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65 M. A. Golfers Aim at U. S. Crown: “Mac Smiths "of Women ’s Clan Try Again
TAKE SECTIONAL
TEST ONTUESDAY
Indian Spring Course Made
as Tough as Possible
for Amateurs.
BY WALTER R. McCALLLM.
PLAYING over a course in the
pink of condition, stretched
out to its maximum length for
one of the most important
tournaments ever played at Indian
Spring, 65 aspirants for the national
amateur crown, now worn by W. Law
son Little, the California larruper,
will scrap it out Tuesday for 11 places
in the simon pure title tilt at Cleve
land next month.
The cream of the amateurs of the
Middle Atlantic sector will gather at
Indian Spring on Tuesday to play a
longer golf course and a tougher
course than Indian Spring ever has
been, even in wet weather. Elaborate
preparations have been made by the
dub and by the Golf Committee,
headed by Tom Belshe, for this tour
nament to weed out the best golfers
in this area for the national tourney.
Stretched out to a length of around
6.800 yards, with heavy rough bor
dering all the fairways, Indian Spring
shapes up as one of the finer tests of
golf for any amateur sectional test.
Rough Is Tough.
VyiTH this affair in mind the Golf
'' Committee months ago issued
orders to let the rough grow tall and
unchecked. The result has been that
the forthcoming sectional tourney will
put a premium on long and straight
driving that seldom has been equaled
around Washington.
In the past some golfers have re
ferred to Indian Spring as a course
where you coiild park a tee shot
almost anywhere and still get home
with an iron second. That statement
no longer is true, if it ever was true,
for those gents who find the heavy
fringe of rough bordering most of
the fairways of the Four Comers
course will do well to play out for the
fairway and abandon all thought of
sticking an iron shot up near the
green.
Last Four Holes Tough.
ti ERE is the way the course will play
for the sectional test on Tues
day:
No. 1, 410 yards, par 4: No. 2. 415
yards, par 4; No. 3. 410 yards, par 4:
No. 4, 360 yards, par 4; No. 5, 440
yards, par 4; No. 6. 165 yards, par 3;
No. 7, 475 yards, par 5; No. 8. 390
yards, par 4; No. 9, 240 yards, par 3.
Par out—35. Yardage out—3,405.
No. 10. 410 yards, par 4: No. 11, 385
yards, par 4; No. 12, 435 yards, par
4; No. 13, 360 yards, par 4; No. 14.
210 yards, par 3: No. 15, 485 yards,
par 5; No. 16, 530 yards, par 5; No.
17. 210 yards, par 3; No. 18, 440 yards,
par 4. Par—In, 36. Yardage—In,
3,425. Total par, 71. Total yardage,
6,830.
Those four finishing holes at Indian
Spring, where the big pressure will
come on the boys as they battle down
the stretch late Tuesday afternoon,
are among the better shotmaking
tests to be found anywhere. A fellow
can come to the fifteenth needing four
pars in for a respectable score and
boot his card sky high on those last
four holes. Mere slugging won't get
anywhere on the lengthy fifteenth
and sixteenth; the ball must be kept
straight, for on those holes lies the
greatest concentration of heavy rough,
as it should be on the long holes. But
the man who can pound out two
lengthy wooden-club shots and keep
them straight will find his reward in
possible birdies on these two holes.
Houghton Stiffens Test.
'T'HE eighteenth, one of the finer
finishing holes anywhere in this
sector, will yield its par only to the
man who propels a tee shot straight]
down the alley and follows with a
pin-splitting iron. It is one hole
where even the best of them may come
to grief, even though it apparently lies
wide open. Indian Spring shapes up
as one of the better tests of the game
for this forthcoming sectional jam
boree, and it looks as if scores as high
as 155 may find their makers within
the qualifying circle.
Predictions as to the leading score
range from the 144 guests of Roger
Peacock and George Diflenbaugh to
the 147 guess of A1 Houghton, the guy
who is responsible for making the
course so tough. But the records of
past qualification rounds show that
when the boys get geared up for ac
tion they can cling fairly close to par.
The gold medal which goes to the
leader was won last year by Gene
Vinson of Manor, with a score of 147
for the Five Farms course. But Five
Farms is a little trickier and a shade
tougher than Indian Spring. Prob
ably a score around 145 will grab the
bauble.
WINS FOUR TENNIS
TITLES IN ONE DAY
Ed Weller Puts on a Whirlwind
Show in Kansas Open Event.
Captures Every Set.
By the Associated Press.
INDEPENDENCE, Kans., August 17.
—Rangy Ed Weller ol Austin, Tex.,
atroked his way to four titles today
in the most amazing finish the Kansas
open tennis tournament ever has seen.
He did not lose a set throughout the
toumey.
Weller won both the men’s and
junior singles titles against the bril
liant Oklahoma City junior, Don Mc
Neill, 6—2, 6—3, 6—2. Each had won
his way through both divisions.
