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No System Will Beat Racing: Defeat Foreseen for U. S. Ryder Team
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SOME GEE PROFIT
FROM WAGERING
Many Snares to Be Avoided.
Reckless Efforts to Re
coup a Big Fault.
An outstanding turf authority
tolls here, in a series of articles, of
• which this is the sixth and. last, the
inside story of horse racing.
BY BRYAN FIELD,
EW YORK, June 19.—The
same calmness of judgment
that gives success in the class
room or in business will re
turn a profit in betting at a race
track.
Some of the things which will not
j help toward a profit at a race track
Bre: Following systems, listening to
touts, betting on • fixed” races, back
ing "sure things,” falling for "feed
box” specials, and paying for "confi
dential stable information” and
•'dockers' specials.”
There is more plain and fancy
hokum connected with betting on the
races than on most other things in
life. And every time a new population
area is tapped by a new race track,
'here Is a new supply of gullible citi
zens to fall for the old con games and
fake stories of easy money.
And yet the formula is very simple.
It does not exactly end with getting
the right horse. There is another
part, and just as important a part—
it is managing one s money. The citi
at. trarpi has a orw»H rhanrs
’ to win if he learns control of himself.
There are thousands making their liv
ing. or at least making a profit, from
betting on the races. It is by no
means an impossibility.
“Poor Mouth” Good Policy.
TTfESE are seldom heard of, since
•very one with well-lined pockets
tx wary of borrowers. As a result, a
“poor mouth” is as asset to ward off
the "bite.” It is a laughable fact
that many well-known bookmakers
are ‘‘crying” every season, but they
are back at the same old stand the
next season. And so It is with the
winning racegoer.
This is perhaps human nature. And
doubtless it also is human nature, but
withal an extraordinary fact, that
there is very little poise to be found
among hundreds of thousands of
American racegoers. The racegoer
Loses his poise by betting beyond his
means, and by then attempting to
get even for losses, or to recoup, be
fore leaving the track.
In the argot of the course this is
called “wiggling off the hook." One
aeldom wiggles off the hook—the
•truggles of the fish only serve to
drive the barb deeper.
It is a mathematical fact that the
betting on the final race of the day
Invariably is the second largest on
e race pjogram. This usually holds
true no matter how prominent the
horses in the feature, nor how cheap
the horses in the final. Those who
■ re "stuclc" try to "get out.” Many
of those who are ahead attempt to
make a killing.
Keep Adding Races.
pROMOTERS take advantage of
this fact by always supply another
raoe. Once upon a time six races
were enough in New York. Now
•even are given on big days. The
pari-mutuel machine brought in the
regular seven-race program because
It gave the promoter another whack
at. the racegoers pocketbook. Not
eontent with that, eight races now
are being scheduled, and, in some
oases, nine.
i Expert handicappers on newspapers,
many of them with years of experi
ence, get only 25 per cent winners.
Most of these are favorites, form
horses. How ran the greenhorn hope
to do better with less experience? He
resorts to shooting at the moon, trying
for a long shot to make up all his
, losings.
The best of the newspaper handi
•appers get as high as 40 per rent
winners. Year in and year out it is
a mathematical fact that just short
of 40 per rent of favorites will win.
Many favorites, supposedly the surest
ones, are odds-on, and about two
fifths of even the odds-on choices
will lose. Obviously one can't beat
the races on this basis.
The trouble with handicapping is
that. while one may get two winners
a day, or even more, one never knows
when the winner is coming unless
one has judgment. Bad money man
agement is placing the large bet on
‘ • loser and the small bet on a win
ner. Good money management is
the reverse.
Handicapping Is Difficult.
JJANDICAPPING skill is of little
avail In many 2-year-old races
Where the horses never have been
tried, or where there are many un
known quantities. It also is an uphill
battle in races consisting of cheap
claiming horses, many of them
patched-up cripples, which one can
hardly expect to run consistently.
There are comparatively few op
portunities to bet if one eliminates
these two classes. Yet the races which
remain are those in which there is a
very good chance of getting the win
der on form.
The only value of a system Is that
It teaches the uninitiated some kind
of control. It places his wagers be
tween limitations. Usually a system
alows down the rate at which a race
, goer loses. Beyond that it has no
value. Certainly, if any system would
beat the races, it would be more
precious than diamonds and emeralds
and would not be sold to the public.
And the same applies to the tout's
tips.
Pool Room Pacts Harmful,
f A WEAKNESS of race track man
'*’*■ agement is the tacit truce that
prevails with the pool room wire net
work. At most race tracks there is a
, "come-back money” room, or a "come
back wire.” 'This, to accommodate
money coming back to the track from
pool rooms, wire rooms and horse
rooms all over the country.
Such a wire is installed with the
knowledge and consent of the race
track, and is charged for like any other
concession. It works to the sharp
detriment of the man in the street;
that Is, the $2 bettor. It gives the
big gambler an unfair advantage over
the little fellow.
It Is the <2 bettor who keeps the
racing game alive. Let him turn
againat the sport and there will be
another reform wave that may end
racing in this country!
• Copxrlsht, 1037. by the North American
Newspaper AT.iance, Inc.) m
Major Leaders
By the Associated Press.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Batting—Gehrig (Yankees). .394:
Bell ‘Browns). .367.
Runs—Greenberg (Tlgera). 51;
Averill (Indians). 43.
Runs batted in—Bonura (White
Soxi. 51: Greenberg <Tlgera). 59.
Hits—Walker (fliers), 80, Bell
(Browns). 76.
Doubles— Vosmlk (Browns), 22;
Gehrig (Yankees), 20.
Triples—Kuhel (Senators). 8: Green
berg (Tigers). Stone (Senators) and
Averill (Indians) 7.
Home runs—Greenberg (Tigers). 13;
Di Magtio (Yankees). 14.
Stolen bases—Chapman (Red Soi),
31: Appling (White Box). B.
Pitching—Pearson (Yankees) and
Allen (Indians), 4-0.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting—Medwlck (Cardinals). .413:
Klein (Phillies), .3*0.
