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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
LAUDS HOLY CROSS NINE
Editor of Purple Declares Worees.
ter Collegians Just as Good as
ANY Other Team.

Edward A. Dinneen. athletic editor
OF the Purple. student paper at Holy
Cross, thinks that institution had just
as good ball team as any other col
iege this year. and he sends along it's
record to prove the contention. And
1T u real record, too. that the Wor-
cester collegi ans made. -s.- -..s 9
A few of their accomplishments may
be summed up in saying that they won
nineteen out of twenty sthree games
had five men who hatted more3 than
800, amassed total of FIVE -homers,
eleven triples and thirty-ffve doubles,
and some of their victories were over
Harvard, Yale, Brown, Dartmouth.
Tufts. Vermont, Boston College, Uni
versity of Maine and. Catholic Uni
versity.
Dinneen explains the to defeat
at Georgetown by saying that the
Holy Cross team had had no outdoor
practice. while the Blue and Gray had
been working outside for nearly a
month. The most ne-sided victory
scored by Holy Cros was over the
University of Maine. "a to o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
BY w. K. McCALLUM.

A distinct innovation in the use of
golf courses has been inaugurated at
the new public links in East Potomac
Par.. BY the use of two sets OF tees.
the course may be played backward.
that is the greens may De approached
from the back.
The course is actually played that
way Every Thursday the tees and
holes are changed and the players
approach to the greens from the OPP
posite side they played to the day
before. the hazards on either side of
the green being used. the method
has a distinct advantage in that IL
saves the tees on which the grass is
new and preserves the sides or the
putting greens nearest the tees from
excessive wear when the grass Is
new.
The new course is proving very
popular with all classes of players
and a great many of the members OF
the various country clubs about the
city have tried it. All pronounce II
one of the most interesting short
courses they have ever played and
believe that when the final nine holes
is added Washington will have pub
lie course that will rank with any In
the country
The course VIII be open from 20"
O'Clock to dark every Monday after
noon to colored players, Maj Ridley
has announced.
Golf teams of the Washington Con
and Country Club and the Bannock-
burn Golf Club are scheduled to clash
this afternoon in resumption OF
their annual team matches. The only
match played to date this year has
been won by the Washington club
over its home course. but Bannock-
burn expects to turn the tables in the
match to be played over its own
ton team has been strengthened by
the addition of at least one player OF
| first rank in Maj. James J. Toy. while
Bannockburn has lost several Of its
| best players. The probable lineup OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
GOLFER PLAYS SHOT FROM TABLE;
DISHES RULED MOVABLE HAZARD

Golfng chapters TEEN with ac-
counts Of freak shots.
Cleveland contributes one of the
freakiest
1t was at the Shaker Heights Club.
Mrs. A. E. Hem and her husband
were members of a best ball match.
The battle was raging furiously when
the foursome arrived at the ninth tee.
HEM, striving to get off a particu
larly long tee shot. impaired fright
full slice TO his ball and instead of fly
ing straight down the fairway. it took
an uncanny fight in the direction of
the clubhouse. finally disappearing in
to the grill room.
Should HEM shoot another ball. or
was the grill room out of bounds?
1t was finally agreed that there was
nothing in the rules to cover the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
"R. Miller" of Phillies
Is Mystery of Season

'.R. Miller who has played SO
we'll at third for the Phillies.
In the mystery of 1920. He didn't
play in any minor league last
year. and the critics have taken
IL for granted that he must
have come from n shipyard or
semi-prO club. Manager Cra-
vath says no. 81 don't know
whD he iS, or whence he came"
says Cravath. ale simply walk
ed into our southern training
camp. said he was nm infielder.
and that he'd like to prove 1t.
Next day he showed what he
could do, and took the third
base job away from all cOmers.~
Miller Is n pleasant young fel-
low and extremely reticent.
There have been few cases in
all big league history to COM
pare with his advent and sue
cess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
fHVOR|7E SCORES
: BY 70 LENGTHS
- eessN'se
Race Worth $6,000-0n
Watch Is Best in $4,000
! Yonkers Handicap.

