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Evening star., 1927-04-05

Links experts excluded by their for.
eign birth include Jock Hutchison.
Bob Macdonald, Harry Cooper. Mac.
donald Smith. Joe Kirkwood. Jim
Barnes, Tommy Armour, Cyril Walker
and the little wizard, Bobby Cruick
shank
The players were chosen bv a
unique method, based entirely on their
performances during the last three
years. This Information was cleaned
from statistics submitted by Melvin
A. Traylor, president of Chicago
bank, and a member of the executive
committee OF the United States Golf
Association.
The committee which selected the
American team, whose makeup was
announced by Alec Pirie, president Of
the Professional Golfers Association.
was composed OF George Sargent OF
Columbus, formerly president of the
professionals; Joe Mitchell of the
Montclair, n. j.. Golf Club and Stew.
art Gardner of Exmoor, Chicago.
The British team will be captained
by Abe Mitchell and win include
George Duncan, Ted Ray, Fred Rob
son, G. A. Whitcombe, Aubrey Boomer,
Archie Compton. George Gadd and
Arthur c. Havers.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

and Roche of Baltimore was played
off in the afternoon Betschler scoring
as to win. Barnett was Il and Roche
rs
Ralph Beach of Burning Tree, who
scored a Is, led the Washington pro
team to victory over Baltimore and
Virginia pros in The afternoon The
results follow:
Fred Mcleod, Columbia, and Bob Barnett
Chevy Chase. defeated &. r McMaster Roll
l,ng, Road, and Glenn Spencer Green Spring
Valley = MP
Ralph Beach. Burning Tree. and A 3.
1hofh Town and Country. defeated Alex
Taylor. Baltimore Suburban aud G. RI
betschler Maryland q. c., 5 and g.
Mel Shorey, East Potomac and y Bauna~
gan, Columbia. defeated Dave Thomson
" ashlngton. and Warner Mather Rodgers
Forge, > and 4
:, Jim Roche. Elkridge and Cunningham.
BURNING Tree. finished all even with W Fl
wood, Wsshington. and Al Treger Manor
Tony sylvester Congressional defeated
}. ". Platt. unattached 4 and 8
Roland r.. Mackenzie and GUY III.
Standifer, amateurs of Columbia, start
ing with handicap of four holes, de-
feated Leo Diegel and Bob MacDon-
aid, professionals, and 3, in a match
al Burning Tree yesterday. Diegel
had a score Of 10, Mackenzie and Mac.
Donald were "a and Standifer was 76.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
LEADING SWIM MERS
SEEK A. A. u. TITLES

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, April 5.-The four.dav
program Of the National 4. A. u.
swimming championships opens TO.
night with almost all the world rec.
ord holders entered in the 10 events.
Johnny Weismuller of Chicago.
world free style spring champion, viii
compete in the short distance races.
W&iter Laufer Of Cincinnati. back
stroke champion. expects to repeat in
his specially.
Pete Des Jardien Of Miami. Fla. the
diving champion is here for that
event. Helen Meany of New York
and Ethel Lackie of Chicako will give
exhibitions in diving and sprint races.
in which they hold the world titles. but
the championship events include only,
mems matches
Several Big Ten swimming stars are
among the 235 natators. Capt. Paul
Samson of Michigan. who led his squad
to victory in the Big Ten champion.
ships, is among the collegiate sprint
stars trying for Weismuller's title,
Evening star., 1927-04-05
V0IGT SHOOTS A 81
FOR COURSE MARK

PINEHURsT \, c.. April Oap).-
George Noiet Washington. yesterday
set a record of G. for the number 5
course at the Pinehprst Country club
in the first Is holes ot the
Qualifying round in the United North
and South amateur golf champion.
ship.
He was out in "a and in in SO.
William Fownes, jr.. of Pittsburgh.
turned in a card of 36-S7-73. for the
first days play. and George Dunlop.
jr. l6-year-old New Yorker. turned
in 39-74.
Phillips Fin1ay, New York. and Eu.
gene Homans. Englewood. y. j.. each
turned in a 37-3S-75.
Voight's feat is generally regarded
here as assuring him the medal round
leadership when he plays the last IS
holes over the championship course
today.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
YOUTH GETS SECOND
PLACE IN BOWLING
BY the Associated Press.

