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BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

CLEVELAND, July 30.-Twenty-
nine of the more than 100 cities scat
tered throughout 81 States and the
District OF Columbia. which foster
golf as a public recreation, will be
represented in the field OF 121 play
ers who tee off In the qualifying round
of the sixth national amateur public
links championship over the Ridge
wood course here Tuesday.
Although the field is somewhat
smaller. due to entrance restrictions,
than the one that competed in the
first championship in Toledo in 1922.
the number of cities represented has
more than doubled.
AS nearly as can be estimated,
there are something like IT'S munfc-
ipally operated golf courses in the
United States, while the number of
daily fee courses operated by indi-
viduals and corporations brings the
total available for public play up to
300. The City of Chicago and State
of Illinois lead in providing public
courses for their citizens. with indi-
ANA State Boosting of no excep-
tionally large cities-second.
Iowa Is Among Leaders.
States with large metropolitan
areas are not necessarily leaders In
the development OF public golf links.
Iowa, an agricultural State, proudly
claims nine city controlled courses;
Texas has IL, Wisconsin 10 and Min
nesota 9. Even South Dakota. a
State far removed from the trails OF
golf, has four. That there are IL
States without a public course was
one of the surprising details of the
recent United States Golf Association
survey. Maine. New Hampshire.
Vermont. Rhode Island, South Caro-
lima. Arkansas, Idaho, Arizona, wy
ominS, Nevada and New Mexico
have yet to fall into line.
The public links championship, due
largely to the unceasing work of
James D. Standish Of Detroit and his
corps of committeeman, annually Is
| producing some fine players.
Eddie Held of st. Louis, the first
champion, now ranks as one Of the
leading amateurs Of the country. A
| fine product Of old Forest Park in
st. Louis, Held has graduated to the
Normandle Country Club and in ad
dition to having been the transmits
sissippi champion. he only recently
went to the finals Of the Western
amateur Of Seattle. Held. along with
Jimmy Manion and Clarence Wolff
other public links graduates. usually
are found carrying the banner OF st
Louis in the national amateur field
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HE required II strokes to hole out,
and, of course, was badly beaten.
1.-The ball, with the pin in it, still Is
on exhibition in the clubhouse"
They say lightning can't strike twice
in the same place, but the following
incident ruggests that 1t can:
Alex Armour, Tommy Armour and
Ray Thompson were playing round
on the misunderstanding course,
near New York.
On one hole there was big tree in
the fairway which had been inclosed
in a wire netting.
"a peculiar thing happened here the
other day. Ray" said Alex Armour.
"Cuthbert Butcher (the professionally
drove off on this hole and his ball hit
the tree on the carry, but 1t never
came down. for 1t stuck in the netting.
Here, I4l show you the exact spot
where 1t WAS caught"
Alex walked over to the tree. thrust
ball into the netting, withdrew It
and walked away.
He hadn't taken three steps, wher
a thud made him turn around.
Some one, driving from the tee, had
hit the exact spot on the tree that
Cuthbert Butchers ball had found!
And again the netting had held fast
to the pellet!
There wasn't any doubt in Ray
Thompson's mind then that Alex
Armour was highly truthful gentle
man.
Incidentally, IL Alex had remained
by the tree a moment longer he might
have been seriously injured.
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JONES TO GET R0USING
WELCOME IN ATLANTA

