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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
BUSINESS AND GOLF|NC
Very Few Players Get Into Front
Rank Without Study
and Practice.

Does business have a fatal influence on
a good golfers game? This Is a question
which often has been discussed. 1t is a
fact that to attain properly the lofty
eminence of scratch man, the aspiring
player must give a great deal of his
time to the study and practice of the
shots; but even through the knowledge
acquired in his earlier years of play, his
swing cannot be far wrong. and with a
little practice it is sure to come back
Many Of the crack golfers of this coun-
try learned the game IN their high school
days. and as they were young and adapt
able it came largely automatically. But
when they came to enter business they
found that II required more practice than
they thought to get back on their game in
the spring The lapse came primarily in
the short game. as driving is largely au-
tomato and this department is not so
liable to go wrong as the other. Charles
Evans. jr.. is in the bond business and
gets many opportunities to work in
round of the links during the week.
Jerry Travers announces that owing to
his bond business he will be unable to
the past. but his game has not been seri-
ously affected by his working activities.
Some will say that it was developed to
such high point of efficiency during
his earlier years that he could not go far
wrong. but he has been playing better the
past few years than ever before. The
western amateur champions game has
improved A great deal since he became a
worker. but IT may be that he possesses
the enviable faculty of completely for
getting his vocation in the engrossing
topic Of golf. Robert Gardner the ma
tional champion, is in the coal business
and does not get much time to play. and
who can say that he has gone back?
His tee shots last year at Detroit were as
splendidly long as ever and his unfailine
placidity of demeanor was in evidence
when required to play the last hole in
the semi final against Marston. when ev-
erything hinged on that great golfers
last putt which was missed Albert
Seckel. the man who won the western
amateur championship from Gardner one
season and seemed to have ii in him to
become one of the greatest. entered busi-
ness. and while he plays on week ends
at the Riverside Club of Chicago his name
is seen no more as prominent contend
er for the blue ribbon of amateur golf.
The consuming fault of the business
man when he reaches the golf course is
that he thinks that in order to cultivate a
proper attitude of mind for the fearsome
task of defeating Colonel Bogey he
must be very deliberate. OF course he
ought not hurry his stroke. but frequent
ly he waits too long for the inspiration
to come which he thinks will bring him
success.
He will find that if he plays the game
at an even clip and does not take too
much time over any one shot he will play
better than if he celebrates to an alb
normal extent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
MASONS PLAN BIG Time
AT ANNUAL BALL GAME
Grotto and Shrine Each to Have a
Band at Diamond Bat
tie June II.

There should be enough going on at
League Park Saturday, June H. to sat-
isfy the most rabid seeker of fun and
excitement If plans of those behind the
Shrine and Gretto mines do not go far
astray.
To begin with, the Shrine and Grotto
are ancient and natural rivals, and
there is a tendency for one to outdo the
other in every way possible This an
plies to the game in particular, but it
is almost as true of what will happen
in a festival line the day of the con-
test.
Each of the rival organizations will
take part in an auto parade that will
include a tour of some of the princi-
pal streets; they will offer a duel of
band music at the park throughout the
game and there also will be q battle of
colors and roofing"
Fee of three hues will be seen galore
at the contest. red for the Shrine, black
for the Grotto. and blue for the neutrals
Capt. Louis C. Wilson and William
F. GUIDE, comma nder in chiefs of tho
Shrine and Grotto forces. respectively,
and their captains, Walter Avery and
Andy Walker. are satisfied with the
outlook from the playing end, while
S. Emmons. monarch of Kali
lipolis Grotto. No. Is, NJ. o. V. P T..
Almas Temple. A. A. o. n. NJ S., and the
Masters Association committee in
charge, William Clabaugh chairman:
Frank NJ. Scott and Perry p. Patrick.
are well satisfied with the business and
festival advancement of the program
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
Local Chess Master Wins by
21-2 to | IL From
David JanoWSki.
MANHATTAN is VICTOR
OVER FRANKLIN CLUB
Winner Gets Permanent Possession
of Reichhelm Trophy.
Other News.

