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Golf Entry Fee Interests Clubs : Jewish Ace Undaunted by Hitler1 _ --- - - . .. - a ■ . — - - _ CHECK PAY PLAN AT cm CHASE Self-Supporting Tourneys Goal of Capital Links Organizations. MANY .local golf clubs are watching with considerable interest the great local ama teur golf experiment of 1936 —the charging of an entry fee for the Chevy Chase Club Invitation tourna ment. Not entirely without advance warn ing (Indian Spring charged an entry fee for a similar affair two years ago) the decision of Chevy Chase to levy an entry fee for the affair for the Taft and Sherman trophies came as a great surprise to a lot of people. But even though some of the other clubs are sitting on the fence just now awaiting the result of the Chevy Chase experiment, it wouldn't be a little bit of a surprise were many of them to fall in line next year and in succeeding years and to see the entry fee system become an established and understood fact in major golf tourna ments about the Capital. Even Fees Won’t Fay Costs. VlfHETHER Washington is backward regarding this entry fee business In private club tournaments is beside the point. But the plain fact is that invitation tournaments held around large centers of population are more or less self-supporting. Around Boston, New York and Chi cago charging of an entry fee for golf tournaments is taken for granted. But here in Washington it is something new and the experiment is being care fully watched to see how it reacts. Obviously, a club like the wealthy Chevy Chase Club is not in the tourna ment business to make money or even to make a tournament self-supporting. We happen to know that the entry fees at $5 will not cover the cost of the prizes in the coming tourney— rather an expensive affair and of the very best. Kenwood to Charge. ^OW Kenwood has fallen into line, with an entry-fee tourney to be staged starting May 27. An entry fee of $3 will be charged at Kenwood for Its first tournament, a likely indica tion of the way the tournament winds ece blowing. Next year, with Washington, Manor and Columbia to stage tournaments, it is more than likely that at least one will charge an entry fee. From any standpoint—that of the club or the individual player—it is the only fair system, and it should be en couraged. Free invitation tournaments are on the way out. They were good affairs, with their open and whole-hearted hospitality, but the modern and the best way to get the best fields is to charge an entry fee. ___ POTOMAC GOLFERS BEGIN MATCH PLAY Tourney Qualifying Scores Run From 70 to 80 With Trio in Medal Tie. ' A PTER tying for the qualifying medal with 70 strokes each, Bob Leapley, Claude Rippy and Eddie Stolark this morning were to play their first-round matches in the East Potomac invitation tournament. Quali fying scores ranged upward to 80, which was turned in by Toby Tyler. Rippy’s 33 over the first nine enabled him to make the turn with a 2-stroke lead over Stolark, but the public links champion took a 37 over the homeward course and dropped his advantage to Stolark, who scored a 35, and to Leapley, who had 36-34. -Aippy’s worst hole was the twelfth, on which he took a 6. Leapley’s 34 on the last nine was achieved in the face of three con secutive 5s with which he started home. Ralph Bennie’s 71 was the next best score of the 48 who qualified. WILLIAM FORD GETS ACE. William Ford made the first hole ln-one of his life yesterday when his mashie niblick achieved the feat on the 120-yard fourth hole at Argyle yesterday. His partners—Bob Rey, Buffer Grey and Jackie Grey saw his tee shot hit two yards from the cup and trickle in. Sports Program For Local Fans TODAY. Base Ball Washington at Chicago, 3:15. . Elon vs. Georgetown, Hilltop field, 3. Central vs. Eastern. Central Sta dium (public high school title se ries), 3:30. Roosevelt vs. Washington-Lee High, Ballston, Va., 3:45. Woodrow Wilson at St. Albans, 1:30. Western vs. Maryland freshmen, at College Park, 4. Tennis. V. P. I. at Georgetown, 3. Bethesda-Chevy Chase vs. Lan don, Columbia Country Club, 3:30. Lacrosse. Baltimore City College vs. Mary land frosh, College Park, Md„ 4. Golf. Devitt vs. Georgetown Prep, 3:30. _ - _ District Linksmen Who Qualfied for National Open Event WIFFY COX. BOB BARNETT. LEO WALPER. MEL SHOREY. Admiral at Chevy Chase Sets Mark for Nonchalance After Seeing Hole-in-One Achieved