The Texan then returned to the
court with Lindsey Franklin of
Topeka, 1934 men’s singles titlist, and
the two won the men’s doubles crown
over Clyde Bailie, Pittsburg, and Ray
McSpadden, Tahlequah, Okla., 6—3,
6—1, 6—0.
In the junior doubles final, Weller
paired with Bob McGinnis of Austin
to defeat Ed Linsey and George Counts
of Oklahoma City, 6—3, 6—4.
WILLIS IS TENNIS LOSER
3). C. Lad Bows to Madden in
Western Maryland Final.
OAKLAND, Md., August 17 (/P).—
Bobble Madden, 18-year-old Pitts
burgh star, carried off the men’s
singles in the annual Western Mary
land tenis tournament at Mountain
Lake Park today.
Madden defeated Dick WiUis of
Washington in three sets, 6—3, 6—2,
6—2. ^
—
TUI TEE
by W. R..MSCAU.UM
rr^WO well-balanced golf teams
I will face each other across the
I first tee at Beaver Dam this
X afternoon when Kenwood’s
doughty linksmen will try to plaster
on the Beaver Dam team their first
defeat in three matches. Beaver Dam
has won a brace of contests from
Manor and Hermitage of Richmond
and is seeking its third straight win
today.
Here is the way the teams will
line up:
Beaver Dam—Cliff Spencer (pro.)
and Eddie Bean; Martin McCarthy
and P. Cary ; John R. Miller and Max
Taylor; Forrest Thompson and Jesse
Gus Salehs; Reid Digges and Jack
Nichols; Jack Jester and. M. Karaki:
H. N. Henry and A. B. Mills; Ed Ol
sen and Numa Montet; L. C. Ash
craft and H. H. Harrison; K. Oka
zaki and E. Russell: W. M. Flack and
Lloyd Carey; Noah Pomeroy and
; Dewey Zirkin: Tom Moody and
j Frank Gatewood; J. E. Hutchinson,
! jr., and M. N. Parks; H. J. Miller and
j T. Schultz; Lee Perley and J. S. Sur
I rock; H. Helsing and Fletcher Hen
derson; T. R. Howse and R. E. Hotze.
l-JE has a complete set of steel
shafted clubs, with all the latest
! wrinkles in golf equipment, but when
LAWSON LITTLE.
American and British amateur champ, shows Wiffy Cor (left)
and Marvin McIntyre (right t how he knocks the ball into the cup.
Baggett; J. Balestrl and J. Gipe: E.
Johnson and Dave Morris; H. Bailey
and J. Palmer; W. J. La Bille and D.
N. Pratt; N. J. Wilson and E. E.
Bailey; Matthew Rettew and W. Blon
Moore; Ray Fleming and Dr. R. Mc
Cullough; L. L. Menne and R. Simm:
Glenn Strong and D. E. Mattlson; R.
M. Brown and C. E. Purdy; Karl Hale
and W. T. Henderson; D. R. Hutchi
son and J. F. Hoover; E. Sheehy and
Asa Snyder; G. F. Stringer and Ed
Heimer.
Kenwood—WifTy Cox (pro! and
Russ Hollebaugh; Maury Fitzgerald
and Bernie Dennell: M. Noma and
Henderson Dunn; Ted Rutley and
Wiffy Cox really has a tough chip
shot or short pitch to play, he drags
out of his capacious golf bag an old
wooden-shafted. goose-necked weapon
that he has had, off and on, for a
dozen years.
Off and on. literally, tor several
years ago Wiffy left the club in a
California golf shop and a couple of
years later he found it in the same
golf shop and restored it to his bag.
Old and battered and rustv it has
the loft of about a No. 7 iron, ar.d
really is a spade mashie. Wiff likes
it better than any of the new clubs
in his bag when he has a chip or a
pitch to make.
HUFTY IS BEATEN
Caldwell Gets Leg on New
Trophy by 2-and-l Win
at Cooperstown.
By the Associated Press.
COOPERSTOWN. N. Y., August
17.—Ernest Caldwell, Mary
land State golf champion, de
feated Page Hufty of Wash
ington. D. C., 2 and 1, today to win
the fifteenth annual invitation golf
tournament of the Cooperstown Coun
try Club.
Neither of the finalists was able
to equal par going out or returning.
Each turned in a 39 for the first
nine, or 7 over par. while Caldwell
came back eight holes with a 33, 1
over par. and Hufty had a 34.
Caldwell also won the first leg on
a new competition cup to be known
as the O-Te-Sa-Ga. final possession
to be taken by the top man in three
invitation tournaments.
The cards:
Out
Caldwell....553 444 464—39
Hufty .535 555 353—39
In
Caldwell . 443 536 53x—34
Hufty ..544 345 54x—34
HOLLEBAUGH SETS PACE
Takes Gross Honors With a 72 in
Cox Event at Kenwood.
Rex Hollebaugh took low gross
honors in the Wiffy Cox golf tourna
ment yesterday at Kenwood Country
Club with a 72, while R. C. Herman
annexed low net score with 80—18—62.
Both men will receive medals from
Cox. Kenwood professional.
