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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
VS.. WEST
FOOTBALL To
GET TEST
By WARREN W. BROWN.

CHICAGO. June 16.-Intersection-
al football Of the East VS.. West
persuasion, will have its fling on
the Pacific coast next season in the
greatest degree since 1922, when
Pittsburgh, Penn State and West
Virginia all visited California cities
for games with Stanford. Southern
California and Gonzaga university,
respectively.
California, four years without a
defeat, and Pacific coast Champions
during that period. will meet Penn.
Sylvania on New Years day. Penn.
sylvania happens to be the alma
mater of Andy Smith, coach Of the
Golden Bears, and for this reason
was given the honor of being the
first eastern team to ever play in
the massive stadium at Berkeley.
which was dedicated last fail.
Southern California, one of the
three strongest teams in the coast
conference, will meet Syracuse, last
year one Of the East's Outstanding
teams.
There Is chance that Stanford.
which should have a great team
this year, will also import an east.
ern team.
Add to this program the annual
East VS.. West game at Pasadena,
and the post.season schedule for
the coast is well filled.
Smith, the California coach. IL
now in the East on his annual trip.
As player Of all.American ratinr.
and later coach at Penn, ANDY IL
always welcome visitor at Phila.
delphia.
His term Of coaching at Purdue
makes him a Big Ten coachinr
alumnus, and there are always
visits with Fielding Yost. Rob
zuppke, Alonzo Stage and others
tina Andy has to make on anv trim
through this territory.
While in Chicago recently. Smith
took occasion to put in boost for
the style Of game played by the
coast colleges, adding that the LEAD.
ers in his conference were now shle
TO cope with the best in anv other
section Of the country. In the IN.
tersectional games that will he
scheduled in the season to me.
he expects this fact to be well es.
tablished.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16

Back in the old days golf was
played very differently from its
present form. Golf was game
which only gentlemen Of leisure
could play, and those who did play
weHe mostly members of the so.
called idle rich.
Then, quite naturally. the game
grew immensely popular. and me
public links were built IN Potomac
Park for the "peepul" There George
Weight again took up the game after
an eight-year lay eff.
That was three years ago, and
it took him some time to get the
old swing back, and to regain the
golfing eye so essential to a better.
than-average golfer.
Weight entered the public links
tournaments and won several Of
them, but he had to wait for the
Columbia Country Club tOurna-
ment for his first big killing. He
learned the game on the Columbia
links, and he went back to COlum.
bia for his first real hOnOrs.
A few weeks ago he won the
Rock Creek tournament and will
go to the national public links
tournament at Dayton, as the guest
of The Times. In that affair he
was called upon TO beat an old
friend, r. H. Brown, In the finals.
Now that Voignt has won his
first big championship, and has
demonstrated that he IL a real
golfer, some of the many clubs
about the city will probably gobble
him up and enroll him as a mem.
Der.
George has a secret ambition to
be golf professional. He knows
the game from the bottom up, and
he Is capable to teaching It. He
now earns his daily bread through
the worthy business of keeping gov.
eminent typewriters in working con.
dition. He would fain swap that
job for a fat berth with some
club, and the ambition IL laudable.
George Voight is q fine type of
fellow and his victory over the
best golfers the Columbia club
could muster together for its tour.
nament stamps him as one Of the
leading golfers in the city.
In that Columbia tourney were
such golfers as Roland Mckenzie,
Chris Dunphy, NJ. B. STEVENSON, AL.
bert Mackenzie, and a dozen other
real golfers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
FRENCH HOPING
FOR SUCCESS
IN TENNIS
Sanguine Outlook Prevails,
Whether Bill TiIden OPP
poses Them or Not