ATLANTA, Ga, July 80 @.--At.
lantas reception to Bobby Jones,
bringing to the city for the second
straight time the British open golf
championship, will include noisy wei.
come at the terminal station, pa
rade at the Atlanta Athletic Club and
an informal dinner there during the
evening at which Gov. Hardman and
Mayor Ragsdale are expected to
speak.
Bobby and the welcoming party Of
Atlantans, which went to New York to
meet the Aquitania, on which he re-
turned from England, will reach the
city Sunday afternoon.
The conquering hero will be greeted
at the terminal station, and a parade
led by the police band will follow.
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DOEG IS BRILLIANT
IN DEFEATING KING
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 3o.--John Doeg q
devastating serve had today of. but
I'm it's place was sharpshooting
placement game that carried him to
victory over the tenth best player In
the country, DR.. George King of New
York, in the semi.f1nals of the Metro
politan Turf Court tennis champion
ship.
The 1s.year.old Californian's tri
umph at 81, "a, Ga, 60, car
ried him to the final round and strik'
ing distance Of his third straight title
In his sensational invasion Of the East
Tomorrow he meets Francis T. Hun
ter Of New Rochelle, N. Y, interna'
tionalist partner Of Big Bill Tilden, In
the hope Of adding this crown to the
Rhode Island State coronet and the
Longwood bowl.
A triple threat who can serve,
smash or split hair at 80 feet. Does
fell back on Workmanship and STRAIT.
egg when his service suffered a tenn
porary lapse in force and consistency
Rallying at the net, in the face OF
the veterans singing drives, Doeg
shot his overhead returns to one cor.
ner while looking at the other. He
won on the base ball principle OF
hitting 'em where they amt"
Doeg scored 80 placements to
Kings "a. outguessing his experienced
rival and taking point after point on
sharp cross-court smashes at the net
King tried lobbihg over the big
lads head but gave II up when Doeg
brought them down unerringly from
all attitudes.
Despite his victory, 1t was evident
Doeg was not at his peak at this
point in his arduous Eastern cam
paign. He made many errors and
covered no more court than was
necessary.
The other finalist combination ia
Louis Thalheimer and Wilmer Allison
of Texas. They gained the honor by
beating Alan Harrington and Ralph
McElvenney. Stanford University
team, 6--3, Ga. 6-S, 6--3.
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the clubhead when you thus throw it.
Right there is exactly the point /
have sought to get home, and If you
have discovered that for yourself ere
this, so much the better If not, we
may as we'll bring the thing right out
in the open now.
AS you step forward, pulling for.
ward from the top, easily and smooth.
ly. and when your left heel hits the
ground again. begin throwing the
clubhead and, in practicing this, throw
it harder and harder until you reach
what apparently is the maximum you
are capable of. You can throw the
clubhead just as hard as you CAN
press all you want to--so long as you
stop just short of lunging i'm with the
body. Actually. there should be an
earnest viciousness about this throw.
The whole point to be discovered
here Is the actual difference between
throwing the clubhead and lunging
with the body. A few practice swings,
made as outlined, will reveal this eff
fective knack of the forward swing
for you.
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Tom Armour One Family Goes III Lnhsmen STRIFE for
NAVY PLEBES LOSE
TO POLICE IN MEET

ANNAPOLIS, Md. July 30.--Scor.
ing Sc points to 81. the Baltimore Po-
licemen won in field and track meet
here this afternoon from the Naval
Academy plebes,
The Policemen took firsts in Q Of
the 10 events, the Navy Yearlings clos
ing up with seconds and thirds.
Summaries:
Track Events.
. 12o-YARD HURDLES tHIGH by
EEoote: D. p: o.; FFraseMr, Navy second;
10 Yard BAsH1ewon ~ wals,rum. p.
'A! NILE riRHGf s o19 a1 BY shipley, b p O.;
second. Allen. Navy; spites. b. p. o.. third
I'a sffo-asAtRsb pAsH-won by Brown. ,. P
'hi sSoY1 TlTs' n T Is t.s now,-won b,
Az1S AsST y s,sis
MIA HALE NILE MI oRfUTNoowon by Thorn, Navy
s sSird Il Fine o4 'f 4,s sAlD'ey' B. F. O.
sHoTpUT-won by, Arein, B. p. o.;
b; S;ss$ftih & isfi jssss' By xs,l.y
O. Sa9dhnEsr Navy second eco, Kenolt
tween Andrews and seslaf, both Navy
ns Sstgs 1F&HSowwGn K X Fox Sayy
thru BhoA p'tHp S 19s feet s. wa nsns; B.
g. t Shsadlef 30 ' feet ESRs
WHITE all Ns1y ssd ior s naq Height
feet inches.
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move on the downswing throws
them all out Of gear and spoils
what would otherwise be clean
hit down the fairway.
The first move should be pulling
down on the club and with it a
slight move forward along the line
of flight of the left knee. Instead,
the slicer will push his hands away
from his body. as indicated by the
hands in shadow in the drawing
above, and trouble follows.
The golfer who does this can't
swing down and hit from the inside
, out. Instead his club head comes
down on the outside. as shown in
the little sketch at the left above.
and a perfect slice results. Mitchell
hits from the inside out, as shown
in the little sketch on the right
above. Note how you are starting
your downswing IL you are slicer.
Your fault, common to .95 per cent
Of the golfers Of the world, can
sometimes be checked right at the
start.
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20 CITIES HAVE PLAYERS
In CLEVELAND TOURNEY
Field, While 1t Has Been Made Smaller by Restric-
tons, Is More Formidable Than Before-3OO
Public Courses i'm United States.

