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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-18
IMPORTANT REMOVE
ALL DECAYED PEACHES
Uneeda Variety Especially Sus-
ceptible to Blight Caused
by Rotten Fruit

FORT VALLEY, June 10. -
Georgia peach growers are be-
ing urged to remove decayed
fruit from the ground under the
trees in their orchards in a bull
letin issued here today by the
Government and State Laboratory.
after the picking crews go
through an orchard a number of
peaches are to be found under the
trees where they fell during har-
vest operations" it is stated I'm
most cases the grower paws no at
tention to this fruit ndAaIlows it
to remain indefinitely in the or
chard where it decays and mumi
fies. This decayed fruit is unques-
tionably the cause of much OF the
brown rot on the fruit of sue
ceeding peach crops and it is very
possible that it is also responsible
tor a quantity of the blossoms
blight that causes so many of the
blooms to dry up in the spring
without setting fruit.
1T is indeed a dangerous and
unsanitary orchard practice to al
low peaches to decay and mumify
in the orchards where they have
fallen during harvest. Sources of
brown rot mummies may be active
IN giving off spores for eight con-
secutlve seasons. Peach growers
are urged to go through the or
chard after every few pickings and
to have all fallen peaches picked
up, hauled out and destroyed by
burying with quicklime at least
two feet below the soil surface.
After the harvest of each variety
is completed the trees should be
carefully gone over and stripped
of all fruits which the pickers have
missed in order to prevent the for
nation of brown rot cankers on
the twigs which will result when
peaches are aollwed to rot on the
trees.
The Nneeda is especially sus-
ceptible to blossom blight and
special care should be extJrcised
in Uneeda orchards and orchards
of other early varieties to rid them
of all fruits left on the ground
each day after the picking has
been finished. The prompt and
proper disposition of refuse fruits
from the peach orchards in Geor-
gla is matter of vital Importance
IN safeguarding the industry's fu-
ture and peach growers should
unite in their efforts to enforce
the proper orchard sanitation
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
MURPHY In FIRST
Car Length Ahead of Hill in Record
Breaking Grind.

Los Angeles. Feb. GA cars
length gave Jimmy Murphy victory
in the 2J0-mile national champion
shin automobile race-the first mo
tor car speed contest of 1923-at the
los Angeles speedway yesterday, and
put Bennett Hill in second place.
Hill received $4,000 and 26O points
toward the 1923 championship while
Murphy took $4,000 and 500 points,
To get the checkered flag ahead oil
Hill, Murphy was forced to set what
was said to be new worlds record
for the distance. an average speed OF
1866 miles an hour, and both Murphy
and Hill broke the former record OF
TAG miles an hour set by Murphy
on the same course December 3.
Murphy made one lap at the rate
of 1863 miles an hour.
Ralph DePalma, after driving more
than half of the race in second place,
was forced into the pits with two
blowout tires. BY this he lost two
full laps but finally succeeded IN
reaching third place place, winning
$1,000 and 40 points.
Eddie Hearne was fourth, Frank
Elliott fifth. Tommy Milton sixth.
Dario Rcsta seventh, Art Klein
eighth. w. u. Heavy FoOt) Morton
ninth, and Jerry WOnderlich tenth.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
By VINCENT RICHARDS
Famous Tennis Star.

Perhaps the big surprise of the
Davis Gun matches last year was the
defeat of Bill Tilden and myself in
the doubles.
There will always be many different
versions of why the United States
Davis Cup team was defeated in the
doubles by the Australians, Pat
0'Mara Wood and Gerald l.. Patter-
son.
Following the staging of this i'm
portant match at Forest Hills, the
newspaper critics took a fall out of
both Tilden and myself, the American
standard bearers, some placing the
blame on big Bill" while others
were certain that it was / who falter-
ed badly.
Tilden and I both admit that we
played below form against the foreign
invaders, but we also agree that too
much praise cannot be rendered Pat
terson and Wood for the sensational
exhibition they displayed at every
stage of the fierce struggle.
They managed to get the jump on
us from the outset. They took us by
surprise. We underestimated their re-
markakble ability.
Employing what is known as the
English formation" the Australians
threw large-sized monkey wrench
into our team-play.
This variety of a game provides for
one man at the net and the other in
mid-court. Against us, Wood was the
net partner, and the way this player
cut off our well-meant shots in the
first set was most discoQraging. The
remarkable playing of Wood was the
real reason for our defeat. He was
simply invincible.
Tilden and were unable to reach
the net, the place where we usually get
in our deadly work. Let me say right
here that a doubles team will be beat
en- on an average of nine times out OF
ten unless one of the partners can ex-
eel in performing at the net.
I've been asked il ] experienced
spell of nervousness during the his
toric encounter.
This prompted me to inquire if my
actions betrayed that I was laboring
under a strain. to which the reply has
been in the negative.
1 made it as plain as could that
there was always 70 nervous strain
attached to the participants in impor-
tant Journeys.
No one dare deny this If he has
ever experienced the sensation of n
gruelling battle against an opponent.
or opponents, who are alive to every
opportunity.
As to my being nervous in the
Davis Cup games can only say that
I felt the same in these conflicts as
did in other important engagements.
Naturally "Big Bill" and I are anx-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
WALTER AND JOE WIN
Hagen and KirIwOOd Beat ROtan and
Carlton mt Houston.

Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood
famous golf professionals. defeated
George Rotan and o. S. Carlton Jr.
Houston's leading amateurs, in their
3G-holc match at Houston Sunday by
five up. The pros" proved superior
in the rain, through which the after
noon eighteen holes were played. Ro'
tan's boiling ont of S5-foot putt II
the eighteenth green in the morning
squared the match at the halfway
mark.
A dispatch from Miami. Fla, car
ries word that Mike Brady, Western
open champion, and Tommy Armour
Of New York defeated Johnny Far
rel and Leo Diegel, two top-notch pro-
fessionals, one up in nineteen holes
at the country club there.
Thirteen brides and one eagle were
made at Belleair Heights. Florida, an
other dispatch says. when Alex Nip
pcr" Campbell of Cincinnati and Alex
smith. Belleair pro" finished all
square in a four-ball match with Cy.
ril Walker of Englewood, n. j., and
Cant. +. +. Carter, the Irish amateur
champion. Carter played 20, while
each of the others had a CD.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
"CENTURY MEN" ARE
ASSERTING SELVES
IN RUNNING GOLF
Camp Calls Then, Backbone
of Community as
Well as Game.
By WALTER DAMP.

Copyright. by The San Antonio Light,
New York, Feb. 26.-With the open
season for following the golf bal
around the course only a short dis.
lance away, it seems propitious today
to address particularly those golfers
of this country who play in the neigh
borhood of 100.
At the start, let it be said that the
Century club comprises about as fine
body of men as one would wish to
see. The lsnly one trouble with them
is that they have taken no steps to
form the suggested century club
Such an organization in the writer's
opinion would gather its members
much power which is theiFs by right
To the century man" it can be ex.
planned that he is one who plays a
standard 1S-hOle golf course in ap.
promixately 100 strokes. He may, on
his good days, get down to 90 and then
again he may run over 100. That man
is the backbone and sinew and fouDda-
ton of golf in this country today. He
always will be. But in many, many
clubs he is the forgotten man so far
as the layout of the course is con.
cerned, or the money expended upon
it, but he is rising in confidence and
in many clubs this year he has made
himself effectively heard.
Besides being the backbone of goli
and the country Gibbs, the assailed
century man" is also the backbone
of the community for he has sufficient
business interests to prevent him from
devOting sufficient time to his game
TO get his score down into the eighties,
He does. however. manage to get in
two or three rounds week with much
pleasure and satisfaction and he makes
trip surely in the summer and fire.
queltly in the winter TO the standard
summer and winter golf courses.
The writer receives many letters
from century men" and they are re-
plete with wise suggestions. 1t is a
pleasure to receive such cOmmunica-
tons and if you belong to the century
class of players and have any thoughts
on the matter of dues, duties of greens
committees and house committees,
send them in and they can all be used
to benefit for all golfers, for after all
the Scotchman said : Golf is destined
70 inherit the earth
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
FIRPO SENDS POSTAL.
TO OPPONENT BEFORE
HE SENDS HIS RIGHT.
FairpIay Decides Luis in
for a Licking From
Brennan.
BY FAIRPLAY.

