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A—I18 * WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1937. Tilden Picks Vines Over Perry : Minors’ Success Elates Harridge ]W[] SUPHS [}RASH PARLY-VOUS STEEPLESEr FEELS SURE YANK WILL WIN OPENER Also Sees Edge for Him on Tour—Too Hard a Hitter for British Ace. BY WILLIAM T. TILDEN, IL N!}W YORK, January 6.—Tonight the two most-discussed figures in tennis, Ellsworth Vines, jr., and Fred Perry, meet at Mad- ison Square Garden in what is called “the battle of the century,” to settle the oft-disputed point of who is the greatest tennis player in the world. Even though Perry now is a professional, it is. as amateur champion of the world, a position § he held without dispute up to the moment of sign- ing his pro con- tract, that he is meeting Vines. the admitted world pro cham- n. { There have been many “nat- urals” in the great matches of tennis during the 1ast 20 years. All the meetings of Billy Johnston and myself, the battles between any of the stars like Vincent Richards, Rene Lacoste, Henri Cochet, Karl Kozeluh, Vines and myself, both as amateurs and pros, come under the head of “naturals,” but no match has held greater public interest than this meeting between Vines and Perry. Will Settle Long Debate. ‘HE discussion has raged over who ' was superior ever since Vines turned pro in 1932-3. Up to the mo- ment of Vines' entrance into profes- sional tennis, there was little to choose between them. In the earlier battles Vines had had the edge, but during his last year as an amateur, the mar- gin of superiority went to Perry. Now, after nearly four years, they meet again. Each has improved since their last meeting. Each has the confidence born of a long period of success in their own class. Their admirers, and they are legion, are lined up in two wildly partisan camps, each supremely confident that their hero will win. Each camp has excellent foundation for their confidence. Perry has certain outstanding qual- {ties, proved beyond argument. He is the fastest man on his feet in the world of tennis. His stamina is phe- nomenal. His courage, as exemplified by his remarkable victory snatched from the jaws of defeat at the hands of Donald Budge in the final round of the United States championship, is a marvelous asset in competition. How can such & champion lose? Is it not elso true that his famous forehand has raked the courts of the world's greatest amateurs to bring victory to the English champion? Accurate, Terrific Hitter. VIN’E has other assets. He is the most terrific hitter in tennis history. His service, forehand and backhand drives, and overhead carry greater power, coupled with control, than any other player in tennis his- tory. He, too, has great courage. He 45 a proved and seasoned champion. I am one of the Vines camp. I am one of his most ardent supporters. Bill Tilden. I am convinced he will win. I look | to see him do it in not more than four sets, probably in three. I think the power of his attack will shatter even the Perry defense. I think the speed of his shots will outspeed even the Perry legs. There are still other fac- tors in Vines' favor. The canvas court, the lights, the ndoor facilities, are all old stories to Vines. The boisterous, noisy crowd, 80 different from the restrained gal- lery of Wimbledon, will be nothing new to the American, experienced by three years of pro tennis tourinz. Yet to Perry all of these factors will be a new and trying experience. Sees Gains for Perry. 8 THE tour goes on and Perry grows more accustomed to the new playing conditions, the margin will grow less between them, but it is my considered opinion that in every department, and by every standard, Vines is the greater player, who will, as he should emerge the victor, not only in the first great match tonight, but also on the longer Tesult of the entire tour. It will -be tennis history in the making tonight, before the greatest and most brilliant crowd of tennis history, and I'll be there—rooting for Vines. (Copyright. 1937. Reproduction in whole @r in part prohibited without permission.) WILL PLAN REGATTA. Members of the Central Atlantic region of the American Power Boat Association will meet at the National Press Club this evening for the pur- pose of naming dates for regattas in the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River this year. Commodore H. H. Holt of Norfolk will preside. T | Solem began here today after the Sports Program For D. C. Fans TODAY. Basket Ball. Maryland vs. Johns Hopkins, Ritchie Coliseum, College Park, Md,, 8:15. Georgetown vs. Carnegle Tech, Pittsburgh, Pa. Eastern vs. Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Bethesda, Md., 3:30. TOMORROW. Basket Ball. Mount St. Mary's vs. George ‘Washington, Tech High gymna- sium, 8:30. G. W. Frosh vs. George Wash- ington High, Tech gymnasium, 7. Catholic University vs. Alumni, Brookland gymnasium, 8:15. Georgtown vs. West Virginia, Morgantown, W. Va. Bridgewater vs. American Uni- versity, Harrisonburg, Va. Wilson Teachers vs. Baltimore University, Baltimore, Md. Tech vs. St. John's, St. John's gymnasium, 3:30. Wrestling. Henrl Piers vs. Gino Garibaldi, feature match, Turner's Arena, 8:30. FRIDAY. " Basket Ball. lmoh vs. Southeastern, Y. M. O. Mnrvlnnd vs. ‘Washington-Lee, Lexington, Va. American University vs. Lynch- burg College, Lynchburg, Va. Gallaudet vs. Towson Normal, Towson, Md. Central vs. Eastern, Tech gym- nasium (public high title game), 3:15. Woodrow Wilson vs. Western, Tech gymnasium (public high title game), 4:15. Roosevelt vs. Ritchie Coliseum, Md, 4. Bethesda-Chevy Chase vs. Briarly Military Academy, Briarly, Va. Montgomery-Blair vs. Washing- ton-Lee High, Ballston, Va., 8. SATURDAY. Basket Ball. George Washington vs. St. John's of Brooklyn, Tech gym, 8:30. G. W. Frosh vs. Drexel Frosh, Tech gymnasium, 7. nun vs. Southeastern, Y M. C. Maryland Frosh, College Park, Gnllnudev. vs. Alumni, Kendall Green, 8. Maryland vs. V. M. 1, Lexing- ton, Va. American Unfversity vs. Hamp- den-Sydney, Farmville, Va. Wilson Teachers vs. Shenandoah, Dayton, Va. St. Albans vs. Episcopal, Alexan- dria, Va., 3:45. Central in Richmond, Va., car- nival Boxing. ‘Western Maryland vs. Maryland, Ritchie Coliseum, College Park, Md., 8. North Carolina State vs. Catholic University, Brookland gymnasium, 8 MAY HIRE TWO MEN TO SUCCEED SOLEM| Iowa Board Chairman Intimates Athletic Chief, Grid Coach Will Be Obtained. By the Associated Press. OWA CITY, Iowa, Jaanuary 6.— Search for a successor to Ossie Athletic ‘Board formally released the University of Iowa head foot ball coach and athletic director to accept the foot ball coaching job at Syracuse University, After a two-hour closed meeting yesterday, Prof. C. M. Updegraff, chairman of the board, said: “The board has released Mr. Solem from his contract. The release is to be- come effective at a time yet to be agreed upon.” The chairman added that “the board is considering seri- ously a successor to Mr. Solem.” He declined to elaborate. Asked whether Solem had recom- mended & man to succeed him, he said, “The board has not authorized s statement on that matter.” ‘The Hawkeye board chairman inti- mated that the positions of head coach and athletic director may be separated by referring to the “man or men” who will succeed Solem. Reports here indicated that a num- ber of alumni favor hiring two men. This group favors Moray Eby, head foot ball coach and athletic director at Coe College, Cedar Rapids, for the directorship. In addition to the “name” coaches already mentioned in unofficial spec- ulation, the names of Lou Little of Columbia, Noble Kizer of Purdue and Dana X. Bible of Nebraska were heard in discussions. — QUINTET CHALLENGES. Courtmen of the Falls Church A. C., who defeated the McLean A. C. five, 37-26, are anxious to schedule addi- tional games. They may be booked at Falls Church 434, between 8 and OLD LINE QUINTET) Johnson, Knepley May Start Against Hopkins—Hoyas to Miss Shore. WO University of Maryland sophomores make their varsity basket ball debuts before home fans tonight as their Old Line teammates make their first appear- ance of the Winter at College Park. Johns Hopkins will provide the com- petition at Ritchie Coliseum, starting at 8 o'clock. Eddie Johnson, whose dad, Walter, crashed sports pages of yesteryear, is one, while George Knepley is the other. Johnson may start at center and Knepley at forward. Three veterans — Charley Keller, Knocky Thomas and Waverly Wheeler—com- plete the first five, Keller and Thomas starting at guards, Wheeler at forward. Bill Guckeyson, Ben Allen and Al Waters probably will be kept on the bench by Coach Burton Shipley at the opening tapoff, ready to enter the fray at any time. Allen is ex- pected to share the center job with Johnson and may start; Guckeyson now is being considered as & forward instead of a center. . Tight Game Expected. MKMORIIS of last year's Hopkins- Maryland game, which went an extra period before the Terps won by 5 points, have led fans to expect another tight battle. Hopkins has split even in two previous games with local quintets this year, losing to George Washington, 22-41, but wal- loping Gallaudet. Melvin and Siegel are the two Jays who must be watched most