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Evening star., 1927-05-30

YNDER the direction of Bill
White. chairman of the greens
committee, the course at the
~ Beaver Dam Country Club.
near Landover, Md, has been
greatly improved and now is in good
shape, For a time three temporary
greens were being used. but No. 2
was opened about 10 days ago and
Nos. 5 and were to be played on to.
day, the first time this season. The
fairways, too, are in better shape than
ever before. and White Justly is get.
ting much praise from his fellow club
members.
Although there will he no club in.
vitation golf tourney this week to keep
golf writers on the hop. another big
event, with a field to equal that of
many of the annual invitation affairs,
will be played at the Manor Club
Thursday and Friday
More than 10 golfers, making up
nearly so four-men teams, have en-
tered the first championship of the
Interdepartmental Golf Club, and
Thursday and Friday will find them
playing Is holes each day over the
Manor Club course. Five new greens
have been opened for the players rep.
resenting the Government depart.
ments.
The team turning in low gross score
for the 6holes will win the Andrew
w. Mellon trophy, while the individ.
ual player registering the low gross
for the 36 holes will win the Andrew
vidual championship. The prize for
this event has been put by Pearson
and Grain. Many other prizes have
Evening star., 1927-05-30
PRIZES TOTALINC 100000
ARE GOAL OF 33 DRIVERS
All Entrants Plotting Straight Fights and Victor Is
Expected to Exceed Record of lOl Miles
An HOur-Lockhart Is Favorite

dianapolis classic. He is the only
driver who has achieved two victories
| in the race.
The winner of today's event must
circle the two-and-a-hal mile brick
oval 200 times to win S3S 900. The
course. built Is years ago. when 60
miles an hour was considered fast
time, is one of the most treacherous
automobile race tracks in America.
1t is rough and humpy and has four
turns. around which the racers speed
at a mountaineering clip.
The prediction was made that the
winner of today's race will beat De
Paolo's record of slightly better than
1Ol miles an hour and that the speed
average will come close to 110 miles
an hour for the distance.
All Entries Straight Fights.
All Of the cars are straight eights
equipped with superchargers and
other scientific devices to increase
speed. The motors are limited to 9ll2
cubic inches piston displacement and
are no larger than the power plant
of a Ford.
The race, aside from the sporting
character, is regarded as the labora.
tory of the automotive industry Ten
OF the cars VIII he powered with front
wheels drives and their performance
will be watched by makers of passen-
ger automobiles
The crowd for today's event was an
extraordinary one. The spectators
started lining up against the gates
last Friday. in order to be i'm line for
good positions when the gates were
thrown open. At dusk last night thou
sands were encamped outside the ESQ.
acre racing plant. They spent the
night sleping in their cars and thou.
sands of others. unable to obtain
rooms spent last night in their ma.
chimes parked in downtown streets.
The officials expect an attendance
of 100000 to 100000. The grandstand,
stretching around the course for near
iy mile, can seat about eighty
thousand. and the infield will accom-.
modate thousands additional.
Evening star., 1927-05-30