PARIS. May 1e.-whether VIII.
liam T. Tilden plays or not, French
tennis enthusiasts are more Opt.
MYSTIC this year than ever before
anent the Davis Cup series.
Rene Lacoste is the cause Of
Frances optimism. The dark,
slender. frail-Iooking youth of nine
teen, who played in the United
States with the French Davis Cup
team last year. today is playing the
best tennis of his short but meteoric
career and everywhere in Europe Is
hailed as the most probable sue
cessor to- Tilden, the American ace,
as king Of the court.
According to critics In the Eu.
ropean zone, Lacoste is the most
improved player in the game. His
work during the Rivera season was
little short of Scintillating, these
same critics declare.
Rene Lacoste is modest, despite
the lavish praises heaped upon
him. His is the ideal tennis tenn
permanent, too. So far as his i'm
provement Is concerned he has de-
clared he learned more in a few
weeks in the United States last
summer than he learned in years
in Europe, and he has expressed
the hope that he will again be at.
forded an opportunity to see exhi.
billions of tennis as the game is
played in America.
An, Eglish critic, whose tennis
writings are accepted as authorita-
tive throughout Europe. had this
to say about Lacoste's campaign on
the Riviera:
From a series of homeric bat.
ties the figure of Rene Lacoste
has emerged triumphant. He was
opposed in the finals at Nice by
Washer, who-not without difficulty
had disposed of Leighton Craw.
ford and Cochet on the way. The
five-set struggle is worth more than
a passing glance, because it seems
to indicate that Rene Lacoste, in
time, may reach the position now
occupied by William T. Tilden."
That paragraph was written by
Cecil B. Waterlow, in London Coun.
try Life. Continuing. he pointed
out that Lacoste's superiority was
unquestioned, despite the fact that
he was playing a man who had
forced William M. Johnston, of
California, to five sets at st. Cloud
last summer
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
LEE IS SUBJECT
Of GRAPEVINE
SYSTEM

The passing Of Cliff Lee from the
Phillies to st. Paul is causing much
comment among baseball players
Many say the Underground" route
ls responsible for his going. Not
that this reflects on Lees ability
or himself personally, but 1t means
that when a club decides it wants
to put deal through or to aid an.
other, a gentleman's agreement lie
reached and the player suffers.
Cincinnati got Dresser only when
st. Paul got Lee. The big leagues
lost the services of a ball player
who could we'll be used on many
teams. Possibly the Phillies got an
option on some young st. Paul
player who may be valuable next
year. but that is not known.
THE Lee case" said one player
SIS another instance of the system.
Take George Whitfield. He was
waived OUT of the big leagues when
with the Pirates, although seven
clubs could have used him. But
Whitfield evidently had transgressed
on some rules and was punished.
Wild Matthews was considered a
fair ball player with the Macks last
year, but fifteen clubs waived him.
There have been many other cases
like this. But IL Lee had been a
left.handed hitter, the Macks would
have grabbed him, as they have a
surplus OF right-handed batters."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
F|NNEGAN AND
WARD RAR|N'
-
TO co
Much Postponed Bout at Ken.
iIWorth Gets Third Chance
To Be Staged

Tonight, unless It rains some
more. Honey Boy" Finnegan, the
southpaw featherweight. and Chick
Ward, Of Baltimore. will climb
through the ropes at the Kenilworth
Arena to start twelve rounds Of
furious milling. The fans have been
discussing little else for the past
week as this contest was originally
booked for last Monday night. Twice
the heavy rains caused a postpone.
ment but President Franklin is
hopeful that tonight will see the
question of ring supremacy settled
by these two young scrappers.
Finnegan has been in Washington
for week. keeping in condition
with light workouts. Ward, who
lives in Baltimore since leaving the
navy. has been working out over
there and from both camps today
came the announcement that the
battlers were in the best Of shape.
Finnegan has. height and reach on
his foe, but Ward is chunkier. Fin
negan is a southpaw. his rival
orthodox. Finnegan lashes out jabs
and hooks to the face and head.
Ward IL a bodypuncher, ever boring
in for more.
A week ago Finnegan was a
favorite to win the bout, but 90
many good words have come from
the Ward training camp that the
fans are up in the air today. Ward
is being backed to win inside Of
the limit.
Tonight's feature bout is carded
for twelve rounds with Referee
Heinie Miller in charge.
Assistant Matchmaker frankie
Mann has booked a fast six-round
semi-windup between Terry O'Day,
of Belfast, Ireland, and Nick Brown,
the Baltimore Greek. These lads
have plenty Of speed and punching
ability and It Is a toss up to pick
the winner.
Three four.round contests between
local boys complete the program for
tonight's show.
Kid Docowitz, Washington Bar
racks, meets Jack Winstead. north.
east Washington. Willie Potency,
Fort Myer, and Kid Shattuck. Fred.
ericksburg, Va, will swap wallops,
and Kid Groves, Mohawk A.. c.,
clashes with Joe Rivers, Washington
Barracks.
The curtain-raiser is booked for
$50 o'clock. u
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
GRlFFMEN CLOSE SWING
AROUND WEST WEDNESDAY