The past week has been crowded with
interest for local chess fans. that ster-
ling performer, Norman 7. Whitaker
furnishing all the thrills. To begin
with. David Janowski. champion OF
France, runner-up and winner OF inc
brilliancy prize. in the recent Rice mas
tiers tournament. paid an unexpected
visit to the city last Monday and was
induced to meet the local expert IN
skittle match before the Washington
Chess and Whist Club that evening.
Four games were played, whitaker
being returned victor by the score OF
81. to IL. The Memorial day tourna-
ment. in which Mr.. Whitaker was
pitted against Lowell. the District
champion: Walker and Knapp. haroly
called forth the masters most serious
efforts and was won by him with three
straight wins. The scores of these
games will be found below. Unfortu-
nately, no record of his games against
Janowski was kept.
A. w. Fox has had a good deal of
sport with the position derived from
Whitaker game. analysed in this
column two weeks ago. Janowski
thought he could win with the white
forces. but was soon convinced to the
contrary. linen W nltdkeT urea HIS
hand and was forced to the conclusion
that Fox's original move was best
after all.
The annual match between the Man
haitian and Franklin Chess clubs,
played Memorial day. was won by the
New York experts by the score of 111a
to An. This victory gives Manhattan
permanent possession of the beautiful
Reichhelm trophy. Eight matches have
been played for this trophy. the score
being, Manhattan, 61a: Franklin, 112.
The first game of the MARSHALL
Janowski match. played last Thursday
and Friday evenings before the Man
haitian Chess Club. was won by the
United States champion in thirty EIGHT
moves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
By ROBERT L. RIPLEY.

Dillon dangerous and much dodged boy
from indianapolis, to fight les Darcy Of
Jess lie
with Charley Wenert, he expects %
al Moran then demand a match with the
other hand, Dillon willing
anxious o fight middleweght Darcy.
Il will make 15S pounds at 3 o'clock for Darcy said
try up pounds
willard"
e
Certainly will fight Willard. The big fellows
easier lick the little fellows. Heavyweghs
tired. They giants with pigmy hearts believe
they yelIow-at I getting
of in the easily every heavy
weight fought ! stopped Andre Anderson, who
225 pounds, 1 X
who tipped the scales 1875 and dropped Charley
Weinert rounds, e just jim!
Cofey. Gunboat Smith, Battling Levnsky, Jim Savage
al AL Norton easy
But isn't Willard big for you interrupted
"Of course he is l wouldn't fight him rounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
JACK
DII.lo.D
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rounds If the fight went that distance he would
probably win think l whip him in ten-round
match
Dillon is his wish mingle with Willard,
a belief that he outpoint the big
fellow.
IS he
the last five he has fought battles and
by decisions knockouts any
Of his contemporaries.
In October 1912. Jack fought four battles in
days different citiesJohnstown, Pittsburgh
ton and indianapolis. Going Ell?
Dillon fought thirty-fve battles 1911. fortyo
in 1872 thirtyseven in 1913, twentyseven in 1914 and
y-four date this year.
Fighting is just like eating breakfast. the Hooser
boy And he would rather fight than
fighters n fight boxers" is his secret
Dillon born at Frankfort, Ind.
four old: height five feet a inches
and his best weight is 1s6 He been
knocked down-either in the gym billions
real Ernest Cutler Price. He a
horse-Sydney Dillon However, he recently had
named after him.
And the horse has winning races too" laughed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
HOLD ON TO BASE BALL.
Big Nine Conference by Faculty
Vote Retain National Game.

EVANSTON, Ill, June 3.-Rase ball
was retained as college sport in the
Big Nine conference, according to a
vote taken at a meeting today of the
faculty committee. Prof. James Paige
If the University of Minnesota. which
did not play base ball TINS spring. cast
the only dissenting vote Last spring
the faculty committee voted to submit
70 the nine schools the question of
abolishine the game as an intercol-
legiate sport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

George Dauss. pitching his first game
for Detroit on the teams eastern trip.
managed to get in the record class
along with other Tiger pitchers. He
gave ten bases on ball. yet allowed but
two runs. Fifteen Red SoX players
were left on bases. In the first inning
of the game Dauss passed three of the
first four batters to face him. Twice
with the bases full he got by without
a run scoring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
Long Driving Not Everything.