VI
tainlnent of visiting play
ers in the Forthcoming
Maryland State tennis tournament,
which will open on the courts OF
the Baltimore Country Club Monday,
June 6.
Local women who desire to enter
any of the three events listed. singles,
doubles or mixed doubles. are advised
to get in touch with Mrs. Charles
Boehm, care the Baltimore Country
Club, before June 4, on which day en-
tries for singles close. Doubles entries
will remain open until>,June 6.
Players desiring to stay over in Bal
timore during the tournament should
notify Mrs. Boehm to this effect.
Arrangements will be made here in
Washington so that matches scheduled
In the Baltimore tournament and in
the local tennis league event will not
conflict. according to Florence Poston,
chairman of the District Women's ten
mis- committee.
Has Helen Wills come back? This
is one of the questions uppermr &c. in
the minds of American tennis enthu-
siasts now on the eve of the interna.
tional tennis season, with Miss Wills
now in Europe preparing to contend
for laurels on English and French soil.
Tennis critics who watched her per.
form in New York before her departure
seem tof.,e unanimously of the opinion
that she not only has comeback. but
has gone ahead.
One writer. after observing the play
of the youthful Californian, in prac.
tice match with a prominent racketer
of the male sex. declared that Helen
was stroking with greater surety,
more speed and more variety than be.
fore her retirement last year because
of an operation for appendicitis.
Miss Wills is more alert, shows
improvement in her footwork and In
her stroking," says another critic.
Miss Wills will meet some interest
ing competition in the coming classics,
although the season naturally will lack
the spice given it during the past few
Evening star., 1927-05-30
Ey the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
r INDIANAPOLIS. May 30. - An
army of 100000 to 100000 per-
sons, each seeking a thrill, began
i it's march to the gates of the IN
dianapolis Motor Speedway today
to witness the greatest of all auto
mobile races-the annual 500mile
grind for prizes totaling 100000.
The race starting at 10 o'clock, at.
tracted field of 33 drivers. the pick
of the stars of America and Europe.
For the first time in years. however.
there were no foreign cars in the
tered was French creation. and it
failed to withstand the Furnishing
qualification tests.
Frank Lockhart. smiling Cali
fornia youth, remained the last-min-
ute favorite to win today's race as
a result Of his victory in the 1895
event. and his qualification speed
trials.
Lockhart astounded the speedway
fans by his achievement in setting
the elimination pace at a quarter Of
a second better than ;wo miles
minute. The greatest speed ever at
tanned on the India napol!s speedway.
He qualified his car at f20 miles an
nour. fete de Paolo. winner of the
1928 race. and Leon Duray were
aligned with Lockhart in the first
starting row today by virtue Of quail
Tying their cars at 119 and 11S miles
an hour.
Milton Back I'm Race.
Tommy Milton. veteran master of
the roaring road. was figured as
Lockhart's most dangerous challenger
From all appearances Milton and his
car were prepared to give the flying
Lockhart the battle Of his career.
After an absence of more than a year,
Milton returned to the racing game
to drive car entered by Cliff Durant.
millionaire Detroit sportsman. Durant
was unable to start because of illness
and Milton, the designer of the Gre
alton. consented TO pilot it. hoping to
Evening star., 1927-05-30
c. U. TO FIGURE IN GRID
GAME PLAYED AT NIGHT

In what doubtless will be the first
foot ball game ever played at night
Catholic University will meet William
and Mary on September "a at Will
liamsburg, Va.
Many colleges have held practice
sessions at night but it is believed the
tilt at Williamsburg that will start at
SIS o'clock and will be played under
the glare of powerful searchlights
and with whitened ball will be the
first regulation contest ever staged
after dark.
1t will be c. us opening contest.
Evening star., 1927-05-30
ALFONSO HARD PRESSED
TO SCORE OVER JONES

