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Evening star., 1925-09-04
GUNN BEGAN G0LFING
In EARNEST IN 1923

PITTSBURGH, September Watts
Gum, the newest sensation in the
world of golf, is 20 years old, the son
of Judge and Mrs. Will Gum, for
merly of Macon and now of Atlanta,
where he is a student at the Georgia
School of Technology, and will be a
junior this Fall
He went to the Woodbury. Forest
School at Orange, Va, four years and
played more basket ball than golf
while there. He is a fast. stocky boy,
weighing about $50 pounds, and an
excellent athlete.
1t was not until 1923, when the
Georgia amateur golf championship
was held at his home club in Macon,
the Idle Hour Club. that he made any
serious appearance in the game, win
ming the title by defeating in the last
two rounds Richard Hickey and
Charlie Black of Atlanta Both of
these are regarded as good players,
the former having qualified in the ma
tional championship at the Engineers
Club, where he gave Ouimet a battle
to the thirty-fourth green in the first
round.
Gum was coached in golf by Jack
Oke and later by Harry Duff, profes.
sionals at the Idle Hour Club. and
after moving to Atlanta came under
the care of Stewart Maiden, who de-
veloped Bobby Jones, Alexa Stirling
and Perry Adair
Also he encountered Bobby Jones.
who saw at once that the boys game
was worthy of attention. 1t was after
an exhibition round with Bobby in
which each scored par SO at the
difficult Druid Hills course, Atlanta
that Bobby went to Judge Gum and
gained tentative promise that he
would send Watts to the national
championship this year.
Gum entered the Georgia State
championship of 1924 at Eastlake, and
with Perry Adair, former Southern
champion, failed to make the first
sixteen. He played again in the same
tournament this Summer at Column
bus. Ga, and won the medal with a
par round of 72, going to the final
round, where he was defeated by Gene
Cook, the other Atlanta pony" who
came with him and Bobby to the Oak
mont event and failed to qualify,
though eXcelling the scores of Chick
Evans and Rudy Knepper and several
other well known players.
Gum never had shown anything to
indicate his tremendous potentialities
beyond a few fine rounds at Eastlake
and Druid Hills. In one match paired
With bODDy JONES ana against waiter
Hagen and Harold Galloway, he had a
par 72, and, with Bobby. put on best
ball record of seven consecutive
brides and then an eagle, which stop
ped Hagen and his partner in rather
abrupt fashion. He has q good sound
style. with an especially fine wrist ac-
ton. At Oakmont his timing has been
well night faultless in spite Of a fast
back-swing.
His game shows the influence OF
Bobby Jones' style, especially in his
putting stroke, which is extremely
smooth and crisp. His practice rounds
at Oakmont were 81, so and rs, and
his first qualifying round was 76. He
came back with a 7S to qualify in a
tie for fifth position, and his first
match. which he played badly for the
first eleven holes, footed up a IS.
Then his next round was II, and his
last nine holes against Sweetser were
played in 36, stroke under par.
Evening star., 1925-09-04

