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Zindgrsteil* and Mrs. Mall^^n"^nnis Final
Stewards nere
Issue Warning j
To J.K.L. Rossj
Maryland Commission May
Retaliate by Refusing to
Accept Belmont's Entries
From a Special Corrc.ipon?evt
BALTIMORE, April 14.-?The Now j
vmIj jockey Club stewards made a now ?
nove to-d?y in their war to drive !
^Ljrier H. Guy Bedwell and Jockey:
'?roll H. Shilling out of the employ
?J, K. L. Ko^s, the wealthy Canadian
UrttlDSn, who has a big stable in !
u 'viand. This was in the form of a
lotice ?rom tne representatives of ;
Sgj in New York State, which run ,
v'er the New York Jockey Club super- ;
sicn that the Ross racing entries will :
,j? be accepted if either Bedwell or ;
^filing remains in any way in the
Ws employ. . , , ?
' The notice was received I y Ross on
ig arrival at his training farm near
Laurel in the form of identical letters
-im the president of the Wcstchester
'icing Association, which operates
Belmont Park, and from the Metro?
politan Jockey Club, which operates
-I track at Jamaica.
Mr. Belmont's Letter
He letter from August Belmont, |
?rasident of the association, which op- !
orates the Belmont Park track track, '
??Bows:
"New York, April 7.
?Commander J. K. L. Ross,
"Laurel, Md.
?Dear Sir:
"Wo desire herewith to inform you
that under Rule \"o. 71 the entries
of your stable, will not be acceptable ?
to this association if ex-Jockey Car- :
roll Shilling or H. G. Bedwell are in [
any way connected directly or in- }
directly" with the same.
"Yours truly,
"AUGUST BELMONT.
"President." j
August Belmont, whoso name is ?
?iened to the letter, is president of the ;
Sew York Jockey Club, .and the letter
Mans that under the advice from the !
ockey Club the New Y6rk track own
era are to carry on the ant ?-Bedwell j
fight by blacklisting the Ross horses i
ss long as Bedwell and Shilling are
^ployed by him.
Bedwell Criticizes Move
Bedwell said this evening that the
entries of the Ross horses had already
been accepted in New York, and that
>e expected to handle the Ross string
at Havre de Grace, to which place the
horses were shipped to-day.
Further, he declared the entire pro?
cedure was a high-handed attempt to
drivfl him off the turf because he had
-ied to get a riding license for Shil?
ling. Ko charge, he said, had been
nade by the New Y'ork moguls against'
1 rm or against Shilling.
Bedwell is a great power on the
Maryland turf, and as such is pos?
sessed of influential friends. As a re
;alt of this, those close to the Mary?
land tun' situation declare a war he?
neen the Maryland Racing Commis?
sion and the New York Jockey Club is
..ke]y to develop that would keep the
i'imlico track closed this spring. The
Maryland Jockey Club (Fimlico) is'
diservient to the Jockey Club.
It' is said the Maryland commission
ill retaliate against the Jockey Club's
atest move against Bedwell by sever
ig all relations with the Jockey Club
:nd by barring the entries of August
Belmont and other members of the ?
Sew York Jockey Club.
Another battle with the Pimlico mi?
norities is impending. In the list of
?ficials sent in yesterday the Maryland
Jockey Club included the names of
'.Sree stewards. This is in spite of the j
iact that . the Racing Commission's ?
rules specifically state that one stew?
ard only shall be named by the race- ;
track, one by the commission and the
tfiird by the other two. The official
list was returned with the statement
that "it does not comply with the rule?;
of the commission."
It was on the point of naming all j
the stewards that the New York Jockey \
Club made its strongest^ fight against
the Racing Commission, ~ut dropped it ;
before an issue mis reached. Pimlico's i
action may bring this to a head.
Kentucky and Canada
May Hold Balance of
Power in Turf War
In case of a war between the powers
ol the respective circuits of New Y'ork
?md Maryland, ultimate victory doubt?
less would be determined by the atti?
tude of the Kentucky and Canadian as?
sociations. Heretofore Kentucky ciiu!
Canada have always recognized the au?
thority of the Jockey Club. If they
should continue to do so, Muryland
would bu placed at a great disad?
vantage.
The attitude of Commander J. K. L.
Ross may determine the issue of the
present strained relations. Ross is a
great power in Canadian racing
and if he were to buck up Bedwell it
Is" possible he might influence the
'anadian circuit to repudiate the au?
thority of the Jockey Club. Kentucky,
however, will string along with the
Jockey Club, for Bedwell is in the bad
graces of the Blue Grass powers. It is
"'id here that Mr. Ross will part com?
pany both with Bedwell and Shilling.
There appears no animus on the pnrt
"? the Jockey Club toward the Cana
o?an sportsman. At a meeting oi the
?ewards of the Jockey Club in this
?tv yesterday, among the many jockeys
?nd trainers licensed were two in tho
??Wwoy of Commander Ross?Frank M,
Mllcr and Louis Tauber. Application 3
?or trainers' licenses were denied John
'-Dorsey and Leon Reeder.
The following stewards were ap
Pointed to represent the Joekev Club
?? the various New York tracks: J?rn
'?? Uwdm (Jamaica), F. R. Hitchcock
Belmont Park;, R. T. Wilson (Aque
uct), Alfred Hennen Morris (Empire
WW and F. R. Hitchcock (Saratoga.'.
X ^ botter was appointed assistant to
?? stewards at the start on all New
,0nc btate racetracks.
Hace Officials to^et
Hearing on Betts Bill
nn'^?A^Y. April 14. -Unexpected op?
position to the Betts bill imposing 12
vli cent tax on racetrack receipts de?
poned here to-day when August Bel
SrV President of the Jockey Club,
"W Jame.-; \V. Wadsworth sir., chaii
^?1 ef tho State Racing Commis
?'?n, succeeded in getting a hearing
"?lore the Senate Finace Committee
"n the Betts measure,
the inf(,rme?? the committee that
the ?>?oposal is dangerous to racing in
?nnij ' because the various tracks
of ti not be ablc t0 bear the burden
e?. ? tax' wilicri, it is claimed, is ex
^asive. it was asserted that the
lalt ? ^ of ,ho measure would re
'? in increasing the admission fees,
mi, ?nswer to suggestions that he
oRsent to have his bill amended so
Betf rc?uco the tax, Assemblyman
?its said that he could not agree
f?tt*t,y SllC'1 ProP?8a'? owing to tie
I, tnat it is late in thi! session and
-? ,? ,, j?ie in mi? session ?nil
4;lln1cnd,ncnt ?>f?ht defeat the bill.