PEORIA, Ill. April 5.--Jimmy
Smith, winner Of the all-events title in
1920, when the last American Bowling
Congress meet was staged here. last
night obliged the largest crowd of
this years competition by totaling 634
pins in his three games with the
Schaefer's Recreations of ST. Louis
for flying start toward a place in the
all-events money. In 1920 Smiths
total was 1915 in gaining the title.
Three new leaders made their an
pearance in the two-man, singles and
all-events. An 1S-year-oId youth
Jimmy Norris, jumped into second
place in the all-eyents with series
of 646, $50 and $40 for an aggregate
count OF 1925
j, Charecki of Columbus, Ohio. went
into third place in the singles with a
700 score, and a Chicago pair, Luecker
and Bugenhagen, tailed 1884 to land
in eighth place in the doubles.
Bowlers from California. Florida.
New York and other distant points an.
pear in the five-man event tonight.
Evening star., 1927-04-05

clubhead down close to the turf as
far back as YOU can. Doing this,
YOU can see that if the swing could
be continued clear on ground it's path
would he an cllipse When the club
is swung forward the arms are kept
straight. but not rigid, and this en-.
ables the blade not only to take
cleanly but to impart an overspin to
it as the blade follows on after the
bail
If the BAH is to fall dead the back
swing differs in this way: AS you
swing back take the club both back
and up aud let the arms and wrists
work with the club. In figure ! with
the straight arms, you will note how
the blade is reached outward. In fig
ure YOU sec the difference where
the wrists are employed. The club
goes back and UP somewhat closer to
the body. When it is thrown forward
the blade hits down onto the ball and
literally squeezes it away. The divot
is taken few inches in front of
where the bali lay For this
squeeze" place the hands Just slight
Is ahead Of the ball in the address.
Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1927-04-05
LACK CHAMPIONSHIP AIR
THEY POSSESSED In 1926
World Title Holders Should Suffer Little Through
Loss of Hornsby, But Big Question Is How Far
Pitcher Alexander Can Go.

pitching with assurance Sherdel and
his laugu.d delivery are AS puzzling as
ever. and Ken should win his share
this year as he won them last season.
Team in Need of Pep.
The Cards need laughing gas to en-
hven them. and If that won't do, they
should get an almanac and Joke book
They shouldn't act subdued as though
the winning Of n penuant had bur.
faloed them.
There. by the way, is the very ami
NAL that this young team should re.
Semble They don't want to emulate
the Cardinal bird. They should be
rambunctious buffalo and Jump fences
or knock them down.
tCopvrrht 1897
Evening star., 1927-04-05
SIEGE GUN HAS CAPTURED
MOST OF TITLES IN RAIN
Jesse, When Only IA Years DID, Annexed His First
Championship Under Adverse Conditions.
No Bunkers i'm Air, He Asserted.

the qualifying round while rain poured
down. Later that year he went out
to St Louis and won the national
amateur crown.
on this occasion he beat the ela-
meuts again 1t rained releutlessiy
the day of what was for him the
crucial matCh-the semi finals. The
great Chick Evans was his opponent
apd Chick was defending the cham
pionship he had won at the Engineers
Club in 1920. But. playing a sudden
string Of brides and pars while
thunder rolled and imprqmptu brooks
trickled across the fairways, Jesse
won the thirteenth. fourteenth. ff-
teenth sixteenth and eighteenth holes
as if the day were perfect and took
the lead. never to be headed. The
next day. with the course still soft.
Evening star., 1927-04-05

