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Evening star., 1923-08-05

Not since 1918. when Norbert Demp-
sey won at Chevy Chase. has Wash
ington provided the winner of the
middle Atlantic championship. and
even in that year the tourney was of
patriotic nature, with the proceeds
going to the Red Cross Many of the
finest golfers in the middle Atlantic
section did not play. W. c. Ballan-
tyne Of Columbia. who won at Balti-
more in 1915, was the last Wash
ington title holder until Albert r.
Mackenzie triumphed over his son
Roland in a nineteen-hole match at
Chevy Chase, a little more than a
month ago.
son of the present champion-prom
ises to become one Of the finest
golfers this section has ever pro-
duced, and in him Washington will
oass, be assured o d Of representatiye res t strong
ship with the best any city may pro-
duce.
The present field of golfers about
Washington probably Is the best in
point of skill the city ever has had.
was eliminated by the older Mac
Kenzie in the middle Atlantic tour
ney, but Dunphy showed enough dur
ing the spring to place him definitely
among the very top rank of golfers,
not only in this city. but in the east.
son, Roland. showed enough in the
Journeys about Washington this
spring to warrant place in the
United States Golfers Association
eligibility list. even though the list
was published before the middle At
lantic championship was held.
With men of the golfing type of the
two MacKenzies, Dunphy, Stevinson,
Standifer. Walter r. Tuckerman,
Charles Mackall, G.. P. Lynde. r. c.
McKimmie and a few others. Wash
ington should stand supreme in mid
die Atlantic golf for many years to
come.
Roland Mackenzie and Mackall are
hoys-the former sixteen and the
latter but twenty. Although Roland
has shown more in competition than
has the stocky Chevy Chase lad.
capable of meritoriouS work on any
course.
The day when Washington had but
one or two players to depend on In
Journeys about the middle Atlantic
section is gone. There are several
fine players about Washington now,
any one of whom may come through.
Although the present title holder has
the most impressive record of any
local amateur, with the exception of
Dunphy he Is hard pressed by Standi-
fer, Stevinson and the younger Mac
Kenzie.
Washington Is definitely on the
golfing map-in position which 1t
has not occupied for several years.
The capitals golfing strength now Is
a factor that cannot be gainsaid, and
it's permanency seems assured.
Evening star., 1923-08-05
ENGLISH GIRL LOOMS
AS "SWIM" CHAMPION

Miss Constance Jeans of Noting
ham, holder of the woman's British
record of LOG 2-5 for 100-yard swim
ming, recently covered the distance
in los in practice. and now confidence
is felt In England that she will come
close to the world record of 1.03 be-
fore the end of the outdoor season.
Whether or not this confidence proves
warranted, the Nottingham girl is
showing increasing speed, and there
is hardly a doubt that she will de-
velop into one of the strongest rivals
American mermaids will have TO face
at the Olympiad In Paris next sum
mer.
Only a few days ago Miss Jeans
won the British 220-yard champion
ship In asa, a better performance by
wide margin than she was able TO
return in 1922. and her steady i'm
provement at all distances makes IL
more than probable that she will be
among the likeliest bidders for inter
national laurels one year hence.
Evening star., 1923-08-05
MARCEY--
RETAIN TRAP TITLE

Marcy and Williams successfully
defended their two-man championship
at the Washington Gun Club shoot
yesterday, scoring 47 breaks out of
so, and IS out of so, respectively.
Blundon and Horton were second.
with three targets less between them.
Frank Burrows and r. P. Livesey
and w. j. Blundon each shattered A
targets, while Maj. r. A. Wheeler,
coming commissioner. scored Is out of
25 in his first attempt at the traps.
Several members of the club expect
to compete in the grand American
handicap, national shooting
match. which will get under way
August 20 at Chicago, on the grounds
at the South Shore Country Club,
Scores $50 targets being shot at)
follow; Marcy. Al; Liyssey; a.; BLUM
Reeves, Al: Monroe. Al: Boyd, Al; Dr.
Parsons, 40; Commander de Barber. Barber. a.;
williams, SO; Horton, SO: DR.. Slime,
35; Reamer. 81; Franklin. "a; Jane
son, a. and l.. S. German. As.
Handicap trophies were won by
Burrows and Floyd.
Evening star., 1923-08-05
Double Coum Visit Of English Woman Racketers Welcomed
D. c. NETMEN IN VAN
WHEN RAIN BUTTS IN

