroughbreds, represent- ing some of the Nation's leading sta- bles, are expected here for the open- ing of the 26-day meeting of the Dade Park Jockey Club next Satur- day. The inaugural handicap for 3-year- | olds and upward at 6 furlongs for a purse of $1,000 will feature the | opening-day card. PARKS, THOMSON WIN. RICHMOND, Va. July 27 (®— Sam Parks, national open champion, and Jimmy Thomson, the runner-up, whipped Bobby Cruickshank and Benny Loving, Charlottesville profes- sional, in an exhibition golfs match here today, 2 and 1. DIRECT TENNIS EVENT. WINCHESTER, Va., July 27— Betsy Rice and Dr. Leon Slaven have been chosen captains of the women's and men's squads for the annual tennis tournament to begin Monday at the Winchester Golf Club. BRAKES 4 Wheels Complete FREE ADJUSTMENTS FORD; g .5 (28 to "34) or CHEVROLET (’30 to "32) Other Cars Proportionately Low |