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Evening star., 1926-04-13

was paired with Vardon in this
round, and as we finished the first
nine holes 1t looked as II he had the
title sewed up by 8 or strokes. He
was out in SO and, from all reports
circulating around, was at least 4
strokes ahead Of the next man. He
was playing fiawless golf. He start
ed in 4, 3, the latter being a birdie,
and it seemed he couldn't lose.
But from the twelfth tee he was a
different player. There were several
rather long holes to be played, and,
in addition to weakening on his game
up to the greens, his putting, always
a doubtful part of his play, suddenly
went bad. On three Of the last five
holes he took three puts from only
reasonable distances away from the
cup, and by the time he finished that
last nine holes had cost him AZ
strokes. The last seven had cost
him an average of strokes each.
where he had played the first nine
in even As.
Ted Rays 295 Proves Low.
Ted Ray won the title with total
Of 295, representing good. consistent
play for the four rounds. His scores
were "a, 73, 73, 70. Vardon, with his
final IS, had 296. and tied with Jock
Burke. Chick Evans and myself fin
ished in a tie for sixth place at 298.
My play on the last day, embracing
two rounds Of rs each, was neither
good nor bad.
That championship marked the first
appearance of Bobby Jones in the
open championship. and also Of Gene
Sarazen. Bobby finished at 299 and
Sarazen at 311, after Gene had play
ed we'll to take third place in the
qualifying rounds at lat for the 36
holes
had an interesting experience in
the Western open that year at
Olympia Fields near Chicago, which
may be cited as further evidence that
almost anything can happen in golf.
l was defending the title won the
preceding year at Cleveland. In the
first round Of play got rid Of about
as rotten a round Of golf as I have
ever played in a big tournament.
Nothing seemed to go right, yet for
the life Of me l couldn't tell what
was causing the trouble. Anyhow. at
the finish I had the grand total of
SO strokes. Clarence Hackney, with
70, was low, and Jock Hutchison was
next with 72.
Sets Record i'm Afternoon.
Then in the afternoon, without any
plausible reason or explanation, ]
went out and shot 68, setting a new
record for the course and putting my
self back in the running, though still
6 strokes back of Hutchinson. In
that round I was out in 35, one
under par; 1 started back with a
birdie 2, ran one over par at the
eleventh, and then ran off five brides
in a row. / can't say how or why
/ was hitting my shots any better,
but was certainly getting far bet
ter results.
Then, on the third round, had a
"a, but Jock with a fine 71s stood 8
strokes ahead of me at the end Of
| the third round, which certainly ap.
peared to be hopeless handicap.
| There is no space here for further
| details Of the play, except to say that
| Jock finally took an 80 for his last
round, including an on the sixteenth
hole. had u, picking up 3 Of
| the 8 strokes, and at that had a
chance to tie on the last hole. which
| lost because took three puts, fin
ishing a stroke back of Jock.
(Next-"The Best Round I Ever
| Played."l
| tCopyright 1861
Evening star., 1926-04-13
AS RANK WITH GRIFFS
AS CHOICES IN BETTING

NEW YORK, April Is @.-
Wagering In Wall Street on the
outcome Of the major league PEN
nant races has established the
Giants as slight National favorites
over the Pirates, with the Griff-
men and the Athletics equal choices
i'm the American.
Betting commissioners reported
they had placed wagers on the
chances Of the Giants ac 8 to
and on the Pirates at 2 to 1. The
latter odds prevailed for both the
Philadelphia and Washington clubs.
Financial opinion rated the other
cOntenders i'm this order:
National Cardinals, Reds,
Braves, Robins, Phillies and Cubs.
American - Yankees, Tigers,
Browns, White Sox, Indians and
Red S0x.
Evening star., 1926-04-13
None Stronger Than Nats,' Harris Says;
'A's Should Cause Trouble Mack Opines

All quiet along the Potomac American
champion clubs of l0zS cahing the
Capital of the Nation Bucy the
Nationals and Connie Mack Of the Athletics given
boasng Ovrcondent expressions a
etes Their prebae statements made this morning certainly
not fiery
Said Buc5y:
"Our condition hard campaign
great fight believe there stronger
circuit trust will find this pleasant the last
two in the American League"
Connie always conservative, remarked:
"The Athletics good
They should be powerful enough trouble for all
rivals. look for spirited pennant in league"
Harris his selection of starting
pitcher refrained confirming Bryan
ass Athletics slab choice although
named generally by those In close touch with the Philadelphia club
Mack did though that Bg Mner instead might
start left field today Lamar sustained slight injury practice
yesterday and be out of the for m Connie announced
Evening star., 1926-04-13
GAMES AND BATTERIES
FOR OPENING BATTLES
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