Dumbarton racketers were leading
Druid Hill netmen Of Baltimore, five
matches to none. yesterday when rain
halted play. Play was incompleted
in one singles match and one doubles
match, while two doubles matches
were called off.
The local club found the going COM
paratively easy, there being no one
match calling for three sets. Graves
and Purinton had scored four sets
against two over Ruddy and Taylor
when the weather interveped.
Summaries:
sINGLEs--John Temple Graves, jr., Dunn
barton defeated Z. 4. Ruddy, Druid Hill,
6--2, 8-e; Purinton, Dumbarton, defeated w.
Taylor, Druid Hill, 6-i, 8-3; Robertson,
pupbasto1, dsfs.ted wsimen. Druid Hill;
E. b. j Robinssn; Rob Druid HIN A.. a. Holt.
DouBLEs-Robertsen and RslIinssr, Dunn
barton. vs.. Wsimon and Robinson, Druid Hill;
liI ND ANt. DlNhINh. ", 0SnlN M u
ton. 5u2ssTson. defsataa RaddS .ad T.sIor
Evening star., 1923-08-05
FLASHY WORK SEEN
IN MUNY NET PLAY

Play in the municipal tennis tour
namept advanced TO the second sound
in the doubles matches yesterday,
while considerable progress was made
i'll the fourth round of the singles.
Thirty-four matches We're completed,
eighteen in the doubles and sixteen in
the singles. There were four defaults
in the doubles.
Only three doubles matches went
for the third set, the others being won
with comparative ease. Dean ard
Robbins had to extend themselves to
defeat Loney and Sheppard, 6-3. -
6-2, while O'Neil and Rock staged
=. fiashy brand of tennis i'll the last
two sets to triumph over Hurlburt
and Dreshler, As, 6-4, 6--1.
Two matches in the singles sparkled
with action. Triggs won the first set
over Hedeiins 60 but he weakened
Connolly dropped the first set to
Stewart, 6-2, hGt he came back
strong. 6-2. 6-1.
One Of the best matches of the day
ikowa, the former winning. 81. 6-3,
G-4. in the fourth round of the
singles.
The singles and doubles matches
will be resumed tomorrow at 40
o'clock on the bathing beach courts.
are as follows:
Yesterdays Summaries.
FIRST RoUND-Doubles-Kiz and Her
rick defeated Caffey and Norton, e.. 6-2;
Suits and Nelson defeated Moncure and Van
OS0" WOs by default; Jsbas O' and freedman '' de-
feated serriano and Lansang, Ga, 6-3;
Mcconnell and Newkirk defeated Wilkensor
nd by and ans orasoe
feated Henry and Van Pelt, Ga, 6-4; Dean
and Robbins defeated Loney and Sheppard
6-3, 7-9, Ga: Hammer and Hills defeated
Rathea Der and sanborn 6-3. 6-1; Gerry and
Evans defeated Barber and Gibson, 6I2, 6-2
o'Neil and Rock defeated Martin and hcDon
by default; Barber and Dobkin defeated
Stewart and Tucker, Ga, Ga; Flanery and
Lriokson defeated Carballe and De Leon. Ga
"a; Hobson and FetteE defeated omohundre
and Evans, rs, 60 Wilson and Pledge wor
SECOND RoUND-Doubles-Gadbe and
6-2 6-1; Mcconnell and Newkirk defeated
Thurtell and Richardson, Ga. SIS; Gerry
e-2; o'Neil and Rock defeated Aurlbert and
Erickson defeated Bar ber and pobkin,, e-2
SECOND -singles-Robbins defeated
Gerry. Gerry. s@s; ss@ss; -, - Hedehins defeated
THIRD RoUND-singles--con defeated
featel Van Hosen, Ga, 6-3; Thurteu de
feated Pledge, Ga, 6-3; Simpson defeated
Templston, 81, 60; Hedekin defeated
Robbins, 7-5. 6-3; Rathsaber defeated San
born, As, 6L3, 60; Newkirk defeated Will
kins, 60, 6-2; o'Neil defeated L. Caffey,
6-l, s-6.
FOURTH RoUND-Singles-o'Ne defeated
Cragoe, Sc rs. Co. Hills defeated Nc
Connell, 6-3, Ga; Davis defeated Hammer
6-1, 6-4; Thurteli defeated Martinez, 6-1,
81; Rutley defeated Yoshikowa. 81, 6-3
6-4; omohundro defeated Connolly, e-4,
Evening star., 1923-08-05

