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Evening star., 1924-03-17
CHAPTER 8.
Freak Shots: A Hole in loo.

,THERE have been many stories
! OF freak. shots i'll golf. PLAYERS
are always trying new stunts and !
! attempted few myself in 1916.
forgot TO mention in my last chap
ter that III addition TO winning the
western and metropolitan open |
also took the Shawnes open the
/ same year. This event used to be
called the eastern open and gen
orally brought out good field OF
talent. 1t was i'll that that ! sue
/ ceeded i'll pulling off one OF the
.-Weirdest shots OF my career.
/ The Shaw e-on-the-Delaware links
! Is, az the name implies, directly on
! the Delaware river. which runs close
along the side of one of the holes. I
had finished playing the hole nearest
! the river and stood on the eleventh
tee close by. II occurred to me that
/ the Delaware Itself would make
good hazard il any one could carry
II. which was extremely doubtful. The
river at that point is over $50 yards
wide and ! had heard that golfers had
7 often attempted to drive across it but
had failed.
! Drives ACROSS River.
! Just for fun teed up a ball, and
putting everything ] had into the
| shot. let her go. The ball started on
a straight line-and ] never remem-
| bercd hitting one just like it before
or since-sailed out with u wave-like,
rising motion right across the river
! and into the woods on the other side.
l often wish I had taken the trouble
| to measure the exact length Of that
drive 1t was one of those rare oc-
casions when swing, power and con-
tact were in perfect harmony, a most
unusual piece of luck.
1t is not a bad idea now and then
to practice these freak shots. such
as driving, at marks, lifting the ball,
tance-particularly over hazards-for
these lucky breaks give d man an in
dication of the limits of his game
: which Ire could not discover in ordi-
will tell how one of these circus
tricks, which learned from Joe
kirkwood, pulled me out of a tight
hole.
Got n Prize for Trying.
Water hazards are always bug
, bears to the average golfer and some
strange things have transpired where
water happens to be between the tee
and the hole. One of the most diff
cult water hazards 1 know of is at
the Little Binnacle at Shawnee, a
large creek or tributary of the Della
val L, NHlch Is one OF the main haZ-
ards on the course. 1t chances to be
: the sixteenth hole and on account of
the carry-over the creek is a most
important point. Many good scorers
| nave been wrecked here. When
tournaments are being played at
sna"nee this is the favorite place for
, the gallery to gather
a te" years ago Il woman'S tourna-
hent was in progress at Shawnee,
with just enough entries to make "a
e,xteen. There was no chance for any
ohe TO lalI, put 1t was necessary to
play the qualifying round, as a hand
/ some prize awaited the winner. One
or the contestants had been playing
pretty good golf up to this hole and
lett certain of good score. Some
woman players use wooden club to
make the carry, but the majority of
golfers use Il nidiron. and the pros
ana star amateurs take it with a
mashie.
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YANK LINKSWOMEN
BEAT BRITISH PROS

CLEARWATER, Fla, March IL
| and Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd of
| Merton Cricket played a four-ball
| match here yesterday against the
British golfers, Arthur Havers and
James Ockenden. and defeated them
by up and 2 to play. The English
pros gave the women a handicap of
six bisques.
The match was a close ore for the
first nine holes, with the British golf
ers having the advantage of two holes
on a scratch basis. The women used
all six bisques, however. and stood
up. The two men took a lead by
winning the second hole, but Miss
Collects fine on the fifth
Miss Collects fine birdie three on
the eleventh gave the women first
honorS on the second nine holes, But
Havers won the thirteenth 2S5-yard
| hole when he carried the green with
his spoon.
Havers drove remarkably well, but
Miss Coliett surprised the gallery
by the frequency with which she got
as much distance as Ockenden from
the tee.
The Providence girl scored an So
while Mrs. Hurd took an Sc. Hayers
played the best golf for his side with
"a while Ockenden took a net rs
The man players would have won
from scratch by to 8.
The women had a best ball of IS,
while the British pair were II.
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TWO GERMANS WILL TRY
FOR u. S. OLYMPIC CREW

PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-Two
noted German oarsmen, Alfred Storp
and Theodore Webels, formerly of
the Essen Rowing Club. have report
cd for work at the Crescent Boat
Club, in this city, and will try for
seats in the four that will be entered
IN the American Olympic try-outs
June l3 and Il.
They recently arrived in this coun-
try. Both are young giants. stand
ing well over. six feet. In 1922 they
rowed in the Essen four which won
the championship Of Germany. Storp
Stroked the crew and Webels was
No. 3. They will probably be boated
with Capt. Nonemaker and Campbell
or Kirk at the CreScents.
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hat 1 have often been asked what
vas the longest shot 1 ever saw made
1t is difficult to say. / recall seeing
an amateur, in practice play. drive q
ball 25U yards. This would not be
an unusual feat were it not for the
| TACT that the ball, instead of coming
to stop, struck the flat surface OF
a rock, bounced high in the air again
and finally came to rest over $50
yards from the tee. ] think this must
be close to a record.
one of the shortest drives l rem en-
Der seeing was made by no less a
celebrity than Tommy Mcnamara
who hit ball in such way that ii
seooted at right angles between his
legs into the rough behind him.
Harry Vardon, while playing an ex-
hibition match at Troon, managed to
catch Il ball with the toe of his club
so that it flew off at Il tangent into
the river.
And i remember seeing a player
slash furious drive against a tree
which caused it to bounce back forty
yards from its starting point.
Changes Style of Game.
During the summer of 1916 I prac-
ticed lot of these trick shots, and,
as | said before, found that this sort
of stunt playing gave me q fairly
,'co ANt" " po"tiS anu tllIliId-
lions. On the basis of what / learned
I began a. reconstruotiON of my game.
l had lost the open event that year,
but was determined to win it the next
time at all cost. and | set about max
ing careful preparation.
/ went south that winter. played in
all the open events. and toward spring
found my game working to my satis-
faction. In April, however, the entry
of Am erica into the world war put an
end to all thought of championship. ]
found myself selected. with other
pros and amateurs. to play Red Cross
matches in the east and middle west.
Tomorrow: One Million Dollars
From War Golf
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REAL RACE STAGED
BY BIG TEN CUNTS

CHICAGO. March 17-with the
conference basket BAN race ending in
a triple tie, Chicago, Illinois and Wis
consin sharing first honors, other
statistics than the won and lost
column are being brought forward
to show team comparisons.
From the outset of the season the
claimants to the title included the
majority Of the conference and with
the close there was but one game
between first and sixth positions.
Purdue. Ohio State and Indiana fin
ishing in a secondary tie one notch
below the leaders.
The last possibility Of an undis-
puted title went glimmering when
Chicago in the final game of the sea
son Saturday lost to Wisconsin, 80
to Il.
While game percentages show little
difference. total scores of teams com
pared with opponents scores show a
wider range. Ohio State proved the
strongest scoring machine. making
35S points, but also was weaker than
others in defense. Wisconsin had the
tightest defense, as shown by oppo
nents' low score of 25s, but also was
weaker than others in offenSe, max
ing only 27S points.
Spradling. Purdue, led in individua!
scoring, making 50 baskets and 2e
free throws. for 12S points; Pesek.
Minnesota. was second, with 119, and
Cunningham, Ohio State, third, witt
III
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The player in question took her
wooden club for the shot, but the
sight of the creek was too much of
a mental hazard for her. Instead OF
playing with discrimination and ease,
she unconsciousy stiffened up her
stroke. with the result that the ball
dropped into the creek, having failed
to carry by several yards. Instead of
dropping another. she decided to
wade in and play 1t out The at
! tempt was unsuccessful and the ball
started to float down the river. Her
husband, much amused at the in
! c1dent. insisted that she keep on, as
she must turn in some sort of report
from the hole in order to qualify.
He secured u boat and rowed his
better half out to where the ball was
noating. She was not an expert at
playing from the water and shot
after shot followed-each with an
accompanying shower-bath for her
! husband--until finally she landed the
elusive sphere half-mile. down
stream. She then played it back
across country to the green and heled
out after 166 shots had been made
as far as / know, q record for one
hole of tournament play. The club
presented her with q special prize
| for her persistence
Speaking of records reminds me
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8 The way the fight had gone up to
THAT point it looked as If he might
So were he to be put In against an
other good rr.iddleweight the crowd
would turn out il only to see whether
Friday nights disaster was final or
Imerely one of those things
But the crowd won't get a chance
TO see him against another good man
] for some little time yet Dan Hickey
his manager, has learned the need ed
Ilesson that a fighter must learn to
walk before he can run. So the
chances are Berienbach will work up
again, compiling a string OF knock.
outs against second and third raters
as he goes.
Hickey knows all about crowds
now. And some of the chroniclers Of
Isports must be in his bad book, too.
Hickey let his pride be stung and
against his better wisdom. he put his
man on the block. Next time he meets
la top-notcher he will know his way
about.
In every move after he got clipped
IBerlenbach showed his inexperience.
Instead of covering up and stailinG hs
forced q grin and waded in loosely,
giving his sharp shooting opponent
the very openings he was looking for.
Again, IL he ever gets g. man as he
had Delaney in the first and second
rounds that man will never again get
past those rounds. AS for the fans,
they howled for a Delaney victory as
soon as the men appeared. They were
out for sensation, not for sport.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
WEFERS GIVES OLYMPIC
BOARD STIFF PROBLEM

