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Five Former Winners in Field as 192 Start Play for U. S. Public Links Title
From the u
Press Box
Win or Lose, Dodgers
Are People's Choice
- By, JOHN LAKPNER.
Special Correspondent of Tile Star.
NEW YORK, July 22 (N.A.N.A.l.
—If you doubt that the Brooklyn
Baseball Club is the Nation's adopt
ed baby, you should have seen and
heard the Democratic delegates
who clustered at Wrigley Field, the
Ivy-clad campus of the Chicago
Cubs, to study the Dodgers at the
end of last week.
You can nominate a man for a
third term almost any time, indoors
or out. raih or shine, but it's not
often that the public servants of
Oklahoma and Florida and Ore
gon and North Dakota and Maine
can find themselves a clear day
and see the Dodgers—the people's
choice—simply by hopping aboard
the L and riding for 20 minutes.
There is romance in this little
posse of inexpensive athletes which
Leo Duroeher leads around the Na
tional League. Up till last week, it
was a vicarious, newspaper romance
for the far-flung agents of democ
racy. They had read and talked of
the Dodgers, but never seen them.
Then, as a little convention sou
venir, Mr. Duroeher dropped into
town and put his desperate heroes
on view.
Brooklyn Is Regarded
Team of Destiny
It made no difference that the
Dodgers showed signs of faltering
behind the hot summer pace of
the Cincinnati Reds. The dele
gates came a-running anyway ana
whooped and yelled their burning
faith in the comic and downtrod
den team which now is. win or
lose, the team of destiny and the
people's choice.
Of course, the delegates got a bit
of co-operation from Mayor Ed
Kelly, the idealistic statesman who
fronts for the town of Chicago.
Mayor Kelly handed out gold, sil
ver and flannel passes with all the
speed and good will of a blackjack
dealer.
It seems that the Mayor values
the good will of national Democ
racy very highly, inasmuch as a
Republican administration or even
n non-Roosevelt Democratic ad
ministration might mean the end
of Mayor Kelly as a public servant.
The Mayor is anxious to serve the
public for quite a spell longer, so he
did not spare the passes.
Just the same, it takes an at
traction to get a Democratic dele
gate out to the ball park, pass or
no pass. The boys had passes in
their pockets when the Giants were
In town, but they did not go out
to see the Giants.
Honorary Flatbush Fans
Packed Convention
When the Dodgers arrived, Wrig
ley Field became the target of a
mass pilgrimage of the faithful—
not the Flatbush faithful proper,
but the honorary faithful, the
scattered zealots who almost never
get a chance to see the team of
their dreams.
A delegate from Texas informed |
your correspondent that if Casey
got back in shape and Medwick
started hitting, the Dodgers would
murder the Reds.
“That Casey is a great pitcher,
friend.” said the delegate.
“Have you ever seen him?”
“Nope, but I sure do admire him,”
said the delegate. “Say, that, must
be Durocher over there. What a
man!”
All the delegates in the neighbor
hood promptly burst into cheers for
Durocher, who never was in graver
danger of being nominated for Vice
President.
A short time later, a Dodger run
scored, and the Texas delegate fired
a large cap pistol into the air,
while thunderous shouts greeted
this desirable phenomenon from
other parts of the ball park.
Rain Would Have Ruined
Week for Coloradoan
A Colorado delegate discussed
the team of destiny more quietly. \
but just as eagerly.
-“I never saw the Dodgers before."
he said. “I almost did. Back in
1920, when they won the pennant,
I was going to take myself a trip
to Cleveland and see maybe a
couple of games of the World Series.
You know, that was a big thing for
me. when the Dodgers won the
pennant, and I thought, what the
h—1. I got a little money, I might
ss well blowr it on this trip. You
don't live forever. But sickness
came up in my family and I
couldn't go.
“When I started for Chicago for
this convention, I looked at the
National League schedule and saw
that Brooklyn W’ould be there dur
ing the convention, and I never
pot a bigger kick in my life. I
don't think I would of got over it
if it rained in Chicago this week.
There's that Lavagetto coming up.
He's the thoughest batter in the
league to pitch to.”
That's what the Dodgers do to
the public—yessir, even the Re
publicans. Win or lose, the people's
choice.
Record for Qualifying
Round Promised as
Stars Tune Well
Entrants From Far West
And Hawaii Look Best
In Practice Tours
By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, July 22.—The head
liners of America's pay-as-you-play
golfers, conceding nothing to any
one in scoring ability, open the
19th annual national public links
championship here today with five
former winners in the field.
