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Evening star., 1926-05-21

Again a great deal in the way of
success i'll the British amateur de-
pends upon a spirited getaway. For
1t should be borne in mind that this
event calls for IS holes, not 36, as IN
this country.
Early Lead Tells.
And so when a high class player
Jumps to the front with an early
lead he is not easily overtaken.
Quick starts and early killings are
the order in the British classic.
IT is interesting TO note that
whereas American stars have pre-
vailed in the two Walker Cup matches
played in England over SO holes, the
same players have failed to win in the
amateur, which is limited to Is holes.
To date In these international CON
tests the Americans have been able
TO win through a grinding process
over two rounds of a course, but in
what may be termed a once-over
sprint they have fallen down.
In the past six years in three care
fully planned invasions Americans
have failed to win the championship,
and while the players now abroad rep
resent such strength as never before
has been applied to an effort to bring
the amateur trophy to these shores.
there is no reason for great optimism
that history will not repeat itself next
week.
That the British amateur is being
held this year prior to the Walker
Cup matches may favor the Yankee
players. In former years the inter-
national team test has come first
and besides, American players in the
past have gone to England early and
played themselves stale by the time
the real tests came.
Short Time to Tune Up.
This year Capt. Gardner and his
men have had only two weeks in
which to tune up their games and
It Is hoped that this period will prove
to have been of just the proper
length, neither too long nor too short.
Finally. the long Muirfield course
should work to the advantage of such
players as Bobby Jones. Francis
Ouimet, Watts Gum, Roland Mac
kenzie. George Won Elm and Jess
Guilford, who combine great hitting
power with Steadiness.
If British stars turn back the Amer
leans in their battle for the amateur
prize, the victory will give them a
fine psychological advantage in the
Walker Cup match on June 2. Con-
fidence means a lot in golf and in
view of past Walker Cup matches,
confidence Is one element the British
need.
Evening star., 1926-05-21

'In 40 meets the high hurdles have
been won by athletes from IA colleges.
Yale in the olden days had monopoly
in the high hurdles, but in recent
years it has changed so that any col
lege may turn out the winner.
"Hurdling has changed considerably
since the first Intercollegiate meet in
1876, at which time there was practi-
cally no technique. The record then
was 1914 seconds. II. Mapes of Column
bia was the first college athlete to ne
gotiate the distance in better than
II seconds, his performance in 1889
being 16 As seconds. l.. II. Williams
of Yale in 1891 was the first college
athlete to better Is seconds in the
intercollegiate meet. doing is 40 sec
onds. In 1895 Steve Chase of Dart
mouth did IS As and later did Is 35.
calvin Kreanzlein of Pennsylvania,
probably one of the best hurdlers ever
developed in America, did - % in
the big meet and later in other com
petition did Is 1-5 seconds. John Gar
rels of Michigan did Is is in this
meet in 1907. Murray of Stanford
did Is seconds in 1916 and Thomson
of Dartmouth did IA 2-5 seconds in
1920. Thomson also did Il 4-5 seconds
in the big meet. and Leighton Dye Of
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TECHNIQUE IMPORTANT
In TRAINING HURDLERS
Betterment of Form Has Lowered l2O.Yard Record
Nearly Four Seconds Since 1876-Thomson's
Mark Likely to Stand Some Time.
By the Associated Press.

HANOVER n H. May 21When he sped the high
hurdles in the world we'll intercollegiate time of IA p
Philadelphia 1920 Earl J. Thomson of
mark which likely be qualed "or long
time, the Of Harry L. Himan Dartmouth field
coach.
1T will take athlete of Thomon make such perform
will
sbe for the this record said man
the intercollegiate championships the Harvard Stadium May
and
The day Thomson his he
av WASH for dhreaki
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U. S. BOXERS START HOME.

BUENOS AIRES, May 81 LP.-The
American amateur boxing team has
sailed on the liner Pan-America for
New York. Efforts were made to
have the team stop at Rio Janeiro
for a. series of matches, but the
Youngsters are getting homesick.
Evening star., 1926-05-21

