Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1940, Page 56

SPORTS. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., APRIL 21, I40—PANT FOUR. SPOR Federal Golfers Plunge Into Star-Sponsored Title Competition This Week 30 Squads Scheduled To End Preliminary Play on July 1 Round Robin Contests For Championships in Two Classes Follow By WALTER McCALLUM, Thirty teams of four players each divided into two classes will start play late this month and early in May for the match play golf cham- plonship of your Uncle Samuel's Government units. The tournament for the third straight year is being sponsored by The Evening Star. Charles P, Redick, director of the tournament and former president of the Federal Golf Association, has split the teams from the Govern- ment units into the two classes. Those in Class A, comprising 18 teams playing in three sections, are of known and proven ability. Those in Class B either are new entries or teams which finished far down in the last two tourneys. Redick Arranges Schedule. Redick has done his usual smooth Job in arranging the team schedule to avoid conflicts with other links affairs and in splitting the teams into sections which promise a strong final in the round robin affair next September, with the three Class A section winners clashing for the title won last year by Government Printing Office. Aiding him in prep- aration of the schedule were Frank G. Butler of General Accounting Office and Walter Thompson of Treasury. Every Federal agency which could muster a representative golf team 18 in the tournament. Seven country clubs in nearby Maryland and Vir- ginia have graciously offered their courses for the affair. They are ‘Woodmont, Kenwood, Indian Spring, Beaver Dam, Capital, Belle Haven and Army Navy. The match dates have been arranged to avoid busy days at the country clubs. Completely organized in every de- tail. the tournament will go for- ward with the official blessing of the | Federal Golf Association. Prizes again will be donated by The Star, which has worked for the last three years with the officers of the Gov- ernment links organization in the promotion of this mammoth tour- nament. Series Is Condensed. Normally some 200 golfers in all will compete in the several matciws, This year’s schedule, opening April 30, will wind up July 1, con- cluding a whirlwind series of matches, instead of the five-month- long schedule which carried the Government golfers through the hot months last year. At the conclusion of the regular schedule the teams will stop com- petition until September. Then: the three section winners in Class A will meet in a round robin affair for the, title, and the two section winrders in Class B will play two matches for their title. Tournament Director Redick em- phasizes that placing of the teams in succeeding years depends on their showing the previous year. “We have had to put some teams in Class B which may prove they belong in Class A,” said the director. “But in order to avoid a lengthy | season running through the het month, it was necessary to split them into two classes. I look for an unusually successful tourna- ment.” Where to Reach Captains. Team captains and their telephone | numbers follow: Asrlculture, Art Myers, Dupont 6300, extension 59. Accounts ind Deposits. R. H. O'Malley, extension 535, Civil Service Comm.. Glenn Edwards, extension 477. Const, and Geodetic Burvey. T. Welby Kines. extensit fl Bonsressional Library, €. €. Trautner, extension 460, Elec. Farm ‘and Home Auth., C. T. Rose, extension 744 Farm "Credit, William L. Moore, exten- Ses r B'E. Astor Clarke. extension 323, Don O'Bryan. extension 4Ké Fflitrll National Mort., W. J. Willis, Ao lrwn" G. Butler, extrhsion 163. 5 utler, extension Joseph Balestri, Lincoln 1. C. C.. Russell M_Brown, extension 666. Imennr George R. Hopkins, extension Jum:e H. Douglas Weaver, «ftension “Labor. J. LeRoy Smith._extension 351. Maritimé Commission. E. G. Reus, extén- do R oml Archives, Prank J. Nivert. ex- n 330, L. 