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The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
By GORDON sHAND.

The success which attended the
first annual golf tournament of
Washington's corps of newspaper
correspondents has caused the
tournament committee to enlarge
the scope of their plans. Their in
tentions now are to form a news
paper club which will foster tennis
as well as golf.
When a hastily arranged golf
tournament, staged with scarcely
two weeks planning. attracts an
entry list OF As, il Is easy to see
that permanent organization,
combining both golf and tennis,
should attract a membership of
fully twice that number.
The important point of such an
organization is that it will afford
an opportunity for the local news
papermen to become better ac-
quainted with their colleagues rep
resenting out-of-town sheets. 1t
will bring them all out of their
shells. 1t will give them an inspira-
ton for outdoor exercise which
could be provided in no other way.
President Harding will undouht-
edly be the logical choice for hon
orary president. The whole hearted
way in which the President entered
into the whole affair Thursday was
one Of the primary reasons for its
success. BY consenting to play for
the first time before a gallery which
rivalled that which followed Jim
Barnes last month, the President
stamped himself above all as q
good sport"
The cooperation of the Washing
ton Golf and Country Club was an
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
Negotiations Under Way
For Martin Georges Tilt
A. E. F. Fighter and His Manager, Jimmy
Bronson, Here, Declare Bout May Be
Staged in London in November.

Bob Martin champion heavy
weight and pride Of the A. Z. f.,
will probably meet Georges carpen-
tier. in London in November. II ne
gotiations. which are now under
way. are completed
Jimmy Bronson. manager OF the
soldier-dghter. declared last night
thai he and MAJ. Wilson. who con-
trolls the boxing permits OF the
Olympic Club In London, had ex-
changed several kilograms relative
to the match and those in a posi-.
ton to know are confident that the
match Will become a reality.
Martin appeared in Ground ex-
hibition bout At Walter Reed Hos
pital last night with Gunboat Smith
and Capt. Maddot. boxing instructor
at Camp Holabird. The soldier il
in training for a bout with Fay
keiser in Baltimore next Saturday
night. and the workout last night
proved that he is rapidly rounding
into shape. =
when asked about the Carpenter
bout. Martin declared that he was
anxious to get a chance with the
Frenchman.
I'm ready to sign for the bout
on a minutes notice" he said "Jim-
my and I are awaiting word from
the other side. II they are willing
they surely will find me willing"
|. In his short workout last night
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
Pro Grid League
Adds TI1O Clubs

CHICAGO. Aug 27.-At a meeting
of the American Professional Foot
ball Association held at the Hotel
LaSalle here today. Green Bay. Wis,
the Minneapolis Marines and the
Evansville. Ind. teams were ad-
mitted to membership.
The schedule of games will be
ready for publication early next
month, il was announced. Any
club guilty of tampering with col
lege players will be expelled, under
a ruling adopted. University authori-
ties will be notified whenever .
college player makes request to play
on any eleven in the organization.
President Joseph F. Carr, of CO.
lumbus. Ohio presided. and the fol-
lowing cities were represented:
Rochester. Puffalo, Canton. Akron.
Cleveland; Toledo. Dayton, Fort
Wayne, Decatur, Rock Island. Louis
Vile, Chicago, Cincinnati. Detroit.
Evansville. Minneapolis and Green
Bay.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
COBB Joins Ranks
of 5000 Hitters
The Three Thousand Hitter..