ORANGE. N. j., May 80 R.-
Manuel Alfonso, Philadelphia, second
ranking player in the country, had
difficulty in overcoming Arnold w.
Jones. former Yale captain, to enter
the final round of the Gillespie Cup
tennis tourney at the Orange Lawn
Tennis Club. The score was 81.
3--6. "a.
Alfonso. in third-round match.
brushed off Dean Mathey. Crawford,
n. j., SIS, 6-2. The other fnalist
tomorrow will he DIR. George King,
New York, who defeated Fritz Mercur.
Bethlehem, Pa, 6-4, 3-6. 6-3.
John Van Ryn, 20-year-old Prince
ton youth. defeated Teiza Toba. Japa-
nese Davis Cup player, in the third
round, rs, 6-3.
Evening star., 1927-05-30
Than Spectators 5Oe Auto Race at Indianapolis
COCHET NEAR DEFEAT
BY DUTCH RACKETERS
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. CLOUD, France. May 30
Henri Cochet, French hard court
champion. of 1926, was within two
points of elimination from the St.
Cloud tournament yesterday when II.
Thinner of Holland carried him into
q five-set match.
Fighting with his back to the wall
Cochet rallied and won, 6-S, eli,
6-3. 6-3, Is.
TiIden and Hunter reached the
third round in the mems doubles, and
Tilden and Senorita De Alvarez did
likewise in the mixed doubles.
Rene Lacoste disposed Czetwerstin-
ski of Poland, 6-3, Sc, 6-3.
Evening star., 1927-05-30
BOWMAN TAKES OLD
DOMINION NET TITLE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. May 30.-lIerbert
l.. Bowman of New York defeated
Percy Kynaston, also of Gotham, 6-3,
IS. 4-6, 6-3, in the finals of the
Old Dominion tennis tournament here.
kynaston, paired with Robert Van
Permuth, singles champion of New
Jersey. triumphed over Bowman and
Ernie Kuhn of New York, Is, 81.
Ga, to win the doubles. Penelope
Anderson and Elizabeth Warren, both
of Richmond, won the women's dou-
bles by defeating Mrs. Marion Jessup
of Wilmington, Del. and Mrs. Hub
bard of Boston. "a, "a.
The women's singles was won by
Mrs. Jessup Friday from Miss Ander-
son.
Evening star., 1927-05-30
LAUREL TRACK LAND ROW
NOW NEARS SETTLEMENT
Dispute Over Narrow Strip Across Course Which Has
Threatened to Prevent Racing at Nearby Plant
Likely Soon to Be Adjusted.

hundreds Of thousands Of dollars In
vested there would be an almost a
to | loss.
Andrew ]. Cummings. president OF
the Maryland State Fair. Inc. thinks
the much contested bit of coil has
sung its swan song as trouble
maker. lie is confident that ths &C.
tober meet can he approached without
the annual court proceedings.
Evening star., 1927-05-30
CUP TENNIS DATES SET.

NEW YORK, May 80 @.-The
Wightman Cup tennis matches of 1927,
to decide the women's team cham
pionship. annually contested between
the United States and England, will
he played at the West Side Tennis
Club, Forest Hills, n. Y. on Friday
and Saturday. August II and ID.
Evening star., 1927-05-30
CLARK IS RELEASED.

Norris Clark, Washington boy. who
has been with the Frederick Club in
the Blue Ridge League for several
weeks, was given his release there
after he failed to win his first start.
Clark pitched fair ball. but was con-
sidered inexperienced.
Evening star., 1927-05-30
BY o. b. KELLER.
For the Associated Press.

I1o NdS II tai lCu tIC
n greatly exaggerated ru-
wv NOR that the English
were lacking in humor?
Take the whimsical H.
d. Gillies. for example.
Gillies is the we'll known British
amateur golfer who stopped Edwin
w. Haley, the sensational young
American, after the latter appeared
on fair way to win the crown In
the tourney of the past week at
Hoylake. He Is good enough to
have been considered seriously as
member of the last British Walker
Cup international outfit which
played the Americans to stand
still-almost at St. Andrews, Scot.
land, last Summer.
He was a member of the brilliant
coterie of British amateurs who
played against the Americans in
various practice matches, before
the British amateur championship,
notably at Rye. the quaint little old
town that was the first stop of viii.
liam the Conqueror after the Bat.
tie of Hastings in 1866. Rye has
been there long, long time: it is
the home of many a pretty tradi.
ton: and it also is the home of one
Evening star., 1927-05-30

Detroit. May 80 R).-Frank Zuna
of the Milrose A. c., New York, won
the eighth annual Irish American A.
c, marathon race. negotiating the 26
mileA In hours and 40 minutes.
Evening star., 1927-05-30

To Is just 90 years since Tom Long.
boat, the Onondaga Indian, leaped into
athletic fame as winner of the Bos.
ton A. A. marathon.
Evening star., 1927-05-30