EXPIRE CITY. n. Y, July 24.-The
: East View stakes Of $4,000 for two
>year-olds over the six furlong route
and the Yonkers handicap of $4,000
for three-year-o and upward. at
one mile and a sixteenth. were the
stellar attractions here today.
Ten-Lec scored easily in the East
View stakes. She was backed down
from to l to s to ) favorite. The
Quincy stables Knobbie was second,
and McClelland's Eternity third. Ten
Lee jumped away to long lead be-
gore her opponents were able to get
into their strides. She finished TWEEN
" lengths to the good.
On Watch won the Yonkers handi-
cap. War Mask. owned by Johnny
Dundee. lis ht-weight boxer. was sec
ond. and Moore's Cromwell pulled up
third. These were the only starters.
On Watch was the better horse
and was held at odds-on and he ran
in justification of his price. winning
by a length. Cromwell was a poor
third, five lengths back of War Mask.
The Summaries
81. 600: about six furlongs-Brick. 100 tIsob-
fnsoa,. TO I, to ). TO ., won Rodgers
lis tBarrett). to 5. to 2. to 4. second ;
4 to l. third. Time. LA %. Tan II. FLYING
Orb. triumphant. Nine. Byng. Northern Belle
INDIAN. Valerie West Marion Hoilins and FAIR
Colleen also
Second race. Hollywood purse three-year-
oids and up selling: purse. $1,000; one unle
and seventy yards-Goaler. III tJohnsonl :.
Is to 5, even. TO .. won: Penelope. lol
fWeinef). s to l. even. to ). second War
Machine. III tZoellerl. t. .. to >. to
No. third Time. LAG. Young Adam. Ben Cow
,trto and Ivry also ran.
I, Third race. East View stakes: two-year-olds:
81. 900 guaranteed: about six furlonGs-Ten-
lee. 113 tJohnsonl. TO >. I TO :. 1 10 4
won Knobhie. 11s Mooney. to 2. to -
I 10 .. second: Eternity 116 lFairhrotherl-
4 to IL TO ). I to .. third. Time. ! 10 20
Haiu. Maehiavelli. Dark Horse and Chevalier
a1so ran
Fourth race. Yonkers handicap: three-year
elds and up; 1000 guaranteed: one mile and
. sixrrenth-On Watch. 11o (Barrett). II TO
20. oct. out. won /: War Mask. 100 tColtlettil.
IL to >. i to 2, out. second: Cromwell. 9S
.Mcsuey). ) to !. even. out. third. Time. LAT.
Only thee starters.
' Fifth race four veal -olds and up: claiming
gufse. 81. 061.45 one mile and eighth
AfrmAn. rs U.yke). : TO .. to :. to ).
Won /: Tetlcy. los tColtilettit. TO I. 8 to ..
TO 5. second Regresso. 10 (Rodrieue-l.
20 1, 5 TO =. 10 ;. third. Time. I.56 Gold
Arbitrator. NaDthalius. Hong Kong. Edith
Haunam. Mill Race. Porte Drspcau and Court
ing Chlors also
Sixth r.ee. two-year-old maidens FIVE and
half furlongs-Gipsy lad. ITO tCo!tilettil.
TO !, to I. e-en. won; The Cook. 112
Roariknes,. 8 to 5. TO 10. TO 2. second
Salesman. III tRicel. 4 to I, TO .. to 10.
third. Time. 1.0s %. Celivs. Toreador. "TRIP
perry and Kate Fraiey also ran
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25

point. and the party went in search OF
the ball. 1t was discovered that the
ball had come hopping into the grill
room and had bounded on top of
vacant table filled with dishes.
Did dishes constitute hazard. and
if SO what kind of hazard?
Grange Alves, the club professional.
was called into conference.
Grange allowed that the dishes
were movable objects and could be
lifted without penalty.
Whereupon the dishes were taken
Off the table. and Mrs. Henn-it being
her shot-was assisted TO the top OF
the table, from which precarious po-
sition she took a mashie and drove
he ball back in the fairway.
of course. it's all right. com
nented Grange, but l believe |
would have used a spoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
EWSY SPORTLETS
Harvard and Yale inaugurated their