ANEn1CAN LEIAuOC.
Philadelphia at Washington-Na-
tiOnals, Johnson and Ruel; Athletics,
Harriss and COchrane.
New York at BostOn-YankS, PEN.
mock and Bengough; Red Sox, Ehmke
and CASTOR.
st. Louis at Chicago-Browns,
CASTOR and Dixon; White SOx, Lyons
and Schalk.
Cleveland at Detroit-Indians, Uhle
and L. Sewell; Tigers, Whitehill and
BaSsler.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn at New YOrk--RObins, j.
Barnes or Vance, and Deberry; Giants,
V. Barnes and Snyder.
Boston at Philadelphia-Brave
Genewich or Benton, and Gibson;
PhilIies, Carlson or Dean, and Wilson.
Pittsburgh at st. LOuis-Pfrates,
Kremer and Smith; Cardinals, Rhem
and O'Farrell.
Chicago at Cincinnati-Cubs, Alex.
ander or Cooper, and Hartnett; Reds,
D"NOhue and Picinich.
Evening star., 1926-04-13
COLLEGE BASE BALL.

At AtAshland-Hampden-Sydney, 10;
Randolph Macon, Z.
At Macon-Oglethrope, IA; Mercer,
10.
At New York-Fordham, 8; Yer
mont, 2.
At New Haven-New Haven E. L.,
4; Yale, 5.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., IL;
College of OsteOpathy, 6.
Evening star., 1926-04-13

$50 many of the stories in the pa.
pers today are accounts Of failures in
life-failure to observe the law,
with the death penalty as a. result.
or disappointment or remorse caused
by wrongdoing, followed by suicide
and the like-that It is refreshing and
stimulating to turn to the sport pages
and read about men who won and
were rewarded by the applause OF the
sport followers.
'It may be true that some reporters
DO not see all of the teamwork in a
foot ball game and hence overempha-
size the value of some individual. bur
/ am not disposed to believe that many
boys are spoiled by newspaper praise
The average coach usually can make
a star player understand that he il
not indispensable"
With respect to boys who ente;
professional sports after graduation
Maj. Griffith makes the interesting
statement that at one of the confer
ence universities it has been discover
ed that practically all the men from
that institution who had gone into
pro foot ball all were poor or medioCra
students in college. Whether or no
this was the fault of the teachers o.
the system of teaching, Mai Griffitn
does not say.
AS to the great public interests IL
foot ball, Maj. Griffith holds that It
differs not in kind but merely H.
degree. The greater general interes.
in foot ball is due TO the fact, he
says, that more persons follow the
fortunes of the teams and attend
games than formerly.
Just Like Their Fathers
The boys of today who cheer Their
teams in the stadiums do not become
any more hysterical than their
fathers a generation ago at the
games played before small crowds
upon miniature fields.
AS to scholarship versus athletics.
Maj. Griffith says:
"It is not clear that scholastic
standards in our colleges 20 years
ago were superior TO those of today
1t has never been proved that non
athletic nations, such as China, Spain
and Russia, have contributed more
to the intellectual life of the world
or to the worlds progress than such
athletic nations as ancient Greece.
Great Britain and the United States.
Neither is il clear that colleges
with small athletic fields are grad
uating more intellectual giants than
the universities that nave built
larger stadiums."
All in all. Maj. Griffith has writer
a very strong paper, which should bp
in the hands of educators and all
who are interested in current trenGs
Of university life.
Evening star., 1926-04-13
BANNER SEASON DUE
IN SOUTHERN LEAGUE
By the Associated Press.