Runt—Galan (Cubs) and Medwlck
(Cardinals). 44.
Runs batted in—Medwiek (Cardt*
nals). 56; Demaree (Cubs). 43.
Hits—Medwlck (Cardinals)' 78;
Vaughan (Pirates). 74.
Doubles—Medwlck (Cardinals). 21;
Brack (Dodger*). 17.
Triples—Vaughan (Piratea). 9;
Handley (Pirates). 8.
Home runs—Medwiek (Cardinals)
and Kampourls (Reds). 12.
Stolen bases—J. Martin (Cardinals)
and Galan (Cuba). 9.
, Pitching—Bryant (Cubs), 5-0; Bhoun
(Cubs). 6-1.
ULSl
IN TRACK BATTLE
Good Marks Made as Stars
Fight Way to Finals of
N. C. A. A. Meet.
By the Associated Press.
Berkeley, calif., June is —
A terrific battle between Uni
versity of Southern California
and Stanford for the team
championship was expected today In
the finals of the N. C. A. A. track meet.
Stanford qualified eight men in
yesterday's preliminary trials and was
given a chance to upset the favored
Trojans, defending champions, al
though U. S. C. led the qualifiers
with 11.
Jim Reynolds of Stanford led
in the shotput with a heave of 51.76
feet, 5-100 of a foot better than Ne
braska's Sam Francis. The best discus
toss, 156 feet 3 inches, was by Pete
Zagar of Stanford, and Lowell Todd
of San Jose State College topped the
javelin throwers with 214 feet 93<*
inches.
Stanford Leads Quarter.
rpHE broad-jump trial was won by
Kermit King of Kansas State
Teachers’ College of Pittsburg, who
leaped 25 feet 3'« inches. Bill Mc
Curdy and Ray Malott, Stanford run
ners. each won his heat in the 440,
as did Richard Gill of Bos tom Col
lege. The decision of Johnny Wood
ruff of Pittsburgh not to run in the
440 practically gave Stanford that
event. Woodruff was topheavy fa
vorite.
A keen duel was expected in the
880-yard run between Woodruff and
Dave Rogan of Kentucky University.
Rogan's winning trial time was 1:54.3,
one-tenth of a second faster than
Woodruff's.
Forrest Towns of Georgia, world 120
yard high hurdles champion, had little
difficulty winning his specialty, but
placed only third in the 220-yard low
hurdles race.
Tolmich Hurdle* Star.
TN THAT event and two others wiry
little Allen Tolmich of Wayne Uni
versity, Detroit, was outstanding. He
won the lows with the fastest time of
23.4 seconds.
Eulace Peacock, Temple's Negro
sprint star, who was a favorite to win
individual scoring honors, won his 100
yard-dash trial easily in the day’s best
time of 9.7 seconds, but was forced
to withdraw from the 220-yard dash
because of a leg cramp suffered while
Jumping to third place in the broad
Jump.
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MAT CARD COMPLETED
Bouts to Support Dusek-Cox,
Davis-Russell Are Listed.
Promoter Joe Turner today com
pleted the grapple card for next Thurs
day night at Griffith Stadium, in
which Rudy Dusek will toil with Joe
Cox and Wee Willie Davis will tangle
with Reb Russell in co-feature matches
for the benefit of the District Soft
Ball Association.
Thirty-minute matches closed by
Turner list Nick Campofreda meeting
Jack Hader, George Lenihan squirming
with Bobby Roberts and Joe Maynard
twisting with Jack Kennedy.
BY PAUL J. MILLER, Jr.
JSAAC KASHDAN, regarded u one
of the foremost chess players In
the United States and a runner-up
in the 1932 International tournament
in England, tonight will display his
skill for the benefit of local chess
enthusiasts at 916 Sixteenth street at
8 o'clock under the auspices of the
Capital City Chess Club.
Every local chess enthusia;. should
give the master a bon voyage send
off by engaging a board (only *1) in
the simultaneous exhibition. Martin
Stark of Capital City says that the
public is welcome to come and meet
the visiting master, one of the great
est chess experts in America.
The president of the local Metro
politan Chess Association suggests
that each club affiliated with the
M. C. A. take at least two boards
and that all individual members co
operate to make the Kashdan solo
a financial success.
Mat Matches
By the Associated Press.
QUEBEC —Yvon Robert. 226. Mon
treal. defeated Mike Masurki. 223. New
York, two strsieht fells.
BUFFALO. N. Y.—Ed Don Oeorte.
21K. North Java, defeated Cy Williams.
228. Tallahassee. Fla., two of three
NORTH BERGEN N. J —Wally Du
aek. 220. Omaha. Nebr, defeated Abie
Coleman. 206. 17 minutes. Coleman
counted out after fallina from ring.
KANSAS CITY.—Everett Marshall.
220. La junta. Colo., defeated NanJoa
* 8in*h, 226. Bombay. India (one falj^
Outlasts Dalby in Star’s
Event — National Title
Goal of 22 Lads.
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.
THE added-interest angle of The
Star’s city of Washington ten
nis tournament for Junior* and
boys — the interscholastic
phase—received almost the undivided
attention of 22 schoolboys today as
they continued the fight to represent
Washington in the national interacho
lastlcs at Philadelphia in July.
Not lessening their concentration
upon the main objective—the City of
Washington champions—most of the
nearly two dozen survivors in the
scholastic competition found them
selves engaged in hand-to-hand rack
eting which started on the Sixteenth
Street Reservoir courts at 9 o'clock
this morning. All but 7 of the orig
inal 29 entered from high and prep
schools remained in the running for
an honor which may not be decided
as at first planned.
Although it was specified that the
schoolboy entrant advancing “furthest"
in the tournament would be the Cap
ital's delegate, it appeared today as
if two or more would advance equally
far. In such a case, a special match
would be staged to determine the city’s
representative to the national tour
nament.
Chichester Vina Lone Match.
A MONG the more prominent con
tenders for the representative
honor apparently slated to advance
“furthest” are Doyle Royal and David
Johnsen of Roosevelt, Harry and John
Durst of Central, and Billy Turner, a
local lad who spent the past school
year at Darlington Prep in Rome, Oa.