At
ry Cobb. IL cIS3 Sf95 I5S:, 3otI2 42G7 s7l
Nap Japoie 81 24ss a557 1891 3.;s6 44s9 .3sS
H.WSEBer II 2IsI 1887 lI4O $3.50 4s74 -3ef
While Capt. Anson and a few
others Of the players of long ago
have records Of 5000 hits to their
credit, only three CT the modern
crop OF ball tossers. dating from
1900 to date. belong TO the select
circle Of 3.0OO-hitters-Ty Cobb, Nap
Lajoie and Hans Wagner.
Wagner. the flying Dutchman.
played the same number OF years
as Larry. the graceful Frenchman. 1.
and Lajoie shows q higher batting
percentage for his term than Ho-
nus, still Wagner tops him in the
number OF hits by nearly geo.
Ty Cobb. who has played four
years less than this, pair OF famous
rivals. has made only 42S hits less
than the mighty Ronus and only
2s2 less than the famous French
man, but figures a higher batting
average than either Of them.
Ty get his 3.000th hit in the last
game of a double-header August -.
on Elmer Myers OF the Red Sox. Ty
got his first American League hit
on August 90, 1915. II was a double
to left, of Jack Chesbro. OF the
Yankees. and in his first big league
time at bat, and drcTe in two run
ners.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
Captures Spinaway Stakes
In Fastest Time of Meeting
Western Filly Gives Away Is Pounds but Win.
81 Easily-Exterminato Comes Back"
= Trims Classy Field.

Calamity couldn't catch Miss
Soy. She got within one length
near the wire and was forced to
stay there as they went by the
judges.
Old Exterminator. the hero of past
years. came to life In the Merchants
and Citizens Handicap and won like
his old self. This was his first
start since the Brooklyn Handicap.
and twas a corker. 1t also re-
Elected great credit on Willie
Knapp. the former riding star. who
prepared him for the race.
There was a battle over the mile
and three-sixteenths route, and
ENterminator met some dangerous
contenders. One length behind Ex-
tcrminator finished Mad Halter, and
then came Bellsolar. II was a great
race, with Sennings Park and yell
low Hand cutting out a MERRY
pace. Kelsay got Exterminator
running head and head with Georgie
only a few lengths behind the lead
ers. As they came close to the turn
out of the back stretch Kelsay kept
showing Exterminator along. He
was so near the front runners that
m" smart folks began to concede
his victory.
ruun" the turn Exterminator
picked up his field. When he
CIV" i"htened out for the home dash
he went after Yellow Hand. At the
vote he caught the Stone
ham star and began to move away
from his pals. As he drew nearer
and nearer to the wire Mad Halter
charged along on the outside and
began to close up ground rapidly.
Kelsay heard the thunder of h6ofs
and gave EXterminator a staste of
the whip. The old boy answered
gamely. and try as Mad Halter did,
he couldn't catch him.
Robert Oliver. which has hten
running around here in selling
events. broke in tc the limelight
when he captured the Saratogl
chase. This was journey of two
and a half miles through the field.
and it was worth $1,000 to the win
ner, who is owned by ]. Lumsden.
Robert oliver. ran the distance In
5:17 3-5. which is the fastest time
ever made in the stake.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
Newspaper Club to Foster Tennis
And Golf May Be Formed Here

other important FACTOR. Not con-
tent with putting their clubhouse
and course at the disposal of a
bunch of noyices, who undoubtedly
forget to replace some few divots
in their anxiety to turn in respec-
table scores, the Washington club
also insisted on contributing to the
prize list. The club also made il
tlear that It was their Arm inten-
ton to have next years tournament
0or there is no question that there
will be a tournament next year,
played on their course.
1t is not unlikely that a news
paper tennis tournament will be run
off next month. The class OF the
scribe racquet wielders is far super
ior to that shown by most OF the
golf fiends, most of whom have only
taken up the game very recently.
with the Senate Tennis Club as q
nucleus, it is quite possible that the
entry list for such a tournament
would be considerably in excess of
the number competing last Thursday.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
NOEL WINS CLASSI
SHOOTING TROPHY
Defeats Butte, Mont, Man,
25 to "a, in the Final
Shoot-Of.
by WALTER ECKERSALL.

