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Evening star., 1926-05-17
BOXERS DISAPPOINT
SOUTH AMERICANS

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, May 17.--Argen-
tine sports critics regard the. United
States amateur boxers who partici-
pated in the Pan American champion.
ships here last week as hard hitters
and capable of standing punishment,
but lacking in technique. The stand
ing after the two nights of fighting
was five to three in favor of South
America.
The visiting boxers will leave for
home Thursday on the Pan-America
The American winners We're Jack
McCarron, Somerville. Mass. light
weight; Arthur Flynn, Lawrence,
Mass, 100 pounds; Stanley Simmons,
Pittsburgh. 175 pounds
Followers Of the ring sport here
were disappointed in the failure of
the Americans to show q finished abil-
ity, the writer's say. Rodriguez
Jurado, who refereed last night S
bouts. singled out Flynn as the best
among the visitors from the stand
point of skill. Flynn was the 160-
pound contestant.
One critic says that this perform
ance of a team selected from hun
dreds of candidates dispelled the
somewhat exaggerated local impress
sion as to the real merits of amateur
pugiiism in the United States. The
Americans. however. scored the only
two knockdowns of the champion
ships.
Capt Charles Mabbutt. leader of
the American boxers, said that in his
opinion the Americans lost because
they had better men before them.
During the bout between MendeZ
and Charles Halloren of Pittsburgh
an Argentine turfman, DIR. Crescencio
Orcayen, dropped dead in the ringside
seats.
Evening star., 1926-05-17

one day event of that organization.
At the same time entrants in the
women's tourney for The Evening
Star trophy will practice over the
Indian Spring course. The tourney
begins with the first 1S-hole medal
round tomorrow morning and ends
Wednesday. Entries close tonight
and should be sent either to Mrs. H.
A. Knox or Miss Phyllis Keeler,
president and secretary, respectively.
of the Women's District Golf Asso-
ciation The event is open to all
woman golfers in the city, whether
members of private club or not.
Bill MelIlOrn. who is slated to be-
come professional at a Washington
club, made his debut here yesterday
in an exhibition match at the Con
gressional Country Club. revealing
the game which has won him numer-
Gus tournaments all over the country.
Melhorn paired with A. A. Armour
TO defeat ST NJ Newton, amateur, of
Richmond, Va, and Tommy Armour.
the Congressional professional, by
and 3. "Wild Bill" who is famed as
a long hitter, proved that his reputa-
ton is fully warranted, hitting the
ball tremendous distances over the
rain soaked fairways of the Congress
sional Club. He had a medal score
of II, even with a on the par
sixteenth hole. where he was trapped.
Tommy Armour's score was rs, that
of his brother, A. A. Armour, 70, and
Newton had So.
Thirty amateur and professional
golfers from clubs near Washington
and Baltimore will play this after
noon at the Chevy Chase Club in
best-ball competition, under the aus
pices of the District Professional
Golfers Association.
Georgetown University's golf team.
captained by John f. Wise, defeated
the Bannockburn team yesterday at
Bannockburn, anneXing points to
Z for the clubmen. w. T.. Pendergast,
the Bannockburn club champion,
turned in a card of ~, while Robert
McNulty of Georgetown had a score
of II.
Summaries:
W. L. Pendergast. Bannockburn, defeated
Kun deffsted 4 p MMnrphy by
Howard Gels; Georgetown, defeated E, J.
Doyle uP Rarrs Rabart BhMSk Bannoak
burn. > and /. Best ball-Won by George
William Hayes Georgetown. defeated H.
= Krauss. Bannockburn, 2 and /: L: 5.
4'3Tys G4eoTsetolwn; and md Best ball-won by
=, ApthqRgy PLAINLY; ,G5eorgetown; defeated S M
LauFhnn. Georsatowm, defeated +: S. Noise.
GEORGETOWN, 4 and g. Best ball-Won by
Georgetown. - up.
A. B. Bennett. Bannockburn. defeated John
Conkln. Georgetown. Z and 5: G. H. Lew
ellyn. BannDckburn, defeated Joseph Gal
leher. Georgetown. 5 and 4. Best ball--Won
by Bannock burn, and g.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
M. A. GOLF ENTRIES
WILL CLOSE MAY "a

