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Evening star., 1923-02-25
GREAT PERSONALITIES IN SPORTDOM
Patterson Became
Tennis Star by
Determination.

I AVE you ever watched the
juvenile supernumeraries as
soCiated with various major
sports--the bat boys in base ball,
the caddy boys i'll golf, the flag boys
i'll polo, i'll foot ball the mascots, in
tennis the bali boys, and so OIL
and specuiated concerning the future
OF these urchins!
If so, your tendency probably has
been 10 attribute to them not only vast
enthusiasm for the game with which
they are affiliated, but to conclude that
their proximity not alone to the sport
but to the protagonists thereof piaces
them IN Il splendid position later to
develop into stars. 1t is a logical as
sumption. and in golf, with such lumi-
nartes of caddy- origin as Sarazen and
ou!met, an assumption adequately bull
wark.d in fact.
Curiously enough. however, in all
sports aside from golf. our stars almost
without single exception have not
sprung. 50 to speak, from the soil Of
the game.
Patterson Is Exception.
Were it not for Gerald Patterson,
captain of the 1922 Australian Davis
cup team and winner Of the so-called
worlds championship at Wimbledon,
England, last June, the negative could
be made absolute. Patterson is the
exception TO the rule, an exception no
less brilliant than that which Babe
Ruth has applied to the demonstrated
fact that the average big league pitcher
may not be-or. at ali events, is not
u heavy batter
AS terald Patterson stands upon the
tennis court involved in crucial struggle.
any one acquainted with facts concern
ing his boyhood must wonder whether
beneath his short, crisp admonitions
to the youngsters whose duty 1t is to
shag tennis balls for the players, there
hlrlls Il certain affection for them or
IL least 4 slight warmness of regard
born of memories when he was a boy in
knickerbockers in Australia and served
the great players of that day as he in
his greatness is being served today.
In the early Davis cup days when
Larnel and Bob Wrenn and Beals
Wright and Clothier and Whitman and
Little ard Hacketr and Alexander were
the names that Came to mind readily as
associated with our tennis prestige, we
sent an American team to Australia.
In the party We're Alexander and his
partner, ackett, perhaps the grea test
doubles team We ever produced. While
preparing for the important interratiorl-
al matches on the courts Of the Lawn
Tennis Association Of Victoria, in Mel
bourne. Alexander noticed that Norman
BrUolSes. the famous Australian player,
had as satellite sturdy boy who was
never so happy as when he stood against
the netting back of the court occupied
by his patron and retrieved the balls
for him. Later the boy came to know
and like Alexander and often officiated
for him Us for Brookes.
Choice Not Necessity.
There was no necessity of Patte--
son serving as ball boy with idea OF
financial return. It was merely bis
alteration Of Brooks, and. equally I'M
pelling, his tremendous enthusiasm
for the game. He lived on the same
street as RrooIzes in Melbourne. and,
boylike, coufided to his mentor his
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Evans fufthercd the game tre-
mend0usIy I'm America. i would
say he has done more for golf here
than any other one man.
Any new champion may have
little tricks of play which become
OF note instantly when he becomes
cham pf0R- He may have these
tricks Of play and the world never
hear OF them IL he fails to break
into the cham piOnship class. No
body cares much how u man does
1T III he doesn't step out from the
great crowd doing 1t.
In this respect we have today a
widespread discussion about Gene
Sarazen'a grip. SRrazen gets ms
near to n base ball bat grip m one
can get 10 1t In Grasping u golf
club. He brings the left wrist far
around, with thumb down back Of
the right hand and wrapped around
the shaft. His right hand In we'll
under the club, thumb wrapped
around the shaft. Grab q rolf
stick that way. remembering to In
tertwfne the ffttIe finger OF the
r1gh hand with the foreflnEeP Of
the left hand, as Sarazcn does. and
zee what a bat-like hold yoa have
ON 1t.
When a new champion can bring
about q great discussion as to the
merits of some style OF play he
uses. such as this Sarazen grip,
he. has added something OF dis
tinct value to golf. The aport
gains, everybody In the sport
gains, because Of these discussions.
Copyright by John F. Ollie Co..
Evening star., 1923-02-25

