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The Washington times., 1924-07-25
WAL T s CROUCH
STEAD|ES HIM
IN PUTTING
English Critics Lavish Praise
On Americas Super
Golfer

Walter Hagen is back with the
trophy which symbolizes the British
open championship. It is the second
time he has won it in three years,
and on one other occasion he fin
ishedsin second place by one stroke.
There can be no higher achievement
IN the golfing world than this. Even
the British admit it. They find con.
ISOLATION in British defeats only in
regarding Hagen as a super.golfer.
Here is what Cyril Tolley, the
famous British amateur, says. of
Walter: Put him in bunker and
he is likely to be down the same
number Of strokes as the man who
has simple little chip shot to the
green"
Hagen won at Hoylake because
he got down in two shots from the
most hideous of places" says
prominent English golf writer. BE.
lief in ones self is "a tremendous
asset in affairs Of this kind. Hagen
does not permit himself to think
of the possibilities Of defeat. His
creed is a simple one-'I. shall win,
and win he does"
Another British observer has dis.
covered the secret of Hagen's putt
ing. He says, 1T is a rare occa-
sion to see Hagen take three puts,
and he startled me when he told
me that in the recent American
championship he took three puts
on no less than seventeen greens.
1t was the execution which proved
the rule. The secret of his putting
Is due to the fact that before he
addresses the ball he settles down
on his heels with his knees bent,
and the whole weight Of his body is
thrown down.
while standing in this position
1t Is almost a physical impossibility
to sway the body or jerk the head,
the two most potent factors Of dis
organized putting" Il
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
YACHT CLUBS REGATTA
! POSTPONED ONE MONTH

The regatta Of the Corinthian
Yacht Club and the Capitol Yacht
Club, scheduled to be held August
2 has been postponed until septem-
Der 2. The delay was necessiated
owing to the conflict which arose
when the local canoe clubs de-
cided to hold their, water carnival
on the second OF August.
The regatta win be held in the
steamboat channel, It was announced,
Interesting and unusual events have
been. arranged by the committee
which is in charge OF the affair.
Included In the list OF events il
a speed boat race, a canoe fitting
event, cupboard motor races, a
bang and go back" race, and other
events. Members of all boat clubs
In and about Washington will be
admitted to the races. There will
be prizes offered the winners.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
Firpo Gets Ovation
Then Views Defeat
Of Georges

NEW YORK, July 25.-Luis
Angel Firpo was a spectator
at the Polo Grounds fight last
night. He came in with Tex
Richard, but was hardly noticed
as he passed down an aisle to a
ringside seat. Luis, sitting in
a seat on the west side of the
ring, viewed the happenings
with the expert and sympa-
thetic gaze of one who has been
through the mill himself. On
such a night and in the same
ring Luis kissed the canvas
some nine times, propelled on
each occasion by the fist of
Jack Dempsey. Luis and
Georges are both members of
the same club-the Jack Demp-
sey Alumni Association. Before
the main bout Luis was intro
dhced from the ring and re-
ceived gorgeous ovation.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
DEFEATS
WHITE WITH
EASE
SportIand Feature Ends When
Second Throws Stool
in Ring

At Sportland last night Charlie
Burke, the marine from the Phila-
delphia navy yard. defeated joe
White, Of Alabama, in the final
round when one Of the latter's sec.
onds tossed a stool into the ring.
Referee Short at once disqualified
White, who proceeded to take a
punch at the offending second.
White was no match for Burke.
He had more weight, but surpassed
the marine In nothing else. Burke
banged and belted the Alabama
giant wherever and whenever ne
pleased. Though taking neat lac
Ing through last i've rounds, White
was in no apparent danger Of being
knocked out when the stool sailed
into the ring, ending the contest.
Little Jeff, of Baltimore, stopped
Mickey Golden, flyweight from
Philadelphia, in six rounds. jeff
was on the receiving end for three
rounds, but went to the front in
the fourth, driving heavy blows to
Golden's body. The latter was help
less on the floor when the towel
made its appearance In the sixth.
George Leslie won a decision over
Tony Cortez in six rounds. In the
third Tony, who had won thirteen
kayo victories in a row, dropped his
man for a count Of nine, but there
after Leslie had much the better
Of the smuggling.
Following the bout Leslie took a
punch at Tony's manager, who re.
sponded pleasantly, and both were
suspended for thirty days by the
boxing commissioners. 1t was a hot
night.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25

