Evening Star Newspaper, August 16, 1937, Page 32

SPORTS % Vandalia Set to Stuff Its Ears : “Irish” Grid Sy stem Can’t Lose NOISE DEAFENING | BOTH SIDES USEIT TANK ACES SPLASH IN TRAP CARNIVAL Million Clays Will Be Shot At in Grand American This Month. BY FRITZ HOWELL, Associated Press Sporis Wriler. ANDALIA, Ohio.—This little village, tucked away on the banks of the Miami. is ready to stuff its ears with cotton aain as America’s trapshooters stage their annual invasion August 23-27| for the Grand American trapshoot | program, the premier event in the lives of scatter-gun artists. At 5 cents a shotgun shell—the average cost—the 1,000 marksmen will &hoot up a total of $50.000 in am- munition, the exact amount of the | prize list, as they fire at more than | 1.000.000 clay targets. With each ghotgun shell carrying an ounce and an eighth of shot the clay target breakers will toss about 78.125 pounds, | or 39 tons, of lead into the area in front of the traps. A quarter-mile of traps, each trap accommodating five marksmen, &tretches out in front of the club house of the permanent home of the A. T. A here, and those traps will be busy from 8 am. until nightfall each day of the big tourney. No wonder the townspeaple, their quiet usually broken only by traffic, stuff their ears with cotton during the Grand American bombardment. Only Novices Win, Tmfi: squads of five are permitted to fire only 25 shots from any one trap. and each 25 is divided into rounds of five, which must be fired from different posts at each trap All of which means that, in a 200- target event, a marksman fires from 40 different positions, eliminating | breaks due to good shooting back- | ground, and preventing him from getting too many difficult angle shots. The Grand American Handicap, | the feature 100-target event and goal of every marksman, has been won each vear for a long time by some | thooter who has come up from no- | where. Topnotchers of the sport can't seem to win the big prize, and | tome novice who “gets hot” is usually | the victor. Contestants are handicapped by distance in the big shoot, topnotchers being forced to fire from 25 yards | back of the traps where the clay targets emerge at 50 miles an hour. The Jow-average group shoots from 16 yards, while others are graded be- tween those points, according to the | averages they have built up for the year on targets in registered shoots. No champion ever has repeated in | the Grand, for, once a man wins, he 1= relegated to the back reaches of the | trap, from where the flying clays have all the advantage. He Showed 'Em. BEN F. CHEEK, 60-year-old Clinton, | Ind., 'coon hunter, won the Grand | American Handicap a year ago, and he did it the hard way. He used | an automatic shotgun with & sliding | barrel, the one gun the experts say | cannot be used on the traps, to break | 88 of 100 targets and go into & three- | way tie for the title. Then, in a 'IS-: target shoot-off, the longest on record for the event, he outlasted his two | foes and grabbed the $1,000 prize. It was his first trip to the Grand. He £aid he came along “just to watch | my boy do some shooting.” | In 1935 the championship went to | J. B. Royall of Tallahasse, Fla, a railway conductor, and the year be-} fore, L. G. Dana of Derrick City, Pa,, | an oil man “who came along just to | be with the boys,” took the crown. It | was Dana’s first trip to the big shoot, | t00. Charley (Sparrow) Young of Spring- fisld, Ohio, broke 100 targets in & row to take the Grand American in 1926. | Although he's the only man to have | taken part in every Grand American | program, and has won many other | trapshoot titles, he's never won an- other Grand American. Different From Skeet. TR.APSHOOTING is different from akeet, the new shotgun-clay-target Eport that is sweeping the United