BY W. R. McCALLUM. ACES being fairly uncommon things on the golf course and usually productive of great excitement from the player who made the fortunate stroke and the members of his group, you wouldn’t think any one would pass off actually witnessing a hole in one with a casual remark. It’s one of the fun nier golf yarns of the year as told by Bob Stead, chairman of the Chevy Chase Golf Committee, about the retired admiral who didn’t think an ace on even such a tough hole as the ninth at Chevy Chase rated getting excited about. Ashmead Fuller knew he had hit a good shot to that ninth green, and that the ball ought to be somewhere around the green, but when he came up to the green the ball couldn’t be located. “Did you see my ball come by here?” he asked the admiral, who had been sitting in a chair on the lawn for hours, watching the golfers pass by. "Why, I saw a ball go into the cup over there,” the admiral said. “I’ve been here some time and that was the best one yet.” Stead claims the ad miral's remark breaks aU records for nonchalance. It does, by several miles. But the prize hole-in-one story, still a classic after passage of several years, came from Sherwood Forest about five years back. Harvey Cobb and Rod Thomas were playing; that is, Harvey was playing and Rod was topping and slicing and whacking the ball all around everywhere but in the right spots. By the time they finished the first nine Rod was something like 4 down. They stepped up to the tenth tee and Rod said: “Harvey, you hit my ball. I’ll play it from anywhere you hit it.” Harvey hit the shot up the hill and it went into the hole for an ace— Roddy's ball. Cobb then hit his own ball and made a deuce. The fact that he hasn’t been able to do that well since has nothing to do with the yarn, for the funny one about the golfer who made an ace and lost the hole went all over the country. But it ac tually happened, despite the remarks of captious gents who declare that a little colored lad hid in the bushes behind that tenth green and picked up a comfortable living kicking balls into the cup. The worst of the story is that Rod, after being 4 down on the first nine, turned around and whipped Harvey with the aid of the ace made by Harvey’s own shot. Mo6t of the entrants in the Chevy Chase invitation tournament were to play the course today in practice, trying out their shots in advance of the qualifying round slated for Wed nesday. Most of the field will qualify, for the entry list is one of the small est in years, with only 64 places in four flights. OYSTER TO JUDGE AT U. OF M. SHOW Regarded Keen Connoisseur of Horses—Show Starts at 10 Saturday. LARMOUR OYSTER, Well known Chevy Chase sports man, is to serve as one of the • judges at the University of Maryland Horse Show, scheduled to be held on Saturday in Byrd Stadium, at College Park. Recognized as one of the keenest connoisseurs of equine talent in this section of the country. Oyster was in vited to serve by Chairman Fred J. Hughes, jr., and his acceptance was received by the committee this morn ing. A second judge will lie chosen Imme diately and Hughes said the official probably would be chosen from among Mrs. James Hamilton of Warrenton, Augustus Riggs, 3d, M. F. H. of the Howard County Hunt; Dr. Robert L. Humphreys of Mlddleburg and Ray mond H. Norton of Washington. Veteran Show Judge. /'YYSTER has served as judge for ^ some of the more important meets in the South, including Aiken, Cam den and Pinehurst, but for the past two years has confined his ring activi ties to exhibiting and presiding over the American Legion’s annual charity show in Montgomery County. He has earned the reputation as one of the most successful of Washington's exhibitions. Among the ribbon win ners he has shown are The Hour, John Barton, Lonely Boy, English Skies, Catalan Blue, Murad and Duma Gadg et, all of which have been consistent performers under Oyster’s handling. Students to Compete. rPHE show is to begin at 10 o’clock 1 with 18 classes appearing on the list. Six of the competitions will be for students, while 12 will be open to any exhibitions. Two silver prizes are at stake in each event with student championship and show championship bowls awaiting the two high point scorers in those di visions. BERWYN A. C. IN HELD. Reorganized under the management of A1 Buscher, the Berwyn A. C. is seeking games with unlimited teams. Berwyn especially wants a game for Sunday on its diamond. Call Metro politan 9357 between 9 am. and 5 pm. or Berwyn 376-J after 7:30 p.m. College Sports Base Ball. Eton, 5; George Washington, !. Boston College, 6; William ft Mary, 4. Wake Forest, 8; North Carolina State, 5. Virginia, 8; Virginia Tech, 7. Washington College, 14; St. John’s, 2. Missouri, 9; Ohio State, 8. Minnesota, 13; Iowa State, 5. Notre Dame, 3; Louisiana Tech, 1. Clemson, 2; Newberry, 0. Virginia FTosh, 14; Central, S. Iowa, 8; Purdue, 1. Chicago, <; Minnesota, 0. Northwestern, 6; Wisconsin, -0. Virginia FTosh, 9; Central. 