"-- _*^J"?*(-1(1 the Assembly.
'"?inlS* ""' P'"n ?* n??ny ?uc*hi??uI
thr?n?v P*?P|?, who Kot their real atari
l?bu5* \ Sl'uation Wanted uU in The
"???A<vt,
'he n
& Grant/andWee
(Copyright, 1921, Neto York Tribune Inc.)
Presidential Golf
Chevy Chas??April.
Standing on the first tee of the Chevy Chase Golf Club, only a short
spin from the White House, it was decided that President Harding and
the Hon. Henry P. Fletcher, Under Secretary of State, were to take on
your alert correspondent and the Hon. Ring W. Lardner, of Great Neck,
L. I., in a four-ball contest. A heavy downpour had been followed by
gray, threatening skies and a blustery wind.
"I believe another rain storm is coming," some one remarked.
"Suppose it docs?" replied the President. "Why should a rain
stop us?"
Wc had heard before that when President Harding decided that he
needed a brief turn at recreation and rest from tho cares of state the
matter of a rain storm was a most unimportant detail.
The first hole from the back tee is a trifle over 400 yards in length,
with the rain-soaked ground yielding little or no run to the ball.
The President's drive was 190 yards down the course; his second a
few yards short of the green, where a short pitch and two putts netted
him a 5. v
The President used a square stance for every shot?which is to say
that his toes were on a line, his feet fairly well apart, with the ball on a
line midway between the two heels. Almost the same stance, in fact, as
that employed by Champion "Chick" Evans.
Placing direction and control above, distance, the President is content
to use only a three-quarter swing, making no effort at any time to kill
the ball.
What is the President's game?
Under normal conditions it is a good average game, ranging between
95 and 100.
To many an average golf game is around 80. But the facts are that,
out of the million or so golfers now in the United States over 90 per
cent of them range between 95 and 110. There are more who take over
100 than there are who play steadily below this mark.
His best shot is what to many stands as the hardest shot in the game
?a short mashie niblick pitch over trouble?a stroke.that requires com- i
p?ete nerve and muscular control.
At the short fourth hole, after missing his tee shot, the President I
found himself facing a sixty-yard pitch over a brook to the green. The
ball was lying badly in a path bereft of all grass?a test that would
hardly have appealed to a Barnes or a Hutchison. Yet he went after the
short, high pitch without a quiver, dropped the ball eight feet from the
cup and sank his putt for a par 3, winning the hole.
On two or three other occasions when called upon to play this shot
he came through nicely, without any semblance of a mistake. And if, on ' ?
any of these tests, he was nervous or worried, it was not visible, to the ;,
naked eye. j,
Another noticeable feature of his game was an utter lack of alibis. ?
At the second hole, after a good drive, the ball was lying heavily in a j :
cluster of thick, wet grass.
From here he put his second shot into a bunker.
"Hard luck," some one remarked, "but the lie was very bad."
"No," he said, "it was just a miserable effort. I had no excuse."
No matter into what trouble the high wind would occasionally take ,
ins tee shot or his approach, he continued to battle on without any idea i
of surrender. Even when it was apparent that the odds on some hole
were all against him, he played With as much care and as much deter- j
ruination as if the chances were still even. And the direst sort of trouble ' ]
was not enough to discourage him at any stage of the match. A good ! (
drive and a fine approach by Mr. Fletcher, with timely aid from the Presi- ; <
dent, squared the match at the ninth hole on the basis of best ball and ' i
added score, where a twenty-foot putt by Ring Lardner had helped to give | *
us the lead at the long eighth. l ! ,
On the homeward nine it became evident around the fifteenth hole j ]
that the delayed rain storm was on the verge of breaking, but there was ?
no suggestion on the President's part that the match be hurried along. ? j
So far as he was concerned, the sun might have been shining from a sky I i
as blue as indigo. And he still maintained his even, unhurried pace
when the rain began to fall. For all that, he is no waster of time on a
course, as he. steps up and promptly hits the ball without any extra
flourishes.
The President uses the same type of putter as that employed by
"Chick" Evans, a center shafted affair with two steel prongs. The fact
that this would keep him out of a British championship didn't seem to get
upon his nerves. He is a first-class putter, with a good style and a firm,
definite touch that gives the ball a chance. His main fault was a ten?
dency to start his body ahead of his hands and arms, one of the most
prevalent of all golfing faults. It is frequently the result of concealed
inward attention to outside interests that are well beyond the plane of a
golf swing.
?You can get a good line upon most men through a round of golf. As j
a soul exposer it has few equals. More important tnan his golf swing, it
was interesting to find that tho President was a regular human being?a
hard fighter and a good loser?that he had a sound, sane philosophy and
a sense of humor?that he had dignity without pretense or aloofness and
a friendliness of manner that was in no sense cultivated or forced. He is
a sportsman who can take the break of the game as it comes. A firm jaw
and an unwavering eye are hardly the component parts of weakness. He
doesn't expect to become open golf champion of America, but he knows
the world has discovered that ? certain amount of recreation and exercise j
is as necessary to a sound bod1* and a sound mind as food and sleep.
He will get into various bunkers. But we never saw him pick up his i
ball in any bunker before he had played it safely out. And we have a
hunch that you will find him upon the fairway most of the time, even
though he doesn't go out after any world record drives. And he will
have to go quite a distance before he picks up a better sportsman to team
with than Henry P. Fletcher, Under Secretary of State, who also happens
to be a golfer of no inconsiderable merit.
Dyer and Lou Hamiton
Reach Golf Semi-Finals
PINBHURST, X. C, April 14.?Frank
Dyer, of Upper Montclair, medalist in
the April tournament at Pinelunst, de?
feated L. L, Scofield, of Stamford, by
4 and '.', in to-day's second round of
match play and came through to the
semi-final in the upper bracket, in com?
pany with Donald Parson, who took
his match by default.