A total of 192 linksmen. survivors
of a record entry of 2,601 that played
in 40 sectional tests, tees off today
on the first half of the 36-hole
qualifying round. The low 64
scorers in the two-day test will
earn places in the match play
which starts Wednesday.
Defending champion is Husky An
drew Szwedko. Pittsburgh steel work
er, who already has added to his
laurels by finishing 29th in this
year’s United States Open cham
pionship.
See Record for Prelim.
Other former winners in the field
are Carl F. Kauffmann, also of
Pittsburgh, only three-time winner
with victories in 1927, 1928 and 1929;
Charles Ferrera of San Francisco.
1931 and 1933 champion; David
A. Mitchell of Atlanta, the 1934
titlist, and A1 Leach of Cleveland,
1938 champion.
A good many of the star per
formers in the field expressed the
opinion that the qualifying record
of 139 for the public links event
would be bettered and low practice
scores supported their belief.
George Aulbach of Boston set the
mark in the first public links meet
at Toledo in 1922. It was tied at
San Francisco in 1937 by Don Er
rickson, of Alhambra. Calif.
Most of the fireworks of the prac
tice rounds at the flat 6.580-yard
Raekman municipal course was
furnished by entrants from the
Far West and Hawaii.
Yesterday Louis Jennings of
Portland, Oreg., the Oregon ama
teur champion, toured the course
in 67, four better than par and one
shot above the course record of 66
established last week by Smiley
Quick of Los Angeles, the Southern
California amateur king.
Jennings and Quick Win.
The long-hitting Jennings and
Quick won a West-East four-ball
match, defeating Szwedko and
Leach 3 and 2. Quick had a 69
yesterday, further indication of his
liking for the course. Leach scored
a 71, and Szwedko. who has not
played too well here, took a 75.
Two players—Loio Palenapa of
Honolulu, and G. W. Duvall, jr.. of
Kansas City—had 68's. Palenapa
was helped by a hole-in-one on the
225-yard par-3 sixteenth, made with
a No. 3 iron.
Today's round also marks the
start of team competition for the
Warren G. Harding Trophy now
held by the Los Angeles team of
Quick, Neil Whitney and William
C. Train. Thirty-three teams, a
record number, are seeking the
Harding award, the championship
being determined on medal scores
made by the three-man teams m
the qualifying round.
Sexton, Bockwinkle
On Mat Program
Two former college stars, Frank
Sexton of Ohio State and Warren
Bockwinkle of St. Louis University,
have been signed by Promoter Joe
Turner for a semifinal match on
Thursday night's wrestling card at
Griffith Stadium.
Two-thirds of the five-man battle
royal also were lined up when Tur
ner signed Reb Russell, former
Texas sheriff, and Tommy O'Toole,
popular Irish lad.
Handling the show will be Paul
Jones, scissors expert and Dynamite
Joe Cox, the Kansas Krasher.
Dismer
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impossible “gets.” Always Bitsey
would shake his head modestly with
a “I-sure-was-lucky-to-get*that” ex
pression. But after the first half
dozen times, you knew it wasn’t
luck.
English Star Lauds Miss Lee.
McNeill played good tennis In
opening the program. He showed
| sound stroking and always was on
j top of the ball, although the point
score revealed he outscored Hunt
only by 4 points, 32-28.
And although Miss Hardwick
didn’t have to exert herself in beat
ing Miss Lee. who scored only 16
points in seven games, she paid the
local champion a tribute. “Miss Lee
already is a good player,” she said,
“and will be much better. She is a
delightful opponent and her sports
manlike and even temper will do
much to help her.”
Large Crowd Thrills as War
Poloists Trim West Shore
In one of the freest-scoring polo
games of the season. War Depart
ment defeatjd West Shore Polo
Club at Potomac Park yesterday,
11 to 8.
Played before a large crowd, the
game packed excitement from start
to finish. Maj. Gilbert Cheves at
No. 2 for War. led the winning at
tack with five goals while 20-year
old Cadet George Williams, jr.,
member of the West Point team,
helped out with three. Maj. Wil
liam Harris and Col. George Wil
liams also played for War.
At Harrisburg, Pa., another local
B & O Special Train
to Bel Air Baces
Special R. T. July 24 to
Fair, $2.15 .August 3
L». Wash, it'ntxn Sta > 11:33 AM.
Cennectin* service f r x m Silver
Serin* 1. Cell DIsl. 3300.
team, 3d Cavalry, suffered its second
straight loss to another West Shore
team when it bowed 5 to 2. Last
week West Shore won, 4 to 3, in a
game played here.
Max Hempt, young member of the
Hempt trio, repeated his perform
ance of last week by setting the
scoring pace with three goals. Cav
alry’s goals were made by Maj. T. Q.