0. Major Leaders By the Associated Press. American League. Batting—Sullivan, Indians, .436; R. Ferrell, Red Sox, .407. Runs—Gehrig, Yankees, 29; Geh ringer, Tigers, 25. Runs batted in—Dickey, Yankees, 34; Foxx, Red Sox, 22. Hits—Gehringer, Tigers, 37; Gehrig and Dickey, Yankees, and R. Ferrell, Red Sox, 35. Doubles—Rolfe, Yankees, 10; Haas, White Sox; Gehringer, Tigers, and Travis, Senators, 9. Triples — Lewis, Senators: Clift, Browns, and Gehringer, Tigers, 4. Home runs—Foxx, Red Sox, 8; Dickey, Yankees, 7. Stolen bases—Werber, Rad Sox, 5; Crosetti, Yankees, 4. Pitching—Blaeholder, Indians, 3-0; Broaca, Yankees, and Phelps, White Sox, 2-0. National League. Batting—Terry, Giants, .538; Bru baker, Pirates, .432. Runs—Moore, Giants, 23; Cuyler, Reds, and Herman, Cubs, 21. Runs batted in—Norris, Phillies, and Ott, Giants, 25. Hits—Moore, Giants,; 39; Demared, Cubs, 38. Doubles—Herman, Cubs, 15; Moore, Giants, 8. Triples—Moore, Giants, and Her man, Cubs, 4. Home runs—Klein, Cubs, and Ott, Giants, 5. Stolen bases—J. Martin, Cardinals, 6; Allen, Phillies, 3. Pitching—Benge, Bees, 4-0; Gum bert, Giants, 3-0; Walker, Cards, 2-0. ‘Such Pitching,’ Hornsby Wails y^orse Than Manager of Battered Brownies Thought—-No Harmony, Fans Mutter. By the Associated Press. T. LOUIS, May 12.—“Just one of those breaks,” Rogers Hornsby declared today as he considered the plight of his battered Browns that had ram paged through the training season to the top of the grapefruit circuit. “The pitching was worse than I thought,” said Hornsby, explaining his club’s 13 consecutive American League defeats. Yesterday, mournful fans agreed, five members of the pitching staff combined in one of the poorest hurling exhibitions seen here Ip gears, giving the White Sox 32 hits, 12 passes and hitting 1 batter. Fans blame the team’s condi tion on two things. One is the schedule that hustled it back and forth over the Midwest in single series engagements, then sent It on a long Eastern journey without giving the players a chance to be come accustomed to things at home. The other is rumored lack of harmony. But the last is out, Hornsby asserted today. ^ “I’ve never seen a finer or more loyal bunch of men, and I know they're trying 100 per cent,” he said, “They'll get going.” LEADERS SELECTED FOR REG AHA HERE Executive Officers, Chairmen of Dozen Committees Announced by President Remon. 'T'WELVE chairmen and two vice chairmen have been named for the President’s Cup Regatta Associa tion by John A. Remon. president and director, it was announced today. They are in addition to the executive officers and directors. Serving with Remon are Dr. R. Lyman Sexton, vice president; H. P. Somerville, executive secretary; Rob ert V. Fleming, treasurer; J. A. coun cilor, controller; I. J. Roberts, as sistant treasurer, and Mrs. E. H. Nick, assistant controller. Remon, Sexton, Somerville, Coun cilor also are directors, as are Edward C. Baltz, Admiral H. G. Hamlet, Thomas T. Keane, L. Gordon Leech, Thomas E. Lodge and William C. Shelton. Following are the committee chair men; Thomas T. Keane, director and chairman of Membership Committee; L. Gordon Leech, director and chair man of Race Committee; Thomas E. Lodge, director and chairman of Night Pageant Committee; William C. Shel ton, director and chairman of Enter tainment Committee; C. E. Ingling, chairman of Badge Committee; Dr. Harry W. Smith, vice chairman of Badge Committee; W. M. Kochen derfer, chairman of Housing Com mittee; Roy Miller, vice chairman of Housing Committee; Curtis Hodges, chairman of Visitors Committee; E. L. Luke, chairman of Miniature Regatta Committee; J. W. Marsh, chairman of Sailing Committee; Charles H. Gardner, chairman of Trophy Com mittee; E. M. Graham, vice chair man of Trophy Committee; W. W. Wheeler, chairman of Public Informa tion Committee; R. J. Cottrell, chair man of Regatta Committee. JUSTA FLIGHT FIRST Joseph Goddard's Justa Flight won the second race of the old-bird series flown by the National Capital Racing Pigeon Concourse from Roanoke, Va., on Sunday. Fifty-five fanciers sent 857 birds into the competition. * Following is the speed in yards per minute of the first return to each loft, the first 11 being diploma winners: Goddard. 