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Evening star., 1925-08-07
ROWING TITLE RACES
GET STARTED TODAY
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, August ANA
teur oarsmen from all parts of the
East and a fair representation from
the Middle West and Canada are here
for the flfty-third annual national re-
gatta. which gets under way this
afternoon.
Heats were rowed in the senior
quarter-mile dash last evening. with
w. F.. Garrett Gilmore. Walter NJ
Hoover and Algernon F'itzpa trick. all
of Philadelphia, surviving for the final
tomorrow.
In association single heats. which
open today's program at 3 o'clock,
Hanlan Hackett. son of John Hackett.
former Canadian amateur and pro-
fessional sculling champion. meets
William Hapgood of the Bachelor
Barge Club. Philadelphia; Chester
Turner. Argonaut Rowing Club. To
ronto. new Canadian Association sin
giles champion: Granville GUIDE. Poto-
mac Boat Club. Wa Washington. and J. A.
Crooks, Union Boat Club. Boston
Morris X. Morris of the London Row
ing Club, 1923 diamond sculls cham.
pion. is also entered in this heat. but
is not expected to arrive in time. His
steamship is not due until next week.
Johnny Durnan, 1924 Canadian
champion. representing the Argonauts
is in the second heat against Russell
s. Goldman, Union Boat Club, Boston;
f. Sherman, West Side Rowing Club,
Buffalo; Charles r. Minor. Lincoln
Park Boat Club. Chicago, and Johnny
Blessing, Undine Barge Club, Phila =
delphia. First and second men will
qualify in each association heat. with
the final later in the after noon.
The association winner is eligible to
go into championship singles tomor-
row against w. E. Garrett Gilmore.
1924 title holder; Walter NJ. Hoover
and Edward MEG Guire. the latter from
the Mutual Rowing Club. Buffalo
Evening star., 1925-08-07

OF the top -HHtlS Has ASPt tiiNiii II Cii
What will happen at Oakmont can
not be accurately prophesied but a
guess that IL is likely to prove topsy :
turvey affair is even more warranted
today than 1t was last week.
Newcomers Score Heavily.
In the annual Massachusetts state
amateur tournament only one of the
so Ca lied old guard, Francis Ouimet.
kept pace with the onrushing mem
bers of the younger school
At the same time Fred Wattles
and other youngsters were setting
the pace in the New York State title
meet. These two events. like the
Western amateur championship. in
which two 20-year-old lads were the
naIists. indicate clearly how very
rapidly the game is progressing in
this country.
Consider these factors: Three years
ago in the national amateur a score
of l62, qualified for the championship.
there being play-off of these AT
that figure. With 81 qualifying for
the Massachusetts play. similar
score was required to make the grade.
And, too, there was a play off at l62,
just as there was in the national
tournament three years ago. In other
words, the golf in the Massachusetts
tournament. a sectional meeting, was
practically as fast as that played In
the national three years ago, when
the ma ajority of the greater amateur
golfers in the United States, as well
as the pick of Great Britain's anna :
teurs. were on hand at Brookline.
Not only have great number of
star young players been developed
within the past two years. but a
h Of ~ Ia
doddering old timers of 81 years
and thereabo have so pep
ped up their games as to keep pace
with their younger rivals.
After glancing over the list of those
players who did the best playing in
recent sectional tournaments. the
writer has compiled three lists. In
| the first list are the so-called vetera ms
| prominent amateur golfers. whose
average age would be about 35 years
| In the second group are a number
| OF youngsters averaging about %
years, who, although members of the
younger school. now rank with the
| best in the country
In the third list are a dozen young
sters of 20 years, or thereabouts. who
have flashed unusually brilliant games
! in recent tournaments and will bear
watching in future championships.
Some Of the Leaders.
| The three groupings are as follows
No. FRANCIS Ouimet, Jesse Gull
! ford, Chick Evans. Bob Gardner, w
c. Fownes. jr.; Davidson Heron. Man
Marston, Harold Weber Ned Sawyer
| Frank G. Newton. John G.. Anderson
Joe Wells, Reginald Lewis, Carleton
| Wells and Chris Dunphy.
No. Bobby Jones. George Van
Elm. Ruddy knepper, Jess Sweetser
, Freddie Wright. Bill McPhail, Eddie
| briggs. Jimmy Manion, Jimmy John
ston, DIR. o. F. Willing, Dick Bocken.
Evening star., 1925-08-07
FRENCH BELIEVE u. S.
GIRL WILL SUCCEED