Frank Dolp of Portland, Greg, the
1926 Western amateur champion. 10
public links star who competed in two
championships before graduating to
private club. Lester Boestad, the de-
Tending champion at Ridgewood. also
Is the Western Conference champion
end made fine showing In the nation.
al collegiate at Garden City. where
Watts Gum went wild to win that
title.
Three who once starred In the pub
Tic links championships-Geor Aul-
bach OF Boston. the medalist in 1922;
Joe Coble of Philadelphia. the 1924
champion. and Ray McAuIiffe of Buff
falo. who won in 192J-have turned
professionals and are marching ahead
in that field. f
There have been no repeaters In the
national public links champions and
there probably will be few, for
the stars Of the public courses usually
find 1t easy to graduate into private
clubs. However. some Of the better
ones continue their play over the pub
lie courses and 16 OF the 80 who quail.
fled at Buffalo last year are entered
in the field at Ridgewood.
Serrick Veteran Of Field.
Wlilidm Serrlck OF New YORK Ia the
veteran of the public links field. That
sturdy player never has failed to
qualify for the championship fight
and was a finalist at Salisbury two
years ago. Richard Walsh Of New
York has contested in four of the
struggles and will be an outstanding
figure in the approaching champion.
ship. Dave O'Connor of Chicago has
qualified in three and probably will be
back for more.
The public links championship IL
another melting pot Of sport. The
Italian colonies Of New York and
Cleveland contribute literally to the
field, while among the Detroit players
one finds a trace Of French blood.
Natty dressers, too, are these boys OF
on a vacation that may bring them
fame, and bit more enthusiastic
than the tried veterans one sees In
the amateur and open champion.
ships.
This newest Of our national cham
pionships seems destined to become
one of the greatest, for public golf
still is In its infancy. 1t Is the one
sport a municipality can foster with.
out fear Of deficit, for the records
show that almost every course Is
more than self.supporting. Some day
perhaps a national amateur or open
champion will come from public
course as a browning achievement or
the democracy of American sport.
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PHILADELPHIA NET TEAM
UNABLE TO VISIT TODAY

No. doubles combination. Fowler
and Shoemaker compose the No. 2
team and Mitchell and Hedekin COM
prise the third combination.
This team is considered the strong
est aggregation that has ever repre-
scented the local parks, and chances
Of repeating last seasons champion
ship victory appear strong.
D0oIey Mitchell, Maurice O'Neill and
Bob Considine will leave next Satur-
day for st. Louis, where they will
represent the local parks in the ma
tional public parks tennis tournament,
which opens, August 8.
For the first time members of the
doubles teams will be eligible to play
in singles competition. giving each
city three singles representatives.
Manager Rathgeber Is Of the opinion
that this move will give one of Wash.
ington's entries an opportunity to grab
the most coveted honor.
Mitchell will strive to win the hon.
or he came within an ace Of getting
last Summer. He was runner-up at
Philadelphia last August and with
another year Of experience. is expect
ed to prove an even more formidable
contender.
O'Neill and Considine battled their
way to the semi.flnals at Philadelphia
last year, losing to Levine and Am.
sterdam, a combination that ordinarily
would have proved easy prey for them.
The Philadelphia pair annexed the ma
tional title last year after beating the
local players.
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mas competed in many important tour

has competed in many important tour
naments.
Much has been said of Tommy Ar
mour's great ability with the irons,
particularly the long ones. When he
is right, he does remarkable things
with them. For instance, playing
against w. 3. Torrance for the north
of Scotland amateur championship in
1920, he reeled off eight consecutive
fhrees on holes that measured, In or
der, $50, 400, $50, 200, $50. 450,, $50
and 400 yards, but Alex Armour twice
had a better run.
Alexis runs were so good that 1t Is
doubtful IL ever they have been
equaled, let alone surpassed.
my brother Willie, who at that
time was a professional at Axle
Bains, in France. went out with a
Mr.. Marshall Of Bombay, an ex-ama-
teur champion of India, and myself
for q round over my home course at
Edinburgh" says Armour.
ut was the Braids Hill course,
measuring $500 yards. From the
sixth to the seventeenth holes. in
elusive, I holed three. Twelve threes
in a row. It seemed as though my
ball was charmed.
"But here is q stranger circum.
stance. A fortnight later, playing the
same course with the same men, I
only missed making a run of IL con-
secutive threes because / mixed in
q two.
From the sixth to the sixteenth
/ made threes. On the seventeenth
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ALEX. OPEN CHAMPIONS
BROTHER, is REAL SHOT
Has Record of Is Holes i'm Row i'm or Better and
Also Has Negotiated Twelve Straight in 3's.
Describes Ball That Went Crazy.

