Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-02

took part in the qualifying round for
the Old Orchard Country Club cham
pionship staged at the local links
Saturday afternoon. under the direc-
ton of Alex Chishlm, professional
instructor at Old Orchard Country
Club course.
Salem, Mass, July 31.-(P)-Two
New England swimming records
were shattered here this afternoon
in the New England A. A. l. meet.
Dalies Frantz OF the Boston Swim
ming Association won the mems
Junior 100 yard dash IN 65 3-5 sec
onds and Miss Katherine Mearls of
Boston crossed the line in the Wo-
.. mems senior 220 yard breast stroke
championship in three minutes 90 40
seconds.
Guilford. July S1.-Guilford won
from Brownville to 0 in a well play
ed game HoIbrook pinch hitting in
the ninth inning drove in the winning
run.
Nyatt. r. l., July Sit was youth
versus experience in the final match
of So holes today at the Rhode Island
Country Club for the New England
amateur golf championship. And
youth in the person of Edwin S. Stlmp-
son. Brae-Burn, 90 years old, was de-
feated by the veteran, Frank c. New
ton. The Country Club. at least 80
years his Senior, at the third extra, or
39th hole, Newton played his second
shot to this hole, $50 yards, par 4, to
within IS inches of the pin, and
scored a birdie 8.
Plymouth, Mass, July St.-The
three-day golf tournament of the Ply
mouth Country Club played in con-
junction with the Scituate Country
Club in the state open series, closed
tonight. The best net was scored by
W. B. Snow of Duxbury, while for the
best gross there was a tie between
w. w. Munsell of Oakley and E. STRAIT
ton of BraeBurn.
Denver, July 31.-(P-A copy of
what purports to be an agreement by
Jack Dempsey to the transfer of his
contract with Floyd Fitzsimmons to
fight Harry Wills to the Chicago Coli
scum Club was attached to the applica-
ton of B. c. Clements for temporary
injunction seeking to prevent Demp-
sey fighting anyone until he has full
filled his contract, given Fitzsimmons.
The application was filed in federal
court here late yesterday. The agree
ment provides that the, club has until
Aug. 5. 1926, to pay the champion
100000.
FindIay. O., July 31.-Favorites lost
four out of five events on the closing
days card of the Short Ship harness
meeting here this afternoon. Truax,
Vic Fleming driving, was the only first
choice horse which won, capturing the
212 trot in straight heats. Royal
Forbes, listed as a 90 to shot in the
91S 3-year-old trot, took first place.
Melrea was the favorite.
Gloucester, July 31.-A telegram re-
ceived from H. r. Silver of Halifax,
\. S., of the international fishermen's
race committee, stating that the COM
mittee met yesterday and decided to
hold a Nova Scotia fshermen's elimina-
ton race, with the object of the win
ner entering the international race,
was not unexpected here. There is no
doubt here but that the race will be
sailed off this port about the middle
of October
Philadelphia, July 31.-(P)-The Illi-
nois A. C.'s crack quartet of furlong
swimmers shattered the American
long course record in winning the $50
yard relay event in the National A, A.
u. swimming championships today.
The tricolor swimmers were timed in
ON. As SIS, IS As seconds faster than
the old mark made by the Illinois A.
c. team in 1923. The Brooklyn Gen.
trail Y. NJ. c. a. team was the only
other starter.
Saratoga Springs, n. Y, July ST.
[P)-Scapa Flow, worthy son of Man
O'War, triumphed over fast field of
eight other two-year-olds today in car
rying the silks of the 7. NJ. Jefford's
stable to victory in the historic United
States Hotel stakes.
Portland, Aug. Low gross and
net scores were turned in by W. B.
Keppie in the Willowdale handicap
sweepstakes yesterday. His card was
81 for the Is holes and an Is stroke
handicap gave him net of SO. D.
Fairweather, with a 12-strol1e handi-
cap, shot an 50 for second low gross
but his net of II landed him in fifth