eduled for 10 o'clock.
Taylor of Adams School for the cen
tury sprint.
Adolph Bond. who set the unlimited
high jump record in 1929. when
wearing Peabody colors, later set the
District high school mark in the
same event.
The list Of records issued by the
playground department follows:
s5.PoUND CLASS.
5o-yard dnsh-6's 5 seconds. Robert Smith,
36o.yard relay-7 seconds. John Eaton
:, Rg9nins ;,s high iu%gpm4 feet inches. Cal
Running, broad jump feet II inches,
Lewis Goldsmith, Ross. 1924.
Ioo-POUND CLASS.
6Osyard DASH seconds. D. Garhnl>le.
: t4o;yard, relay-5aas seconds. Ross
Rsnp,ns WiPin high ast. jq%p' feet "a inches Cal
Running high jump feet IL inches.
Lewis Goldsmith. Ross. 1925.
I15-POUND CLASS.
7o,yard, dAsh-s seconds. Dick Jones.
$40 saS;ya;s 70. reIay-54 seconds Monroe
Garrett, Adams. 1921.
Running broad Jumps feet inches.
William Hughes. Thomson. 1928.
UNLIMITED CLASS.
10O-yard dash-11 seconds. Earl Clark,
Monroe. 1928. and Taylor. Adams. 1921.
SSO:yard relay minute 35 seconds.
Ross School, 1915.
AdaIpS aHG"iBs Bond hf Peabodnp iS%paS feet inches
Running broad iump-1S feet 10 inches,
Earl Clark. Monroe, 1923.
Evening star., 1926-05-21

The golflng world was surprised
by Gums one-sided victory over Jess.
Sweetser must be rated one of the
greatest and gameSt amateur match
players in America. Perhaps, If
Watts hadn't used his head to good
effect on an early hole of his match
with Sweetser. which came in the
round before the semifinals, the re-
suit might have been different.
But the Albanian did use his head,
won a hole that he appeared to have
lost and transformed a see.saw bat.
tie into a one sided one.
Had Been Close Struggle.
Before he was through ne Travelled
to the finals and only lost out through
the mastery of tho ono and only
Bobby Jones.
THE turning point of my match
with Gunn came on the eighth hole,
says SWeetser.
Before that we were having a
close struggle. When we approached
the eighth in the morning was only
one down. After we had played it,
was two down. | slipped a bit,
while Gum. stronger than ever. made
a birdie on the ni1th. and was three
up at the turn.
''ife was playing great golf-prov-
ing himself to he Il great golfer. On
the last six holes of the match he
used but one putt. His putting was.
in fact. splendid at AL times. If |
remember correctly he made I puts
less than | did on the - holes. 1t
was impossible for me to cut down
the lead which he had begun to build
up at the eighth hole.
THE eighth hole at the Merton
Cricket Club to my mind was the
nasticst hole on the course, although
it measured but 235 yards, calling
for n par three.
From the tee you use full spoon
or braSsie to a triangular shaped
green placed in the midst Of n lot
of pits. The first of these pits is
located about 200 yards off the tee.
At the left of the green is a great
big pit. The green has q narrow
opening and then near the front. ut
the right. is another pit. a similar
hazard is placed near the right rear
corner. \ shallow ditch runs across
the rear of the green.
Left Half Built Higher.
1.-THE left half of the triangular
green is built up higher than the
right half. But each half is depress.
ed toward It's middle. On the day of
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u. s. GOLFERS HAMPERED
BY BRITISH CONDITIONS
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

lew YORK the British
pionslp begins Muirhed Monday will combine
strength the formidable of American
amateurs that has invaded England.
Primarily such Bobby Jones' Won Elm Oumet Sweetser
involved the they
killing off the carly rounds and it is almost certain
.lnt hnn nd sMiln nreVai
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at the &C" Club meet these speedsters
traversed the route in 81 15 seconds,
As seconds faster than the time
turned in by the Macfarland four that
captured the event in the 1925 games.
The SS0-yard relay team wearing
Langley colors also made fast time at
the ''C'' meet and no doubt will lower
the Junior High record tomorrow.
Performers in three classes, So, 100
and 1l5 pound, will have four events,
a sprint, a relay race and running
broad and high jumps. Six events
will be staged in the unlimited class.
They are the 100 and 22O yard dashes.
$50 relay, broad and high jumps and
the Shotput.
Evening star., 1926-05-21

Columbia won the trophy two years
go in the first meet, while Mactar-
land came through last year. Lang
lev is having its best year at present
and may surprise the fans by coping
the title. There is little doubt that
The team from Northeast will clean up
in the unlimited events, at any rate.
Columhia'S $ coaches expect to exhibit
q record breaking relay team in the
440-vard event for 115-pounders. The
quartet composed of st. Clair, Ben
nett. Seidman and Lacey has been
running together for three years and
is being primed to hang up a new
mark for the event. Last Saturday
Evening star., 1926-05-21
WAR.NAVY NINE REPEATS.