Lou Hamilton, who went around in
72 yesterday, came near doing it again
in to-day's spring match against F. T.
Keating, of Spring Lake, but slipped
up near the end and had to content
himself with a round of 75 and an 8U
;iru! 6 margin of victory.
The summary:
First sixteen (second match round) ?
Prank Dyer, Upper Montclair, beut 1,. x>.
Scofield, Stamford, 4 and S; Arthur Yates,
ijakiun. ?>i';rt C. h. Gardner, Rhode Island,
i mi. (>onald Parson, Youngstown, won
from H rowaes, Oakmont, by default;
i.. A. H.m: ..i..n, ?ardon City, b?ai )?' t
Koatlng, Spring I.uke. 8 and 8.
.-?
Illness Robs Harvard
Crew of Stroke Jenney
CAMBRIDGE, Muss., April 14.?
Reginald Jenney, the diminutive stroke
of the Harvard varsity crew, who set
the pace that carried the eight to vic?
tory over Yale last year, is lost to the
crew this season. Definite word came
from him at Hot Springs, Ark., to-day
that the attack of rheumatism which
caused him to go theiw would make it
impossible for him to row for months.
Harvard has substitutes for Jenney
who are capable, but Coach Haines had
been hoping he would be able to man
the stroke oar again;
Shvanoy Golfer Leads
Field at White Sulphur
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.
i Va., April 14.?The matches in the an
| nual White Sulphur Springs champion
I ship narrowed down to the semi-finals
to-day. Al Mendes, tho Siwanoy star,
set a fast pace against W. C. Winter,
' of Old Elm, the former Yale football
star, and eliminated him by 4 and 3.
Mender's card read 78, which was a
little better than C. J. Dunphy, of
Woodland, did in disposing of R. C.
Cassells, of Toronto. The latter gave
the medal winner a fright when he led
him over the first part of the journey.
Dunphy won tho match by 3 and 2.
The summary:
First sixteen?A. J. Mendes. Siwanoy. de?
feated W. C. Winter, Old Elm, 4 and 3;
C. P. Erdman, Princeton, defeated C, O.
Lamphler, Illinois C. C, by 4 and 3; C. J.
Dunphy, Woodland, defeated R. C. Cas?
?ells, Toronto, by 3 and 2; L. W. Williams,
Mayfield, defeated II. II. Dean, Nassau,
| by U and 1.
?
Doyle*? Wins in Cue Match
The second night's play in the four
handed, three-cushion match betweer
| Doyle's and Thum's academies resulted
in a victory for the former by a scon
I of 35 to 23 in forty-seven innings
j Doyle's room is- represented by Fret
? Owles, the amateur champion, ant
I George La Rue, while Thum's team ii
composed of Harry Frisch and San
Garrunkle.
j Columbia in Triangular Meet
MIDDLETOWN, Conn., April 14.
Wesleyan, Brown and Columbia wil
i meet in a triangular track meet in Nei
i York on May 14, '
Kickard Likely
To Pitch Ring
In Jersey City
Promoter Inspects Five Pro?
spective Sites, Three With
Capacity for 100,000
By W. J. Macbeth
Tex Rickard, promoter of the world's
heavyweight championship ficht be?
tween tho title holder. Jack Dcmpsey,
and Georges Carpentier, heavyweight
champion of Europe, next July 2,
seems seriously impressed with the
possibilities of Jersey City as the bat
tleground. Rickard was in the hands
of the Jersey City Chamber of Com?
merce most of yesterday, and with the
Bolons of that organisation visited no
less than live different sites available.
Last night ho expressed himself highly
satisfied with what Jersey City had to
offer.
Rickard, however, will not decide
definitely whero ho will erect the ring
until after he has visited Atlantic City.
He plans to go to the seashore resort
to-day. It would appear Newark has
about third cnll among the three re?
maining candidates, according to Rick
ard's friends.
Tex inclines to Jersey City because
of the fact it is practically a suburb of .
New York and that wherever he pitches
his layout it may be reached by tube in
a few minutes for a 5-cent fare. Fur- j
thermore, Governor Edwards has inti?
mated he would like to see Jersey City
land the attraction.
In Jersey City every possible cour?
tesy and police protection have been al?
ready guaranteed. Any one of the five
Jersey City sites would easily accom?
modate an arena of 60,000 capacity or i
mere, and at least three would permii, a j
structure for 100,000 patrons if interest
justified such au enormous stadium.
Ticket Sale Starts May 1
It la planned to have the tickets ]
for the coming championship bout put '
upon sale by May 1. Irrespective of i
where the bout may be hold the sta- '?
dium will be built alter plans that have
been ratified. Rickard will make a:
selection of the site some time next
week, for ho wishes to have the loca?
tion in tho hands of the printers in
plenty of time. Sales will bo con?
ducted both at Madison Square Gnrden
and in the New Jersey city which final?
ly lands the attraction. With tho
choice seats it will be a case of first
come first served.
"Requests for reservations are com !
ing in daily from all over the coun- I
try," said Rickard last night.
"The requests are more numerous '
than for any previous heavyweight,
contest I ever handled."
Jack Kearns, manager of Jack Dcmp?
sey, has turned over to Kickard orders
for more than 1,000 choice seats. !
Kearns is anxiously awaiting the ar- j
rival of his man from the Far West ;
to-day. Dempsey is due to reach New j
York this morning and if he is not)
too fatigued with the long journey
Kearns intends to whisk him right
away in search of a suitablo training ,
camp.
It is planned to have Dempsey start
training for the Frenchman not later
than tho early part of next week.
Offer to Meet AH Comers
Tex O'Rourke, matchmaker of the
international Sporting Club, has sent I
jut a hurry calj for heavyweight ;
wrestlers. John Pesek, the. Nebraska :
'Tiger Man," who with Jim Londos
ind Ed (Strangler) Lewis will feature
;he wrestling part of that club's next
intertainment, has agreed to meet all
;omers in a handicap match.
Tuesday night's show will be held in
.he ballroom of the Hotel Commodore.
