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u. s. is In GREAT DANGER
OF GIVING UP DAVIS CUP

from a debacBa by beating both Wild
ing and Brookes in the singles. Thu
challenge round ended: Australia 3
United States ..
Australia that season sent over ona
of the greatest invading teams ever u
compete for the cup. Wilding ane
BroOkes We're two of the outstanding
players in tennis annals. As pail
they virtually were invincible
That was the last time the tive
Australians ever played together
| Rumblings of the war were heiDs
| heard at the time. Upon their return
| to their native land Wilding and
| BrOOkes both entered the service
| Wilding was killed soon after reach
| ing the front Brookes came through
unscathed Several years ago he es.
sayed a comeback, but the once great
racqueter was only a shell Of his old
self.
| That 1914 reverse was the last ar
| American entry met in Davis CuE
competition. Six years later Tilden ant
! Johnston won back the coveted trophy
| beating Australia 5 to 0. America hat
since retained the laurels. defeating
Australia. Japan and France during
the intervening six seasons.
! Last year the French stars. Lacoste
Borotra. Brugnon and Cochet, ex
tie. .ded the Americans, but won only
| one of the five matches. This season
the French menace again looms. In
fact the American team seems certain
| to encounter its severe3t test since
| Wilding and Brookes crashed through
to victory 13 years ago.
With its two veterans. Tiden and
Johnston. admittedly past their prime
and Richards no longer eligible. the
| United States has anything but rosy
prospect of maintaining it's long inter.
national supremacy.
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ZONES HAS "ALLlES'
IN GOLF TITLE HUNT

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, August 10.--W men
Bobby Jones swings across the lenStn'
ened' severely trapped Minlkhada
course. at Minneapolis, in his quest 10
regain the citadel of amateur goir
wrested from him last year by George
Won Elm, there will be q verltaDie
school young Southern golfers IN
his footsteps. ,,o4
Southern fandom can predlct
nothing but a Southern successor for
Won Elm, and while Jones will play
the role so far as their guess IS con
cerned, they will keep weather eye
on the progress of the youngsters:
Watts Gum, ranked fifth IN the
new national amateur standing pro
mitigation. is the second choice OF the
Southerners, but there is Fred Lain
precht, the former Tulane golfer;
Harry Hhle, the new Southern
champion: Gene Cook, former Georgia
State title holder; Bobby Baugh, Biz
mingham, and Glenn Crisman OF
Selma, Ala, all of whom plan to play.
1t will be the first pilgrimage Tor
Baugh, Crisman and Ehle. Harold
Galloway of La Grange, Ga, who
once stood 30th in the national open,
also will be there.
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his right foot than for his ordinary
iron. Thus he gets the ball more
on the downswing, as illustrated at
the top of the drawing.
In addition, Bob moves his hips
a bit more forward on a low iron,
so that the weight Is more on the
left leg at contact, That insures that
the blow be more of downward
one. To the beginner this might
mean that the ball would be
pounded into the turf. But if he
will note the face of an iron he
will see that it slopes slightly back
ward from the line of the shaft.
Thus, in order to hit the ball low
that is, to make the face have con.
tact with the ball so that the ball
is driven low and forward instead
Of upward and orward-contact is
made before the face of the club
reaches the bottom of its arc.
Hence in the sketch showing Mac
Donald's making contact the hands
are ahead of the club head. Neces-
sarily a bit Of turf is taken after
ward.
downright 1907
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GRANGE TO TOTE ICE
TO GET INTO SHAPE