Forty-eight club swingers qualified
from a field of 70. Three flights of
match play will be contested next
Saturday and Sunday.
Close to 1,000
Take Golf Test
By the Associated Press.
MEW YORK, August 17.—Nearly
a thousand golfers in the
United States seek the crown that
now adorns the brow of Lawson
Little, jr.
The United States Golf Associa
tion has announced a record entry
list of 954 for the national amateur
championship, which will be played
at Cleveland September 9-14.
Nine hundred and three of these
will play 36 holes of medal compe
tition In 26 sectional tests next
Tuesday. Ten already have been
picked from fields totaling 36 in
qualifying competitions in Denver,
Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Under the rules a transfer player
must equal or improve upon the
highest qualifying score in the dis
trict in which he competes.
Little Gets Two
On a Par 5 Hole
By the Associated Press.
(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
August 17. — Lawson Little,
world amateur golf champion,
has added another spectacular hole
to his string.
Tuning up at, the tricky Broad
moor course, he holed cut his sec
ond shot on the par-5 second for
a double eagle. A tremendous
drive permitted him to use an iron
on his second.
Little had a 69 for the round,
one under par.
HORSESHOE LEAGUE
CLOSES THIS WEEK
Henson Is High in Games Won
and in Ringer Percentages.
Meets Moore Today.
/CONTESTS this week will wind up
the Metropolitan Horseshoe Singles
League, probably with Boo Henson of
Arlington, Va., as the champion and
Temple Jarrell, Maryland champion,
as the runner-up. Henson has won
16 and lost 2 games and Jarrell is
second with 15 and 6, trailed by Bill
Moore. District of Columbia champ,
and 'Harry Saunders, who are tied
for third at 11 and 4.
Henson also is tops in ringer per
centages with a .63 pace. Today he
will meet Moore in an exhibition
match on the court of Roy Wilson
at the foot of Port Myer Hill.
The league schedule for this week
follows:
Monday—Kruse vs. Jarrell, at Hy
attsville.
Tuesday—Henry vs. Casey, Henry
vs. Kruse, Henson vs. Kruse, at Falls
Church.
Wednesday—Fleshman vs. Henson.
Saunders vs. Henson. Saunders vs.
Henry, at Falls Church.
Thursday—Kruse vs. Moore, Kruse
vs. Wilson, Saunders vs. Casey, at
Hyattsville.
Following are the results of the
last matches and the standings:
R.
PW. PL. R. DR. SP. Pet
Wilson -_50 39 25 2 74 34
Henry_ 39 60 20 2 74 27
Henry_ 50 49 30 2 84 30
Wilson_ 49 50 20 5 84 35
Wilson_. 50 48 . 30 10 80 38
Henry_ 48 50 31 4 80 38
Summary.
Wilson_ 149 137 84 17 238 35
Henry_ 137 149 81 8 238 34
—
Merryman. 50 48 34 6 70 49
Henry_ 48 50 31 7 70 45
Henry_ 50 33 30 10 08 53
Merryman- 33 50 31 5 08 40
Merryman. 50 40 30 9 62 49
Henry_ 40 50 26 6 62 42
Summary.
Merryman. 133 138 95 20 200 48
Henry_ 138 133 03 23 200 47
Standing.
W. L. W. L
Henson._16 2 Merryman_9 9
Jarrell_15 6 Wilson_7 11
Moore_ 11 4 Kruse_ 3 6
Saunders__ 11 4 Henry_- 3 18
Fleshman_ 12 6 Casey_ O 18
Leading Ringer Averages.
R. DR. SP. Pet.
Henson __ 668 205 1,066 63
Moore _ 627 175 1.022 HI
Jarrell _769 233 1.272 6(1
Fleshman _ 631 166 1,176 54
Saunders __ 463 120 888 62
D. C. Commissioners Will See
Playground Athletes Gallop
COMMISSIONERS ALLEN, HA
ZEN AND SULTAN have
been invited to attend the an
nual city-wide boys' track
and held meet at Central Stadium on
Tuesday at 9:30 o’clock and are ex
pected to witness the more than 2,000
contestants vie for medals and honor.
An Olympic parade will precede the
events and the National Training
School Band will provide music for the
spectators. Virginia Avenue, defend
ing champion, has made strong show
ings in sectional tests, but will be
forced to win out over more than 50
playgrounds before It can cop first
place again.
Unrestricted, unlimited events, In
which nationally known college track
stars will compete, are due to get un
der way at 12:30 o’clock.
At a meeting of the playground di
rectors yesterday, Richard S. Tenny
son. assistant supervisor of play
grounds, named Bryan Morse as start
er and Harry Helme as chief field
judge.