Donaldson and Capt. J. H. Quill.
A tentative round robin has been
scheduled for Wednesday at Fort
Myer between 3d Cavalry, War De
partment and 16th Field Artillery.
EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE.
Dover_46 25 .64 R
Salisbury _43 2» .507
Milford _ 42 31 .575
Centreville__ 38 31 .551
Cambridge _ 33 38 .465
Federalsburg _31 42 .425
Pocomoke_ _ 27 47 .365
Easton _ 24 43 .358
Federalsburg T; Easton. 1.
Cambridge. 6: Pocomoke. 4.
Centreville. 4: Milford. 3.
Dover, 13; RaUiborr. ft.
TORRID POLO—On one of the hottest days of the year the
War Department team defeated the West Shore outfit yesterday
at Potomac Park, 11-8. Here Cadet G. Williams, jr., of West
Point is shown just after having propelled the ball goalward
on one of the three occasions he whacked it between the posts |
for the victors. The pellet traveled right under the hooves
of the pony ridden by Dr. Lloyd Hempt of the West Shore team.
—Star Staff Photo.
Hogan Goes to Front
Of Money Winners
Among Golf Pros
Ties for Second Behind
Metz in Chicago Open;
Demaret Close Rival
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July 22.—Little Ben
Hogan, the Texan who now registers
out of White Plains, N. Y„ was lead
ing the field today in the race for
professional golf's top honors for the
year—leading money winner and
best scorer in the Harry Vardon
Trophy contest.
Hogan tied for second place with
Johnny Revolts in the $5,000 Chicago
Open championship which ended
yesterday with Dick Metz Oak Park.
111., in possession of the title and
$1,500 first prize money on a brilliant
72-hole total of 278 strokes, 10 under
par for Tam O'Shanter Country
Club.
Boosts Winnings by S575.
The tie for second place—Revolta
and Hogan finished with aggregates
of 279—earned Hogan $575 and sent
him into the leadership of this year's
money winners with a total of $8,788.
He replaced another Texan, “Smil
ing Jim'' Demaret. who did not play
in the Chicago event and who now
is in second place with earnings
of $8,477.
Metz's winning rounds were 68, 71,
69. 70. as against Hogan’s rounds
of 73. 70, 70, 66. and Revolta's 67. 69.
74. 69. Jim Ferrier. who holds the
open and amateur championships
of Australia, finished with a 280
total, two shots better than the
aggregate of Ralph Guldahl of
Chicago.
How Leaders Compare.
The leading money winners:
Ben Hogan. $8,788: Jimmy Dem
aret, $8,477: Byron Nelson, $5,313:
Craig Wood. $5,258; Lawson Little,
$4,592; Sam Snead. $4,351; Horton
Smith, $4,500; Dick Metz, $3,800;
Lloyd Mangrum. $3,675; Ralph Gul
dahl, $3,350; Clayton Heafner, $3,231;
Harold McSpaden, $2,950; Gene
Sarazen. $2,725; Paul Runyan, $2,650;
Ed Oliver. $2,575.
The P. G. A. Harry Vardon Trophy
point standings:
Ben Hogan. 338 points; Jimmy
Demaret, 287: Grain Wood, 247;
Dick Metz, 215: Sam Snead. 186;
Byron Nelson, 174: Ralph Guldahl.
152; Horton Smith. 147; Jimmy
Hines, 108: Gene Sarazen, 108; Paul
Runyan. 92; Vic Ghezzi. 90.
Practically the entire field which
competed in the Chicago event
headed today for St. Paul, where
the $7,500 Keller Open will be held
July 26-28.
Skeeter Shoots Perfect
Score at Alexandria
Joe Chauncey of Alexandria fired
a perfect score of 100 yesterday to
win a registered shoot at the Alex
andria Skeet Club. George Deyoe
of Washington was second with 98.
Other scores:
L. Singer, 96: J. Gamble, 95; R.
Watson, 93; Paul Stone, 92; R.'
Stewart, 91; D. Brady. 91; J. Haw
kins. 90: J. Hall. 89; C. Hottel, 89;
C. Shaffer, 84; F. Petrola, 82; G.
Berry, 77; D. Ryder, 77, and G.
Burgess, 76.
Jasper Post Assured
Of Sharing Honors
Sergt. Jasper Post was assured
of a tie for second half honors in
the American Legion Junior League
today as a result of a 16-to-4 vic
tory over National Cathedral yes
terday.