Copyright. by Tho San Antonio Light
New York. Feb. 26.-Leo Flynn,
who manages Bill Brennan, among
other fighters, is convinced he made
no mistake in matching his heavy
weight against Luis FirpO. He had
several scouts watching Firpo in ms
first workout after arriving in this
country and since then these spies
have not been seen in the Madison
Square Garden. This is because
Flynn is well satisfied with the re-
ports in hand.
Brennan, he says. is going to up
set the dope and give the South
American the beating Of his life. I'm
less Luis improves, the writer thinks
this is precisely what he will get.
Sizing him up after two afternoons
spent in looking him over, he may be
described as a big. husky. bear-like
sort of n chap with fine fat head.
He can hit hard. but it isn't a Qucs-
ton of hard" it's when" When
you send n guy a postal card that
you're going to wallop him with your
right it is logical TO expect that guy
will either jump aboard steamship
or take n train TO avoid the blow,
or even perhaps decide to step in and
beat you TO the punch. Firpo doesn't
telegraph his right. He sends Il post,
al. His left is not much better thar
Il special delivery.
Jimmy DeForest, who is training
and teaching him. says he will I'M,
prove and we have a lot Of respect
for Jimmy's opiniOn. Just the same
we do not see him as a CONTENDER
for Dempsey's crown. Not this year
ANYWAY:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
ST. LOUIS PROBABLY
WILL GET MUNICIPAL
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
Initial Meet in Line With
Davis Development
Plans.

New York, Feb. 26.-The first ma
tional municipal tennis championship,
planned this year as an outstanding
feature of the United States Lawn
Tennis Associations program for the
development Of the game on public
courts, probably will be awarded to
st. Louis. it was disclosed Sunday.
A formal bid for the tournament,
made by the st. Louis Municipal
Athletic Association, has been receiV-
ed and will be considered at the next
meeting of the executive committee of
the u. S, i. T. !. on March Il. No
other bids so far have been received.
Members of the executive commit
tee were understood to regard the
Missouri city as an appropriate site
for the initial title event because it
is one of the pioneer communities in
the development of municipal tennis.
Incidentally, Dwight +. Davis, the
new president Of the u. S. l.. Il. A..
is a native of St.Louis and was one
of the leaders in the municipal work
there, as well as elsewhere through
OhI bhV NOuHIlN. I1t 10 HON dCliNtlA
engaged in fostering the associations
new development program.
st. Louis is the present hoitier of
silver trophy emblematic of the
municipal inter-City championship,
won in a series of team matches pre-
vious to Americas entry into the
world war. Since then it has not
been in competition but it is under
stood that, if awarded the 1923 tourna-
ment. st. Louis will offer the cup
for the individual championship. 1t
would be awarded on the same basis
as trophies in other national cham
pionships, becoming the permanent
property of player winning it three
times.
Local committees to aid in the, de-
velopment of public courts actively in
larger cities will be appointed as
rapidly as possible. it was announced
by George W. Wightman. of Boston.
chairman Of the national committee
in charge of the work, after a con-
ference with President Davis.
These committees, he said. will be
asked to cooperate with municipal
authorities in building and equipping
courts, organizing local park associa-
lions and supervising tournaments.
Winners of such local events would
provide an eligible list for the ma
tiOnal tournament.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
BY WAITE HOYT.

We lost only one game on our trip,
being beaten, 0 to >, by a team COM
posed of the very cream of the Japan
csc players.
understand this game was muck
commented on in the States. We got
REPORT in Japan that because of the
defeat the trip was to be called off,
and we were to be ordered back home
Immediately As l understand it we
were accused of having burlesQuod the
affair, and thereby instead of helping
the sport had injured it.
Since l pitched the game in which
we were defeated l am in 9 position
to discuss that game, and I want to
say there was no burleSQue to it.
Since six of the players on the trip
were members of the Nanks and
Giants, who had participated in the
world series. Judge Lands ruled that
only three Of the six could appear in
the lineup at the same time.
The weather had been a trifle cold
for about a week. I had been doing
some coaching for one of the college
teams and had been pitching daily in
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
SWARTZ REAL STAR
San Antonio Hero of Rice's NictAieS
Over Texas University.