Etates. Skeet shooters will hold their third national championships starting August 31 at Detroit. In trapshooting the marksman #tands on a fan-shaped, five-bladed trap behind the traphouse from which the targets are tossed out in front of him. The targets leave the trap at any angle within a 120-degree limit, travel 8t close to 50 miles an hour, generally on a slightly rising trajectory. In skeet the targets are tossed from two traphouses, placed on opposite sides of the field. The marksman shoots around a ‘“circle,” firing from I front of each traphouse at the targets, which always take the same line of flight, and then swinging around in half-circle from one trap- house to the other, firing from five designated posts en route. Don't Allow Accidents. Sxm:r enthusiasts declare their aport is more similar to field thooting than trapshooting, as the marksman gets more peculiar angle shots, including several straight over- head, as well as shots at targets com- ing straight at the shooter and others going straight away. Both skeet and trapshooting have one great claim to fame. No shotgun sccident has ever marred a regis- tered ghoot. Rigid rules prevent guns being loaded before the marksman's turn to shoot. The odor of liquor on 8 marksman's breath is grounds for lifetime disbarment, from the traps. Practically all trapshooters use 13- gauge guns, while the skeet marksmen go for the smaller bores. In fact, while no mention of bore is made in trap- ghoot regulations, the skeet enthus- iasts decide many of their champion- shipe on the gauge basis, certain com- petitions being limited to certain bore guns. Homer Standings B the Associated Press. Yesterdav's homers—Riges Reds, ; Kampouris, Reds. 1, Walker Reds, i O'Dea. Cubs. 1: Camilli, Phillies. i Moore 'Phillies. 1; Moses, Athletics, 1} _Almada. Senators, 1 The leaders—Di Maggio, 4. Foxx. Red Sox. 31; 28; Medwick. Cardina! eos 5 Greenbers, Tigers, 26; Trosky, dians. ue. ’oul;—'—Am!ncln_ 576; Na- COASTAL PLAINS. w Hill 13 Willlamaton, 6. nston, b: Greenville, 4. 2 Avden, ew Bern, 11— , 4—8. Colasbore, 31 Tarboror 1. | THE EVENING STAR, WASHIN AT SEA WITH THE SUNDAY SAILORS. NOPE! ‘AT AIN'Y A SEAGUL! A FLYIN' SQUIRREL: 1 KIN TELL ’q HEY, LOOKOULT! YUR WHY_YOU WROTE ME To STAY LP IN THE COUNTRY § WHERE [T WAS COOL ! -- HuMPH! % S0 WHEN I ToLD NEW ENGLAND HE SAID MAYBE HE COULD FIX TH' ENGINE AFTER ALL ! g AT TH' FIRST CHANNEL BUOY AT NINE OCLOCK T'NIGHT ,BABY W LD P————=I'lL HAVE MY WATER ¥ MIGHT HURT YURSELF WIT' THAT MECHANICAL PEANUT SHELL WINGS ALONG i \Mr«'i =4 =" WAH ! Pop went POWN AN’ BLEW BUBBLES FER ME-- AN’ NOW THEY 'VE STOPPED! MAKE ‘M PLOW SOME MORE, GETTIN' DINNER, AN IM AFRAID TH' PORK CHOPS MOM | GTON, HIM | WAS WOMEN'S SWIMMING CHAMP OF I “HOLD (T, BAKER | WHEN 1 SAID “SHOOT HER'. | WAS SPEAK- ING OF THE BOAT | > GOSH, HONEY I LOVED YUK ALL TH' TIME, BUT PIPN'T ALIZE IT | %xw YUH IN THAT ONE-PIECE SUIT = 57 ARE GONNA B& RUINED! SOUTHPAW GOLFERS MISS TOOTSIE, TH' SKIPPER WANTS T 'SEE " YUH BELow--- SAiD g SOMETHIN' ABOUT i YOUR LIKIN' ETCHINGS ! — (NOT-SO-QUIET ON THE PoTomac ) <Rt | BEGIN TITLE STRIFE Howard Creel of Pueblo, 1936 Champ, Doubtful Starter Due to Auto Mishap. By the Associated Press. BERRYVILLE SHOW DRAWS BIG ENTRY, Mrs. John Hay Whitney's Absence From Major Tanbark Event Causes Speculation. B the Associated Press. \\'XNCHFSTER‘ Va, August 16— | More than 300 horses have been entered in the Berryville Horse Show, t0 be held August 19-20 In addition to 33 classes to be judged, five races will be held each of the two days, including s sweep- stakes event. be run. The George Greenhalghs of Toledo, Ohio, who have established a large hunter farm in Clarke County, have made 45 entries. Their Hunter's Choice has won two championships this season. Among others whose stables will be | represented