Entries for the championship of the
Middle Atlantic Golf Association, the
next big tournament around Wash
ington, close May "a, with w. r.
McCallum. secretary Of the asso-
citation. Entries should be accom-
panied by certified club handicap
and the SO entrance fee charged by
the association. The tournament
starts on May 26 and will be con-
cluded May 20.
The qualifying round in the Chevy
Chase tourney played by Gen. Charles
G.. Treat, one of the steadiest players
of the host club, offers a good example
of the uncertainty of such medal play
affairs. Gen. Treat. whose usual
score is down in the low sos, took SO
strokes to get around the Chevy Chase
course, taking a 8 on the sixteenth
hole, where he was in the ditch
twice. Gen. Treat usually plays with
but three clubs. During the medal
round he added two more to his kit.
Strangers to the kinks of Washing.
ton Golf and Country Club will find
in the eleventh hole at the Virginia
course a real water hole. on which
construction was begun only few
days ago. The hole is a 130-yard at.
ldLF on TWO SlUeS Dy d
ditch and on the other two sides by
bunkers. Under the direction of the
green's committee q genuine lake is
being built in front of the green, 20
feet wide, running the full width of
the green, and shallow enough so a.
ball may be recovered with a mini.
mum of lost time. Chairman Nc.
Clenahan believes the shallow lake
will speed up play on the hole by
eliminating hunting for balls in the
guarding ditch. The middle Atlantic
championship will be played on the
Washington course on May Is, 27, 28
and %.
Two new records for Washington
golf courses have been set during the
past week. The most spectacular of
the records was set by George j.
Voigt Of Bannockburn, the District
amateur champion, when he hung up
new official mark for the Chevy
Chase course with a 50 during the
qualifying round of the Chevy Chase
tourney. The same day. over at
Washington, Dave Thomson, the
home club pro, established a new low
mark of 67 for the Washington
course. Both marks are likely to
stand for some time. Lower scores
than Voigt's So have been made by
other players, but not in medal play
competition. Thomson's mark is the
best ever made on the present Wash.
ington Golf and Country Club course
by any player.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
WARDMAN TENNIS
WILL START TODAY

The tennis courts at Wardman
Park were reported as being in good
shape today in spite of yesterdays
downpour. making it likely that the
first round of singles in the annual
tournament would be played off on
schedule time. The event was listed
originally for yesterday.
Forty of the leading players of the
city. including Tom Mangan and C.
NJ. Charest, who have won logs on
the Wardnan trophy in the three
years of it's existence. are entered in
the fourth annual affair. Play in the
doubles starts OF Wednesday.
Semi-finals in the women'S tourney
probably will be played tomorrow.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
ARMY, NAVY, MARINE
SPORTS AT SESQUI

PHILADELPHIA. May 1.-THE
greatest set of Army. Navy and Ma
rine Corps athletic championships
ever arranged for service men will be
held this season in connection with
the Sesquicentennial International Ex-
position, DIR. George w. Orton. sports
director of the exposition. announced
today.
Four major service championships
will be held-base ball. boxing, tennis
and golf Two of the events. base ball
and boxing. will be staged in the new
Municipal Stadium. which has a seat
ing capacity of 100000. The tennis
matches will take place on the courts
of the Germantown Cricket Club
while the golfers will compete on the
links of the Huntingdon Valley Coun-
try Club.
Three evenings have been reserved
for the boxing, June II, 16 and IS.
The preliminaries, in which two repre-
sentatives Of the three service units
will battle in each of the eight classes,
will take place June II. with the semi
finals on June Is and finals two nights
later. The bouts will be six rounds
or less. SiX-ounce gloves will be used.
The base ball championship will be
decided on a percentage basis. Three
teams will meet each other twice in
the week of August ola. The Ma
rines will be represented by the fa-
nous Quantico team, which has de-
feated SO many college clubs this sea
son. The Navy will select an all-star
nine, while the Army will depend on
the great Fort Benning team.
In addition to the above. the an.
nual Smile championship run will
take place in the stadium as part of
the Middle States A. A. L. track and
field championships on September 4.
San Francisco saw it's first game of
base ball in 1860.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE
RUTH GOING STRONG
IN HOMER CLOUTING