the Metropolitan junior championsh
Bob Jones, even though the Won
Elm of 1925 is a more finished prod
uct and Tougher fighter than the
Won Elm of Merton, is natural ia.
Vorite to beat the Californian. Gum,
inspired youngster from the South,
the real sensation of the champion
ship when Roland Mackenzie faded
from the picture. was a prohibtive
favorite to beat Dick Jones when the
battle was Joined today. not alone be.
cause he halls from Atlanta, not alone
because he is a Bob Jones protege
and has absorbed some of the Bob
Jones genius, but solely on the virile
strength of the Gum game of golf,
for Gum over the last two days has
done something no other competitor
in all the broad history of these cham
pionships has accomplished.
Has Played Super-Gcf.
He has played ~ consecutive holes
of golf over the toughest test of the
championship circuit in five strokes
under par. His miracle streak began
on the twelfth hole of the first match
round against V. l.. Bradford, jr,
where he won 15 straight holes to
snow Bradford under by II and 10.
And yesterday 1t continued unabated,
raging over Oakmont like r hurricane
TO completely efface the famed Jess
Sweetser, rated one of the great match
players of the world, by the fury of
the Atlanta attack.
Nothing has ever been known like
the streak of golf uncorked by the
taciturn 20-year-old from Atlanta. Bob
Jones in his palmieSt days never did
anything like it, and even the par
tisan Atlantans gathered here at Oak
mont to see Bob annex his second am
ateur championship can see no prece-
dent for it,
Gum has simply played like one in
spired. putting like whirlwind
crushing the opposition by the sus-
tanned fury of his attack. And yes
terday, at the end, in his soft South
ern draWl, like the kid he is, he said,
Gee. bat I'm hungry" No thought
of the wonder golf behind him, nor
of the potential champion he had just
erased.
Score Is Remarkable.
In the 40 holes under discussion the
infantile Nr. Gum, of whom, no rosy
advance pictures were painted, no
encomiumS scattered about gratuitous-
ly before the championship, plucked
himself % pars, nine brides and play
ed four holes in one oyer par each.
All this on q course 1000 yards i'm
IeISl -SO4t from rfaln ana = treInen-
'dously trapped. For these and various
other reasons, the soft-spoken Mr.
Gum is a violent favorite to beat Dick
Jones, the New York juvenile, today.
The Bob .Jones-Von Elm match is
very apt to be tougher than the road
Jones travelled to beat Won Elm. at
Merton last year, for Won Elm is a
more rugged customer than a year
ago. He grappled with Jesse Guilford
yesterday in the epic struggle of the
day, struggled gamely when noun
famous Jesse fired pars and brides at
him, and won in the end when the
ponderous siege gun from Boston slip
ped in the middle half of the after
noon combat, an unsteady streak of
four holes blasting him out of the
championship.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
MUNY GOLF TOURNEY
MAY GO TO BUFFALO
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, September A.
Four contestants and two substitutes
from each city will be permitted to
enter the national public links golf
championship next year, a committee
of the United States Golf Association
has decided.
The tournament probably will he
awarded to Buffalo. n. Y, home city
of the present champion, Ray Nc
Auliffe.
1t was also decided that ''qualifica-
ton rounds of 36 holes shall be played
on the same day and the same course,
with the proviso that preliminary
elimination rounds may be played in
the event there are a large number
desirous of entering.
These qualification rounds must be
played and their results reported at
least two weeks before the date for
| the national event.
Substitutes will be permitted to
compete in the tournament proper un-
less the field is so large that 1t be-
comes unwieldy.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
SERIES OF FLIGHTS
LISTED FOR PIGEONS

A trial flight from Bluemont, Va,
tomorrow will complete the prelimi-
naries to the Aero Racing Pigeon
Clubs young bird series, which opens
on Sunday, September IS, with a 100
mile race from Cumberland, Md.
Six races are scheduled for the Fall
series, all of them counting in the
average speed diploma and prize. The
climax of the season will be a 300.mile
fight from Akron, Ohio.
At least 26 lofts are expected to COM
pete for the prizes In each OF the
races. according to Fl. f. Thomas. vice
president of the Aero Club, and. with
good weather conditions. q banner
young bird series will result The
United States Navy lofts, at Boiling
Field, are contemplating competing in
the flights. along with other well
known local lofts, such as the Hunt
Pennington, Burke, Elms and Green
yard.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
COURSES ARE SELECTED
FOR 1926 TOURNAMENTS

PITTSBURGH Pa. September 4
R,-United States Golf Association
officials announced that the Baltusrol
Club. Short Hills, n. j., had been Sc
lected for the 1926 amateur champion
ship tournament.
The women's national championship
goes to the Merton Cricket Club.
The national open, ii was said, prob
ably will be played at the Scioto Coun-
try Club, Columbus, Ohio.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
OUIMET'S GOOD OFFICES
FAIL TO SAVE GUILFORD
BY the Associated Press.