Other officials will be: Judges at
finish, Joe Mitchell, Louis Mitchell,
Abby Clark, Ben Zola, John Coffin
daffer, William Hendrickson; Weigh
ing Committee, Otts Kriemelmeyer,
Tom Brew, William Jobe, Phil Fox,
Ben Goldfadden, Maxwell Dickey and
Everett Cross; timers, John Holbrook,
Nick Pistolas, Henry von Derbrugge;
running high jump judges, Ben
Kail, Frank Carr, Dick Cox, Smoky
Coulter and Herman Riley; run
ning broad jump judges, James
White, Tom Nally, William North
cross and Ben Wilson; marshals, Dun
lap, Harrington, Dufofsky, Moore,
Price, Draper, Pearce, Plotnicki, Pyle,
Slattery, Kelleher, A1 ?4rrell, Tom
Farrell, Dubit, Schriver, Dean, Jacobs
and. Jarrell.
LAM AVENGES
DEFEAT GY LYNCH
Leads Montrose Racketers
to Win Over Monument
in Parks League.
TONY LATONA avenged the de
feat handed him by Hugh
Lynch in the city of Wash
ington tournament two months
ago when he licked the former
Princeton star, 4—6. 6—1, 6—0, yes
terday and led his Montrose team to
a 5-4 decision over the league-leading
Monument netmen in a Capital Parks
League match. Latona later teamed
with Dooly Mitchell to score a vic
tory in doubles play.
Montrose's victory left it 7' i matches
behind Monument, now in nm place,
but Montrose has 21 matches left to
play while Monument has 12. Both
see action today in league competition.
While Monument faces a breather in
Rock Creek, Montrose must face the
formidable Potomac taem, but one
match behind third place.
Standing of Teams.
•V. L W. L
Monument-- 4•: In Rock Creek . _ In llrt
Montrose - :m *!1 Pierce Mill - 19 41
Potomac _ :’!# 2*2
Matches for Today at Potomac Park Court*.
lo a in —Potomac vs. Montrose, Monu
ment vs. Rock Creek.
Ye«terdav'* Result*.
Montrose. 5. Monument. 4.
' Single*.
Latona 'Montrose). defeated Lynch.
4——1. t»—4); Mitchell (Montrose*,
defeated Staubly. H—A. ti—A. Garber
• Montrose), deieated Garnett, ri—*2, ti—1;
McConnell 'Monument), defeated Smith.
t»—.'i ♦*—1; Heiskell 'Montrose), defeated
Alhe Ritzenbern. 6—0, 6—2 Simmons
•Monument;, defeated Niemeyer, o—2,
ti—"2.
Doubles.
Mitchell and Latona 'Montro»e>. defeat
ed L.vni h and McConnell. ti—1. 0—A Sil
va and Garnett (Monument), defeated
Heiskell and ti—‘2. *i—1; 8immon*
and Allie Ritzenbeig 'Monument), defeat
ed Niemyer and Scheele. ti -4 ft—15.
Pierce Mill, 5; Rock Creek 4.
Single*.
Reck (F C V defeated Nate Ritzenberz.
fl—(*. ti *2: Baker 'R. C.defeated L
Sherfy ft 7. ti—1. ti—:i; McCaskey <P
M • defeated R. 8herfy. 4—ti. ti—:t. —1;
Goubeau 'R C >. defeated Yeomans. 7—ft.
ti—*2;.Erana <P M.» defeated Rosinski.
ti—1. *—ti. Spriggs 'P. M *, defeated Coe.
ti—I, ti—A.
Double*.
Deck and Goubeau <R CO, defeat’d
Nate Ritzenberg and Yeomans, ti—*2. t>—1»;
McCa key and L Sherfy 'PM i, defeated
Baker and R Sherfy. ft—7 7—ft. 7—
Springs and Bradley <P. Mi, defeated
Rosinski and Coe. ti—1. 6—*2.
LUTHER RETAINS
OF N GOLF LEAD
Shoots 71 to Top Picard
by One Shot at Halfway
Point at Acacia.
i By the Associated Press.
Acacia country club.
CLEVELAND, August 17 —
Ted Luther of Youngstown,
Ohio, maintained his lead to
day in the $3,500 open golf tourna
ment by a single stroke over Henry
Picard of Hershey. Pa.
Luther scored 35 and 36 for a 71,
| two under par, bringing his 36-hole
total to 139.
Picard shot a sensational 67. six
strokes under par. which gave him a
total of 140. Rickard was out in 33
and back in 34.
The Pennsylvanian three-putted
. one short hole and missed a short
: putt on the ninth for a birdie.
Babe Ruth Shoots 88.
\17lLSON CRAIN of Massillon, Ohio,
duplicated Picard’s brilliant round
I of 67 which, with his 74 of yesterday,
gave him a 141 total. Ed Dudley of
Philadelphia tied Crain by shooting a
I 70 in the second round for a 141.
Denny Shute of Chicago, who had
| a 69 today; Clarence Clark of Bloom
field. N. J., and Terel Johnson of
Decatur, 111., both of whom had 71's
each today, were tied at 142. Jake
Fassezke, Michigan open champion,
who had a 69 in the first round,
slumped to a 74 today. Tied with him
at 143 was Billy Burke of Cleveland
Country Club.
Babe Ruth turned in an 88. Acacia’s
| sloping and knobby greens apparently
had him in a dilemma.
