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S. A. A., A. A. u, NAMES
NATIONAL DELEGATES

BALTIMORE. Md, September 90
Delegates from the South Atlantic AS
soCiation of the Amateur Athletic
Union were instructed at the annual
meeting of the association here last
night to seek the track and field try
outs for the Olympics. the national
marathon championship and the ma.
tional junior boxing championship at
the national convention in Cincinnati.
Joseph t. England was reelected
president of the South Atlantic Assoc
citation. as We're the other officers:
Charles l.. Orenstein, secretary; George
w. Miller, first vice president; A. Earl
Weeks, Washington Canoe Club. Sec
ond vice president, and James G. Nc.
Allister, treasurer.
w. J. Hoffman was chosen to sue
coed himself as Handicapped and the
old registration committee. composed
Of Marvin II. Markle, A. Earl Weeks
and Harold Parran, was renamed.
Delegates to the Cincinnati meeting
chosen were: Col. Washington Bowie,
jr., Joseph T. England. Charles L. Or.
enstein, Marvin H. Markle, DIR. Will
liam Burdick and George w. Miller.
President England in his annual re.
port pointed to the healthy state of
the association.
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STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE
the Town and Country Club vas post
poned because of rain

the Town and Country Club vas post
poned because of rain.
The next open tournament for men.
and the only one remaining on the
local calendar, is the District cham
pionship, to be played at Indian
Spring, September 20 and 80. George
J. Voigt of Bannockburn will defend
his title. The event is a 72-hole medal
play tourney. open only to amateurs
who are members of clubs in the Dis
trict Golf Association, and who have
club handicaps OF IL or less. The four
men on the District municipal links
team also have been invited 20 COM
pete.
The first annual Fall tournament Of
the Shenvalee Golf Club at New Mar
ket, Va, starts tomorrow with an 49,
hole qualifying round for man and
woman entrants. The women will
qualify in flights of eight, and the men
will qualify in sixteens. The mems
final round will be played Friday, with
the women's final Saturday morning.
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By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 20.-Odds and
ends of court preliminaries of the bat
tie Of Soldier Field today occupied
the legal staffs of. the leading charac-
tiers in this forthcoming drama while
their boxing impresarios discussed
with the State Athletic Commission
the vital questions Of referee, judges
and rules of the ring.
Shadows of injunction suits in both
State and Federal courts were not
taken seriously. One of these-B. E.
Clements action to hold Jack Demp-
sey to the letter of an alleged contract
to meet Harry Wills-already has
been turned down once in one State
court. The other-a Federal court
injunction plea by Rev. Elmer L. Will
liams, well known reformer-was even
more lightly regarded by Tex Richard
and his associates.
Manager Billy Gibson, plotting Cham
pion Gene Tunney, and Manager Leo
T. Flynn, directing Jack Dempsey's
comeback campaign, were to meet
with the three members of the boxing
commission in their regular weekly
get-together today, with five names,
possibly more, up for discussion as
candidates for the third man in the
the two judges will be kept secret
until the moment when Chicago's first
heavyweight spectacle actually begins
Thursday night.
Richard Dodges Debate.
Richard said he would take no part
In the debate upon the referee.
George Lytton, wealthy Chicago bust.
ness man; Walter Eckersall, foot ball
star Of 20 years ago and now a sports
writer, and three or four of the lead
Ing referees of Chicago bouts in the
past is months of the sport in this
State were the principal candidates
mentioned
Tunney and Dempsey did no train.
ing other than light bag punching and
a bit OF road work today, while their
managers were in the city comforting
with the boxing solons.
Coincident with the arrival TODAY of
the vanguard Of the ringsiders came
an influx of New York wise money"
and other offers Of not so wise but
equally negotiable money from the
South, West and North, which nut
the odds Of the battle in favor of
Dempsey The champion had been
a 7-to-5 favorite up to last night.
when the supporters of the challenger
began to unstrap their bank rolls.
A record in gate receipts, even
though the 100000 goal is not
achieved, was the solace today of the
promoters. Richard and George F..
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the final day he was trapped to
the left of the fourteenth green,
some Is feet from the pin. his
ball deep in the sand. Four was
par for the hole and Mac Smith
got it.
Instead of closing the blade of
his niblick. Smith opened it. He
dug his feet deeply into the sand to
give him a firm footing and drove
the flat blade of this club with ire
mendous force so that it cut
through the sand directly under
the ball. The ball. forced by the
rising sand (exploded), rose into the
air, fell some 10 feet short of the