he attributed to the kind of ball he
hits. lie not only smashes q long ball,
but a high one, with long carry. He
does not depend on roll for dinstance.
For" he very justly explains,
there are no bunkers in the air."
His First Championship.
1t is now II years since Jesse won
his first tournament. In the Summer
of 1910 he journeyed up to Man
chester, n. H., to take part in the
New Hampshire State amateur cham
pionship.
Little attention was paid to jesse
He was only a kid of IA, of whom moth
ing was known. But he succeeded in
qualifying and as the rounds pro-
gTessed the older players began study
ing him. The husky lad kept toppling
his opponents.
Rain fell throughout that tourna.
ment. But it didn't bother Jesse He
fought his way to the finals and after
q terrific struggle conquered Cliff Bas
on the first extra hole. 1t was q wet
and bedraggled championship that he
took home to Boston, but it was
championship. lie won it again in
1912, 1913, 1914 and 1917.
One Of Guilford's wet championships
was won in the Massachusetts State
open of 1919. That was notable. be.
cause the contestants included Walter
Hagen, Mike Brady, Tommy Nc
Nafnara, Tommy Kerrigan. the late
Louis Teller. Burt Nicoll, John Cowan
and a number Of other star profes-
sionals.
Guilford, then only %. won with a
score of 800, but rain fell for the en-
tire 70 holes. On the first round, also,
his second shot on the seventeenth
hole was lost in thick grass of the
edge Of the green, costing an un-
fortunate penalty.
Wins Title In Rain.
In the 1921 Massachusetts amateur.
at Woodland, Jesse won the medal in
Evening star., 1927-04-05
HAGEN'S FIRST WIN
RECALLED BY INJURY
BY the Associated Press.

AF t0S ASS0ClateQ PRESS.
CHICAGO. April 5.-Retirement OF
Walter Hagen from golf play tenn
porarily after his defeat at White
sulphur Springs by Gene Sarazen, on
account of an injury TO his foot. to
day recalled the winning Of his first
national open golf championship In
1914, when Chick Evans sprained his
ankle on the eve Of the tournament
The title was competed for at Mid
lothian Country Club. Chicago. and
Hagen, who was then a young pro-
tessional at Rochester. y. Y. was not
looked on as a promising winner
when the tourney started. Evans
played handball the night before the
first round, and twisted his ankle. so
that he limped all week, but with
gradual recovery and ever better golf
TO the last few holes.
Hagen played we'll ia the qualifying
rounds. while Chick barely got in on
account Of his sprained joint. Then
Hagen scored the 70 holes of cham
pionship play i'm 200. equallng the
record of the event. set by George
Sargent in 1909. lie did not get any
alarming competition from any one.
except Evans, who kept reducing his
score each round until he was better
than Hagen at the end of 81 holes.
The Chicago amateur was going So
fast that it seemed sure that he
would outstrip Hagen, who then had
finished but Chicks ankle failed him
on the next two holes. so that when
he. reached the final tee, he faced the
task Of scoring 2 on the 27O-yard
hole to tie the leader.
Bracing his lame ankle, Evans
smashed drive straight for the flag.
and the ball stopped only 80 feet
short Of its goal. But Hagen and
Chicks ankle won when the long mutt
stopped inches short Of the Gun.
Two years later Evans not only set
still-eXtant record of 286 for the ma.
tional open. but also won the anna
teur title the same year, another un-
beaten record.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. April o.
The St. Louis Cardinals, 1926
base bail champions, have been
~ seem to good advantage and Il
bad in their Florida training
season. They can keep any one guess
ing
The Cardinals trained at Avon Park
and then at Tampa, their folloW'up
camp.
Last year in their Texas training
camp the Cardinals had q champion
ship atmosphere about them all of the
time-which the State Of Texas prob
ably viii attribute to the climate.
They haven't got it t'lis year all of
the time, and the truth may as well
he spilled now as later. II may he
qualified by adding that the Cardinals
have il within them to get it. No
team has more possibilities.
How Far Can Alex Go?
The big question is. how far can
Grover Alexander go? He has pitched
well TO date and he must pitch re.
markably we'll until the end of the
schedule, The splendid successes he
had in the 1926 world series will not
carry far into the 1927 season.
1t is doubtful if the Hornsby- -Frisch
trade between New York and St Louis
greatly affected the chances of the
Cardinals from many standpoints.
Frank Frisch can do things around
second base that Rogers Hornsby can
not do. but he cannot bat as Hornsby
can bat If the former manager of the
Cards is at his hest. There never has
been any argument in regard to that
Batters like Hornsby come only in
base ball decades.
Tf better fielding can add to the de-
fensive power of the Cardinals they
have gained. If better batting can
help to score runs for the Giants,
they. too, have gained. Both OF them
needed that which they sought.
keystone Pair Fast.
The pair around second base for
ST. Louis, Thevenow at short and
Frisch at second, have it in them to
be one of the fastest of all braces Of
inf1elders. Not even Harris and Peck
inpaugh had more surface skill than
these two. When it came to demon
stration Harris and Peck dug below
the surface. They found pay ore and
others followed
The Cards have admirable outheld.
srs Douthit is one of the most prom
Using outfielders in recent base BAH
history, and Hafey seems 10 have
quite forgotten that he was unjustly
censured by Hornsby in the world
series--that was in the game in ST.
Louis in which Babe Ruth batted
three home runs. Rogers himself had
chances that afternoon which might
have been improved upon.
The pitchers seem to be in fine con-
dition. It is the general opinion that
Herman Bell viii be a better pitcher
than he was last year. Reinhart ap-
pears to have recovered completely
from the bases on balls that he gave
in the world series and today is more
like the young man who began life
in the major leagues with more prom
Use than there is peel on an orange
Haines looks good. Alexander is
Evening star., 1927-04-05
SECTION D B0WLERS
TAKE LEAGUE TITLE