Royal appears to be the first who
will be put on the spot, scheduled, as
he is, to face Harry Heffner, the tour
nament favorite and ninth national
ranking Junior of the country, in a
third-round match tomorrow. Heff
ner is not eligible for the interscholas
tlc award. The remaining four, how
ever, may end up by battling it out
among themselves.
Turner and John Durst meet in the
quarters, provided the former gets by
Leonard Sokol, last year’s boys’ cham
pion and probably his stiffest foe, and
provided Durst can take the measure
of Bob Chichester in the third round.
Chichester, incidentally, added the
second upset in two days of play yes
terday, when he outlasted Ken Dalby
in a three-set match, 8—4, 0—6, 8—6.
Dalby, who the day before accounted
for the first elimination of a seeded
player by defeating Dewitt Smith, had
match point against Chichester at
5—3 in the third set, but the latter
rallied to tie the score and take three
of the next four games. It was the
only match completed yesterday, rain
canceling all the rest.
Cooper Handicapped bv Size.
JOHNSEN and Harry Durst prob
” ably will meet in another quarter
final match. Johnsen faced Olem
Williams at 9 o'clock this morning
with the winner to take on the sur
vivor oi me jaca noyx-tscnuyier jaca
son match at noon. Durst was sched
uled to meet John Stasuli, not until
1 o'clock, however, and he will not
play his third-round encounter un
til tomorrow.
Should he defeat Stasuli. he prob
ably will meet Reginald Cooper, the
Bermuda boy champion who is seeded
eighth. Cooper Is playing his first
year in Junior ranks and was the
boy, not Junior, champion of the
British island last year, as previously
reported. The newcomer seemingly
has a wide repetoire of strokes but
his size and age is expected to leave
him on the short end of matches
with those who have been Juniors
before this year.
With apparently every high school
team enrolled in the tournament en
masse, Central and Wilson boasted
the largest number of survivors be
fore play started today. Each had
4, with Roosevelt and Eastern hav
ing 3, and Western and Tech 2, St.
Albans still has 2 left, but that num
ber was to be cut in half as its en
trants, Robert Whlteley and Grant
Wllmer, were paired against each
other.
Second Seeded Boy Defaults.
QNLY three of the four seeded boy
players were left in the running
today as word was received that Tay
lor Chewning, seeded second, would
be unable to return to the city until
tomorrow, forcing his default in the
second round. He had drawn a first
round bye. As in the Juniors' case,
winners of early morning matches
were to play second-round matches
today, attempting to fulfill the com
mittee's hopes of reaching the quar
ter finals by the end of the day.
Junior doubles entries closed with
18 teams, Heffner and Johnsen be
ing seeded one and March and Turner
two. Play was to start today with
boys' doubles also probably getting
under way. All of tomorrow's matches,
singles and doubles, will be played on
the Reservoir courts between the hours
of 2 and 6 o'clock.
A. A. FLAG RACE CLOSE
CHICAGO, June 19 (IP).—The Amer
ican Association race, which only a
few weeks ago looked as if it would be
another romp for the Milwaukee
Brewers, found three teams practically
tied for the leadership today.
Toledo’s surprising Mud Hens, cellar
occupants in 1936, held a technical
edge of three percentage points over
Minneapolis, with Indianapolis third,
only five points back of the Millers.
Mllwauke was in fourth place.
Fights Last Night
by the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE. Wis.—Dominic Man
clnl, ljtS'/i. Pittsburgh, knocked out
Larry Oreb. 133 ‘A. Milwaukee C5>.
HOLLYWOOD, Oallf—Lou Saliea,
}i*. New York, and Pancho Leyvas.
121 Yuma. Art*., drew (10).
PHOENIX. Art*.—I**y Jannaixo. 147.
New York outpointed Freddie Dixon,
145 Phoenix (10).
SCRANTON Pa.—Frank Cinque. 145.
New York, outpointed Nick Pastors.
147. Brooklyn (lo).
LONO BRANCH. N. J —Kid Choco
late. J 28, Cuba, knocked out A1 Gil
lette, 128. New Bedford. Maas. (4).
_ MIAMI. Fla.—Mello Bettina. 173.
Beacon. N. Y„ outpointed Joe Knight,
171 V». Cairo. Qa. (101.
„ NEW YORE —Jack Sharkey. Jr.. 127,
New York, outpointed Jimmy Lancaster.
WUminwton. Del. (8), Steve 3u
vio. 147. Finland, knockad out Iriah
Billy Connery. 147. Boston (2).
lltA S’. C°'technics? Vnpckoui
over Red Collins, 180. Charlotte, N.
C. i2).
Odell Jackson. 183. Durham. N. C..
blocked out Tom Johnson. 180, Gary,
• Red tswif. 134. Richmond. Vs.
knocked out Westler Deen. AJB5, Co
lumbia, S. C. (!>• “
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CLASSY. F SMALL
Mile Run Top Event, With
Beccali Meeting Star
Quartet of Yanks.
B» the Associated Press.
PRINCETON. N. J„ June 19.—A
track meet with only about
three dozen competitor* which
still manage* to rank a* one of
the country * outstanding foot-racing
events today provides the athletic
high-spot of Princeton's annual
alumni reunion celebration.
The fourth Princeton Invitation
meet consists of only seven events
with no more than six entries in any
one. There are no titles at stake, but
ir. a few years it has developed such
prestige that one runner has come
all the way from South Africa to
compete and another international
star has picked the feature race as
his '‘farewell” event.
Denis V. Shore, who ran for South
Africa in the 1936 Olympics, is to en
counter five past and present Amer
ican college stars in the quarter mile.
'J'HE mile run, top event on the
slate, brings together five hand
picked stars including Luigi Beccali
of Italy, who won the Olympic
1.500 meters title in 1932. Although
he hasn't definitely announced his in
tention to retire, it i* expected Bec
cali will give up running after his re
turn to Italy and this will be his last
big race.
