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Evening star., 1924-10-12

Oakmont, the home course of Will
liam c. Fownes. jr., who eventually
will become president of the United
States Golf Association, probably is
the best known of the courses mem
toned. 1t was at Oakmont in 1919
that Francis Ouimet. who was laid
up with a severe cold. got out Of his
bed and endangered his life by play
ing his first round match with Chick
Evans. That was battle which long
will be remembered by all who wit
messed it. Ouimet, after terrific uphill
fight, came out of a trap at the 36th
to win the hole and match. Francis
went out again the next day also.
but did not have the strength to
stand the gaff and was forced to
yield to Woody Platt of Philadel-
phia in 3S holes. Many of Ouimet's S
closest friends have said Ouimet has
never been quite himself physically
since subjecting himself to that ordeal
at Oakmont.
In this same tournament. it may
be recalled, Bobby Jones. then only
II years old and playing in the
national amateur the second time,
went to the final round, where he
was beaten by Dave Heron. -Herron
is one of only two golfers who ever
won a major championship over his
star, was the other golfer to turn the
trick, when he won the British open
at Hoy Lake.
Greatness Was Presased.
In this same amateur championship
at Oakmont, Bobby Jones gave evil
dence of his greatness not only by
going to the final round but by finish
ing second to the qualifying leaders
with a score of 159, only one stroke
behind. This tournament marked the
beginning of the Atlanta stars sensa-
tional streak of medal play which is
still his forte in golf. Bobby was in
the upper bracket of the draw with
most Of the stars. and to get to the
final round, he had to put out Jimmy
Manion of St. Louis, Bob Gardner of
Chicago. Rudy Knepper of Iowa and
the experienced and keen-thinkine
Bill Fownes. who was then at the
height of his game.
1t was at Oakmont, too, that Gene
Sarazen, following his sensationa
victory in the open at Skokie, romped
through a great field of stars to win
the professional championship. Sara
zen turned this trick within one
month after he had annexed the open
and in winning these two titles in the
same year made a new record. Oak
mont is a rolling layout. which com
bines fine length with splendid trap
ping. To be buhkered at Oakmon,
generally means a lost stroke.
Course Provides Test.
Worcester, like Oakmont, is a roll
ing course-it is even more so-anS
will make a fine test for the field
Evening star., 1924-10-12
FAMED CHESS PLAYER
DIES IN GREAT BRITAIN

Romance centered around the life
of John Henry BIackburne, the ia
nous chess player, who has just died
in England at the age of 80.
In his youth he was employed in a
hosiery store, but was discharged be-
cause he overstayed his leave while
chess-playing in London. He then de-
voted himself to his favorite game,
and when he. toured the country his
brilliance soon found reward, for he
was hailed as chess genius. While
in his prime Blackburne met all the
famous wizards of the board. Two
years ago. when so years of age, he
played 20 games simultaneously in
London, winning nine, drawing ten
and being beaten in one by a woman.
Evening star., 1924-10-12
Golfers Here Haze Big Week T. S. Supreme Tennis British Or
Golfers Are Not Made in Day. But BY Slo,v Progress
Mechanin Is


golfer to learn, after he has acquired
good swing mechanically, Is that
200 yards straight is better by far
than $50 yards in the rough. I was
reading just the other day where
Chick Evans said he observed, years
ago. that most tournament golfers
were off the line with about 20 per
cent of their shots. He figured, he
pointed out. that IT, he could keep his
ball to the line so well that he would
be off only with 10 per cent Of his
shots he could win tournaments-and
the idea worked. That is a sample of
the narrow margins in good golf
which the player must inform him
self when he begins to turn in cards
In the low sos or the high 70s.
Any golfer who plays in the sos
can almost invariably look back over
his score and see where at least FIVE
or six strokes might just as we'll. have
been saved. just a little morey care
with an approach on this green, just
little more pains to better determine
the line of direction from such and
such tee-the card reveals and re-
calls only too plainly how those
strokes could 80 easily have been
saved. Yet this golfer will go out
and do the same thing over and over,
not understanding that the place to
apply pains and care is when the shot
is being made, not when studying the
card afterward.
How true it is that this narrow
margin factor operates so relentlessly
against the golfer is best illustrated
in the golf career of any prominent
tournament player. Amy one of the
golf stars that you may call to your
mind at this moment owes his promi-
nence in golf to the fact that he can
shoot par golf If the best he had
ever been capable of in golf had been
five strokes above par, you probably
would never have heard of him. 1t
Is that narrow margin of five strokes
that brings him fame. There are
hundreds, thousands Of Is to so golf
ers in this country, but the world
knows nothing about them.
Now that Fall is with US and the in
door season approaches. why not take
up the game as suggested. Get the
health benefits<to be derived through
consistent work in the nets. plus
the developing of correct swing
and the sense of touch in the fingers
The great game of golf is worth it
This method takes a year, perhaps
two years, but there is no shorter
route that have heard of. Go about
1t in this way and l guarantee you
can step forth next year and bid fare
well to those oldtime scores Of yours.
fCopyright, 1924.l
Evening star., 1924-10-12
WIDOW OF G. B. cox
ENTERS RACING GAME