OAKMONT, Pa, August A great
compliment paid Francis Ouimet,
former amateur golf champion, in the
rational open at Worcester, Mass,
last June yesterday was returned in
kind.
Jesse Guilford failed to qualify in
the Eastern eliminations OF the open
at Lido this Summer by one stroke,
but he appeared in the champion
ship proper and urged on his famous
fellow clubman from Woodland, hold
ing the pin and offering advice. Oui-
met finished well UP in the open.
Ouimet failed to qualify in the anna
teur this year by a single stroke, a
matter of 5-foot putt on the first
play-off hole, and he followed Jesse
around yesterday helping wherever
possible.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
WATTS GUM NOW CO-STAR
F. WITH FAMOUS BOB JONES
Younger Georgian Performs Brilliantly i'm Amateur
Championship Meet-Plays Dick Jones Today,
While TitlehoIder Faces Won Elm
BY w. K. McCALLUM.

NKMONT, Pa, September 4The eolfng
States continued southwark
Atlanta installed
national amateur gof championship
Robert Jones, through holder
the championship
struggle OF last final
gersh Won Elm of
bulldog and battles o the finish.
Watts the other the
paenty placid
OF Westchester Hills N Y who on& last eligible for
Evening star., 1925-09-04
RESULTS AT 0AKMONT:
SEMI-FINAL PAIRINGS

p PITTSBURGH, September 4.-The
results of yesterdays matches in the
national amateur golf championship
and the pairings for the semi-fnals
today follow:
Second Round Results.
Watts Gum defeated Jess Sweetser,
10 and 8.
George Won Elm defeated Jesse
Guilford, and |.
Bobby Jones defeated Clarence
Wolf, and s.
Richard A. Jones defeated Lauren
Epson, > and |.
Schedule for Semi-Final.
Richard A. Jones VS.. Watts Gum.
Bobby Jones VS.. George Won Elm.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
Gunn ...... ......... s ) ) s ssss
4 4 3 4 3 4
ROCKNE'S FATE EXAMPLE
OF STRAIN TUTORS FEEL
Notre Dame Mentor Threatened With Breakdown as
Result of Coaching Efforts-Haughton and
Stiehm Victims of Crdron Work. +
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

lew YORK September 4Knue Roknes enforced the
breakdown
another physical
voved in coaching ball
physical
gdron the bench watching all his plans
crumble nwardy burning ouwardy
Some men are constituted that they run big loot ball eleven
the good with They
who last And they know how to themselves how to
ball, how
Evening star., 1925-09-04

brassie head, use an iron. The club
head snaps through the ball on a
straight line parallel with the ground.
This fiattening of it's path is what
makes it appear that the clubhead will
dig into the ground in front of the
:ball-that. and the action of reaching
out after the ball. The whole weight
of the body should be slapped against
the ball. through quick hip action,
when the clubhead thus hits. You
"sit right down on the ball, as one
pro recently expressed 1t.
(Conyright 1927
Evening star., 1925-09-04
GAME rs SOUGHT.

Bradbury Heights base ballers,
who meet the Lafayette Athletic Club
Sunday at o'clock, are anxious to
book another fast team for l o'clock
at their home field on the Marlboro
Pike near the DISCREET line. The man
ager may be reached at Lincoln 1858.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
es Fauo,is at Oanont Foot Ball Takes Heavy Toll Coaches

East Walthamstow.
Athletics are at present represented
in the house of commons by r. G..
Bourne, Oxford stroke; Viscount FL
veden, winner of the diamond sculls
in 1S35-96; Hon. F. S. jackson, one
time captain of Yorkshire Cricket
team and England's cricket captain,
and V. A. Cazalet, racquets and lawn
tennis expert
Evening star., 1925-09-04
FRENCH AND AUSSIES
: FACING In CUP PLAY
Rv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 4.-France
and Australia, survivors among rs
nations which challenged for the Davis
Cup. begin play today to determine
which shall contest against the United
States at Philadelphia next week.
Gerald Patterson or Australia plays
Rene La Coste of France and Jean
Borotra of France meets James o. An
derson of Australia.
There will be a doubles match to-
morrow and more singles Monday.
A year ago Australia beat France,
3 to -
Evening star., 1925-09-04
NOTED BRITISH SPRINTER
HAS ENTERED POLITICS