BY the Associated Press.
Red Grange goes back to his old
ice-toting job at Wheaton. ILL.,,
this month to fit himself for another
season on the professional gridiron.
Since this will be the salloping
ghosts fourth year at the job, his
mentor. G. c. Pyle, points out he will
he entitled to his diploma in the ice
wagon school
From his more lucrative ball-toting
efforts and motion picture work. as
well as from hy-products that bear his
name-eVerYthing from candy TO dolls
Grange has earned we'll over $500
000 for himself and Pyle in less than
two years. He received $500 900 for
signing his first screen contract and
has just finished work on his second
film venture.
This Fall will be his third season on
the pro" gridiron since he hung up
his famous IT. Jersey at Illinois.
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KING AND PORTER WIN
IN TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Two local net stars advanced in the
opening matches for the Western
Maryland net championships inaugu
rated yesterday at Mountain Lake
Park, Md.
Gwynn King, one of the ranking
local stars. who now holds the West.
ern Maryland title, had little difficulty
in disposing of his first opponent, /.
n. Fooks, Go, 6--1.
Charles Porter. paired with King ir
the doubles. eliminated Chesley Of
Mountain Lake Park, 60. 6-L
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By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
rs Americas Davis cup team of this
year facing the fate which befell
Uncle Sans representatives back
L in 1914?
After scanning the present ten
mis- horizon it wouldn't be at all sur
prising were the famous trophy to so
to a European invading force, just as
it did 10 years ago.
In 1914. it will be recalled, Australia.
led by the famous Anthony Wilding
and Norman Brookes, swept the
United States FASTENERS aside in one
of the most thrilling and holly con
tested tussles in the history of the
famous classic.
That year Wilding whipped Dick
Williams. and so did BrOokes. Wilding
and Brookes also defeated America s
sensational duo, Tom Bundy and
Maurice Mclaughlin, in the doubles
Mclaughlin, then famed as the
California Comet" saved America
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Accompanied by Allan Moser, his
18-year-old Hollywood protege, Won
Elm was out to improve upon the
superb 49, a single stroke over par.
in which he turned the links in his
first practice session Tuesday.
Won Elm sounded a word of warn
ing for the seekers after his crown.
He was of the opinion that the
Minikahda course will prove a severe
test for the most skilled golfers, with
the least deviation from long, true
tee shots causing trouble.
Won Elm will get in another re-
hearsa1 Thursday and then with his
protege will move on to Detroit for
a tournament, returning to Mime
apolis before the start of the national
amateur Monday
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STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

Sons Co, scored an ace on the 92-yard
fifth hole on course A at Rock Creek
Park yesterday, holing his nibick
shot from the tee. He was playing
with Frank Il. Murphy and Sam Gut
tenplane.
Tommy Armour. holder of both
American and Canadian golf titles
took one of his first beatingS since
he won the American championship,
in an exhibition match at Bristol
Conn, yesterday. Paired with Arthur
Reid of Pennington, he was downed
by Jack Stait of Hartford and Herbert
Lagerblade of Bristol. Tommy is
transforming in the North and prob
ably will not be at the Congressional
Country Club very much during the
Summer.
Counsel for George j. VOigt, the Dis
trict golf champion, intend to do
nothing further toward securing for
the player the right to defend his
District title in the tourney to be
played in the Fall at the Indian
Spring Golf club. +. G. Alvord, who
handled Voigt's case before the United
States Golf Association, said nothing
further would be done to induce the
District of Columbia Association to
change it's mind regarding Voigt's eli
gibility to play in the local champion
ship.
Voigt, who is at Bar Harbor, will
go to Minneapolis early next week
to practice for the amateur champion
ship, in which he is an entrant. The
championship starts August %.
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5-gallon container. 1t started Its
travels between the two schools In
1908. On it are listed all the scores
between Minnesota and Michigan
foot ball teams since that time.
"Illi-Buck" Is the name given
the foot ball prize which for sew
eral years has gone to Illinois
or Ohio State as victory perched
on either side. At first, the trophy
was a beady eyed live turtle. but
it's care became burdensome, and
when it died wooden effigy was
substituted.
Purdue and Indiana contest for
the old oaken bucket, which was
hung up in 1925, with George AIDE
taking part in the facetious cere-
mony. Links of 81" or "P" are
added to the bucket each year.
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Bob Macdonald
Likes Low Iron
BY SOL METZGER.