Section w won the flag in the Con.
solidated Returns Bowling League by
five games over the second-place Sec.
tion r combination, the official final
averages, announced today. show Sec.
ton G was third. trio of Tits in the
wake of Section t.
While his team, Technical Review
finished sixth among the eight quints.
r. Lewis Of that combination had the
highest individual average of the
league at 1920. Gerard Of Section
f was second at I06-22
League statistics follow:
Evening star., 1927-04-05
TEAM OF "HOME-BREDS"
WILL PLAY BRITISH PROS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
~ HICAGO, April 5.-A "home.
bred" golf team viii represent
this country against British
~ professionals in the second
renewal of the Ryder Cup
matches at Worcester. Mass, June 10
and IL.
The committee that selected the
American stars. who viii be captained
by Walter Hagen. was of the opinion
that the team should be composed en-
tirely OF professionals born and reared
in the United States.
This qualification, while eliminat.
ing number of prominent American
golf shooters, permitted the inclusion
Of such names as Leo Diegel, Johnny
Farrell, Johnny Golden, Bill Aehlhorn,
Gene Sarazen, Joe Turnesa and AL
Watrous.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
AL0NS0 SCORES OVER
TILDEN In FIVE SETS

Holding an even pace throughout
the FIVE sets, Emanuel Alfonso, ace OF
Spanish netman, took the measure OF
William T. Tilden. ID, Americas rank.
ing player, last night on the Arcadia
indoor court in a spectacular exhibition
match. The score was IS. Cd
7-9. 60, 6-3.
AS is always the case when Big Bill
takes the court, there were times
when he seemed unbeatable, when II
appeared that he was merely nlavinp
with his opponent, and could at any
time assume the upper hand and carry
off the honors.
one OF these times came in The
third set. With Alfonso leading a+
%. and pressing the champion for
MS service, Tilden nonchallantlv shot
across three or his famous cannon
balls, scoring three aces in a row
Tllden after holding 2 10 lead
let down deliberately in the follrtb
set and was unable to regain his
stride in the fifth.
In the doubles. which foIIo,,,aa
Tilden paired with Ennet pare
Georgetown star, defeated Alfonso nd
rom Mangan, ranking District star
IN straight sets, 6--3, 6-3.
Alonso's attempts to cover the en-.
tire back court on the defense was ono
OF the chief factors in his teams
defeat.
Argentina is now producing nolo
ponies said to be Sunerioi, ia fbaSa L,.os
Evening star., 1927-04-05