BY the Associated Press,
Having finished with running, III. NJ
Abrahams. winner of the 1924 Olympic
sprint championship, is said to be a
candidate for parliament. He has
been adopted as liberal candidate for
Evening star., 1925-09-04
NAVY HAS STRONG FOE
IN MARQUETTE ELEVEN

Foot ball prospects shape up excel
lently at Marquette University.
Eighty men will gather for action
when Coach Frank Murray calls the
roll at the training camp at Lake
Beulah, Wis, 20 miles from Mil
Evening star., 1925-09-04

a feeling, in the
correctly m a d e
stroke, that [ h g
clubhead will bite
through the ball
and into t h e
& + o u n d just in
front of the ball.
1t does that with
the iron, and the
reason Ii does not
do ii w | { h [ h e
driver is because
the ball is teed.
The brassie also
takes a bite of
turf an d when
there is a lie that
does not m a k g
this action pos
CiJoIa M &c n IN q
Evening star., 1925-09-04

. Los ANGELES, September 4 CP).-
F'idel Labarba, Juvenile conqueror of
the American fyweight champion,
Frankie Genaro, has signed a contract
with Western vaudeville circuit call
ing for a series of appearances in Pa
pcific coast cities
Evening star., 1925-09-04
Record of Gunn for ~ Holes

Gmn
Oakmon
national amateur golf played total of AZ
Bedford Gums
string Bobby
has scored 20 and has only holes.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
waukee. Sentember 8.

waukee, September 8.
Marquette must be rounded into
shape early. not only for thte import
tant clash with the Navy at Annapolis,
October 10. but for the opening tilt
with the dangerously strong Loyola
eleven in Milwaukee, September 26s
Only three of last seasons twenty
lettermen were lost, leaving wealth
of material.
Evening star., 1925-09-04

Charley Schmidt, former major
leAgue ball player and now umpire in
'tffe Pacific Coast League, has had the
fingers on his right hand broken 80
times during his "a years spent behind
thegplats<
Evening star., 1925-09-04

Composition balls are to replace
ivory balls for amateur billiard com
petition in England.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
Inside Golf
BY Chester Horton

On the forward swing the clubhead,
with whatever club is swung, should
appear to be going downward just as
it strikes the ball. That is, there is
Evening star., 1925-09-04

Mile. Simone de la Chaume, woman
golf champion Of France, is only 16
years of age.
Evening star., 1925-09-04

This wonderful dressing
completely renovates any
old top coverings. 1t can
be easily applied-and enc
coat makes the top of
your car look like il has
come from the factory.
Evening star., 1925-09-04

Has steel cylinder with alb
solutely alright hose No
metorist should be without
one in his tool boz.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
Generator Cutout for
Ford, 79c

Scientifically con
structed this is
enc of the finest
cutouts for Fords
sold. 1t can be
Installed without
any difficulty, and
will last as long
as your motor
holds out.
Evening star., 1925-09-04

Guaranteed to fit any Ford to~g-
ing model. These top RECEIVERS ara
all made OF the very finest grade
materials and are positively weather
proof Can be installed on your
Ford in very short time.
Top Recover for Chevrolet, $5.9S
Evening star., 1925-09-04

For the "bad spots" on your
car. This wonderful enamel
makes any car look like brand
new model. Easily applied.
The Washington times., 1925-02-10
10th st. Highlands
SIS, $50 900

A beautiful tapestry brick hOmG
Just off 18th street, containing
six large rooms and four pcrchesS
including front porch and two
sleeping porches, screened; hard
wood floors Throughout first and
second floors; instantaneous hot
water heater; tiled bath with
built-in tub and fixtures 1.-TWO
showers; hot-Water heat and
electric lights; large outside
pantry with built-in icebox; attic
This IS the best buy in this sec
ton.
Morris Cafritz Co., Inc.
1Ath and K SITS. Main 617-61S.
The Washington times., 1925-02-10
Auction Sales
THOMAS BOWLING q CO.
AUCTTCNEERS
Ills St