Watching Big Bob Macdonald at
Inwood and again at Oakmont In
the recent open. | was attracted by
his low irons. Bob uses such q shot
to get distance, goodly carry and
plenty of run. He says that the
main difference in the low Iron and
the usual iron shot which depends
on carry to great extent is in
the matter of where you play the
ball from and the body action. For
a low shot with this club he stands
with the ball an inch or 50 nearer
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club at a meeting of the club
membership called for the night of
August 10 at the club, located on the
Norbeck pike. The program includes
the following improvements:
Construction of seven new greens on
the inside" nine of the present
course.
Construction of an additional full
length. nine-hole course west of the
clubhouse.
Enlargement of the dining room.
ballroom and kitchen, and construc-
ton of new locker rooms and shower
rooms for members of both sexes.
Repairing, refurnishing and ade-
quate equipment of the entire house,
The project for construction of an
additional nine west of the clubhouse
is not entirely new, as some prelim-
mary work has been done toward
cutting holes through the woods.
When the new nine is completed it
will be the second nine of the regular
course, while the inside nine will be
reserved for women players.
President Brooks has asked that
every member of the Manor Club at
tend the meeting on August 10 so the
project may have the whole hearted
support of all.
With 81 holes the club will have one
of the most extensive golf layouts
around Washington.
NJ. J. Kelly, employed by s. Kann
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BY the Associated Press.
~ HIO STATE UNIVERSITY
foot ball followers are not
coming a wise crack
~ when they talk about win
ming the wooden turtle
again this year.
Indiana University fans insist
the old oaken bucket must come
back 70 their school from the
trophy halls of Purdue.
At Michigan the cry is, Beat
Minnesota and keep the little
brown jug"
Traditional gridiron rivalries In
the Western Conference are given
a picturesque touch by the strug-
gle for the three odd trophies.
Oldest Of the three is the little
brown Jug" which in reality Is
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To these men the lure Of the sport,
the rich thud OF their horses feet. the
personal contact and the pursuit OF
the white. bounding ball are life and
youth. That, perhaps, is why youth
is being served, after all, when Cow
Gin and Alilburn. Sc years old, ride ont
on the field where boys have been
found too slow.
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SOLDIERS IN GOLF TEST.

ATLANTA, August 10 P).-Whethei
a soldier can shoot little white pei.
let known as a golf ball as we'll as he
can the cartridge, will be tested here
next month, when the 4th Corps Area
Army golf tournament will be held
over the Druid Hills course to deter
mine who will represent the area in
the Army championship tourney at
Rock Island ILL.,, in October.
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ARMOUR IN LOSING MATCH.

BRISTOL. Conn, August 10 (FD.-
Tommy Armour. American and Cana
dian open golf champion, paired with
Arthur Reid Pennington pro, was
defeated, and 8. in 81 best ball eXhibi-
ton foursome. by Jack Staff, Hartford
pro, and Herbert Lagerblade, Bristol
nrO
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Won ELM IS TESTING
CHAMPIONSHIP LINKS

BY the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, August 10.
Stealing a march on the challengers
who will seek to divest him of his
title at the national amateur golf
tournament here August %, George
Won Elm of Los Angeles, defending
champion, planned another round
over the Minikahda course, today to
size up carefully the lay of the land.
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WAR RACKETERS SCORE.

War Departments tennis team bet
tered it's position in Departmental
League yesterday by taking four OF
five matches from Patent Ofice-State
team. Summarizes:
studler and Thomas wv D. defeated
Cole and MonCure Up. 0. 81, st, p
Hedekin and Coronel Nv. D. defeated
Crews ard CCascle P o. 81 To, "a;
owsky and Gable Up. Q. s.. g., 6-4:
Leeth and Irvine (W. D. defeated Bryant
and Elder tP. o. s. defeated Scott ana
Fields Nv. d.. 6-3. O-6. 6-3.
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MONROE NINE IN GAME.
Fourth grade ball tossers of Mon
roe School routed the fifth grade nine
of the same school, II to 6.
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A \ ambitious improvement pro
" gram for both the golf course
~ and clubhouse will be laid be
4 4 fore members of the Manor
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IT. HERE is an old adage in sports
10 The effect that youth will
be served" 1t is brought forth
i as an explanation in every
The Washington times., 1927-04-28