NEW YORK, March I7.-Bernie
Wefer~ tr., the sprinting son OF
q sprinting father, IL furnishing
track enthusiasts with new debat-
ing material. For some years
Bernie gave his time 10 the sprint
PATHS. But n few weeks ago he
became voluntary candidate
with the Ginnts, at Sarasota, Fin.
HIS excursion there ended yester-
DAY, however. when Mc<Iraw In
formed him that he needed con-
siderable seasoning in a base bail
way before he could make the big
league grade. Bernie was not
under contract and was not pnfd
for his efforts.
He undoubtedly will renew his
track campaign.
Followers Of the game nre ask
ing whether Wefefs amateur
status Is impaired by his trial
with the Giants. Friends say .no,,
h0t others claim the A. A. L. and
olympic boards will have trouble
convincing foreign OficiaIs that
an aVowed candidate for n profess
s.Onal base ball team IL nm amn-
feur in the strict Interpretation
Of the term.
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drive. Bu. tae position OF your feet
automatically regulates the dts-
tnnce you can go, back with your
maShfe for the approach. As ! eX-
planned before. the left foot hav-
ing been brought around toward
the hole, the maximum of turn to
the right you can make with your
body Is reached sooner. 50 the
path nj the clubhcnd Is much
shortened. Now for the feet again.
When the stance In .'svide open"
rs IL should be for rae mnsI,ie
pitches Of scventy-6ve yards or 30,
the left toe faces the hole. The
right toe fnccs the ball. Note I'm
the diagram how this shift has
placed the feet. Note, too. that m
you turn the left toe ArOand You
must also turn the right one with
1t, to avoid stiffness and awk ward
ness. The feet move t0gether-a
natural poeiti0ninH of them. Hit
from the inside out-see the ball.
ond the ball will hog right NJ.
tCspyright, John +. Dille co.,
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RUSSIAN CHESSMAN
SETS TOURNEY PACE

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE Sec
ond round of the international chess
master tournament in which eleven
of the worlds best players are COM
peting. opens today with Alexander
Alekhine, Russian, on a point of van
tage because of his victories in the
first round yesterday.
The only other player to win his
game yesterday was DIR. $. Tartako-
wer of Austria, who defeated Il. Bo-
goljubow of Latvia, after hard
battle. Jose r. Capablanca of Cuba,
defender of the world title, was some
what of a disappintment in the first
days play. being held to draw by
David JonoWski of France.
Neither of the American entries
made any progress, Frank j. Marshall,
American title holder, drawing with
Richard Reti of Czechoslovakia, and
Edward Laskar OF Chicago, getting q
tie with G. Maroczy of Hungary.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
PITE OF YALE TOPS
TOSSERS IN SCORING

NEW YORK, March 17.-Sam Pite,
Yale forward. has won the individual
scoring honors in the intercolle giate
Basket Ball League for the 1924 sea-
son. He made 81 points in ten games
thirty eight field goals and twenty
one foul goals. Strom of Columbia
leads in foul goals with thirty.
The championship has been won
by Cornell.
The final game of the season will
be 4 play-off of protested game by
Princeton and Dartmouth Tuesday
night. Victory will give Princeton
a tie with Columbia for second place.
A victory for Dartmouth will make
the Green and Princeton tied in third
place. Yale and Pennsylvania are
next in the standing
Evening star., 1924-03-17
ELEVEN MATCHES LISTED
FOR G. w. u. RACKETERS

