Evening star., 1922-07-26

To the average man who plays the
part of spectator at athletic events
the base ball fan. the foot ball
otee of rowing contests, the follower
of boXing-there comes through the
processes of giving way to enthusi-
asm very decided and extremely
beneficial mental outlet. He gets
what may be termed a metaphysical
kick and the reaction is usually
valuable.
But follow a great golf tourna-
ment. Watch the gallery rather
than the players and you see an at
the spectators at no other game.
First. silence while each stroke is
being played That is absolutely es-
sential. A rah! rah. in recognition
oG, some sizzling drive straight for
the pin would result in your prompt
ejSctment from the links, or, at least,
Z stern admonition.
The immense gallery trails behind
the players and stands tense, but
inlmovable. at the most exciting mo-
ments. But the thrills and the en-
thasiasm are there, even IL they
manifest themselves in no more
serenuous a way than in a burst of
GH1dclapping after successful
Gfcoke has been made. The ardent
golfer who follows big match is
perts and will study their various
strokes and their methods of olsen
gaging themselves from difficulties.
In fact. that is the chief impression
you get from the gallery at a golf
manifestations attention to every
detail.
II Joe Lynch takes care of himself
in the next year or so there seems
to be no good reason why he should
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title. He is a clever boy and can
hit hard enough to muss opponepls
up If not knock them cold with one
punch.
Both in tennis and golf there is
limit to fierce, hard hitting. Our
own best men know this. Even the
longest hitting golfer learns with
experience to sacrifice a little DIS
lance to steadiness and direction.
The pulled shot that goes into an
other parallel fairway or into the
rough is the penalty for many a wild
swipe.
Johnny Dundee and the scales are
always at odds, and the veteran
fighter is engaged in another battle
with the weighing beam right now.
Dundee is natural 13O-pounder.
He holds a championship titIe al
that weight although the 13o special
division is not recognized outside. oil
New York. That means that when
he meets most other lightweights, ne
is giving away from to pounds
But if Johnny has trouble putting
weight on. he has equal trouble TAX
ing it off. He is matched to meet
Danny Frush at 126 pounds at
o'clock on August IA. to battle for
the title of 'pretender" to the feath-
ereight crown at Ebbets Field.
Brooklyn. The worlds title of john
nv Kilbane no longer Is recognized
by the New York state boxing COM
mission, and Dundee and Frush have
been nominated to battle for 1t.
However, kilbane probably will
continue to be considered the top of
the featherweight heap no matter
whether Dundee is able to make the
weight and be strong enough to beat
F'rush or not.
Dundee never has any trouble get
ting matches. He fights fast and fire.
ouently. He has to. for he now is
possessed. of a race horse, and those
hay burners certainly do eat up the
coin.
1t In dismal news that Charley Pad
dock will not come to the National
A, A. U. championships at Newark in
September. Not alone will the Los
Angeles club miss his services. but
he would have had royal reception
"a the east. Paddock's reasons for
not coming are perfectly legitimate
and logical. 1t is a hardship, indeed,
to remain in training over SO long a
time. But his luster as star is SO
great that it is a pity the east will