. Houston. Tex, Feb. 26.-The hero
of Rice Institutes two successive
basket ball victories over Texas Unf-
versity Friday and Saturday night
was diminutive Charley Swartz, for
ward, from San Antonio. This versa
tile athlete, literally played rings
around the Texas defense He slipped
under the arms and around the bulk
of the big Longhorn players and piled
up IS points Saturday night, leading
in scoring, as he did Friday night.
Ten of his points were made from the
foul line Saturday night. He has
made remarkable record in fOul-gOal
shooting this season.
The double defeat of the Longhorns
here eliminated them without a ques-
ton Of a doubt from the Southwestern
Conference race.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26

batting practice for the collcgians. l
had not figured on working the game
in which we suffered defeat.
In the very first inning my arm
troubled me slightly. 1 had been pitch
ing a great many curve balls in bat
ting practice, as the Japs are not very
familiar with that style of pitching.
Not caring to take any chances l
pitched the entire game, using moth
ing but fast balls, and because of the
soreness l had developed in my arm.
my fast ball was just ordinary.
We lost the game, 0 to 2, due to
one bad inning, the second, [ believe,
in which the Japs made six runs. In
that inning l allowed only two hits,
but an error by each member of the
inficld enabled the Japs to secure 4
co handing lead. Outside Of that one
bad inning the game was very closely
contested.
The affair was anything but bur.
lesquc. The Japs won and deserved
to. Our team simply had one Of those
off days that happen to every club ;
in addition my pitching was nothing
to brag about.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
RECORD RACE ENTRY
Turf Followers Expect Great Field in
Kentucky Derby.

Louisville. Ky, Feb. 26.-Thc
largest list Of candidates since the
classic became late closing event
was in prospect today for the 1872"
running Of the Kentucky Derby at
Churchill Downs here on May 10.
Although ten days to two weeks
must elapse before publishing the nom
nations. which closed Saturday night.
turf followers based expectations OF
A record list on the fact that last
year many high-class juveniles won
recognition by stellar performances
It was said a week probably would
elapse before all entries were in the
office of the Kentucky Jockey Club.
Nominations in the mail at midnight
Saturday were to be accepted.
Due.to the open winter, horses quar-
tered in practically all parts of the
country have been able TO keep up
their gallOping and few renorts of
sickness have been received. turf ex-
merits here said. For this reason, it
was said the 3-year-Olds would be able
TO get down to stiff training earlier
than usual and more than the usual
number of runners would be suffi-
cinetly advanced bv Derby Day to
stand the strain of the mile and a
Quarter route.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
GOLF DATES MOVED
UP FOURTEEN DAYS
Tournament at GALVESTON
Will Be Played
April Al.

The dates for the playing of the
state amateur golf championship
tournament have been advanced four
teen days, according to word from
Secretary Charles r. Croker of the
Texas Golf Association at Galveston.
The dates now are April through Z,
whereas it was originally planned to
play April Is through 81.
The tournament this year will De
played on the course of the Galveston
Country Club.
Jack Tarrant, the San Antonio city
champion, who Saturday Won from as
fast a field as ever played in the
Texas state championship when he
won the Houston invitation meet, will
in all probability be one of San An
tOniO'S representatives.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
Billy EDens Says

Does "trick stuff" in sport hurt
ones game?
Willie Hoppe, famous billiard cham
pion, is convinced that trick stuff"
is bad for any expert who desires to
excel in straight play.
This fact was forcibly brought out
during. a conversation L recently had
with Hoppe while his partner, Char
ley Peterson, was performing many
uncanny feats with the worries.
"Show me n shot l cannot make, -
is Peterson's slogan. / have the word
Of Hoppe that no one has ever fig
ured out n shot for which Peterson
cannot devise a way of executing. He
can make n sO-called impossible shot
in billiards, not in one way, but three
or four.
I asked Hoppe if he did much
"triclr stuff"
Every little" he replied. Il much
prefer to watch Peterson. He is the
champion trick shot, and since |
cannot do that line as well much
prefer to remain a spectator. j am
positive that tricIs hurt n. billiard
player, throw him off his stroke.
Hoppe, who enjoys golf, says there
is no doubt in his mind but that Joe
Kirkwood would be n much greater
golfer if he confined himself to
straight play and cut loose from his
bag Of tricks. Hopes remark that
a player never resorted TO trick stuff
in match play recalled an incident
saw in tournament play with Kirk
wood enacting the leading role.
A few days prior to the opening Of
the tournament, Kirkwood had put
on his trick exhibition. In the tour
nament play his lie was just such
as used for one of his trick shots. !
wondered how he would play the shot
as it was a rather difficult lie.
He played it in the regular man
ner. getting on the green in nice
style. Then he took another ball,
placed it in the - position. and
facing away from the bunker. drove
the ball on the green in trick style.
the ball trucking to within a few
inches of the hole.
For a baseball case / have in mind
Allan Sothoron. Few big league
pitchers have more stuff than did
Sothfron. yet Sothoron failed to be n
great pitcher because he, refused to
stick to a distinct style of delivery.
ANY time Sothoron got a com
manding lead he would start to ex-
pertinent. He would use a sidearm
delivery. then n cross-fire, next an
overland ball. then a splitter. and so
on down the line. He had n bag full
of pitching tricks that he often
brought into play in league competi
ton. but they always got him into
trouble. When Sothoron. stuck to his
regular style he was one of the harl
est pitchers in the American League
to beat.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
HURTS OUR CHANCES
Bobby Jones Can't Get Off to Pla!
Golf Overseas