Harvard and Yale fnaugurated their
rowing races in 1852.
West Virginia University has made
wrestling a minor sport.
Austrian trotting derby at Vienna
recently attracted 10000 spectators.
Thanksgiving day will mark the
start of ZOE days of horse racing at
Oriental Park, Havana "
Johns Hopkins will have 1e.5oo
seating capacity for foot ball next
fall.
virginia foot ball eleven plays Rut-
gers at New Brunswick October 70
and Harvard at Cambridge October 80.
The American Olympic games track
and field team will be limited to six
men in each event. and only four Will
be permitted to compete in trial races
at A ntwerp.
Wanderers Club Of Halifax viii;
stage the Canadian amateur quot
championship July ~. 2S ana 70
Peter the Great. 2:07A, now twenty
five years old, the most successful
sire Of trotters, will feed on dollhouse
oats. grown expressly for him. next
winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
1T MAY BE POOR POETRY,
BUT 1T is GOOD ADVICE

when yOa make 81 mistake mt your
own little job
How would -0u Hke for n bowling
mob
To come into yOur ONCE and call
yen a erUmb,
And saw you're rohber, q thief
and q buas
Most of MS make some mistakes
every day.
but nobody boots when We fumbl
play.
When We boot one we don't have
a lot Of guys
Yelling sFathead.- "You're blind.-
"Examfnxs your eyes:'
why not give the umpire the same
chance and tYy.
If he strike n fair average, tn
help him get by.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
Three Hours on Court, Omit Even.

After playing more than three hours
for the state mixed doubles champion
ship at the New York Tennic Club
recently. darkness interfered and the
teams OF Miss Margaret Grove and ].
Fl. Steinkamp and Mrs. l.. c. Morris
and Alexander Her quit. all even. The
first set was won by Mrs. Morris and
Tier. 13+1I. and the second went to
Miss Grove and Steinkamp, SIS, and
the count stood eight all when the halt
was called The match will be played
off later in the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
Getting Would Be Keeping.

William F.. Quinn recently intro
duced resolution at the New York
board of aldermen's session permit
ting base balls batted into the stands
of the ma jor league clubs of New
York city and Brooklyn to remain In
the hands of any spectator who may
happen 10 secure them. No action
was taken on the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
A Tip for the Ivory Hunters

During the batting rehearsals
previous 20 the game between Kan
sas City and Indianapolis recently
Jimmy Smith hit ball that struck
Duke Reilly on the head and then
bounded off and hit Ward Miller,
breaking the last named's jaw bone.
Reilly's head wasn't damaged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
Canadian Swimmers Set Marks.

Three records were broken by Cana
dian swimmers in their try-outs for
the Dominions Olympic team. George
Vernot of Montreal did the 220-yard
event in minutes SO seconds. G. II
Fisk of Montreal swan the 100-yard
backstroke in / minute % 2-5 seconds
and Miss Kessler of Winnipeg COW
cred the 220 yards in minutes 33 Ia
seconds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
Elect Two to Jockey Club

samuel ID. Riddle. owner of the clan
Riddle Farm stable. of which Man a,
War Is the bright particular star and
Joseph K. Davis of New yo,k h.va
been elected to membership in Inc
Jockey Club. ." INC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
Will Renew Checker Tourney

The biennial American checker
championship tourney. discontinue
Point. Ohio, August 9. The last tour.
ney was held at Chicago in 1919. and
the championship was won by HUGH
Henderson Of Pittsburgh. who since
has died.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
Will Reward Youngsters.

West Virginia High School Athletic
Association Is composed of fifty insti-
buttons. trophy. donated by the
west Virginia University athletic
committee, will be awarded the best
foot ball team in the organization
each year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
Donlin Had Line on Sisler.

A number Of years ago Mike Dom
lin saw George Sisler playing on the
Michigan team. Nothing to it," said
Mike, there comes Ty Cobb's sue
cessor He's the greatest looking
young hitter / ever saw" Mike never
knew a thing. Not q thing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
Mai. Coyle Tennis Winner.

IN a hotly contested match for the
championship, Maj. Randolph Coyle
defeated J. G. Richardson in the Mar
inc Corpe tennis tournament, 6-3, "a.
Many games were deuced. Drawings
for doubles have been made and pay
will BY opened Immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
SIS, 900 for Horse Shoe Pitchers.

A hOrseshoe-pitching tournament
open to all players in the United
States and Canada. will be held in
Akron, Ohio. the week of August g.
There will be events fr men and
women. and $4,000 will be given in
prizes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
Bill Coughlin Given Watch.

