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The Washington times., 1924-05-31

bah It Is this undue opening OF the
stance.
, Physfques vary and Therefore 10
Ii up to yOu to find the correct
square stance. In fact. even
though / consider the square
stance best, IL you can lust omen
4 enough to feel good and com.
Portable y0u win be conforming
to my IDEAS. However. i think
that you should say "a yourself
often: Stand moro nearly squatc."
The feet themselves As q general
rule should be little wider apart
than yOu might imagine.
OF course. II you are playing IN
q wind you should have q fairly
wide stance. The right heel
should not be off the ground at
the beginning OF the stroke. The
comfort of the feet has much TO
do with a golf stroke, and q part
of this feeling Is the sensation Of
solid grip on the earth. The
toes should not be turned in,
neither should they turn out too
much; you use common sense.
The position. Of the ball should
be about off the left heel. I play
1t sometimes a little farther for.
ward, but not forward enough to
cause It to slice, and never too far
back. ] try. not to get the weight
Of the body ahead OF the ball, but
I stand at a medium, easy dis.
lance from It; a little nearer in q,
high wind This is an important
adjustment for the average player
and all I can say and emphasize Is
that you must not stand too close
or too Tar away from the bali.
There Is n correct distance for
you. I advise you. however, to
be very careful not to stand too
close to the bali because lie you do
the face of the club is apt to curve
out at contact and create a bad
slice.
II the distance OF the ban IL
too far from you, you should
bring your hands closer to your
body. Stand closer In q wind.
Don't rush the ball; it win not
run away. Play with q clean ball:
II you are not allowed to remove
the mud, hold tight and hit firm
ly. 1t will probably go. wrong
hut don't lose your temper.
Z, (copyrighk John B. Ollie Co)
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
label COPS TOMBSTONE
COLUMBIA TOURNEY

Scores of flags dotted the last
nine holes Of the Columbia Country
Club as the result Of tombstone
tournament, which was won by H.
M. label. who, with a handicap Of
"a, holed out his ninety fourth
stroke on the eighteenth green.
James c. Davis, with a handicap of
s, carried his game to within five
feet Of the cup on the home green,
Third prize went to e. d. Rheern.
whose flag was to be found in the
ditch on the eighteenth hole. Since
no other flags, were found between
the ditch and the pin, he was award
ed the third place,
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
SEASON
IS DRAWBACK
To GOLFERS

Agriculturally this has been q
great golfing season. The grass is
greener than in years, and it grows
faster. The same rain which has
been so kind to the grass also
keeps the players on the clubhouse
veranda. The weeds and shrubbery
In the rough are growing so fast
that there will be q large crop of
lost balls later on. The season of
1924 will be remembered as the
year when the courses were in
such wonderful shape with few to
play on them because Of the long
seige Of rain.
There have been many golfers of
course who play in spite Of the
bad weather. That is why the sale
Of cough mixture is so brisk. 1t II
during the month Of May that most
Of the players Timber up for their
midsummer campaign. They
up. The only thing they are sure
to have is a good excuse for not
playing better than they will play
during the hot days Of July and
August. ,...
Inc Turf III IuS ldlrWayS Is 80
wet and soggy that there is no roll
to the ball. 1t has shortened every
ones game. Unless 1t soon clears
off there will be no call for a new
ball. They will have to make II
livelier instead of slowing 1t up. II
has been a great season for casual
water. Players who have braved
the elements have had a lot of
valuable experience in getting out
of water hazards and quagmires.
The niblick has become the games
most prominent weapon.
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
TENNIS HEAD WILL BET
MISS WILLS WILL WIN

Doctor Summer Hardy, president
Of the California Tennis Association
and one Of the coaches Of Miss
Helen Wills, declares that he Is
confident Of the ability Of our
champion to defeat Mile. Lenglen
in the olympic singles. Doctor
Hardy adds that he is so confident
that he is going to Paris ready to
back his Judgment with good Amer
lean dollars. He says:
Eyes, I believe Helen will win.
In fact, am taking over some
money with me that will be WILL
ing to put on the match-at even
money.
"On paper Mile. Lenglen will have
the edge. She is experienced, win
be playing in her own country and
will have the backing of the crowd.
"But believe Helen has enough
competitive spirit to overcome this
handicap.
EMO, can't say that I'm posi-
tive that she viii win-but I will
risk my money on the result, which
Is proof Of my confidence"
The Washington times., 1924-05-31

