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The New York herald., 1922-08-11
HARD TASK FACES
OUR GIRL ATHLETES
Foreign COntenders Have Bet.
ter Records in Many Of
the Events.

PARIS, Aug. 10 ASSOCIATED Press)
-sxty-five young women, comprising tn
elite OF the worlds feminine athletes
representing the United States. France
| England, Belgium, Switzerland anc
czecho- Slovakia. have entered for tn,
international womens track and field
meet to be held in the Pershing Stadium
on August 20. Practically all the con
testants are holders of records.
The seventeen entrants from til,
United States and Panama already hav,
negun their preliminary training, ant
England's sixteen contestants. Belgium,
twelve, Switzerland's eight and Czecho
slovaNa's twelve have informed tho
French Feminine Federation that they
will reach Paris on the nth, 11th. 18th
ana 18th of August respectively.
While the American team Is strong
as attested by former performances. the
training records made by the American
women since their arrival show tha,
their task, VIII be an arduous one and
that II they win their victory will be by
no means walkover.
The Swiss team is especially strong
IN Javelin and weight throwing and in
the running and standing jumps. 1t Is
acknowledged as the best team of women
athletes on the Continent. with the pos
sioIe exception of the Germans
The Czech women are very speedy in
tff sprints, and they have the best all
round athlete in Mile. Majslikova, who
az the recent French Czecho- -Sloyakian
meet won the so and zoo meter races,
the shotput and the running high and
broad jumps.
Victory in the 100 yard dash is gen
orally conceded TO Miss Lines Of Eng
land, whose record in this event Is two
hfths OF second faster than that of
any one else entered in the meet. In
the 400 yard relay race the best Ameri-
can time Is ] minute 20 second, while
the French relay team has covered the
distance In So As seconds.
Inc French athletes, however, gem
erally show their best performances in
the 1000 meter race and the 100 ward
hurdles. Miss Therese Laloz this after
noon, paced by Andre. the Olympic
French hurdler, eaualed the women's
worlds record of 10 Ia seconds for the
100 yard hurdles. Hereafter she will
confine herself to light training.
Mile, comte of France, in practicng
To-day for the standing broad jump.
covered two meters, 80 centimeters.
Which Is only ten centimeters short of
the worlds record Both these per-
formanees eclipse by far anything the
Americans have shown in their pre-
liminary training
Miss Floreida Batson, captain of the
American girl athletes here for the
International games beginning August
~, may be able to participate In the
meet, despite the injury she suffered
yesterday in taking the hurdles at the
colopobes Stadium,
The members of the team were con-
slaerably encouraged this morning by
the doctors report that. while Miss
Batson had sugered severe sprain OF
the LEFT ankle, there was no broken
bones. She will remain at her hotel
for several days. keeping all weight
from the injured ankle, and the doctors
hope that. with careful attention she
VIII be in condition to take part in the
games.
The New York herald., 1922-08-11
Constance and Eagle Are
Winners Off Bay Shore
Score in Great South Bay Y,
r. A. Regatta.

BAY SHORE, l.. l., Aug. 10.-F'orty-four
yachts sailed i'm the second champion
ship race of the annual cruise of the
Great South Bay Yacht Racing Associa-
tion off here to-day. The racing in
Glass p again featured. The yachts were
sent twice around Il triangular course
which gave them a race Of Q: 4 miles.
Northam Warren's Constance was rne
winner, beating r. r. Everetts Pelican
by minutes and 2S seconds corrected
time. In Glass II the winner was the
Eagle. the property of Edward Smith.
The yacht, which was the winner In the
regatta yesterday off Babylon, to-day
defeated the Manitou, a Class r, which
had no class competitor. by 5 minutes
and 80 seconds for the prize.
The closest race Of the day was seen
in the lslip one design class. Four
started and there was only differ
ences OF less than a half minute be-
tween the three leading craft. r. N.
Brewster's Yama Yama was the winner.
She defeated Il. NJ. Shepherds Surprise
by seconds. The Whiffen Poof, which
belongs 10 NJ. r. Smith, was IL seconds
astern Of the Surprise
In the cabin eatboat class, G. w.
Pnwell's Doiphyn, scored an easy vic
tory. winning by 8 minutes and IL Sec
onds from II. q. durney's Mettowee. In
the Class v catboat division William
Conklin's Adelaide W., from Moriches
Bay, led r. :. llalght's Edith s., from
Amityvllle, by ! minute and 81 seconds
across the finish limo, winning first
prize.
The New York herald., 1922-08-11
Spanish Davis Cup Tennis
Players Arrive Here To-day