In holding its place at the top
of the race Jasper scored in all
five innings. Meanwhile, Costello
Post was beating Potomac, 12 to 3,
to hold second place. Harrell, win
ning hurler, held the enemy to 4
hits and fanned 11.
...
Year's Record Marlin
Caught at Ocean City
OCEAN CITY, Md., July 22.—The
second marlin of the 1940 season
was landed here yesterday by Paul
Drury of Washngton, D. C. The
catch followed quickly the first
marlin boated Saturday.
Drury's trophy weighed 46 pounds,
measured 7 feet 3 inches with a
girth of 22 inches and a tail spread
of 22 inches with a 21-inch spear.
The gamester was hooked while
Drury and Mrs. Drury with Harry
I. Passett, also of tyashmgton, were
fishing with Capt. B. L. Raymond
of the Lev-Lou.
Middle Atlantic Pros Occupy
Golf Spotlight This Week;
'Midgets' Down ‘Giants'
By WALTER McCALLlM. I
Professional golfers of the Middle
Atlantic sector steal the links show
this week. With the Bradley Hills
women's tourney canceled there are
two major events scheduled for the
paid boys. First and biggest of
these is the Maryland Open cham
pionship, slated for Colunjbia to
morrow. Second is Hie sectional
qualifying round for the P. G A.
championship, to be held at the Five
Farms course of the Baltimore
Country Club Friday.
The tip is out that John O'Don
nell, surprise winner of the Mary
land Open last year, won't be the
champ when night falls tomorrow.
John now is working for Booby
Cruickshank at Richmond and will
defend his crown, but a lot of the
lads appear to be playing better
than the champ. A1 Houghton, the
Bedford Springs title holder, wants
a fifth win of the Maryland crown
and is playing well enough to gain it.
Cliff Spencer, who won the Mid
dle Atlantic P. G. A. at Columbia
last year, wants his second Mary
land title. Wiffy Cox craves a
chunk of that change. And hungry
Buck Worsham, the surprise of the
Bedford Springs tourney, may grab
it all. This Worsham boy is good
enough to win, even with compara
tively little experience behind him.
The women will idle this week,
except for club tournaments. They
had expected a busy week with the
Bradley Hills affair scheduled, but
hot weather put an end to that,
It may be held in September or
October.
Four Team Matches Played.
Four team matches marked the
week-end calendar. High spot was
the initial victory of the Midgets
over the Giants at Indian Spring.
For 10 long years the little men
have been seeking a victory over
the big fellows, whom Dr. Tommy
Utz used to call the "abysmal cave
men." This time they did it, by
the margin of 205^ to 18'-..
At the Army Navy Country Club
the host team, led by Pro Allan
Burton, thumped out a 37-to-35 vic
tory over a visiting outfit from the
Washington Golf and Country Club.
Anacostia’s fast-traveling links
team won a 16-to-2 match over
the Naval Officers' Club from Dahl
gren, Va., with Bill Seay, the Ana
costia redhead, scoring a 67. At
Woodmont, the home club golfers
licked a visiting Baltimore Subur
ban Club outfit, 2112 to 8>2. In
this one Ralph Beach, Suburban
pro, shot a level par 69 against a
70 by Gene Larkin, Woodmont pro.
Balcstri Sets Record.
At Beaver Dam Joe Balestri, put
ting his game in gear for the Inter
national Printcrafts’ Golf Associa
tion tourney, scheduled to start
August 4, scored a 3-under-par 69
to set an amateur record for the
revised course. Joe played the
nines in 34 and 35 to win the Gros
ner Trophy. Jim Gipe won the net
award with 70-2-68. Tied at 70
for second net were J. McGeever,
Jesse Baggett, Dick Melbourne and
F. D. Smith.
C. W. Hammett shot an 81, with
a handicap of 15 for a net of 66
to win the Wiffy Cox tourney at
Congressional. Dr. Howard L.
Smith won the gross award with
78. In the Sunday breakfast four
somes Hammett, Elden, MacFar
land, J. E. Taggart and C. W. Dud
ley tied at net 71. Foursome honors
went to the group composed of
Dudley, Hammett, MacFarland and
O. T. Smith.
Redskin Charley Malone shot a
4- under-par 68 at Congressional
over the week end.
Martin F. McCarthy and George
F. Miller retained their hold on the
Cummings Cup at Columbia with
a 3-and-l win in the challange
round over Don Buckingham and
Page Cornwell.
At Kenwood Jack Keele, medalist
in the Governors Trophy tourney,
dropped a first-round match to E.
S. Marlow. John O. Bergelin, thf
club champ, advanced to the second
round with a 3-and-2 victory over
H. B. Hunt.
Manor Mixed Foursome Tie.