Auction Sale cf Unclaimed Stcr-
! age Furniture ak Smiths Trans
Ter and Storage Warehouse,
No. 1919 u 81. n va, Friday,
February liz, 1926 at 10 o'clock
a. III.
we win pslf at public auction, - the
ccnelntinn Of DaHanports PianOs.
PhonoKraplas, Cabinets Brass md
Iron Beds, Springs NEattxa1n1Es
fetT. Cliifa Cabifrefs, Chairs, Tables.
& 9efrieeraforn, G1aas and ChanawnEe.
Gae Ra1Ieea StDves OH ana Gas
Heaters Carpst4s BUS ete $50
9-pieus Leathe covered Isibxary Set
TT THOMAS BOWLING . CO.. Auetn
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The Washington times., 1925-02-10
BUICK
USED CAR DEPT.
Why We Think That
This is a Good Time
To Buy a
USED CAR

4. with spring only . few weeks away
and the automobile season Just around
the corner, there will be the usual
demand for both used cars ana new.
q Prices on cars. either new or old,
never. drop lower with the coming OF
spring. II ANYTHING. they generally
go up.
Q. Our prices, on used cars were never
better and we have ample time in
- which to demonstrate our machines
for you.
The Washington times., 1925-02-10

4 ST. S. e., Co.'s rooms and bath;
brick: gas and electricity; price $3.97E
terms Cell Frank. 103S4,
The Washington times., 1925-02-10

Employment
statesmen and Agents.

A FIRM, IS years old, can use 3 more
good salesi11en, who are not afraid OF
hard work for good pay. Cali 30I
Stewart B1Ag..f between ana e:s0
a. M. or t:3U to $500 .. m. ASK
for Manager.
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Run, Chaser
Fires On
Powder Boat

PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. TO-
R-Lieutenant Porter T. Greg
DRY, temporarily in command OF
Fort Mckinley forwarded q re-
quest to Colonel John G.
Wright, at Fort Williams, COM
{ handing the coast defenses here,
seeking an investigation Of the
firing Of two shells by the coast
guard cutter C. G..151 at the
mine command boat Lao in
Casco Bay when the latter ves-
sci was loaded with 1000 pounds
Of explosive powder.
Lieutenant Gregory asks that
a court Of inquiry be named by
Colonel Wright to investigate the
circumstances. He said that the
two shots were fired from the
coast guard chaser at q range
not greater than 800 yards.
The visibility was excellent,
he said, and the name OF the
Lac was clearly painted on her
sides.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-10
.JUG0SLAVS ATTACK
ITALIAN CONSULATES

VIENNA, Nov. 10.-P)-In retail
iation for alleged Fascist excuses
against the Jugoslav consulate and the
Slovenian newspaper, Edinost, in
Trieste, Jugeslavs in several cities
have carried out reprisals against Ital-
ians.
Consulates were attacked, stores
were demolished and flags were burned
or dragged through the muddy streets.
In Belgrade, the capital. anti-Ital-
ian demonstrators, among them num-
crous students, invaded the precincts
of the Italian consulate, secured the
flag and burned it and later in the
house square destroyed another flag
they had captured.
Italian stores in Spalato were raid
ed and wrecked and their owners beat
en- by a mob. Croatian students at
Agram held the Italian consulate I'M
der siege for twelve hours after they
had broken into it and captured the
flag. which they despoiled by dragging
through the mud and afterwards burn
ing it. The trouble at Trieste started
when the Edinost declared that ac-
counts of plots against Mussolini's life
were pure inventions.
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]. B. COPP|NCER
ON TR|A[FOR
KILLING
Venture Of IFS Men Ex-
. hausted to Get Panel
for Murder Case.