The Washington Griffmen close
their first swing through the West
Wednesday with their final contest
in Chicago against the White Sox.
They will spend Thursday travelling
from the Windy City tosthe Sleepy
City, being due for couple Of days
in Philadelphia before coming home
for a single contest next Sunday
with the Mackmen.
A week from today Bucky Harris
and his gang will open a three.day
visit to the New York Yankee
stadium. They open their second
long home stay on June 26, facing
the Philadelphia Athletics as a
starter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
Danny Murphy Takes
Hat Off to Shoots
Of Jack Quinn

Danny Murphy, veteran star
of the Athletics, the Sherlock
Holmes of baseball, admits that
Pitcher Jack Quinn of the Bos-
ton Red Sox is the one big
mystery Of the American
League to him. Murphy has
become famous in American
League circles for his ability
to decipher what the opposing
pitcher is about to throw the
batter. Quinn's repertoire con-
sists of a curve, fast ball and
splitter. The fact that he de-
livers the three styles in the
sanO way is what makes him
effective from any angle.
Murphy simply sits on the
bench when Quinn is pitching.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
ELMER OLlPHANT PLANS
ACTIVITY IN ATHLETICS

NEW YORK, June 16.-Lieu.
tenant Elmer @. Oliphant, former
star all-around athlete at West
Point. who recently resigned as di.
rector of athletics at Union College
is now resident of the metropoli-
tan district and will take an active
part in amateur sports here in the
future. Oliphant resigned his posi-
ton at Union College to enter bust
ness here.
While in Schenectady Oliphant be.
came president Of the Adirondack
Association, A. A. u, and render ed
valuable service in the interest of
amateur sports in that district for
two years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
BANNocKBURN GOLFERS
RoUT WASHINGTON TEAM

Bannockburn golfers sprang a
surprise in the inter.club matches
by handing the team from the
Washington Golf and Country Club
decisive beating. The point score
was IA to 2 in favor of Bannock-
burn.
The members of the winning
Bannockburn team are r. c. Nc
Kimmie, Lee Crandall, Harry
Krauss, Frank Turton, J. A. White,
r. Hayes, j. d. Neumann, J. M.
Johnston, e. c. Alvord, John r.
Harris and e. j. Doyle. w. P. It's.
dale, Of the Washington Club. was
the only one to win from Ban
nockburn player, he defeating Lynn
Hainea.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16

AT the f1nlSn OF the game, when
the Stars and Stripes were hoisted
Ii token Of the victory, the jeer
Ing was so loud that. though we
were standing at attention very
short distance from the band that
was playing our national anthem,
we could distinguish only occasion.
al notes Of It.
I'VE played hard game and we
fought all the way, but we played
cleanly and there was no reason
Cor the .booing. It was no new
thing to me, however, coming from
the French. I have played in five
international games against them,
In the Olympic at Antwerp and
during the interallied lganes. On
themselves to be very poor sports.
After the game was over and
our boys had shown themselves
70 be good sportsmen there was q
storm Of criticism rOr the French
r00ters. We were shOWered with
attentions then, but until then
we had been forced to look out
Tor ourselves and were shown no
welcome at all.
1.-THE attitude of the French to.
ward the American team was quite
different from that of the English.
They put themselves out to make
our four-day stay there as pleasant
as could be-"
O'Neill described the incident Of
the slugging Of two American stu.
dents by. the French rooters.
Zone Of the players was knocked
out" he said, "and the jeering was
at its height. One Of these boys
from home, Gideon Nelson, an
art student from DeKalb, ILL.,,
believe, stood up and requested the
crowd to be silent because a man
was hurt. He was hit over the
forehead with a csne, opening
terrible cash. AS he turned 10 see
who struck him he was hit again,
this time behind the ear, and his
head was split again.
Another American youth. b.
f. Larsen of Utah, who rushed to
his rescue, was also hit with a
CANE anu his Heau ld1u OpCms
Then he was picked up. stream
ing with blood. and thrown down
about five rows of seats. Both
Americans still are in the hospital
from their wounds. Both will be
disfigured for life."
O'Neill, who gained fame last
summer as one of those who at.
tempted to finance the Dempsey.
Gibbons shows at Shelby, Mont,
after the original promoters had
wrecked it. is given credit for being
as game player as every appeared
on a rugby field. He was just re.
covering. from an appendix opera.
ton when he went into training for
the rugby series.
Early in the game against France
he was kicked by a French player
and the wound broke open. He
played the entire game through
without mentioning this to any of
his teammates, and was one of the
outstanding factors in the triumph
OF the American team.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
RAY KREMER Is MAKING
GOOD WITH BUCCANEERS