CAPE Girls NEZ, August LP).--
In striking contrast to their treat
ment of the Frenchwoman, Mile. Sion,
when she made her unsuccessful at
tempt to swim the English Channel
early this week, the French newspa-
pers are showing great interest in
Gertrude Ederle, the New York girl.
Many important morning news
papers did not even record the plucky
effort of Mile. Sion, which she was
forced to abandon when less than two
miles from the goal.
On the other hand. much space is
being given to the plans and prospects
of Miss Ederle. who is welcomed by
the sporting journals as the "only
competitor really possessing qualities
requisite for the exploit, being several
classes above those who have at.
tempted or succeeded in it
The ability of the American girl to
use the crawl stroke and the latest
methods of swimming instead of being
limited to the breast stroke is eX-
planned to the readers as giving her
speed without the chance of fatigue
This leads the writer's to prophesy
that she will succeed in her first at
tempt, and will beat the record time
of is hours 23 minutes, made by
Enrique Tira bocchi of Argentina
when he swan from Calais to Dover
in 1923.
Evening star., 1925-08-07
MISS KRUC0FF LOSER
IN FINAL AT TENNIS

CUMBERLAND. Md. August T.
F'rancies Krucof. District tennis
champion, put up brilliant though
unsuccessful fight against Mrs.
Charles II. Boehm. Baltimore star and
Maryland State titleholder, for the
singles championship of the Allegheny
Mountains yesterday. Mrs. Boehm
won, "a, 2-6, IS.
In the third set the District cham
pion by means Of consistent cross
court placements and skillful side.line
shots, gained a 5-3 lead. With tae
score at 800, just . points from match
for Miss Krucoff, Mrs. Boehm sud
denly gathered speed and whirled
through the next points for the
ninth game, only TO drop the first 2
on the tenth. Again Miss Krucoff
stood points from match. but Mrs.
Boehm pulled out. tied up the score
and finally won. Mrs. Boehm made
two service aces for the final points
of the match.
Marjorie Wooden and Fritz Mercur
will meet Bess Shearer and Gwynn
King in the title match of the mixed
doubles today. The Wooden -Mercur
combination yesterday defeated George
Henderson and Marion Garrett of
Cumberland, 4-6, 6-3, So. in the
semi finals, while the Shearer- King
team was victorious over Sara h
Wright and Hugh Miller, 81. 50.
g.
Three Washingtonian survived the
early stages of the mems singles
event, Tom Mangan. AL Gore and
Owen Howenstein all reaching the
fourth round yesterday. Mangan was
to meet Howenstein today. Gore plays
McElroy of Pittsburgh, Fritz Mercur
opposes Lloyd of Pittsburgh and Ma
gee of Baltimore meets his clubmate,
Warren Magruder. The winners of
these matches will meet in the semi
finals.
Mems doubles get under way today
Hugh Miller and Major Elliott will
meet Tom Mangan and Bob Burrwell,
Gore and Johnson will play Weber
and Rebold and Mercur and Garbisch
meet Howenstein and Oswald in the
only matches featuring District play
ers
Women's doubles will be completed
to the finals today Marjorie Wooden
and Marion Garrett have reached the
Semi-hnals.
Evening star., 1925-08-07
Due Sou Wares Here Not1e Dame viii Not Haze Weak Eeen
DISTRICT SWIMMERS
IN BALTIMORE MEET