ATLANTA, Ga, April 13.--With
every team boasting heavy-hitting
squad. the eight clubs in the Southern
Association were to begin their twen-
ty-sixth annual pennant race today.
Indications from all sources are for
a successful season with increased at
tendance.
Games today We're: Memphis at
Little Rock, Atlanta at Nashville,
New Orleans at Mobile and Birming-
ham at Chattanooga.
Two new managers are making
their bow to the fans Of the Southern
loop, but neither is new to base ball,
either as manager or player.
Joe Cantillion, now past threescore
years in age, will pilot the Little
Rock Travellers. Cantillion has been
In base ball for "a years and a man
ager for 20 years.
Duffy Lewis, who was a member
of the famous outfield trio composed
of Harry Hooper, iris Speaker and
himself will pilot the Mobile club.
Lewis has been managing in the Pa.
cif1c Coast League since 1921.
Norman (kid) Elberfeld, who for
several years has been a manager
in the Southern Association, is to pilot
the Chattanooga club after managing
the Little Rock and Mobile clubs for
several years.
Evening star., 1926-04-13
STURDY RESERVES READY
= TO REPLACE WANING VETS
Peckinpaugh, Faltering at Short, Soon May Give
Way to the Younger Myer-Weakening Arm
May Make Ruel Second-Stringer.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

1926
the American League championship
club that slated begin this afternoon
struggle appear did
generally throughout 1925?
here the
Of
Florida and other
the Nationals played here
believe
constituted powerful of last
seems to OF flag fight
beginning despite this,
Evening star., 1926-04-13
IOWA GRIDlRON STAR
DRAWS SUSPENSION
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
IOWA CITY. Iowa, April 13.L
The 1925 University of Iowa foot ball
team was dealt severe blow" by the
indefinite suspension of Cowboy
Nick Kutsch. in the opinion of Coach
Burton Ingwersen.
This was the only comment forth
coming from the Iowa mentor, who
was depending upon kutsch to carry
the brunt Of the attack in the coming
gridiron campaign. The Cowboy
was the only remaining regular in
the Old Gold backfeld
Kutsch was indefinitely suspended
for violation OF a probationary suspen-
sion. which was imposed, according
to rumors on the campus, because of
his participation In several parties at
which liquor was available.
Germany has foot ball league with
inward of $40 900 members
Evening star., 1926-04-13
of 1926 Powerful Club That Won Championship Last Year
UMP!RES ARE ASSIGNED
FOR INAUGURAL GAMES

CHICAGO, April 13 LR.-Presi-
dent Ban johnson Of the American
League last night assigned UNI
pires for the opening games today,
as follows:
Rowl and Hildebrand and Mori-
arty, Chicago.
Owens, Ornlsby and Evans, De-
troit.
Geisel, Connolly and Nallin,
Washington.
McGoWan and Dineen at Boston.
President johnson, because of q
foot infection, will be unable to at
tend the opening here.
Evening star., 1926-04-13
ATHLETICS TEACH A FINE
LESSON, GRIFFITH STATES
Refreshing to Read Sport Pages and of Men Who
Won After Stories of Failures in Other Parts
of Paper, Says Big Ten Head.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

YORK. April 13-Many of the points L.
commissioner of athletics for the Western Conference makes
of the Of intercollegiate athletics
worthy of
so-cad undue publicity athletes
ing pages Maj Griffith with the critics of this
phase of intercollegiate sport.
he boy Maj Griffith will read anything the
wild He will victories
though they failed did whinper wine
alur
Evening star., 1926-04-13
TWO COLLEGE CONTESTS
ARE LISTED HERE TODAY

Two college ball games were
carded here today. Roanoke College
was due to perform against
Georgetown at the Hilltop, while
Hampden-Sidney was listed TO ap-
pear against Maryland at College
Park. Both games were to start
at 3:45.
Evening star., 1926-04-13
DODGER rs RETURNED.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, April 13
P).-Minneapolis has returned Babe
Herman, slugging first baseman and
outfielder, to the Brooklyn Nationals.
He was one Of the six players whom
Kelly received for Johnny Butler
Evening star., 1926-04-13
FIRPO TO STICK TO RING.

BUENOS AIRES. April 13 OP).-
Luis Firpo, Argentine heavyweight,
has announced that he has definitely
decided to liquidate Immediately all
his interests in an automobile agen-
cy here and to devote his entire time
again to q career in the ring.
Evening star., 1926-04-13
Alloys TO HOLD SMOKER.

Five athletic events, dancing and
will make up the program
of the monthly smoker of the Aloysius
Club to be held Monday night at Con-
Zaga Hall. Only members may attend.
Evening star., 1926-04-13
HOW TO IMPROVE BATTING.

AM rather fast for and lots
nheld outhed, "a l
to bat wele am feet inches high weigh 10 pounds
have told that bmn
made.--St Paul, Mimi" " -
To bat we'll
will be
the
training for base ball the
Evening star., 1926-04-13
sHROYER GOES TO F. G. M.