New Zealand Rowing Association
has decided to send an eight-oar crew
to the Olympic regatta at Amsterdam
next year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-21

Dempsey he picked up during a
sparring exhibition he had with
Jack in Florida.
And here is Virgins size-up of
the second battle between the big
fellows:
Cedar Crest Country Club.
sro-.. rA,... Lake villa, ILL.,
indianapolis Times:
great number of punches with the Cham
pio l Tor the past month. / thought perhaps
you might like little hrst hand irlforma-
ZION as TO Tunney's condition and NV sim
cere opinion. on the big battle.
ar peneye IL has been the popular idea
Dempsey the KILLER, and the ma,oritv
OF night fans expect the KILLER to get get
over lucky wallop that will send ~
champion TO the mat for the full count.
ms remains to be seen. However. / am
% Sav 'ne opinion Tunney will outpoint Demp-
well know. Wy P0'eA'' as
Tunney is in superb physical condition
anu travels at a highly accelerated nacs
WINE training. To those that think thai
s sne champions I gloves are used solely for
mat his LETT hand feels as though II
was impregnated with iron-my veracity
should not be questioned on this point as
nave peen the recipient of many of these
powerful let's, may be wrong in nv
}Sagment Of the outcome Of the fight as
landing squarely may take ali of the
oexterlty out OF the champion.
Yours in sport,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-21
STALKING RUINS MAIN GO
IN OPENING ARMORY SHOW
Grace Encounter Spells Initial Indoor Fstic
Program; Virgins to Meet Weigand Next tuesday.

-windup were all that could be
desired and the capacity crowd that
jammed the N. Pennsylvania st.
arena was in fine humor when the
main event started. Constant STALL
ing left a bitter taste. Grace won
on points.
In the semi-windup Ralph Men
doza, Chicago, had difficulty in
landing on the elusive Jackie Purvis,
Kokomo, and the Hoosier won by a
fairly good margin in eight rounds.
Danny Budd, Terre Haute, shaded
Joe Dillon, indianapolis, in a SIX
round SUGGEST. 1t was the best bout
Of the evening from the point of en-
rertair ment.
Jack Malone, Augusta, Ga, made
q punching bag of Glen Nifty, Vim
cennes, for six rounds, and Carl
Emrick, Ferguson Hills, shaded
Young Brentlinger, Terre Haute, in
a good four7rounder opener.
Chuck Virgins, Indianapolis light
heavy, will meet Art Weigand, Buff
falo, in next Tuesday nights main
event.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-21
Sixteen Remain
in Competition
for Links Title

BIZ Times Special
GARDEN CITY, N. Y, Sept. 81.
The sixteen remaining players
contending here for the 1927 wom-
ems national golf title started play
today. Eight matches were to be
played.
Of the matches Tuesday, eight
were hard fought and eight easy
contests. Favorites to go down to
defeat Tuesday were Mrs. Dorothy
Campbell Hurd, Philadelphia, and
Eileen Pattison, Bermuda cham
pion.
Among the favorites remaining
in play were Glenna Collett, Provi-
dence, R. l.; Mrs. Alexa Stirling Fra
ger, Ottawa, Canada; Mile. Simone
Thion de la Chaune, champion of
France and England; Miss Ada Mac
kenzie, Canadian champ; Virginia
Van VIE, Chicago; Maureen circuit,
Haworth, NJ, and Bernice Wall,
Oshkosh, Wis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-21
Power and Light
Moue Into Final
Round of Tourney