And only Princeton headed Yale
out Of the pony polo championship
and out Of the intercollegiate swim.
ming title. Incidentally the indoor
pony polo title went to Yale. Inter
collegiate golf found its champion at
Yale.
Summing up the athletic situation
at Yale, statistics prove Yale had six
teen victories and one defeat In the
athletic series with Harvard. Har.
ward won the interuniversity golf
match only In the year. Princeton
had better luck against Yale thar
Harvard did, the Tiger getting five
victories while Yale had twelve
Two events were tied.
Princeton won the baseball dual
championship, she took the out
door pony polo title. and also won
at lacrosse.
Yale freshmen beat Harvard in
eight sports and lost to Harvard in
five. while they took ten titles from
Princeton and lost four to the Tiger
Harvard freshmen beat Yale in base.
ball. rifle shooting. golf and cross.
country running, while Princeton'a
yearlings beat Yale in track games,
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
I ACES
TOUGH RIVAL
IN HEBERT
Filipino VIII Battle New Eng
land FIyweight Champ at
KeniIWorth

Young Dencio, the Filipino mid
get boxer. has tough rival for his
battle next Monday night at the
Kenilworth Arena. Young He6ert,
though unknown in this section, Is
well known to all ring fans in New
England. where he is topnotcher
among the flyweights. He has just
become flyweight champion Of New
England through his defeat Of
Eddie Polo, of Manchester, N. H.,
and his appearance at Kenilworth
will be his first since reaching the
head of his sectional class.
Dencio met Hebert in New Eng
land and lost the decision. Claim.
ing he was not in the best Of con-
dition, he has clamored for another
crack at the little French Canadian.
The Kenilworth management has
matched them and this viii be a
test bout for Dencio, as Match
maker Beard hopes to bring Pancho
Villa here to face the winner.
If Dencio makes good ana de.
feats Hebert, he will receive con.
sideration as an opponent for the
world champion. If Hebert repeats
his victory over the Filipino. ne
win probably land the big plum
Before losing to Hebert, Eddie
Polo had boxed a draw with Bobby
Burke, the Reading, Pa, flyweight,
who fought twice at Kenilworth.
HILBERT defeated Tommy Fuller, who
had previously whipped Burke.
The little New FY10landaY, Lao xYaa
Boston tonight, being due here to.
morrow; morning. His manager I'm
tends to have him work out at the
Mohawk gymnasium, where the fans
may have look at him in action.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
lands WILL ATTEND
VIRGINIA LEAGUE GAME

RICHMOND, July 2.--Commis-
sioner Kenesaw Mountain Lands,
court of last resort In baseball, will
attend the game here on August
between the Petersburg and Rich
mond clubs of the Virginia League,
H. p. Dawson, owner of the Colts,
was notified today. Although no
details of the judges visit were con-
tanned in the message to Dawson,
1t is thought Commissioner Lands
will visit other cities in the Vir.
ginia League circuit on his way to
North Carolina to see the national
game as 1t is played in the Pied
mont League and South Atlantic
Association, ff
The Washington times., 1924-07-25

wrestling, basketball and hockey.
The so-called big Three" base.
BAH title was sewed up in knots
this year when Harvard took her
series from Princeton. Princeton
cleaned up on Yale, and Yale went
out and took the bacon away from
Harvard. In that major sport oEly
was any decision In doubt. In all
others Yale was far and away first
The rowing situation at Yale should
be easy for another five years.
Ed Leader, miracle man" from
the Pacific coast, is here for that
length Of time, according to con.
tract signed just before he took the
Yale varsity crew to France for
the Olympic games. In baseball
Smoky Joe" Wood has his chance
again with contract that win not
expire until another baseball sea.
son Is gone. Wood has a remark
able freshman team-one that lost
but q single game all saEson--to
work with in turning out the next
varsity outfit.
Basketball, with Coach Fogarty
directing, will come in for lot OF
attention this fall, and presumably
an effort viii be made TO Lift Yale
from the profound depths.
In less than year Tale rose
from last to- first in the inter.
collegiate lists, only to sink back to
last place by the time the season OF
1924 had ended. Fogarty, also con-
sidered a miracle man." is be-
lieved now ready to give Yale an.
other boost.
Football viii this year. as before,
remain an unknown quantity at
Yale until each scheduled game
comes along. Bare statements are
all the football authorities permit
to go out concerning the momen.
tous events of the practice sessions.
and with that the public must be
satisfied until the team takes the
field on eight successive Saturdays
through the season. But a formal
list OF candidates viii be issued
when the date for the first practice
is announced. With college open
ing on September Is, it is likely
that football men viii be hailed back
for work about September IL,
though the date is not definite.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
SAM AGNEW GOES UNDER
KNIFE FOR APPENDICITIS