The rule seems a bit unfair and
harsh on the caddies. Most Of them
simply carry clubs to exc out q
small bit Of spending change; but
few work at the business for the
pecuniary gain, and certainly those
few are not to be classed as pro.
fessionals In the strict sense OF the
word.
The edict Of the committee in con-
troll OF the Dayton tournament says
that IAN amateur golfer is one
who. attaining the age Of sixteen
years, has not carried clubs for
hire" There are other Qualifica-
tons entrants must be able to
certify to before their entries can be
given official consideration.
The quarantine against caddies
may stop some Of the Washington
entries In the affair. Several Of
them have at one time or another
In the past acted as caddlies. Many
OF the best Of the Rock Creek golf.
ers have piled the trade for years.
IL follows that II any of them have
been allowed to play in the tOurna-
ments where the leaders were
chosen to 60 to Dayton, the tour.
naments were Illegal and their re-
suits wero not legal.
Travelling expenses to and from
Dayton, plus Sc a day for living
expenses are proper for those who
are sent to Dayton. None Of those
who go from this city are going at
their own expense and they will
have to adhere strictly to the ukase
OF the Association or be classed az
professionals.
Other qualifications for lama.
tours" who enter the play are: They
must never have received compen.
sation, either directly or indirectly
for playing or teaching the game.
nor Tor playing in a match or tour.
nament; they must not have used
their skill as q golfer for salary
or remuneration after December al
1922, and this includes employees
Of sporting goods concerns and
they must not have played for q
money prize in any competition.
Outside Of those restrictions any
one in the United States can enter
the tournament. Even those who
have: received golf clubs, golf balls
or other paraphernalia, without cost,
are in the taboo class.
Iron-bound adherence to the
above rules will make nearly every
golfer ineligible for the tournament.
Certain 1t is that the fair.haired
boys who can fulfill those REQUIRE.
rnents should be given a medal
whether they win the tournament
or not. Our heartfelt sympathies to
the bereaved caddies.
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
INDIAN SPRING CLUB
IN CLOSED COLE PLAY

Tom Moore. boss OF the Indian
Spring Club, won the miniature
tournament Of that club, beating out
J. ". BrownelI.
Other winners of the six sixteens
were: Second, F.. C. Clark: third,
r. L. Rose: fourth. w. l.. Moore;
fifth, Charles Lyddane; sixth, r.
Wise. Mrs. Tom Moore was the
runner-up In the sixth sixteen.
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
FOUR GAMES TOMORROW
FOR SECTION B SENIORS

Four games will be played tomor.
row in Section B, senior class, Of
the W., B. A. A. At~1 p. M, the
Linworths and Mardfeldts will clash
at Washington Barracks; the EN-.
blems and Liberties will meet on
THE east diamond Of the Ellipse and
the Shamrocks and Warwicks win
battle on the south diamond.
At 8 o'clock the Apache and
Chevy Chase teams will clash at
Chevy Chase. In Section A the
Northerns and Riversides will play
mt ! p. m. on the west diamond.
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
CLOSE PLAN MARKS CUP
CONTEST, CHEVY CHASE

Walter G. Peter won the Victo,
Kaufman Memorial Day Cup OF
the Chevy Chase Club. His score
was down to par. Eighteen
holes were played, match play
against par, handicap allowance
and Peters handicap was 8, his
score Of 81 leaving him four down
to par.
c. Ashmead Fuller was tho run
ner-up. Fuller was 8 down to par
Next in order came Walter r.
Tuckerman, Reginald LOTUS, ]. H
De Sibour, Horace Green, F. j.
Waggaman, and F. H. Ellis.
Fuller was the hero Of the i0y
when his tee shot from the ninth
rolled into the cup, giving him an
eagle 1.
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
v | n 5.
Id Y OIL A
. !. MEET

I BALTIMORE, May S1.-Central
High School, Of Washington. ran
away with the honors in the Loyola
College track and field meet with q
total Of fortyfour points. Baltimore
Poly was second with twenty-nine
points.
Eckels and Ziegler. Of Central,
were the high individual scorers.
Eckels took first In the half and
the mile, and Ziegler took the 100
yard dash and the broad jump.
Burleigh and Baker, Of Central,
won the 440 and the discus throw,
respectively. AZ
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
Robertson's Advice Is
Sought by Stars
OF Athletics

Lawson Robertson, coach Of
the University of Pennsylvania
! track team and trainer-in-chief
of the American Olympic forces,
seems to have achieved posi-
ton in track and field COM
parable to that Of the Mayo
brothers in surgery and Bone.
setter Reese IN professional
baseball. Prospective Olympic
stars are locking to Robertson
with athletic ills, real and fan
cied, from all sections Of the
East. He appears to have the
confidence Of the entire athletic
fraternity. !
The Washington times., 1924-05-31