War Navy tossers, who swamped
Treasury Wednesday in the Colored
Departmental Base Ball League. took
yesterdays game from Government
Printing Office. . to 4.
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SIX SCHOOLS TO COMPETE
in THIRD ANNUAL AFFAIR
Columbia, Langley and Mcfarland Considered
About on Par for First HOnOrs-Military Drill
Also to Have Part on Program.

JUNIOR track and field their third
by the Columbia Parent
- Association Eastern Stadium starting at o'clock
The meet which athletes OF the junior schools
which includes the compei-
military companies OF Langley Columbia Mactarand
Jefferson, and Powell Schools.
matched
Evening star., 1926-05-21

southern California did 1915 las.
year at Philadelphia.
THE leading aspirants for this
years title are Dye, southern CalifOl
mia. who should repeat. Ray Wolf of
Pennsylvania should he we'll up, and
if Charley Moore of Penn State ca ~
get going he has a fine chance Of de-
feating Dye. Ray lass of George
town is a fast runner. but his tech
nique is not good enough 10 defear
any of the foregoing"
Evening star., 1926-05-21
OPENS RACE MEET JULY 12.

CLEVELAND, Ohi6. May 81 CP).-
The Ohio State Jockey Club Will open
its racing season at Maple Heights
July 1o.
Evening star., 1926-05-21

TT point golf match necessarily the
| hole on which the match end 1t is the hole upon
that the battle known golfers the
turning point"
Watts Gum celebrated fellow Bobby Jones ended
conflict with the hole of their
of 10 and Yet Gum uthfuy
be hole. before
had Sweetser effectively that thereafter
and struggle he might Jess couldn't break loose
Evening star., 1926-05-21
OVER 400 WILL COMPETE
GRADED SCHOOL MEET

~ boy athletes, representing 81 schools OF the
of the for honors Plaza track
eleventh championship track and field OF the
graded schools. conducted by the playground department
The first Of the 0cyen IS scheduled O'clock
Evening star., 1926-05-21

NEW YORK-PENNA. LEAGUE.
Shamokin. o: Wilkes-Barre. :.
York. o; Elmira. g.
Triple Cities. 2: Harrisburg. !.
Scranton, 3: Williamsport. ..
Evening star., 1926-05-21
MANDELL AFTER TITLE.

CHICAGO, May 21 R).-Samnz
Mandell of Rockford has returned
from the West Coast and starteG
training for his effort to reIievt
Rocky Kansas of the lightweight box
ing crown here in July. The Illinois
scrapper will not engage in any bout
until the title so.
Evening star., 1926-05-21

Calcutta Golf Club is the Oldest golf
club outside Of the British Isles.
Evening star., 1926-05-21
Left Half Built Higher.

''The left half of the triangular
green is built up higher than the
right half. But each half is depress-
ed toward It's middle. On the day Of
Evening star., 1926-05-21

Grades A, f or
Arctic, in 1-gallon
cans. We reserve
the right to limit
quantities.
Evening star., 1926-06-20

than then. nor has he ceased 10
dramatiZe himself, but he is safe and
sound enough to be the Republican
candidate for the presidency, if he
We're an American.
When he was declaining against
class and privilege as profiteering on
the life blood OF the nation, Lloyd
George was spading up the garden
hack Of his home in Wales. Whether
he had planned to give me an ocular
demonstration that he was Il genuine
toiler, | do not know. but it would
not be out of character for him to
have done so. for LLOYD George is q
Snowman. The more violent his
words the more savagely he footed
down the spade and the less accu-
rately. Several times the blade went
SO far wide of tho space which he
was preparing that it struck through
an adjoining row of carrots, slicing
them wantonly.
Just then the dinner bell rang. and
Lloyd George, flushed with his UNI
usual labor. wiped the honest sweat
from his broad brow, washed his hands
on the back porch. and we went i'll
TO lunch.
IT was q substantial, simple neal
cold cuts Of rare roast beef. brick
hard Welsh bread. lettuce without
dressing and milk.
Lloyd George told funny stories
about acquaintances in the nobility
Lord Derby and Lord Roseberry. The
stories were good-natured and mis-
chievous, without a trace OF bitter
Evening star., 1926-06-20
Lloyd George as Snowman and Trader