CHICAGO. Aug. 27.-In the clas-
sifcation competition final events of
the Grand American trapshootinS
tourney at the South Shore Country
Club today, Johnny Noel. of Nash
willie. Tenn, woE the trophy offered
for Class / shooters by defeating
E. W. Renfro, Of Butte. Mont. 25
to "a, in the final shoot-off. Seven
shots tied for first place with per
feet scores. Competition in this
event was Hpen only to shooters
who had an average Of "a per cert
or better.
Dean Bergen, OF Chicago, captured
the prize in Glass ii by defeating
Ellis Haak, of Canton. Ohio. winner
of the Grand American handicap.
Both experts tied with perfect
scores. and in the shoot-cff at 25
targets the Chicagoan went straight
and Haak lost one target. The event
was open to shots with an average
OF 90 and below 81 per cent.
J, A. Bolen, of Kansas City, was
the victor in Class Ill. He tied
with NJ. NJ Foote, OF Columbus.
Ohio. with a score OF IS. After both
men tied at 90 targets each in the
first test, Bolen went straight in the
second, while Foote lost one target.
+. d. Telling. OF Cleveland. Ohio,
wss high in Class ~ with a score
of 80.
Phil HammersmIth, Of Naperville,
Ill. defeated c. W. Foss, Flint
Mich, in the first shoot-off for hoL-
ors in Class v. Both tied with totals
of 81, ans in the first test to deter
mine a winner, Hammersmith went
straight and Foss lost one target.
r. A. King. of Delta. Colo. won
the first leg on the Governors Cup
for being high IN all amateur events
during the week. The Color ado shot
broke 767 out of 500 targets. ]. s.
Day, OF San Antonio. Tex. was Sec
ond. with, 765 and Dave Fauske, Of
worthington, Minn.. was third. with
76O.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28

, Martin demonstrated a wicked LEFT.
In his last nine tights he put eight
OF his opponents 70 sleep with the
same left and from present indIca-
rons Keiser will have his hands full
when he starts 20 throw his gloves
at the soldier next Saturday night.
L am down TO hard training for
the match next week and Gunboat
Smith and Capt Maddot will see
that ! am in tip-top shape when 7
enter the ring the soldier declared
Martin is in training at Camp HoIa-
bird. outside Of Baltimore.
The bouts at Walter Reed last night
were put on by the Red Cross for
the soldiers at that Institution, and
Martin came from his training camp
20 appear for the boys" many OF
whom had seen him fight overseas
The soldiers at the hospital gave
him a rousing reception when he
appeared In the ring and spurred
him on during his two round bout
with Smith. Capt Maddott. who al
SO boxed two rounds with Martin.
carried plenty OF avoirupois with
him and he came in for some laughs
from the boys. but he made Martin
step two lively rounds.
Martin will appear in St Louis
on September Is, meeting Hughie
Walker In a soldiers benefit and
after that fight he hopes to set sail
for France and Carpenter.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28