To the increasing list of woman
race horse owners has been added the
name of Mrs. Caroline Cox, widow OF
George B. Cox, nationally known Re-
publican leader. Mrs. Cox, whose
love for horses goes back to her
childhood, has purchased a dozen an
imals from the stock farm of Edward
F. Simms, at Saratoga. and expects
to race them next year.
; 81 am lover of horses and I am
going into the racing game for the
pleasure can get out of it," Mrs
Cox said.
Freddie Good, who was associated
with Mrs. Cox's husband in politics,
has been appointed manager of the
horses, three of (which probably will
be raced at Churchill Downs next
Spring. The remaining nine are year
1ingS.
One Of the horses bought by Mrs.
Cox is the daughter Of Simms' $780,
600 stallion. Prince Palatine. sire of
Prince Pal.
Evening star., 1924-10-12
MAY PUNISH GOLFERS
FOR IGNORING DIvOTS

Convinced OF the ineffectiveness of
urging members to replace divots
cut out of the fairway, the board of
governors of the Washington Golf
and Country Club has passed a regu-
lation laying members who do not
replace divots open to possible sus-
pension. The time or suspension may
not be long, according to member of
the board, but will serve as a pun
ishment to the offender and warning
to others. The case of each member
whose failure to replace a divot cut
by him or to order his caddie to re-
place the turf, will be taken up by
the board, which will set the pun
ishment.
The action of the Washington Golf
and Country Club is the most drastic
taken by any golf organization q bout
Washington. The Indian Spring Club
imposes fine for the first and second
offenses, but suspension may not come
until the third offense.
Evening star., 1924-10-12
SOILS ROLLERS TOP
The AGGIE CIRCUIT

High team sets.esolicitors. 1888; Accounts.
1,526 Roads, 1.50S.
High team games-Solicitors, $50; Accounts,
532: Soils, 525.
High Individual sets-Rose and Raedy, 342;
Evans, 337.
High Individual games-stock, 1874; Donald
son, 132; Newton, 13l.
In taking two out of three games
from the strong Accounts five, the
Solicitors outfit rolled the highest
team set of the season, 1888, and
counted the highest game, 560., A
few more sets of this kind will lift
the team to the top. Murphy and Nc
Naught did the best bowling for the
spectively.
Incidentally, the breaks" have
been going heavily against the Ac-
counts team in the first few matches.
They have the highest pin fau for the
league and yet have just managed to
tie for fifth place. There Is lots of
time yet, however.
The biggest upset of the week, how
ever, was the action of the Inter-
bureaus in taking two out Of three
from Plant Bureau. and making the
third one too close for comfort.
Raedy contributed brilliantly to the
Interbureau's victory. the young
anchor man counting 342 for his set,
with high game of 129. Conklin
helped considerably, too, doing his
best bowling Of the present season.
Moore and Ferrall rolled best for the
Plant Bureau team.
Plant Bureau was considerably
weakened by the failure of Rose, their
anchor man, to show up for the
games his substitute failing to come
through, getting only 256 count for
the three games. Rose sprung a
charleyhorse in the games last week.
With Nelson and Tucker back in the
lineup, Property took two of three
from the Bureau of Soils five. Last
season Soils could beat any team in
the league except the Nelson -Tucker
combination, the latter taking nine of
the twelve scheduled games, and they
| threaten to repeat this year.
Economics won two very closely
contested games from the Public
Roads team. Barber doing the best pin
spiIling for the winning team.
Capt. McKericher of the Soils out
fit looks good this year and promises
to make things interesting for the
men contesting for high individual
average prizes. He counted BIT in his
set against Property with games of
lie, 95 and 106.
Campbell of the Public Roads team
looks like one of the most improved
SowIers in the league. They didn't
fall very well for him last season,
but this year he is Dustin 'em on the
nose all the TINA
Evening star., 1924-10-12