Pesek has posted a forfeit, which will
;o to any one of four opponents
Ible to pin his shoulders within an j
lour. These four opponents may work |
n relays as they please. |
World's heavyweight champion Ed ?
Lewis is to meet some unknown in one I
)f the other bouts. This unknown is I
\ protege of Americus, who has of- |
fered a side bet that the champion ;
cannot secure a fall inside an hour. :
Americus does not bar the headlock, j
either.
Boxing Commission Reports ?
The New York State Boxing Com?
mission and the License Committee
have filed detailed joint reports to
the Legislature for the period of their
tenure of office up to March 31. There
was a financial statement attached.
License fees aggregating $20,500 had
been paid to the state by the thirty
five licensed clubs up to that time.
The commission calls attention to
the fact that under its administration
not a single serious accident has
marred the sport. Some time ago a
rule was adopted which fixed the maxi?
mum admission price at $10 a person,
except that in case of a championship
b.out the commission might grant a club
permission to charge $15 for the best
seats.
Only one club has been suspended.
The rule against betting has been rig?
idly enforced. Assignments of referees
are so arranged that the names are not
known till announced from the ring,
thus preventing gamblers from having
early information.
The Walker Sporting Club, of Ridge- I
wood, which will conduct open air
lights, will have a minimum seating
capacity of 22,000 for its inaugural the
night of Memorial Day, Rocky Kansas
and Gene Delmont will feature the
opening show, for which the prices of
admission will range from $1 to $?.
Lightweight Champion Benny Leon-1
ard is in tough'luck again. Yesterday
he injured his sore, thumb, which was
fractured in training several weeks
ago, so that it was necessary for Benny
to cancel his match with Frankie
Schoell at Buffalo next Monday night.
This match was previously postponed
two weeks ago because of the first
injury to Leonard's thumb. Leonard
lost an opportunity for a $10,000 guar?
anty to box Rocky Kansas in the Gar?
den March 17 because of an attack of
influenza.
Double WJnd-up at Pioneer
The Pioneer Club's show to-morrow
night will be featured by a double
wind-up of twelve rounds each. In
one Marty Cross is to box Frank
i"Babe") Sullivan, in the other Shamus
O'Brien will mix with Johnny Marto.
Willie K?hler, the Brooklvn feather?
weight, will box Dutch Brandt a re?
turn engagement of fifteen rounds in
the feature event of the Ridgewood
Grove Sporting Club to-morrow night.
Eddie Meade, manager of George
Chaney, is on the warpath. He has
aBked the sport writers to help him
corner Johnny Kilbane, featherweight
champion. Meade declares Kilbane has
taken several run-out powders on
Chaney. He says further, that if Kil?
bane longer refuses the issue he in?
tends to ask the various State Boxing
Commissions to recognize Chaney as
champion through default on the part
of Kilbane.
The St. Jerome's Catholic Club has
invited Babe Ruth and his Yankee com?
panions to occupy one of their boxes
at tho Commonwealth Sporting Club
to-morrow night. Frankie Jerome and
Eddie Fletcher will box twelve rounds
In the feature uymber.
Bouts Hereabouts
SATURDAY
Pioneer S. C?Marty Croa? vs.
Babe Sullivan, 12 rounds; Johnny
Mario vs. Shamus O'Brien, 12
rounds.
Broadway Arena?Johnny Buff v?.
Young Zulu Kid, 15 rounds.
Woodhaven S. C.?Sailor Joe Kelly
vs. Fighting Fltzpatrick, 15 rounds.
Jamaica S. C?Charley Goodman
vs. Matty Herbert, 15 rounds.
Commonwealth S. C.?Frankie Je?
rome vs. Eddie Fletcher, IS round*.
Brighton Boxing Club, Staten
Island?Ray Devlin, vs. Tommy Mc
Aleer. 12 rounds.
U-_-?
Boxing Threatened
Unless Unsalariecl
Commission Rules
Gov. Miller Urges Passage of
Simpson-Brundage Bill to
Control Wrestling Also
From a Staff Correspondent ,
ALBANY, April 14.?Governor Miller
is disposed to give legalized boxing in
this state another opportunity pro- |
vidcd, the Legislature will pass the
Simpson-Brundage bill, which reorgan?
izes the present State Boxing Commis- |
?ion by creating a non-salaried com-j
mission and giving this body super- ,
vision over wrestling as well as boxing
matches. j ;
The Governor announced this atti- ?
tude to newspaper men when he met ;
with them this afternoon. Asked if he
intended sending a message to the :
Legislature on this subject the Gov- j
ernor replied in the negative. He said, I !
however, he would submit an emer?
gency message on the Simpson bill if
one is needed. ?
"I think the leaders know how I feel j '
in this matter," said the Governor. "I j .
have not concealed my views on the i
subject. I have reached that conclu- ! j
sion very definitely. I think that box- j ;
ing as it is now commercialized is a ; '
great evil. I think the only chance to j \
check the commercial part of it which ! (
is bound to lead to evils would be to I ,
get a commission of men who would
not want to serve for pay but who
might for their interest in the sport
undertake to serve. If such a commis- '
sion would not regulate it as I think it ; '
ought to be regulated I would be in
favor of prohibiting it altogether." :
The Governor said he would expect ? !
the commission to decide on questions ;
of policy. Ho made this comment ; ,
when asked if he had any definite ! ,
views on the subject of decisions. ; ?
These, it was called to the Governor's ;
attention, are the features which mainly i ?
results in gambling.
"The sport of boxing must be con- i
ducted for sport's sake if it is to be \
allowed to survive in this state," the ! {
Governor said. He objects to boxing , \
on a commercialized basis. When asked \ 3
to define "commercialized boxing" the j ,
Governor replied: \ ?
"it takes an element of the commu- : ,
nity, people who ought to bo engaged ; i
in some kind of productive industry \
but who see an easy way of making a : j
living without work. If the sport is to i j
be in the hands of that class of men it i f
is not a sport." t
No direct answer was made by the J
Governor to an inquiry asking if he ''
does not believe boxing, as conducted ' f
now, is bn an honest basis. ? ?
