Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1937, Page 43

SPORTS THE EVENING STAR, WASHIN iTON, FRIDAY, JUNE 4 SPORTS. - City Net Title Only Round Away : Cox Looms as Open Gol Golf Threat BEST SEEDED H]UR [nwgrsfl 0 Marqund‘ ”Makes Preselatlon of | Sports A‘wards ?n Ipesswe Affalr LUNG [}UURSE FINE PLAY SEWIS TODAY Winner in Final Tomorrow to Receive Star Trophy From Ex-U. S. Champ. BY BILL DISMER, Jr. ROM the hands of one who was the national clay courts cham- pion in 1921 and fifth-ranking player of the country years previous, the winner men’s division of the of Washing- ton tennis tournam will receive The Evening Star trophy at the Edge- moor Club tomorrow w Hayes, foremost player: and now one of Americ: s a score of years ago here with the ssion, has hand pation was in fade- | ich as it was in anta atom any time hed that afternoon, Seedings Prove Correct. RL NNING both and s down to ti tournament was singles matcl All of the first fo are batt 0 play concluding the m Shore-Moorhead Match Odd. lflr‘l"h ore. games went against ssive games til Shore won his the nineteenth. Moorehead fought off two match points before succumbing in the twentieth, Another close batile resulted in the second quarter finals of the day before Latona nipped Allie Ritzenberg, 11—9, 7—5. Ritzenberg, last year's junior champion, was unseeded, but nearly defeated his second seeded opponent in two matches, having beaten his| seeded brother, Hy, on Monday. Heffner-Johnsen Impress. v over 6—3 victory er and David champ his older opponents with ed shots. He and Johnsen figure to cause plenty of disturbance 7 doubles play before the season is time and Welsh, meanwhile, were | tut not stubborn n the Stans—McCaskey he former final They prob- the Howard- by the ma hey were seeded 2—1. LASH, FENSKE TO DUEL Big Ten Mile Stars to Clash in Central Meet Tonight. | | MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 4 (#).— | jana's Don Lash and Wisconsin’s | wuck Fenske will renew their rivalry | tn the mile run tonight when a field | of 300 athletes competes under flood- | Lights in the twelfth annual central | intercollegiate outdoor track and field championships. A strong Indiana squad. headed by Lash and Tommy Deckard, Olympic distance runners, will defend its Knute K. Rockne Memorial Trophy against | an entry of Olympic stars and national and conference track champions from | 84 schools. combination h t rgin in GYRENES WANT GAMES. The 5th Battalion, Fleet Corps Reserve base ball team, which | will stack up against the Quantico Aircraft nine tomorrow at Quantico, Va, at 3 o'clock, desires Saturday | afternoon games with crack unlimited teams. Call Lieut. Lyman McAboy at | Lincoln 5620-J. Marine Sports Mirror By the Associated Press. Today a year ago—Joe Mangan, former Cornell ace racing for New York A. C., announced withdrawal from Olympic trials following sus- pension by Metropolitan A. A, U. Three years ago—United States of Sarah Palfrey and Helen Jacobs defeated in doubles finals of French hard court championships by Mme. Rene Mathieu and Elizabeth Ryan. AUTOMOBILE SEAT COVERS L.S.JULLIEN. I 1443 P StLNW. N0.8076 | or more hours at top speed, the com- | mittee handling The Star’s City of | | Washington tournament decided not | to risk something which might | reason, there was another factor which | out of ten would rather see a bristling | three | of the | to present Ur L. B. Broughto oard, hands w a! Class of 1908 award, zo John (,mmlcy Jor typifying the best un’lvuc alhletu 5 ch, son, who in Walter Johr. Sll’"ur Skeet Shots to Open [ North-South ROBABLY one of eet shoots to be held in this on of the country in 1937 1l start tomorrow morning at National Capital Skeet Club, near where the fourth annua the finest | fired tomorrow. is scheduled to start proceedings at o'clock with trophies awaiting the t three high scores. the shot the junior championship, a 50- 17 years of age. At noon woman's championship of 100 targets is scheduled, with handicaps to be based on club averages. The -gauge championship will conclude competition with indi- two-man teams to shoot at 100 targets ill be devoted entirely l-gauge and eve Squads v 