I'VE had thought Tilden had
reached his climax last year when.
taking two love sets from Alfonso and
beating Norton in three straight
without removing his sweater. he had
overwhelmed Johnston, fresh from
MS Wimbledon victory, without COM
ing to the net at all. We were mis-
taken, for the Tilden who defeated
Johnston in the final round was a
stroke better in each game than the
Tilden of 1923 at Philadelphia. He
was meeting a Johnston who the pre-
Vious day had taken 16 games in sue
cesslon from Geriand Patterson, and
VINO came on to the court against the
champion cherishing the belief that
the day of his revenge had dawned.
But no player of the past could have
lived against the tennis that Tilden
played. Johnston's task was defeat
ed before he went on TO the court.
the super-Tilden was waiting and
there was no stemming the attack.
1T was cruelty hot on the last
three days of the championships
How the players, even with the appl-
cation of iced water to their heads
could have faced the ordeal of five
sets in such humid weather is a mys-
terry that only non-English training
has solved. And it should be further
noted that at the conclusion of the
i've sets none OF the players was
greatly distressed. The Dohertys, on
their first visit to Newport, more than
20 years ago, had to yield to the
weather, and Brookes agreed with me
that the going in the Doherty era was
slower than it was al
Forest Hills this year. The stamina
of the American player is a big fac
tor in his play. 1t is something that
the Englishman does not have, and
If he is to bring tennis honors back
to England he will have to acquire
more speed and a greater stamina"
Evening star., 1924-10-12
EXPECT YANKEES TO KEEP
NET LAURELS LONG TIME
Iilden Outstanding, With Richards and Other Lumi
naries Coming Along at Great Pace to Take His
Place-Stamina Factor i'm Superiority.

THOUGH several of the
~ critics
will be come Tlden is hailed
the leading player the world
others the United States Richards
such that when Tdens day has PLAYERS
equally S TO
basing his
tiona championship America recently gath
dim the
the birthplace Of the game and remains its headquarters
be faithful truth
play the American championships materially higher the
standard of the British
Tden display
given any time on anv Court
the 0
Evening star., 1924-10-12

man. whether in the boats outside or
on the long pier in the close-in wa
terS"
The tang in the air these October
days has brought a good many fisher
men from the cities in their autos and
otherwise to enjoy the fishing, which
is always better than in hot weather,
rs the game is invariably larger,
more gamey and decidedly more
worth while when the water is chilled
and the air keen and a trff1e biting.
The returns of the visiting fishermen
have varied in quantity in proportion
to the wind and water conditions.
but, oh, boy, some Of the catches have
contained as fine lot OF rockfish and
trout as the most sanguine could hope
for, and the thrills in hauling them
in have been very generously distrib-
uted. In fact, from now on until the
weather gets real cold, there is go
ing to be wonderful fishing at the
beach. Every day finds some one on
the long pier. and the tide and water
rule for the species of fish sought
So far there have been rockfish and
large King William perch caught in
the forenoonS, while in the afternoons
after o'clock the fun of getting the
rockfish, trout and tailors begins
Some of the biggest trout have been
caught along abo1t sunset. And
there are big ones striking the bait,
too.
One does not need to go out to the
end of the long pier to get results
nowadays, for the big fish come into
the shallow waters along about the
close of the day to feed, and 1T gives
one big thrills literally to see the big
rockfish and trout speeding with
lightning-like dashes UP and down
the shadows after the small fish. At
night the sight takes on the spec
tacular, for the phosphorus in the
water sparkles and scintillates in the
wake of darting and rushing fish,
adding charm to the sport and tell
ing in an unmistakable way Of the
presence and numbers of the big
game fish.
Evening star., 1924-10-12
IMPROVEMENT in golf is ac-
complished by narrow margins.