'T. Harrison, extension 236. BatentOftice, C."C. Teath. extension 75, Pout office, Paul Rosendall. extension Bublic Buildings, Kenneth G, Abernethy, xiension 447 RIE R mrrell Johnson, extension 661, R Ry c 5 Cook. extensio; RegG. Pxiension sod‘ll !ie’,cunty Board, B. tension o 2 R. L. McGrath, 5 Conservation Serv., extension = ‘rronurv Walter Thompson, extension War, Lt. Col. O. N. Bradley, extension 2183 W. P. A.. E. L. Hogan, extension 441, North-South Pro Net Final Is Reached By Budge, Skeen By the Associated Press. PINEHURST, N. C, April 20— Don Budge and Richard Skeen of Stanner, County Ball Leagues Open Season With Nine Contests P. G. and Montgomery Promise Keen Races; Oxon Hill on Spot Eager for action after days of idleness caused by rain, sandlot baseball warriors will battle on two suburban fronts in nine games this afternoon as the Prince Georges and Montgomery County All games are scheduled at 3 o'clock. Prince Georges schedule: Police Boys' Club_at Landover. Sunny Brook at Maryland Aces. Cottage City at Fireside A. Sha Oak at Capitol He m.; Benning A. C. at Oxon Hill. Montgomery schedule Takoma Tigers “at Rockvil Friendship. at - Colesville. - Siiver Spring at Four Corners. Kensington at Bethesd Oxon Hill, last yesrs pennant winner, faces a brisk fight to re- tain its laurels and county fans feel that Manager Phil Phelps’ charges will not be able to repeat. The loop appears better balanced than last year with all clubs bol- stered by new material. Ed Mulligan is piloting Police Boys’ Club and thinks he has a potential pennant winner, but others harbor similar opinions of their teams. Harry Freeman will guide Landover, “Mutt” Moreland, Sunny Brook's helm; George Miles, the Aces; Frank Kobolka, Cottage City; Lou Bell, Fireside, and Bill Travis, Huck Hilleary and Mike Vehmyer will handle Shady Oak, Capitol Heights and Benning, respectively. Rochester Regains Roe ST. LOUIS, April 20 (#).—South- paw Pitcher Elwin (Preacher) Roe has been returned on option to Rochester of the International League, the St. Louis Cardinals’ office anounced today. Roe won seven games and lost four with Rochester last season. Leagues launch their campaigns. | PUGNACIOUS—This English bulldog, Ashes, jr., which belongs to Nellie M. Field, will display his “smiling” countenance in the Riverside Stadium and Alexandria shows which take place this week end, the former Thursday and Friday and the latter Saturday. ~—Star Staft Photo. Mabel Hering Only Champion In Pin Squad Eager to Regain National Honors for Capital Unprecedented bowling honors| off with top honors. Another dead- will be Mabel Hering's if the ace of the Arcade-Pontiac Ladies’ Dis- trict League team wins the United States singles championship for the third consecutive time next Satur- day in the National Duckpin Bowl- ing Congress tournament at New Haven, Conn. Washington has had winners of 36 of the 96 titles over a stretch of 12 years in national competi- tion, yet Miss Hering will be the only defending champion when the Capital's main squad of man and woman rollers bid for the coveted honors in the windup of the 13th annual tournament. The fair Capi- tal shooters have won 20 titles, 4 more than the men. . Miss Hering, fourth District wom- an to win the United States singles event, trailed Margaret Miltner, the 1929 winner; Lorraine Gulli, 1935/ leader, and Lucile Young, champion, championship in 1938 at Richmond. She repeated here last year in a rolloff with Ethel Brewer of Bal- timore. D. C. Rules Alley- Four Years. 1936 After winning five of the eight| titles in the first tournament at| ‘Washington | Baltimore in 1928, bowlers ruled the national maple- ways for the next four years. Memorable victories were those of the King Pin men’s team in the inaugural and of its sterling leader, Howard Campbell, in the all-events. Al Fisher’s triumph in the singles was a sparkling victory and so was that of the Commercials, & crack ‘Washington Ladies’ League team, and the late Irene Mischou’s all- events championship. Down at Richmond the next year Campbell and Jack Whalen battled to a tie for the singles title with the former winning on a rolloff. Sam Benson won the all-events. The King Pin banner again waved high as the women’s team walked Asticulture ve F. B. L. E Justice it service ve. Soctal smmty Board_ Asriculture ve. € E. C. _____ F. B. I vs. Civil Service Jistice v, Bocial Security Boat Agriculture vs. Civil Service _ - B L vs. Justi s' S. Jistice va. Civil Bery AbTiculture Ve, Bociay’ Becurity” BoAFd- Treasury vs. Faam Credit G. P. O. Accounts and DeDoll'.l. Gh o ;'Trelsurv‘ Lebor s Fan . A. V5. Accounts and Deposi Los Angeles will meet tomorrow in | W. P. A. vs, the finals of the Nerth and South professional tennis tournament. Skeen defeated Bruce Barnes of White Plains, N. Y. today 6—4, 3—6, 63, 6—2, by exhibiting just what championship tennis should be. His forehand drives, back- hand and volleying were the best on_the .courts. Budge ran into difficulty today 88 he eliminated John Nogrady of Llong Island, 6—3, 6—2, 6—4. A. vs. Interior Txé connemoml Library’ Yar, vi. A, Vn Cnnn'eulm\l Libra; 1 Budge failed time and again to|E. F hit the ball with the center of e racket and was by no means in form. Pro Grid Cards to Play At Comiskey Park By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 20.