By Times Special
AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 21.-Indian-
apolis Power and Light nine, de-
Tending its title as national indus
trial champion, today was to play
Scranton in the slrst of the final
series. The champions are the only
undefeated nine remaining in the
tourney and a victory in today's
game would send the AA title back
to the Hoosier capital for another
year.
Should Scranton win, another
game will be necessary to decide
the championship. The Indianapo-
lis crew romped to another victory
Tuesday when it defeated Ravenna,
Ohio, 8 to 6.
Bader twirled for the Hoosiers and
was well supported in the pinches.
Osborne, j. Kelly and B. Kelly led
the batting attack on Ewing, Evans
and Polifrone. Score:
indianapolis ........ 301 21o OILS IA 3
Batteries-Bader and B. Kelly; Ewing,
Evans, Polifrone and Mercer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-21
Shortridge Team
to PlayLebanon

-Shortridge will play its second
game of the season at Lebanon,
Friday, and Coach Goldsberry has
whipped his men into condition for
their first scrap against State
opponent. The local city champions
put up a game fight last Saturday
against the powerful Stivers day
toni eleven, but were beaten,
IL to 0.
The work of Capt. Lew Skinner
has been especially noteworthy in
practice. He is ripping off long
gains through the line and around
the ends. Miller is doing good
job of handling the full back job.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-21
Indians and
Senators i'm
Double Bill
Hurt on Tribe Mound Here
Today; Leverett in Form
tuesday.

A double header this afternoon
was to wind up the series between
Indians and Senators, on Thursday
the Tribesmen will rest and on Fri
day Toledo will be here to battle
the Betzelites. The season closes
Sunday.
Wallie Hurt, local sandlotter. was
to start on the Tribe mound in one
Of today's struggles. He was signed
for a tryout after pitching sensa-
tional ball for the Illinois Central
and Acme A. A. teams.
It was easy for the Indians Tues
day, the home FASTENERS winning
IL to 2, with Dixie Leverett in grand
form. The veteran highlander al
lowed the Senators only three hits
while Meeker, Columbus southpaw,
got touched for sixteen. Leverett
surprised the few onlookers by get
ting four hits himself in five efforts.
Harold Warstler, kid shortstop,
accepted eight of nine chances and
poled home run and single. His
circuit swat went out near the flag
pole. Doljak Columbus rookie,
clouted homer off Leverett in the
ninth.
The Indians enjoyed fat inning
in the first round and scored four
runs. The Senators defense was
below standard throughout the
fracas and Manager Wingo inserted
some rockies after the contest got
out Of reach. Mccain, regular Co.
lumbus second sacker, was banished
in the fourth inning for fussing
with Umpire Derr.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-21
Big Four Fight Train to
Park Near Stadium

The Big Four has arranged some
high class service for customers of
its flight special" to Chicago Thurs
day. The cars will be parked two
blocks from Soldiers field and left
there for the fans convenience. A
diner will be parked with the Pull
mans and midnight lunch will be
served.
If the big scrap is postponed by
rain the Big -Four cars will be left
in the nearby parking area until
the following night and always will
be open to Big -Four fight special"
passengers, diner included.
Train leaves Indianapolis at noon
Thursday and leaves Chicago on the
return at 1890 that night, Chicago
time. About $50 Indianapolis fans
will ride the Big -Four.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-21
Farrell Sticks to Opinion Jack Dempsey VIII Regain Co7gn
Fight Critic Bases Belief on
Fine Condition of Ex-
Champ.
BETTING ODDS CHANGE
Challenger May Be Favorite
by Thursday Night.
~ xyrHrnu EADDrVV