u
complished by narrow margins.
Hardly ever do we hear of a
player taking up golf and iinmedi-
ateIy becoming good at the game.
Development in the sport is so diff
ficult until the player has acquired
the correct mechanics. of the swing
that progress with the clubs usually
is made in a backward order for
the first few wears. That is why it
is always emphasized to the begin
ming golfer that the thing of first
Importance is to get started with
the correct fundamentals.
would say that the thing of next
Importance in golf is to adopt fixed
method of play-and stick to it..
Every good player in tournament
golf today has a fixed method. Any
one method may be greatly differe t
from another-that is, Chick Evans
way of making shots differs radically
from Jack Hutchson's method, but
they both get similar results. The
ordinary 100 golfer is prone to accept
all manner OF suggestions. He tries
this and then that He has a good
rule, perhaps, which he abandons for
something not nearly so good for his
particular style of game and his
range of ability. without really know
ing he has traded good for bad. 1t
requires time to train the muscles
to the performance of any one par
ticular style of golf swing, and it fol-
lows that~the longer they are trained
along one line the, more responsive
they become. Thus we see some
golfers who obtain good results in
spite of their incorrect methods,
proving that the muscles can be
trained incorrectly to do the task
This is the hardest known way to
play golf.
Learning to play good golf divides
into two parts, roughly. The player
who thus understands the task and
applies himself to it's achievement
will accomplish it without great diff
ficulty. This is equal to saying that
any one can become a fairly good
golfer. That is true. 1t is SO true
that I make the further statement
that most of the dub golfers could be-
come really expert players. especially
the young dubs. il they would divide
the thing in two parts and set about
to the accomplishment Of these in
their proper order
Evening star., 1924-10-12
LINKS TITLE KEPT \
BY MISS WETHERED
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BEXHILL, England, October Ii
Miss Joyce Wethered, holder Of the
British woman's open golf title, for
the fifth consecutive year, yesterday
won the English womans closed cham
pionship by defeating Miss D. r Fow-
Ter OF Burnham 8 up and Z to play, in
the 36-hole final over the Gooden
Beach course.
Throughout a week of 1S-hole matches
leading up to the finals, only one player,
Miss Cecil Leitch carried Miss Wethered
within four holes of home before sue
cumbing to the champions superior
shots. Miss Wethered, who is regarded
as the worlds best woman golfer, will
not be % until next month.
Evening star., 1924-10-12
MARCY Is WINNER
OF GUN CLUB TITLE

J. Marcy is the 1924 doubles cham
pion of the Washington Gun Club, as a
result of his craftsmanship in the. third
annual shoot yesterday at the Benning
traps. He registered 80 breaks out of a
possible 100.
Williams was second with SO, while
Morgan. last years doubles champion,
broke as of the clay pigeons DIR. A. v.
Parsons led in the weekly singles event
with 46 in so attempts. c. A En-
mons got As and Hunter A. Maj
Smith took the handicap spoon after
shoot-off with, l.. NJ. Griffith
The Washington Gun Club members
will be matched against the Oriole gum
ners at Baltimore next Saturday
Scores in the doubles follow:
Marcy. SO; Williams, So; Monroe. 80; Nor
gan, 16; Britt: "A; n Robertson, 68: DIR.
Wynkoop, d3; Wilson. II, Parsons, 5S out Of
so; Green. % out of 80.
The singles results:
Parsons, 46; Emmous. 45: Hunter. a; Slime
A.; Griffith. i3; Green. SO; Floyd, 81; Der
ringer. 81; Moses. 80; Wyatt, 30; Smith, 40;
Horton 40; Britt, 10 out of ~; Wynkoop, 10
out Of 20; Monroe, "a out of %.
The Cincinnati "Red Stockings, was
the first professional base ball club
in the United States.
Evening star., 1924-10-12
C. A. c. GIRL SWIMMERS
ARE EXPECTED TO STAR

Capitol Athletic Club girl swim
mers hope to have a successful in
door season again this year, with
Florence Skadding, Ena Pettingill.
Winifred Faunce, Thelma Winkjer
and TilIie Raine holding the stage.
The Capitol athletics have com
pleted their intraclub tennis tourna-
ment. Marion Birch took the measure
of Tillie Raine. 6-4. -, in the
singles final. Competition has started
in the tennis tourney between the
Capitols and the Princess Athletic
Club.
Evening star., 1924-10-12
THREE JOURNEYS LISTED:
STARS OF CITY ENTERED
Town and Country, District Amateur and Chevy
Chase Events Carded, Starting Tomorrow-Con-
gressional Shelves Plans for Big Fall Match.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

OLE prosaic game thrills compared
four of the Friday afternoon
Bucky Harris scrappy Nationals engage
the attention something than 200
who wildly rooted for MNee twelfth
plant that thousand dollar hnge the
pionship for the Washington Iteam,
Advanced from the latter -
championship, postponed week
the Town Country Club this
tion tourna
with days
with match begin Wednesday, be
Evening star., 1924-10-12

SelOp the knAck of
"feeling the club
head ON the bnll.o
an Chick Evans
says, before the
shoulder goes In.
Of course you can
aever actually feel
the clubhead ON
the b all, or i
say, you
can hardly reduce
the effort to such
n fine point as
feeling the club
head hit, then in
~tantly applying
power from the
>h0ulder. But the
hOught is the
light one, and you
Evening star., 1924-10-12
HARD COURSES SELECTED
FOR 1925 GOLF CLASSICS
BY RAY MCCARTHY.
Special Correspondent Of The star.