The only other pair to finish was
the Washington Golf and Country
Club pair, Fred Paxton. amateur. and
Dave Thomson. professional. More
than a score. Of other players COM
peted but did not finish, as the rain
came down heaviest during the last
round. The event tomorrow will be
at eighteen holes instead Of thirty
six.
Ben II. Hart, star player OF tho Co
lumbia Country Club and a member
of the club team, had a score of 72
last week, playing in q four-ball
match with Commanders Hatch. Smith
and Train. Hart had a, for card
of 70, but took on the last hole.
Tho heavy rains OF the past week
have done wonders for the golf
courses about Washington. which
were parched and Drowned by weeks
Of Of giaring sun without enough rain
have made the crab grass worse than
ever, they also have succeeded in
helping along the finer grasses, and,
all In all. the golf courses have been
materially benefited by the rain.
grows is vividly illustrated by the
grass which was cut at the White
House a few weeks ago to permit
transfer of the heating plant across
Executive avenue to the State, War
and Navy building. Crab grass
shoots eighteen inches or two feet
long have grown over the edges of
the excavation, crowding out the
other grasses.
Albert r. Mackenzie, the middle
Atlantic champion, his son Roland,
NJ. B. STEVENSON, c. J. Dunphy and Guy
NJ Standifer will within few days
send their entries TO the United
States Golf Association for tho anna
teur championship to be held at the
Flossmoor Country Club near Chica-
go. the week of September 10.
Conditions for this years cham
pionship are somewhat of a depar-
ture from recent years, particularly
in the way of eligibility requirements.
Announcing the list Of eiigibies about
May 10. Chairman James D. 6tandish.
3r. Of the eligibility Tccmmtttee az
lrecssd attention - Ia tact ehsG
Evening star., 1923-08-05

Early In his administration Presi-
dent Harding played many early
morning four-ball matches at Chevy
Chase with select group of friends
Henry i. Fletcher former under
secretary of state: Senator Kellogg,
Senator Frelinghuysen, Senator Edge
or Speaker Gillett we're his con-
stant companions on these informal
trips to the links, often made before
most Washingtonians had arisen for
the day. Sometimes the President
made an early morning trip to the
public course at East Potomac Park,
where he played a nine-hQle round.
1t Is related of him that on all these
trips to the public course he in
sisted on paying the customary fee.
Democratic on Links.
President Harding's friendly quail
ties and personal nature were never
better shown than on the golf links.
to speak to a man with whom he
had only slight acquaintance, and
although it was customary to permit
the presidential four-ball match to
80 through any other matches on
the links, President Harding always
unless the match in front had slowed
up. He always thanked the players
his match went through.
Probably no man ever had more
ROl1 CLUBS given 10 Hif1G lndH fTSSl-
dent Harding. yet through all the
years since 1921 he kept and played
with a putter given to him by Chick
Evans of Chicago-an aluminium CEN
ter shaft affair with which he putted
President Harding was the first
President of the United States to
play in a golf tournament while in
office. He honored the then newly or
ganized Washington Newspaper Golf
Club in 1921 with his entry in it's
first tournament in that year. If
Harding on that occasion had two
puts on the last green of the WASH
ington Golf and Country Club to win
the Cook trophy-the chief prize.
clicking of a motion picture camera
the President took four puts and
failed to win. Nevertheless he won a
prize and presented the prizes to the
other winners. In only one of the
events held by the club since that time
and that was on account of the illness
of Mrs. Harding.
GOIfng World Mourns.
The golfing world mourns the loss
or a leader today. Flags are at half
staff throughout the nation and the
gap1e has lost leader whose sports
manship was alloyed with those ster-
ling qualities which go to make up the
gentleman gQfer-the highest type of
President Harding gave practical
demonstration of his interest in public
links last May, when he presented a
cup to- be kept in perpetuity as team
annual national public links cham
pionships. This cup was won by the
Chicago team at East PotomacN Park
last June.
Evening star., 1923-08-05