— Charles Bidwill, owner of the Chicago Car- dinals, has announced that he had leased Comiskey Park for ail the home games of his football team this fall. Since the 1930 season the Cardi- nals have shared® Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, home gridiron, % their n:z Ar F.H A . C. vs. Coast and Geodetic™ . C. vs. Soil Conservation ____. Patent O/.oe vs, National Archlve! . Fed. Mtg. Authority vs. R. E. A. Pubiic luudinn e OMaritie. Commissi Patent Offl . Nat. Mtg Authority. Nationai Archivés vs. Public Buildings. R E AT Maritime Commission '?nt Office vs. Public Buildings Hatlonal Archives vs. REA Fed. Nat. Mts. Auth,'vs. Maritime Com. Patent wu Ve, R E A ____ Fed. Nat. Mts. Authority vs. Public Bldgs. Nat. fves vi. Maritime comms s a e l'!l V8. ruuomuaurwn Schedule for Evening Star Federal Golf Tourney lock between two District rollers saw Marge Smith win over Mrs. Miltner for the all-events crown after the latter took the singles, Lorraine Gulli Shines. It was Henry Hiser's Bethesda quint, Joe Mulroe and Paul Harri- son in the doubles and Lorraine Gulli in the all-events, who led Washington’s winning charge in 1930 at Waterbury, Conn. ‘The Capital staged its first na- tional classic in 1931 at Convention Hall. Harrison took Eddie Espey as partner and for the second straight year won the doubles. In mixed doubles Harrison paired with Elsie Fischer to win. Jack Whalen turned in a tourna- ment record score of 435 to .cop men’s singles and Mrs. Fischer won the doubles with Margaret Miltner and was on the John Blicks, win- in annexing her first | DiNg women’s team. Only two victories were posted | by the District invaders at Nor- folk in 1932 as Silver Spring won the men’'s team title and Chester Bild and Ed Blakeney the doubles. If was 1934 before Washington bowlers won again. At Baltimore, Lorraine Gulli banged out an all- time tournament record of 433 to shove Lucky Strike girls over the top with a record count of 1762. Evelyn Ream and Billie Butler came through with the girls' doubles title and Miss Gulli climaxed her roll- ing by winning the all-events. Red Megaw paired with Johnny Waters of Hartford to annex the doubles. Clarke, Krauss Save Capital. In the 1935 tournament here Miss Gulli led the District attack with singles and all-events triumphs. Northeast Temple won the men's team event. Lucile Young was Washington’s standout bowler in the 1936 Hart- ford tournament. With 418 she won the singles and climaxed her day’s rolling by all-time all-events record of 1,169. Lucky Strike, tying its 1934 record score of 1,752, won the women'’s team title. Astor Clarke and Bill Krauss pre- vented another shutout at Nor- folk in 1937 with a doubles victory and besides Miss Hering's 1938 singles triumph, Clarke came through with the men’s singles title after tying with Bob Liberto of 30 | Baltimore. Kenwood Indian_Spri Belle Haven Saturday it is back to Connecti- cut and Capital bowlers are highly hopeful of regaining national bowl- ing rule. s |Lee of D. C., 10th, Defeafs Borican in "Health’ Run Bpecial Dispatch to The Star, BALTIMORE, Md. April 20— Farman Lee of the Wlahinmn. C., Twelfth Street Y. M. C. A. fin- ished 10th here today in the Bal- timore Health Week 3l2-mile run, won by Howard Phillips of Harris- burg, Pa., in the course record time of 19 mlnutes. 38 seconds. John Borican, noted colored run- ner, ran off the course for more than 10 blocks and finished 11th, BRAKES % RELINED % Guaranteed 20,000 mi. Free ad- justments for the life of the linings. Foros %% Hydraulics Chevrolet e s 38 25 Buick 40 Oldsmobile CLIFT’S BRAKE SERVICE Plymouth Dodge %sm 60 Pontiac Packard 120 “ 2002-4 K St. N.W. ML €232 | 7 Harper Not Expeded To Be Eligible for M. A. Pro Golf Membership Application To P.G. A. Made Too Late For Play, Beach Feels Chandler Harper, the tall, dour- faced pro golfer from Portsmouth, Va., is in the middle again, and his application for membership in the Professional Golfers’ Association and to play in the Middle Atlantic P. G. A. championship this week threatens to throw pro golf in this sector into & turmoil. Harper happens to be one of the better professional golfers in the East, and a possible winner in any tournament he enters. He could win the forthcoming tourney at Old Point Comfort, Va., next Friday and Saturday, if the association per- mitted him to play. But as the matter now stands, Harper will not be in the starting list, even though the Middle Atlantic P. G. A, will hold a special meeting tomorrow at Beaver Dam to pass on his belated