More than $50 members Of the Fed
eral Bowling League. and guests are
expected tonight at a banquet at Har.
Vey's to mark the formal close of the
circuits season
Prizes will be awarded and a fine
entertainment program presented. A.
f. Koch, president, will preside.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
onas Subded Bunch Cuord King Of Wet Weather Golfers

1t should be noted that Guilford's
strength is not altogether in his long
shots. He is a very fine putter. MANY
rank him as equal to Bobby Jones i'm
this respect. with only ouimet regard.
cd as his superior.
Many men who have just started to
play golf have a hard time doing
their puts on a damp. soggy green.
They would do we'll TO emulate Gull.
ford. Use a midiron, or mashle iron.
as the case may be. and elevate the
ball bit at the start Of the putt. The
water on the grass sucks the bah
right down when a putter is used.
Next: The best all-rOund wood plsver
among the amateurs)
lC1pyrlEht. 1927
Evening star., 1927-04-05
GERMANY PICKS NETMEN
FOR DAVIS CUP MATCH

BERLIN, April s GE'1.-The German
Lawn Tennis Association has selected
its players for the second round OF the
Davis Cup competition They are
WHY Hannenann, Heinrich Klein.
schroth and III. Moldenhauer.
Germany, which has a. bve in the
first round, win play Portugal. at Lis
bon, in the second stage.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
SHORTEST MISSED PUTT.

Joe Turnesa is the holder of the
world record for the shortest missed
putt established in the annual am
ateur pro tournament at Pinehurst in
November, which, by actual measure
ment, was quarter Of an inch away
from the hole.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
BY BUNKER.

~ OBBY JONES is a great player in
- all sorts of conditions, but, by
a slight margin, a. poll of
IL amateurs shows that Jesse
Guilford is rated king of them
all when it comes 10 playing golf In
rainy weather, over wet, soggy
course.
1t is a fact that q very large pro.
portion Of the championships that
have come to the Boston Siege Gun
were won under most unpropitious
weather conditions.
Guilford's success on mushy courses
is partly due to his temperament.
once you've gotten soaked, you
can't get any Wetter." he says, so
why let your game he affected"
In greater degree, his success is to
Evening star., 1927-04-05

~ GOD approaching requires the
Use. at different times and for
different conditions. of one of
O% two approaching swings. De
pending on the kind of Ball
YOU want at the green--that III.
whether it is to stop quickly or take
a run after it hits-you use either a
wrist swing or straightarm swing.
The straightarm swing imparts run
to the ball The wrist swing is good
to make the ball stop quickly
Another phase Of approaching that
is of Importance is this: The flight Of
the ball is not governed in the least
by the force or strength of the swing.
but wholly by the club used. The
swing is always the same-easv at
the start rhythmic. fast through the
ball and with distinct throw of the
clubhead into the ball. The distance
the ball can take is governed by the
distance back you take the club
whether half swing, three quarters or
fun
If YOU want the ball to hit and roll
across the green, then in the back
swing make the arms stretch out
away from the body and keep the
Evening star., 1927-04-05