When the Spanish Davis cup tennis
players reach Quarantine on board the
Mauretania this morning they will re-
ceive a greeting from the United States
Lawn Tennis Association. extending to
them an official welcome to America.
Yesterday the Germantown Cricket club
sent them a wireless welcome" and in
vited them 10 come NJ once to Philadel-
rhia. where their final round In the
Davis cup contest is scheduled for Au-
gust II, is and 10 against the winner
Of Australia and France, which is now
N progress at Boston.
Samuel Hardy, captain NJ the Ameri-
can Davis cup team In 1920, who was in
Europe this spring, where he had the
opportunity to witness the match be-
tween the British Isles and Spain, held
at Barcelona, has the greatest praise
for the Spanish Davis cup players.
The New York herald., 1922-08-11

Mrs. Walter Trumbull, Weston. Mass
Longwood Cricket Club.
Mrs. Isabella Lee Mumford, Jr, Chestnut
lIill, Mass.-Longwood G. q.
Miss Helen wills, San Francisco. CAL
Berkeley Tennis Club,
Miss Helen K. coIlingwood, Newturgh. n.
Mrs f. ". Lynch New York city-Now
York Tennis Club.
Mrs. N. p HUFF. Philadelphia. Pa.-Phila-
Mrs. w NJ. shedden, Cape Cod. Mass
Longwood Cricket Club.
Mrs. Harry Bickle, Toronto, Can-Toronto
Lawn Tennis Club.
Mrs. Theodore sohst, Brooklyn, N. "
West Side Tennis Club.
Mrs. Winfred NJ. Ellis Washington d. c.
Women's Tennis League.
'Mrs Molla BJurstedt Mallory New York
city--West Side Tennis Club.
Miss Mary Case, Norfolk, Conn.-Norfolk
Country Club.
Mrs. Frank Godfrey. Broolline Mass
Longwood Cricket Club.
Miss Dorothy Van Slyck, Providence II
East side Tennis Club
Mrs, William Henry, Los Angeles. Cal.
Miss Eleonore Sears, Boston, Mass.
Miss Molly r. Thayer, Philadelphia, Pa
lhiladelphia Cricket Club.
Mrs, J IS. Taylor, Wilmington, pel.-wn-
mington Country Club
sMise Edith Sgourney, Boston, Mass-
Longwood Cricket Club.
Mrs, y. H. Briggs. jamestown, Il. T.-Pel-
ham Country Club.
Miss Gladys G. Hutchiugs. Bermuda.
Mrs. b. II, Stem. Rockville Center l.. T.
New York Tennis Club.
Miss Katharine Caldwell, DOuglaston L.
I.-Bnyside Tennis club.
Mrs. A. r.. Mitchell, New York city
Miss Agnes Sherwood, Rye, ~. Y.--Apa-
wants Club
Miss Martha Hollister Bronxyale. n v
BronXViie Country Club.
.Miss Leslie Bancroft, Wost Newton, Mass
-LonBwood Cricket Club.
Miss Dorothy Brand, Lake Iiopatcong, n
J Harlem Tennis Club
Miss MarglArta Strahler. Tacoma, Wash
-Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club.
Miss Jessie NJ. urove, Los Angeles. CAL
Los Angeles Tennis Club
Miss Helen Hooker, Greenwich Conn.,
West FidN Tennis Club.
Mrs. Edward Powers. West New Brighton
Staten lsland--ureen Meadow Country Club
SECOND ROUND.
fMra May Sutton Dundy Ios AnreIea
Mrs. y, q. waring, New York oity-New
York Tennis Club.
Miss Edith y, Handy, Staten Island-statcn
Island Ladies Club.
Miss Caroma Winn. Mount Lakes. n. H.
West Side Tennis Club.
'Mrs. Robert lie Roy, New Yorl, city--
West Slide Tennis club,
Mrs. W. II. Pritchard-New York Tennia
Club.
'Mlss Glare cessei, Elberon. n. J.--Irnr.
lem Tennis Club
Miss Florence sheldon -Montclnir a. IL
Mrs. Marion Jones Farquhar, New York
Miss Jessie N. Gott New York-West side
Tennis Club.
Seeded players.
The New York herald., 1922-08-11
P. G. A. ANNOUNCES
TOURNEY PAIRINGS
Hagen Meets Bowden, Sarazen
Plays Mahan on the
Opening Day.