Long driving after all is of no avail
unless you can successfully connect it
with the other strokes which have to
be played. This is the trouble with the
young players of today more than any
other thing, for they become so elated
with their fine long tee shots which
their Elasticity of muscles and their in
herent sense of proper timing enable
them to play that they fail to concen-
trate upon the main object, which is
that the player who gets the ball into
the hole in the fewest possible strokes
is the ultimate winner. Long driving
is merely means to an end in that it
seems to make the remainder of the
has never been won by prodigious driv-
ing. even if it is of the most accurate
description. That it is extremely use
full in match play can readily be admit
ted, but its particular usefulness prob
ably rests in its power to upset and
demoraliZe an enemy.
In the main Mr.. Hilton, as usual is
correct in his statements. for there are
many instances in our own champion
ships, both minor and major, which
point to the truth of his observa lions.
but I believe that it is the course which
counts as much as anything else. There
never yet has been the very long driver
who was able to keep consistently on
the course. In fact. the longer the
drive the more often is he in trouble
from the tee. If the golfer were to
play match which meant much to
him. said match to be played over the
National links or at Myopia, he would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

~ show. and, anyway, foul ball is
not an infeld fly.
Sporting Editor Star:
Score is 10 to l when A, pitching for
the team behind. is relieved by 3 in
sixth inning. In seventh inning BIS team
makes nine runs for him. ana ties
score: opposing team makes another
Which pitcher is charged with loss?
NJ.
b is charged with loss, for his team
made it an even break for him and he
could not hold his own. Doesn't seem
fair, does it,
Sporting Editor Star:
l. Print pitching average and bat
ting average of Dick Kerr. with Mem
phis this year. >. Did Kerr or Barger
Get credit for Memphis Mobile game of
May 10? JOHN.
l. Can't give current averages in this
department. for a s questions are taken
up in order there is no telling when
the answer will appear in print. .. Score
of game as reported indicates that credit
goes to Barger
Sporting Editor Star:
Runner on third: batter hits down to
third baseman, who has plenty of time
70 throw batter out at first. but tries
for runner going home; throw is high
and runner scores. is batter entltleu
to hit? '" NJ.
No and under the rules the scorer
could well give an error The rule is
that where perfect play would have re-
tired base runner error shall be charg-
ed 1t is not the practice. however. to
give errors in such play, and this
would ordinarily be scored neider ;
choice that failed.
Sporting Editor Star:
Why was DOME Bush out of the game
for Detroit for some time? Has there
been any player suspended by an UNI
pire" ii. ;.
He was hurt by being hit on the
knee with a pitched bail in game
with the Chicago White SoX. 1t is un-
fair to couple his name with a query
about players being suspended by UNI
pires for Bush is well behaved, so far.
Don't recall any suspensions in the
ma JOr leagues this season. me pfac-
tice is to assess fines without suspen-
sion, for lay-off is not punishment to
the average player
Sporting Editor Star.
Pitcher hits for three bases and asks
for substitute runner; third baSeman
conceals hall and substitute runner.
PLAYING off base. is tagged out. DID not
runner have right to presume that Ia II
was in pitchers hands in such case! >.
When a change in players is made 1t
is the duty of the umpire to call time
aud the rule provides that play shall
not be resumed until the pitcher holds
the ball in his position. therefore the
umpire should not have allowed an out
under the circumstances described.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