CHICAGO, May 17.--Babe Ruth is
setting the pace for the home-run hit
ters, and it's a dizzier pace than the
one which gave the Yankee slugger
his world record collection Of So cir
cult drives in 1921. He took rest yes
terday, but in clouting his twelfth
homer Saturday he equaled his 1921
total for May II.
Ruth's string is twice that of his
nearest competitor. Bottomley, with
the st. Louis Cardinals. who has six
Williams OF the St. Louis Browns has
five, as has Fournier of Brooklyn.
The leaders:
American-Ruth. New York, 70;
Williams. st. Louis, 5: Meusel, New
York 4: Combs. New York, q: Gosin,
Washington, 4; Hauser, Philadel-
phia, 4.
Observation-Disclosures st. Louis. s.;
Fournier, Brooklyn. 5; Williams, Phila-
delphia, 4; Southworth. New York, d;
Wilson, Chicago. 4; Bell, st. Louis. a.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
TRIO OF CUP TENNIS
EVENTS IN PROGRESS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN. May 11.-Three
singles and one doubles match now
have gone to France in the European
zone Davis Cup tennis matches here.
Rain which halted the doubles play
after two sets had been completed
Saturday again interfered yesterday,
but not before France had gained two
conquests, the resumed doubles match
resulting in victory for Cochet and
Brugnon over Ulrich and HendricksOn
of Denmark. 4-6. 6-3, 4-6. 7-5,
60, and Cochet beating Peterson in
singles, 3-6. 6-2, 3-6, rs, Ga.
The scheduled match between La
coste of France and Ulrich was post
poned.
BARCELONA. Spain, May II P).--
Argentina and Hungary divided
honors in the second round singles
contests Of the Davis Cup matches,
European zone.
Kehrling. Hungary, defeated Hob.
son, Argentina. 6-3. 3-6, 60, 6-3.
and Obarrio. Argentina, won from
Takat, Hungary. 60. "a, Go.
ROME, May II OP.-Holland won
its first singles victory in the Davis
Cup, European zone. tennis play when
Thinner downed Servinto of Italy.
"a, 60. "a. De Morpurgho of
Italy defeated Van Lennep, 6-3, 6-3,
"a.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
PRAYERS ARE OFFERED
FOR FIGHTER TO WIN

SCRANTON. Pa, May II P).-
Prayers are being offered by Greek
Catholic and Slavish churches in the
anthracite region that Pete Latzo may
wrest the welterweight title from
Mickey Walker here Thursday night.
A number of congregations in this
city, Taylor, the home of Latzo, and
other parishes in the hard coal belt
yesterday set aside a brief period
from their regular services for this
purpose.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
AMERICAN GOLFERS
BEAT BRITISH TEAM

RYE, England, May II LP).-The
members Of Americas Walker cup
golf team today won their two-day
play against the Oxford Cambridge
Society stars, six matches to four.
LONDON, May II R.-Twenty-
seven Americans are among the PIG
competitors entered for the British
amateur golf championship. to be
orable Company of Edinburg Golfers,
at Muirfield. Scotland, May 24-25.
Besides the Americans, amateurs
from Australia, New Zealand, Canada,
France, the Netherlands and Switzer-
land will strive for the British title.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
TRACKMEN ON WAY EAST,

BERKELEY. Calf, May IL CP.-
Fifteen members of the University of
California track and field team, accom-
panied by Coach Walter Christie, are
on their way East, where they will
compete twice this month. The Blue
and Gold squad will clash with Prince
ton in dual competition May %, going
from there to Cambridge. for the I.
C. A. A. A. A., meet, May 1929.
Evening star., 1926-05-17