With state and defense attorneys rig
idly questioning every prospective
juror, the special venire of 125 men
called for the trial of J. b. Coppinger,
indicted for the murder of his wife,
was exhausted in the Ninety-fourth
district court Monday afternoon.
When the last member of the venire
had been examined and only nine
jurors were chosen, Judge w. w. Nc
Crory ordered that 60 talcsmen be
summoned to report to him at o 80
o'clock Tuesday morning.
Jurors chosen Monday are Albert
Scharp, Ben ID, Ferguson, G. r. Nc
Broom, +. II. Beckerch, Harry X. Rey-
nolds, Charles w. Darlington, Fred
Lee, Brun NJ. Becker and James Cav
thorn.
The state used six of its peremptory
challenges, and the defense ten in
selecting the nine jurors. Each side
is allowed fifteen challenges.
WAIVE CAPITAL SENTENCE.
Defense attorneys questioned each
juror about his belief in self-defense
and in the uspended-sentence law.
The venircmen were also asked il
they would be prejudiccd should the
evidence introduced during the trial
show that the defendant illegally had
been engaged in selling liquor.
State attorneys largely confined
themselves to the usual line of qucs-
tioning in examining prospective
jurors. They failed to question the We
niremcn about their opinions on capt.
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tai punishment, thus waving the death
penalty by inference. i.
Mrs. Coppingcr was shot Monday
night, September 81, during disturb
ance at her Wells street home. She
died the following Thursday morning.
BULLET THROUGH BODY.
Lee Mills, sos Crosby street, was
also shot at the time, but recovered.
The bullet passed entirely through bis
body, striking Mrs. Coppinger, stand
ing behind him.
Coppinger was arrested and was IN
dicted for murder following his wife's
death. He recently was released I'M
der $4,000 bond, following a habeas
corpus hearing before Judge McCrory.
The prosecution is being personally
directed by Carl Wright johnson, chief
assistant district attorney. in the abb
sence of District Attorney c. NJ. Cham
bers, who is i'll.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-10
Eel PASO WILL SEEK
TEXAS HOTEL meet

Ell Paso will seek the next annual
meeting of the Texas State Hotel
Keepers association when they gather
in Galveston November 1G and II, to
hear Thomas d. Green of New York,
president of the national association.
Alfred s. Amer. owner of the st.
Charles hotel in New Orleans, also
will speak at the convention.
Lowering of the costs to operate
hotels will be sought, said A. L..
Sanders. secretary, who said costs had
increased $50 per cent in the last ten
years, whereas rates had only in
creased go per cent.
l.. d. Stoner of the Crockett Hotel.
San Antonio. is on the program at
the annual meeting.
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MASONS TO CONFER
DEGREES WEDNESDAY

Historical and religious degrees, in
Guiding the impressive and sublime
degree of the Knight of the Rose
Croix, of Scottish Rite Masonry will
be conferred by Pilgrim Chapter Rose
Croix, at the Scottish Rite Cathedral
today. In the afternoon. Travis Coun-
Gil, Knights Kadosh, will confer two
of the degrees of the eleven of the
philosophical and chivalric degrees of
that council.
William W. Mitchell will be degree
master in the fifteenth degree; Henry
A. Hirshberg, the sixteenth degree;
Sloan L. Bachelor, the seventeenth
degree and John II. Halle, the
eighteenth, Rose Croix degree.
The nineteenth degree will be pre-
sided over by William S. Tomey as
degree master. Judge William s.
Fly will preside as degree master in
the twentieth degree. The comforting
of the degrees began at $3.50 n. M,
and the last will be conferred at
8 p. m.
Visiting ladies will be entertained
with a luncheon today at the Menger
hotel at noon and a theater party
at the Palace theater following the
luncheon.
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$4,000 RECEIVED
FOR LEGION HOSPITAL

For a cash consideration of ST.
$4,000 the American Legion Memoir
ia hospital at Kerrville became the
property of the United States Yeter-
ans Bureau Monday.
This information was made public
following advices received from Gov
ernor Miriam A. Ferguson. She was
notified direct by wire by State
Senator Walter c. Woodward of Cole
man.
The institution was founded in
1921 through an appropriation of ST.
100000 by the Thirty-seventh State
Legislature. 1t was built at a cost
of S1,700,000 by the state and sub
scription funds of the Legion.