Gales gaW Wd,lslde Gee
y GrdsatluzfH Rice

The use and variety OF golf clubs
pursuit Of par forms one OF the most
interesting chapters Of the game.
There are certain standard types
that every one uses--such as brassie,
midiron, mashie, nibjick and putter.
But outside Of these standard
types there Is wide difference in
the selections. of fayorite impie-
ments.
Any number OF fire golfers never
use q driver. They are content to
drive with a brassie and thus get
accustomed to the use of one wooden
club from the tee and through the
fairway, Which ism bad idea. BY
playing every full wooden club shot
with one wooden club. brassie.
custom and habit help to build up
confidence in this club.
Use of Irons.
Jerome ID. Travers and oswald
kirkby were among the first OF the
leading amateurs who took on a
deep fondness for the jigger. Both
have used this club for q variety Of
strokes for years.
The jigger is something between
a midiron and a mashie, laid back
d trifle more than an iron and a
trifle' less than a mashie, with a
narrower blade. Many fine golfers
use this club not onlr for the inter-
mediate shot between a mashie and
an iron. but also for chip shots just
off the green's edge or for. the
shorter pitch and run.
1t is an effective club for this
double or triple purpose. Yet such
fine golfers as Jim Barnes and
Walter Hagen prefer the mashie
iron for the same double effect, as
the latter club has a deeper blade.
The mid-mashie, mashie iron and
tigger are laid back about the same,
but the former two have more blade
hitting surface, and 50 are preferred
by many golfers. Hagen uses his
mashie iron for distances around
160, or even $50 yards, and also for
all chip shots just off the green.
Barnes uses the mashie iron for the
longer range. but prefers to use q
niblick for the shorter chip ap.
proaches, club no average golfer
should ever use for this purpose.
Travers and Kirby are both mar.
vels at obtaining results from the
jigger just off the green. Either
can be counted upon TO get extreme
ly close nine times out of ten.
The straighter-faced club is easier
to manipulate than the one with
loft which is the reason most golf
ers prefer a jigger or mashie iron to
a niblick or a mashie for the short
chip.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
BY ED CuRLEY.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. 27.-Miss
10y firmly clinched her right to be
allied the Queen Of the two-year-
oIds-" This Western star. daughter
5f Peter Ounce. carrying the silks
II Montfort Jones, gathered in the
aonors of the Spinaway Stakes this
afternoon. II was a dash over five
and a half furlongs and she ran IL
IN los 1-5. This was the fastest
lime Of the meeting for the distance
One length behind Miss Joy came
CaIapity Jane, a dazzling speeder
owned by II. P. Whitney. \ few
enEihs behind Calamity Jane came
Roulette. and the other three were
beaten OF. This marked the third
start of Miss Joy here and her third
,ictory She captured the Flash and
the !SchuylerviIle Her share of the
purse today was $500. which
brings her earnings here to $4,000.
What made the performance of
Miss Joy so remarkable was that
she carried 127 pounds and gave
ifteen away to all her rivals. De-
spite this handicap, she raced them
all into the ground and won like a
game miss.
When the break came Calamity
Iane bounded away like a deer with
Jenne Bowdrie at her Eirth and Miss
Joy right behind. Collinga, who
acted badly at the post reared up
when the barrier rose and killed
hisrchances.
Calamity Jane slid past the first
eighth in IL 2-5. with no change in
position. They hadn't raced fifty
yanis when Miss Joy flew past her
two rivals and determined to do the
pace making. She slipped past the
quarter pole in % 1-5. Once in
front she opened up a gap of several
lengths. When she hit the half
nii1e mark the clockers reeled off
IS SIS and Miss Joy was running as
smoothly as could be desired.
Inside the last eight Fator
hustled Calamity Jane along and
tried to Overtake the marvel of the
West. The Whitney silks moved up
rapidly. but try as she would.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28

n { Z / IS
The spoon seems to be more popu-
lar among British golfers than
American stars, although many of
the latter find Il an extremely USE
full weapon. Barnes never uses q
spoon and Hagen rarely calls upon
this club. both preferring the driv-
ing iron.
Bobby Jones finds the spoon one
Of his most dependable clubs, while
Duncan also employs, IL often. Ted
Ray is a great believer In the spoon.
even using IL for ranges where
many only take out Inidiron.
Possibly the most proficient spoon
wie'der OF modern times is Harold
Hilton Hilton can almost make q
spoon sit UP and talk. He Is likely
to use II for the waIfop beyond zoo
yards and for distances as short as
| 10.
At Hoylake, for the second shot
to the first hole, where most Of the
better golfers were using. jigger
or three-quarter iron, Hilton was
content to play an easy shot with
the spoon.
The spoon can be made a most
effective club. For example. IL the
player finds himself facing a long
midiron shot over bunker he can
frequently get better results by
shortening his grip trife on the
spoon and then hitting simply a
firm shot without any attempt at
pressing. Most golfers find the
spoon an easy club to use, or at
least easier than an iron.
The Club and Confidence.
Frequently the effectiveness Of a
| golf club is based entirely upon
psychological reasons.
The duffer, or even the better
player in the low SOS may on GER
tain day play some club we'll There
after he believes that club Is the
one he has been looking for through
! the ages. And thereafter. even with
| of days, he uses Il with vast conn.,
| dence, and generally with better ef-
| feet than any other weapon in his
bag. The club in question may be
| just an ordinary affair. But IL the
| golfer believes in IL half the battle
is won, as he is less likely to look
| up or to swing with an uncertsin
| frame of mind.
We know one golfer who uses an
| old wooden club with a bent,
! twisted. whippy shaft-as whippy as
a dish rag-merely because 1t came
to his rescue years ago when ne
was in the throes Of a wooden cluh
| slump and found this ASTONISHING
weapon a handy aid in time OF trou-
| BILE. 1t is still a handy aid to him,
where probably Barnes or Hutchi-
| son would find 1t beyond their Skill.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
War Department Reds
Win Tennis Title