Determined to keep Beccali from
walking off with the honors and
equally determined to take a crack
at the world mile record of 4:06.7
which Glenn Cunningham set in the
first meet in 1934, are four Americans.
They are Cunningham, who appar
ently is better than ever after years
of running; Don Lash of Indiana,
who passed up the national collegiate
A. A. championships to run here;
Gene Venzke, the winner last June,
and Archie San Romani of Emporia,
Kan., Teachers, who beat an equally
fine field In a special mile here last
October.
The fields in the other events—the
pole vault, two-mile run, 220-yard low
hurdles, half-mile run and two-mlle
steeplechase—are less Impressive.
D. C. TEAM IS AHEAD
AT HOTCHKISS NETS
Mitchell Leads Squad Beating
Norfolk in Four Matches Be
fore Rain Stops Play.
By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va.p June 19.—Wash
JV ington netmen appeared well on
their way to a third consecutive cham
pionship here today in the seven
teenth annual Hotchkiss Cup tennis
matches.
Headed by Dooley Mitchell, the
Washington contingent captured lour
matches yesterday without the loss
of a set in leading Norfolk, 4—0, before
rain halted play on the County Club
of Virginia courts. Play was to be
resumed today with two more singles
and three doubles matches listed, with
Baltimore meeting Richmond in an
other match.
Mitchell easily defeated Norfolk’s
No. 1 singles player, Sidney Hughes,
6—1, 6—4, while other results saw
Yelverton Garnett trim Freddy Per
kins, 6—0, 6—1; Tony Latona trounce
Jim Peake, 6—0, 6—3, and Harry
Heffner win over Bob Butler, 6—3,
6—0.
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COAST RACKETERS RULE
California Has 3-1 Edge Over
Florida in Clay Court Flay.
CHICAGO, June 19 (^.—California
held a three-to-one edge over Florida
in the singles competition today as the
twenty-seventh annual national clay
courts tennis championship went Into
the aeml-flnals at the River Forest
Tennis Club.
Walter Senior of San Francisco, Joe
Hunt of Los Angeles, and the defend
ing champion and favorite, Bobby
Riggs, also of Los Angeles, were the
West Coast entries within two matches
of the title. The fourth seml-flnallst
was Arthur Hendrix of Lakeland. Fla.
Today's program sent Senior against
Hunt and Riggs against Hendrix.
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McCOY REPLACES COLEMAN.
FORT WORTH, Texas. June 19 </P)
—Ben McCoy, bandy-legged Fort
Worth outfielder, was on his way tc
Join the Toledo Mud Hens today. Mc
Coy will replace the injured Ed Cole
man in the Hena* line-up.
Starg Yesterday
XT the Associated Press.
Oral Hildebrand. Brawns—Bhut out
Senators 6-0 with two hits.
Aucle Oalan. Cubs—His triple with
bases loaded in ninth inning beat
Phillies, *-7.
Lee Oriaaom. Reds—Stopped Giants
with live hits for 6-3 win.
Moe Bers. Red Sox—Hit double and
single driving In three runs in 6-4
victory over Indians.
A1 Todd, Pirates—Hit. triple, double
8nd single and drove In two runs fn
-* win over Dodsers
Bob Welland. Cardinally Panned
eight in gtopptng Bees. 6-t/w
Griffs’ Records
BATTING.
G. AB. R. H. 2b. 3b HR. RBI. Pe
Tr*vi« _ 29 101 12 37 3 3 1 10 .388
Links . 1417 + 88 0 f»0 .383
Btone _ 80 IPS 27 84 12 7 2 33 .328
Myer 45 182 20 50 7 4 0 23 ,30S
W.Ferrell 8 1.3 O 4 2 0 0 3 .308
Lewis _ 51 227 38 83 0 1 5 20 .278
Kuhel 51 210 28 57 » 8 3 23 .271
Bimmons 80 203 28 55 10 4 3 .38 .271
Bluegc 20 08 0 28 4 2 1 12 .285
Mihallc. 15 24 4 0 l 0 O 2 .285
Almadi. 8 27 4 7 0 0 0 0 .250
Wener 10 27 470003 .250
Millies 22 84 8 18 4 O O 31 .250
Sington in .33 4 8 2 n o 2 .242
Appleton 12 25 1 8 O 1 O 7 .240
R Ferrell 82125000 3 .2.38
Hill 22 50 18 14 2 1 1 1 .237
Casrelli 10 0 0 20000 .222
Fischer 0 18 1 .3 1 0 o 1 .188
Horan 20 88 4 10 4 o 0 5 .152
DeShong 14 27 3 2 0 O 0 1 .074
Cohen .11 2000000 .000
FITCHING.
O H BB 80 IP. OB CG. W. L
W Ferrell 2127818 2220
Weaver _ 10 74 30 14 76V» 0 5 6 3
Llnke 13 81 23 27 53 1 0 1 1
DeShonr 14 83 47 .37 87Vi 12 7 6 6
Fischer . 0 44 18 lit 45V, 8 2 2 3
Appleto.i 12 71 25 15 R3Vi 7 3 3 8
Casea'lla 10 50 22 0 31Vi 4 10 5
Cohen.. 11 0 2 .3 11 0 0 0 0
DISTRICT SKEETERS
VICTORS AT TOWSON
Maryland-D. C. Titles Garnered
by Mrs. A. W. Walker, Wil
liams, Deyoe, Ramsdell.
By the Associated Press.
r£'DWSON, Md., June 19.—Washing
ton marksmen, with four first
places already snared as the result of
the opening day's shooting, virtually
were assured of grabbing the bulk of
honors as the Maryland-District of
Columbia skeet shooting champion
ships continued here today.
Capital shots captured the women's,
junior, . 410 gauge and Class A .20
gauge prizes, with Mrs. A. W. Walker
winning the women’s title with a 49
and Larry Williams, jr., taking the
junior championship with the same
scorr.
George Deyoe was high gun in the
.410 gauge championship, while Cliff
Green of Sudlersville, Md., and Fred
Ramsdell of Washington tied for top
honors in the Class A event. Green
annexed the shoot-off by clipping 25
straight.