And not one OF then-not even
Jack Dempsey when he blew into
New York as q championship con-
tender-was received with such cor
dialtty by promoters and interest by
the fans.
The writer had opportunity today
OF looking over Firpo very carefully.
and It Is easy to see where he gets
hts consideration. It's because Of his
formidable appearance. Standing six
feet two and built In proportion. he
seems to have been endowed hy ma
ture with every quality which goes
box fighter.
If it wasn't for this he would not
! have look in on the present heavy
weight situation, since victaries over
fighters like John McCann. Sailor
Maxted and other fourth ratsrs would
not or themselves get a fighter much.
Yes, il is hts looks and the possibili-
ties they suggest that are permitting
the South American to get by.
One Point IN His Favor.
he apparently has come TO see the
need of instruction. When last in
this country the big fellow was sus-
picious of every one; he would per-
NIT no one to tell him anyth :ng
Holding such ideas it was easy tc
see his finish. But now, probably due
to Tex Rickard. he has gone under
the wing of Jfmmy Deforest, than
| whom there is no better coach and
conditioner OF fighters In this world
Much as F'irpo has to learn-and
it's lot-Deforest is the man who
can teach him. Jimmy is pretty clear
headed about the entire situation.
Even if F'irpo beats Brennan, he says,
he does not wish to hurry him
against Dempsey.
greater respect for the champion
than 1 have. And I'll tell you the
difference between Dempsey and
Firpo. Jack Is natural born fighter
and Firpo has to be made, don't
believe any man living can beat Jack
right now. but he is at his peak and
what with inactivity he will be on
the down grade within a year.
THE idea with F-irpo is to give
him 4 lot of experience. He can be
made. He can be made into a cham
pion. Let him fight Brennan and
then take some of the other good
heavies in their turn. Finally the
time will come when he is ready to
contend for the world title"
Flrpo Stfll Is unable 10 speak Eng
lish and this handicaps him some
what. But after all, the precepts of
the art Of fisticuffs are universal and
there may be no doubt that a lot will
be done with him, even before he
meets Brennan. Like all hard hit
ters-And Ffrpo certainly has a pow
erfu1 right wallop-his defense is
none too good and in a private work.
out today it was clear that Dempsey
would ask for only one shot at the
jaw which the Argentinian left open
for assault most Of the time.
It will be interesting TO watch his
progress up TO the Brennan battle
and to see what he does against Bill.
For Brennan Is no easy problem for
inexperienced fighters.
Copyright, 1851
Evening star., 1923-02-25
CATHOLIC j. TANKMEN
BEAT BALTIMORE TEAM

Not TO be outdone By their fellow
athletes OF the basket ball court, the
natators at Catholic University last
night took the measure of the team
from the Olympic Athletic Club Of
Baltimore ir Il dual meet IN the
BrookIand tank. The team scored
first in all but two OF the eight
events, aud won so to Is. The sum-
mary:
1so.yarl reIay-won by Catholic University
(E. Sullivan. W. Sullivan, Farrell, Hoenl /:
second. Olympic A. G. Time. 1.27.
Diving-Won By Mangan &C. W; second
Chambliss &c. ~; third, Child Olympic A.
CO.
4oyard swim-won by A. Kelly &c. u:
Olympic A. c. Time. 0.23 90
Plunge-Won by Gallagher &C. ~; second.
Gorman &C. W; third. Trinity Olympic A.
40.ysrd breast stroke-Won by Child (olyn,-
pic 4. c.; second, ChambEss &C. u +: third.
coney Olympic A. c.) Time. o.2s.
A0-yard back stroke-Won by Hoen &c. W:
second. E.. Sullivan &C. u; third B. Kelly
Olympic A. Co. Time. o.2s 3-5.
220- yard sHim-Won by w. Sullivan &C.
third. vignos &c. u Time. 3o2 is.
l0o-yard swinl-Won by Child Olympic A.
-: second. E. Sullivan &c. u: third.
raunce &c. ID Time. l.l3 3.5.
Evening star., 1923-02-25
BAKER SPURNS YANKS'
OVERTURES TO REPORT