The War Department Reds cap
tured first place in the Depart
mental Tennis League which COM
pleted its season last week and will
shortly hook up with the Suburban
League winner for r'the right TO play
Dumbarton for the city title. The
Treasury team, reinforced by Char
est and Mangan of Dumbarton,
made a strong bid for the title. and
finished second. The War Depart
ment Blues were third.
The winning team was composed
of Team Captain Elliott, Col. John
son, DR.. Edgar. Mai. Fenton, Capt.
Hills, Capt. Hoover. Capt. Wagon
er. Thomas and Stauffer. Substi-
tute players who participated in
one or two matches were Col. Cole.
Maj. copthorne. Capt. Whitaker
and Lieut.. Coke.
The final standing of the clubs
foliows.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
HACERSTOWN MEET
TO OPEN TUESDAY
Horses Arrive at the Fair
Grounds in Car Loads
From Canada.

With every detail having been
taken care of arrangements for the
five-day running race meeting of
the Hagerstown Fair Association.
which opens Tuesday have been
completed. With more and better
horses now on hand than ever be-
fore each days card promises to
surpass that ever before seen on a
half mile track in this part OF the
country. Sanctioned by the Mary
land Racing Commission. whose Off
cials will be on hand during the
five days of the sport. and with
the racing in the hands Of the
most capable officials the Hagers-
town management have left no stone
unturned in their efforts to ar
range n most attractive five days
sport.
During the past few days a
corps of men have been at work put
ting the final touches to the plant.
Considerable work has been done
on the grandstand and betting en-
closure for the comfort of the race
fans while the track itself has
been given a thorough course Of
narrowing and clearing up so that
it will be in, the pink of condition
when the bugle calls the thorough
breds to the post for the first race
on next Tuesday. Horsemen are
much elated over the announce
ment that the track management
has been able to secure the serv-
ices of George T. Miller. as starter
during the coming meeting. Mr..
80
mully in Maryland and other States
for number of years over
the mile tracks as well as the
smaller ovals, notified the Hagers-
town people a few days ago that he
would be on hand for the opening
day. In order to do SO he was
forced to decline a most flattering
offer from two of the mile tracks
in Canada who also sought his
services Being Marylander with
his home in Baltimore, Mr.. Miller
announced here several months ago
that he would give his time to the
Maryland tracks first and will
doubtless handle the barrier at all.
the half mile tracks here. The lat
ter part of the week he sent one
of his assistants to Hagerstown TO
handle the schooling of the horses
before the opening of the meeting
During the past few days a mum.
Der of carloads of horses have
reached the fair grounds from Can
ada. Dick westmoreland, who is
familiar figure about the Maryland
racetracks. brought down quite a
number of thoroughbreds who witt
doubtless win races during the
coming meeting. In his stable, in
addition to several of his own. he
brought number belonging to the
late Abner Clopton, one of the best
known men inS-the racing game in
this country who died suddenly
last Saturday night while en- route
from Saratoga TO his home in New
York City.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
N. Y. Bl0Onier Girls Play
-Rern,en at A. L. Park