New York, Feb. 26.-Golf follow
ers here today considered the chances
of the United States TO win the Wal.
ker Cup. the international amateur
team golf trophy, materially lessened
following the announcement that
Bobby Jones would not be permitted
TO leave Harvard to attend the
matches at st. Andrews, Scotland
Harvard officials decided Sunday, il
was said, that Jones would not be
permitted TO miss final examinations
coming during the time the American
team will be overseas.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
BRECKENRIDGE HIGH
PLAYS ST. MARY'S
TUESDAY FOR LEAD
Game Will Be Played Eth
err at St. Mary's
or Turner's.

The basket ball game between
Breckenridge High and st. Mary's
College that will decide whether
Breckenridge wins the title in Sec
ton B of the Academic League or
whether st. Mary's NAV still have Il
chance will be played Tuesday after
noon. Arrangements were made to
this effect Monday morning.
The game will be played, starting
at 4 80 o'clock, on either the st.
Mary's College outdoor court or the
Turner indoor court, depending large
ly on the weather.
Breckenridge High has been unde-
feated in the Academic League, while
st. Mary's has lost only one game,
that to Breckenridge in the first
round.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
TRADES SHARP
tetter Of Yankee and Washing
ton Swaps.

hon, Feb. 26.-While Boston
re not enthusing over the pen
|.hances of the Red Sox, there IS
lnying that Owner Frazee has
yer two good deals with New
land Washington.
Ysrhe veteran Southpaw, Pen
Boston gets three youngsters
New York-Pitcher Murray,
+baseman Mcmillan and Out
Champ Skinner.
Washington deal gives the Red
good catcher in Picinich, 9
hing young outfielder in Goebel
erhaps the best utility player
Z American League, Howard
S.
|nks can play any position IN
field and is a mighty fine out
|. While not a hard hitter, he
a healthy cut and is dangerous
binch.
return Washington gets a good
E in Ruel,. and Russell, consid'
Trough as a major league pitch
slider the two deals from any
and it must be admitted that
holds the upper hand. In ad
it is said he had a bit of cash
u him in each case.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
Mrs. Bundy Tennis Victor,

Los angeles, Feb. 26.-Mrs. May
Sutton Bundy,' former national wo-
mems tennis champion, outplayed Miss
Eleanor Goss of New York Sunday
in the finals of the women's singles
at the Southern California invitation
tennis tournament and won. 1-6. 81,
10 in one of the most remarkable
matches ever seen here.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
Track Recnrd at Tiiuana.

San Diego, Cal, Feb! 26.-Abadane,
an imported geldina s years old, who
was claimed out of race by c. b.
Irwin, Wyoming horseman, few
weeks ago for $4,000, yesterday won
the speed handicap at Tijuana track.
Abadanc. in winning broke the track
record for five and one-hslf furlongs,
making the distance in ] sos, fifth
of a second off the previous mark.
The net value to the winner of the
race was S2S75. Abadane has won
six straight races for Irwin since he
was claimed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
COLLEGE STAR HURT
Captain Of Dartmouth Five in Dan
gerOus Condition.
Hanorer. n. II. Feb. 26.-Thomy

Hanover, n. H., Feb. 26.-Thomas
H. Cullen Jr., of Brooklyn, n. Y,
captain Of the Dartmouth College bas-
ket ball team, was in a hospital here
today in a dangerous condition as a
result of his collision Saturday night
in an intercollegiate basket. ball game
here with Miller of the University of
Pennsylvania team.