EASTON, Md. February 24.-J.
Frank Baker announced today that
he is through with base ball as far
as the New York Yankees are con-
cerned. During the last few days a
number of letters have been received
from Miller Huggins asking him to
report for Hot Springs and also to go
south. A contract has also been re-
ceived by Baker, but this. he says.
will remain unsigned. He has no
grievance, but has decided to stay at
home.
Baker said that he will soon ask
for his release from the Yankees. 1t
is known that Cambridge and other
Maryland clubs have made overtures
Evening star., 1923-02-25

expected the Yankees, sometime DIS
trlct champions. t. have. Since taking
a 1rorncing last sunday, the Yanka
nave Lot neen any too arxious ru
tackle the Legion combination again
hlt would meet the AInysisus fhet1
old rivals, instead 5 Yankee
Akoysius series has beery arrange
tentatively, but 1t iuaS bu called or
aeo q Leg1nr-Ai"Nsjua Set If game
Played earlier than scheduled.
Powell Athletic Club wants fnga...a
'nssnts III tie l9p-II0 pound cla-~. Ai1
cnsl lenges ina. he sent L. Manager
fhEiip Needle, 1913 Harvard stree
or Slephoned 10 Adams @59@.
Mount vernon Mcthodists tool. u.
measure of the Metropolitan Pres
hytsEiars in IS 10 Il game, az tht
NJ. Z. n. last night. Teeke starres
for the ytctors.
N1snhattap Athletic Club wlu bs
host 40 the Yankees this afternoon, IN
Noel House gymnasium. Play Will
get under way al : o'clock.
Park View Athletic Club tea.i
which are 10 play Al Hy&ttsv:lIc Wed
nesday night, want :. pair ef game
tomorrow. Send challenges TO Ma
ager Salvatore Appertte, I47 Morton
street, or telephone Columbia Sg29-j
Flushed by their victory over I'll.
Capitals last night, the Hurricaua
Girls have sent q challenge TO tile
Car Service sextet. considered one az
the best around Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

Isles VINO are capable u playing i
really tiae brand of go.f than there
are IN this country.
Applications for the o-ufes ssional's
berth at the Chevy Chase Club, num-
bering nearly one hundred, have
been stfted down TO not more than
q. half dozen within the past week.
club will appoint q professional
within two weeks Those not con-
sidered logical candidates for the Job
have been rejected, and the entire
list has been gone over with q fine
tooth comb in an effort to narrow
it down to a few eligibles. No intinla-
ton has been given as to who may
get the post
Guy NJ. Standffer OF Coiumbta, Dis
trict titleholder IN 1921, is playing
very Well at his home on the Pacific
coast. according TO reports from the
west. Paired with kaiser W.T.
helm a well known Portland, Ore.
player, Standifer and his partner had
a best ball Of 81 in 4 best ball event
u few weeks ago. Standifer himself
had a. card of 90 for the round. Standt-
fer will return to Washington with
in q few weeks. in all probability
bid for the District title in the
event to be played at Chevy Chase
Rerairs and improvements to the
cadtlie house and professionals shop
are being made at the Columbia Coun-
try Club. The shop is undergoing
thorough overhauling and will be
in first-class shape by the opening
of the season.
Preparations for entertaining golf
ing members of the visiting Masonic
bodies who will be here in June are
going steadily ahead under the direc-
ton of Albert L. Steinem. vice chair
man of the general entertainments
committee. The District of Columbia.
Golf Association will be asked 70
request its member clubs to make
guest arrangements to take care OF
the Shrine golfers, and there is no
question but that the visitors will
be amply provided for in the matter
of golf facilities
Evening star., 1923-02-25