"I have no doubt it has been im- I t
proved," he replied. He said that the ; i
evils of which he complained exist to 's
a larger extent in connection with the : t
racetrack system as now conducted, He : j
said he had no doubt but that he would
be able to get men of high standard to
serve on the sports commission with- , c
out pay. / I h
The Simpson-Brundage bill provides ! 1
for commissions of three. Four depu- i t
ties at $4,000 a year may be anDointod t.
Platt Looms
As 'Dark Horse'
In Golf Abroad
22-Year-Old Philadelphia!
Star May Surprise in
British Title Tourneys
By Ray McCarthy
When the American amateur golf
team goes abroad it is quite likely |
that "Chick" Evans, the national i
champion; Francis Ouimet, the pop-'
ular Boston star, and Bobby Jones, the !
Atlanta phenom, will occupy most of;
the spotlight as well as the attention ?
of the followers of the game, both '
on tfiis side and in England. Jones, j
particularly, is sure to attract consid- i
?rable notice from the British populace, j
inasmuch as ho has never played out?
side of this country. j
However, tho fellow who may prove i
to be the sensation of the team and j
the "dark horse" of the British tourna- I
ment i ? J. Wood Platt, the "Georgle
Duncan" of Uncle Sam's amateur play?
ers. We say the "G?orgie Duncan" be?
cause the British titleholder ?3 sup?
posed to bo about the fastet shot
maker roaming the links to-day. But
if he can beat Platt in making the
round of eighteen holes or more he
will have to get a pair of roller skates. !
For speed is tho Philadelphia young- '
ster's middle name.
Platt has been coming like a Texas
tornado the past year, and he is about '
ready to step out and to collect his 1
share of the spoils being distributed I
among the amateur golf fraternity. |
This fellow is only twenty-two years !
old, and has been playing the game I
only about three years. And yet last
year he won eight tournaments.
Platt was a medal winner in six tour?
neys where the field was very classy. '
He was runner-up twice, and in the na
tional amateur championship at Roslyn ?
he went to the third round, incidental- !
ly adding S. Davidson Herron's name j
bo his list of victims. And during the :
season's play he broke two course rec?
ords.
Considered Coming Champion
Philadelphians naturally arc quite !
proud of their youthful representative j
and are pulling hard for him to con- j
tinue his good work. "Sandy" McNib
lick, demon newshound of The Phila?
delphia Evening Ledger, is one of
Platt's most enthusiastic supporters, j
This attenuated golf writer, who has j
watched many good ones make their 1
entrance and exit, sees in Platt a w?rn
;iig champion.
In a letter received from McNiblick i
last night he had this to say about!
stocky little Woodie:
"Platt never did and never could'
play golf as he is playing now. To I
icgin with, he is using a driver now, j
instead of a spoon, is hitting a ter- 1
filie, low ball and is getting 30 yards 1
nore from the tee. I know, because I
! played with him yesterday, and he j
,vas up for a 50-ijyard chip at four 350- i
,-ard plus holes in a row. He had a j
?0 at Whitemarsh, his new club, which J
s one of the longest and best courses
n town. Platt has his passport to go
ibroad. He played ninety holes over
lie week end, averaging 72 per round.
?Ic-'s a comer, I tell you."
McNiblick could have added that no
rolfer, amateur or pro. possesses a
Ktter temperament for the game than
his same Platt. He is cool in his
?lay and has unlimited nerve. Those
vho saw the lad perform in the na
lonal championship tournament last
car can vouch for this.
The initial event of the season's
ompetitions at Wykagyl will be 18
toles handicap, medal play, to-morrow,
"he Wykagyl course is in better condi
ion now than ever before, particularly
Racing
Summaries
BOWIE, APRIL LI?WEATHER CLEAR; TRACK FAST
] FIRST RACK?Claiming; for maiden two-ye ar-nlds; purao, $1,090.53. One-half mil?.
30; off 2:3:1. Start good; won easily; placa same,
tulle S. Owner und trainer, ('. A. Applogat<\_
Tost
Winner, b. f., by 11 allot?-1
ml?.
Starter.
"?.
Wt.
Fin. .loekoy.
JRrahiht.?laco._
Johnson .$22.90 $?.5?
Roneo .- ?20
Harri son .-?
Parrington .-? -
Gregory . ?? -
Kutwell .-?
Morris .-?
llabln .
_8bow.
$5.90
57 .Mabol A. Ill
64 Desperation . Ill
,'!G Klttio Warmer .. Ill
803 IJttle Aimeo _ 1! :
: ?; Muzzoy . 106
:.?; Fictllo . in
57 Wilier. . 114
? Miss Prauland .. 106
Male] A , siiiming keen speed, broke rust, opened a wide lead and won galloping. Desperation,
forward contender, wan next best. Klttio Wanner rundo up ground fa.it from a slow beginning. lit- |
le Alinee ha/1 no excuse; <iult badly after showing some early speed.
70 SECOND RACK?THE AMERICAN REMOUNT; for four-year-olds and upward; to be ridden
'* by officers of tho United States Army; pumo, $1,000. Seven furlongs. 1'oet 3:04; off 3:05.
'tart good; won easily; place driving, 'rime, 1:34. Winner, b, m., 11, by Sir Huon?Victoria, B.
Hvner and trainer. Major Charles 1/. Stevenson.__
Inde?. .Starter.
? Madolle. 160
? Courteous . 160
? Re Gordon . 173
? Jay Illrd . 16')
? Rakcoff ..,. 160
? Avonbear . IDS
? Catamount . 165
P.P.
3
4
Fin. Jockey.
Straight. Place. Show.
1V4
6?
?10
Major Stevenson. .$11.40
Iieut. McCreery.
Captain Walsh..
Major Koch _ -
Captain Walton.
Major Scott. -
Colonel Sterrett. -
16.00
6.00
$3.40 i
3.20
2.60
Madelle, never far from the paco, slipped through on the Inside at the stretch turn, assumed the
?ad and won easily. Courteou? waa rated along In front, but quit badly when let down. Us G?<r
:on finished out stoutly. Jay lllrd tired after following tho early pa/?.
*i> THIRD RACK?Claiming; for four-year-olds and upward; purse, $1,090.59. Six and a half |
furlongs. Post 3:41; off 3:43. Start good; won driving; place tame.