At Manor the mixed foursome
tourney resulted in a tie between
Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Butler, 91—
24—67, and Mr. and Mrs. R. N.
Trezise, 86—19—67. Mr. and Mrs.
George Jones won third place with
net 69. The gross award went to
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph P. Gibson with
83. Barbara Simons, holder of The
Star Trophy, won the women's blind
bogey tourney with 42—3—39. with
Mrs. W. J. La Bills next at 43—
5— 38.
! J. A. Cranston won the Newman
Cup at, Army Navy with a card of
152—11—141. Second was Col. Ken
neth Buchanan with 151—5—146. .
William Alexander won the play- j
oft for the Henry-Williams Trophy
| at Capital, beating Buster Mrstik
with a 76 against 80 for the Mrstik
j youngster. George Borsari scored a
: 74 to win the gross award in a
blind-bogey affair. Net prizes wen'
lo G. W. Wood. A L Miller. Pat
5 Loughran, G. E. Lindsay and E. R.
1 Ferguson, jr.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGIE.
W I. Pet. W. L Pet
Rochester HO 35 .033 Baltimore 47 50.485
.Newark 53 40,550 Syracuse 41 ’n 451
Montrea 49 13 53.3 Buffalo 40 5.3 .430 .
Jei.v City 40 -48 .189 Toronto 3.9 55 .415 ,
Baltimore. 4—4. .Jersey. City. 6—i,
Montreal. 4—1: Rochester 3—0.
Newark. 7—1 Buffalo, 5—0.
Toronto. 9. Syracuse. 3.
Bogart Shows Class
In Losing Golf Final
Special Dispatch to The Star.
EASTERN POINT, Conn., July
22.—Connecticut golfers held a
wholesome respect today for the
shotmaking ability of 20-year-o'id
Ralph Bogart, the District of Co
lumbia amateur champion. Even
. though Bogart was beaten yester
i day in the final round of the Shene
i cossett Trophy tourney here by
1 Eddie Fov of Pelham, N. Y.. the
Bogart youngster showed enough
to convince any one that he has the
makings of a star
Foy fired a 2-under-par 70 to
take a 3-up lead over the first 18
holes in the final round, and won
the match, 4 and 3.
Piston's Hurling Tells
Three-hit pitching by Riston gave
District Heights B. C. a 4-to-0 vic
tory over Fort Dupont yesterday.
Three years ago—Wally Berger's
ninth home run beat Cincinnati,
6-5. for Giants.
T)angerou8yoyag.e
by Patricia Morgan
The story thus lar: When the South
America-bound cruise Georgia en
counters a violent storm the steering
mechanism is damaged, the cargo
shills and fire breaks out in the
hold. The oassenger* take to the boats
and the gigoio. Algae, becomes a
h^ro. Hired to take the trip by Phyllis
O'Brien and to Dretend to fall in love
with her so that she may make Dick
Wieland jealous. Aleae finds himself
actually In love with her. In the panic
that follows the Are alarm Algae gets
Phyllis and Ada Burwick. the girl Dick
loves, and Ada s mother into lifeboats,
then returns to rescue Dick who is in
jured and overcome by the smoke. The
last to leave the boat, they get away in
t he o‘«cers motor launch but. once at
sea. collapse from exhaustion When
Algae wakes up the sea is calm, the
launch is still going at top speed and
no boars are visible. Then, a little
after dawn, they see smoke on the
horizon.
CHAPTER X.
The Argentine freighter Burnese
gave a series of blasts on its foghorn
when the little speedboat was
sighted and by the time Algae cut
the throttle and slid up alongside,
the deck was lined with shouting
men and women. He and Dick
laughed at their strange appearance,
some of them draped in blankets,
others, even among the women,
wearing overalls and sailors? clothes.
A rope ladder was dropped over
the side and two of the crew scram
bled down to help'Algae and Dick
aboard and fasten lines to the
speedboat so it could be hauled up
to the deck. At the captain’s orders
they were immediately taken to his
cabin, despite the efforts of the
cheering survivors of the Georgia
to detain them. All they could do
was wave and laugh as eager hands
reached out to clap them on the
back. Then they were in Capt.
Stevens’ cabin and the jovial, red
faced little officer was shaking their
hands and giving orders to his cabin
boy to bring them coffee and food.
‘‘Where are you bound, Captain ”
Algae asked.
“Boston.” he replied. “But a ship
from the Bruce Line will overtake
us probably this afternoon to take
on the Georgia survivors.” The
little man puffed on his pipe and
stared out the cabin window. "I
guess Capt. Blake went down with
her. It’s a shame. Mighty fine
man.' I shipped under him as first
mate years ago in the Caribbean
traffic.”