c:rt ~ tl@ SiL, CI the entry .Is5 u
may U4 ascTi i3cd. golfers sa-. TO the
number OF entrants from the public
links: most OF whom, do net play well
enough to figure in the events. For
this reason and others, It is under
stood, an effort will be made to issue
invitations to play in tournaments
only to selected number Of the pub
lie links players.
Next Saturday night the Middle At
lantic Golf Association will hold its
annual meeting also at the Willard.
The place and date for the individual
cham pionshfp of this association will
be set, with the Chevy Chas Club Sc
lected as the venue for the next titu-
lar event, and the date probably late
n June or early in July.
The association, it is expected, will
take action eliminating the team
champion ships Of the organization. as
they have not drawn Z Representative
attendance for the past several years.
The Washington Golf and Country
Club will formally announce its i'll
tention to hold an invitation event
this year at the District meeting.
gates will come prepared to ask for
dates for an invitation affair for men
and one for women.
Special permits issued by the Office
Of public buildings and grounds to
permit golfers to use the East Poto-
mac Park public course will be re-
voked on March 1, Col. c. O.. Sher-
rill, officer in charge, announced last
night.
No further playing will be permit
ted on the East Potomac Park course
until about the end of March, when
it is hoped the course will be thrown
epen for the season. While the course
is closed necessary work will be done
IN pre- paration for the national pub
ginning June 26 The nine-hole short
course IN West Potomac Park will be
open all during March.
The popular and well known brand
of iron clubs, known as pipe irons,
made by a Scottish firm, which have
been scarce since the war, will soon
be purchasa IN any quantity IN
this country. according to Dave
Thompson. the pro at the Washington
GoIf and Country club, who returned
a few days ago from a visit to Scot
land. An American importing firm
has ordered Il half million of these
iron heads. Thompson says, and has
practically tied up. the output Of the
makers for many months. The pipe"
irons always have been popular on
account of their fine construction and
excellent balance.
Chick Evans, writing a newspaper
article, in which he compares the
average British player with the aver
age American player. makes the
statement that the latter is a better
golfer than the ordinary run of Brit
ish golfer.
With his experience of British golf.
and the sorrowful experiences he has
had at the hands of one or two
average" British players. Chick can
not mean exactly what he says, for
professionals and much travelled anna
teurs both agree that the average
British player Is a better player than
the average American golfer. This
does not mean that the top notchers
of Great Britain are better than the
top notchers of this country. Rather
the reverse is true, as shown in the
Walker cup matches, and in the
United States amateur championships
OF the last three years. But there are
many more golfers in the British
Evening star., 1923-02-25
Gee Golfers efend Walker Cup spires Greater Heights
CALVARY BAPTIST FIVE
! GARNERS LEAGUE TITLE

Calvary Baptist won the champion
ship OF the Sunday School Basket Ball
League last night when IL defeated
Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal
SO to 8, at the Y. NJ. c. a. III the final
game OF the campaign. The victory
gave the Calvary Baptists u season
record of six wins and one loss and
sent the losers into second place with
nVe trtumphs and two defeats
metropolitan Presbyterians and St
PauPS Episcopal finished in a third
place tie. while Calvary Methodists
and Mount Vernon Methodists were
deadlocked in fifth place. Seventh
position was the best the West Wash
ington Baptists could get. and the
Central PreSbyterianS ended IN the
cellar. The score Of the decisive
match follows:
9. B. (SS). Pos M. P NJ [. t5J
Hill .......... Left forward. ..... G. Coo
Enngton Right forward ...... L. Co.
cunningham Center. r.............. Grisky
Andrews ......L Left guard. ............. Bell
Rogers ....... Right guard. ..... wesdow
Score by periods:
Ssl'ils a. rIy..assP ssPi,tt 4. r. Il g. la-'s s
Substitutions: Calvary Baptist-R obinson
for Hill Thomas for Edgington, Yogle fer
Rogers. Court goals-Hin "a, Edgington
ta), Cunningham t5), Thomas, G. Coe. Free
gosls-Cunninsham 10 in IL; q. Coe, 2 in s.
Bell ! in q. Refsree-Mr. Wsnnan. Time Of
periods-l0 minutes.
Evening star., 1923-02-25
HURRICANE GIRLS WIN
FROM CAPITAL SEXTET