holed a two. On the eighteenth /
came back with another three"
Alex Armour tells a story about a
two rounds was 81. On the second 1t
was 81.
Some shooting!
Ball That Zigzagged.
Alex Armous tells a story about a
golf ball that went crazy that is well
worth repeating.
The ball was played by R,bert An.
drews, formerly of Prestwick. in Scot
land, but now in this country.
AT Prestwick st. Nicholas. in the
west of Scotland championship" says
Alex. Andrews had three or four
holes still to play when he drove of
on a hole that called for long iron
to get home.
Andrews. who. by the way. was a
great iron player. executed what
seemed to be a splendid shot, and then
stared aghast as he witnessed his
balls behavior.
"It flew all over the place, veering
first left and next right. 1t didn't get
anywhere the distance 1t should have
made.
when he got up, he found the ball
had been perforated by a hairpin!
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mac anu leatIUy WdtChos
Washington Yacht Clubs fleet par.
ticipating in the annual cruise to Coar
River will consist of Wilbur Jarvis
Kanaka, Mr.. Benefits Bero, Charles
Petterger and w. r. Woods Zenith.
George H. Blakeslee's Katharyn b,
l.. J. Johnstons Evejay and Carroll
Bailey's cruiser Lorelei.
Commodore ID. C. Main of Washing.
ton Club is having his cruiser com
pletely overhauled for a two weeks
cruise to the lower river.
Work Of rebuilding the wharves at
the Raglan boat yard has been COM
pleted. Among the boats recently con.
ditioned at this yard were DR.. II. Z.
Wooiey's Kiki. 33.footer; Kendall j.
Minot's cruiser Willie NJ, converted
Navy 5e-footer, and 8. j. kubel's
cruiser Louise.
w. r. Socket has bought through
Davis & Child one Of the new type
Aquafiyers.
One Of the recent visitors at the
Capital Yacht Club was the bridge
deck cruiser Virginian. owned by
former Gov. Westmoreland Davis OF
Richmond, Va.
A 70.candlepOwer white light, flash.
ing every 10 seconds, has been erected
on. the outer end of the Riverside
wharf The light is 10 feet above
water. 1t is located in one fathom.
A site adjoining the Washington
Yacht Club has been leased by an
1s,hn sui
modern gas station for the accommoda-
ton of yachts frequenting the Eastern
Branch or Anacostia River.
Capitol Boat Works reports sales
of small boats and engines as follows:
Mullens Sea Hawks to P. +. Sokolos.
kia and B. Surdie; 16-fOot cupboard
motor hulls to James Yochum and
G.. G.. Skinner; 12.footer to Mr.. Nealon.
and a Mullens 14.foot cupboard special
to Mr.. Richards of Takon1a Park,
u. c. The concern also announces the
sale to the Riverside Golf and Country
Club Of 25-foot V-bottom runabout
powered with 90-horsepower Curtis
aviation motor and the 30-foot cruiser
Viremba powered with a 4-cylinder,
35-horsepower Erd motor. to William
A. Eaton.
An order has been received by Capt.
tol Boat Works for the immediate con
struction Of a 27.foot express cruiser
for Harry Baines at an approximate
cost of $500.
There has been much activity at
the Forsberg Marine Railway. Among |
the boats that recently have been
painted and given minor repairs are !!
the United States Rogers. 70-footer |
of the Coast and Geodetic Survey |
service; the three fish and game patrol |
boats Of the United States Department
Imatra. a 65-footer attached to the !
Corinthian fleet; the 40-foot cruiser
Lone Star. the sub-chaser c. s., 227.
which has been bought for the use
of a Boy Scout organization, located |
on the Great Lakes, and j. Nelson |
Nevius' cruiser Kraken of the Capitol |
Yacht feet.
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SEASON HERE
NOW is AT ITS HEIGHT

DIR. II. 8. Clint0n's cruiser Bluebird
Of the Corinthian fleet has been sta
toned at Galesville, Md. on South
River for the SUMNER months.
f. H. Hartge's ship yard OF Gales.
Vile has virtually completed the re-
modelling Of Stanley Fl. Horners
cruiser Quest. The forward turtle
deck has been replaced by a raised
deck. The interior has been COM
pletely remodeled and refitted. Ths
rebuilding of the forward deck has
so altered the vessels appearance that
it is doubtful If any of the Washing
ton yachtsmen will recognize her
when she returns.
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J. sANDLoTFERS SIGNED