Nearly score of swimmers from
the Capitol Athletic and Washington
Canoe clubs are entered in the eight
South Atlantic championship events
listed for the annual Bay Shore Club
meet at Baltimore tomorrow.
Winifred Faunce, Florence Skad-.
ding, Alma Whaler, lone Whaler,
Elizabeth Whaler and Ena Pettingill
make up the Capitol team, while Oscar
Loeser, Jerome Shear, III. J. McMullen,
Lieut.. w. G.. Farrell, Farnum Miller,
Howard Miller, Carl Ahlenfeld. vii
liam Stevenson, Jack Kelley and
Everett Ansley will represent the
canoeists. Carlton Meyer will enter
unattached.
Title events for men are the cen
tury, 440 and $50 free-style swims
and the fancy dive. Women will
compete for the championship medals
in the 50-yard free. so and 100 yard
breast stroke swims and the fancy
dive.
Jack Kelley. who halls from the
Hygeia Swimming Club of Atlantic
City, recently Joined the ranks of the
Paddlers and has been treating boat
house row to some wonderful exhibi
tions of diving. He is favored to
walk away with this event in the title
competition tomorrow.
Evening star., 1925-08-07
HALTED BY "CAFARD,"
SAYS GIRL SWIMMER
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DUNKIRk, France August Jane
Sion, the French woman swimmer
who nearly succeeded in swimming
the English channel Tuesday, has re-
turned home and will not try again
before next year.
She denied that cold or fatigue over
came her Tuesday night. although her
companion gave that as a reason for
her giving up the struggle.
1T was stroke of 'cafard'." she
said. using the soldiers term for dis
coura cement
AT 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon |
was an hour ahead of Tirabocchi who
crossed in record time in 1923. and
swan courageously against the tide
as long as daylight lasted. but when
night began to envelop me feeling
OF weary detection came upon me and
the thought that those lights on the
English Coast, which it almost seemed
L could reach out and touch. would
actually take three or four hours to
reach froze me more than the water
and ! had no will to continue.
The water was all right: it was not
too cold. l still believe that | am
capable of swimming the channel but
night made me afraid. and darkness
alone was responsible for my defeat. -
Evening star., 1925-08-07

in the memorable play-off for the title
on June still is an unknown figure.
That he deserves his championship
Is certain. for he defeated a fine
championship field again at Shawnee
a few days after he won the open.
Strictly an orthodox golfer, Mac
Farlane plays the same type of game
as Jones. sticking close to par. salts
fed to play winning golf rather than
the spectacular type of game that
has made others famous.
MacFarlane is known as the fore
most mashie and mashie- -niblick play
er of the American professionals, his
ability to lay pitch shot dead to the
pin being eqaled by few other golf
ers in the world.
MacFarlane and Barnes made a
team that should do extraordinarily
well. Evenly matched from the
standpoint of skill. the coming exhi-
bition will bring to Washington for
the first time two national open
champions playing for the champion
ship of the world.
Evening star., 1925-08-07
MISS WILLS SCORES
IN new YORK EVENT