pin and rolled to within about
feet of it. Smith promptly sank
his putt and was warmly cheered.
Just before he had played this hole
the gallery had watched a youthful
local pro play three shots from
these various traps before landing
on the green.
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Makes His Sparmate Miss.
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-Jack Britton, New
York, defeated Joey Knapp, New
York (10).
BALTIMORE.-Joe Cyder, Brook
1yn, defeated Nate Carp, Baltimore
10). Benny Schwartze. Baltimore, de-
feated Frisco Grande, Philippines 00).
DIES MONIES. Kenneth Hunt,
Des Moines, knocked out Jack Cliff
ford, st. Paul "a. frankie Day,
Canada, knocked out Joe Risko, st.
Paul "a. George Zigler, st. Paul, and
Hal Mulenhoff, Fort Dodge, draw (6).
CANTON.-Pete Latzo. Scranton,
Pa, defeated Dick Evans, Youngs-
town Q0).
DAYTON, Ohio.-Yale Okun, New
York, and Joe Sekyra, Dayton, draw
G2. Red" Holloway, indianapolis,
knocked out Heinie Powell, Middle
town, Ohio (2).
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BY the Associated Press
Y AXE VILLA, Ill.,, September 90
The calmest heavyweight
champion the ring has seen in
- many years, Gene Tunney
packed away his training
gloves today and rested for his first
defense of his crown Thursday night
against Jack Dempsey.
Two more strolls on the road, two
more brief periods with the punching
bags and Tunney is ready to try to
prove again his superiority over the
former title holder with 6-ounce mitts
in a 20-foot ring.
He will have no excuses to offer if
defeated, the champion said today.
For more than five months he has
worked to build up his condition for
the battle. and confidence shows in
his every move and word.
Five rounds yesterday with two
sparring partners, who found it ex-
ceedingly difficult even to touch him
with the gloves. rang down the cur
tain on Tunney's preparation.
To Forget Cut Over Eye
THAT cut over my eyes was not n
mental hazard as some believe Tun-
ney said Il will forget all about it
once the fight is under way. 1t will
take a solid punch to reopen the
wound, and / hope / will be lucky
enough TO avoid any punches Demp-
sey may aim at it. / am in as good
condition as I can possibly be, and l
will have no excuses to offer if l am
defeated
Tunney hopes to avoid the crowded
loop until the time of the fight APP
proaches. Manager Gibson said today
he wished it would not be necessary
for the fighters to appear at the offices
of the Illinois State Athletic commits
sion Thursday afternoon to be weighed
in and given final examinations.
Gibson came into the city today to
talk over rules with the commission
and Manager Leo P. Flynn of the
Dempsey camp. The referee question
also figured largely in their converse
ton.
Benny Leonard, retired lightweight
champion, and Tom Sharkey, former
heavyweight contender, watched the
title holder go through his final work
out. Trainer Lou Fink held the heavy
bag stationary for the champions
flashing left hook and heavy right
hand smashes.
Makes His Sparmate Miss.
Tunney worked for a long time on
these one-two punches, devoting more
time to seeking the big bag than in
any previous session since he came
to the camp here three weeks ago.
He was correspondingly easier on his
sparring partners when the boxing
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BUGS CAN CLINCH FLAG
WITH NINE MORE WINS

NEW YORK, September 90 (R.-
Pittsburgh's leeway on first place in
the National was whitfield full game
yesterday as the Corsairs bowed be.
fore the Robins, while the Giants
trimmed the Reds and the Cardinals
bowled over the Pills. Nevertheless,
the Buccaneers are in front by three
and one-half games with crucial
Giants clash in the offing.
To clinch the pennant, the Pirates
require 8 of 10 remaining contests
in the event the New Workers.
capture all Of 10 games left and the
cardinals all II yet to be played.
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COMPLETES FIVE MONTHS
. TRAINING FOR BIG BATTLE
Champion Displays Confidence in Every Move and
Word-Plans to Remain Secluded Somewhere
7 i'm Chicago Until Time to Enter Ring.

part of the days work began. His
footwork and lodging made them miss
blow after blow, while he shot in
counter jabs and stepped back again.
1t was Tunneys first semisecret
workout, only a few newspapermen
being admitted.
The champion said today he might
go into Chicago Wednesday evening
to remain secluded in a hotel until
fight time, but it was understood that
he might accept an invitation to spend
his last night before the battle with
some of his friends in Lake Forest, so
he would be sure of a complete rest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-20

DeMOlay bOwlers want games
with independent teams for Thurs
day nights or a berth in some church
or fraternal league. Junior o. u. A. M.
and North Washington Church League
berths are especially desired. Call
Richard Mathews, Main 1852, or write
him at 522 Eighth street northeast.
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Mac Smith Master
of OakmOnt Sands
BY SOL METZER.