Ray Kremer, called "wiz" Kre-
mer by Pittsburgh fans, is making
good with vengeance as a member
of the Pirates. Kremer Is a right
hand hurler with worlds Of control.
He has been pitching ball in the
biggest minors for ten years and
Pittsburgh fans wonder why lie
did not come to the big show before
now.
Kremer broke into baseball in
1914 with the Sacramento club in
the Pacific Coast League. He was
sent to Vancouver and the Giants
gave him brief trial the following
spring, sending him back to Van.
couver.
He joined the Oakland Club in
1917, remaining there until the
Pirates bought him last fall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16

Ilgers and happened to let a
bundle of warm grease spIatter
on Bob Meusel who likes his
fat served cold. '
Meusel glared at the pitcher
as If to imply it was done on
purpose. The pitcher ploated
pack as if to say, Form your
own conclusions!"
AT least that is the inside
story told by a disinterested bv-
Stander, who had his back
turned to the incident for the
moment.
Anyway, Babe Ruth and sew
eral other tons of New York
beef waded out on the field and
shook their fingers at everybody
in general.
This called for an indignant
rebuff by the Detroit fans. who
turned in their rain checks, de-
claring that they bought tickets
Tor game. not an historic
tableau of the battle of Bunker
Hill. " Ner
Somebody looked around for
a policeman and there wasn't
a one in sight. A fire alarm
was turned in, but the boys all
had their ears glued to the
radio and couldn't be bothered.
BY that time two of the three
umpires had been kidnapped and
We're being held for ransom.
Nobody wanting any umpires.
they are still unredeemed.
Billy Evans, who had been
hiding underneath the catcher's
glove, finally emerged and an
nounced New York the winner,
tut he failed to say whether it
was the game or the fight.
Anyway, Ban johnson is to-
Gay juggling the evidence, which
has cooled off almost suffi-
GENTLY to be decided into some
kind Of unbiased perjury. All
principals will undoubtedly be
suspended by the New York
Boxing Commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
WINNING GRID COACH =
RESIGNS AT STEVENS

NEW YORK, June 14.-Leroy
Durburow, for the past six years
assistant athletic director and coach
Of football at Stevens, yesterday
announced his resignation, to be.
come head director at Brooklyn
Poly. During his stay at Stevens,
Durburow's elevens have had three
consecutive seasons on the gridiron
without a defeat.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
Very Little Seems to
Be in Sight for
Dempsey

There is not much in sight.
in the heavyweight division.
Later on in the season the fans
may be SO impatient to see
some action that there will be
a demand for a bout between
F'irpo and Wills. But there
seems to be nothing in sight
for Dempsey. It is the same
with Leonard. There are no
lightweights who appear to
have a chance with him, even
allowing for the physical dis
advantage which he will have
to undergo in making the 1885,
pound limit. The only thing
he is looking forward to is a
bout at the welterweight limit
with champion Mickey Walker.
Even Walker caused disappoint-
ment in his bout with Lew
Tender. 1t is lames season
compared with year ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
Hyman in Hartford

Sam Hyman, former Georgetown
southpaw pitcher, failed to make
good with Birmingham in the
Southern Association this year and
so has been turned over to Hart.
ford In the Eastern Association
Lyman was with New Haven last
season. He is the property Of the
Detroit Tigers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
They Are Extremists

While Arlington was winning it's
fourth straight, hsnding the Knick.
erbockers their fourth beating in a
row, Cherrydale. Arlington's county
rival, was losing its fourth straight
to the Shamrocks, s to 4, Arlington
won. to 8.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16

head fall m the
ball; you must
hit through 1t
too. Before start
Ing the follow
t h r o u & h Gu
must feel the
cluhhead on the
ball and you
must have in
mind the front
mart Of the imag.
mary direction
line. Keep goin 9
with rhyth m.
Don't let go of
he folio w
through.
T h e ball
should not drag
On fha olIIhfnca
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
RUGBY STARS TELL HOW
PARIS MOB SLUGCED
EN- AFTER VICTORY
By WARREN w. BROWN.