RYE. y. Y. August Miss Helen
Wills, national women's tennis cham
pion, reached the semi-fnal round of
the New York State tennis champion
ship yesterday on the courts of the
Westchester Biltmore Country Club.
In the only match of the day the
Berkeley girl defeated Penelope Ander-
son of Richt.n Va, at 6--1, 6-3.
The other contests were called off on
Aecount of the 0ampness Of the courts.
n was not until near the close of the
day that the champion and her oppo-
nent met, after groundsmen had
worked on the courts all afternoon.
Miss Anderson was unable to make
sny headway in the first set, which
found Miss Wills stroking the ball
hard and with the best of control
From one corner to the other she di
rected her shots, compelling Miss An
derson to keep on the run and giving
her few opportunities to get set. In
the second set the Virginia girl sue
ceeded in taking three games from the
champion, mainly through her persist.
ency In gettihe the ball back.
Evening star., 1925-08-07
VETERAN NET STARS
WILL PLAY FOR U. S.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August America
has called upon four veteran Davis
Cup warriors for defense of the inter
national tennis trophy. held here for
four consecutive years. Tentative
selection of William Tilden. Vincent
Richards. William NJ. Johnston and r.
Norris Williams to represent this coun-
try in the challenge round. announced
Yesterday. gathers behind the Nation 9
net Notifications quartet which
tennis experts feel is almost certain
to keep the famous trophy here.
Evening star., 1925-08-07
MISS EDERLE DELAYS
SWIM TO AUGUST II
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associ ated Press.
BOULOGNE, France. August I.
Announcement was made this
morning that the attempt Of Ger
frude Ederle, the American girl
swimer, to swim the English Chan
mel from the French to the English
coast. has been postponed until
August II.
Although there was a change I'm
the weather this morning, making
conditions for a channel swim none
too suitable, Lillian Harrison, the
Argentine girl. may still start In
accordance with her plans toni INT.
Arrangements had been made for
Miss Ederle to start for the Eng
lish coast about 1890 o'clock to-
night, 90 minutes before Miss Har-
rison, but she became Unexpectedly
physically indisposed and her train
ers and advisers recommended
postponement until the next favor
able tide,
Evening star., 1925-08-07

Columbia has offered its course to
the two open champions for a date
suitable to them. A fee of 81 prob
ably will be charged to those wit
Messing the match in view of its i'm.
portance and because the two prin-
cipals are at the top of the heap in
the world of golf on two continents.
Negotiations still are in progress
between the Washington representa-
tive of MacFarlane and Barnes and
the principals. but 1t is almost Ger
tain the match will be held. Such a
match should draw gallery of 1000
or 5000 persons, which would equal
in size the crowds which thronged
to Columbia in 1921 to see Barnes
win the American open champion
ship. Barnes wants to play at Co
lumbia because he won the open there
four years ago. He has not played in
Washington since that time.
MacFarlane never has played here
and to thousands of Washington
golfers the conqueror of Bobby Jones
Evening star., 1925-08-07

Eddie Frost and Bill Mcclure,
were put out in the first round yester-
day. Frost fell before C. Albertus of
Philadelphia. ) and 4, while Mcclure
seccumbed to William Serrick of
New York, 4 and 8. Serrick survived
both rounds, but Albertus later was
eliminated by HouGhton.
Yesterdays results:
FIRST ROUND
I. J. Wall spokane defeated Nelson
Will Barth Newark. defeated Sam Ora
h' gsa.a R Hs and sG Hs Joseph
Sabre, New York, l ,up 30 holes,.
yem sh SsH fSE ad and ,a psy
W.ltsr .s M;nna M9rrsg ST. Louis defeated l.
aH hmd to eeesed eas
William Sutherland Detroit. and , to
AheEtqs defeated E.
sweizer. Cleveland, . up and to play.
Matt Jams. Chicago. defeated Joe Ford.
James Wall Spokane. an defeated de et Al Brod-
G,r Nfs Esua1 F0TE snd To- Plsy
BUD GeoEhesan. asrtford. arr cl1d defeated y tied C. R.
Z. B. LLOYD. T Chicaso' p DEF defeated Pat PAT Nc
naTF Ts %e aGd Ge:sted 20 sy
Boyne Buffalo: 3 up and ? to play.
OConnor. Chicago. Up and l to play.
SECOND ROUND.
John ]. Wall defeated Barth > and l.
Houshton defeated Aibertus. 3 and >.
serrick defeated Bill. 3 and ..
Lloyd defeated Geoshegan. 5 and /.
ksufman defeated wall. 3 and ..
Other matches in the third n ronRd Tsge
and Lloyd VS.. Courtney.
Plenty of Upsets.
II is seldom that an event brings
as many upSets as occurred yesterday.
In cutting the field of contestants
from 81 to in one there was
little respect for reputati
True. two fsvorites survived the
disastrous day in Walsh. New York
public links champion two years ago.
and Raymond J. McAuliffe of Buffalo.
But for the obvious difficulties of pre-
dieting what ought TO happen in this
tournament. these two ought to come
through TO the final on Saturday.
However, for these two who did
come through there is quite list
OF those who failed. Nelson Davies.
medalist, after two days of sparkling
play in the qualifying rounds. sue
cumbed in the first round. ]. F. Sabre
and Joe Ford, two of the local cracks.
led their opponents nearly the entire
way around, only to lose their match
eS on the nineteenth green. Sam
Graham. a traffic cop from Pitts
burgh. of whom much was expected.
made an early but smiling disap-
pearance. Eli Ross. a Cleveland
sharpshooter, was eliminated; c. r..
Blackburn, the Canadian golfer. who
turned in par golf through Wednes
days rain, was soundly trimmed
1t was very nearly day of COM
plete upsets. Walsh looked to be
in for a sound beating at the hands
Of Walter Murray of st. Louis, being
down early in the match. He had
10 work at his best 10 win out, and
McAuliffe trailed most of the way in
his match with Matt Jams. the broad
shouldered golfer from Chicago, who
accomplished the elimination of Ford,
and only managed to win out by the
tightesI kind of a squeeze.
Have Close Calls.
Walsh had real difficulty in dispos-
ing of Murray. He started shakily.
misdirecting his irons, and lost the
first two holes. He captured the
fourth, but lost the fifth by putt too
many. and the sixth when Murra V
Evening star., 1925-08-07