MIDGETS SEEK FOES.
Crimson Midgets are seeking action
with teams In their class. Call Poto
mac 2321.
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CHASE U. S. TITLE
May Be Making Final Big
Drive for Honors Long
Just Beyond Reach.
BY PAUL MICKELSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
Chicago, August n—opal
and Maureen, the McDonald
Smiths of woman's golf, are
going to try again.
At Interlachen. the same trap
infested course where Bobby Jones
scored the third trick of his unfor
gettable grand slam five years ago,
Mrs. Opal Hill of Kansas City and
Mrs. Maureen Orcutt Crews of Coral
Gables. Fla., will make what may be
their Anal serious bids for the woman's
national golf championftiip next week.
The golfing careers of the two
feminine stars and the veteran
Carnoustie Scott are strikingly parallel.
For years and years. Mac has been
coming close to his greatest ambition,
the national open championship. For
a decade—or more—Mrs. Hill and
Mrs. Crews have been close, only to
be denied fulfillment of their dreams
by a missed putt or two. Like a vic
tory for Mac Smith, a. triumph for
either Mrs. Hill or Mrs. Crews would
be one of the most popular in the
history of golf.
Glenna Again Serious.
DOTH women have won almost every
thing they’ve tried for except the
national and both have a sound
enough game, together with undaunted
courage, to achieve their ambition. Of
the two. Maureen has come the clos
est, losing in the finals in 1927 to
Mrs. M. B. Horn at Cherry Valley.
Long Island, 5 and 4, in a distinct
upset. Mrs. Hill's march always has
been stopped late and usually by the
ultimate champion. Thi° year, botn
will enter the week's fight, better
rested and better equipped than be- j
fore.
Looming as the biggest obstacle In
the path of the two will be a familiar
figure, however, in Glenna Collett
Vare of Philadelphia, five times win
ner of the title. In the absence of
Virgina Van Wie of Chicago, who re
linquished her title without firing a
shot, Mrs. Vare stands out as the
one to beat if Opal, Maureen, or anv
of the ho6t of rising youngsters from
all sections of the Nation do march
i into the throne room. Mrs. Vare
hasn’t taken competitive golf seriously
since her marriage and motherhood,
but will be back with all her shots in
working order this time.
Of the younger stars. Marion Milev
of Lexington. Ky.. trans-Mississipoi
and Western champion, is the stand
out although she has played a lot
of tournament golf lately and may
be tuned a little too fine for such a
strenuous week. Lucile Robinson of
Des Moines, conqueror of Miss Van
Wie in the Western championship
two years ago. has been in a slump i
but rates to be a serious contender. '
Other Stars Rated.
AT ING the stars Is a dangerous
occupation, but here are some of
the outstanding ones, in addition to '
those already mentioned:
Dorothy Traung of San Francisco,
a husky who was defeated 3 and 2
I In the finals last year as Miss Van
Wie won her third consecutive title;
Charlotte Glutting of West Orange,
N. J., conqueror of Enid Wilson of
England in 1933 and a golfer capable
; of some of the "hottest" golf in the
game: Ada McKenzie of Canada, a
star who threatens to show her
Canadian form sooner or later in this
show; Patty Berg, the young Minne
apolis girl who Mrs. Hill rates as
one of the surest coming stars; Mrs.
i Marion Turpie Lake of New Orleans,
former Southern champion; Mary K.
j Browne of Cleveland, former National,
j tennis champion and defeated finalist
i in 1924; Jean Bauer of Providence.
1 R. I., Miami Biltmore champion;
Peggy Wattles, Buffalo; Mrs. June
Beebe Atwood. Chicago, Western
finalist; and Mrs. Leon Solomon of
! Kansas City. Ninety-four in all will
I shoot for the title.
Women's par at Interlachen Is
38—40—78, and the course stretches
1 over 6.345 yards from the front tees.
It is well trapped and dotted with
enough water hazards to make golf
interesting. Jones won the National
Open over the same layout from the
j back tees—6.672 yards, with succes
] sive rounds of 71—73—68—75—287,
i completing his grand slam by win
| ning the National Amateur.
Frank Fleshman, 60, Triumphs
In County Horseshoe Tourney
RANK FLESHMAN. 60-year-old
citizen of Rogers Heights,
demonstrated he takes no
stock in the theory that youth
will be served when he knocked off
21-year-old Jimmy Whalin. University
of Maryland champion, to win the
first annual Prince Georges County
horseshoe championship on the Bart
lett courts at Brentwood. The scores
were 50—22, 40—50, 50—46 and
50—27.
The tourney was conducted by the
Hyattsville Independent, weekly news
paper.
Fleshman, an ice dealer, was as
cool in the pinches as the product he
sells.
In the third game, with Whalin in
front, 44—23. Fleshman hurled a flock
of ringers to win. Whalin battled
gamely in the early stages of the
fourth tilt, but the veteran got hot
in the closing innings, flipping 10 ring
ers in 18 shoes to take the game and
the title.