1.017.97: Llnthicum. 1.014.63: Dnckett. 1.012.53: Hixson. 1.011.60; Pres ton. 1.007.10; Summit Loft. 1.006.95: Burke. 1.906.02: Burke. 1.003.84: Pen nington. 1.003.77: Costello. 997.97; J. Sol dano. 994.60; Eaton. 993.27; Sunset Loft, 990.12; McCoy. 988.07: Hlle. 987.02: Ster zer. 986.66: Scheuch. 985.95: Neltzey and Reinhard. 985.40; Mathews. 98.3.13: Mun dle. 980.97: Buddington. 980.20; Thomas ?7P.B7U*Adam5- 977.95: Qorely, 977.80; Miller. 9/6.76; Burgess and Carroll, 974 32: Salmon. 969.78; Tower View Loft. 960.57: Eagle Loft. 963.93; Runpert. 061.80; Worch. 960.80; Dlsmer and McCann, 958.73; Greenwood Loft. 957.84: Raulin. 952.13: Wizard Loft. 951.80; Williams. 945 32 Sproesser, 942.42: Pearson. 940: Turow skl. 939.43: Chaney. 932.30: McNamara. 920.74; Seymour. 917.65; Woodside Loft. 916.20; Howard. 903.80: Haste. 900.53; Huntt. 895.26: Bremerman. 894.22; How lln. 89345: Schultz. 891.72: De Atley. 876.78: BusCall. 873.87: Stewart. 868.50. POur lofts failed to report. Minor Leagues International. Buffalo, 9; Syracuse, 7. Albany, 7; Toronto, 3. Baltlmore-Rochester, threatening. Newark-Montreal, rain. American Association. Milwaukee, 10; Indianapolis, 9 (11 innings). St. Paul, 3; Louisville, 2 (11 Innings). Toledo, 11; Minneapolis, 10. Columbus, 10; Kansas City, 3. Southern Association. New Orleans, 7; Chattanooga, 2. Nashville, 10; Birmingham, 8. Atlanta-Little Rock, rain. Pacific Coast. jjp. No games, teams traveling. South Atlantic. Jacksonville, 5; Savannah, 4. Columbus, 9; Augusta, 6. Only games scheduled. Texas. Hbuston, 10; San Antonio, 7. Tulsa, 8; Port Worth, 6. Piedmont. Rocky Mount, 3; Durham, 2 (10 innings), GUARANTEED USED TIRES POTOMAC TIRE CO. Mth it M N.W. 20 YEARS AGO IN THE STAR P°R the second successive day, * Washington shut out St. Louis, with Bert Gallia applying the whitewash brush 2-0. Poster's hit bounced over 8hotton’s head for a triple in the first inning, scoring Morgan, and Rondeau's sacrifice fly scored the game's only other run a moment later. Prank Reinhart’s pigeon won the race from Charlottesville, Va., sponsored by the Eastern Star Homing Pigeon Club. Both Rein hart and John Becker, whose pig eon came home second, were awarded handsome trophies. Columbia Country Club's tennis team defeated the crack Eastern Club team at Manassas, Va., 3-0, on Columbia's courts. Connie Doyle’s twisting service baffled the visitors’ No. 1 man, while E. O. Leech won the other singles en gagement, Doyle and Leech team ing in the doubles to complete the rout. STEINER IS AIMING TO RUN AT BERLIN Palestine Olympic Winner Feared Contender in Eve ning Star Race. BY BOD THOMAS. WHATEVER persuasion Bill Steiner, New York stenog rapher, may have against Herr Hitler and his anti Semitic adherents, the 25-year-old Jew isn’t letting ’em interfere with bis ambition to compete-in the Berlin Olympics. And if Steiner, who will foot It May 30 in The Evening Star's National A. A. U. championship marathon, the winner of which will represent the United States at Berlin, should tri umph here and then conquer the world’s greatest distance men at Ber lin, it would be an epic bit of irony. For, in case you don’t know, William Steiner, blond, sturdy, of better-than average size and with a heartful of ambition, is the official Jewish mara thon champion of the world. He won his title in the Jewish Olympics held at Palestine. No Doubt of His Class. JUST what was the class of the field at Palestine we do not know, but this we do—that Steiner will go to post here as one of the most-feared contenders in a classic field. He is the present national champion at 25, 000 meters, which corresponds to the 15-mile test; the former national 20 mile champion, and has held the Met ropolitan New York marathon crown, which is no mean distinction. In submitting his entry for the Me morial day contest, he declared that all his training for months had been directed toward winning here, that he made no serious effort in the famous Boston Patriots' day race held on April 20. It may be significant that Steiner is running now for the Mlllrose Ath letic Association instead of the New York German-American Athletic Club which he represented in several mara thons here. According to indirect ad vices, another well-known Jew. Max Silver, who had much to do with the development of the German-Ameri cans’ strong marathon squad, has left the club. Mel Porter Is Due. 