application for membership and probably will O. K. the application. The situation, as explained by Middle Atlantic P. G. A. President Ralph Beach, is this: A pro can only become a P. G. A. member after having been a professional for five years. Harper became eligible for membership on January 1, 1940, but did not file his membership ap- plication until last Wednesday. Takes Time for Action, If the Executive Committee of the sectional P. G. A. passes favorably on Harper's application, it will be passed along to the Board of Con- trol of the National P. G. A. That body then will send it out—as a routine matter—to all other sec- tional associations, and if no ob- Jection is raised Harper will become & P. G. A. member. But it will take time and Beach does not see how Harper can play in the tour- ney this week. “This tournament will be open only to P. G. A. members, and Harper is not a member now and cannot be—in my opinion—by the time of the start of the affair next Friday,” said Beach. Meanwhile, the folk in Tidewater Virginia, who think Harper is a ball of fire as a golfer (and they aren’t far wrong) fee! that the men in Washington and Baltimore who control the Middle Atlantic P. G.-A. | want to keep Harper out of the tourney to eliminate a serious con- tender for top money, which hap- pens to be $250. “It is Harper’s own fault,” said Beach. “Had he applied any time after January 1 undoubtedly he now would be a P. G. A. member and there wouldn't be any fuss” Har- per's application, dated April 10, was received by Beach April 17, Chip Shots. Speaking of boycotts: Walter Hagen, the Old Duke, who has been around Washington for several days now, never wears a hat. Danbury, Conn., take note. We doubt if Walter possesses one. For over a good many years, in fair weather and foul we've seen the Haig g0 on and off golf courses hatless. Is| that a spot for the hat people to make a play for the Hagen business? Feminine golfers, tired of bad| weather, are hopeful that the| Keefer Cup tourney at Chevy Chase Wednesday and Thursday won't be washed out by rain, as their team matches have been. Entries for this affair will close at 1 p.m. tomorrow with Mrs. Hugh Rowan at Wiscon- sin 7142. Although only 18 strokes handicap will apply, players with handicaps up to 24 may enter. . Congressional members were play- ing today in the Walter Johnson Cup tourney for a trophy presented by the Big Train. Those long-awaited improvements are getting under way at East Poto- mac Park, where plans are in the making for a new fifth green on Course B and & new ninth green on the same course. Qualifying rounds in the spring tourney will epd this week with match play to start around May 1. ‘East Potomac Park’s golf team moved over to Anacostia today to play & team match at Fairlawn. |den by foliage. LOOK WHO’S HERE—Meet Zim Zam Zum, newest what-is-it to toil for Prof. Joe Turner on his weekly agony show at the ‘W Street Arena. Queer looking, isn’t he? But the name—it sounds like a panacea for everything from fallen arches to swollen craniums—fits the camouflaged pan. Mr. Zum tangles with an opponent to be selected by pulling straws. The loser wins—or vice versa. : Lim Zam Zum Lafest Addition to Turner Muscle Museum Opponent for Pfefer's Hairy Importation Yet To Be Selected Zim Zam Zum, one of the oddest in a new collection of wrestling specimens now on exhibition, moves into Prof. Joe Turner’s muscle mu- seum this week, headlining a show that marks the beginning of an-l other chapter in local nose tweaking. Mr. Zum is reported reliably to be a direct descendant of King Tut—no mean wrestler himself in the old days. This is indignantly denied by Jack Pfefer, emminent archeologist, who has devoted a lifetime to plowing up well-mellowed athletes of the Stone and Iron Ages. Prof. Pfefer insists protege Zum is a Johnny-Come-Lately who wouldn't know a dinosaur if introduced to one. Pfefer insists Zum is so fresh he might even be thrown by his oppo- nent, yet to be named. The latter will enter the ring accompanied by a party of Boy Scouts, whose duty it will be to seek out Zum and give the signal, because Zim is well hid- This is an old Egyptia'n trick. although Zum has improved on it considerably. Egyptians used bullrushes, later were tried in football with great success. But Zee Zee—Z. Z. Z. if you insist— is only one of a carload of new crit- ters Turner is importing to brighten up the premises. He has the Irish Angel—not to be confused with Maurice Tillett—the original char- acter in this role. Irish Angel meets Dropkick Mur- phy, who has a bit of the auld sod in him, too. This is the feature