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-Sam
Agnew. veteran Seal catcher. was
taken to st. Luke's Hospital yester.
day and operated upon for appendi.
citis. 1t is reported that he is in
good shape after the ordeal and
should be on his way to recovery
within the next day or so.
Whether or not he will be able to
return to the lineup very soon is
problematical, however. It is feared
that he may be out Of the game
pretty much the rest of the sea.
son.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
SCHOLZ COMEBACK ONE
OF OLYMPIC MARVELS

With the Olympic campaign brought to close by the smashing
victory The Yankee track and field their British
the United States versus British Empire International meeting ct
jackson Scho Of the New York Athletic Club Of the
remarkable athletes in the meetings
with the decision Olympic
pionships.
distance who grabbed off four Olympic titles for his
Paris but he did something infinitely difficult fighting
from the ranks Of the has BEEN class to attain the heights
against the most formidable field of short distance that
rarnda an arnafinn FINEST z
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
Arlington Does Well

After all is said and done, the
Arlington club is the real surprise
OF the Independent Sandlot League.
Manager Mossberg went to work
early in the spring and rounded up
q first-class team, which beat the
Mohawks for the runner-up honors
Of the first series.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
ELI JUSTIFIED IN FEELING
PERFECTLY SATISFIED
Ry Z. 4. RULKELEY.

NEW HAVEN Conn, July the returns ii,
yale men feel that the college Of 192324 perfectly salts
factory for out of sxtyree varsity athletic
with Harvard and Princeton their away
1ortysx times Harvards varsity
thing but baseball. ~ - ~ '
Those few facts make the year sufficient unto itself Tar
Yale walked away with the intercollegiate title
70 pieces lake and river produced
Ocke r - s
The Washington times., 1924-07-25

Just three months ago ScholZs
chances OF winning an Olympic
crown in the Colombes stadium
classics would not have brought
q plugged nickel. He was q
Hprinter who had been great In
his time but was through, with
q capital T. The former Mis-
eourian's climb from the athletic
acrapheap was one Of the cleverest
end most deserved comeDacks ever
engineered on the cinderpAth.
Scholz started working for the
Olympics last fall. He mapped out
his own training program and
stuck to 1t doggedlv through thick
and thin. It was hard and mighty
6iscouraging work, all through.
For months jackson did not show
a thing. Defeat after defeat marked
mis- racing through the indoor cam.
paign last winter. Loren Murchi.
son and Bob McAllister beat him
times without number.
SchOlx was advised to change
his schedule, and even to give It
MP as q bad job, but each set
back made him more determined
to regain the form that made
him all but unbeatable as . co.
legian In former years.
It was fully four months after
he started his carefully planned
comeback that Scholz showed the
first flash OF the speed that was
to make him the 200-meter cham.
Dton of the world. In the final
neat of the 3O0-yard dash, at the
Metropolitan Association Indoo
championships last March, Jackson
stepped out with Lorel: MurchtcOn
TO run the Newark A. u. star right
to the tape in fast time. Every
good Judge Of athletic flesh who
saw Scholz run that night knew
that he was going TO be dangerous
en- the cinderS later in the year
Early in May reports came from
South Field, where Sckolz was do
ing his training, that the former
conference champion was hitting
the high spots, but 1t was not
until jackson defeated Murchison
in a special 100-yard race at East
Orange, N. j., early in June, in
the world record time OF 9S-t
seconds, that the success Of his
comeback attempt was actually as
sured.
Then followed his sensational
running at tho Eastern tryouts, In
the Yankee stadium, AMI at the
final all-country tests in the Har
ward stadium q few hours before
the American. team went overseas
to clinch a. rejuvenation that hal
had few equals in athletic history
The Washington times., 1924-07-25