Patricia Wolf, Betty Phillips, Vir-
ginia Cameron, Gertrude Chestnut,
Olive E,dmunds and Katherine Church
We're the other players to survive the
second round Miss Wolf defeated
Virginia Sturgis, 6-1, Is; Miss
Phillips eliminated Adele Siehler.
60, Go; Gertrude Chestnut scored
another straight set victory over Vir-
ginia Earnshaw, 6-3, g.: Miss Ed
monds took the measure of Gertrude
Yluch. 6-3, 6-1. and Katherine
Church received q default from Irene
Tippett.
In the third round. Patricia Wolf
will encounter Betty Phillips. Virginia
Cameron will oppose Gertrude Chest
nut and Olive Edmonds will meet
Katherine Church.
The winner of the WolfPhillips
match will play Margaret Wolfe in
the upper bracket semi-f1nal. The
lower bracket semi.final will bring to.
gether the winners of the other two
third.round matches scheduled above.
According to the committee, 1t is
expected the event will be completed
by Thursday. weather permitting. If
this is the case, the trophies will be
awarded the new champion and run
ner.up at the Athletic Association ban
quet, to be held at the Iron Gate Inn
Thursday night.
WOmen's Tennis League results for
the past week could not be reported
yesterday because three team leaders
had not submitted their reports to the
secretary. Leaders of Capitol, Colum-
bia and Wardman Park are expected
to send in their reports, so that the
standing Of the teoms may be brought
up to date.
Horseback riding has become very
popular sport at Central High School
among members of the fair sex. A
group of from 35 to so girls ride each
Saturday morning and often on Thurs.
day afternoons also. Charlotte Galpin
and Marguerite Holzbauer are the
physical directors who chaperon the
riders.
The favorite route taken by the
Centralites is along the Potomac Park
bridal path and around the point.
Only the experienced riders are per-
mitted to canter around the point,
however, as this portion Of the route
is considered too dangerous for be-
ginnerS.
Evening star., 1926-05-17

the shots through the green. too,
with most golfers, because of two
evils, stopping the clubhead an in
slant at the top of the back swing
would be the lesser. Most players
start down too quickly. The
clubhead must have time to turn
and start back with rhythm.
There is far less danger, ordinarily,
of taking too much time at the
turn. The common fault among
golfers is that they take too little.
Don't be afraid to lean to the side
of "too much time at the turn"
Chances are you will not damage
your game bit by doing so.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-05-17
CARROLL IS DEFEATED.

BUFFALO, n. Y, May IL R).-
Owen Carroll. former Holy Cross
pitcher has met defeat for the first
time this season, when Buffalo of the
International League defeated Toron-
to, Is to T. yesterday, CAROLS string
of seven straight contests was broken.
Carroll, who was sent to Toronto by
the Detroit Tigers this season, was
found for 19 hits including two
homerS.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
ind to G This Season Record Books Are Too Small for Johnson
BIG LEAGUE LEADERS.

BY the Associated Press.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Batting-Dugan. Yanks, Ala.
Runs-Ruth, Yanl1s. 36.
Hits-GOslin, Senators, 48.
Doubles-Burns, Indians. II.
Triples-Gehrig, YanlSs, 9.
Homers-Ruth, Yanks, IL.
Stolen bases-MeuseI, Yanks, 8.
Pitching-,Iohns0n, Senators and
PennOcl, Yanls, won, 6; lost, |.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting-Southw0rth Giants, ABS.
Runs--Heathcote. Cubs, rs.
Hits-IlOrnsby. Cardinals, AZ.
D0ubles--Frisch. Giants. is.
Triples-Critz, Reds. and Wright,
Pirates, 5.
Homers-BOttomIey, Cardinals, 6.
Stolen bases-Cuyler, Pirates. 8.
Pitchins-Meadows. Pirates, won 4;
lost none.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
HARTZ LEADS AUTOISTS.
y the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BY finishing second in the recent
speedway event at Charlotte, n. c..
Harry Hartz has supplanted Pete DE
Paolo as leader in championship
points. Hartz has amassed 1926
points, while De Paolo has 1,180
Other contenders are more than soc
points behind the leaders.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
BASE BALL SECRETS
Sol Metzger,

Big leaguers not only slide
back to first base on such a play
but they also use the hook slide.
as the player on the left in the
illustration is doing. This hook
applied to the outside of the base
puts them farthest away from the
first baseman and the play and
also exposes less of their body
to the baseman. He has less
chance of tagging them out when
they do this than when they slide
straight into the base, as is the
player on the right.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
WALTERS FINEST GAME III
MISSED, OLD TIMER SAYS
Thinks One-Hit Turn Greater Than No.Hit Affair,
But Ayers Star Performance Often Is Lost
i'm Shuffie-Even Experts Err.