Monday evening, at Confederate
Memorial Hall. 1922 Vermont Ave.
A program of music and recita-
lions has been arranged by Miss
Adelaide E. Borah This win be
followed by dancinn during which
refreshments will bskserved.
Members Of Camp Ill, United
Confederate Veterans. will be special
guests. Other confederate organiza.
tions and friends are invited.
Mrs. Walter e. Hutton, president
of the chapter. will preside at the
business meeting which viii pro-
coed the program.
4 II X
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald e. McCloud
and their daughter, Jane, have re.
turned to Washington after spend.
ing a few days at the Biltmore Club,
South River, Nd.
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MUSIC
lcontinued from Paae 81

CONTINUED from Page g.
Bisgyer, H. cherkawsh and Miss
Dora Minovich.
At the Carlton Hotel Tuesday
evening, a gala concert VIII be
given. the first in a series for the
World Welfare Conference to be
held hero May s-s. by the women's
Universal Alliance.
The Elena De sayn String Quar-.
tet ELENA De sayn. Lynch, Lu.
quer, Lydia Brewer and Ludwig
Manoly) will give an interesting
program, assisted by Emily Harold,
lyric soprano, and Robert Davidson,
baritone.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28

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The Washington times., 1927-04-28
MRS. SARGENT I'LL
AT VERMONT HOME

Attorney General Sargent was
called to Ludlow, VT, yesterday by
the sudden illness Of Mrs. Sargent.
! According to a message received
Mrs. Sargent's condition was not
believed to be serious.
The Secretary of the Interior, DR..
Work, arrived yesterday In San
Francisco from Hawaii and will re-
turn to Washington on Tuesday.
y
The Secretary Of Labor, James
J. Davis, who has been to Provi-
dence and Newport, r. l., where he
gave addresses, will be Joined In
New York today by Mrs. Davis.
They will return the end Of the
week.
Representative and Mrs. Carl r.
Chindblom celebrated their twentieth
wedding anniversary at dinner last
evening at their apartment in Fiji
tenth Street, when they had IL
guests. Mrs. Chindblom gave q
program of music after dinner.
\ y
Brig. Gen. John H. Russell, Ameri.
can High Commissioner In Haiti,
and Mrs. Russell are in Washing.
ton and are staying at the Pow
hatan Hotel.
MAJ. and Mrs. d. I. Sultan and
Maj. and Mrs. Francis b. Wildly
will be joint hosts at dinner this
evening at the Congressional Club,
entertaining as a farewell hos
pitality to Major and Mrs. Edward
Roth, who are leaving soon for
their new post in Panama.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Freling-
huysen Dumont will entertain a
small company at dinner this evening
at the Mayflower.
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty IN at
the Lorraine in New York.
Princess Boncompagni, formerly
Miss Margaret Draper, viii sail to.
morrow on the Homeric for Europe.
Lady Lister Kaye, who had been
spending some time in Washington,
will also sail tomorrow on the
Homeric.
Mrs. Merle L. Robinson, who has
been the guest Of Mrs. Charles r.
Hardy 2c~ the last few days at her
apartment at the Knowiton, left
today for her home in Schenectady,
N. Y.
Mrs. Robinson was entertained
extensively during her visit.
Lionel Edwards, of Calcutta, India,
is spending some time at the Carlton
Hotel.
Miss Grace r. Osgood, member Of
the League of American PEN
Women, Women's City Club, and
the National Woman's Party, Will
be hostess at the tea Sunday after.
noon. from 4 to 8 o'clock, at 1909
H ST. Receiving with Miss~ Osgood
viii be Mrs. William Wolf Smith,
Mrs. Emile Berliner, Mrs. James
Garfield Riley, Miss Jessie Dell, Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley, Mrs. Nannette
B. Paul, Judge Mary O'Toole, Miss
Laura Berrien, Mrs. Ellis Logan,
Mrs. Anna Hendley, and Mrs. wy.
mond Bradbury.
The Manor Club will open Satur-
day evening with q dinner to be
followed by musicale and dance,
The feature of the music program
will be Mary Knox Fitz and Geneva
Fitz, who have arranged a program
OF Southern songs for piano &C.
compartment and numbers for two
pianos. The dinner will be preceded
by a golf tournament for the men.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
Kidney Trouble Caused Bad BaCkache
Now, After Relief, Man Feels Spry
Mr.. c. L. Lewis, Washington, D. c. Pays Great Tribute
to Reconstructive Powers of Todd's Tonic, Which Is
Made of Finest California Wine