The Detroit Tigers ask that another
seasons record be placed to their
credit (most of the others being to
their discredit. The Tigers in their
first thirty games had seven overtime
contests. One went ten innings. three
eleven innings. one twelve, one thir-
teen and one sixteen. They won
three of the eXtrainning affairs, lost
three and tied one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
uisitiue Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
Man on hrst. batter hits to short
man forced at second, but batter hats
throw to first. Does batter get credit
| Tor hit in the hit column or is it
counted as a time at bat only?
This is not a hit No hit can he
scored on force-out.
Sporting Editor Star:
VIII you kindly answer the follow
ing question in the Sporting Sheet of
next Sundays STIR:
! he catcher drops a foul fv the sec
ohd Strikt is a foul and this is muffed
10y the third baseman and on the tbird
Stflke the batter is out. Do these
two errors count W " 4,
ANYTHING that prolongs A time AT hat
is an error
Sporting Editor Star:
To decide bet will you please state
in the Sunday edition of The star
whether an American League team
managed by Clark Griffith ever won "A
pennanto Thanking you for the cour-
''9N OF an answer am, very truly,
Griffith has never been pennant
winner.
sGor'ins Editor Star:
Pleas" let me know through YOUR
Sunday pink sheet the following
questions.
!. Whether Horace Milan will be
with the Griffmen in Augusta
;. What team he is with in the In
ternational League?
Thanking You in advance I am,
\ FAN
l. If Griffith chooses to recall him.
>. Newark
Sporting Editor Star:
hp foil
tions in your columns of The Sunday
Star of June for inuuisitive fan
Is the number of players that the
American and National leagues are
allowed to carry during the playing
season set by the national commission
or by the magnates? Has Mr.. b John
son of the American League the say
a $ to the number of players carried in
his league?
| have asked this question several
times and have heard it argued often
without facts, so | appeal to you for
an answer. YOU authority on
such questions. Very truly yours,
ROSCOE MONTY.
The lea CUES determine the number of
players each club shall carry at their
annual meetings. Neither league
president has entire say concerning
his circuit.
sporting Editor Star:
Kindly publish in your sporting page
on Sunday. June 4, the score of the
game between Washington and Boston
April 80. NJ F.
Washington, A. Boston, 0.
Sporting Editor Star:
a high fly ball hit about eight feet
in front of the home plate and then
rolled foul between home and first
base. without being touched by any
one. Was it fair or foul, and with
"llnner on first ap.1 ono out. would
1t be called an 'infield fly? N. B.
1t was a foul ball. The infield fly pro-
vision is not in effect with only one
base occupied, as the rules will plain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

There is A new rule in force in the
National League which bars the play-
ers from throwing an extra ball
around between innings, but the play
ers. by a tacit agreement. get around
it. The pitcher hands his teammates
the ball in play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

Chicago newspaper has established
base ball college AT the old home
of the cubs on the West Side in Chi
cago. There amateur players viii he
taught the rudiments of the game
and Artie Hoffman viii act as professor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
GOLF MATCHES USUALLY WON
BY PLAYERS WITH LONG DRIVES
Although This Is Not Always the Case, 1t
Happens So Frequently That Great
Distance From Tee Is Big Asset

There is very good article in one Of
the recent numbers of Golf Illustrated
by Harold H. Hilton. in which he pre-
sents the query as to the possible and
probable effect on a golfer of being
constantly outdriven. He says that
there are some golfers who insist that
1t makes no difference to them whether
they finish twenty or thirty yards be-
hind their opponents after every tee
shot or not, but that these men are
usually recruited from that class of
golfers who are accustomed to find
themselves left behind from the tee
by the majority of opponents and so
become used to such conditions. They
have. in other words, accepted the con-
dition as necessary evil. and must
make up for the deficiency by the
application of some unusual degree OF
accuracy in some other part Of the
game. The key to the question. DO
you mind being outdriven?" entirely
rests on the point as to whether you
expect to be outdriven: If so. you will
not mind it in the least. but If not then
you viii be found pressing or Straining
with more or less disastrous results.
Mr.. Hilton names one or two special
instances where he himself has both
won and lost matches in which this ele-
ment of being outdriven has entered.
On one occasion in a noted tournament
he had expected to be outdriven by his
opponent. who had a fine reputation for
hitting out a good length ball, and.
much to his surprise. he found himself
from twenty to twenty-five yards
ahead, which not only occasioned pleas
ant remarks from the onlookers. but
a the same time caused him to pay the
most attention to getting off long
drive and continuing to outdrive his
opponent. The result was that less
attention than usual was paid to the
other departments of the game and
the defeat was recorded. The result
of that experience. we are told. was a
good lesson, for when relating the his
tory of that match to an older golfer
and remarking that the opponent. at
any rate, had been taught how to
drive. the answer came back: "Perhaps
so. but judging by the result it did
not seem to have been much good
n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
Gardeners Driving Counted.