SUPPOSE that Pop Wash
ngton fiat their backs Philadelphia" the
Timer \
guy sleep" said Pops
night September
needs and peaceful Another thing
beating because he been
getting pulling clipping April him
Red Megaw al-cvens the
tournament
We'll" insisted did did didn't we
Youb bowling experts earu
And Pops skipping rather
grabbed when he found that had tipped off Al
pnkled the towel he used drying
hands during h doubles
Evening star., 1926-05-17
NOT TO DROP BASE BALL.

CHICAGO, May II L4D.--Kenneth l..
Tug" Wilson. athletic director at
Northwestern University. denies re-
ports that the school expects to drop
base ball as a varsity sport. He said
that interest in base ball is steadily
growing at Northwestern. adding that
he expects this to be one of it's most
successful seasons.
Evening star., 1926-05-17

Il guess Al did feel like commit
ting murder" said the Kid. It's
funny. though, that the papers didn't
pay any more attention TO Megaws
total-one of the best ever made in
d tournament.
"Oh. fame passes up the one best
bet now and then" commented the
Old Timer. "A star performance
often gets lost in the shuttle"
That's right" agreed the Kid. "T
was reading last night that when
Wilbert Robinson socked out seven
swats in succession in a game in
Baltimore some years ago, not darn
paper mentioned it,
JohnsOn's Game Overlooked
II know one better than that"
said the Old Timer. II saw Walter
Johnson pitch the greatest game of
modern base ball against the White
Sox on May %. 1924. and the record
books have only a couple of lines
about it,
"Mebbe the publishers of the record
books think that Walter shouldn't
have more than so per cent of the
space: and he has that already. But
what was this game? / didn't know
Walter had ever landed a perfect
game"
"It wasn't perfect in the sense that
no man reached first base" explained
the Old Timer; 1T was merely in
class by itself as an all-round per
formance. Twenty eight men faced
him during the game. Hooper got
a base on balls in the first, but was
doubled. In the fourth the same guy
cracked out the only hit"
"Say, wouldn't that teach your
grandmother to knit" asked the Kid.
Hooper was the only man to reach
first in that no-hit game Walter pitch
ed against Boston-on an error by
Bucky. Hooper was with the Red
Sox then"
Yep" said the Old Timer. well,
Walter famed exactly IA of the 2S
men, Can YOU match that? He
holds the team. and q bunch Of great
hitters TOO to a single hit in nine in
nings and fans IA. If that isn't big
ger stuff than a no-hit game accident.
then I'm a croSs-eyed blaStoderm'
He started the game by tanning Mos
til and whitfield the same batter for
the last out in the ninth. Beginning
with kamm in the second. he famed
six in succession
Gets Paid for Mistakes.
"You certainly seem to have the
goods" conceded the Kid Usually
l don't rate your judgment very high.
but"
''You don't" exclaimed the Old
Timer, reaching into his pocket and
taking out a newspaper clipping.
then how about this dope of mine
last April on Megaw?"
I'm talking about judgment. not
guessing contests" said the Kid.
Guessing" cried the Old Timer.
Say. I had to take a correspondence
course in doping from Hughey Full
lerton to put that stuff across
Fullerton? Isn't he the guy that's
picked the Griffs to finish fifth this
year," asked the Kid.
"A mistake" said the Old Timer.
IAN unfortunate mistake. Hughey
Is little out of touch with base ball.
having devoted most of his time of
late years to the popular magazines.
He inadvertently used the wrong fig
ures on Washington. getting the data
for 1917 instead of 1926. If you will
look up the records. you will see that
the 1917 team did finish fifth HuGhey
still has Milan playing center for the
Griffs and George Mcbride at short.
"T see.' said the Kid. well, /
suppose mistakes will happen
Sure" agreed the Old Timer. "And
Hughey Fullerton has one big consola-
ton. he gets paid mighty well for his
mistakes"
Evening star., 1926-05-17
WOMEN In SPORT
by CORINVE FRAZIER