R. M. Watson of Sudlersville won
Class B first place with 41, while F. T.
Vermillion of Havre de Grace took
Class C top spot with 40. Deyoe and
Watson also finished in that order in
the .20-gauge shoot, with Brinkley
Courtney of Towson winning ,rst place
in Class C with 47.
HELEN HICKS GOLFS
FOR WESTERN TITLE
Beatrice Barrett Is New York
Pro’s Foe in Open Tourney
at Chicago Today.
Br the Associated Press.
/CHICAGO, June 19—Helen (Billy)
Hicks, the smiling Long Island
girl who as an amateur once captured
the national and now is the Nation’s
No. 1 business woman golfer, aimed
today at highest honors in the only
women’s tournament which invites
pay-for-play shotmakers—the Western
open.
Miss Hicks, by a 5-and-4 decision
yesterday over Betty Botterill of Salt
Lake City, Utah, reached the final, the
goal she was denied two years Ago
when she was eliminated in the semi
finals by the ultimate Champion, Mrs.
Opal S. Hill. Miss Hicks’ opponent
today will be Beatrice Barrett of Min
neapolis, who won yesterday by a
7-and-6 margin over Dorothy Poster,
the Springfield, 111., music teacher.
Miss Barrett, daughter of a profes
sional and niece of a one-time Ca
nadian open champion, had an easy
time in earning her first chance at a
big title. She was four up at the turn
and then won the next three holes to
close out the match.
Miss Hicks and the plucky Miss
Botterill were all even after six boles
of their match, but the Easterner then
took two in a row, halved the ninth
and clinched matters by taking the
tenth, twelfth and fourteenth.
Today's final was a 3«-hole affair.
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BATTLE AT FORT BERRY.
In an Old Dominion League game
tomorrow, the Arlington A. C. will
stack up against Falls Church dia
monders on the Fort Berry Field at
Arlington, Va., at 3 o’clock.
EASTERN SHORE.
Centreville. 12: Pocomoke, 7.
Salisbury. 13: Crisfleld 1.
Eaeton-Cambrldae. rain.
Federalsburs-Dover, rain.
Standinr ef the Clnbe.
W. L. Pet. W. L Pet.
Salisbury 21 fi .808 Cent'ville 1113.468
Federate s 16 ft .640 Cambrldse ft IS .378
Easton 18 10.600 Criafield 8 17.320
Dover 12 12 .600 Pocomoke 8 19 .296
PIEDMONT.
Durham. 7: Winston-Salem. 4.
Rocky Mount-Rtchmond. rain.
Asheville-PorUmouth. rain.
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Base Ball.
St. Louis vs. Washington, Grif
fith Stadium, 3.
Tennis.
pity of Washington boys’ and
Junior tourney, Reeen»ir courts.
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TRAIGHT OF
I THE TEE
^ By Walter McCallum
OMETHINO approaching the
"perfect” tournament aet-up for
a final round wa* achieved to
day at Congressional, where
Levi Yoder, the Maryland champ from
Indian Spring, entered the middle
Atlantic championship, to be played
starting next Tuesday over the Con
gressional course.
Yoder won the tourney last year
impressively, and already has been
the top man in two invitation affairs
this year. Burnett won the Maryland
title at Manor last week with the kind
of golf that linksmen dream about. It's
a long way to the final round but what
a final it would be to see Yoder and
Burnett in there pitching ’em next
Friday with the middle Atlantic cham
pionship, premier sectional crown in
this golfing neck of the woods, hang
ing in the balance.
It shapes up as a great tournament
—that forthcoming mid-Atlantic—and
it's too bad Claude Rippy can't get
in. Under present rules of the Middle
Atlantic Golf Association Rippy can
not play because he isn't a member
of a member club.
Dettweiler D. C. Champ.
J-JELEN DETTWEILER. 22-year-old
girl star at the Congressional
Country Club today is on top ol the
golfing world in Washington and
Maryland, holder of the District and
Maryland titles. She added the Dis
trict championship to her Maryland
crown yesterday with an impressive
2-up victory at Chevy Chase over de
fending champion Betty P. Meckley of
Indian Spring, thus winning both the
titles the Meckley girl won last year.
There's no doubt that Helen has
improved very much over her golf
form of last year; and that she is very
close to the top flight of woman golf
ers anywhere In the land. But some
of her friends were emphatic today in
their wish that Helen would develop
a little more of that "killer’’ instinct,
the motivating force that Impels a
golfer when he'* 2 up to make It 3
up; and so on.
She’s a darned nice gal, that
Dettweiler youngster, and a lit
tle more of that knock-'em-dead
stuff would help her game; or
so her friends think.
In winning the District title she
overcame the jinx Mrs. Meckley has
had on her for two years. For Helen
twice before has been beaten by Mrs.
Meckley in tournament final rounds,
once In the mid-Atlantic final at Con
gressional in 1935, and again in the
District championship final last year
over the same course.
'J'HAT final match was a siraler, too.
Gathering her game together after
a ahaky start, which found her 2 down
at the fifth, the new champion squared
the match by winning the sixth and
seventh, only to drop the eighth and
win the ninth to go to the turn all
i ' '
Minor Leagues
INTERNATIONAL
Jersey City, 1: Montreal, 3.
Newark. 2: Rochester. 0.
Buffalo. 4—4: Syracuse. 0—2.
Toronto-Baltimore. threatening weather.
Standing ef the Hub*.
„ , W. L. Pet. W L. Pet.
Newark _ 42 13 .784 Toronto . 27 2fi .491
Montreal- 30 22.577 Rochester 23 31.478
Buffalo . 29 23 .658 Jers y City 17 32 .347
Syracuse 27 27.600 Baltimore 15 34.300
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Indianapolis. 5: Minneapolis, 4.
Toronto. 10: Milwaukee. 3.
Louisville. 4: St. Paul. o.
Kansas City 3: Columbus. 9.
Standing of the Clabe.
„ , W. L. Pet. W L Pet.