~A RSAASAOA 40 bIA O1Uy uLlOCT COIl'
tract to box Tunney here" said
Johnston, "but that match is con.
tingent on his winning from Glib
bons. am going to make today's
winner an irresistible offer to box
Tunney here in July. The original
June date, set for Carpenter, will
have to be advanced.
funny has decided that he may
as well step out as q big heavy.
weight. He can't get any action
in the light heavyweight division
and as he is, getting heavier he is
now ready to tackle the giants of
the ring. Genes natural fighting
weight now Is around 1872 pounds.
I don't think he could make the
light heavyweight limit any more
without weakening himself.
II have entered into an agree
nlent with Gibbons to promote
three fights for runney. Besides
Gibbons and Carpenter he num-
bered Spalla and Wills among his
prospective opponents.
"If Carpenter loses and Gibbons
won't listen to reason, Tunney's
first fight this summer probably
The Washington times., 1924-05-31

to trim Sullivan, / will relate an
incident. Among the earliest Of
the fight excursionists to reach
New Orleans was a rich young
Californian who had backed
Choynski when the latter boxed
Corbett. This gentleman did not
think Jim had a ghost of a show
with Sullivan and was making his
bets accordingly. Delaney heard
of this and he said to a friend:
81 wish you could pull - to
one side and have a little talk
with him. He is against Jim in
this affairs and / hate to see him
lose his money. Will you 20 and
tell him from me that Corbett
will win as surely as the sun
shines? He is a nice fellow and
it worries me to think of him
having the thing wrong"
The friend delivered the message
and received very little thanks.
delaney means well, but
think / know what I'm doing"
said the Californian. 81 have had
others come to me and tell me
how well Corbett looks and all the
rest Of it. OF course he looks
well. How else could anyone ex-
pect to find a man on the eve of
championship fight and after
months Of training? / still stick
to Sullivan"
, Sullivan became the guest Of
the New Orleans clubs on his ar
rival at the Crescent City a couple
of days in advance Of the fight.
He was the great attraction for
the populace Of course and the
streets in the neighborhood Of his
abiding place were packed.
When, on the afternoon of his
arrival, he punched the bag for a
while, entrance to or exit from
the club was impossible. The
place was literally jammed and
the privileged guests crushed each
other to the wall in their efforts
to catch a glimpse Of the famous
John L. Sullivan.
Canada CABS Cheerful Chirps.
T INTO each life some rain must
fall,
= But that needn't worry q
fellow
Providing he can retrieve his
own
Or borrow his neighbor's-um-
brella.
"Get anything on your new one
bulb set last night? 2"
''I think I got Chicago"
"What broadcasting station in
Chicago did you get?"
81 dunno, but it must have been
the stockyards. I heard a lot of
squeals."
The "matador" in bull-fighting
is the one who dispatches the
bull. In the prize-fight the fight
er's manager is sort of a matador.
He dispatches the ''bull"-to the
papers.
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
Pets Help WaverIy

When the Petworth club. let go
Macdonald, catcher, and Mann, out.
fielder. 1t aided the Waverly club
the Independent Sandlot League
with Dominican Lyceum. Mac.
Donald Is Waverly's leading hitter
and Mann IL playing splendid bail.
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
BANNocKBURN MEMBERS
IN MINIATURE PLAY

Bannockburn players staged a
miniature golf tournament, which
was won by J. A. White. The run.
ner up was r. Hayes.
Others, In the five sixteens, who
won were: second, w. e. Carey;
third, Glenn McHugh: fourth, Doctor
Thomas Brown; and fifth, NJ.
Slindee.
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
This Excuse Might Go
For Washington's
Sports Writers

Blinkey Horn, sporting editor
of the Nashville TennesSean, so
the story goes, recently was
called for jury service. Now,
Blinkey, like other newspaper
folks, thinks about as much Of
being a juror as Bill Tilden does
about the tennis association.
"Do you think Nashville will
ever win a pennant?" Judge
Longford, who is quite a fan,
asked the sporting writer. eyes,,
/ do" answered Horn, without
cracking a smile. Discharged.
You are incompetent for serv-
ice" ruled the Judge.
The Washington times., 1924-05-31

but not enough
to let the right
shoulder inter.
fere with the
stroke. Ny
stance il FIR m
and comfortable
with both heels
lightly on the
ground.
There is one
way Of standing
which gives you
better direction,
I find It through
practice, and /
advise you to be-
ware OF the tend.
ency to open The
stance too much.
II In the easiest
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
lads
VIifODITS