HIrr.,-s,..;- -,.tS. = nu aaLer otI4eT'
names l;.v been IA ,tliEG u;Islccess-
5'Hy tpr several years IL city basket
bail championship series ass;eil.st the
seEtet known this season - Capital
Atilieti: CIun. last night overcanGe
heir old rivals II to IL in the first
came Of Il set for the 1928 Iaure7s.
rho contest at Central Coliseum was
about the warmest Of the present
"ar rpaign among the fair rossers. the
issue being in doubt until the last
few seconds OF play.
The Hurricane crew. with its for
wards shooting accurately, Went into
= good lead in the first ten minutes
OF play and matched the Capitals
point for point in the second ten min
Utes- Then the Capital veterans
rallied gallantly and for 4 time ran
roughshod over their opponents. With
iust u few minutes t. -. 0Hara
Joyce ana company began register
Ins points rapidly, but IN the nicI7
~ tiine tbs Hurri"..Ita guards &c
novered their puise aaI sav@d ta5
day Tor their te:.nn
Anna Ge1man, WHO as@ 20 star At
Forward for the old War Risk sextct.
played just as brilliantly a3 ever for
points. Frances Cooper and Ilessie
Gully, at guards. did generally good
york for the winners, as did Mar
saret joyce at center. Margaret
iiarfiS, Forward: Camille OHara CEN
ler' ana Florence Skadd ng guard,
u>d particularly well for the Capitals
Line-up and Summary.
Hurricane 40 Positions. Gao t,s-
Garruthefs -. Left forward. ThoMa 9
Geman. Ripht feruari H.
Center
Southern Side CeutAr T.nnas
COoDer ........J J # guard T.-t
Gully ........ Right guard a-iS;t 90 ~ !
Score BY periods
Hurricane ........,. & u,
Captal A. C....... Z ia
substitutions: Capital A. c. Bovd foo
Thomas, Ebsl Tor Gully. Coury EoaIs-Car
rnuthsrs. n. Seimsn a., Harris 90 Bovd a.
Carruthers in z: Gein,.n in s.: Thomas,
IN y; Harris, in 9; Boyd. 0 in O. Referee
OF periods-1G minutes.
Evening star., 1923-02-25
MRS. GODFREY SPRINGS
UPSET IN TENNIS PLAY

vi AMI, Fla, February .4.-Mrs.
FranA Godfrey OF Boston, won the
Wemen's singles championship IN the
second annual championship OF
southern Florida tennis tournament
here today. defeating Miss Clare
Sassel Of New York, tt; 6-4
Mrs. Godfrey's victory was an up
Sc Miss CasSell having been con-
sidered the faEorite because. Of her
winning the Bahama ISLANDS title re
Gently Mrs. Godfrey'a superiority
was demonstrated from the very
start
Fhe lnal in the mems singles be
tween q. Carlton Shaffer of New
G"rh and Df. T. B. Hawk. former
veteran champion. was oStponed un-
til Monday.
In semi final mixed doubles match
played today. Beals G. Wright. former
national singles champion and Mrs.
Godfrey. defeated DR.. Hawk and Miss
Hartford Of Miami, 81; 6-1.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