Minn polis 3* 36 .478 Columbus 27 29 .482
Toledo _ 30 24 .568 Louisville 24 28 .482
Ind apolls 30 29 .568 St. Paul 22 30 .423
Milwaukee 28 25 .628 Kan. City 20 28 .417
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Memphis. «: KnoxTille. o.
New Orleans. 3: Atlsnta. 2.
Birmingham. 3: Chattanooga. 1.
Nashville. 11: Little Rock. 3.
Standing of the Clabe.
W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet.
Little Rek 39 20 .681 Nashville 29 31.483
Memphis. 37 23 .817 N. Orleans 28 32 .467
Birmln'm 31 28.525 Chattan’a 22 36.379
Atlanta.. 31 31 .600 Knoxville 24 40 .375
PACIFIC COAST.
Sacramento. 4: Seattle. 3.
Missions, 8: Sen Francisco. 1.
Los Angeles. 10: San Diego. 8.
Portland. 4: Oakland. 3.
Standing el the Clabe.
W. L. Pet. W L. Pet.
Sac'mento 48 28 .632 Seattle . 36 39.480
S. Fran eo 46 31.597 Portland.. 36 39 .473
L. Angeles 41 34 .647 Oakland- 29 48 .377
San Diego 42 36 .538 Missions. 28 50 .359
TEXAS. - . ,
Beaumont. 3: Houston. 2.
Tulsa. 8: Fort Worth. 4.
Oklahoma City. 6: Dallas. 0.
Galveston. 10: San Antonio. 0.
Standing ef the Clabe.
W. L. Pet. W L. Pet.
Okie City 42 27 .609 Tulsa 33 35 .486
Beaumont 38 31.551 Galveston 32 45 .478
8 Antonio 37 31.644 Dallas ... 30 39.435
Ft. Worth 33 36.486 Houston- 29 42.408
NEW YORK-PENNSYLVANIA.
Wilkes-Barre. 7—3: Elmira. 3—4.
Scranton. 1—2: Williamsport. 0—0.
Binghamton. 4: Trenton. 3.
Haueton-Albany. rain.
Standing ef the Clabe.
W. L Pet. W L. Pet.
Elmira..- 32 15 .681 Wills’port 20 27.426
Hazleton - 32 17.653 Trenton. 20 25.444
Wllkes-B. 30 17 .638 Albany . 16 28 .364
Btngh'ton 24 24 .600 Scranton. 15 32 .319
THREE-EYE.
Terre Haute. 4—3; jCllntom 1—4. .
Decatur. 5: Bloom*gton, 4.
Moline. 19: PeoiiJjlS.
square. But the match had hardly
begun. Helen won the tenth and elev
enth In perfect par figure*, only to
have Betty fight back with another
brace of pars to square on the thir
teenth. But after that It was all Dett
weiler. ‘The athletic Congressional
girl won the fourteenth with one of
the finest iron shots you'll ever see
for a par 4; the fifteenth with a dead
ly chip shot for a par 4, and was 2
up with 3 to play. On the sixteenth
green, with a drive and an iron, which
gives you an idea of her range from
the tee, she three-putted, when a 3
footer would have won the match
right there had it gone another inch.
Meekley Wins Seventeenth.
With her back to the wall, Mrs.
Meekley won the seventeenth in 5,
when Helen half hit her second shot,
and pitched into a trap, leaving the
defending champion 1 down with 1
to go.
But there at the eighteenth
the long-hitting Dettweiler girl
put together two magnificent
wooden-club shots to reach the
green and win the hole and the
match with a par 4.
Mrs. Meekley made a bold bid for
her 4 but was wide by several inches.
Miss Dettweiler scored 81 for the
round against 84 for Mrs. Meekley.
Other winners: Second flight—
Mrs. T. J. Johnson. Armv-Navy, de
feated Mrs. J. F. Dowdall, Congres
sional, 5 and 4. Third flight—Mrs.
R. P. Huff, Kenwood, won by default
from Miss Virginia Pope, Kenwood.
Fourth flight—Mrs. A. W. Tucker,
Beaver Dam, defeated Mrs. Gale E.
Pugh, Manor, 1 up, 19 holes. Fifth
flight—Mrs. Stephen De La Mater,
Kenwood, defeated Mrs. F. C. Meier,
Kenwood. 7 and 6. Sixth flight—Mrs.
Hope Wilkinson, Indian 8pring. de
feated Mrs. F. S. Lowe. Army-Navv.
3 and 2. Seventh flight—Mrs. C. E.
McGowan, Army-Navy, defeated Mrs.
Harold Powell, Congressional, 3 and 2.
Prizes were presented at the con
clusion of the tourney by Mrs. Ralph
W. Payne, president of the Women's
Golf Association.
TO SHEDSEA-LEGS
Admiral McVay Views This
as Severe Handicap in
Tilt With Britons.
BY W. fc. McCALLt’M.
AMERICA'S Ryder Cup golf ar
gonauts, now on the bound
ing main en route to England,
where they'll meet the British
hearties for the big mug on June 29
and 30, are due for a licking because
they won't have time to acclimatize
themselves and won’t have their land
legs to soon after the lengthy Journey
across the Big Pond.
Rear Admiral Charles B. McVay,
who has traveled several circuits
around the watery wastes of the world
on Navy vessels from the days when
battleships were mere toys compared
to the floating fortresses of today, is
firmly convinced that the business or
getting their land legs back is the fac
tor that will lick the Americans In "
their Ryder Cup Joust against the ‘
Britons.
The good admiral should know, for
he's played golf all over the w'ofld
during a lengthy Navy career. He's
retired now, and devotes much of his
time to giving his former shipmates
the heebie-jeebies over the Chevy
Chase course with an Immaculate put
ting stroke.
Has Had Experience.
j^OME years back Admiral McVay
quit golf—for a period of seven ;
years—because of this same business ..
of sea-legs and land-legs and accli
matization after a long sea voyage.