?h. g.. 5, by Sim-li-i.lgi-- -Olinotto. Owner and trainer, K. I.im._
Index,
Time, 1:22. Winner,
stnit?r.
ekcy.
US
41% 4
? ? 5 >
il ;-'.'.i
71 71
:;'i u<3
Shi ^
8 ?
4%
Ihi
G Mi
3H
8
53 Piopaganda
59 Ml.lian . ?.i ? "
433 Resist . 10.1 2
59a Jean P.ullwit_ 113 H I
.-.i-'1 Cbcrublno . Uli * 9
:;oa Hack Hay. 113
4>: Toadstool . 118 1 Q
30 tmvulate . 107 S 3
17_B,tlaros a . 116 '?' -'
Propaganda, outrun in tho early jwi. came around tlie fluid on the turn, closed with a rush ami
1 going away. Mldlan raced ?Rack Bjy into submission, but hung In closing strides. Resist, off
low, made, up ground rapidly, finishing fasteat at the end. Jean Bullant quit. Rick Ray shewed
arly sjiecd, but tired.
FOURTH RACK?Claiming; for three-year-olds; ptlrae, $1,090.59. Fivo and a half furlongs.
Post 4:16; off 4:19. Start good ; won driving; place same. Time, 1:08 2-5. Winner, hr. c, by
elt?Clara ?tkln. (hvner, J. B. Dunn. Trainer, M. Lipps.
Collins ..
Johnson ..
'Gregory ..
McCrann
Rodriguez
llaMn ....
Bell .
lluntainer
Hutwell .
Straight._Place._Sljow.
0 $9.50 i
0 5.60 i
.$43.70
ton
n
Indes. Startor.
Wt. P. F
22? Celtio Ras? . 10!? 4
58 ' onto Boveo ... 107 2
233 'IV* Or . 104
51? cii .aller . 11! "
51 Mcriling Face ... IM 3
58 Mary Head . ?07 :>
32 Machine Gunner.. 110 6
- - Jacques . 109 1
23 Sir .Worthier .... 107 8
St.
Yt M
Mi
Jockey.
i;1
5h 8 >
2'i 2 ?
3"i 4'
H' Allen
2H.
3''
4?
Straight.
$6.00
HOB
2hi 0>
9
Harrison .
Johnson
Rlchcreek
Rabin ...
Myers ...
? 'orey ...
McCrann
$4.30
>: SO
Show.
"$3.00 j
3.80
Celtic Raa* broke slow, was In clow quarters during the earjy part, closed very fait in too stretch
intl was up to win in the last stride. George Bore.? displayed good iipeed and held on with rare I
raroeness. Tout Or bad plenty of speed In tho early part. Chevalier, pinched back, was never able to
{et going. Morning Faoo showed good speed.
7- FIFTH RACK?Claiming; for three-yoar-old9 and upward; purse. $1.209.59. One mile and ist- ]
*" ettty yards. Post 4:52; off 4:53. Start good; won driving:, place same. Time. 1:48 2-5.
Winner, b. h.. 6, by ?l?mbala?L'Alouette. Owner and trainer. C. Morton.
Index. Starter.
Wt P.P.
hi
Fin.
Jockey.
Straight. Place. Show.
538 Woodshniih . 113
58 - Manoevre. 116
19 Roisterer . 107
34 Court Fool . 110
7 George Duncan... 10S
S4 Antoinette . Ill)
21 Miss Filler . 109
?
7 7 63 D/3 Jtodriguez .$10.10 $3.30
?I? l'a J'? 2? Butwetl . -? 2.S0
1% 3\4 3H !!'-4 ?Allen . -?
4 ' ("orey . -' ?
r,'? Rabin . -
C?4 Hrooko . - ??
7 M ver? . - -
$2.80 I
2.40
3\4
4'
WoodthruMi, nadly outrun In the first ?lx fur longs, unwed up with a rush on the outside, closed'
toutly under urging and won going away. Manoe vro had no excuse. He was off well and assume-,' ;
the lead, but tired in the last sixteenth. Roh-terer was taken hack at the far turn, but Wosed rast..
Court Fool moved up threateningly around the turn, but failed away. Miss Fill?"? ihowed eariy
speed.
"Tfi SIXTH RACK?Claiming: for four-year old s and upward; purse. $1.209."?. Oniy mile and a
*W hixtrtiith. 1'ost 3.25; off 5:26. Start good; won easily: place'Same. Time, .1:30 2-5. Win?
ter ch. m? 8, by Box?Dinah Shad. Owner. W. F. Strauss. Trainer. C. S. Wilson. _
lime
Starter.
Wt. 1?. P
st.
H
1
Fin. Jockey.
Straight. Place. Show.
$3?50
3.S0
4.40
53
(46)
63
63
59
49
63
Oaklawii Belle ..107
Jlttahe . 116
Anna Gallup _ 97
Bar One . 107
Medusa . 107
Olive James . 99
Solid Rock . 113
Maize . 102
1V4 1
ihi 11
4> 3l? 2=
61 6' 6?
5? 51 6>
21 2'% Vf,
SH 4l S'.i
8 8 8
?7H 7? 71
i'once ...
Butwell .
3?4 Schwartz
Gregory .
McCrann.
Harrison
Morris ..,
Babin ...
.$10.60 $5.40
.-? 6.20
A?
Oaklawn Belle, under restraint to the ?tretoli, drew away easly. Ettahe made a cune effort, but
vas not good enough. Anna Gallup stumbled at the start, but moved up steadily and finished out
cry strong. Medusa quit badly after following the pace to the stretch.
T7 SEVENTH RACK?Claiming; for four-year-olds and upward: purs*. $1,230.59. One mRe and a
six ??nth. Post 5:38: off 6:00. Start good; won easily; place driving. Time. 1:02. Winner,
7. 1... Tv ll-iTinann? Miss ('. Owner. II. Field. Trainer, r. Hawk,
~ wt! i'j" st. M ?i "
4 i
Startet
[niieX;_
49 Aztec. 'or
49-" Sunduria ... _ 100
5 1 Paul Connelly .. M 2
03 Sentlmoiitai ..... 108
i56> Alma B. 10?
42' Betsy . 108
56 Iiidiieuco . 107
63 Goldcrest Boy.'12
Fin. Jockey.