Eleven tennis matches have been
scheduled for the George Washington
University racketers. The downtown
school netmen also will compete in
the middle states intercollegiates to
be held at Richmond, May s, aud
10.
The schc@uIe:
April 10, Virginia: IL, Maryland: IS. Col
gate: ID, Columbia; 25. Swarthmore: %. CO.
lumbia, at New York; 80, Princeton. at Prince
ton.
May 2. Lehigh, at Bethlehem, Pa; 8, and
10, Middle States Intercollegiates, at Rich.
mond: H. Navy, at Annapolis Is, Talbot
Country Club, at Easton, Nd; II, George
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SPRlNTER MADE ELIGIBLE
FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Action Is Not Unanimous as One of Five M.,,,,,.rs
vi Board Opposes Step-Runner Stirred
Up Trouble by 1923 Trip to Paris.

Yum March lICharles Paddock California Olvm,ie
champion and holder OF practically worlds sprint records
WI" be reinstated by the Amateur Union conn.,.
" @ 1 country IN the Olympic Paris this summer
became known when it found that three OF the five
Oh the A A T. committee - a.
reinstatement ~ >aSl 'oteS iaVoring his
d ne one known irreconcabe Werner c. Lacey Of St % ;
@ western dvis sion of the A. A.
received telegram ~
proval but he " unanimous
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DIEGEL AND M'LEOD
BEAT. Three RIVALS

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla, March IL
Leo Diegel and Freddie Mcleod,
Washington professionals, teamed
yesterday against three players, Will
fred Reid of Detroit and ST. Angus
tine. Frank Mcnamara. professional
at the Jacksonville Country Club: and
Ted Foster. prominent Florida
amateur, and won. 3 up and . to play.
Mcleod led the field with 7o, with
Diegel following close behind with a
73. Reid had a. Mcnamara. 75, and
Foster, IS.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
1nSideGOlf
BY Chester Horton

One phase of shot-making TINT
many golfers never get clearly
into their mind In that the swing
is always the same. That ~ why
always emphasize that, the
swing fs everything" The swing
is N fixed mechanic OF golf, but the
force with which you hit the ball
changes by degree I'm proportion
ss you pivot.
You start your back swing for
q short mashie pitch just as you
would start it for full wood
Evening star., 1924-03-17

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March Nv. H.
(Mike) Madsey, second baseman and
outfielder with the Oakland club of
the Pacific Coast League, has been
obtained by the Memphis Chickasaws
of the Southern Association, Manager
Johnny Dobbs has announced. He
will take the place OF Roy Massey,
who has announced his retirement
from the game
Evening star., 1924-03-17
BILLIARDISTS TO PLAY
TWO MATCHES TONIGHT

Play in the District championship
three.cushion billiard tournament
will be continued tonight at the
Royal parlors. when two matches
viii be played.
Goodacre will meet Turton at 1850
o'clock, while Barker and Conolly
Will oppose later
Evening star., 1924-03-17
HAS FAITH In YOUNCSTER
DESPITE X. o. BY DELANEY
Tex Believes Scrapper, Who Had His Sensational
Climb So Unexpectedly Checked, Will Fight
His Way Back to the Top.
BY FAIR PLAY.

EW YORK. March HTex through
with Paul Berlenbach by
And Paul has the
that Fpo has, Luis knocked after
which he gained admiration of the
him. wondering whether Paul
round he would haveso - ~
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SETS GOLF COURSE MARX

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March f7.-Art
Longworth, professional of the st.
Louis Country Club, broke the course
record OF the Hot Springs Golf and
Country Club, with a card of 50, par
being IS.
Evening star., 1924-03-17

Practice-that's about all OF
course the big thing to learn about
putting on a sloping green is how
much to borrow" Any ball hit
across the side OF a slope will roll
in a curved line. The amount 10
borrow" is the amount that the
ball will deviate from a straight line.
On some long puts it is necessary
to borrow as much as six feet: on a
3-foot putt it may be necessary TO
borrow only six inches.
Some say to pick out a certain
blade OF grass a foot or two from
the ball in the proper line and hit
ior it. l don't go much on this
theory. On a good green there are
too many blades of grass. i believe
in deciding upon the direction that
the ball must go and then hitting it
that wav.
Copyright. 1924, Associate Editors.l
Evening star., 1924-03-17

Hos0 can a player iuprove his
putting on sloptng or rolling
qreers?
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answered. Dy
PHIL GAUDIN