The visitors come at the invitation
of our American association. which
plans TO send an American team to
England next year for q return
match, at about the time of the
Olympic games, In which we expect
to enter team of men and a team
or women as well.
Originally it was hoped by the
United States Lawn Tennis Associa-
tion that woman's Davis cup con-
test could be formed, patterned after
that now held annually for men,
The plan fell through, chiefly because
the British association refused TO
enter team; The coming matches,
therefore, will serve as a substitute
for the former idea, and will be the
nearest approach to woman's Davis
cup challenge round. 1t is a pity,
however, that French team, includ-
ing Mile. Lenglen, could not also par
ticipate.
The invading team consists of four
English women, two of whom, Miss
McKane and Mrs. Beamish, have in
ternational regulations as tennis
players OF the first quality. OF the
well known throughout England,
where, as Miss Howkins, she has won
many tournaments. and this year
gained special prominence by defeat
Ing Mrs. Mallory. Mrs. Clayton also
has been very successful in tournament
Miss McKane British .Ace."
Miss McKane now is recognized as
the successor of Mrs Lambert Cham
bers, who retired from singles COM
petition two years ago on the advice
or her physician. 1t is to Miss Nc
Kane that England looks TO ayenge
the victories of Mile. Lenglen over
Mrs. Lambert Chambers, whom she
twice defeated. Early in the season
in nT
defeating the French girl at Brussels
in the world hard court champion
ships. She. was leading in the first
set when Suzanne complained of her
heart and almost defaulted the match.
However, being persuaded TO go on,
she succeeded I'm defeating Miss Nc
Kane, a victory which she duplicated
at their second encounter in the finals
of the world grass court champion
ship at Wimbledon.
It is an open question whether
Mrs. Beamish or, Mrs. SatterthwaIte
ranks second to Miss McKane, sc
evenly are they matched. The latter
being rather frail, Cancelled her reser-
vations at the last moment fearing
TO endure an ocean voyage coupled
with a dreaded torrid American sum
mer. Mrs. Beamish is of sturdier
build and mold. and is. besides, anxious
for another win over Mrs. Mallory,
whom she already has thrice defeated.
s.
Beamish can voiley if they are
obliged to do SO, none of the four
English women habitually plays any
thing but a baseline game. That they
excel at this type of play there can
be no doubt, Mile. Lenglen being the
only foreigner who consistently beats
them at it. Some of the young Eng
lish players. notably Miss Colyer and
Miss Austin. who put up such a spIen-
did fight against Mile. Lenglen and
Miss Ryan in the Wimbledon finals,
are learning the modern volley game.
and 1t is hoped in England that they
will have developed sufficiently by
1925 so that they can be included in
the next visiting team, as they play
spectacular game that would appeal
particularly to an American assem-
blage.
America Has Chance to Win.
The personnel of the American
team has not been decided upon at
the time Of writing, but any team
Evening star., 1923-08-05