CHICAGO, Sept. 81. After
watching the two fighters in train
ing and after considering the mo-
tives in the open letter writing pre-
liminaries, the betting, weather and
all other factors, it is the opinion
of the writer Jack Dempsey will re-
gain the heavyweight championship
of the world when he meets Gene
Tunney here Thursday night.
The opinion is based primarily on
the belief Dempsey, in proper condi-
ton, always has been better fight
err than Tunney and on the belief
Dempsey now is IN perfect condi-
ticn, mentally and physically.
Dempsey's work in his training
camp certainly was more impress
sive than that of the champions,
but 1t must be recalled Tunney
wasn't impressive in his work before
the fight last year in Philadelphia.
Gene Also In Shape
Trnney never has been fiashy
gymnasium fighter and Dempsey
instinctively gives a great show ev-
cry time he puts the gloves on, but
physical condition always can be
observed in sparring bouts, and
Dempsey surely has shown in his
training that he is in condition.
Tunney also has given the ap-
pearance of perfect health and
..o;.o nat ~, fI,a n ect,y,, y1tiOY1 fI,of
the two contestants are in perfect
fighting condition, the verdict has
to be given to Dempsey because he
Is natural fighter.
Tho betting odds are changing
and il is quite probable that Demp-
sey will be the favorite when he
goes in the ring. The switch in
the betting, however, is not too sig
nif1cant. 1t means principally that
Dempsey is the popular favorite,
that the bettors figure he is in fine
fighting condition and that he is
still the champion.
The weather factor is entering
the discussion. Some Of the ex-
perts figure that cold weather or
rain, such as poured down on the
fighters in Philadelphia, will help
Tunney.
Weather Ente-s Argument
Tunney, living for months in the
New York mountains, probably can
get less chill out of the atmosphere
than Dempsey, who is Californian,
but Dempsey did lot of his train
ing at night when it was chilly
enough for the spectators at his
camp to wear coats.
Flynn, Luvadis, Wilson and the
other high minds of the Dempsey
camp say-and they are betting
heavily also on it-that Dempsey
will win in a few rounds If Tunney
will fight. But 'Tunney certainly
will not be reckless bravado like
Sharkey was.
Tunney, beyond doubt, will fight
like Sharkey should have fought.
Els strategy will be to keep Demp-
seys legs working, on the assump-
ton that Dempsey will kill himself,
but the smart Jimmy Bronson, who
is going to handle the champion,
knows that Dempsey, after ter
rible first two rounds, was much
stronger than Sharkey was at the
finish of the fight.
The sum-up, in our opinion, is
all matter of condition. Dempsey
is in condition, and Dempsey in
condition always has been better
fighter than Tunney.
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FIGHT RETURNS GIVEN

Everything is in readiness at
Tomlinson Hall for the reception of
the ringside returns of the Demp-
sey-T unney fight at Chicago, Thurs
day night. Two direct wires were
hooked up today. Aside from
blow-by- blow and round-by-round
account of the bout. sidelights and
results of the preliminaries are to
be given. Special attention will be
given to the semi-windup of six
rounds between Chuck Virgins ane
Jimmy Byrne.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-21
Butler to Open
Against Muncie

From all indications, Potsy Clark,
director of Butler University's foot
ball activities, will send many men,
bers of the Bulldog varsity squad
into action in the opening game of
the season Saturday at irwin Field
against Muncie Normal. Long prac-
tees we're held Monday and Tues
day and another after-dark session
was expected today.
Halfbacks. Frcmuth. Nulf. Clark; full
backs. Watford. Leichty. Hosier. Harry
Hungate. McClafiin. Collier. Chadd Leet:
qusrterbacks, Meeker Baker. Gearheart,
Collier, Brown; ends. Nancy. Paul Geisert.
Meek; tackles. Bugg. Worth, Levings.
Baker, Haggard, j. Dienhart Mcmahon,
Natzger; centers. Floyd. H. Clark. Kilgore;
guards, Bauermeister. Southern, Schmedel.
Hedden. 1. Dienhart. Glunt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-21
CHUCK VIRGINS GIVES HIS
SIZE-UP OF BIG FIGHT

Chuck Virgins, Hoosier flstic
champion who has been Gene Tun-
ney's chief sparring partner in the
title holders warm-up for the
Dempsey scrap Thursday, believes
Gene stands great chance to re-
peat over the Manassa Mauler.
Last september, when Dempsey
was made heavy favorite, Wig
gins expressed the opinion the pub
lie was Understanding Tunney as
a fighter and predicted Gene would
surprise the world. Chuck based
his opinion on his own two fights
with Tunney and ON pointers about