ness or contempt. ] asked him If he
made exceptions in his uniriendly es-
innate of the nobility.
He chuck1ed as he replied: "T do not
hate the men--in fact, many of them
I ike--but I do hate what they stand
for. Besides. Shakespeare tells one
must take his food while in d. good
humor."
Mr.. Lloyd George is entirely too
modest concerning his trading ability.
His genius in this line enabled him
by demanding more than he knew
he could get--to save England the
supremacy of sea power and a guar
antee TO the title of her colonies.
After the World War. like all the
other government leaders, Lloyd
George lost out. He then came 10
America to rebuild his material for
tune with the proceeds of a lecture
tour. Besides, the publicity obtained
would not do his syndicate stories,
being published in America, any harm
| met him in Montreal and was with
him on the platform of the hall in
which he gave his first talk. The
building was a great barnlike struc-
ture4 seating more than 10000 people,
and it was packed. The acoustics of
the building were very poor: amplifiers
were used in order to enable those in
the rear to hear The amplifiers were
the old-fashioned kind which used
sound waves, and consequently they
echoed his voice instead Of giving
simultaneous reproduction.
Copyright. 1926>
Evening star., 1926-06-20
Giant Volcanoes Found.

THREE more volcanoes have been
added to the map of American ter
ritory, and two of the new craters
rank with the giants among the fire.
mountains of the world. The newly
mapped volcanoes lie in the Aleutian
Peninsula, the long tongue that juts
out from the mainland of Alaska be-
tween the Bering Sea and the Pacific
Ocean. This strip of land, which con-
tains more active and extinct volca-
noes than all the rest Of North Amer
ica. has as yet been very little eX-
plored.
One of the mountains is 5000 feet
high. with u crater five miles across
1t shows signs of having been active
in recent times, and record dated
1892 states that a distinct and then
unvisited peak, which apparently is
the same mountain, was seen smoking.
If it should stage really major
eruption, it would probably be a ter
rife one for the whole vast bowl is
filled with a mass of ice and snow,
through which a black secondary cone
projects at one place. This frozen sea
inside the crater feeds at least nine
large glaciers that creep down the
sides of the mountain.
Evening star., 1926-06-20
tf Summer Experiences and the Appeal From Alma Mater
Friends of the Perfect Fool Discover
Various Kinds of Remarkable Freaks
BY ED. WYNN.

BY ED. WYNN.
~ EAR MR.. WYNN: My wife
and 1 had an argument last
night about the Army. My
wife says, in order for a man
to be buried with military
honors" he must be captain, while
I say he must be a general. Which
of us is right?
Yours truly.
LEW TENANT.
Answer:-You are both wrong. In
order for a man, in the Army, to be
buried with full military honors. he
must be dead.
Dear Mr.. Wynn: After wedding
ceremony the minister generally says:
now pronounce you ''one." My
mother always says that she and papa
are ten" How does she make that
out?
Truly yours.
SUE PERFLCOUS.
Answer Your mother probably
father is nothing"
Dear Mr.. Wynn: There is u certain
man who passes our house every day
and l notice no matter how hard it
rains he never carries an umbrella.
How do you accout for that?
Truly yours,
I. c. HMM.
Answer:--That is very easily &C
counted for. He most likely eats a lot
Of salt mackerel and that keeps him
dry.
Dear Mr. Wynn: / have often heard
an actor, on the stage, tell joke and
then hear some one in the audience
call the joke a chestnut. What is the
resemblance of n joke to a chestnut?
I. NJ. l. GIGGLER.
Answer:-You can't tell till it is
cracked.
Dear Mr.. Wynn: What is meant by
the expression, ''IIe came down with
flying colors?'
Yours truly,
L. Il. SOHSMART.
Answer:-That expression is used
when a painter falls off a high build
ing with a pot OF paint in his hand.
Dear Mr.. Wynn: Would you be
kind enough to tell me the best way
to remove paint?
Yours truly.
!. STAINEASY.
Answer:-Sit on II.
Dear Mr.. Wynn: | am a man 40
years Of age. / have travelled all over
the world and have just returned to
settle down in America. / have a big
problem to solve first. I have spent
nearly all my money. but still have
enough. if properly invested TO keep
me for the rest of my life. think
Evening star., 1926-06-20
INTERFERE, EASIER TO DO THEM THINGS ONES