Fleshman is the father of Lee Flesh
man, former Maryland champion. He
long has been an enthusiasitc devotee
of the sport, but never before had
won an important tourney.
Fleshman and Whalin were the
survivors of a starting field of 37.
Clayton (Boo) Henson, 1935 runner
up in The Star’s metropolitan tour
ney, scored over a brilliant field in
the invitation sweepstakes that fol
lowed the Prince Georges event. He
vanquished Bill Moore. Washington
titlist, in the final. The score was
50—34, 29—50, 50—33. Henson aver
aged 64 per cent ringers. Moore’s
ringer average was 60 per cent. In
the final game Henson pitched 30
ringers out of 40 shoes while Moore
flipped 31 out of 40. All this fine
tossing, though, was done in the late
stages and Henson was leading by
35—14 when the heavy counting
started.
Henson defeated Joe Merryman of
Bladensburg, 50—27, in the semifinal.
Earlier he downed Whalin, 50—20. In
other matches In the ’stakes Moore
defeated Woody Wilson also of Wash
ington. 50—8; Moore downed Lee
Fleshman, 50—15; Fleshman defeated
Temple Jarrell, Maryland champ,
50—46, and Merryman defeated Frank
Fleshman, 50—2.
Following the competition Mayor
William N. Mahaffey of Brentwood,
honorary chairman of the tourney
committee, presented prizes offered by
the Hyattsville Independent. Temple
Jarrell was in active charge of the
affair.
D. C. MEN MAY FACE RUTH
BALTIMORE, Md., August 17.—
It is expected District of Columbia
and Maryland golfers will be up
against the competition of Babe Ruth
in the Maryland open golf tourna
ment to be staged here September 13,
14 and 15.
Mayor Howard W. Jackson tele
graphed an invitation today to the
Babe at Cleveland.
Ruth replied he would accept the
mayor’s invitation if it does not con
flict with promises previously made,
the dates of which he will not know
until his return to New York.
SASSE GETS TRAINER.
STATE COLLEGE, Miss., August
17 CP).—MaJ. Ralph Sasse, head
coach, today announced completion
of the State College foot ball coach
ing staff, the latest addition being
Dr. H. W. Wendler, team physician,
who will report August 25.
DOES WELL AT CRICKET.
LONDON, August 17 OP).—Fight
ing doggedly against keen bowling
and fielding. South Africa had scored
297 runs for six wickets today when
play closed for the day in the fifth
and final cricket test match against
England.
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Bid Again for Elusive Title
MRS. OPAL HILL.
MRS. MAUREEN ORCUTT CREWS.
Two of greatest woman golfers In America, but who never have
gained the national championship, may be making their last try in the
tourney that starts at the Interlachen Club at Minneapolis August 26.
THAT long line of automobiles
you’re liable to see parked in
the vicinity of 2435 Massachu
setts avenue this afternoon
should indicate the public's interest in
seeing the "winnah and a new chant- 1
peen” crowned on the Embassy courts
sometime around 5 o'clock.
Yes, Dan Suttenfield's tournament
for the boys who never had a chance
comes to an end today, and of the five
entrants who were left in the quarter
and semi-final matches yesterday nc‘
one ever has come near winning a
local championship. Look at ’em—
Alan Staubly. Hugh Trigg. Spencer
Howell. Ray Stocklinski and Don Gar
ber—tennis players, tried and true,
but up to now their song's been blue.
They could spot you or me four
games a set and our chances of win
ning one set in a match would be
about as thin as the sheet of paper
you're holding. But stack ’em up
against the city's bigger boys and
they'd last about as long as a Wash- ;
ington pitcher against an all-star
team.
They’ve always given the top-notch
ers plenty of trouble at first, but to
ward the end of the second set they’ve
folded up or broken down and it's
been the same old story of the same
old names winning. But it hasn't
been that way during the past week.
Suttenfield, who looks after his en
trants with something akin to parental
solicitude, has observed with no little
delight that his patrons have battled
as hard the past eight days as if
they'd been fighting for a major cham
pionship. There's a cup awaiting the
winner with the Inscription, ' Cham
pion-Embassy Tournament.” and if
you don’t think that first word means
something to these boys, then you
probably believe Max Baer's coming
back to tha ring merely for the love
of money.
But Suttenfield is not the under
dog's sponsor, exclusively. As soon as
the unranked doubles teams finish
their tournament which opened yes
terday, he's staging an invitation
tournament to which the best 16 play
ers of the District will receive bids.
^fHILE the Embassy singles tourna
ment ends today. Bcbsey Turney
says her chiselers affair would close,
too—if she ever could get her players
to pull down the curtain. Over a
week. now. the entry list of around 30
has been engaged in singles and dou
bles competition and, at last, the end
is in sight.
And unless rain, hurricane or non
appearance of contestants (and the
latter is the most likely) postpone it
further, the tournament's singles semi
final matches will be played tomorrow
with, the finals on Tuesday, while
doubles will be wound up with semi
finals on Tuesday and the champion
ship match Wednesday.