Unquestionably the sand traps at
Oakmont, filled with sand made
from crushed rock and so furrowed
that all lies near a green were in
burrows at right angles to the cup.
were the big problem of the recent
Open. Jones found that out on
several occasions. as did Hagen,
Cooper and the field. Mac Smith
had good results from them. On
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POLO GAME POSTPONED.

WESTBURY. N. Y. September 20
R).--The third preliminary game in
the American open polo championship
scheduled on Cochran Field yester.
day, was postponed because of wet
grounds. Drawbridges Ramblers
were to have opposed a United States
Army entry.
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Dempsey Vastly Improved o NO Excuses Beaten 7unney
PRATT SHOOTS BEST
IN ARCHERY TOURNEY

]. G.. Pratt. president of Potomac
Archers, led a field OF seven in the
initial tournament of the club at
North Woodside.
V. A, Sssler, one OF the younger
members, finished second, followed by
w. o. Robinson.
A strong southwest wind proved
quite n handicap for the bowmen.
Thirty arrows were shot at 100. 80,
80, so and 40 yards each.
Scores.
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BETTING ON FIGHT
MAY SET RECORD
$10,000,O00 Is Likely to Be
Wagered, Experts Believe.
Tunney rs Choice.

NEW YORK, September 20.-That
record for betting will be set when
Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey step
into the ring Thursday night was the
opinion of betting authorities in this
city and in other parts Of the country.
following a canvass. The record
amount of money to be wagered on
this fight is likely to surpass that
made on any other sporting event in
history. it is believed.
With Tunney the favorite at odds
Of to 5, 1t was estimated that about
$2,000,000 would be bet by persons in
this city, and 1t was also figured that
grand total of Sl0.OOO.0o0 might
change hands throughout the country.
Betting Light i'm Chicago.
A watchful-waiting attitude Is re-
f1ected in Chicago, the scene of the
battle, and in other large centers
where the betting market has been
active enough to indicate further
wagering and even plunging at the
eleventh hour. Chicago sportsmen,
though closer to the camps of the
fighters. have been able to CLEAN no
more real inside information to guide
them in their betting than have the
followers of boxing in other parts of
the country, and betting in that city
has been light.
Fluctuations in the odds seemed
likely in the belief Of such betting au.
thorities in this city as Jack Doyle.
Doyle. acting as commissioner for
many Of the bettors along Broadway
and its environs, and whose odds are
considered an accurate reflection of
the betting market. declared that
much Dempsey money was being held
back for last-minute betting. So far,
according to Doyle, the Dempsey
money has seemed to be most freely
offered. but on the whole both camps
seemed to be well supplied with money
and were merely awaiting the most
favorable market.
Odds Shorter Than Ever.
The odds of TO now offered are,
according to Doyle and others here,
shorter than in any previous heavy.
weight title fight in recent years.
This has accounted to some extent
for an increase in the size of bets
from persons who usually place much
smaller wagers.
The odds against each fighter as
quoted by Doyle follow:
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SITTING PRETTY ANNEXES
2OO-MILE PIGEON. RACE

Sitting Pretty, flown by Crown &
Schmidt, won the 200.mile young bird
race from Roanoke Of the Washington
Racing Pigeon Club.
The victory gave the Crown.Schmid:
loft the average speed diploma, it hav.
ing been its third win of the series.
OF the 103 birds liberated only 13 re-
ported.
Average speed in yards per minute
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SALIENT FACTS RELATING
TO BIG BATTLE THURSDAY