Bill Coughlin. former Detroit in
fielder. who coached the Lafayette.
Pa, college nine to series of sue
cesses. was given gold watch from
the students as a mark of apprecia-
ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
U. S. Davis Cup Team Is Youthful

This country's Davis cup lawn ten
mis- players are youthful quartet.
They average twenty-five years. r.
Norris Williams. I'd. is twenty-nine:
Tilden is twenty-seven: Johnston.
twenty-five, and Garland recently cell
ebrated his twenty-first birthday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
Site for Field Trials Picked.

Annual field trials of the Continen-
tai and National field trials clubs will
be run over a new 15.000-acre pre-
serve near Hurtsboro, Ala, in jan
uary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
Still PHILADELPHIA Is DRY -

The Supreme Court decision on the
eighteenth amendment didn't catch
Philadelphia with nothing in it's cell
lar. Look at its two ball clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
lewis to Manage Memphis.

MEMPHIS. July 24.-Jack Lewis.
captain and second baseman of the
Aen1 phis Southern Association team,
has been appointed manager to sue
cked John j. McCloskey. who will act
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
DOUBLE SET OF TEES:
PLAY LINKS TWO WAYS

the teams for the match today is as
follows: Bannockburu-Bas NJ. Man
ly. George T. Cunningham. Bruce l..
Taylor tcaptain). T. j. w. Brown. E.
Steele. John T. Harris. r. Hayes.
Lynn Haines. Lee Crandan jr.. and
James A. White. Only three matches
VIII be played this year i'm all prob
ability. instead Of the usual FIVE. be-
cause Of the late start.
Great interest is being shown in
Washington in the trip about the
eastern part of the country by Harry
Nardon and Edward Ray famous
British golfers. To date Nardon and
Kay have been very successful i'm
their matches in the United states
having failed to meet "A pair which
could offer the high class golf needed
10 take the measure of the crack
Britons
Goiiers are awaiting news of
match against Hagen and Barnes
with the bare possibility that such a
match may be played over the CO.
lumbia Country Club course here
Ample financial Inducements are said
to be needed to bring the Britishers
here, but Harry Wardman of Column
bia has already announced he 10
willing to put up large sum to get
them so there is a chance that Wash
ingtonians will see the noted play
ers. Ii will be interesting. if the Brit
ish pair plays here. to note the great
disparity in age between them and
the American pair picked against
them II they play Hagen and Barnes.
they will find themselves against
a pair whose combined age is only
little more than sixty years. while
both Vardon and Ray have passed the
half century mark. The great ma
jority of crack British golfers are
men of middle age. while the oppo-
, site is true in the United States
where the real cracks of the game are
comparative youngsters.
Col. II. T. Donnelley won the July
handicaD tournament which ended
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
Athlete Is Mail Carrier

William X. Mcmahon. the Massa-
chusetts Institute OF Technology two
mile runner and cross country can
tain,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
Welsh to Make Comeback"

Freddie Welsh former lightweight
champion. is to make a comeback"
He is in training and will make his
temperance in the ring soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
Has Walked 100000 Miles,

Dan O'Leary. the veteran pedes-
trian, who is seventy mine years of
age. has walked more than ESQ, 900
miles during his career as disciple
of walking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
Dempsey Would Fight Wills.

Jack Dempsey. champion heavyweight
is not adverse to fighting negro boxer.
He stated he is ready to make match
with Harry Wills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
Olson Playing Tenth Season.

Ivan Olson, the Brooklyn shortstop,
is playing his tenth season in the
major leagues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25

Col II. T. Donnelley won the July
handicap tournament which ended
yesterday at the Washington Golf
and Country Club. He took the meas
ure of Col. Gasser in the final round
by and ,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25

Dumbarton Club has cincbed the
pennant in the Washington Associa-
ton with four wins and no defeats
Both Chevy Chase Club and Colum.
ola Country Club teams have lost
three of four matches PLAYED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25

Zeno Shimidzu, the japanese. who
played such great tennis in the Brit
ish championship. will play in the
national title tourney at Forest HIS.
He holds the tituIar honors of India
and Argentina Shimiizu is twenty
eight years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25

. Two hundred and three matches
were staged in the Women's League
in the ten-week series recently closed
This is next to the largest number
ever played in the circuit in the six
years of it's existence A like number
were played in 1916, the most being
put on in 1915, the inaugural season
when 22S were decided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25

and Walter Nordlinger has greatly
weakened the Montrose team of the
Suburban circuit. The District Junior
doubles champions are in a camp In
New York state and will 60 from
theie to the national matches at
Forest Hills, August 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25