Pairings for the annual T.. G.. A. golf
championship which will be played over
the Oakmont Country Club course be-
ginning Monday of next week were an
nounced by the Professional Golfers
Association of America yesterday.
Hagen has heeen paired with George
Powden, Sarazen with Tom Mahan,
Barnes with Mclean, Hutchison with
Louis Goldbeck and Farrell with Jack
Campbell. Hagen, Sarazen and Hutehi-
son are in the upper half of the draw,
while Barnes. Farrell, Golden, French
and Nichols are in the lower half.
The pairings follow:
Upper Half--George Bowden vs. Walter
Hagen. wilfred Reid VS.. II. $. Gallett,
George Sargent vs.. bye, William Leach VS.
Bob Cruikshank, Dave Mckay vs.. bye
Edmundson, William Robinson vs.. J. j
Meehan, Willie Hunter vs.. Il. Il. Sprogell,
Dan Kenny, VS.. Earl Rowley, Gene Sarazen
vs.. Tom Mahan, Willie ogg vs.. 9. W.
Hackney. A. G. Hackbarth vs.. Dan Goss,
l.. Godbeck VS.. Jock Hutchison. L.. Nab
holtz VS.. Charles Hoffner, Jack Gordon
vs. bye.
rigan, George Dernhach VS.. bye, Jaeh
Campbell VS.. John Farrell, George Mclean
W.. Jim Barnes, John Golden vs.. +. Colt
hart p. J. Gaudin VS.. William Mae
John Rogers, Emil Loeffler vs.. Pat Doyle
Tom Mcnamara vs.. pye. Laurie Aytoa VS.
Matt Duffy. Tom Harmon VS., Eddit
Townes, John Rowe vs.. Fred Mcleod, r.
S. Miner VS.. Jim Carberry Emmett French
VS. George Gordon. Gil Nichols VS.. bye.
The byes will be filled with players
from the Michigan and Wisconsin dis
tricts which have failed to send in the
results of their qualifying tests TO the
T. G. A.
The New York herald., 1922-08-11

the fourth set, was once within a point
Of clinching It, but the French youth
turned him back and II was not until
the sixteenth game that the set went
finally TO the Australian al p-7. the
only deuce set Of The day. ON aervlee,
games went 20 3 all in the last set
but Cochet had 10 work harder for his
games than the Australian He settled
down In time, however, and was then
forced TO break through. He won the
seventh game, taking lead or IA, and
on his own service made II b--s. Wood
bobbed up with a final spurt, advancing
boldly to the net and volleying well,
but Cochet, with victory SO close al
hand. was not 70 be denied. Retailing
the aggressive on his service IN the
tenth game, tho Frenchr,dn sent two
beautiful placements down The side and
then smashed one Of Woods iobs for
into the left corner of the court FOR the
game. sot. and match. The chccrs thar
followed must have been heard mile
away.
The New York herald., 1922-08-11