carefully. The Baltimoreans are taller than usual, but need experience before they can be stamped as a first-class team. One other local team sees action tonight, but the game will be played at Pittsburgh. There Georgetown's undefeated quint makes its first start of the year in the Eastern Intercol- legiate Conference against Carnegie Tech. The Hoyas, it seems, have something more than a slight score to settle with the Skibos, who defeated them in both ends of the annual home-and-home series last year. Shore’s Injury Hurts Hoyas. ONLY the injury of Carroll Shore prevents the Hilltoppers from entering the game on even terms with with an injured foot. fine start, Joe Murphy and Ed Kurtyka having been outstanding reasons for the three straight victories recorded by Coach Freddy Mesmer's team. Be- tween them Murphy and Kurtyka have scored 44 points. Mike Petroskey is expected to start at center, Tommy Nolan will open as the other forward and guard, respectively. G. W. Debating Guards. 'OACH BILL REINHART of George ‘Washington was expected to make Colonials’ two week end games at Tech, starting tomorrow with Mount St. Mary's. freshman quint, has been making such rapid strides in practice that it is not at all unlikely that he will start in place of Bel Goldfaden tomorrow. The big 190-pounder’s work this week has caused Reinhart’s eyes to sparkle in admiration, for the husky Gotham- ite has been spearing opposing passes, retrieving missed shots off the back- boards and passing coolly and smart- ly to teammates in scoring positions. He is one of the most improved play- ers on the squad. KENWOOD SKEET SHOOT Wiffy Cox Trophy at Stake in Week End Contest. One of the largest skeet shoots ever held in this vicinity is scheduled for this week end when Kenwood Golf and Country Club again plays host to the Wiffy Cox Challenge Trophy event on Saturday and Sunday. The cup donated by the club golf profes- sional, which must be won three times for permanent possession, again wili be the first prize at stake. However, a large assortment of in- dividual prizes for all gauges of guns will be offered to the sharpshooters. BASKET LIST TO CLOSE Entries for the Boys’ Club Basket Ball League, which inaugurates play next Wednesday, will close Saturday. Teams will weigh in on Monday and Tuesday from 7 until 10 o'clock each evening at the club house, 230 C street. So far, five teams have entered from both the Northeast and Georgetown Boys' Club, two from the Leland Cagers and one each from the Falls Church Boys' Club and the Powell 7 o'clock. Lights. AH, BREE M'SIEU -1 'AVE NG YOU ZE LEAPING HORSES To ADVANCE YOUR ED-U-CASSION EEN ZE ST S Tech, the former local high school |4 star being temporarily on the bench | | Like Maryland, G. U. will depend | . upon two sophomores to continue their | whife Harry Bassin and | his-decision tonight on Milton Schon- | feld’s running mate at guard for the | Sid Silkowitz, star of last year's| Today & year ago—Charles A. Stoneham, president of New York Giants, died at Hot Springs. Three years ago—U. 8. G. A. eliminated qualifying play in na- tional amateur golf tournament. EEPLECHASE PORT ! —By JIM BERRYMAN. YEARS HIGH SPUT UH-HUH, AN' 1 GOT A FEELIN' TH <] TUITION'S ONNA BE PLENTY STEEP! Pwked by thlmmson Systemi . Notre Dame.__ . Northweturn - . Dartmouth .. . Yale . Auburn . Pittsburgh . Nebraska . . Texas Christian 931 . Duke . Arkansas Pigures to the Tight of the team most representative games for each tea allowances for unpredictable factors. always considering hardness of sch and gameness reduced to national stan 100 for a “perfect’ team. BY P. B. WILLIAMSON, National Grid Rating Authority. EW ORLEANS, January 8.— From a flock of college grid- iron combinations that made the season recently ended the most sparkling ever in the history of the sport, the Williamson system gives you its choice of the leading 24 foot ball teams of the Nation. From 615 teams on which it kept close tab throughout the campaign, checking and cross-checking statis- tics based on the several factors con- trolling play, the Williamson system made its selections. Cold-blooded figures were used to place these 24 teams above all oth- ers. Generally regarded the greatest for upsets, the campaign that ended New Year day was paradoxical. Part 1 of the paradox: The season Was not topsy-turvy in general. Other- wise, how could the Williamson sys- tem have made 2,301 “hits” in fore- casting the outcome of 2,620 games? Cold figuring did it. Part 2 of the paradox: The leading teams did dis- play a more or less Humpty Dumpty handling of their schedules. But that does not prove the entire season went haywire. The average consist- ency of play among the 615 teams ‘Wwas remarkable. The truth of the matter is that foot ball is growing in consistency as it gathers age. There are so many teams well coached, blessed with fine material and wonderfully trained . Tennessee . Pennsylvania - 924 917 916 915 914 90.7 90.4 e %01 names are ratings based on the se m. The ratings include discountg snd ules Ratings are graded down from 7. Ohio State. 