Arthur Simmons, State Depart
ment's nearest approach to the es
sence of unorthodoxy as illustrated by
Representative Hamilton Fish some
two months ago, already is in the
finals and awaits the outcome of a
semi-final match tomorrow. This will
involve Bobby Burns and the winner
of the Kahl Sprigg-Jobnny Hatch
match which is to be finished today.
Sprigg and Hatch started their match
last Thursday, but were forced to quit
after battling two hours, Hatch win
ning the first set, 9—7, and Sprigg
the second, 8—6.
Because Simmons' semi-final oppo
nent, Spencer Howell, was no more
than his equal. Mistress of Ceremonies
Turney had a premonition Simmons
would win. She claims that an un
orthodox player can beat any one not
too far his superior any day in the
week.
Had you noticed that not one girl
is left in the Chiselers’ Tournament?
And we thought they could outchisel
the boys!
Hither and Yon.
ASA GUEST of Rudy Vallee on his
*"*■ radio program last Thursday,
World Champion Fred Perry said that
one of the best recommendations he
had for Donald Budge was that he
“was red-headed and came from Cali
fornia.” Wouldn’t a black-haired
Washingtonian be liable to go any
place, Fred?
When Thomas D. Carson, president
of the Wardman Properties, Inc.,
leaves the hospital, probably tomor
row, the fate of a possible tournament
at Wardman Park Hotel will be closer
to a decision. Otto Glockler, profes
sional at Wardman, hopes to stage an
invitation tournament there next
month, but says the penaisslon of Mr.
*• •»
Carson must be obtained before defi
nite plans can be made.
Army and Navy Clu#s tournament j
opens this week, probably tomorrow,
with Capt. S. K. Robinson. Lieut. Her
bert Thatcher and young Dewitt Ben
nett the likely favorites.
Incidentally, Gene Herman Is plan
ning an invitation women’s tourna
ment to start the Saturday before La
bor Day. the contestants to be limited
to 16. Unless the local girls can de
cide for themselves as to who's to
enter, a few preliminary rounds may
be played on the Virginia courts. Edith
Moore of Montclair. N. J.. who de
feated &Vry Cootes. new District
champion, with the loss of but one
game in two sets last year, looms the j
favorite again.
DV FAILING to last in the Embassy
u Tournament, the Sherfy brothers j
are not upholding the men's angle of
the reputation the courts of the Cen
tral Presbyterian Church always have
held. Before being removed in defer
ence to a new Sunday School Build
ing, Central's courts provided the
starting soil whereupon Joe Dunham
and Peggy Keyser took their first
steps toward District titles which they
later annexed.
Strand Johnsen. who lately had seen
his last name in the public prints
only as the suffix of his son-cham
pion David, proved his own right to
carry the Johnsen name into battle
when he flashed more youthful form
than his position as the father of two
children would seem possible. Strand
has only taken up the game since
coming from Sweden in 1929, and that
was at the behest of Mrs. Johnsen,
who also is a net enthusiast.
And had vivacious Verna Parsons,
member of the local bar and a recent
initiate Into the ways of the General
Accounting Office, entered the Federal
employes’ tournament, we honestly
believe she'd have gotten to the semi
finals. Remember that next year,
Vernal
PERRY DEFEATS SUTTER
Briton Good Enough in Pinches
to Take Close Match.
TORONTO, August 17 <-$>).—Fred
Perry, England's Davis Cup ace and
the world’s No. 1 ranking tennis play
er, turned back Clifford Sutter of
New Orleans in straight sets in an
exhibition match today.
Turning on just enough pressure
at critical points. Perry won. 6—4,
7—5; thrown in for an unscheduled
one-set match against Gilbert Nunns
of Toronto, Perry lost. 6—4. He then
paired with Nunns and took a straight
set beating from Walter Martin. To
ronto, and Sutter, in doubles, S—4,
6—0.
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POLICE, HUB NINES CLASH.
The No. 5 Police Junior Nine will
play the Hub Restaurant at 1 o'clock
today on the West Ellipse.
Allison Regrets
Rush to Tourney
By the Associated Press.
T) ROOKLINE, Mass, August 17.—
^ Wllmer Allison, United States
Davis Cup tennis star, rushed to
day from Harrison, Me., where he
had been visiting, to the Long
wood Cricket Club here, anxious
to be on time for the start of the
national doubles championship
tournament.
A scene of inactivity greeted
him. No tournament matches
were being played, the grandstand
was empty, and only a few infor
mal contests disrupted the quiet.
The tournament committee had
neglected to notify Allison that the
tournament had been postponed
until Monday because of compet
ing play at Newport and elsewhere.
“Oh, I’m s'ck," groaned Allison. (
He and /ohn Van Ryn are
seeded at the top of the 32 pairs
entered.
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Unsung Players Meet for
Massachusetts Avenue
Title and Trophy.
TWO quiet, hitherto unsung ten
nis players will battle for a
championship out on Massa
chusetts avenue this afternoon
and to the victor will go the first
silver loving cup, emblematic of a
tennis title, that he ever has won.