speeded up a bit. Wood was not severe
enough md Cochet was able TO send
back drives that should have earned
points for the Australian. Cochet
made an auspicious start, taking the
first four games " the match, but Wood
rallied and evened the score al four
all. only TO have Cochet take the next
two games for the set. Woods strategy
and control were at their best IN the
second set, his well placed returns COM
pelling errors and giving him the set
with comparative ease AT Ga.
Then II was Cochet's turn to take tho
aggressive and 10 maintain q winning
streak for period Of six games. the
entire third set. The Australian, how
ever, made a far sterner fight Of II than
the score OF 60 indicates for three nf
the games went 70 deuce and the ralllet
were as well sustained as those Of any
other set OF the match.
II was nip and tuck after that to
the end. wood, lrs the ninth game Of
The New York herald., 1922-08-11
FIFTY-FOUR ARE DRAWN in
WOMENS NATIONAL SINGLES

Eight players We're seeded In the draw
pionship. which begins on Mnday at the
West Side Tennis Club Forest Hills, at
:30 +. NJ. Joseph NJ. Jennings Of
Philadelphia, referee OF the tournament.
made the draw yesterday. assisted by
Charles S. Landers president of tho
Metropolitan l.. It. A.. at the Office OF
the United States Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton.
After canvassing the ffty-four entries
that had been received and examining
the ranking as well as the records Of the
leading players, the committee decided
that to carry out the regulations govern
ing seeding IL would place in the various
eights the following: Mrs Molla Blur
stedt Mallory. MrsS>May Sutton Bundy,
Mrs. Marion zinderstein Jessup. Miss
Leslie Bancroft, Miss Glare Cassell, Mrs.
Robert lie Roy, Miss Helen Wills and
Miss Edith Sigourney,
The entry is representative OF the best
playing strength In the United States,
for II includes In addition 10 the leading
Eastern players six from the Pacific
coast, headed by Mrs. May sutton Bundy
and Miss Helen wills. who are regarded
az two Of tho leading contenders for the
title; Miss Marguerite Davis Of s.. Paul,
MINI. Miss Gladys G. HutchIngs who
is champion Or Bermuda, and Mrs. Harry
Blckle Of Toronto, who won the clay
court championship OF the United states
this year
Mr.. Jennings announced that two
rounds would be played on Monday
afternoon. THE draw for the doubles
will be made Monday at the club. TIE
singles draw follows:
FIRST ROUND.
Miss Ceres Baker, orange. ". J.-Essex
County Country Club.
Miss Florence A. Bailln New York city
West Side Tennis Club.
Miss Martha Bayard. Short Hills. n. d.
West Side Tennis Club.
Miss Katharine H. Gardner, Cambridge,
sfass.--West Side Tennis Club
Miss Marion Chapman, Nyack, n. "
Nyaek Country Club,
Miss Marguerite Davis, 81. Paul, Minn.-St
Paul Tennis Club
sMrs John ~ Jcssup, Wilmington. Dell
Wilmington Country Club,
Mrs Percy Wllbourn, New York city-New
York Tennis Club.
Miss Dorothy quinn, New York clty-River-
dale Tennis Club.
Miss Grace +. Mungen. Los Angeles. Cal,-
Los Angeles Tenui1 Club.
Mlss Gertrude M. Hopper. Englewood, n.
J-Englcwood Field Club.
Miss Edna G. Hausclt, New York city
New York Tennis Club.
The New York herald., 1922-08-11
international Six Meter
Yachts Will Race To-day

STAMFORD, Conn, Aug 10.--All OF the
international six meter yachts except the
three Boston contcnders will sail in a
special race for the class under the
auspices of the Stamford Yacht Club
tomorrow
The course viii be five miles TO wind
ward and leeward and return, 1t is the
first special race for boats Of this class
and in view If the coming clash with
the British boats yachtsmen are greatly
Interested.
The New York herald., 1922-08-11