by thoroughbreds are U. | S. Randle, Mrs. Fay Ingalls and George S. Plummer of Washington, D. C.; Miss Anna F. Hedrick of Ar- lington, Riticor brothers of Oatlands, | Miss Anne Clay Bayley, Upperville; Dr. L. M. Allen, Graham Dougherty, Alexander Mackay-Smith. Capt. Ewart Johnston and Kenneth N. Gilpin of Clarke County Absence of the name of Mrs. John Hay Whitney from the list of ex- hibitors caused speculation in horse show circles as to why the noted horsewoman had not indicated an intention to show her hunters at ene of the State's principal exhibitions. RECORD SIXTH IN ROW. Pete Smith twirled the Young Demo- crats of Southern Maryland to their sixth straight win yesterday by shutting | out Congress Heights diamonders, 8-0, at Shady Oak, Md. A daily pony race will | (CHICAGO, August 16—Southpaw stars of the fairway swung out over two Olympia flelds courses today In & sf, 36-hole qualifying test of their second annual amateur cham- pionship. The left-handed shotmakers, who organized a national sssociation last | year and saw Howard Creel of Pueblo, Colo., win the first title, will battle today for the 32 places which lead to match play competition. Bach match play round also will be at | 36 holes. It was not known whether Creel would defend his title, as he had not notified tourney officials whether he | bad recovered sufficiently from auto- mobile injuries suffered last Winter. There are several other experts, how- ever, in the field of about 60 entries, among them Freddie Evans of Clay- ton, Mo, runner-up last year; Alex Antonio of Linden, N. J.; Sam Alpert of Chicago, Tom Foley of Worcester, Mase ; Jack Waters of Tacoms, Wash., and Sam Arnold of Kirksville, Mo, A “vacation section” has been ar- | ranged for the lesser-light portsiders, with an 18-hole daily schedule. COSTELLO POST ERASED [Records for Week In Major Leagues Standings for the week, showing| games won and lost. runs, hits, errors, opponents’ runs and home runs for each club AMERICAN LEAGUE. Club Washington Cleveland Deiroit Chicago New York | Philadelphia St. Louis Boston 86 2% 91 R NATIONAL LEAGU w. E Club, Boston Pitisburgh New York Cincinnati 8. Louis Philadeiphia Chicago Brooklyn i oo o a3 EARL MANN HONORED | Atlantan Named Base Ball's No. 1 Man of Minors for 1936. ATLANTA, August 16 (#.—Earl Mann, president of the Atlanta Base | Ball Club, today shopped for a frame for & scroll naming him “base ball’s No. 1 man of the year 1936 in minors.” | The scroll was presented at the ball park before some 10,000 fans by Judge | W. G. Bramham, czar of the minor | leagues. Mann's citation was for leading the Crackers into & 300,000 annual at- Plewacki Gains Legion Diamond Final by Beating D. C. Team. Bpecial Dispaten to The Blar ENDIOCOTT, N. Y., August Trenton, off with the Plewacki nine of Buffalo, N. Y., here today for the Eastern zone 16— ican Legion base ball tournament, Plewacki yesterday eliminated Cos- e tello Post of Washington, D. C., 5—3, as Frank Meller limited the Capital DOUGHERTY TANK STAR. |City lads to six hits, while Trenton Oonroy Dougherty won three events | disposed of Bridgeport, Conn. 5—4, to lead the Columbia Country Club|in 1t innings. swimmers to & 69-40 victory in a m»t} Webb, on the mound for Costelio with the Washington Golf and Country | Post, allowed Plewacki only seven Club. Mary and Ruth Williams were | hits, but four errors contributed to the outstanding girl performers, his downfall. The scroll ¥ presented annually by the Sporting News. N. J. diamonders squared | | tendance record for minor leagues. | CPaMPionship of the Junior Amer- | 20 YEARS AGO IN THE STAR WWASHINGTON scored five runs in the first inning to win an exhibition game with the Fred- erick, Md., nine. Francls Oulmet and Jesse Guil- ford of Boston will oppose Jerome Travers and Oswald Kirkby