out. the schedule will be easier, less
drawn out
IT is very doubtful if Notre Dame
will undertake another trip to the
coast, no matter how successful she
may he in foot ball. The feeling al
South Bend seems to he that il is the
turn of the Westerners to come East
The schedule opens with Baylor,
which will make the long journey
from Texas TO Indiana in September
Then comes Lombard, with whom the
Christian Brothers have usually open
ed the season. Neither of these teams
should extend the receiving eleven too
seriously. Beloit comes third on the
list. this game falling on the Satur-
day before the battle against the West
Point Cadets.
First Test at West Point
The Army game will he Notre
Danes first real test. And it should
be rigid one. Then comes Mime
sofa. team of Drawn and power.
coached by DR.. Spears, who will have
provided the Gophers with shift
that Notre Dame may find difficult to
solve.
Georgia Tech next. Tech should he
better equipped to give the Irish a
hard struggle than in some seasons,
and since the Yellow Jackets always
take this game as sort of an after
noon Of experience and instruction,
their mental mood will stand them in
stead
November will see Notrn Dame al
grips with Penn State. and this should
be a corking struggle any way one
looks at it. Carnegie Tech, North
western and Nebraska follow, and II
any one thinks that the South Bend
ers are not in for a thrilling afternoon
when they meet Northwestern he has
another guess coming.
II is rather significant that with the
exception of the Army game. Rockne
will meet most of his strong foes later
than usual. The coaches are taking
into account the possibility of slow
development in some quarters.
Evening star., 1925-08-07
WOMAN SWIMMERS
BEAT TWO RECORDS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT. August "A world rec
ord in the half-mile swim and an
American record in the mile swim
went by the board yesterday in the
opening events of the national a. A.
L. outdoor swimming championships
for women. when Ethel McGarry.
New York. swan the shorter distance
in u minutes 81 seconds. bettering
the mark of 13 minutes 19 seconds
-.,ade by Gertrude Ederle, New York.
in 1923, at Ind.anapol
At the end of the mile she had beat
Helen Wainwright's mark for that dis
tance when she swan the course in
IS minutes 33 2-5 seconds.
Today's races and events will see a
host of Chicago swimmers competing.
the principal one of which. SYbil
Bauer. is slated to win the l50-yard
backstroke.
Evening star., 1925-08-07