Principals-Gene Tunney, heavy.
weight champion; Jack Dempsey.
former champion, now challenger.
Stake-Heavyweight title OF the
world.
Place-Soldier Field, Chicago,
Ill.
Date-Thursday, September ~,
Time-9:i5 to 10 pm, Chicago
daylight saving time, or same time
In Washington, Eastern standard.
p Number of rOunds-Ten.
Attendance-160.0 900 ESTIMATED.
Receipts-S3, 600, 900 (estimated).
Tunney's share-S1, 000, 900 (esti.
mated.
Dempsey's share-$425, 900 (esti.
mated.
Promoter - George l.. (Tex)
ney.
Betting-7 to 5 In favor Of Tun.
Richard.
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WITH THE BOWLERS

ting a 1873 game and a $40 set.
Oficers Of the league are: Harry II.
Seyfarth, Post ONCE, president; Don
aid G. Spencer. Audit, vice president;
Edward A. Berger. Indian, secretary,
and Addison w. Grant, Bookkeeping,
treasurer and scorer.
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Tunney.
ALBANY BEATS BUFFALO.

ALBANY. N. Y, September 20 Up).
Eastern League champion.
defeated Buffalo, International League
pennant winner, to yesterday in
ten innings. This was the first game
of a series of three.
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= 1STRICT Government Bowling
4 League will open it's season
Friday night at 8 o'clock on
Arcadia drives. with Mai.

rI1oay nIsnt al O'CLOCK on
~ Arcadia drives, with Maj.
Layson E. Atkins, assistant
to the Engineer Commissioner. roll
ing the first ball.
Departments represented are: Sewer.
Highways, Health, Water Pumping
Station, Water Registrar, Repair Di-
vision, Chief Clerks, Traffic, Building
and Purchasing.
Officers are: Roland w. Brennan,
president; John w. Oehmann, vice.
president, and William E. Swaggart.
Secretary-treasurer and scorer.
Odd Fellows opened their fourteenth
annual duckpin season last night on
King Pin No. 2 alleys. Wilfred E.
Lawson. president of the loop since
its organization, was presented with
an Odd Fellows insignia ring. Grand
Master Lemuel H. Windsor made the
presentation.
Eighteen teams compose the circuit
this year, two more than last season.
Only four teams started last night.
Golden Rule took three games from
Mt. Nebo and Harmy took two Of
three from Eastern.
General Accounting Office Bowling
League opened it's fourth season on
Convention Hall drives with 10 teams
In action. Indian No. 2 team was the
only aggregation successful in taking
all three matches. Post Office, last
years champs, dropped two out of
three to Indian No. l, runner-up last
season.
Hilderbrand, Veterans Bureau. fin
ished with a triple-header strike, get.
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the Congressional Country Club to de-
termine which two of their number
shall represent this district in the
Army championship to be played at
Rock Island, ILL.,, early in October.
Scores made in the first round yes
terday were high and fairly well
punched, with no one of the entrants
outstripping the field decisively. Maj.
r. r. Glass led with a card of IS, with
Capt. w. J. Reed second at 81. Three
other entrants. Col. 4. w. Weed, Col.
Sleet and Lieut.. f. T.. Harmon, were
tied for third at SO, and Lieut.. +. e.
Crawford was next with 80.
Maj Earl Maiden, the Army cham
pion, is now in France and will be un-
able to defend his championship.
A woman professional aggregate
score tourney scheduled yesterday for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-20

n K ORE than a score Of officers Of
M the Army stationed in the
/" Washington district played
4 Il the final Is holes of a 36-hole
Evening star., 1927-08-15
Dawes Praises Gary.

CHICAGO, August il R.-Vice
President Charles G. Dawes today in
a statement referred to Elbert H. Gary
as a business statesman" in whose
death the country suffers loss. He
said:
THE country suffers great loss
in the death of Judge Gary. He was
a natural leader who recognized at all
times the obligation of his corpora
ton to the public and to it's employees.
He might be properly designated as
business statesman. His example has
always been powerful for better busi-
ness methods"
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BURIAL AT OLD HOME
Body Of Judge Gary VIII BE Taken to
Chicago.