of New York in a Red Cross exhibition golf match Kauff and Cruise, batting 321 are tied for second place behind Eddie Roush in the National League race. | NO CINCH FOR BUDGE Worthy Competition Assured Net | Ace in Newport Event. NEWPORT, R. I, August 16 () — The world's greatest tennis player, red-haired Don Budge, the United States Davis Cup ace, appeared as- | sured of worthy competition today as he set out to gain his second leg on the historic Newport Casino trophy. | Budge was top-seeded on the do- mestic list, which included Frank Parker of Milwaukee, Bryan Grant | of Atlanta and Bobby Riggs of Los | Angeles. Charles E. Hare, the British Davis Cupper, was rated as the most dan- gerous of the nine foreign entries. | Unseeded were such consistent per- | formers as Harold Burface of Kansas | City, Gene Mako of Los Angeles, | Barnard Welch of Rockville, Md.. and | | Wayne Sabin of Hollywood, Calif. | LATIN RINGMEN LEAVE DALLAS, Tex. August 16 (&) — | Championship medals for five of eight | weight divisions of the Pan-American | tournament dangling from their belts, Latin America’s amateur boxers de- parted last night for Chicago. | They left by train in charge of their coaches and Alberto Pestal, president |of the Argentine Boxing Federation, | who was spokesman for the entire | sroup from Braxil, Uruguay and Ar- gentina. The tournament closed Sat- urday night. | The South American team will be pitted next againat a Chicago Catholic Youth Movement squad. MY HEADSS IN A FOG AND MY STOMACH'S | CLEARED UP MORNING=-AFTER THE PASTER BROMO-SELTZER WAY M@am#{az... 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B the Associated Press. ED BANK, N. J, August 16.— Sir Malcolm Campbell, whose name symbolizes speed on land, was suggested today by | Gar Wood as “a most logical chal- INSTAR-PRO GAME | Dorais, Once Rockne’s Pass Mate, Back in Spotlight as Elected Coach. BY FRANCIS J. POWERS. HICAGO, August 16.— The country has gone Notre Dame again and Charles (Gus) Dorais, an old chum of Knute Rockne, of the College All-stars for the game with Green Bay's packers on the night of September 1. of Detroit teams for something like & decade, but, because of unimportant schedules, tional publicity given other Notre Dame products more prominently sit- uated. The entire State of Michigan, that has not had much foot ball ac- claim since Fielding Yost's Wolverines lost their teeth, supported Dorais’ candidacy and he won by the margin of two telephone directories. Every Detroit industry plus the fire and police departments and board of education campaigned for Dorais and any one not voting his ticket was judged a red. Once Famillar Name. "T"HERE was a time when Dorais was & familiar name to every foot ball follower. Back in 1913, Jesse Harper took a Notre Dame team to West Point for Army to kick around. (At least that was Army's idea.) Dorais passed and Rockne caught and a huge fellow named Eichenlaub battered and when the referee stopped the slaughter, the little Indiana school was ahead, 35 to 13. lenger” for the coveted Harmsworth trophy now held by the veteran De- troit speedboat driver. | Wood, who flew here to watch his son, Gar, Jr, perform in the national sweepstakes regatta and saw nine world records set, said he was “ready and anxious” to defend the British in- prize. His boat, Miss which repulsed the last in 1932, is in good shape, he reported. “Campbell has made every possible sort of Jand speed and I consider him & most logical challenger at the pres- ent time,” said Wood, whose own water | speed mark of 124 miles an hour stands | unsurpassed. | —_— | The senior Wood, whose 19-year-old wr confines his racing to light and | speedy outbosrds, got some action yesterday when he rode in Tops 11| Jack Cooper's record-breaking craft | from Kansas City, in the second