of the show, but old Triple Z is the boy the fans want to keep their eyes on. All this is by way of showing that ‘Turner has broken off diplomatic (and other) relations with the Dusek tribe. Turner used everybody in the troupe over and over and figured it was time to give the fans a change of characters. The | which | Young Riders fo Seek Washingfon Show Prizes May 18 Program Has 10 Classes For Group Under 16; Judges Selected Riders 16 years of age and under three-day Washington horse show at Meadowbrook Saddle Club, May 17, 18 and 19, according to F. Moran McConihe, secretary. Saturday morning, May 18, will see 10 events in which junior horse- men will have a chance to display their ability and any amateur under 17 is eligible to compete. The classes are junior horseman- ship, junior working hunters, junior open jumping ponies, A. 8. P. C. A. horsemanship, junior open jumpers, horses or ponies; lead line class, Jjunior working hunters, horses or ponies; junior open jumper stake, horses or ponies; student team jumping and A. 8. P. C. A. good hands event. cash prizes will be awarded. Secretary McConihe also has an- | given in the Gay Nineties class for | the most attractive turnout, most humorous turnout and the “poorest excuse.” Officials of the show are Manley W. Carter, Col. Sloan Doak and Augustus Riggs, judges for hunters; Col. E. N. Hardy and Chase Donald- son, judges for military and open Jjumpers, and Mrs. James H. Guitar, judge for junior division. Charles A. Leam will be the steward, Lt. Col. James R. Sperry and Lt. Col. Ralph B. Stewart, veterinarians, and Otis Trowbridge, announcer. Jewett Is Seeking Club Lefty Jewett is free-lancing at would fit in well with some team that needs experience and batting power. Again For FIVE s MORE H are to have their hour during the | Ribbons and trophies as well as| | nounced that trophies are to be| the | the moment but would like to make | connections with a strong club. | Jewett is an all-around man and | Speed, Stamina Make Mann Heavy Choice Over Everett Gameness Is Not Likely To Aid ‘Buck Much at Riverside Tuesday | Battle-scarred Buck Everett, vete eran of more wars than you can count on an adding machine, is back with us yet again Tuesday night at Riverside Stadium, whers he pairs with Nathan Mann for a 10-round bout topping the week's lone fistic show. It will be an entertaining fighs as long as Buck is able to stand up, although Mann figures to win from here to next week. You can write your own ticket, keeping in mind the important fact that cut eyes sometimes spill the dope, Eve erett has no more business in the ring with the New Hoven nudger than your kid sister, for Mann is younger, faster and far too clover for Buck’s weary ways. Mann Heavy Favorite. Everett is a dead-game ringman and a showman, willing to catch a couple to pitch one. He'll keep coming as long as his aged dogs carry him into the heat of battle. He's got a ticker as big as a poli= tician’s promise and not nearly as empty, but game hearts and fighting spirit don't win decisions or score knockouts. A man needs a Susie Q. in his mitts, he needs strength, legs and stamina and Buck is lacking in at least two of these. In his favor is his courage and against him are the physical in- firmities that beset all fighters sooner or later. Buck is no ducke ling in the fight business. He's been on the pond more years than he cares to remember and, while he always has given his best and made it interesting, he's reached the point where his best isn't good enough for a fighter of Mann's quality. Not a terrific clouter, Mann, nevertheless, hits solidly enough to chop open old wounds on Buck's warped countenance and wear down his stamina. He, too, is game and a superb defensive fighter, Mann knows as much ring strategy as Everett and has more speed to carry out his operations. He will not tire, whereas Buck will run down midway in the duel if he opens in high gear, On paper Nathan figures to capture 8 of the 10 rounds without difficulty —more than encugh to win. Four Supporting Bouts, The supporting card finds May=~ nard Daniels meeting Gunboat Miller and Gerard De Lia pitted against Sammy Magro in eighte rounders and Jim Williams vs. Wild cat O'Hara and Jack Mathews vs, Nuck Welsh in four-rounders. Phil Furr has resumed training for his 12-round return bout with ‘Wild Will McDowell which heads the card at Turner's Arena a week from tomorrow night. McDowell admin« istered a fancy shellacking to his District rival in their first meeting, although it was close enough to ware rant a return booking. 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