The Rex A. C. will entertain the
famous New York Bloomer Girls at
American League Park this after
noon. The game will start at Q
o'clock. The visitors are reputed TO
be the champion feminine aggrega-
tion of the country and are sure
to prove something of novelty to
local fans
Z Stella Friss, the Babe Ruth" of,
the visiting team, has clouted twelve
home runs this season. ''Toots"
Andres. another member of the
team. has the reputation of being
the best woman infelders In the
eouptax. -
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
COPS BEAT KNICKS;
TILT ENDS IN ROW

Following a dispJte over an UNI
pire's decision, the game between
the Policemen's nin- and the Knick-
erbockers yesterday afternoon on
the latter's Geld wLs terminated in
the ninth inning. WREN the George
town boys departed from the scene.
The cops claimed the decision by q
score Of to :. Finney Kelley.
bicycle officer No. !, pitched fer the
minions of the law and struck out
no less than sixteen. Hiser starred
in the field for the winners.
"we challenge them ALL says the
cops. who are proud of their win
ming streat
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
c. W.U. GRIDRON
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
Coach Morse's Hatchetites
Will Begin Practice on
September 8.

With ten OF the fourteen letter
men Of last season returning and
a boncn OF promising second year
Ten TO pick from. Coach Bryan
M"rse Of the George Washington
University football team is look
Irg forward 10 a much improved
eleven over the one that took the
field last year when the gridiron
game was revived at the institution
aite: a long LEriod OF inactivity.
The Hatchetites will begin prac-
tice early in preparation for a hard
sch' dTl". which opens on October
! with the University of Virginia.
in Charlottesville. September s
has been set for reporting day.
After the season begins it is ex-
pected that the team will do its
practice work at Potomac Park.
through the courtesy of Col. c. q.
Sheriff.. office Of Public buildings
and Grounds.
Prom last years backh-ld men
it is expected that Daily, Kay.
Springston. Manson. Butler. Rich
mond and Hughes will return. thu
first three being letter men. In
addition. Stephens and Shaw. CA,
perienced players. are now eligible,
and should add strength to th'
team.
John Loehler. the husky end 0t
last year. will be on hand agaiiL.
as will Jim Hume. Mount an0
Moyle. In the line Hawley. Walter.
Paul, Loehler, W'hyte and NulsOn
of the 1899 aggregation are eN-
pected to report when practic,
opens. They are letter men. o.
the new men Hatcher, Connolly
and Morrison are expected TO fit tn
in needed spots.
As practically all Of the candit'
dates. with the exception OF Kay
Springston. Daily and Capt. Harry
Hawley. were freshman last sea-
son. Coach Morse is confident OF
turning out a much steadier ma
chine this season
Here is the schedule for the
Hatchetite machine:
October l-Cniversity OF Virginia,
at Charlottesville.
October S-western Maryland. in
Washington.
Ocotber 15-William and AarN
College. in Norfolk, Va.
October 22-DreNel Institute. IL
Philadelphia.
October s9-Georgetown Univer-
sity. at 4. l. Park.
November 5-WashinEton Col
lege. at ChesteTtown. Nd.
November ls-Gallaudet ColleE,
at Kendall Green.
Thanksgiving Day-Catholic Uni
Yersity.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
Three HOmers Give Phils
4-3 Victory OUer Reds

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 27.-Three
home runs enabled the Phillies to
take the final game of their series
with Cincinnati here this afternoon,
to 3. Parkinson's circuit clout
in the ninth put the winning run
across, but those of Meadows and
Williams were just as big factors
1t was pitchers battle through
out. each team getting only hits.
Donohue hurled for the Reds
while Meadows held the mound for
the Phils, The score.