In John Anderson's morning match
with Robert Gardner OF Detroit in the
national finals last fall there was per
haps ten to fifteen yards difference
between the latter's drives and the
formers, and at lunch time Mr.. Gard
ner was l down. In the afternoon,
however. Mr.. Gardner heightened out
on his drive so that he was rarely
under $50 yards, and in Anderson's eff
forts to rival his prodigious swipes
he constantly dropped his shoulder too
quickly, with the result that the ball
went too high in the air and carried
only 200 yards or so. To make up this
difference of fifty or fifty-five yards
on hole after hole proved an impossi-
bility. and Anderson believes that no
matter how fine the other play of any
golfer may be that one who is out
driven from forty to fifty yards can
never hope to win in match of any
length.
1t has been said that Jesse Guilford
must be a poor iron player in that he
gains such tremendous difference with
the drives. sometimes being sixty
yards ahead of his opponents and still
loses the match. Analysing Jesse 8
game he is capable of playing any one
shot probably with the best of them
and can drive further than any other
amateur. but he does not know his own
power or his own limitations so far as
iron shots are concerned. His judg
ment of distance particularly is not
good. Put him $50 yards from the
hole and he is in doubt whether to use
a midiron, heavy mashie, a light
mashie, a heavy niblick or his niblick.
He knows that he has tremendous
power in his arms and wrists and in
his back muscles. and all that power
goes to make up a powerful swing,
and this knowledge makes him hest
tate in the choice of a club, but he
will undoubtedly learn from experience
and should go much further in ma
tional circles than he has up to the
present time.
The amateur and open champions
have never been really short drivers
with the possible exception of Walter
J. Travis. and 1t is doubtful if he can
be rightfully SO characterized, for al
though his drives do not have such
which has put him well within striking
distance of hole 420 yards away.
H. Chandler Egan. Francis Ouimet
Walter Hagen, Charles Evans. among
others. are golfers who rarely play the
odd in their championship matches
and in very few final rounds of the
amateur championship has the win
ner been consistently yards behind his
opponent. That is why. perhaps, every
golfer who has a possible chance for
the championship title, just before each
championship, spends a portion of the
time in trying to lengthen his long
game. for he realizes that. all other
things being equal, he who plays the
odd In many holes in succession will
usually be forced to acknowledge de-
feat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

undoubtedly turn in a much lower
score if he had the 2c0-yard ratght
drive of a Tom Mcnamara rather than
the c45-yard carry of Ted Ray. More
over aside from the natural features or
"A championship links which, OF course.
should include the placing of the drive
with reference to the second shot. and
the second shot itself there is the all
important feature of the distance OF
the holes. If the hole We're $40 or IN"
wards it would he natural to expect
that the shorter driver would have had
more experience in playing a shot OF
say 165 yards. and would be just as
capable with it as the longer driver
who was called upon to play long
mashie shot of say l45 yards. The wild
shot from the tee of the far driver
oftentimes puts him almost as Tar away
from the hole. although he is further
along than his opponent in distance
from the tee. When, however. one is
outdrven by from thirty five to forty
Yards there never is any question
concerning the ultimate winner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
SINGLE TARGETS.

event and sixteen out Of the same mum
Der in the final event.
The scores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

~ show. and, anyway, foul ball is
not an infeld fly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

Simon Price of kirkside pa ying
practice round preceding the District
championship at the Columbia course,
made the ninth hole in two, holing a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

Bannockburn is 10 send a representa-
tive team to play in the team matches
Of the Middle Atlantic cha mpionships
at the Baltimore Country Club this
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

Sporting Editor Star;
Man on first. batter hits tn chart
man forced "A I second, but batter beats
throw to hrst. Does batter get credit
Tor hit in the hit column. or is il
counted as a time at bat only?
rms Is not hit. No hit can he
scored on a force-out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

3 is charged with loss, for his team
made it an even break for him and he
could not hold his own. Doesn't seem
fair does it?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

The water plant at Bannockburn is in
working order and Nos. and greens
now are being watered. These greens
have been without water for some time
and almost died, but now Burgess, the
professional, thinks they can he saved
with the water supply available.