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The Washington times., 1927-04-28
LUNCHEON PLANNED
FOR GOLD STAR MEMORIAL

EUR GUILD STAR MEMORIAL
Mrs. Minnegerode Andrews and
Mrs. John c. Boyd have sent out
invitationE for q ''gold STAR lunch
con to be given at the Mayflower
Saturday. May 21, at / o'clock, for
the benefit of q non-denominational
memorial chapel at Plattsburg, New
York, the first United State train.
ing camp of the World War. Gen.
Leonard Wood viii break ground
on Decoration Day. This Is the
only occasion when the people of
Washington will be asked to sup
port this movement. Tickets as
well as whole tables are being sold
and the speakers will be announced
at later date.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. A. w.
Brewster have taken an apartment
at the Wardman Park Hotel for
the coming month. They have just
returned from trip through the
south after a trip abroad.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
Mellow
and ''dry"'
like a rare
old
wine

The minute you break the golden seal of
the aristocratic bottle and pour a bit of
canada Dry" slowly down the side of
thin-edge glass, as connoisseur would
pour glass of fine old wine, you will know
that here, at last, is real ginger ale.
Hold it to the light See how clear it is!
How it CLEANS and sparklesI The abound
ing life and vitality of it. The champagne
like "dryness" and color.
And then-taste it, Here is revelation
In ginger ale quality delicate, alluring
flavor that intrigues your tastc-a flavor
unlike that Of any other ginger ale you
have ever tastedl
Try it soon. In purity-in quality-in
flavor it is indeed -"The Champagne of
Ginger AIss.%
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
r. e. LEE CHAPTER
PLANS ENTERTAINMENT

Robert E. Lee Chapter. United
Daughters Of the confederacy. vii;
give an entertainment ana dance
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
DINNER AT EMBASSY
LAST NIGHT

The Italian Ambassador and
Nine. de MARITIME entertained at
dinner last evening at the embassy
when their guests were the Argen.
tine Ambassador and Nine. Pueyrre-
don, the Chilean Ambassador, Senior
Cruchaga; the Spanish Ambassador
and Nine. Padilla, Nine. Simo-
poulos, wife of the Greek Minister;
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mrs.
Alvin T. Hert, vice chairman Of
the Republican National Commit
tee; Mrs. Truxton Beale, Signor ana
Signora Catalani, Roger Cortesi and
Gen. Augusta Villa, military at
tache Of the Italian Embassy.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
PAN AMERICAN
TO BE SCENE
OF FETES
lcontLnued from Paee Sd

ence for the group Of delegates and
a large company Of guests from Of.
fetal and resident society.
Dinner In Patio
Secretary and Mrs. Kellogg are
having their dinner tonight in the
patio. with the flower decked table
arranged in circular form around
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney's charm
ing Aztec fountain. There will be
81 guests, asked to meet the Bel
gian Ambassador and Baroness de
Cartier.
It is the custom Of Secretary
and Mrs. Kellogg to give such q
dinner each year for a large COM
pany of. their friends whom they
have not previously entertained in
small groups In their own home.
Earlier in the year they had ar
ranged a dinner for the Belgian
Ambassador and Baroness de Car.
tier, but had been obliged to
cancel 1t because Of the period Of
court mourning at the embassy.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-17
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