Marathon Golfer Runs
Caddy and Purse Ragged

@ POKANE. Wash, Aug. 10.-Mar-
athon golf costs more than
~ running n high priced automo-
bile, according to Arthur Velguth,
who played sixteen times around the
Spokane down river golf course Mon
day and who intends to try 70 set q
national record In long distance golf
when he gets rested up,
yelguth's actual expenses on Mon
day. not counting the four raw eggs.
the pint OF cream and other food he
consumed to produce energy for the
feat, were s12--25 cents per round
OF the course. $4; caddy hire, Sc; two
COLI balls, So. This runs 10 about 33
cents mile. as Velguth walked prob
ably thirty-five miles during the
game,
Incidentally the caddy at the Mon
day session spent Tuesday in he'd.
saving that as much as he loves go,f
he would not choose such persisseace
Tor steady diet.
The New York herald., 1922-08-11
British Golfers Due Here
This Evening on Carman;s

The British team of golfers who are
going to play in our amateur champion
ship and also take part in the interna-
tional team match at the National Links
are due to arrive in New York to-
day. but the Carmania Is not expected
70 dock until late i'm the evening.
Plans have been made for the party
upon their arrival. They will be met by
J, Frederick Byers, president of the
u ;. g. A" and other officials. and
escorted to the Biltmore, where they
have engaged quarters Their stay here
will not he long, as they will go to The
Westcherter Biltmore G.. c. to-morraw
and watch the exhibition match there
between Alex Herd and j. H. Taylor
against Johnnie Farrell of Quaker Ridge
and Cuthbert Butchart of the local club.
The New York herald., 1922-08-11
Wilson Leads Pittsfield
Qualifying Round With a "a

Special Dispatch to THE NEw YORK HERALD
PiTTsFIELD, Mass, Aug. i0.---L A.
Wilson of Upper Montclair with score
Of ~, the best ever made in competition
on the course, led a field of 115 In the
qualifying round of the Country Club
Of Pittsfield s annual golf tournament
co-day
Other scores in the first division were
w a. Whitcomb, Worcester, II Graham
Jones, Hartford, 81; James T. Hunter,
North Adams, 81; Il, C. Van Arsdale,
Woodland, 81 j.. Goes, Worcester 81
Prince Smith, pittsheld. ss -, j. I'm
sign, North Adams S4: w. II. Whitmore,
Hartford, s4 II. ID. Wellborn. Wood
land, 50; T. w. Simons, Springfield, So
Keith Searles. Adams. So james A.
Toole. Mount Tom. Sc; ". Il, Maher,
North Adams. 81.
Wilson's card, which includes five
brides, follows.
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The New York herald., 1922-08-11
Mrs. Anderson Reaches Final
in thousand Islands Golf

speelaI Dispatch 70 THE NEw foRK HERALD,
ALEXANDRIA BAY, n. I, Aug. 10
In the Thousand Islands Country Club
golf tournament to-day Mrs. J. Larocquc
Anderson OF New York beat Miss Stella
Wilbur In the semi-finals by 5 and q
and Mrs. Francis l.. Stephenson beat
Mrs, w. Felowes Morgan Of New York
/ up in ninetaen holes.
The New York herald., 1922-08-11
ROD AND GUN N E S

between forty and fifty large fluke 20 their
,redlt while "rAcky steve" had large
hnpket fuI and running over, he Incidentally
boating the biggest fish, which appeared 10
bo about nine pounds
The remarkable feature vas that the fish
ran much larger than usual, and the writer
haa no hegltation In saying II WAS the largest
catch of flukc he ever saw. Come and get
'em boys while they ave here and you may
depend upon Cant. Georges encouragement--
and you know what that meansi
ARTHUR THORNTON,
The New York herald., 1922-08-11
Mrs. Thomas B. Paine Leads
Women ON Greenbrier Links

Special Dispotch to THE NEw YORK HERALD
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. Va,
Aug, 10.-The low qualifying gross
score In the women's midsummer cham
pionship golf tournament on the Green
brier course was made by Mrs. Thomas
y. Paine OF Atlanta with "a. Mrs. Dozier
Lowndes of Atlanta was second tying
with Miss Lehman of New York at 101
gross.
The New York herald., 1922-08-11
c. L. MaxwelPs II Low
in Homestead Tournamen!