LANCASTER, Pa, April I'D. K.
Shroyer, former director OF athletics
It western Maryland. has arrived here
to become foot ball coach at Franklin
and Marshall.
Evening star., 1926-04-13
EXHIBITION GAME.
Twenty Years Of American Golf
BY JIM BARNES.
xIv-TnE LAST ROUND IS THE HARDEST.

THAT British open championship, Deal 1920 which
things happened At the end of the first
Mitchell ahead of field and playing
golf of George Duncan with
appeared practically third
brilliant H. while Mitchell had Of trouble almost
Duncan picked that
strokes himself Mitchell
of +hero
Evening star., 1926-04-13
WESTERN AND CENTRAL
TO CONTEST ON RANGE

IFLEMEN Central the aer
duel match of the arranged for the de-
Gliding of the indoor scholastic title
Tech and Eastern represented the league
meeting in the Eastern gallery.
Evening star., 1926-04-13
HOW BIG LEAGUE CLUBS
FINISHED IN 1925 RACE

By the Associated Press.
Here Is the way the 16 clubs, primed
for the new pennant dash, finished the
1926 race:
Evening star., 1926-04-13

Eastern's nine, prepping for its first
game of the high school series Tues
day with Business, goes to Fort
Humphreys tomorrow to encounter
the Engineer diamonders. Dewitt
Prep tackled the Humphreys team
Saturday and was handed a trimming
by a 17-to-1 score. Although no
games have yet been scheduled, East
ern hopes TO get action again on
Thursday and Saturday.
Evening star., 1926-04-13

In the half century Of it's existence
the National League has had base ball
clubs in % different cities Of the coun-
try,
Evening star., 1926-04-13

The upkeep OF the sand boxes on
the 5000 golf courses in the United
States is estimated to cost $1,000,0o0
q year.
Evening star., 1926-04-13

Golf clubs i'm the United States now
number nearly 5000.
Evening star., 1926-04-13
Talks to Boys ON Base Ball
by JOHN r. FOSTER

(This is the eighteenth and last of series of Grt
Foster based letters he has received
70 hotc to train to fit themselves bd
Evening star., 1926-04-13

Centrafs game with Calvert Hall,
rained out last week. has been re-
scheduled for Thursday at Wilson
Stadium. This shift gives Mike Kel-
leys team three games this week, the
first with Episcopal High of Alex.
andria tomorrow on the home field
and the last with Tech SATURDAY..
Evening star., 1926-04-13

Dewitt Prep base ballers gained a
7-to-3 decision over Briarley Military
School yesterday at the Monument
Grounds. All of the winners runs
were scored in the first and second
innings. Miller. Devitt's hurler, was
knicked for only four hits.
Evening star., 1926-04-13


Centrars team is favored to take
the Georgetowners' measure in the
opening contest. The Columbia
Heights shooters have the edge on
their opponents in experience and
number of veteran riflemen on the
squad and have the added advantage
OF shooting on their own range.
Line-ups of the two teams are prac-
tically decided upon, but one or two
places on each club remain to be filled
at the end of final try-outs to be held
today at both schools. Central Is GER
tain to have Capt. Kasehagen, Sehorn,
Frazier and YoemanS among the six
shooters on the team, while Capt. Bob
Leonard, Ed Hornibrook, Frank We'd
derburn, Prescott Blount and Douglas
McDougal are sure of places on the
Western combination.
Six marksmen will compete tor each
school, and all shots will count. The
course is 10 shots in each of the stand
ing, sitting, prone and kneeling posi-
tions.
Evening star., 1926-04-13

Germany has foot ball league with
upward Of $4,000 members.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-29
WESLEYAN CONFIDENT
Varsity Team Is Put Through Four Days of Hard Scrimmaging For Tomorrow's Game.
Special to the Heraid.)