there had been a notable reduction
from recent years. In order to avoid
working a hardship on players whose
records and Qualifications entitle
them to a. chance at the title, any
player who feels he has a reasonable
chance to qualify may send in appli-
cation for entry into the champion
ship. On receipt of the application
thorough Investigation of his record
will be made. and as soon as this Is
completed he will be notified whether
his entry has been accepted.
The U. S. G. A. announces that en-
tries should be mailed as soon as pos
s!ble to St the sec secretary ei,,, at % John
Public links players began qualify
ing yesterday for the annual public
links championship OF the city. to be
played at East Potomac Park during
August. A week will be allowed for
the qualifying test, following which
the players will be divided into three
Nights, the winner of the first flight
to be the champion FOR 1929. =, Charles
after an exra-hole match with William
T. Prendable.
One OF those shots which live in the
memory of all golfers came to X. Z.
Hayden of Chevy Chase on the seven
teenth hole of his home course last
week. Hayden was in the bunker in
front Of the green at the seventeenth
and holed his pitch-out Of the hazard
for q 8, winning the hole for his side.
Indian Spring Clubs golf team Is
playing Q return engagement with
the team Of the Washington Golf
and Country Club today at Indian
Spring. Two weeks ago the Virginia
organization was host to the Indian
Spring clubmen and acted in a most
unclubby Misunderstanding a decisive
victory over the visitors. Today each
club will present Its strongest team
| in the hope of returning victory.
Indian Spring will be represented
| by Tom Moore, s. r. Speelman, p. c..
Knox, H S. Pope. w. u. Montgomery,
r. e. Early. L. L. Steele, e. r. Tilley,
e. w. Wheeler, De We're Burr, A: D.
| Y. Burr and Edgar Markham, while
| washington will put ]. H. Davidson,
w. R. McGallum. J. G. Davidson, G.
H Doing, jr.: c: g. Duganne, G. T..
Howard. A. W. Howard, s. l. Mosby,
w. e. Tisdale, J. ! PowsH G. n Kirk
! tpatyick and K g. 1d&EA -
Evening star., 1923-08-05
TRI-STATE NET EVENT
WILL OPEN TOMORROW

CINCINNATI. Ohio. August Aim
dications tonight were that the list
of contestants in the tri-state tennis
tournament. which opens at the
Hyde Park Tennis Club here next
Monday. would be made up mainly
of local players, only four out-of-
town racketers OF note having re-
turned their entrance blanks to date.
They were Sid Myerson of West vir-
ginia, Walter G. wirthwein of CO.
lumbus, Victor. Chambers of Califor-
mia and Morgan Fenley, intercolle-
eiate champion Of North Carolina.
The entry books will remain open
until tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1923-08-05

must certainly include both Mrs. NAL
lory and Miss Wills. Whether Miss
Bancroft and Miss Goss, both OF
whom have been defeated abroad
will be selected, is impossible TO fore
cast, but it seems to me more prob
able that Mrs. Bundy and Miss Browne
will be given first chance. Mrs. Jes-
sup is not playing this summer or
she would prove an admirable choice
1t would be extremely interesting to
see match between any one OF the
English players and either Mrs. Jes-
sup or Miss Browne, both OF whom
are splendid volleyers.
When 1t is realized that nearly all
the visitors have defeated Mrs. Nal
lory. who has won the American
championship for many years with
out the loss of set, Americas
chances Of defeating the British team
tain factors working toward this end
that may not be overlooked. Just as
William Johnston and Mrs. Mallory
found il difficult 10 play their best
game in France and England, SO will
the visitors encounter a like expert
ence here. 1t needs the Temperament
tai genius of a Tilden, or the youth
full adaptabiiity of a Richards, 70
overcome such handicap. An un-
accustomed climate. unfamiliar sur
roundings and strange food will all
act as hindranCe to the members of
the British team. Furthermore, they
Will have very little time in which TO
accustom themselves to the high
bounding American ball. While they
were wisely provided with some of
these balls so that they might knock
them about on shipboard, the accom-
modations for tennis at sea are very
limited, and / doubt if any real help
was gained by such procedure.
Canadian Tour Certain.
Americas chance of success, there
fore, seems to me to be very fair
But. win or lose, We are glad to wei
come our guests TO this country, and
we hope that no unpleasant incident,
such as that which marred the mem
erabie visit of Mile. Lenglen, will
occur. 1t also is to be hoped that
each succeeding year a team will
cross the ocean, either from this side
or the other, to engage in another
such friendly contest, for it is such
sporting events that do so much 70
cement the bonds of international
fellowship.
After the matches. all tho English
players Will enter the United States
Women's national championship 1t
Forest Mills, beginning August 13.
| ana 1t VIII be interesting to note any
! reversed results of the team matches
as the visitors will have become. by
then, more accustomed to the PLAYING
conditions. Immediately afterward
they plan to play exhibition matches
IN Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal
Whcre Canadians, tennis enthusiasts
true sons OF tke mother country. have
planned extensive entertainment for
their guests.
Note.-Mr. Hardy will he glad IN
answer any questions about te rnfs in
these columns that are sent him bv
our readers care of our sports depart
Evening star., 1923-08-05
WESBROOK AND HAYES
IN WESTERN NET FINAL