Heights, Wallach Heights and Whes
Schedule of events in the three
classes and system of point scoring
to be used has been announced by
Maude Parker, director of girls play
ground activities in the District.
Class A events will be for girls
from to 10 years of age. They in
clude 4O-yard dash, potato race, throw
for distance (yolley balD and balanc-
ing.
Glass B events 90 to Il years. in
clude 50-yard dash, running broad
jump, goal throwing and three-legged
race.
Glass events 02 to IA years. con-
sist of 50-yard dash, goal throwing,
running broad jump and basket ball
throw for distance.
First place will count points;
second place, 3, and third place, /.
The following additional badge
winners have been announced from
playground headquarters:
Brightwood Park-tBronze) Lolly
Street, Iona Brown, Nernice Turney,
Janice Smith, Eleanor Suthard, Max
inc Smith, Nellie Sinclair, Edna Nc
Aleer. Margaret GVnpman, Annie
De Rosa Corinne Shockley.
on-Powell-tBronZe) d a e
Chrysoleren, Kathryn Murphy, Ger
trude Beckwith; tsilver) Virginia Jor-
dan. Helen Barry, Elenor Levy.
Fillmore-tBronZ Helen Cooper,
Jane Cooper.
Evening star., 1925-08-07

The coaches may have a lot of raw
material to handle. but thanks to the
prevailing interhall and interclass sys-
tenn of foot ball at the South Bend
institution it will he very promising
material, indeed. very workable. 1t
would be TOO much to say that the
Indianans will not drop a game or
two this season. They may. Again
they may not. But every eleven met
will know that II has stepped into a
contest.
Strong Line Is Assured.
II would not he surprising if by
mid season the Notre Dame lineup
is the equal-perhaps the superior
of the 1924 line. The backfield. Mil
Ter, Stuhldreher, Crowley and Layden,
do not appear to have left any little
brothers, but this is based upon a
superficial knowledge of the backfield
prospects at South Bend. Coaching
together with promising material may
produce surprise before the season
is over.
So far as the schedule is concerned
the 1925 list of games does not look
TO he any more difficult than that of
1924. In fact. with the Stanford game
Evening star., 1925-08-07

kamp, Frank Godchaux. Arthur
Yates, J. Wood Platt and Clark Cork
ran.
No. 3-Roland Mckenzie, keefe
Carter Dexter Cummings, Russell
Martin. Fred Lamprecht. Fred Wat
ties, William p. Hersey. Rial Rolfe,
Eugene Homans, Don Carrick. Eddie
Held. Lauren Upson. and l.. l.. Bredin
The records of those in the first
group are the most imposing. There
are five eXnational amateur cham
pions as we'll as players who have
won numerous sectional honors. Yet
none of these, except possibly Ouimet.
will he among the favorites.
Bobby Jones. of course, stands out
in the second list and he probably will
he the outsta nding favorite at Oak
mont But that won't mean much.
There are first-rate players in hte
third list who may upset the dope
next month.
Evening star., 1925-08-07
LOSS OF SO MANY STARS
WILL BE FELT, OF COURSE
However, System at Hoosier Institution Is So Well
Established as to Assure Good Teams No Mat
ter How Hard Squad Is Hit.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

n EW YORK, August What about the
| VI has the writer
OF and wherever ball
topic
should be OF
through graduation
Yet in the light OF history this need necessarily imply that the
will formidable.
almost hard other
Evening star., 1925-08-07
BARNES AND MACFARLANE
MAY VISIT SEPTEMBER II
Expected to Play Last Half of Their unofficial
World Championship Match Over Columbia
Links-Negotiation About Closed.
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.

transforming and down the length of the land collecting
dollars while the fall where they Willie McFarlane,
American national golf champion and James M Barnes
holder the British
show Washington the third
September exhibition half the unofficial
world champion ship
They probably will play Columbia Thursday September H.
although the following The
will follow match be held Philadelphia club September II