“He was on the bridge when she
went under,” Algae said.
“You saw her go down?”
“Yeeah, we saw her go down.
Couldn't get off until she did, in
fact.” Algae grinned and took a
cigarette from the box Capt. Stevens
pushed toward him across his desk.
Algae Tells Story.
The boy brought in their meal
then and as they ate, Algae told
their story. Dick said nothing but
he looked worried and Algae knew
he was thinking of Ada and Mrs.
Burwick and Phyllis. Algae was
thinking of them, too. but for some
reason he kept putting off asking
Stevens about them. It was a vague
fear that they weren’t aboard and he
didn’t want that fear confirmed. It
was silly, but even after he’d told his
and Dick's experiences he couldn't
bring himself to ask.
The captain took out a large book
that looked like a ledger and opened
it on the desk in front of him. “If
you’ll give me your names now,
boys, I’ll put you down as ac
counted for. Never had so many
folks aboard this ship in all the
days I’ve skippered 'er. Totals 160
now.” He looked up questioningly.
"Richard Wieland," Dick said,
showing the first sign ct Interest in
' the proceedings. “And captain, I'd
like to look over that list if you
don't mind."
j “Sure thing, son." the captain re
! plied. “Where from?—got to get the
: rest of it down, too."
“New York. There were three of
us together—a Mrs. Burwick and
her daughter—?”
“Oh yes. they're aboard.” The
captain laboriously wrote Dick's
j entry, then turned the pages look
ing for the other names. But Dick
didn't wait.
“They're on board?” he shouted, j
“Where? Where are they? I've got
to see them. Are they all right? j
Is Ada all right?” He was on his
feet, pushing his breakfast dishes
away from him, heading for the
door.
j The captain looked up from under
arched brows. “They ain't, quite so
peppy as some, son.” he said, “but
they're all right. Hold on a minute
and I'll have the boy take you
down to them.” He turned to Algae.
; "What's your name, young fella?"
Inquires of Phyllis.
Algae's f^e looked strained and
his eyes were on Dick. He didn't
answer the captain right away, but
at last he said: “Is there a girl
named O'Brien on board, captain?"
Dick seemed to flinch, and he
turned back to the captain. “Phyllis
O'Brien, New York: Is she here,
too?”
“Yes, sir, she Is. Mighty nice
lookin’ girl, too, but pretty well done
in. Understand they had to carry’
her into the lifeboat because she'd
fainted.” He turned back to Algae
again, waiting for his name.
Algernon Beetroot,” Algae said
tersely, “New York.”
Capt. Stevens shot him a skepti
cal glance and hesitated before
writing the name down. “Algernon
Beetroot?” he repeated incredu
lously.
“That's right.” said Algae. The
captain made the entry and closed
the book. Then he summoned the
cabin boy again and when he came
in told hi mto take the two men
to where the women were quar
tered.
“You go on, Dick,” Algae said.
“I’ll be dowm later.”
Dick looked surprised but he
nodded and w’ent ahead with the
boy.
When the door closed Algae said.
"Do you have a wireless on the
ship, captain? I’d like to send a
message.”
“We’re keepin’ it open for word
from the Bruce liner, son. It's
anything real important we might
be able to sneak it in, though.
What’s the message?”
“Just two words: ‘I’m safe.’ I
want it sent to a man in New
York.”
Algae Sends Message.
“Oh, that’s not necessary.” Ste
vens replied. “The list of survivors
has already been sent out. and
we’ll add your names next time—
that'll be in an hour or so.”
Algae shook his head. “I can't
tell you why, captain, but that won’t
do me any good. I really have to
send direct word if it can possibly
be arranged.’’
"Well—well see what can be
done.”
Together they went out on deck
and walked back to the wireless
room. The operator was busy, and
they waited for a ‘ while, and at
laat he took off hia ear phonea.
9* handed a nriam to the cap>
tain who read it and said, “They
ought to overtake us by 3 o'clock
at that rate. Can you send a two
word message to New York. Mac,
without interfering with anything?
| This lad wants to get somethin'
off his chest.” H laid a friendly
hand on Algae's shoulder.
Mac looked up and grinned. “I
| think maybe,” he said. "Write it
down here-” he pushed a pad
of paper and pencil toward Algae,
i "I'll push it out first chance I get.
, She's hotter than hell right now
| with the Coast Guard and the new\s
service and the Bruce Line all
askin' a lot of fool questions.”
“Thanks.” Algae said, and he
wrote the two words and addressed
them to Mr. Patrick Sheridan. Em
pire State Building. New York.