Special Dispatch 10 THE New YORK HERALD
SPRING LAKE. n. j., Aug. 10,-The
qualifying round of the invitation tour
nament of the Homestead Golf Club was
played under a cloudless sky, with a
fresh sea breeze, making the tempera-
ture hot enough for comfort and cool
enough to put pep and courage into the
golfers.
Chester T.. Maxwell of Trenton won
the medal round to-day with n score
His card:
The New York herald., 1922-08-11
Pal Moore to Meet O'Dowd.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 10.--Pal Moore,
Memphis bantamweight and Eddie
ODowd OF Columbus, ara to meet in 4
twelve round decision bout here on Au-
gust IA, Il was announced to-day.
The New York herald., 1922-08-11
Southern Tennis Tourney.

AsHvTLLE, n. c.. Aug. 10.---For the
first time in the long history Of the
Southern lawn tennis association play
viii be held for this womens doubles
championship OF the South, II was an
rounced following a meeting last night.
The New York herald., 1922-08-11
Flukn rishlnr 10 the EasI

Just hear their tails flop on the deck
sung out Capt, George Wilson aboard the
famous Wnrabell on Sunday last as big fluke
camr over the side continually, the Raff and
the net being constantly called for.
There was mucn tvriiement aboard fhe od
craft NJ the unexpected run OF biz fish, and
the same story holds good for several day.
last week on the Long Beach grounds
The Old Rosabell Fishing Club were cape
clally fortunate. four members OF which had
The New York herald., 1922-08-11
Colbert Forces the Wimbledon
Winner to Five Sets; Score
4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.
WOOD LOSES TIGHT MATCH
Substitutes for Anderson and
Youthful Frenchman Takes
His Measure.
by SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

BosroN, Aug. 10.--A Davis cup tie
that figured to be more or less of a
Nalkcver for the Australians has de-
veloped into the most interesting as
well as most uncertain OF the interna-
tional tennis series thus far. Favored
by critics to come through decisively
against the representatives of France.
tho team from Down Under" was
barely able to save one of the two
singles matches that opened the semi
final round on the turf courts OF the
Iongwood Cricket Club to-day. II was
more than a surprise; it was SEN
sation.
Gerald T. Patterson. Australian ace,
winner of title at Wimbledon that IN
some tennis circles is regarded as the
equivalent of a worlds championship
had only his great stamina and tenacity
TO thank for his success in turning back
defeat at the hands of Andre Colbert OF
France in a five set match of thrills
After being completely outplayed TOT
two sets he stuck to his task, came from
behind and won at 4-6, st. 6-3, ST
6--3.
1t was hard for France to lose a
match so gloriously fought for and so
nearly won, but France had it's chance
10 enthuse before the day was over, for
in the second tussle Henri Cochet.
youngest OF the French tennis stars, tri-
umphed over the crafty Australian vet
eran Pat O'Hara Wood. In another con-
test that went the limit of five sets, the
score ending 6--4 3--6, 6-r-0, "a, 6-4.
Wood was substituting for James O..
Anderson. taken i'll suddenly, who lay
tossing in his bed with high fever.
Patterson watched his tremendous SER
vice. his speed of foot and speed of
stroke against the superlative cunning.
splendid control and superior general
ship of the Frenchman and the latter
was battling him effectually Colbert
was not only outmaneuyering the VIM
bledon winner in the first two sets, bus
he was handling his severe service. was
actually passing him off service often
enough to keep the lead Choosing his
openings with excellent judgment the
Frenchman sent his stroke through with
great precision and he had Patterson
reaching and plunging for his well di-
rected drives.
Patterson as usual attempted to run
the net to bring his volleying into play.
He came forward behind forcing shots
that had a great deal OF power behind
them, but Colbert. timing his rerurns
well, passed his opponent with forehand
and backhand cross court shots Of low
trajectory that were gems of accuracy
and daring. As rule Colbert took care
70 Keep the ball travelling TO Patterson's IS
none too certain backhand. and Patter-
son obliged with errors at imnortan.
stages that smoothed the path of the
Frenchman.