heat | o the national sweepstakes race. Cooper finished second in that heat | &nd went on to win the final dash of | the 15-mile classic, capturing the event from Jack Rutherford’s Ma Ja 11, from | Port Washington, N. Y | Four records were added yesterday ! | to the five world standards set Satur- | day on the flashy North Shrewsbury | Tace couse. Army engineers made a preliminary recheck of the course today, as race officials predicted new marks would fall in the mile tria! » ~ 1T COSTS NO MORE, TO BUY THE THE ORIGINAL Iz PAY PLAN That victory started Notre Dame to the foot ball prominence it now holds, and Dorais and Rockne became fa- mous as the game's first great for- ward passing combination. Sub- merged at small colleges these many years, Dorais now comes back to im- portance as coach of the pick of the 1936 college stars for the game against the champions of the National Pro- fessional Foot Ball League. The Nation's preference for Notre Dame coaches did not end with Dorais for Elmer Llayden from the home campus, and Jimmy Phelan of Wash- ington, are two of the four selected to assist Dorais. Lynn Waldorf of North- western, who was runner-up to Dorais, and Bernie Moore of Louisiana State, who had the Solid South behind him came in as the other aides. Layden First Repeater, ACHING siaffs of the College All-stars have been predominantly Notre Dame products since the game ‘was started four Summers ago. Noble Kizer of Purdue and Jimmy Crowley of Fordham were on the first stafl Frank Thomas of Alabama, Charlie Bachman of Michigan State and “Slip” Madigan of St. Mary's were choices the second year, and last Sum- mer Layden, who now becomes the first two-time winner, assisted Bernie Bierman. A coach is eligible for the head job only once but can repeat as An assistant any number of times. This year's game will be Notre \ T has been voted head coach | Dorais has been coaching University | has not enjoyed the na- | Forty in Field Tonight at Ta- I koma Park—Max Rote | Tries Comehack. ‘ CRACK fleld of approxima- tely 40 swimmers tonight will A compete in the District A. A | U. outdoor swimming cham- | pionships for men and women, slated to get under way at 8 n'rlncx | at the Takoma Park pool, Incated at Fifth and Van Buren streeta Max Rote, former District frea style champion, attempting a eome- back after a lengthy lav-off. haa entered the 100 and 200 yard even's in addition to swimming a leg om the Shoreham relay, but will stack against fast flelds up Three in Diving Event ()NI,\' three men have entered tre low board diving event, wy Buddy Hodgson having been estar lished a slight favorite to trim experienced rivals, Jack Murphy Bill his ezt and ng team cham- pion, will rely chiefly on Ernie Rog and Al Hamm 1o getain its laure but Shoreham's improved squad. w Rote, Harvey Van Sant. Pat Haves Charley Morris and Hodgson as mainstays, is expected to caprurs crown. Ann Bono and June Booth. wha have entered three and two even:: respectively, head the Shoreham ecor- tingent in the women's division. ¥ lowing are the entries MEN'S EVENTS Hovle Hodgsor, the B0-vard Charles Skippen Alex McMillan Mo, Conroy Jack Hosle Pai Haves yard free stvie nard Greer Max Rote Congtancin A € AUgiustin t Ha Hamm Constancin James Orme Fdward WOMEN S EVENTS 50-vard mediey—Ann Bono. Lydiz Cart White Ann Bonn Eliza rd brck stroke ‘e Betty Btrohecker June Rant Betty Rioker. Juna Evanasiine Rice. Elizabeth White Bono. Berty stvleAnn Frederick, Ann Armsom, Lydia Cor Dame on both sides. for “Curly” Lam- beau, the Green Bay coach, a former Irish player, and his professionals follow the basic principals of the ays- tem Jesse Harper developed on the South Bend campus. 8o, regardiess nf the outcome, the Notre Dame systern will be the winner. 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