CHICAGO. August Is tR-Tht.
body of Judge T.. f. Gary will be
brought to Chicago Wednesday for
burial near his old home in Wheaton.
III. His two daughters. Mrs. Robert
w. Campbell. wife of the chairman OF
the board Of trustees of Northwestern
University. and Mrs. Gertrude Sut,
cliffe Vt Chicago, are at the Campbell
home in Evanston. seat of Northwest
ern University.
Arrangements were made this morn
ing. Representatives of the New York
Central Railroad disclosed. to bring
the body of the steel chieftail to
Chicago on the Twentieth Century
Limited, arriving at 9:45 am. central
sta ndard time. Wednesday.
The two daughters were Mr.. Gary's
only children. Mrs. Campbell has two
children who are the only grandchil-
dren. Mrs. Sutcliffe is widow.
Mr.. Gary's career as a lawyer and
as a steel magnate, brilliant as they
were. did not eclipse his earlier home
ly life in Wheaton. where his cOnnec-
tions as farmer. lawyer and flnancier
made HIM known to virtually NJ! the
Evening star., 1927-08-15

for a time was a member of the United
States section of the International
High Commission named to assist the
allies during the war. He was respon-
sible for the Steel Corporations atti.
tude in helping to meet the needs OF
the allies in the emergency created
by the war and was the recipient Of
honors from the American. French.
Belgian and Italian governments. He
also received honorary degrees from
several colleges and universities.
gold medal with the profile Of Pope
Plus X was presented to Mr. Gary
by the late pontiff in recognition Of his
efforts to improve working conditions.
Public Benefactions.
Mr. Gary's public benefactions ag-
gregatcd hundreds of thousands OF
dollars. He had given transformations
~, and little was known of them be.
cause he was averSe to that sort OF
publicity. When IA young man he at
tended the Methodist Church at
Wheaton. ILL.,. and in later years he
presented the congregation with
handsome stone church, fully fur
nished. and provided an endowment
fund for it's maintenance as a memo
rial to his father and mother. He also
IL
ern University. which absorbed the
Union Law School, which he attended
as a young man. One Of his gifts to
the university was his commercial law
library, regarded as one of the most
complete law reference libraries in
existence He gave freely to war
charities and to a number of educa'
tional institutions, and invariably in
sisted that no publicity be given to his
gifts
While Mr. Gary belonged to more
than twuscore clubs and orGaniza-
tions. he was not a so.called clubman
He took great personal interest in
the American Iron and Steel lnstl-
tute, composed of more than 80 per
cent of the y eel and iron manufac.
turers, and was it's president through
out his life. The famous Gary din
ners." by which name the annual
gatherings of the leaders IN the steel
and iron industry came to be known,
We're begun in 1909. They came to
be regarded as affairs Of national in
terest because the principal feature
annually was the address of Mr.. Gary
outlining the conditions in the indus
try and of industry generally in the
country.
One Of his chief forms of relaxation
was travelling. He made frequent
trips to Europe and also had visited
the Far East, Alaska. Panama and
Mexico. In all his travels he met
the leading statesmen and business
men of the various countries and de-
rived much pleasure in discussing
with them world political and eco
nomic problems. He never took an
active interest In sports. and was
one of the few great captains of in
dustry and finance not interested In
golf. He owned a farm Of 11O acres
on Long Island on which was a
handsome residence. He spent his
week ends there throughout the year.
he took pride in a fine herd of Guern-
Evening star., 1927-08-15
elders and many of the younger gen
tinr, Of the atIhYfrh

elders and many of the younger gen
grafton of the suburb.
Although Mr.. Gary had lived ir
New York City more than 20 years
he visited his daughters one or more
times year and was interested IL
every important movement In the
tina ncial, educational and religious life
Of Chicago and Wheaton. For those
reas sons, il was decided. after Mrs
Gary had telephoned to the daughters
here. that burial should be a Wheaton
The funeral will he held at 1895
am. Thursday at the Gary Memorial
Methodist Church in Wheaton In the
s-one edifice which he had given IL
the congregation.
President Walter Dill Scott q
Northwestern University. which re
Ceived many gifts from Mr.. Gary. IS
sued the following statement on be.nl
informed If the death OF his friend
with the death Of Judge Elber
! Fl. Gary. Northwestern University ha
lost friend. He was graduated from
| our Law School i'm 1867. has been .
member of the board Of trustees con
tinuously since 1896. and received
from the university degree of LIB
in 1922
Judge Gary has always shown q
profound interest In the university
and for so years has been membei
of the board OF trustees. He has beer
invaluable in furthering interests Of
the university.
In 1889 he began his cooperation
in building up for the university the
great law library which since 1909
has been known as the Gary Library
of Law In 1925 ne donated to the
university on McClintock Campus the
Gary Law Library Building"