Then he took leave of the captain
and Mac and said he'd go -below
and see the others.
The quarters set aside for the
women aboard the Burnese were
clean, but they were anything but
luxurfbus Big crates that looked
and smelled like they might contain
rubbers, and others pungent with
the smell of coffee, had been laid in
rows like beds in a hospital ward
and a variety of blankets laid ovef
them. They were below deck, in the
hold, and there w-as a dank but not
too unpleasant odor in evidence. The
only light in the room slipped in
through small, square portholes set
high in the wall.
Algae Finds Friends.
It took Algae a moment to get
accustomed to the darkness after
being in the bright sunlight of the
deck, and before he could distin
guish their faces he heard Ada's
and Phyllis’ voices.
“Algae!” they both cried together.
"Here—right over here!”
Then he saw them, sitting on the
edge of one of the crate-beds with
Dick, and on the next to them he
saw Mrs. Burwick. As he drew near
he saw that she was extremely
drawn in the face and that her arms
and head were swathed in bandages.
“Hello, there.” he said casually,
addressing them all.
“Dickie has told us how wonder
ful you were, Algae,” Ada bubbled,
excitedly. "Oh, I think it’s mar
velous! You were a hero, and we all
owe our lives to you. Really we do,
Algae, I—I can never tell you how
grateful I am.”
Phyllis had risen when Algae ap
proached, but Ada was between them
noy, talking effusively and clutching
Algae’s hand as if she would never
let go. Phyllis had to look over the
other girl’s shoulder in order to
see him. Twice she started to speak,
Golf Ball Good for 400 Yards
Would Be Barred From U. S.
Open, Declares President
By the Associated Press.
DETROIT. July 22.—Manufac
turers may succeed in constructing
the needled dream golf ball that
will travel 400 yards—but the play
ers never will get a chance to use
it in a United States Golf Associa
tion tournament.
Harold W. Pierce of Boston, presi
dent of the U. S. G. A., told contest
ants in the 19th annual national
public links championship last night
that the association is conducting
experiments designed to set a maxi
mum carry for balls used in the
National Open and other tourna
ments. Clubs also are being studied,
Pierce said, with the idea of limit
ing the pitting of faces to reduce
the amount of backspin.
"We are afraid that a chemist
will produce a substance more re
silient than rubber and a ball with
a phenomenal carry will be the re
sult,” Pierce said. "It is my belief
that golf should be entirely a con
test of skill with no player holding
the advantage over another in the
matter of equipment.”
Balls used by a number of con
testants in the recent National
Open at Cleveland were picked by a
U. S. G. A. representative and aie
now being tested by a machine
owned by the association at Armour
Institute of Technology in Chicago,
j Pierce said manufacturers of golf
I equipment had indicated a willing
ness to co-operate In limiting the
resiliency of balls.
‘•What distance we will set as the
maximum for balls used in our
tournaments has not yet been de
cided,” Pierce said.
Louis and Comiskey
May Be Rivals as'
Seconds Here
Joe Louis and Pat Comiskey, con
tender for the heavyweight title,
may peer across the ring at Griffith
| Stadium at each other in the role
i of seconds a week from tonight.
I With Louis definitely booked to
referee the semifinal bout, efforts
are being made to have him in the
corner of his stablemate, Holman
Williams, who is fighting Wild Bill
j McDowell Comiskey happens to be
la stablemate of McDowell and
Matchmaker Menendez said today
that Comiskey would be in his
crony's corner during the fight.
Arrangements are being made for
both Williams and McDowell to
\ complete their training here at
Turner's Arena the latter part of
j the WQek. Tickets go on sale to
i morrow at the regular price.
Pairings Made for Maryland
Open Golf Title Tourney
Post entries will be received today
at Columbia for tire Maryland oppn
golf championship, which will be
played tomorrow over the 36-hole
route at the club near Chevy Chase
Lake. Tomorrow's pairings are as
follows:
10 a m to 2 p.m—C T. MacMasters.
Wondholme .> • Dowling. T. . iliilan
da!e and R Raiford. Capua’.
10:05-2:05—Wiffv Cox Congre-'-ional:
Earl McAleer Conere'-.-ional. and Alec
Taylo’' Rolling Road.
10.10-2:10—Johnny Bass Chiton Park:
J^hnnv Flattery. Terra Mariae. and Pete
Scaila Indian Sonne.
10 15-2:15—George Diff^nbauirh Ken
wood; H. P. Waldron. Mount Pleasant,
and Al Treder. Manor.