9 o'clock tomorrow at the 100t’s headquarters Mayflower Hotel learn the hour shoot in Sunday's event by callir | skeet headquarters after that time $1,100 be at five- team at mar irawn Moorhead. | thus giving a chance to peren- nial “also rans,” Ritzenberg in- tends to stage another tourna- ment along those lines in the not-so-distant future. Until then the courts are open to the public at 50 cents amr hour. Natie | also is giving lessons at the rate of | $1.50 an hour, which includes the cost of the court. bcrauw most of the Distr leading players get on the court on: after a day at the office, and because | even on Saturday or Sunday after- | 14 ROM the qucnes pouring in, it ap- noons they're in no shape to play four pears that the city of Washington tournament for boys and juniors, also to be sponsored by The Star, wil eclipse all previous competitions for youngsters in the Capital. More and more junior players are de\clopmg | into first-class performers and seeing | \meu- chances to excel in their own ‘runxs before becoming seniors, they | are taking advantage of the opportu- nities. | The Star's tournament, which quali- fies semi-fina for the Middle A:- lantic, ed to begin June 19, it is h probable that the rst round will be moved up several days in order that no conflict the end of the local and begi: | the sectional tournaments will occur. Entry blanks will be available the middle of next week. TRANS-MISSISSIPPI GOLF GROWS TORRID Marion Miley Tops Heat-Plagued Field in Quarter-Finals of Women's Meet. By the Assoctated Press. AN ANTONIO, Tex., June 4— Marion Miley of Lexington, Ky., champion for the past two years and a Curtis Cup player, led the heat-plagued | field into the quarter-finals of the | eleventh annual trans-Mississippi ‘ tournament today She matched her controlled with Mrs. Russell Mann of Milwaukee. Patty Berg, sensational Minneapolis youngster, met Mrs. Dan Chandler of Dallas. Experience versus youthful skill and stamina featured the match between | Mrs. Opal S. Hill of Kansas City, seek- ing her fifth Trans title, and Miss Betty Jameson, San Antonio school- irl. & Mrs. E. R. Hury, San Antonio, and Mrs. Frank Goldthwaite of Fort Worth met in an all-Texas duel. RECALL POFFENBERGER Tigers Taking Winning Mounds- de- velop into nothing more than a sham. | In other words, with the pros- pects of two players appearing in the final match of both singles and the committee has elected y each on separate d . the paic w singles “11 and doubles hell. Welsh, probably could both’ r —physically. Thr {prosrams iheretore, toslls for the singles championship to be decided tomorrow afternoon, starting at 3 o'clock with the titular doubles encounter set for Sunday at the same hour. ]:\'EN should he win The Star Cup | “ again tomorrow, Welsh will be a | long way from Mitchell's champion- ship record in this particular tourna- ment. Dooly won the City of Wash- ington tournament for five successive y starting in 1931. Half the time he received little more than “Nice go- ing, kid” for his feat—prizes being | somewhat unknown in this tourney. By reaching the final round a con-| S testant now is assured of an award, guaranteed by In addition to the aforementioned influenced the committee in sched- uling the doubles final for Sunday, the spectator factor. Probably nine doubles duel, with all of its fast-| moving action among four contestants, than a singles. More fans always turn out on Sabbath afternoons, there- fore. HE Embassy courts, those rather sequestered spaces on Massachu- setts avenue, now are under the su- pervision of Nate Ritzenberg, local public parks champion last year, but recently turned professional. Remembered chiefly as the site of the first District tourna- ment, sponsored by Dan Sutten- field, from which the first 10 ranking players were barred, man From Beaumont Club. BEAUMONT, Tex, June 4 (P).