ne walloped Bob Gardner, Z and 6,
and annexed the title.
In 1922, at Woodland. Guilfori
again gave a wonderful wet weather
performance. This was in the quail
Tying rounds.
HAT Blamed Dry Green!
The first qualifying day was bright
and sunshiny. Jesse turned i'm a ~.
The next day rain fell in torrents.
Boats were almost necessary on the
first and eighteenth holes Jesse estab-
lished a course record, shooting 20.
But what a day. when I finished. %
says Guilford, my sweater was al
most down to my ankles"
There was only one comparatively
dry spot on the course. That was the
third green, side-hin affair with q
pronounced slope. II drained readily
and remained fast. putting the binger
on the submarine artist. Jesse used
four puts there, or he would have
had a 6S.
Incidentally his record stood until
this year. when he lowered it to 69.
Last Fail when the annual gold
mashie tournament was played at r.
Suffern TaiIer's private course. at
Newport, there was a steady drizzle
OF rain
Roland Mackenzie of Washington
finished the 70 holes with medal Of
295. Guilford was still out and the
way he was going up to the sine he
reached the fourteenth tee it looked
as though Mackenzie had the tourna-
ment won.
GuiIfOrd Again to Fore.
it would have been a splendid vic
tory for the Washington youth. for a
half-dozen national and former ma
tional champions were competing. But
on the last FIVE holes Guilford broke
loose. He played these holes in four
under par and finished with 293. Once
more he was proving his right to the
title Of king of wet-weather players.
Evening star., 1927-04-05

Although only % years old now.
Waite Hoyt, the Yankee pitcher. has
had nearly dozen years experience
in professional base ball.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
OLD DOMINION T0SSERS
ARE AWARDED TROPHIES

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 5.-Old
Dominion Boat Club basket bali team
was guest at banquet last night at
the George Mason Hotel and trophies
were awarded the team
J. Earle Ross, president of the club.
officiated as POSTMASTER, While Carl
Dreifus, coach Of the team, and Off
cials Of the club delivered short talks.
Those who received trophies are:
Carl DreiEus. coach: Jack Howard.
manager; Jimmy Spence. assistant
manager: Andrew Clarke, Malcolm
Moore, Allan Roberts. Jack Alien,
Fl. ii. Jones, Dallas Wiley and Lee
Lyons.
Episcopal High viii meet Western
High of Washington. in two sports
this week. Tomorrow the track team
win compete Ia dual meet with the
Washington schoolboys, while on Sat.
urday the Western nine is to face the
Maroon ana Black, Both contests are
scheduled to take place at $40 on
HOXtOn Field
Evening star., 1927-04-05

Argentina is now producing polo
ponies said to be superior to those bred
IN any other country.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
Wins Title IN Rs

In the 1921 Massachusetts amateur,
at Woodland, Jesse won the medal in
Evening star., 1927-04-05

CopYright. lA2Tl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

There are beautiful plain
rayons, in all colors, a COM
plete line of shades, splen-
did for making slips. At the
same price are novelty
checks, plaids and stripes,
in a wonderful variety.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
BARRIERS Local 900
to Vote Tuesday;
Progressives Act

Progressive BARRIERS of Local 900.
have announced their active mobiliza-
ton of the progressive forces in the
union for the election of their own
ticket Tuesday. In a circular distrib-
uted among the members of the union
attention is directed to the evils ex-
listing in the trade.
The leaflet points out that the mas
ter BARRIERS of the East Side are cut
ting the wages of the journeymen.
Progressive proposals include an
intensive organization campaign, es-
pecially among Spanish BARRIERS, the
beauty parlors and the Greenwich
Village section; centralized joint
board with proportional representa-
ton; unemployment insurance.; semi
monthly membership meetings and an
attempt to improve wages and con-
ditions in the industry.
The circular ends with a call to
"vote for the progressives and defeat
the inefficient bureaucracy" The
candidates of the progressives are M.
Truncale, for president-organizer; AL
Rudman, vice president; V. A. Brus-
ola, Rec. secretary; D. Ruggeri,
guide; J. Magliacano, organizer, and
P. Graditi, organizer.