Straight Place. Show.
6
Gregory .,
Rabin .. ,
Rlclic reels
AIIhi _
Huntam?tr
Brooke ...
HoUoway
Johnson ..
.$20.40 Ji.60
, - 6 t<
$.Vti'l
4.40
Aztec went around the field on the turn and won drawing clear. Sur.duria. pinched off at the
?tart, came steutiy in the laat furlong. Paul Ocrtlly had pleuty of ?pe*i, but tired. HenUm?ital
ia>: a bad race. Alma B. stumbled at the start.
Schooner America,
Pioneer Cup Yacht,
Is Offered to V. S.
?OSTON, April li.?The yacht
-?-* America, which, by capturing
the Royal Squadron Yacht Club
trophy in a race around- the Isle of
Wight in 1851, founded the interna?
tional races for the cup that has
since borne its name, is to be offered
to Ihe government for preservation
at Annapolis. The old schooner now
lies stripped of all fittings at a
shipyard here.
C. H. W. Foster, who bought her
recently to save her from the junk
pile, announced to-day that he had
offered the schooner to the Eastern
Yacht Club on the condition that
the latter present it to the govern?
ment. The club to-day sent a repre?
sentative to Washington to make
the proposal.
Should the America go to Ann?
apolis she will be returning to
familiar waters, as she was berthed
there and sailed from there by naval
crews in the '70s. She was sailed as
a privateer during the Civil War
and sunk by the Confederates in St.
John's River, Florida. The crew of
the United States steamship Ottawa
raised the former yacht.
The America served as a training
ship at the Naval Academy until she
was Bold to General Ben Butler in
1873. She was last under sail in
1901.
I-,-1_?
Major Stevenson
Pilots Madelle
To Easy Victory
Remount Purse Is Feature
of Poor Card at Bowie;
Mabel A. Lands Opener
BALTIMORE, April 14.?Although
the card offered at Bowie this after- ;
noon was anything but attractive a !
good crowd turned out to witness the j
sport. While the caliber of horses was j
below the ordinary the fields were well !
matched. The feature of the program !
was the American Remount Purse for j
four-year-olds and upward, over the '.
seven-furlong route. The starters in j
this event were ridden by army i
officers and resulted in an easy victory '
for Major Stevenson's eleven-year-old j
mare, Madelle.
Major Stevenson rode a well-judged j
race, saving his mount until turninp j
for home, where he went to the front I
and won by three, lengths. Courteous, !
ridden by Lieutenant McCrerry, made j
the early running and finished second.
three lengths in front of Le Gordon,
with Captain Walsh in the saddle.
Mabel A. broke running in the opei.- !
ing race and ran her field dizzy all the
way, going under the wire three j
lengths in front 'of Desperation. The [
latter beat Kitty Warmer five lengths
for the place. Propaganda, which was !
better than 20 to 1 in the betting, cap- ?
tured the second event in a hard- I
fought finish from the well-touted i
Midian. A $2 ticket on the winner
brought $45.70.
,-,??-,?
Dwyer and Baird Draw
Irish Jimmy Dwyer held Lieutenant
Earl Baird to a draw in the iifteen
round star bout at the Brighton Beach
Sporting Club last night. Dwyer
started with a rush that worried Baird,
but the latter's experience told in the
long run. Dwyer weighed 128 and
Baird 126. Jimmy Mooney defeated |
Jack Saunders in the ten-round semi- I
final. Willie Cappy got the decision |
over Bobby Connolly in six rounds, and j
G?orgie Reed outpointed Johnny Fox j
in the other preliminary.
.-.
Murray Beats Mike Dundee
Jack Murray was awarded the judges' !
decision over Mike Dundee after twelve j
rounds of rough fighting last night at ?.
the National Sporting Club, Brooklyn. ?
A capacity crowd saw the lightweights i
in action and applauded the verdict. !
The semi-final between Tony Marto and
King Thomas halted in the sixth round,
vhen the referee threw both men out o? ;
the ring an?! declared "no contest."
-. o ? ?
Former Pitt Star to Coach
MEADVILLE, Pa., April 14.?Herb
McCracken, former star of the Uni?
versity of Pittsburgh football team,
;o-day was named gridiron coach at
Allegheny College here.
? ?
Bowie Entries
?"IRST RACE?Claiming; three-year-olds
and upward; eix and ?i half furlongs.
3 Propaganda .118I5S 'Van Sylvia _10S
1 Onlco .108 43? ?Resist .104
8 Oeo. Rovoe .102 45 *E. Sbrere . SO
0 I,ady Granito ... 95'
ECOND RACE?-Claiming; three-year-olds
and upward; six and a half furlongs.
2? lSurllngauio .108I301 ?Hack Hay .113
0 Enos _.108 50? Double Ban .103
9 Mandalay .108 58a 'Amackasiln _103
3 Toadstool .108)41 'Thistle ?usen... 98
"HIRD RACE?Three-year-olds and up?
ward; claiming; one and a sixteenth
miles.
2? Speedster .110'G? 'Nebraska .10."
0 Tom Brooks .110 70 'Hackamore ....105
I? Almlno ....110 70* 'Orenzo .100
9 'Aztec. .lOSi
OT'RTir RACK?Consolation Handicap;
three-year-olds and upward; seven fur
longs.
)? King's CbaA*lon.?22|60 Wood' Violet .. .IOC
1 Shoal .107? 'Tingling .loa
; Ituaquol .107; o Antilles .102
'IPTH RACE?Claiming^ threo-year-olds
and upward; one mile.
!7 Holster .114160 Panaroan .J02
'?1 S'.hit do V'n.Ill 33? ?l-varpolotle .190
;i) 'Tantalus .l?Vtfia 'Pu.'ieiopo.;>3
? Shillelagh II._lOSl
IXTH RACE?(..'laiining: four-year-olds
and upward; one mile and seventy yards.
55 Sumiller Sigh_1141 52? Sam Kelly.... .308 :
72) Jock Scot .114 52 Ballybell .108 I (
(4) Zouave .118 52 *Ktta!m .103 1
.- Vlanoevre .113] (t>?>> ?Keiiah. u*
53) Tan 11 .11
?EVESNTH RACE?Three-year-old? and i i
upward; claiming; one and a sixteenth : 3
miles.