Miss Louise Kelley, who was run
ner up to Miss MarywiII Wakeford
for the middle Atlantic title. is play
ing great tennis. She recently won
over Miss Wakeford and Miss A. NJ.
Doyle. She got IS from her father
for winning the latter match.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25

Mrs. May sutton Bundy Of Cafffor-
mia, former champion, will make her
temperance in national competition
this fall in the woman's Champion
ship tourney at Philadelphia. MISS
Helen Baker and Miss Evelyn Ten
nant, other Pacifict coast stars. also
will compete Miss Tenant is now
PLAYING in the east and meeting with
much success.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-08
EDUCATIONAL PAGEANT
TO BE PRESENTED MAY
Is AND 10 BY PUPILS
1.-THE Light" Won Great Favor
at Educational Conven-
ton at Cleveland

An Educational pageant entitled
The Light" will be presented on
May. Is and 19 at the Grand theatre
by the pupils of Befnidji public
schools. This feature is written by
Catherine T. Brice, assistant super
intendent of Schools at Cleveland,
Ohio, and was intended especially for
presentation at the Cleveland conven-
ton of the National Educational as
ISOLATION in February of this year
After having been presented there 1t
met with such hearty favor that 1t
has been arranged SO that 0ther
schools may present it.
Superintendent r. O. Bagby while
attending the convention at Cleve-
land witnessed the pageant staged
there py over 1000 pupils and was
very much impressed with the &C.
complishment Since returning to
Bemidji he decided that showing OF
the pageant would be fine thing
for this city, consequently he secur-
ed enough copies Of the play to fur
nish to the members of the cast and
has made arrangements for the stage
ing of the pageant with over 100 pu-
pills taking various parts. Each de-
partment of the local school will be
represented according to the present
plans. The children are already show
ing much interest in the coming pro-
duction and it is assured that 1t will
be a decided success.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-08
NOTICES SERVED ON
CONDEMNED BUILDINGS

State fire marshall Geo. H. Nettle-
ton has forwarded to Sheriff john
son notice to serve on the various
owners of buildings which have been
condemned as fire hazards. The
buildings included in the notice are
as follows:
The building in the rear of the
James Kemp building on Beltrami
avenue opposite the Markham hotel.
Town and Fire hall Of the city
in Nymore district.
The Salvation Army building on
Minnesota avenue. The C. M. Bacon
building on Second street between
Minnesota and Beltrami avenues &C.
cupied now by the Johnson Auto Top
Co., the two buildings mediately
north of the former saloo building
of Frank Gagnon, owned by Frank
Dewey.
The building occupied by Sam Kee
laundry on Second street, the Ice
house in the rear of the Malloy
building owned by the Gopher Real
ty company. The building on the
east side of Beltrami avenue between
Crothers barber shop and Gibbons
brick block which is owned by Mrs.
Sweet The building in the rear of
Goldbergs Hide store now used by
Mr.. Goldberg for junk storage, and
the building located on lot 10, block
10, Nymore, owned by B. B. H. John
son, but now vacant.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-08
EVIDENCES GROWING
THAT STRIKE IS
FAR FROM GENERAL
Output Approaching Normal
Again in Many Mills
Which Are Operating

The following information has
been received at Bemidji with refer
ence to the strike conditions in Wis
consin and Michigan: Oshkosh group
No. 4 around Wausau produced, May
5th, $4,000 feet out of normal
100000. Soperton shipping 20 per
cent normal, Fountain Campbell mill
at Ladysmith now up to g. per cent
normal. Stevenson at Wells have so
more men back. Many men are show
ing lack OF confidence at Oconto. Sop
erton, Nahma, Trout Creek, Toma-
hawk, some at Merrill privately con-
ceding the strike a failure. The en-
tire Atiga district is running fine.
The press is widely recognizing that
the early claims of complete triumph
were wildly extravagant.
1t has also been reported around
Bemidji that men are badly needed in
Idaho around the mills at Occur D.
.Alene and Rosepoint. Investigation
has been made and statement from
Winton headquarters who are oper-
ating largely there, advised that
there are plenty OF men there and
everything is running to capacity.