IN romped the plains batteg all before him and leading
Is off the plains had offer. Now begins totter
the fifteen Johnny Dundee the Buffalo bull has
has ped by the He's their and
about to fall.
old Buffalo his fought many tough battle
although bit by battle still
ing and hunting for trouble.
The made his shows
of weakening
The buzards knowing stumbling
in force nearby
to stumble due and they all know it.
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
TOO MUCH MATCH PLAY
KEEPS GOLF SCORESUP

An ardent golfer who has been playing the for rises
has not improved He that
with 81 ~ ~ " ~ ~ .A
There whole golfers this type and nine cases
out OF ten the their
that they play match play instead of
Tor score The sport of golf for players
play It is lot fun to beat somebody play
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
CADDIES ARE CLASSED AS
PROS IN BIG EVENT
Rv ROSS L. CONKLIN.

Cades underogs vcssuds Of all that pertains to go
always having take all the out Of life Just now
their ranks smarng the ea blows Of the United States
Coli Association which does Of two things all the kids who
tote bags for living.
The rule promulgated by the association for use in the Third
Amateur Public Links Championship Dayton debars caddies from
playing in amateur golf tournaments And that why
cades are not their CHEEKY
The Washington times., 1924-05-31

I place my toes on q straight line
with my feet far enough part to give
q feeling Of solidity. This 10 the
square stance. II motion IL not
free. open my stance somewhat,
The Washington times., 1924-05-31

For three years Yale has pre-
scented q team with few veterans
and with immature pitchers. and
has lost most Of its early games,
only to pull itself together and win
Its socailed champs series with
its rivals Of the big Three Last
year it's victories were largely due
20 the alright box work OF Ray
Pond. who pitched In practically
the entire dual series against. the
Crimson and the Tiger. The year
before the mound work Of Ted Chit
tenden pulled Yale through the same
two series.
Yale's nine this spring contains
more inexperienced members than
any since the world war, and It
has been drilled by q coach who
10 new to intercollegiate training,
Joe Wood, the former Boston and
Cleveland pitcher and outfielder.
Wood r. voted . tremendous
success already by the Yale atE-
!. letic committee and by the mem.
befs Of Captain Charlie O'Hearn's
nine, but his infieId and Outfield
abound with players lacking In In
tercOllegiate baseball, while he has
been compelled to rely, rs did his
predecessor, Coach Bernie Tom.
m1ers, upon only one first-class
pitcher, "Duck" Pond, who has
been slow to reach last years
form. Henry Scott, the football
and hockey star, has been chosen
As sec0nd-StTing pitcher, but he
{ lacks effectiveness.
The veteran Bill Mallory, last
years football captain, will catch
practically every game Of the series
against Princeton and Harvard,
Hinchliffe, freshman catcher Of
last year, being reserved for SEQ
sOnd-string duty.
Charlie O'FTearn has decided to
remain at first base, although he
ehtfted himself from first to third
1or a short tryout, NJ II Tim Durant,
who was assigned first base, had
shown batting average Of nearly
800, it is likely that Durant would
have remained at first.
- Durant's fielding has been gilt
edge and he has been given q trial
at right field since he left first base.
but q batting mark of .16O has
caused him to be benched in favor
OF Ingram in right field, although
Migrants average is only .217 and
his tenure Of the place il by no
means permanent,
= Wood has stationed Dan Lind
ley at second base, Hatcher ut
third base, and Potter Wear In
left field. All three were mem.
bers Of the freshman nine which
Wood coached last year. LindIey
leads the nine In batting, with q
! mark Of .449, while Wear Is second
J, with .347. Hatcher is batting for
!. .269.
+ Jack Ewing, who was used at
third base last year, has won short
stop permanently, It is believed, al.
though his fielding Is ragged, and
his batting only .342. Like Malcolm
Aldrich, he is dependable at the bat
and in the field In an emergency.
Hatcher Is another valuable pinch
player.
Billie Neale. reserve center fielder
last year, has won the place
permanently this season, with q
batting mark Of .291 and q fielding
average Of .945.
Russell Murphy, who is handi-
capped by football injury to his
shoulder, may be used at second
base In some Of the remaining
games, although, his batting has
dropped to .160. Weed is out Of
THE game because Of some techni-
teAlity. When the season began IN.
adications were that he would win
either the first base or center field
position. His batting average is
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
TUNNEY WOULD TAKE
SHORT CUT DEMPSEY
By SID MERCER.