MARYLAND racket welder have reached the
their annual Spring and player
~ advanced the semnals result of play during the
week
Wolfe earned bracket when she
Corkn dual 90 36 63 Miss Wolfe
Evening star., 1926-05-17
HAKOAH TEAM BEATEN.

CHICAGO, May II CR.-The Ha-
koah soccer team of Vienna met the
first defeat of it's Middle West tour
here yesterday. the all-star team of
the major league winning. 3 to 2. The
Jewish players had taken a one-sided
match here last Sunday, 6 to /, and
q 4 to victory at st. Louis Saturday.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
REDS HOLDING SPOTLIGHT
FOR FIRST TIME In YEARS

er-the-war year the National League
ngs of the Cincinnati base ball per-
tile area the Yanks are coming, rain
: fire of the army of Miller Huggins.
here little was anticipated A game
the pugnacious Brooklyn forces, and
tering the ranks of d base ball army
season started-the Giants.
Four home runs, one each by
Blades, Rhem, Bell and Farrell. were
inserted into 13-to-2 victory for the
Cardinals over the Braves. Only six
safeties were garnered from the serv-
ice of Rhem.
Another slugging demonstration oc
CURED at Chicago. where the Cubs
downed Philadelphia, 10 to g. in a bat
tie which saw both Grover Alexander
and Ernie Maun driven from the
mound in the opening inning, each
team scoring five runs.
Detroit was taken to II innings to
defeat the Red Sox 6 to 5, in the only
American League contest of the day
The Bostonians won the hitting hon
ors, but fast fielding saved the victors
time and again.
All other scheduled contests bowed
to rain.
Evening star., 1926-05-17

Smith no doubt
observed this:
so to make
sure of giving
h / s p IL t t e T.
enough time he
adopted a cure
all by actually
stopping his
putter at the
e n d of h / S
back swing,
then letting
it swing for
forward. A lot
o f p lay g r S
could improve
their putting
by this method.
The idea could
ho % t,n.iod into
Evening star., 1926-05-17

to Boston on July Is and will jump
July 10 instead OF for four-game
date i'll the schedule permitting such
Administrative officials of the Ma
tionals did not call off yesterday s
game until 2:45. Is minutes before its
scheduled starting time. Up to that
time. telephone calls made by the
few who were able to reach the Ma
tons offices by wire-and those sue
ceeding in establishing wire connec-
ton were few in comparison with
those who tried TO do So--hrouSht the
response that a game would be played
if it was not raining at o'clock.
1t is unfortunate that the public
cannot get from other sources than
the two telephones at the Nationals
offices information of game postpone
ments in time to prevent unfruitful
trips from homes to Clark Griffith
Stadium. Hundreds of fans yeSter
day. after trying in vain to telephone
the Offices. f1ocked to the ball park,
only to find the no game sign on
the gate.
Nationals and Indians We're hoping
to resume their battling this after
noon without change in the pitching
program originally arranged for the
Sabbath enga cement. That called for
Evening star., 1926-05-17
RECORD FOR PAST WEEK
IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES

NEW YORK, May II R).--The past
week s ma jor league record of games
won and lost, runs, hits, errors and
opponents runs, including games of
yesterday, follow:
Evening star., 1926-05-17
1nSideGolf
-ByChester Horton

One of the peculiarities of the
golf swing is that the shorter the
shot the harder it is to wait for the
clubhead to swing. Macdonald
Evening star., 1926-05-17
TWO GOLF TOURNAMENTS
ARE BEING STAGED TODAY

scheduled Columbia
the Newcomers Club will
18-hoe handicap medal play tournament while Columbia
of will monthly