— Officials of the Beaumont club an- nounced today Cletus “Boots” Poffen- berger, stocky young hurler, had been recalled by the Detroit Tigers. Poffen- berger won his ninth game of the season yesterday. Welsh Is Master Of Tennis Serve ONE of the most perfect exhibitions of service ever seen in a local tennis match was given yesterday by Barney Welsh, local champion, in The Star’s City of Washington tourna- ment at the Edgemoor Club. Playing with Tony Latona in their semi-finals doubles encounter against Stan McCaskey and Stan Robinson, Welsh didn’t lose a single point on any of the five occasions which he served during the match. His service usually resulted in a weak return and a place- ment by either himself or Latona. It gave the winners 5 of the 12 games which they won at love. 00000000000000“00“00004 At the Sign of the Moon WEAR MERTZ TAILORED CLOTHES Established 1898 HOT WEATHER SUITS 25.00 Tailored to Order High Class, But Not High Priced |MERTZ & MERTZ B 405 11th St. N.W. H. J. Froehlich, Mgr. 000000000000000000000000¢ 4 WE NEED USED CARS pLarcest Oldsmobile aler L. P. STEUART, INC 1ith & R. I Ave. N.W. Dec. Washington's eet Tomorrow The 410-gauge event | Next will be | target affair open to any boy or girl | to shots | PROS PICK COOPER Ballot of 16 Stars in Four-Ball Event. the Assoctated Press. OLEDO, Ohio. B: June National open pionship at n, Mich., next week? The boy h gol s now gives one to his son Eddie, a sophomore 10 WIN OPEN GOLF Picard Second Choice on| 4 —Who pr'nsmlted"b'use ball letters, the —Star Staff Photos. the Charles Lm’)‘iurdl.‘donor, is outstanding Maryland ath Class of 1912. resenting ring to lel Guckeyson, te of the year. Linhardt is of k Wiffy on Way to Oakland Hills for Drill—Walker BY W. R. McCALLUM. v IFFY COX, Kenwood pro, \ J scene of the national open golf championship at De- for the big show are making plans for getting awsy early niext week for the Bob Barnett, of Chevy Chase, Frapk Cunningham of Burning Tree and get away from Washington Sunday or Monday to work in nvnrm practice where the tourney will be played That course, year, where a w t by Tony Manero for a major FORKENWOOD PR Marvel in 24 Meet. is on his way today to the troit, while three other local qualifiers tourney starting Thursday, June 10 CLiff Spencer of Beaver Dam all will rounds over the Oa ayout, any short layout as was Baltusrol last .am;nf)nsm;) Oa(ln nd }{ a little heaven for the 1ong hitters, N SOME ways it's a lot more fun e doings of a couple who whack the ball around your golf course in 120 or more than i to write about the par- | shooters t i grumble about it er it's lots of duffer: y 80 over par Oakland second t Baltusrol the tall last year, made picking professionals today, each three favorites. the 16 lists. and Picard placed on 10 Manero Without a Vote. ldhal, Sam Snead . 4 each: Ky Laffoc rokee, 3; Byron Nel Denny Shute, two-time champ, and “Jug McSpaden, Watrous. lin Du Lawson Little, Ed Dudley and Tflmn) Armour, each. Five of Cooper’s ballots were first placers, five were seconds were thirds. Picard lined Al I | up seven ! Making the selections were Paul | Runyan, Snead, Thomson, Dutra, Ray | Mangrum, Armour, Picard, Cooper, Little, Johnny Revolta, Shute, Laf- foon, Guldhal, Gene Sarazen, Jimmy Hines and Smith. 'COLORED RUN TOMORROW | Lee, Cook, Wells Co-Favorites in Annual Trans-City Field. The eighth annual transcity run ed b, Twelfth Street Y. M will be held tomorrow afternoon starting at Howard University at 2:15 o'clock and finishing at the entrance of the Twelfth Street Y. M. C. A. of Howard University, timore, and Richard Wells Twelfth Street Y. of runner is seeking to avenge the loss, ROWE GOES TO FLORIDA. DETROIT, June 4 (Schoolboy) Rowe, pitcher, Detr | has gone to Miami, Fla | specialist. Vanderbilt Cup Race Hits Snag BY the Associated Press. NDIANAPOLIS, June 4—A grow= ing revolt among the Na- tion’s outstanding automobile race drivers left uncertain today the participation of American pilots in the 300-mile chase for $60.000 in prizes at Roosevelt Raceway in New York July 3. Headed by Leon Duray, former driver himself and now a race car owner, the American pilots demand a flat guarantee of expense money before they take their cars to the pretzel shapel Long Island track for the colorful Vanderbilt Cup race. , to consult a AT THESE PRICES EVERY DAY Crystal Pure City Water Scientifically Treated HEALTH SWIMS lad from their | his | Cooper was on 12 of and two | | first