10 25-2:25-—Charles Br’schier. Hil!an
dale. Otto Greiner. Terra Mariae. and
Bob Armacost. Front Rova! Va
1 0 .10-2 :io—Buck Worsham. Chevy
Chas~ Jim Flat:ery. B:ilnmo*-e C C
and Ken Scales Mount Pleasant.
I o :.M.5-2 :U5—John O Donncli. C C of
Virginia: Eddie Johnston. Terra Mariae.
and Art Cross. Indian -Sonne
10;40-2:4o — A1 Houghton. Beaver
Dam: V. G. Burnett. Beaver Dam. and
William Parker. Mount Pleasant.
10.45-2 45—Lou Haas Gibbon Island:
I Dr Ben Baker. Elkndge. and Leo Wal
per. unattached
10.50-2 ‘5o—Mel Shorev East Po*o
j mac. M P Kennev. tr Gibson Island,
and Nelson Helsey Mount Pleasant
10 5—John Pomcrov Annaboln
Roads Willie Schmb^r Mount Plea ■■an:,
and Joe Barse Columbia
II-;; —Gene Larkin. Woodmon* D’ri
ran McRae Terra Manae, and Ai Jami
son. Bradley Hill?
1 1 «>:>-:{ o.»—Andv Gibson. Bonnie V;p*v.
Spencer Oveuon Rolima Road, and Ed
gar T.’ cis. BuUimore C. C.
ll.lo-;; lo—Clifl Spence: E>.: Po*o
mac; John Frederick Bonnie View, and
Leo Kernan Gree”. Spring Valley
111 5—'»: I ■"> — Ralph Beach Suburban,
and E G Barne = . Rolimc Road
1 1 —Dr. E G. Schmidt, Bonnl«
View, and M. Nee! Bonnie View
1 l i»—William Cole Mount P>a-«
ant, and C. B Graw. jr Moun- Pleasant,
Pitcher Shatters Arm
Merely Throwing
By the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. July 22 —
Snmetnng snapped when Karv
Murphy, 34-year-old pitcher for th®
Jacksonville Beach amateur baseball
team threw' a ball to an opposing
batter.
He was taken to a hospital. wh®re
X-rays revealed he had broken his
arm in two places.
but Ada interrupted to emote a bit
further.
At last she pushed past Ada and
stood close to Algae and laid her
hands on his broad chest. She looked
up into his eyes, and her expression
was serious, almost grave. “Thanks.
Algae.” she said, “for everything.”
Her eyes drooped, and she said very
softly, “111 never forget what you
did.”
Algae hadn't known what to ex
pect. bur he was totally unprepared
for this reception. He looked at
Dick, who turned away, and then
at Mrs. Burwick. who smiled wanly
and nodded. He returned her smile,
but he was all the whole trying to
read some hidden meaning into
Phyllis’ words.
Remark Hurts Phyllis.
He hadn't wanted to see her when
she met Dick. He was afraid for
her. knowing that she would be
, hurt by his terrible concern for
her. He hadn't wanted to witness
the hurt that would show in her
face when Dick took Ada in his
arms: and now he had to admit to
! himself that he had another reason
for coming down alone, later. He
had been afraid that Phyllis would
be more thrilled at seeing Dick safe
than at seeing him—and he feared
such hurtful truth.
And row she was thanking him
for “everything" — meaning. no
I doubt, saving Dick. He tried to
! think of some commonplace answer,
but the best he could do was. “Just
a little special service. Phyllis. Al
ways willing to oblige.”
But if he'd slapped her face shs
couldn't have looked more stunned.
She backed away from him. and her
: hands fell to her sides. Then he
realized that, without intending to,
he'd referred to his silly employ
ment, his gigolo job. He reached
out and took her Tiand and pulled
her to him again.
“I'm sorry, Phyllis.” he said, soft
j ly. “I didn't mean that the way It
I sounded ”
“I'm sure you didn't,” she replied,
and her voice was suddenly brit
tle. “But we won't discuss it now.
i Some other time, after we get back
! to New York, I'll see that you are
properly rewarded." She pulled
away from him and walked quickly
across the room to the stairs and
almost ran up to the deck.
The other three looked at Algae,
wonderingly. They hadn't heard
her last words, but they couldn't
have seen anything but somewhat
blundering nonchalance In Algae'a
own first remark.
Wh—what happened?” Ada fal
tered.
Algae shook his head and turned
toward the stairs. Then he eat
down heavily on the edge of tha
bunk. “Darned if I know,” se said.
(Copyright, 1940. by tha Chicago Dally
N«ws, Ine.)
Tomorrow—The Bruce Uner ar
rived to take aboard the Georgia
survivors.
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