899 | . Texas A. & M._. 89.6 . U. of Washington 89.4 . Detroit - - . Duquesne _ - 885 . Mississippi State 88.4 dard. these days that any of the “name” crowd may expect to run into trouble in any game. The 24 teams picked by the Wil-| liamson System as the Nation's lead- | ers played in 232 games, in only 15 of | which did any lose to a lower-rated team and in only 12 of the games did & lower-rated opponent get a tie. Despite some startling after-game newspaper headlines and a lot of cock- sure wagering shot to pieces, what is | upsetting in the selections? Yes, the Williamson System also knows “who won from who,” but it does not gen- erally rate a team above a “stronger” opponent it has beaten when it has more consistently lost to one or more teams that were ‘“weaker” on the average. So the Williamson System stands by its selection of the leading 24 teams of the Nation. As a parting tribute to the bowl ag- gregations, the Williamson System se- | lects an all-bowl team, taking the liberty of shifting some of th€ players. Here is the team: Ends—Daddio (L. 8. U). Tackles—McGee (Santa Clara), Dumas (L. 8. U.). Guards—Glassford (Pitt), Loflin (Auburn). Center—Dougherty (SantaClara). Quarter—Baugh (Texas Chris- tian). Backs—Falaschi (Senta Clara), larue (Pitt), Brumbaugh (Due quesne) . (Pitt), Tinsley Pro Hockey National League. N. Y. Rangers, 7; N. Y. Amerl- cans, 1. Detroit, 3; Boston, 2. Montreal Maroons, 4; Montreal Canadiens, 2. International-American League, Springfield, 2; Cleveland, 1. American Association. Kansas City, 2; Wichita, 1. St. Paul, 3; St. Louls, 2, “PAGES” TENNIS PLAYERS. Members of the Capital City Ten- nis League are requested to call David Schaffer at Metropolitan 3086 after 4 o'clock in the afternoons. Vines Made 8t0-5 Choice Over Perry Tonight Swanky Crowd to See New York Match—S chool Pair Completes 21 of 34 Passes in Game. BY EDDIE BRIETZ, Associated Press Sports Writer. EW YORK, January 6.— Vines is 8 to § over Perry tonight—and are the tennis writers cumlm:( out on When and if Bill Terry moves into the Giant front office, Travis Buzz Buivid and Sammy Baugh may be able to pitch that foot ball, but how about this pair: Frank Straner and Cobb Corbett of Clear- water (Fla.) High School completed 31 out of 34 overhead attempts in one game recently. Boys, you can write your own ticket in almost any collitch in the country. It required 7,720 square yards of material to decorate the winner in the various dog shows last year. Enrico Venturi, Italian light- weight, is engaged to one.of the richest gals in Italy, but says he won't go home until he wins the chamj . P. B.: Wedding postponed indefinitely . . . The Gar- m-nmmm«unwmum- before -a swanky mob tonight, Dwight F. Davis, donor of the Davis Cup, will be there . .. So will former ‘Mayor James J. Walker, Postmaster General Farley, John McCormack, Gloria Swanson and Connie Ben- SEEDED RACKETERS CLASH IN TOURNEY Spice Play in Miami Biltmore Event—Budge Holds Up One Side of Bracket. By the Associated Press. )RAL GABLES, Fla., January 6.— The first match between seeded players stepped up the pace in the fifth annual Miami Biltmore tennis| tournament today, with play moving into the third round. Gustavo Vollmer of Havana, No. 2 seeded foreign player, was paired against Gardnar Mulloy of Miami, seeded No. 8. The winner will take on the survivor of the match between No. 3 seeded Bitsy Grant of Atlanta and Vernon Marcum of Orlando. Charles Harris of Palm Beach, 1936 winner and seeded No. 4, was to play Edwood Cook of Los Angeles, with the victor to meet the winner of a match between Ricardo Morales, Havana, foreign seeded player No. 1, and Marion Reese of Atlanta. ‘Top-seeded Don Budge of Los An- geles was expected to arrive late to- day to meet Jim Ford of Miami in the only unplayed second-round match. mm first-round matches by de- ! Wayne Sabin of Los Angeles, seeded No. 6, faced Weston Painter of Minne- apolis, but Budge's delayed arrival made the other side of his bracket in- complete, One of Thursday’s pairings will pit winners of today’s matches between Frankie Parker of Spring Lake, N. J., | GIANTS MAY SEND OTTTOTHIRD BASE McCarthy to Be on