NEW YORK, May S-Gene Tunney American light
today SHE'D his hat into the heavyweight
intent on taking the shortest cut to Jack Dempsey
The announcement made by Jimmy johnston promoter and
seconded by Billy Gibson Johnston
signed Tnney for three fights staged at the local bali
this = - - - r
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
EASY SWING IS ADVISED
WHEN DRIVING
Rv CHARLES teCHTf.Hy Eva Mes

!. NF1AhLES "CHTL7ky EWANSa n
grasp the driver in the middle Of the leather grip fingers
large hand. ggs q. - - -
Fingers firm but tight swing easily
with the cubhead getting like weight the end Of string The
thumbs down the shaft with only slender
resting upon i yo9 are not hitting very well you
InaI your nand won't be ahead OF the bail the address,
shorten little You should
the fingers balancing your hands: and YOU should
Also be able to feel the wggewagge weghty
q Yaruh lnanlt hino
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
Avoirdupois May Be
Big Handicap For
Bobby Jones

Rumor has , it that Bobby
Jones, the Atlantis amateur
holder Of the title, who did not
have to qualify, may not rise
to the heights attained in for
n1er opens. During the winter
Bobby took on something like
! twenty extra pounds, mostly fat,
and that, it has been claimed, is
q handicap. Even so, Jones
right now is far from being in
the fat mans class.
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
Juniors Seek Foes

The Kanawha juniors, who have
been winning regularly, are ready
to take on more prospective victims.
Their phone number IN North sis.
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
Manhattans Challenge

A direct challenge to the Crescent
and Warwick ball teams is issued
by the Manhattan juniors, Manager
Cicala. giving his phone number as
Lincoln 1926, to be called between
2 and p. m.
The Washington times., 1924-05-31
Experts Not Always Right in
Their Opinions.

Experts Not Always Right in
Their Opinions.
TT sometimes happens thai
those closest to the principals
in big events know less about
the outcome than those at a dis
lance.
w. w. Naughton in his book
Kings Of the Queensberry Realm,
wrote Of the Sullivan Corbett
fight as an instance.
Corbett's win from Sullivan was
the biggest shock the sporting
world ever got. Mr.. Naughton
wrote as follows:
They were betting 1 to /
against Corbett at that time, but
the fact did not seem to worry
him. He was as confident as It
was possible for a man to be.
The thought of the surprise that
was in. store for the sporting
world amused him. When it is
remembered that the weight Of
expert opinion was against him,
the nerve he maintained was
truly remarkable.
Nor was his trainer, Bill De-
laney, one jot less sanguiue in re-
gard to the result Of the big
fight.
To give an instance of De-
laney's confidence in Jim's ability
The Washington times., 1924-05-31

IN matcn play the golfer unCOn.
sciousiy plays his game according
to what his opponent is playing. II
his opponent has q bad hole and
takes seven or eight, strokes, there
Is no incentive for low scoring, and
the player IN satisfied to make a
score just low enough to win the
hole.
Few golfers Of the common or
garden variety attempt to score
in golf. II doesn't disconcert them
IL their medal IL over 100, lust
rs long Is they have won the
match from an opponent. The
sduffer delights In seeing his
opponent make mistakes, because
he knows il il going to be Just
: SO much easier for hims, L to
win the hole.
The idea with which the novice
takes up golf is to beat somebody.
The theory Of going out and prac.
Using shots until he becomes pro.
ficient with various clubs does not
appeal to him. Just as soon as he
finds out that he can hit the
ball he wants to play match with
somebody. At every golf club there
are foursomes organized to play
throughout the season. They play
once or twice q week until the
snow falls, and not once in ten
times do the players give any
thought to medal play. All they
think about is who wins the hole.
The recognized method Of i'm.
proving ones game is to practice
and then keep on practicing, and
when one feels that he has an
ordinarily intelligent grasp Of the
game he would play medal play
with no competitor in sight except
Old Man Par. It isn't half as much
sport as match play, but that's the
answer.
The Washington times., 1924-05-31

thing in the world to work around
unconsciously to q too pen stance,
and, in my opinion, il there is one
act which takes the pace off the
The Washington times., 1924-05-31

Oilers Are Awful
The Shreveport Oilers are truly
awful in this years Texas League
race. They have won fewer than
200 per cent Of their games this
spring.
The Washington times., 1924-05-31

Next Monday evening Vincen-
tint, the buzzard from Chill, win
give him battle.
The old Buffalo may come out
on top again, but there are those
who think he has about run out
his string.
It's age and experience against
youth and speed.
The Washington times., 1924-05-31

The veteran Bill Mallory, last
years football captain, will catch
practically every game Of the series
against Princeton and Harvard,
Hinchliffe, freshman catcher Of
last year, being reserved for SEQ
sOnd-string duty.