'T'HE German-Americans may feel A the loss of Steiner in their quest for team honors—the team cham pionship goes to the club which first sends three runners across the finish —but they will have one of the fore most contenders for the individual title in the durable Mel Porter. Porter for several years has been knuckling on the door to the cham pionship. He finished second in The Star race last year, behind Champion Pat Dengis of Baltimore, and, due to certain conditions. Porter's perform ance was remarkable. For weeks be fore the race he was unable to train properly because of under-river tunnel work, as an engineer, in compressed air. Porter is one of the runners who probably would be chosen if the Amer ican Olympic marathon team were named arbitrarily. BIG TRAIN ON AIR. Walter Johnson will be interviewed on big league base ball over station WFMD in Frederick, Md., over Dorothy Stewart Schott’s Montgomery Merry-Go-Round weekly hour tomor row from 5:30 until 6:30 o’clock. PRATT CHOSEN HEAD OF SANICO ROLLERS • Officers for Next Season Named, Awards Hade at Banquet. Johnson Speaks. T) N. PRATT will head the Ranieo * Bowling League next season and William La Bille will be vice presi dent, those two heading the list of offi cers elected at the loop's annual ban quet, which formally closed the 1935-36 season, at the Mayflower Hotel last night. J. R. Fagan was chosen secretary and E. C. Dittenbender scorer. Walter Johnson, the Big Train, was the feature speaker of an evening during which more than 250 persons paid tribute to the Jumbo Bread team, which won the team trophy. Tom Bradford’s 115.75 average won the best average award, with La BiUe's | 115.60 second. Charles Godwin and ; W. C. Gartrell also received prizes for , high game and set of 175 and 412, re spectively. HOYA FROSH VALIANT Whip Tech, 14-9, After Uphill Battle on Diamond. Overcoming a five-run lead, estab lished during Tech s first time at bat. Georgetown's freshman nine scored in every inning but one yesterday to smother the high school lads beneath a 14-9 count on the Hilltop field. Ruppert went in to save the froth after Bertrand had been knocked all over the lot in the first frame. Six of the Hoya youngsters got two hits, while Joe Ciomei was the game s out standing batter with four. Tech. AB. H. O A. Fresh n AB H O A. Clone!.ci- 5 4 2 0 Bizet.2b- 0 114 Larrick.2b 4X31 W’h as :tb 3 2 O o Le'erlse,3b 2 12 2 Keegmc. 4 2 10 2 Fra'nce.3b 3 12 0 Rice.lf_5 2 o o Filiah.cf- 5 14 0 Meglen.rf 5 2 1 o Hahn.ss 4 112 Durkin.cf 4 2 0 0 Kend ll.lb 3 14 1 G llag r.ss 0 o o o Snow. lb_ i o O o Dowd.ss 10 2 1 Mch'nt.rf 5 o 2 0 Flemg.ib 4 011 o Wlse.c—_ 4 0 11 Bertr'nd.p 5 2 0 3 Myers.p— 2 n o o Ruppert.p u 0 u o Dooms.p_ 2 O 0 0 Totals-40 10 24 7 Totals.37 13 27 lo Tech_ 501 000 300— u G. U. Freshmen_313 103 12x—14 Runs—Wychur.as <:i). Keegin (2). Rice (2>. Meglen 12) Durkin <2> Dowd. Fern ing. Bertrand. Ciunci (2>, Larrick. Leme rlse (3). Fillah, Hahn (2). Dooms Errors —Bizet. Fleming. Larrick. Wise. Two-basa hit*—Meglen. Rice. Cionei. Wins Pin Trophy After 11 Years A^FTER 11 years of trying. Char ley Phillips finally has won the Shah Trophy competed tor an nually by Masonic League bowlers, who shoot the league's entire sched ule. In the trophy roll-off, at Conven tion Hall, Phillips shot 360, trailed by E. C. Bittenbender, 360, and Ben Hare, 358. Ignores Nazis BILL STEINER, Who transferred from the New York German-American Club to the Millrose A. A., isn’t letting German Jewish prejudices interfere with his ambition to win the world marathon championship at Berlin. Steiner, who holds several titles, among them Jewish Olympic champion, will compete May 30 in The Eve ning Star National A. A. U. championship race in which an Olympic assignment will be at stake.—Star Staff Photo. Smoke THREE/// —there’s no hocus poeus about it The way to find out how a cigar stands up on repeats is to smoke three in a row. And that’s the La Azora story. 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