places, two seconds and a third. Installed as favorites are Edgar Lee Ralph Cook of | Sharp Street Community House, Bal- the M. C. A. Cook de- feated Lee in a Baltimore race last month and the local colored distance (#) —Lynwood ailing who has been the ace of the team’s mound staff in recent seasons, | kam is known as offers 100 bucks to teach him to bust a standard-length cou those days Alf Paul, weighing about and | Jimmy Thomson, 2 each, and | P. G. A | coloss: word He won the Walter a few weeks ago with a gross score of | 91, which at once evoked a challenge | from “Pop” Steward, and also caused Jack Daily to sit up and make pawing gestures. But the main effect of Paul's improvement was that he lost a playmate. Stokes Sammons, awed by the im- provement of his former rival, has| virtually given up the game. And Alf | goes on to bigger and better things in ys are waiting for the day he cracks 40 for a nine at Con- sional now 50 is the Mary- Liquor Com for when Al gins buying ct far from golf, GE'ITING a aw not so lo golf able pents attempt heard Forty-odd vears | played base ball and they'd read and heard about golf, but they hadn't | played it. So Dutch Bergman ardl Dutch Ebert, whom yor:'ve heard about in connection with foot ball, took ‘em out to Congressional for their maiden | venture at this sissy game. The names | | of these young-old men were Whham‘ W. Keeler and Bernard Ladd. Both were members of Lodge 174, Machin- ists' Union, and both had recently been retired from the Washington Navy Yard. Bergman and Ebert, laughing the while, fitted them out with clubs and shoes and balls and forth they hied. And it would have done the heart of any duffer good to see these two venerable men hack- ing away at that tough Congres- gional course and getting no- where. The two who were at so m ago they arch-conspirators had THIRST With the handy Canco beverage opener. If your opener is lost, strayed or dull—ASK YOUR DEALER FOR A NEW ONE when you buy beer or ale in cans trade-marked EGLINED | end with two contests scheduled, while |a strong game this vear, succeeds Con- , TERP, HOVA FETES HONOR ATHLETES | Johnson Among Speakers at | played a dirty trick on 'em. They'd hired a caddie who knew how to keep score and keep it right, so when Mr. | Keeler coyly admitted he took 14 on a hole the youngster recalled how he'd | wiffed his drive; or when Mr. Ladd led out in Maryland—Judge Given Watch by G. U. Nine. who performed together f many years as members of the Wash- ington base ball team, gave and re ceived honor yesterday as Marylan and Georgetown athletes received let ters and awards Johnson, speaker at an |on the Maryland campus, r Keeler proved 195 for the \‘\D they wer g tired men’s champion. a title match for you. But as we were remarking, it's so much more fun to{ see two duffers play than to watch the | nooth stroking of a brace of stars. | Those two elderly guys tried; no men | ever tried harder. And at the end | they still were grinning. Now both of have taken up golf anently. hey’ve bought golf clubs and they'll n be playing in tourna- | Anacostia Park. Can anmher game like it? among which was his son, Eddie, wh Judge, coach of Georgetown's unde. watch from members club. Johnny Gormley, blocking backs ever developed in this sector and a member of Maryland boxing team, received the Silveste: award. a gold watch donated by the best in collegiate athletics. BILL GLCKE\ SO Maryland four letter man, received honors, F'LL District ama- and also 1 holder collecting titles nowadays), is forward to playing in interscholastic title tourney | at Greenwich, Conn., later this rrnn'h | but before he goes (if he goes), Bobby | has a little chore to perform. It's the winning of the Dawes Cup, emblematic of the high school team championship. Bobby ‘15 captain of the Roosevelt golf team this year, and he's planning to get away to Duke University next Fall, but before he goes to college he'd like to stick the Dawes Cup up in the trophy case, out there on Tl-.m,eemhl street. Roosevelt may not have such | a good chance for years to come, for Brownells don't come along every vear. The youngster hasn't lost a high chool match this year and he isn't ely to drop an encounter. Tomorrow Roosevelt lads meet Wilson and if win that one they can just about he mug theirs. They will still have 10 meet Tech. but Tech hasn't shown itself so strong this year. Maybe Bobby will }‘a\» his ulsh Bosay BROW: and ing man of the year in Old Line ath letics. 