He'd traveled from Frisco to Austra
lia, on the quarter-deck of one of
Uncle Sam's battle-wagons, and being.;
a golfer, the first thing he sought.,
when he landed was a golf course. He,
played so badly, in jhis first venture,,
that he about decided to give up the
game. He played again and was just
as bad. And he did give it up—for
seven years.
Thinking it out in the long watches
of steaming over the seas of the world,
he came to the conclusion that pos
sibly the tossing of the ship in a sea
way, and the matter of sea-legs had
something to do with his ineptness
at the game. So he took up golf again
—after a proper interlude to get his
land-legs back. And he played as well
as he ever played. He figured out that
any man needs weeks on terra flrma
after a sea voyage before he gets back
on such a finely rhythmic thing as
the golf swing. ^
More Time Held Needed.
"DEALLY I think the American
v team should have a longer time *
to get their land-legs back before
they go into hot competition against
the British,” he said
"They'll have a little Ie6s than a *
week before the matches, when they t
' should have five or six weeks. It affects
every one the same way, and I believe <
\ in that you'll find the answer to why *
I the Ryder Cup contests, between two *
evenly matched teams, always has -
gone to the team playing on home
soil.
"The golf swing is a finely timed ’*■
and finely geared instrument. Any"
man who has tossed on a ship for '
five days, and who has learned to1*'
brace himself against the roll of a
vessel, takes more than a week to get';
his land-legs back, I think you’ll fihd
the answer to the failure of our Ryder ■*’
Cup teams In England right there."
Rival Trainers Declare Truce to Help Braddock
—
Arcel, Bimstein, Stars in Their Line, Enemies for Years—400 in “Working Press” Seats. j
BY EDDIE BR.IETZ.
GRAND BEACH, Mich., June
19 —Ray Arcel and Whltey
Blmstein, two crack New
York fight trainers, are
here to help Doc Robb handle
Jimmy Braddock against Joe Louis
. . . Arcel and Blmstein used to be
partners . . . They fell out and
haven’t spoken for years . . . But
they’ll work together like brothers
in Braddock’s corner Tuesday night
... That’s the fight racket for you.
Pour hundred of the 600 news
paper men who asked for working
press tickets will get ’em . . . Nate
Lewis, Chicago promoter, who
knows what's going on In fight
circles, says If the usual flow of
New York money rolls into the Loop
over the week end, Louis will be a
4-to-l favorite ... If the odds are
that high, we re grabbing some.
Joe Louis collected $240,000 for
beating Max Baer ... He got $140,
000 for the Max Schmeling fight
. .. $60,000 when he beat Camera
. .. $53,000 for the A1 Ettore Phila
delphia engagement and $52,000 for
flattening old King Levinsky In
Chicago . . . His share of Tuesday's
gate may be around $250,000 . . .
You read these dazzling figures and
find it hard to believe that just
three years ago Arch Ward, sports
editor of the Chicago Tribune,
advanced Joe $15 to go to Chicago
from Detroit and fight in a golden
gloves tournament... So far. Louis
has earned a total of $750,607.76 in
the ring, a far cry from the $50
he got for his first pro fight.
And here’s still another angle
... It is probable that Jimmy Brad
dock, who has earned less than any
champion in recent years, will
draw down the largest purse since
the days of Gene Tunney for his
fight with Louis . . . Braddock is
flat broke, but he won't be after
Tuesday night ... . And if he licks
the Bomber and goes on to fight
Max Schmeling, win lose or draw
he can quit the ring almost a
millionaire . . . There’s the fight
racket for you again.
Mike Jacobs still does a pood job
of hollering for a mllllon-dollar
gate, but chances are Mike would
settle right now for around $800,000
... They're not letting Louis read
the papers because some of the
things the boys have been writing
about his sluggishness make him
mad and upset his equilibrium
A Loop restaurant advertises
sandwiches named after sports
celebs . . . Biggest seller by far Is
—you guessed it—the Elay bean
. . . Babe Herman, cut adrift by
the Tigers the other day. Is trying
to catch on with the White Sox
... No dice . . . But these are: Jim
Braddock, who says he'll stop Joe
Louis In the eighth round, picked
up a pair of bonerf yesterday
and said: “Come on, dice, eight
for poppa” . . . What do you sup
pose popped up but an old eignter
from Decatur ... From the Chicago
Herald and Examiner you learn
that a Japanese prizefighter tagged
“Katsuml Inomata" decided to
simplify the label for professional
purposes . . . His new handle is
“Katsuml Morioka” which la a lot
easier, wot?
Dick Culium, Minneapolis Journal
sports writer is here covering Brad
dock ... He says Minnesota will
have fewer smart boys on the squad
next season and will go in more
for the rough and tumble brand of
foot ball ... A sign in the arena
where Braddock trains reads:
“Positively No Smoking” . . . The
only guy violating the rule yester
day was Joe Gould, who only hap
pens to be the champion's manager
and who had the sign posted . . .
Corn Griffin, the Georgia heavy,
who started Braddock on the road
to the top three years back, will
see the fight as the champion's
guest.
Warrenton Junior Hunt Ends
Today With Well-Filled Card:
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Special Dispatch to The Star.
WARRENTON, Va . June 19 —
With an improved brand of
weather in prospect the
Warrenton Junior Hunt
Show was to wind up today with a
full program of events, starting at 10
o'clock this morning.
Although the opening day of the
show yesterday was interrupted by a
thundershower, 19 well-filled classes
were shown in a muddy ring unmar
red by accidents.
The costume class was one of the
most interesting, having 19 entries, all
very picturesque and attractive.
Ten entries in the family class, with
from two to five riders made a good
showing. First ribbon was won by
the entry of Willie W. Stevenson of
Middleburg, with his parents and a
sister riding.
There also was much competition of
the ’‘good hands” class, for the S. P.
C. A. Cup, presented by Richard Wel
ling. This class had 22 entries, from
7 to 17. The cup was won by Sally
H. Spilman of Warrenton; second,
Mary Hoyt; third, Stanley Green;
fourth, Ellie Wood Keith; fifth. Pa
tricia Ann Benoit, snd sixth, Wyn
yard Brown.