CHICAGO June 16Four members Of victorious American
Olympic rugby team that crushed France in the Paris
California The oNei JACK Patrick Ed Huntington
craftsmanship exhibited by the French before and during the
Olympic rugby games - e ~
The American players not extended ordinary
before the final game" oNe sad during the rame
France soon as became evident that the team ayors
il the betting and backed BY BY at least
points against it. the booing ieernr hacama arre
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16

IhSAC 40 SUCH a LnlIlS as nOlOlnS On
to the ball too long, especially in the
wind. The clubhcad should point
right for the follow through. Be
sure to remember the first two or
three feet after the hall is struck for
1t IL the little line to follow to the
point out in front when the club and
hands should be called or brought
in by throwing the clubhead com.
pletely over left shoulder. Sometimes
It is well to lengtEen your follow
through along this line thence the
clubhead should follow up naturally
into full follow through.
The right hand should go under
for three feet. Avoid bringing the
hands Jp too abruptly. Let them
60 out just far enough forward be-
fore putting them in towards you
to allow for the gathering of the
stroke on the up stroke. DO not
forget to elOngate the parallel aeri.
al course Of the hands to. the mag
mary front direction line i'm a wind.
The action Of the left knee is very
important. You must come up on
the follow through with the left
lDee braced back. This helps you
to make the clubhead go through
the ball.
Send the hands up with the shot
at the finish. Try to make a good,
complete finish, even IL there is a
bad start. The proper finish finds
the arms doubled up in front. Aim
toward a higher follow through.
Nearly everyone stops his follow
through too soon. Do not cut the
follow through short even II you
are only practicing.
Right here want to emphas ize
that anyone who slips into a stiff
rounded finish is in grave danger.
Even three.quarter's follow
through is not good enough. l have
even felt that my shot was unfin.
ished If were only a sixteenth Of
an inch too short of the complete
follow through.
Sort Of bisect with your hands
the angle Of the left shoulder by a
full bent follow through. You
should be standing up almost
straight with the right side nearly
facing the hole at the finish, but do
not confuse this statement with the
fact that you should follow
through with your hands and not
your body
AS in the backstroke, the hands
should be swinging with a break Of
the wrists throughout the follow
through. The movement Is nearly
all one Of hands and wrists as a
matter Of fact-not of body. Feel
the completed rhythm-the music
OF the strickland do not try to
follow through yourself.
advise you to try each shot
hard. Think out every shot. Re.
member all the principles as well as
you can. The swing must be one
continuous motion. Think the com.
pleted stroke and initiate it.
Throughout there must be smooth.
ness. Try to feel the music Of the
stroke; it Is there.
Try to do your work easily. If
you relax more you will set the in.
dependent feeling of the ..lubhead.
Do not let the wind mislead you
into a too jerky stroke. Try to
play the imagined perfect stroke.
Try! Keep trying! Don't get care.
less or lazy.
Copyright. John r. Ollie Coz
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
VOIGHT FINE EXAMPLE TO
AMBITIOUS CADDIES
BY ROSS L. cONKLIN.

Twelve years skinny fral somewhat emaeiated kid
Georgia AS the caddes better than
and he like them all harbored the secret ambition to be golf
champion.
day ago that kid grown man. walked away
from field of golfers the championship
Country Club invitation And his victory pleasing
those timers caddied it was to
and now Leader
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
Out Goes Rondeau

Henri Rondeau, former Griffman,
was benched when George Fisher re.
ported to the Minneapolis Millers.
Fishers 800 batting average for
ten games In the American Asso.
citation tells WHY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
Another For Dominicans

The Waverly Club lost an oppor.
tunity TO cut down the Domini.
cans fast growing lead in the In.
dependent League. The Dominicans
won their fourth straight, beating
the Waverlys S to 4 in q hot con-
test
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
Sore on Barney

The New York club is sore on
Barney Dreyfus. official schedule
maker for the National League, in
booking the Phillies in New York
for three holidays this year. The
pills don't draw flies in Gotham.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
He Had a Busy Year.

The most fielding chances ever
accepted in single season by one
player is 1885. The record was
made by ]. Donohue, OF the Chi.
cago White Sox, in 1907.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
McGraw Breaks Leg

Pitcher Bob McGraw, of the
Minneapolis Millers, is lost to his
team for the season. Sliding into
third base at Kansas City, McGraw
broke his ankle.