johnson, whose comeback threat
is not to be taken too seriously,
still has the power to attract at
tention.
"F1rpo win lick Wills easy" says
Johnson, land can lick them
BOTH
Maybe iii Artha" really be-
lieves that; maybe he does not.
There was a time when it was
true. Perhaps johnson il still iv-
ing in that bygone age when there
was no man in the world he could
not defeat. and as he pleased.
johnson has small chance Of
returning to the. ring again in
this country. But there are those
who would stial rush for any
arena I'm which he would be allow
ed to display what fighting tai
ents he has left. johnson had q
personality that caught on with
fight fans. Dempsey has il in an
even greater degree. FiTpO has
L Il. Wills, though, Is lacking i'm
that spark which would have
brought him into the front Of all
the heavyweight title cOntenders
and forced meeting with the
champion.
Wills, the patient one, waited
quietly all these years for a chance
at the championship held by Demp'
sey.
He must know now that he will
never get it.
It is difficult to imagine 'Li1
Artha" standing idly by while he
had a chance to land crack at
the title.
A shrewdly managed Wills would
have chased Dempsey from one end
of this country to the other-chal.
longing, challenging, challenging.
Eventually he would have forced
the issue.
| A shrewdIy managed Wills
| would have traiIed Dempsey
around his vaudeville routes, and,
| when the usual volunteers were
called for to box with the cham
piOn, what would have prevented
wills from stepping forth and
saying, How about me, Mistah
Dempsey"
A Jack Johnson would have done
that.
Wills, playing his waiting game
lost his chance. Long before the
BARLEY Madden incident, observers
had come to the conclusion that
Wills wanted to meet Dempsey
not so much because he felt con
fident of winning as because he
wanted the lone big shot"-the
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
that the LOSER gets when Demp'
sey is the other attraction on the
card.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
DEMPSEY PART CHEROKEE INDIAN

MISS EVELYN WELLS, Frisco paper recently in
W terewed Jack Dempsey who in Frisco with his movie
company quite interesting story the cnes
She led champ talking about his boynood days and dis
that grandmother Cherokee Indian
Her interview, in part, follows: ~
He looking finger, wrought by silversnhs
zn the oldest pueblo left America found by Coronado in
the sixteenth century.
Il lived around in Mexico when was kid" he said
speaking though wonderful II used
bracelets like that; silver and wrought turquoise My sister
Them 70
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
TOM GIBBONS IS TIED
FOR FOURTH At GOLF

HENDON, England. July 25.--
Douglas c. Stearns, OF New York,
today won the American challenge
golf trophy in a competition of
eighteen holes of medal play. Tom
Gibbons, Che American boxer, was
tied for fourth place with e. ".
Trehrane, q local golfer.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
Evans Still Going

Playing in his own back yard,
Chick Evans is doing fine stuff in
the Western amateur at Chicago.
Chick was nearly beaten, but that
doesn't mean anything at all.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
Potomac Home Sunday

The washington Potomacs, now
on a winning streak, will be home
Sunday, playing the Harrisburg
Giants, managed by Oscar Charles,
said to be the greatest colored base.
ball player.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
CARPENTERS COURAGE
WINS CROWD TO HIM
EVEN in, DEFEAT
Rp JACK lat.

Written international
NEW YORK July Carpenter, who has pnchant
Tor wggng off the hook has again to make knockout
echnca and today screaming aloud that he fou robbed
and outraged.
His claim this time is backed BY stour stuff than his cries Of
Sikh the twisted ankle abb with Gibbons No
the blow about which he complains The
bent his the referee his chin
whaling
hit him. Maybe the hit low, maybe wasn't Georges had
Aheenf II #Af
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
Rawlings Sticks

Reggie Rawlings, former Wash.
ington sandlotter, is the only mem
Der of the Martinsburg club, in the
Blue Ridge League, who was with
the league the year 1t was organ
lied
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
Victory Over Dempsey
Would Beat Luis
Invention

Luis Firpo claims to have an
invention which will bring him
millions Of dollars. It is some
mechanical continuance about
which there is much secrecy. If
the Wild Bull Of the Pampas
could invent something to bring
about the defeat of Jack Demp-
sey he would make far more
money than he could in me-
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
All Want the Dough

Race horse owners are rushing
into line to get crack at Epinard
for the pure and simple reason that
whenever the French horse faces
the starter, there win bo nice Juicy
stakes offered.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
ThaY,re healthY Batters

The Eastern unlimited are packing
a mean wallop in those bats. In
almost every game recently they
have scored d large number Of runs.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
JACK JOHNSON RETAINS
POWER TODRAWFANS
Rv WARREN " BROWN.