First in Wholesale Changes Terry Plans in Club. By the Associated Press. nizable when they take the field for the 1937 National | League wars. From what Manager Bill Terry says, | Mel Ott may even be at third base for | | the league champions, instead of his| long-time right-field patrol. Hank Leiber, who was somewhat in the dog house last season, will be the | white-haired boy in center field, but | right. leg has wound up his playing career. list and on first base in his place will be an importation from Newark of the International League, Jack Mc- Carthy, which leaves the other first baseman, Sambo Leslie, still warming the bench. Banks on Pitcher Melton. NOTHER rookie from the Interna- tional will be Pitcher CLff Melton from Baltimore. Terry holds “high hopes” that this right-hander, who won 23, lost 16 and pitched only 16 complete games for Baltimore last sea- son, will do a lot toward helping Carl Hubbell bear the pitching burden. In the meantime, Terry still is cast- ing about for an experienced catcher to ald Gus Mancuso, and another in- fielder. He spoke to the Cincinnati Reds about getting Catcher Spud Davis, recently acquired from the Car- dinals. But the Reds wanted Leiber— “and so do I,” says Manager Bill. As plans now stand the team will line up with MecCarthy on first, the ex-Phillies’ performer. Lou Chiozza, [on third in place of Travis Jackson, | who will manage the new Jersey City hrm and with Leiber at centerfleld and Ott in right. “However,” Terry explains, “if Chiozza doesn’t produce, Ott will go to third base. He used to play that position. In that event, I may put Ripple in right.” Leslie May Toe Slab. 'ERRY doesn't want to part with Leslie, despite his extra first base- man. He believes Leslie may prove of | value as & pitcher. Terry and Jackson looked over the player material on the Jersey City roster and decided only six of the players are Double-A class . including Jackson himself, who will be player-manager at third base. Giants' President Horace Stoneham emphasizes the club will not be known as the Skeeters . . by which the former Jersey City International League outfit was known . . . but “there’ll be no contests to pick a new name,” he insists . . . from what Terry EW YORK, Januare 6—The old Giants may be scarcely recog- | | definitely. Jim Ripple, who held down { center for much of 1936, isn't placed | | yet, but may wind up at Ott's post in | ‘Terry realizes finally that his ailing | He will go on the voluntary retirement | GONZAGA IN TRIM FOR BASKET PLAY Veteran Quintet Launches Season Today—Prep Title Purple’s Goal. ITH a veteran team Intact from last year, Gonzaga's basket ball players open a 12-game schedule this af- | ternoon in their home gym on I street where they meet the Hyattsville High five. Of the dozen games scheduled, seven will be played on the Purple's | floor. Georgetown Prep and St. John's, Gonzaga's rivals in the Prep School League, and Eastern are the only teams to be met on a home-and-home agreement. Anxious to break the hold which St. John's apparently has on the championship, Coach Orrell Mitchell's boys are awaiting anxiously the coming of January 29, when they will meet the Cadets in the first of the two games. Georgetown Prep will be the first league rival to be met, Gonzaga traveling to Garrett Park for a game on January 14. Two of Squad Missing, ITCHELL plans to atart Jack Col- lins and Tom Ganey at forwards, Jim O'Brien and Bill Gardner at guards and Jim Walsh at center in| this afternoon’s engagement. Two others, Jim Boyle and Tom Hanley, are expected to prove valuable mem- bers to the Purple quintet, the former just recovering from an appendicitis operation which will keep him on the bench a week longer. Hanley is the best shot on the squad, but has not AVERSA.L PREXY Means New Blood and Life for Majors—Pleased by St. Louis Change. (This is the third of a series of stories written for the Associated Press by outstanding sports lead- ers. They deal with 1936 develop ments and 1937 prospects.) BY WILL HARRIDGE, President, the American League. HICAGO, January 6 (A.