The Brown student broke all records
running OH the track ut the Harvard
stadlum III 1915 against picked oppo-
nehts WHO acted as lis peacemakers.
Such an arrangement Is regarded az
'tecess;try 10 bring II better performance
rom Ray, and Ray indicates that he
would welcome an invitation to make.
such an attempt some time during the
.oining summer The Harvard stadium,
sowtter. probably viii not b.. available
CT III" test. unless some set Of gaines
'pt now scheduled is arranged.
Hay Bus! This season.
In hiS campaigning this season Fay
has shown himself ut top speed break
-HG the record for the mile and one
third AT New York recently, and three
DAYS later jumping over to Boston and
racing away with the Hunter mile again
in 4 new record for that event, 1
minutes 9 seconds.
After breaking his own world record
Tor the mile and 4 half indoors at New
York on January 81. with a performance
or minutes IL - seconds, Joie went
Evening star., 1923-02-25
MISS COLLETT SCORES
WITH IRISH CHAMPION

TAMPA. Fla, February 24.-Miss
Glenna Coilett, national woman golf
champion. paired with Capt. e. r.
day defeated Mrs. Dorothy Campbell
Hurd, former national champion, who
was paired with Jim Thomson, pro-
fessionaf. at the Temple Terrace Club.
where the match was played, by a
score of up.
Miss CoIlett's driving was the fea-
ture of the match. practically all of
them soaring straight down the fair
way for well over 200 yards.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

back TO that city On Febru..s... - aro.
III one night broke three iuGsus, world
records, l Z, miles; 5000 Iuet,r r.. std
: miles, and established 4 marx tar
the = mile run. His tWo-milt time ~
. minutes, "a secpEds HAT tignt eur
passed all records Tor that d!slauc.
doors or out.
Excellent Judge Of Paca.
Ray attributes much III iIs su.c.-s
10 his ability to judge his pi.,.,.. j yt.;.,.
ago, he declared. before i.e p.at tc, IT,,
starting line In the Hunter ruiIa, tIat f.,
would run it III minutes ~ se,.ondt.
He set Il new record in ,utess - %
seconds. This year, lie satd, in iaty;r@4
that lie would run IL III 4 minutes !
seconds. lie won III minutes, - sae..-
ohds, Il furlong ahead Of thu Held, o..
p"nents do not worry him, th.. ,0uiiaetr
little racer says, because lie is thus ab.,.
10 set his own standards. and Its i-;,5
sustain the task assigned them
Jole became a runner while h vi
training 70 he a boxer. and stitl asp
to gaining ring greatness som. day.
Evening star., 1923-02-25
INSIDE GOLF
BY George O'Neil-

In proportion aS the countryss
near craze for golf spreaAS-and
it Is spreading like q north woods
fire-the big annual championships
become more important for a rea-
son which the average golfer
might never suspect.
A golf cham pi0n has importance
In the eyes of golfers everywhere
largely In proposition ms he brings
something new to the game. Thas
"Chick'' Evans WAS 4 great golf
champion because, with HIS play
ing and his other contributions to
the sport. he introduced 50 many
new idens. As player, and par
ficUlnriy as an amateur champion,
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ANXIOUS TO RUN FASTEST
MILE CREDITED TO MAN
Best Time of Which There Is Amy Record l. That
of Norman Taber, 4.l2 3-5 in 1912.
Chicago Flyer Believes He Can Hit 40.

70 mile credited o W.
Ray, the little Illinois
the boards with his speed indoor tracks this
has had fling at the attempt under conditions
thought 0 retiring, he
Ray 10
the distance The OF
the credit Norman of
l.
that Coaches of teams
tic taHrive ability with him he
Evening star., 1923-02-25
{ STRONG TEAM is LINED UP
+: FOR INVASION OF ENGLAND
T. Fownes, Ouinet or Gardner Captain Delegation of
=. Amateurs Seeking to Establish American
Supremacy for Third Successive Year.

practical Jess Sweetser
wv Champion and Bobby
years national together Rudolph
semi-naist
the British players will find hard
tIui,ord
while Chick Evans Chicago Bob Gardner the Viii
Pittsburgh regarded probable
With Harrison Johnston
England last
orI