CHICAGO, August 4.-Walter Wes-
brook. Detroit net champion, defeat
ed Walter Hayes. Chicago, 6-4, '6-3,
4-6, 10, 6-3. here today In the
semt finals singles in the western
tennis championship tournament.
The Michigan state champion, by
taking this hard-fought net battle,
won the right to face George Lott,
jr,. seventeen-year-old Chicago city
champion, who yesterday eliminated
John Hennessey. indianapolis. and
last years singles winner, in the
finals tomorrow.
Evening star., 1923-08-05

supreme flight at the moment,
they say may bring victory, and point
TO the way Jess Sweetser plowed his
giant killing way through the field
at Brookliue last year to support
their contention.
There are others who say that
Francis ouimet. now that his health
has improved has the best golting
disposition OF ail--that he is possess
I'd of a suavity that can stand UP
against all breaks of the game. and
that he has all the fighting qualities
as we'll They point out that it was
those qualities which brought Bob
Gardner TO the top.
GuiIford Likes Net Course.
Those who favor Guilford declare
that. given Il wet day. his hitting
pewers will pull him through 10 the
champiQl ship. especially as he always
has been good putter.
Dexter Cummings friends say:
Look at his recent round at Onwent-
sia--35 out ana b n.A They claim
he is hitting as long a ball as Gull
ford and that he has it under control.
Those who pick Chick Evans con-
tend he has more shots in his bag
than any other amateur.
What will the foreign invasion be
like ask those always ready 10 take
the field against the faVOrite. In ad-
dition there are a dozen other players
besides those named who will have Il
lOi OF pdthiiiS.
jones Sure to he FavOrite.
Sill, way down In their hearts the
majority Of the golfinE critics believe
that il is a Bobby Jones year. They
think that the winning OF the open.
especially the plaE-Off against CruiCk-
shank when he played that remark
able iron shot To the eighteenth green
finally has made Bobby. His rather
recently acquired equanimity of dis
position was all that the Young south
erner needed, and the fact that his
GOODNESS stood the test under fire has
convinced them that Bobby is the
coming amateur champion. 1t is safe
10 say. at least. that he will enter
The event at Chicago next month as
the favorite.
Sweetser's glamour has faded a bit
since the trip to England but no
golfer will rejoice at having to bump
up against the blond haired present
champior. Even Jones may well hope
that some one else will topple Jess
over early in the matches. ."Once
burnt, twice shy" applies to three or
four of Jess victims of last fall.
Gardner Good .'Mudder."
Bob Gardner is about the only man
who wields the bludgeons of iron and
wood on a Wet day with the same
consistency as Guilford. and nobody
cares to play them in the rain. with
the possible exception Of CYRIL Tolley.
In view of these facts. the work of
The amateurs for the next few weeks
viii be closely watched and checked
mp against the possible results at
FloSSmore.
But here is a pointer Don't worry
too much about what any of them
are doing now. Rather find out d
week or ten days before the meeting
how their momentary flashes of bril-
liancy are coming. For the amateur
championship is like a college base
ball series, as Princeton found out to
her cost last spring. You only have
TO be on your toes for Il few great
days and the championship is yours.
Copyright. 1923l