— Holding the pace set by the industrial and mercantile worlds, base ball shared in the prosperity of 1936. I would not say “base ball has come back,” for the reason it never went away. During the depression it suffered, of course, for the fans had to economize and amusements found no place in their budgets. Twenty-six minor leagues started the 1936 season and 26 not only finished, but went on to participate in post-season series. That feat prob- ably iz a record. Even in the banner years, when we had from 40 to 50 minor leagues, not all of them weathered the storms and played out their schedules. To me the fact that the minor leagues enjoyed prosperity in 1936 was the biggest event in base ball for the year. For where would the major leagues be if it were not for minor circuits through which the players are developed? Wishes Minors Luck. THE raw rookie of today down in the Evangeline or up in the Northern League may be the boy who draws the plaudits from the fans and the headlines in the papers because of his skill or prowess displayed in & world series contest two or three years from now. That's why I say most emphatically: “The best of luck to the minor leagues in 1937. May they even better their record of 1936." Naturally, the American League has reason to be happy as a result of the events of 1936. True, our circuit lost the all-star game, but, to make up for that, we won the world and Chi- cago City series. Players in our league were not backward when it came to shattering; records, some of which had stood for many years. In fact, they broke 24 and tied 14 major league marks in addition to setting 26 new and tying 11 American League records. Then again, the New York Yankees cele- brated their triumph of last October by smashing 16 and tying 8 world series records. Likes Browns’ New Deal. ANOTHER reason for gratification is that & new deal has befn set up in St. Louis, which has been s member of our league since 1902. A hustling group of St. Louis business men who are lovers of the national | game has purchased the franchise and team and plan on building a first division club. As for making any predictions in regard to the 1937 campaign, I really should be content with resting |on my laurels as a prophet a year ago when I said that New York would make trouble for Detroit and that Chicago and Washington would show marked improvement. Who will win? How will they finish? Your guess is as good as mine! yet returned from his out-of-town home where he spent the holidays. The schedule follows: January 13, Eastern, away; 14, Georgetown Prep, away: 21, Western; 29, St. John's; February 1, Tech, away; 3, Washing- ton Lee; 11, George Washington High; 16, Episcopal, away; 17, Eastern: 19, St. John's, away; 23, Georgetown Prep. Foet Ball Games Listed. T THE time of releasing the court schedule, Mitchell stated that the Eye Streeters’ foot ball sched- ule for 1937 is just about complete. Games already have been with Eastern, Central and Tech of the local high schools, Georgetown Prep and St. John's, Washington-Lee | of Ballston and Loyola of Baltimore, which will be the third Jesuit rival on the Purple's list. Western and Roosevelt, annual foes for the past few years, will not be met in '37, Mitchell said, but he is trying to book a game with the new Wood- row Wilson eleven. BY JOHN LARDNER. NEW YORK, January 6.—Be- neath his nonchalant surface, I think Mr. Fred Perry is just a shade irked by the fact that the betting odds on this, his first professional match tonight, are running strongly toward Vines. Mr. John Tecumseh Doyle, the grand-daddy of Broad- way betting men, rates the Cali- fornian a 9-to-5 favorite. Even money almost is impossible to get, and some of the boys are riding the hunch that the Englishman will not come up for the fourth round, which is their crude, caulifiowerish way of describing a straight-set shellack- ing. Your correspondent has polled a good many active tennis players on the subject of Vines vs. Perry. Most of the boys appear to believe that Vines is a hand-carved cinch to beat the Pall Mall kid. Adrian Quist things 5o, for one, and so does says “Jax” will make more money than -.ny one else in minor league ball. Five years ago—Tommy Hitch- cock, polo player, ranked at 10 for eleventh successive IAUTO HEATERS CREEL BROTHERS 18} Mm ST.NW.oo<DEcarna 42207 Vines Picked to Win in Four Sets as Bri Makes Professional Debut. Odds Against Him Irk Perry ish Ace ‘Will Tilden and so does Bitsy Grant. George Lott, a noted betting man in his own right, is disposed to call the thing a toss-up. “I wouldn't like to bet on it one way or another,” said Mr. Lott & few months ago, but I suspect he has changed his mind since then. Some of the boys are mot sure how the indoor lighting and the linoleum surface will accept Mr. Perry's game, first time out. “T" all right indoors,” he says. ““The lighting may bother my over= hand game for a little while, but not for long. Don't worry about me. FII be in there punching.” In spite which, your correspond- ent likes Vines in four sets. (Copyright, 1937, by the North Americaa Newspaper Alliance, Ine.) 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