Middletown, Oct. % - After four days Of hard scrimmage Of the var sity against the second team in an endeavor to iron out the rough spots in the Wesleyan defensive game, Coach Samuel i'll is confident that the Red and Black will emerge the victor in its game Saturday against Trinity at Hartford.
 Last weeks i.juries will not keep any of the regulars out of the lineup tomorrow and Coach Fill's selection will probably be identical with that of last weeks choice against Am herst. Bittenbender will lead the team at quarterback with Harper at full back and Tctley and Osborn or Adams at the half back posts. Siga- fees will pass the ball at center with Ellis, and Silloway at the guard po- sitions. Holden will probably be chosen to start at left tackle and Van Buren is likely to be handed the right tackle post. Captain Steele and Lee will start as ends.
 The injury sustained hy Tetley in the AmE erst game has healed and the flashy back will be seen Sltur- day on the Hartford field. Wesleyan is looking for a large score to wipe out the stigma of last Gaturdav's de- feat and should play q hard game tomorrow
New Britain herald., 1926-10-29
BASEBALL GOSSIP
Arthur Fletcher Slated For a Post With the New York Yankees, Rumor Says.

New York. Oct. 29lP-Rumor now amid the baseball haunts is bubbling over with gossip today.
 Arthur Fletcher, once a fcmous shortstop in the New York Giants and more recently manager of the Philadelphia Nationals, is slated for a post at coach or scout for the New York Yankees along with a prominent seat at the board of strategy, the dopcstcrs aver. Miller Huggins, midget manager, is still re- covering from the nervous condition in which the world series left him, and confirmation was lacking from Ed Barrow, business manager of the Yankees, who is busy selling tickets for the professional and Army-Notre Dame games
 The gossips insist that the trade pot is about to boil over in Wash ington and St. Louis with George Sisler, deposed manager of the Browns. passing to the Senators in exchange for Roger Peckinpaugh and Joe Judge, shortstop and first baseman respectively. Earlier in the week the deal was reported as Brax- ton Garland, lately a southpaw pitcher for the Yankfees and Judge in a swap for Sisler.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-29
SUB BASE ELEVEN
 HERE ON SUNDAY
Sailors Backing Grid Asgre5a- ti0n to Limit Against Locals

The All-New Britain football team will have the best attraction of the season so far as it's opponent Sun day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Memorial Field in Willow Brook park when the fast travelling Sub marine Base team of New London takes the field in an endeavor to score a win over Manager Dailey's combine.
 The New London team has been strengthened in every department for the contest and carries a squad of 36 men, all of whom are capable of giving good accounts of them selves. The Whaling City outfit has always been on the short end of the score in games with the New Britain professionals but confidence is shown in every manner that the tables will be turned Sunday.
 Rumors had it about the city that the sailors are coming up here in. large number Sunday to place their monthly earnings on their grid war riors, but it appears that the New Britain fans have so much confidence in the ability of the men trained by Coach Dave Hayes, that should any sign of green be seen, it will be smothered by takers.
 The Base has on its first eleven, four former players on the U. s. Navy team from Annapolis These men have aided materially this year in the coaching of the team and from all appearances, the eleven will be the strongest one that the locals have met this year.
 Manager Ed. Daley has secured Thompson for Sundays game and the local backfcd will start with him, Barnikow, Sturm and Hunt in their positions. Holzheimer and Connolly will be at the wing posi- tions with Murphy and Donlon at tackles, Jumbo" and Humphries at guard and Rogers at center.
 With a good attendance at the game Sunday afternoon, the local management will proceed to sign up teams that are nationally known for the remainder of the season. Among those outfits with whom Manager Daley has been in com- munication, Is the Philadelphia Ouakers. American league team from the Quaker city. Several other at fractions are promised and although the financial eituation for the man agemont is poor at the present time. the feeling exists that before the season ends. the situation will be greatly improved.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-29
HUDKINS VS. McGRAW
Slugcing Battlcrs From the West Stage Return Match At Madison Square Garden.

New York, Oct 2s P)-Two slugging battlers from the west, Ace Hudkins, the Nebraska wildcat. and Phil McGraw. of Detroit. crowd eastern fighters from the picture to- night for the staging of their re- turn match in Madison Square Gar den. When they met here this sum- mer IIudkins nosed out a close de- cfsion after Is rounds of torrid bat ting.
 Tonight's engagement, over the 19-round route, will find Hudkins weighing about 140 pounds and Me- Graw 136, as compared with the last match in which both made the 135-pound mark. Hudkins has been made a favorite in the belief that the extra poundage will increase his strength, although the Detroit Greek is known to be at his best over the shorter distance.
 In the supporting card of TO- round bouts, Billy Petrol'e, of Fargo x. D., meets Hilario Martinez. Of Spain. and Sid Barbarian of De- troit, clashes with Tommy Farley of Philadelphia.