EW YORK. October 1.-THE United States Golf Association has
- will be held Worcester Mass, the Country Club the
national will take place Oakmont the
Club
championship probably will be held Olympic fields
other Chicago
Many stirring
Of which nger memory play
Evening star., 1924-10-12
ROD And STREAM
BY PERRY MILLER.

E heavy rains the first of last
OF Potomac
been swift and muddy and the from Harpers
mat the Potomac still muddy but that the Shenandoah
river around Washington
rain.
have been
caught Fall
fish landed from Chesapeake Bay. ~ - ~
from Plum Point Annapolis have at
ng hercey being landed taking them
bait, hook and sinker. arpeno a Ine - ~
Evening star., 1924-10-12
10000 PIGEONS RACE.

During a pigeon flight recently
held by the Concourse Flying Asso-
citation In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 10000
OF hundreds OF spectators. 81
Evening star., 1924-10-12
{ winning the National amateur

Fifty-one minutes is the shortest
time in which a nine-inning major
league base ball game was ever
played. This record was made by
the Giants and Phillies in September
1919
Evening star., 1924-10-12
InSideGOlf
.By Chester Horton,

In the forward swing with the golf
club the right shoulder may a.go into
the bail" just as the ciubhead gets to
the ball. burt the player should de-
Evening star., 1924-10-12

Will nnd, perhaps TO your Agreeable
surprise, thnt II you think of hitting
with your shoulder MT this precise
instant the muscles will act auto
madcally. If you act with shoulder
power earlier in the forward swing
the timing will be late.
Copyright, 1924
Evening star., 1924-10-12

seeking to open championship John
ny Farrell ought to do well at Wor-
ceSter He led the Eastern qualify
ing field over this course last June
with the grand score of 144, having
two rounds of II and 73
The women will find the st. Louis
Country Club course very stren-
uous layout. Some, in fact, are in
clined to think these links are too
difficult for the ladies. 1t was on this
course that Jesse Guilford won the
national amateur championship in
1921. The Boston siege gun slugged
his way to victory over Bob Gardner
in the final round, and his heavy hit
ting was the big factor in his success
that week.
1t II said the United States Golf As
sociation will clear about $4,000 from
the various championships this year
This is approximately the same
amount obtained last year. Follow
ing the election of officers and other
business at. it's annual meeting in
January, the next task of the u S. G.
A will be the selection of the Walk
er cup team for the trip to England
next Spring. Several new faces are
likely to appear. ..,..
Since winning the National amateur
championship, Bobby Jones has been
much in demand for exhibitions. OF
course, the Georgia youngster has
had to nsdown most of these re-
quests. Bobby now is busily' engaged
in making good in business. He has
consented, however. to play in a cou-
pie of matches which will be held in
New York some time for the benefit
of charity.
Copyright. 19a4.)
Evening star., 1924-10-12

France has 33 sports federations
represented by 10000 clubs and So
cieties, with an aggregate member
ship of 100000.
Evening star., 1924-10-12

lCopHright. 1921
New Britain herald., 1924-07-24
PRESENTS TREASURED
Queen of England Keeps All Sou. yenirs and Regards Them as Almost Priceless.

London, July 24 - What happens to all the mementoes and souvenirs that are presented to the queen, is a question often asked but seldom an- swered. The Weekly Dispatch claims to have ascertained from some one in & responsible position" however, that these presents are not put away in store cupboard.
 This source of information added "The queen is very proud of her col lection of souvenirs, and she treasures s every one of them. I do not think there is another woman in the world who takes such a keen de- light in preserving her mementoes of happy and interesting occasions"
 The Webbley exhibition has swelled the queens collection con- siderably, and recent additions in- clude damask and linen, canaries, Felix" the cat, cards, lace fans and musical instruments The queen puts to practical use her gifts whenever possible. The damask linen pre- sented by the Ulster linen trade Is in constant use at Buckingham Palace.