It's a pair of erstwhile collegians—
Alan Staubly, former George Wash
ington racketer, and Don Garber, ex
Duke netman—who will meet in the
final match of the Embassy Tourna
ment at 2 ptnv
According to the seedings, Garber
Justifiably is playing In the final round
as he was ranked No. 2, but Staubly,
seeded No. 6, earned his place in the
championship set-to by earlier In the
week trouncing Laurence Sherfy, who
had been established the pre-tourney
favorite. •
Today it will be the case of a good
little man meeting a good big man,
with anything liable to happen if yes
terday's events can be considered a
criterion. In the semi-finals. Staubly,
the little man, trimmed a big fellow
when he cut down Spencer Howell to
his own size in straight sets by scores
of 8—6, 6—1. At the same time, the
big man, Garber, was foisting sweet
revenge upon the form of little Kay
Stocklinski, who just recently in the
Federal Employes' Tournament had
beaten Garber to the tune of 3 and 1.
Yesterday Garber turned the tables
on "Stocky" by winning, 6—2, 6—4.
Dern Playing Doubles.
rpHE tournament took on a cabinet
hue yesterday when doubles play
began and it was revealed that the
Jimmy Dern. partner of Leonard
Nicholson, jr., is the son of the Secre
tary of War.
Jimmy, who is a senior at George
Washington after completing two
years at Dartmouth, is a tall blond
with curly hair and about 19 years
old. Playing in his first pubUc tour
nament in Washington, young Dern
looked exceptionally good as a dou
bles man. especially when the going
became roughest, and he and Nichol
son were forced to fight before beating
back the team of Herbert and Brooks
by scores of 6—4 and 10—8.
In addition to Nicholson and Dern,
icur other doubles teams advanced to
the second round, the No. 1 combina
tion of Goldsmith and Fowler leading
the way with a 6—0, 8—6 victory over
Edmond and Dowling.
Play will continue today.
Summaries:
_ Single*.
Quarter-final—Howell defeated Trlfi.
n—1. 4—H. fi
Semi-finals—Staubley defeated Howell,
8—tt. fi—l; Garber defeated Stocklinski,
0—3. t<—4.
Double*.
,, Fust round—Nicholson-Dern defeated
Herbert-Brooks. »i—4. 10—8: Wood
Nuner defeated McLean-Kin* 6—3. «—3;
Bent-La timer defeated Edmond-Dowling.
<—5. 0—3: Kendall-Freshman defeated
Gene and Logan Owen*, by default; Gold
smith-Fowler defeated Forsythe-Desch,
6,—0. 8—6.
Today's doubles schedule:
lo a m.—Smith-Heiskell vs. Contreras
Bryan.
4 p m—Lichliter-Pierce vs Strayer
Swift Trigg-Steiwer vs Murdock-Gtbbs
5 p m.—Scheres-8nantt vs Ellis-Ltne
barger; Pierce-Minter vs. StoweU-Counsel
man.
WASHINGTON SHOTS
GOING TO VANDALIA
At Least Four Plan to Attend
Grand American Handicap.
Cook Represents D. C.
AT LEAST four Washingtonians and
probably other member* of the
Washington Gun Club will attend the
grand American handicap, premier
event of trapshooting, which will be
held at Vandalia, Ohio, August 19-23.
It is at this annual event that State
champions, including the District of ,
Columbia champ, are matched in a
200-target competition to determine
the “champion of champions.”
By winning the District title. Parker
Cook, president of the Washington
Gun Club, will represent this city.
Cook gained his place by virtue of a
score of 194 out of 200. In case of
the inability of Cook to attend, Denni*
A. Upson, runner-up. R. D. Morgan or
C. C. Fawsett, who placed third and
fourth, respectively, would be en
titled to represent the District.
In addition to the four named,
W. F. Bunows, Walter S. Wilson,
Dr. J. C. Wynkoop and Julius Marcey
have signified their intention of at
tending the G. A. H. next month.
The last-named made the fine scora
of 195 out of 200 at the recent Vir
ginia State shoot.
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STANDARDS NET VICTOR
Defeats Falls Church, 4 to 2, in
Challenge Match.
In a challenge match the Bureau
of Standards tennis team defeated the
Fails Church netmen, 4 to 2, yesterday
on the Bureau of Standards courts.
Thomas led the winners, defeating
Pierce in the singles and teaming with
Hubbard to win a doubles match for
the Bureau.
Summaries:
_ Singles—Thomas (Standards* defeated
S Pierce, 4—«. fi—1. H—:i: Parker (Palls
Church* defeated Schmidt. H—3. 4—«,
0—3; Thompson (Palls Church* defeated
Rice, «—3, H—3; Glnnings (Standards)
defeated R. Pierce, ft—2. 6—2.
Doubles—Thomas-Hubbard (Standards)
defeated S. Pierce-Thompson. d—4.
12—10; Rlce-SchmKJt (Standards) de
tested Parker-R. Pierce, 6—2, 4—d. fl—4.
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