CHICAGO July Mullen MGoorty
college Madison daily there knot of
citizens Passersby did not notice them there last week. Why
they there
Jack johnson, champion world training
upstairs On the wall the entrance
of pictures of the the
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
Seniors Challenge

The Modocs challenge senior sand.
lot clubs. They may be reached by
phone az Cleveland 212S.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25

Forfeits Too Many
The Eastern A. A. juniors have
quit the w. B. A. A. automatically
by FORGETTING three games.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25

Manager Robbie, Of the Dodgers,
then got Bill and gave him q try
out at New Orleans three or four
years ago. Bill didn't quite make
the grade and was sent to Toledo.
There, however, he was a sensa-
ton with the willow and now
Connie Mack has him.
For the past three weeks La
mar has been seeking the pill to
all corners Of the lot. Connie
Mack must surely feel happy with
Lamar in Strands place.
At His Age, Too!
THE Los Angeles Athletic Club
recently presented Jim Cor
bett with q gold wrist watch.
Jim weafs It daily now. It is said
that he win Join the Shuberts next
season in one Of their shows.
The Washington times., 1924-07-25

looked at the broad, powerful
brows, the keenly intelligent al
most animal eyes, the wide, high
cheekbones under the swarthy,
pink makeup.
"How much Indian blood have
your / asked.
"My great-grandmother was q
Cherokee" he answered.
Jack Dempsey does not suggest
Indian blood at first glance. But
he has the spiritual quality Of the
Indian. Every Indian is the priest
of his religion. Concentration is
part Of his being. He is a crea-
ture of concentrated moods. Jack
Dempsey is this. ] think that
primitive yet spiritual power Of
concentration made a !, champion
Of him.
But he was talking Of his child
hood days in New Mexico.
II was seven years old when
my dad took us there" he said,
in one of his boyish, whimsical
moods. my brothers and my dad
and / used to drive burro team
up into the mountains, packing
fruit into Colorado. / knew the
Indians well and talked to them
in Spanish. / lived that life In
| the omen for four wears. until
was eleven"
And there's contrast. A little
square, tanned lad Of the noun
tains, with silver bracelets or
strong, tanned wrists, geeing his
burros over loSely mesas, eating
Naturalization on the floors Of
adobe houses, Sleeping under the
wide New Mexican moon,
indians are great people," sale
the champion in his slow, loyal
way. 81 remember when was q
kid, an Indian who drank fire.
water was punished in queer
fashion. The chief had him tied
to steer. The steer ran, the mar
ran until he fell. They didn't like
drunkenness in the tribe"
Today's Best Bet.
lnUR best bet today is that
lV Leonard and Walker will moi
only fight CLOSE BAT.
TIE in New Jersey, but will re.
peat it in New York, Michigan
City and other tank towns
throughout the West.
For what purpose does the gen.
tlenan arise? ~
Mr.. Chairman, have you beer
suspended by the New York Box.
ing Commission yet?
Isn't He the Quiet Champ:
NK.IKE McTIGUE, the holder
| N Of the light heavyweight
49, championship, is the mos
peaceful citizen we have.
The chances are that Mike j:
waiting for Battling Sikh to b.
the runner up for his title.
He can then induce the duaky
warrior to go over to Dublin next
st. Patrick's Day and TRY TC
GET THAT TITLE BACK.
You said it TRY TO GET
1T.
Bill Lamar Makes Good at Last
VOU must remember Bill La
mar, the left-handed hitter
who was with the Tank.
years ago. Bill just missed max
ing good and was farmed out
The Washington times., 1924-07-25
Coming Heavyweight Champs.

OUIMINB McdVyWeABNU NIKaAWpss
WHEREVER you go nowadays
!" you're liable to run into q
~ guy with thick necked,
silly looking person, who is intro
duced to you as "the next heavy
weight champion" The manager
shoots a line Of warm ozone about
his man that sounds like the spiel
of an oil we'll booster.
The more we see of this breed
the more we are reminded of
Mark Twain. It was Mark, you
will remember, who defined mine
as follows: "a mine is a hole in
the ground owned by a liar"
The Washington times., 1924-07-25

Bill Lamar Makes Good at Last.
U0U must remember Bill La
mar, the left-handed hitter
- who was with the Yanks
years ago. Bill just missed maxi
ing good and was farmed out.