Eata, l dunno the first thing about
washing clothes, I'm afraid / can't
be the least bit Of help to you. And
she says oh don't worry over that,
think it's mighty sweet of you to
insist on helping. SO If you will just
get them things washed. and hung
out on the line, why l will watch them
to make sure the dog don't pull 'em
down, don't he so modest dear, I'm
sure you can launder lovely,
Hot Bozo. l must say where Aunt
Eata didn't leave me raise a hand
with the mending neither I used
both hands. And when 1t come TO
little odd jobs such as moving the
out the attic and making beds, be-
lieve you me, | made every kind of
bed while there, including gera.
mum. hotbeds, and four-posters. But
the most l did was wash dishes. on
account how could I let a old lady
like that do Il when she would keep
saying, no, no, dear, il is my turn
this time, and then turn her back,
which was the only turn she ever
took?
Well anyways, after two weeks OF
thorough rest as per see above. Geo.
says the term is served, we are going
back home. SO he called a ambulance
and got me in and Aunt Eata told
me goodbye in ii, very affectionate.
Now, my dear, she says. l want you
to come again real soon and make
yourself one of the family. and just
feel perfectly at home and not obliged
to do a single thing while you are
here, now I'm conner ask you real
soon again and / won't take no for a
answer.
Well, Geo. give the signal to drive
on. and somehow and another he
got me home and the next day he says
to me well, Jennie, that was a pretty
good vacation. eh? And it didn't cost
us a nickel, but I'll bet it feels good
to be where you have everything your
own way and convenient? And /
says well, / guess ii was good va
cation for Aunt Eata, anyways. AS
for me | guess l gotter go right on
singing them housewife blues. And
he says what blues? And I says you
know the old classic song:
Dishes to dishes,
DuSter to dust
If the cooking don't get you
Then the ice box must
The next time | take a vacation
it's conner be in a one-arm lunch
where l can at least get some kinda
change.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-06-20

have a bright idea. intend open
ing a school for "stuttering." What
do you think of my idea?
Truly yours,
IGO BACKEN FORTH.
Answer:-Your idea is all night. but
who wants to go TO school TO learn to
stutter?
Dear Mr.. Wynn: You are so smart
and claim to know so much. here's
one for you. Answer this--Did you
ever see dog without eyes. without
ears, without hair, without a nose,
without q mouth and without feet?
Yours truly,
VETTER y. ARIEN.
Answer:-Yes. saw a dog like that
a "hot dog"
Dear Mr.. Wynn: ! am a hoy l.
years old, and am in the ninth grade
in school. In my English lesson for
next week | must write an essay
in which | have to use three words
meaning the direct opposite to the fol.
lowing three words: Misery "Sor-
row" and Woe" ] know the op-
posite to misery is Happiness" and
| know the opposite TO sorrow is
"iov," but the other word sticks me.
Will you please tell me the opposite
to 'Woe?S
Yours truly.
DICK SHONARY.
Evening star., 1926-06-20
BY RING LARDNER.

TO the Editor: ! may of said this
before but will say it again
anyway, namely that opening
Il YOUR mail is a whole lot like
answering the telephone and
90 times out of a 100 you wished you
had not Of done neither. l suppose
there is exceptions to this rule like
for inst. in the case of beautiful
Young gal who the most of their mail
is love letters and probably gives them
a thrill, but they amt no mash notes
in my mail and the ma jority of same
is Gimme mail. will | send donation
to the Home for Fallen F1eas or the
Community Cow Clinic. or will / write
a 1000 wd. article free gratis for
"Tantrums." the monthly magazine
gotten out by students at the Okla
homa Academy of RaZer Stropping
and can pick my own subject. but be
sure and make it good one and they
will sign my name to it and send me
n free COPY Of the issue in which it
appears.
These and similar trivial requests is
a common occurrence amongst the
daily gist of incoming mail, but you
could of knocked ME over with one OF
the abutments of the 59th street
bridge when a letter arrived last Wk.
from Armour Institute of Technology
in the thriving city of Chi, saying that
who ever had been supporting same
in the past was not going to be able
to support it no longer i'll the style
to which it had been accustomed and
therefore they were calling on old
grads and aluminium of all kinds TO
rally round the flag and in Wd. how
much was l willing to subscribe.
Now friends you haven't no ldear
what l wouldn't do for old Armour, in
fact | feel like they's no chance for
me to ever get anywhere near even
with same and l know you Will agree
with me if / give you brief outline
of what somebody has nicknamed my
collegiate career.
It was a career that was probably
UNIQUE in the ANIMALS of Armour or
any other institution of higher learn
ing. In the first place / entered dur
ing the second wk. in January which
nobody else had ever thought of doing
before. The regular time for entering
was October or February, but they
must of thought ] had been there
right along or didn't know | was there
vet. anyway / got in without no OBJ
lection. I had been told at home that
I was to study mechanical engineering
and I can't think of no walk In life
for which | had more of n natural
bent unless it would be hostess at
roller rink. ! had went through yr.
of physics in high school without