2enship award, a gold watch, for ha ing made career. diamonders: Bodine, Maryland varsity received insignia. U. S. and Britain In Angling Tilt llALI‘FAX \o\n Scnllll June 4 | (). —Here's something new in m“‘ the sports line-up—international P m‘ fishing matches. In September teams representing the United States and the British Empire will meet in Nova Scotia to fish for giant Tuna in the first in- ternational team matches in the history of big game fishing. Alton B. Sharp, Boston, will place a trophy in competition and the event, officially known as “the in- ternational tuna angling matches” will be open to all nations whose teams meet the entrance qualifica- tions established by an interna- tional board of governors. It is expected by Premier Angus MacDonald of Nova Scotia that teams from other British colonies, where salt water angling is popular, might be represented UT at Che\,\' Chase today women's team matches Chevy Chase, victors in the contests, have drawn a bye. In view of the | imited number of first teams (only | five entered the tourney this year), there’s some disposition to enlarge the teams and drop the “first” designation, t hasn't yet come along. The Chase team, which has played gressional for the title, ———— SHIRES TRIES MAT GAME. CHICAGO, June 4 (#)—Arthur (the | Great) Shires, one-time Chicago White | Sox first baseman and boxer, will try a new role tonight. He will wrestle William Brown at Normal Park Arena. JALTER JOHNSON and Joe Judge, assembly presented letters to members of the Terp nine feated base ball team, received a gold of the Hoya | one of the finest | Southern Conference rhamp)or:h‘p the class of 1908 for the man who typifies Guckeyson previously had been the recipient of the H. C. Byrd citi- the greatest contribtuion | to the university during his collegiate Gold base balls and letters were | awarded to the following Georgetown | Joe Keegan, Capt. Ed | Capt.-elect John Cavadine, Harry Bassin, Tommy Keating, Karl | Nau, Tommy Nolan, Tony Barabas, George Nicketakis and Mike Petroskey. and freshmen awards were given to more than 200 athletes. Members of the band, which gave a concert at the ceremonies, also | jall of which gives Wiffy Spencer, two of the g 8 good chance to get somewhere in the tournament. Great Finish by Walker. BACK in 1924 the national open was held at Oakland Hi |ory stretches back to t |and the way 110-pound C: | played those fir out Bobby Jones by 15 out of high-class comps now, taking what odd jobs he can find. He hasn't been a to for five years and mo never will be aga finish out there a crown _. The ixtee 4 Hills ls a 430-yar lake. where t hit perfectly with a tw | miscue at iron shot * | reply was a birdie pionship by three | 300 for Jones Both of 'em are out of it now. but the way W r played those finish- ing holes was worthy of any cham- | pion at tops. 5| % at hole Jones. One e to th t win shots, with 297 to Course for Long Hitter. FRANKLY, the course looks too long for Tony Manero, the 1936 champion Ton; enough to win at in our some T additianal being awarded the Linhardt ring for being adjudged the outstand- hasn't s0 ma 3 g ahead of him). took his practice the hard way at Burning Tree yesterday. Wiff played 36 holes over that rugged layout, using the back tees all the way, and he scored well enough to convince himself and any skepti- cal observer that he'll be no puff ball in the coming jamboree at Detroit. We'll always have a hunch that with a little better putting luck Wile fred would have come mighty closq to winning the battle of Baltusrol last year. He holed 10 two-inch putts in his first-round 74. When you're holing so many short ones you aren't scoring badly, but also u aren't quite getting vour share of the breaks. | He can win at Oakland Hills. BITSY GRANT BEATEN. ATLANTA. 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