Medniist. British open championship:
captain of British international golf
team; member OF that team for eight
consecutive yenrs. Winner of numer-
oDs foreign tOurnnnfe nts. including
Manchester Guardian trophy.
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Built House Without Corners So
the bad Spirits Couldn t Hide"

mainder Of the world was the inviola-
BILE, law OF the colony. Another law
was that there should be no marriage.
All the colonists knew of religion was
the worship and fear of spirits MS
practiced In the religious orgies held
in the mansion.
Died Horrible Death.
Thales died a horrible death, raving
about the spirits that had left him
and would not come to his aid. Frank
b. Hinde. a member of the colony
then took over leadership anG gov
erled in the same mad way as Thales.
Other adult members sickened and
died with the fear Of the spirits grip
ping them as they passed into the
calm OF death. Then Hinde died
Vera and Mary Smith and a son Of
Hinde were all who remained.
Recently the three gathered cour-
age to cross the boundary of the
ranch. They rode to Fullerton in a
bus. spending their first money for thc
ride. At Fullerton they found Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. /. Mccarthy whom they rec.
ognized as former neighbors, although
they had never dared to speak Ia
them. Mr.. and Mrs. Mccarthy con.
scented to go to the ranch. Then began
the Christianization and moderniza
ton of the three grownups.
Young Hinde soon died. Vera Smith
decided TO leave the ranch. and is to
be married. Mary elected to remain
She is married--and she has had her
lair bobbed.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Ed C. Lasater and wife to Wood
Hills Development Company. Apl
1894. deed to two acres out OF bio
woodlavn Hills; $500.
]. +. Tennlll and wife to d. b.
mill. July l, 1928. deed to lots 8. 6 a
block 2s7, tLos Angeles Heights: t9f
L. P. Peck to August Weiibacher.
?. 1894. deed to lot /. block 10. new
block 1887: $500.
Alamo Heights Company to Mrs
Purcell. February 81. 1910. deed I
II. block 20l. Alamo Heights; $500.
r. II. Purcell and wife to c. p.
Alamo Heights; $500.
l.. II. Browne to J. Y. Lawson.
is. 1928. deed to lot II. block IL,
Angeles Heights: $40. etc.
J. ]. Lawson and wife to ". Y.
Gregor. April IS. 1894. deed to 10
block ~ Los Angeles Heights; $40.
John ]. Grissom to 7. o. Sch
April s, 1924. deed to lots. IL an,
block IS. Los Angeles Heights: SCI,
u. NJ. irtland and wife to
Schmidt. March IT, 1924. deed to I,
block 81. Los Angeles Heights; $40.
II. G. Thorman to Erna Kopplin.
city block 3335: 5000.
II. c. Thorman to Emory johnson
wife. April IL. 1924. deed TO lot 1,
1919: $3.50. etc.
II. C. Thorman to lola orme. Ap
1894. deed to lot .. block 1919: sl?st
Samuel Dean and wife TO G. WI
shaw and wife. April ~, 1924. de,
lot I, block II. new city block
The Mission Cemetery Company
S. O'Meaely an wife. April -. 1894.
TO lot 32s. block 4. Mission Burial
5000.
J. F. May to San Antonio school b
April 15. 1924. deed to block %. .
citv block 1898. South Heights: si5t
ii. C. Link and wife to Elizabeth
ders. April is, 1924. deed TO east
acres out OF ten acres OF land q,
scribed by field notes: s2s6o, etc.
Agnes NJ. Koett to Mary p. 4
April -. 1922. deed ia all real q
owned by grantor in Bexar county;
etc.
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Your home reflects your personality.
The first impression a stranger has
of you and your surroundings comes
from his view of your home. First
the exterior, then the interiqy.
Therefore, the house you lNe in is
just as important a factor In the i'm
preston you would like to create as
the furnishings you design for it. Care
in choosing the right kind of home is
the first essential.
Under this comes the consideratio
Of climatic suitability, as we'll as per.
sonal prefermcnt. For instance
whether or not you like the light.
painted, stucco homes of Spanish de.
sign so often seen in the southwest. il
would be wrong to transport this
idea to the lakes region or to New
England. That sort OF home fits only
in a warm, sunny climate like that
Of Southern California.
For The same reason, q New Eng
land colonial home looks out of place
in the South. and southern colonial
with its tall porch pillars, is a stranger
in the North. Yet such anomalies are