The class for children under 8 was
won by Diana, Gloria Galvan. A. J.
Sommerville, Jr., Welcome was second,
and S-year-old Sam Wagner was third
with Trixie, on which his mother
learned to ride.
(COMPLETE summaries of the first
^ day's events, Judged by Mrs. Shot
ter, Mrs. Stevens, Col. Reynolds and
Col. Wainwright, follow:
Novice saddle poniea. ponies 14% and
under that have never won a blue prior
to 1937. ridden by ehlldren under 18
veara—Won by Aaalea, Edawood Farm:
second. Craven Waif. Kdgwood Farm: third,
entry of Carr Friendly; fourth. Gloria Bee.
George W. Saellear.
Hunter ponies jumps not exceeding 3
feet riders 18 and under—Won by
Printemps. Mary Elizabeth Miles: second.
Senorlta Joslah Macy Jr.: third. Sunny
Boy. Dr. R E. Ferneyhough: fourth. Gloria
Bee. George CasUear.
Junior saddle class, horses over 141* to
be shown at walk, trot and canter—Won
by Mary s Roc. Mrs. Homer Lake; second
Lest Honger. Robert Palmer: third, the
Greek. Mildred Gaines; fourth. Light
Magee. Sally H. Spilman.
Hunter poniea. ponies over 11% and un
der 13. ridden by children 14 years and
under over Jumps not to exceed 2 feet 8—
Won by Queen of Sheba, Stanley Green. 2d:
second. Bonnie. Robert L. Kernes; third.
Lady Ceamperdale. Emille NeUson; fourth.
Bunny. Mildred Gaines.
Little child’s lead class, ponies 11% and
under, ridden by children under 8 years—
Won by Diana. Gloria G&lun; second.
Welcome. Trixie. Bam Wagner.
Handicap elsaa: horses; 3-year-olds
over. Jumps of 3 feet 3 Inches: 4-year-olds
and oyer. 3 feet 8: blue ribbon winners.
4 fact—Won by Primeval. Robert Palmer;
second. Big Ip. Donald Smellburg: third.
Wood Deer. Mr. and Mrs’. William E. Sasst
leaar: fourth. Leat Honger. Robert Palmer.
Saddle ponieg, poniea 13 to 14.2 hands,
ridden by Children under 18; conforma
tion. SO per cent; manners. 25; style,
action ana paces. 25—Won by Cameo.
Ann Clay Bayly; second. Azalea. Idgewood
Farm: third. After Me. L. R. Colbert;
fourth. Fire Bell.Patrlcla Downes.
Pony yearlings. Judges on promise as
child’s pony—won by Bethollne. Mrs. A.
Maokay Smith: second. Gay. Jimmie Ham
ilton; third. Belle Meade Flashlight, Belle
Meade Farm; fourth. Joy, Peggy Krlth
Hamilton.
Pony stallion eJasg—won by Imported
Master Model Mcewood Farm: second.
Imp Naqtmy. Utni Maekay Smith; third;
I Belle Meade Brilliant. Belle Meade Farm,
fourth. Champ. Dorothy Ann Kearnes.
Pony touch-and-go. to be ridden by
children 14 and under—Won by Queen
of Sheba. Stanley Green, second. Vrcto
I rlan. Billy Greenaugh: third. Lady Scarn
perdale. Emilte Neilson; fourth. Billy, Pa
, tricia Downes
i Road hack, horses, to be shown at walk.
I trot and canter then over two fence*
j 3 feet 3—Won by Leat Honger. Robert
Palmer: second, Magic Lady. George Ben
; oit; third. Mary’s Roc. Mrs. Homer Lake.
1 Model hunter pony, shown in hand—•
, W’on by Printemps. Mary Elizabeth Miles:
| second. Lgdy Peggy. Edna Roth, third,
Busy Bee Robert PaJmer, fourth. Sunny
: South. Patricia Downes.
I Child's jumping class, children 8 years
I and under, jumps under 1‘a feet—Won by
! Merry. Barry Hamilton; second Tlctory.
i Jimmie Hampton, third. Naliy. Don*
i Montgomery, fourth. Sunny, Mildred
1 Gaines.
Ladles’ hunters, horses over four fences
about 3 fe*t h—Won by Primeval. Robert
Palmer; second First Gal. Mrs. J. E.
Barker: third. Magic Lady. George Benoit.
Stake class, ponies 14.2 and under,
twice around ring by children udder lf»: ’
larger ponies, jump 3 feet 8. smaller
ponies. 3 feet 2—W’on by Queen of Sheba.
Stanley Green: second. Busy Bee, Robert *
Palmer; third Victorian. Billy Green- .j
halgh: fourth, Tine Tryst. W’llllam B.
Casilear. 3d. ✓
; Championship Cup of the American 8o
1 ciety of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
i donated hy Richard Welling. Judges on -
• hands and seat, general management and
control of horse—Won by Sally H Spil
man; second, Mary Hoyt: third. Stanley
Green: fourth Elite Wood Keith.
Pair class, ponies over jump*—Wort bv
Busy Bee. Nitrate Robert Palmer; second •
entry Wynward Brown: third Queen of
Sheba the Wjlpp. Stanley Green
Family class, two or more members of
same family, no age limit—Won by Willie
W. Stevenson entry; second. Ellie Wood
Keith entry; third. Peggy Keith Hamil
ton entry; fourth. Martin Macy, Event
Macy and Josiah Macy. jj
Hunter ponies, ridden by children '
and under—Won by Busy Bee. Robert *
Palmer; second. Recovery. Dr. R. E. Fer
neyhough; third. Printemps. Mary ETiza
beth Miles; fourth. Lady Peggy. Edna
Roth.
Best costume or Costume*. shown ih '
carriage or on horse or pony—Won by
Rhett Butler. Scarlett. Wade and Bonie,
Mr. and Mrs. John R. L. Gaines, Wyn
yard Brown. Jackie Somerville; second.
Gloria Calvan. Seporita. third. Pat Mc
Que, Vaudine Herbster and Thomas
Chalmers.
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