CINCINNATI, Ohio. July 80 R).--
Two Cincinnati sandlot stars advanced
today. when Bob Birkhofer and Ralph
Boyle signed with the Cincinnati Reds
and the Boston Braves, respectively.
Birkhofer, who Is 10 years of age, has
been pitching for the Camp Washing.
ton clubs in Class A Of the Amateur
Commission. Boyle, center fielder of
the New Eras, worked out with the
Braves and Immediately was ordered
to report to Lynn of the New Eng.
land League, Braves farm.
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MEXiCO'S net PAIR
DEFEATS JAPANESE

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, July 30.--Mexico de-
feated Japan in the third Davis Cup
international tennis match here late
today, when Robert Kinsey and
Claude Butlin. representing Mexico.
won from Takeichi Harada and Zenzo
shimizu of Japan, in a great flve.set
battle.
The score was rs. g., 2-6, S-6,
6-3.
The point score in the series now
stands: Japan, 2; Mexico, 1.
Two singles matches scheduled for
tomorrow afternoon will decide the
winning team. Japan needs only one
more point to enter the American zone
finals against Canada.
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JUNIOR O. U. A. NJ. TEAM
BEATS BARRACKS NINE

With Baker pitching fine ball after
the second inning. Junior Order U. A
NJ. tossers triumphed over Washing.
ton Barracks yesterday, to s. on the
formers field. w. Hessler led tho
victors' attack, gathering four hits in
five tries to cash four of his teams
runs. A. return game will be played
Wednesday on the barracks diamond,
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COLORED TENNIS STARS
TO STAGE MUNY EVENT

Play in the first municipal colored
championship tennis tournament will
start today on courts near Washing.
ton Monument. A group Of regular
patrons of the colored courts are
sponsoring the tournament.
Eight cups will be awarded the win.
ners and runners up.
1t is planned to make the affair an
annual one. Judge J. A. Cobb will
present the trophies next Saturday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, at the close
of the tournament.
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Team Standing.
"BABE" ADAMS TO PITCH
FOR SPRINGFIELD CLUB

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, July 80 F).--
Charles (Babe) Adams. former
pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates,
today signed q contract with the
Springfield team of the Western As
sociation and will report here Mon
day from his home, at Bethany. Mo.
Adams, who Is al years old, was
released by the Pirates last year.
He has been pitching this year in
semi pro circles Of northern Missouri.
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Mitchell Explains
Why Many Slice
BY SOL METZGER.

Those long carries Of Abe Mitch
ellis rarely slice. Why is 1t that he
is so certain of such straight car
ries when hundreds and hundreds
OF golfers curve their tee shots into
the rough or into traps on the
right? Mitchell himself tells why
slicing is so common a fault even
with those who pivot perfectly on
the backswing and reach the top
without mistake. Their first
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TENNIS FINAL ONE.sIDED.

MANCHESTER, Mass, July 80 Up.
Mrs. J. Dallas Corbiere, Southboro,
and Cranston Holman San Francisco,
won the mixed doubles title at the
Essex Country Clubs invitation tour.
nament today by defeating Miss Mar.
garet Blake. Lenox, and Lionel Ogden,
Santa Monica, Calf, in the finals.
Go, Ga.
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Departmental LEAGUE
WILL HAVE BUSY WEEK

FIVE games, postponed during the
second series of the Departmental
League, will be played this week. It
is announced by President Vic Gauzza.
The card Tomorrow, Treasury VS..
Post Office: Tuesday. Post Once vs..
Bureau of Engraving: Wednesday,
Bureau OF Engraving VS.. Treasury:
Thursday. Government Printing Office
vs.. Treasury; Friday, Bureau Of En-
craving VS.. Post Office.
TEAM STANDING.
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WRIGHT WINS NET TITLE,
DEFEATING De TURENNE

VANCOUVER. B. c.. July 80 R,-
Leon DE Turenne. Seattle, defending
champion, lost his Canadian tennis
singles championship today to Jack
Wright Of Montreal, 7--5, SIS. 6--3.
The women's title was taken by
Carolyn Swartz. San Francisco. who
beat Edith Cross. also of the Cali
fornia city, 6-3, 4--6, Us.
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INTERNATIONAL CHESS
EVENT WON BY HUNGARY

LONDON, July 80 P).--Hungary
won the international chess tourra-
ment with total Of 40 victories after
Is rounds. Sixteen countries com.
peted, and Denmark and Britain took
second and third places, respectively.
In the women's tournament the Rus
sian wonder girl, Vera Menchik, won
1012 games out OF a possible IL. and
thus attains the title Of woman cham
pion of the world
Nine. X. Beskow of Sweden was sec.
ond with games.