2 Kpearlen? .T16H93 'Sundurla .loft ! r
? legacy .110 7" 'Warlllio .loo \
!)* l?cn lianipson ...110 ?3* 'Toreador . So |
; Attorney . ill i
Throckmorton
Nearly Scores
Over Kumagae
Jap Close to Defeat in
Three-Set Match; John?
son Also Reaches Final
By Fred Hawthorne
PINEHURST, N. C, April 14.?Mrs,
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, national
champion on turf courts, and Miss"
Marion Zinderstein, national clay court
and present North and South title
holder, will meet on Saturday on the
championship clay courts of the P.:
hurst Country Club for the honors now
held by Miss Zinderstein. This was
assured to-day by Mrs. Mallory'? vic?
tory in tho semi-final round of the
annual lawn tennis tourney over Miss
Edith Sigourney, of Boston, by a score
of 6?3, 8?6, and by Miss Zinder
stein's win over Miss Anne B. Town
send, of Philadelphia, at 6?1, 6?2.
In the men's singles the two who?
will struggle for the title now held by
WiHiam T. Tilden 2d. of Philadelphia,
will be Ichiya Kumagae, of Japan, and
Wallace F. Johnson, of Philadelphia.
To-dav Kumagae conquered Harold'
Throckmorton at 2?6, 0 ?, 7?5, after
a close and bitterly fbught match, and
Johnson, cool master of the chon
stroke, stopped the hard-hitting S.
Arnold Voshcll's rush at ? 7, ? - 2,
6?0.
Miss Zinderstein and Miss Sigourncy
reached the linal round of the women's
doubles by defeating- Mrs. Mallory
and Mrs. Fullerton Weaver at 6?1.
6?4. The other bracket was fillediby
another Boston pair. Mrs. Frank H.
Godfrey and Mrs. Benjamin E. Cole.
Rain Prevents Matches
Miss Zinderstein and Miss Sigourney
started the championship match late
in the afternoon against Mrs. Godfrey
and Mrs. Cole, but lost the opening
set, and rain caused a postponement of
the rest of the match until to-morrow
Two teams entered the final round
of the men's doubles, namely, Kumagae
and BeaLs Wright and R. B. Bidwell
and Jo.siah Wheelwright. All second
round matches in the mixed doubles
were also halted by rain.
It was Throckmorton who furnished
the big surprise in the morning. After
Kumagae bad taken the first two games
Throckmorton began a strong attack
that carried everything before it, un?
til he had taken the set at 6?2. Dur?
ing this session the New Jersey cham?
pion not only held complete command
at the net, but his forehand driven
had so much pace, and he got such
sharp angles on his returns, that littl*
Kumagae never had the chance to set?
tle into his game.
At the start of the second set Kama
pae was alive to the danger that lay ir
Throckmorton's slam-bang style o.
play. The Japanese was putting more
pace on his own shots and also hel<
better control -over the ball, so tha
Throckmorton found himself bein?
passed cleanly as he rushed the net
"Throck" Scores Rapidly
But just when Ichiya seemed to hav
everything going smoothly Throjkmor
ton steadied down from a temporar
flurry of wild stroking and began t
reel off the points swiftly. This voile;
ing was sensational and the high bo'in
of Kumagae's ball appeared to suit hii
exactly, for he fairly laced forehan
drives back into his rival's court. Con
ing from behind at 0??, Throckmcrto
?hew level at 3-all
This time Kumagae knew that to la
would be fatal, and so he fought poir
for point, both he and Throckmorto
speeding up. They split even on th
next two games to bring the score t
4?all. It was at this critical stau
that the tide of battle first began x
turn in Kumagae's favor.
The Japanese star won the pint
game on his own service, and the
broke through in the tenth to win tii
set and square the match. The la;
point here was a marvelous get h
Kumagae of a short trap shot ju:
over the net by Throckmorton.
In the final set Kumagae went int
the lead at 2?0 before Throckmorto
came into a new lease of supervollej
ing and driving and squared the mate!
Ihe games alternated on service aft?
that until 5?4, and then Throckmorto
.vade two costly double faults, the lai
jne for the game point, making
i?all.
The New Jersey champion had foug!
:o the very gates of victory, only 1
>0 turned back at the end. A reinar]
?ble return of another of Throckmo
en's trap shots by Kumagae, wl
?cored the ace, when everybody 6gur<
rnrockmorton had the point won, shot,
lie latter's confidence badly and w;
hiectly responsible for his doub
'nulting.
Throckmorton held the service i
5?6, but again he made two doub
aults, the last time on the match poir
riving Kumagae the set at 7? 5 and tl
natch.
The women's sincrles did not produ
?nything spectacular. The hiph win
hat swept over the courts all day ma
t hazardous to "stroke" the ball. M
Hallory rarely abandoned her base li
:ame in the match with Miss Si
lurney.
Tlie summaries:
Men's North and South champions!
inglt-? (semi-Anal round)?Ichiya Kurn
ae defeated Harold A. Throckmortc
?>',. ti?? 4. 7? j : Walla'-o A. Johnson C
fat i'.) .-;. Howard Voshell, 5?7. 6?2, 8
Women's Norrh and fcouth champion?)
Ingles (seml-Ilnal round)?Mrs. Prank
itaiiory defeated Miss Edith Blgourn
... 5- 6; Miss Marion Zinderstein defe
il Miss Anc^ B. Townsend, t>?1, 0?2.
Women's <hampl<jnnhip doubles <ser
inal round)?Miss Zinderstein and M
igourney defeated Mrs. Mallory and M
'ullerton Weaver, <'--4. 6?4; Mra. Fra
I. Godfrey arid Mrs? Benjamin Cole i
eated Mrs. M. D. ?[raffia and .Mrs. B.
iul'1". f.?0, 6?4.
Men's championship doubles (seml-fl
ouuilr?Ichiya Kumagae and Beats
('right defeated Wallace Johnson s
[arold A. Throckmorton, 4?6, ?
taymond li. Bidwell and .1. W. \\h<
'right defeated 8. Howard Voshell and
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