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Evening star., 1927-09-14
CHAMP CONTINUES
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Gene Still Absent From Camp
and Plans But Three More
Workouts.
AXE VILLA, ILL.,, September IA
R.-Most people would natu-

AXE VILLA, ILL.,, September IA
R.-Most people would natu-
rally believe that the heavy
IL weight champion of the world,
of all people, is best able to take
care of himself, but not the citizens
of Chicago.
For the first time since Tunny came
West 10 days ago to complete training
for the most expensive fistic display in
history-his $4,000, 900 title battle with
Jack Dempsey at Soldier Field-the
champion today had no one minding
him.
Gene left his personal bodyguard,
Bill Smith of detective headquarters,
spinning yarns of the stock yards and
the bold Chicago gunmen when he de-
parted the training camp Monday to
visit with friends at Lake Forest, 20
miles away.
The situation had not changed
today, for Gene still was visiting and
the sergeant still was spinning his
yarns.
Guards Have Nothing to Do.
And Bill was not the only member
of Genes protective forces left hold
ing the bag" A miniature fire de-
partment, assigned from headquarters
in Chicago, as well as Sergt. Smiths
three assistants. the regular police
force about the grounds, and Jiggs II,
the guarding Marine mascot from
Virginia, all were left with nothing to
protect.
The situation was complicated by
slight peevishness that has crept into
Jiggs' disposition in the past two days.
The husky young bulldog, who cele-
brates his second birthday September
%. the night Gene fights Dempsey,
misses his original master, who gave
him to the Marines last Winter, to re-
place the original Jiggs, a victim of
too many delicacies.
The squad of 20 firemen, detailed
solely for Tunney's protection, has
been slightly handicapped by the non-
appearance of their hose lines. Life
also has become rather vapid for the
score of policemen who guard every
approach to the camp to ward off all
persons without definite business with
in the grounds.
Three More Boxing Days.
With the champion absent, not even
people with business on the grounds
are appearing at the camp. Gene
was due at the country club tonight
for dinner after his three-day absence.
Satisfied that his condition is such that
only three more workouts will fit him
perfectly for the 10round title defense,
Gene will box Thursday and Friday
and probably Sunday before putting
aside his training togs.
Weighing 1872 pounds or thereabouts,
Tunney, according to the consensus of
newspaper critics, is faster than when
he whipped Dempsey last Fall,
stronger, and is boxing and punching
better than at any time in his career.
The added weight. some of which
Gene intends to remove before the
battle, has crept into the punching
equipment about his back and shout
ders. The champion is noticeably
simmer through the waist and hips.
Tunney may visit Tex Rickard. pro-
moter of the show, In Chicago today
before returning to camp. A slight
difference of opinion exists between
the promoter and the champion on the
ticket question. Like some others.
Gene ordered 500 tickets to the big
show and received only 200.
Evening star., 1927-09-14
EIGHT AMERICANS LEFT
In l6 TENNIS SURVIVORS

While these 16 were advancing yes.
terday, the second Of two seeded
Japanese stars was eliminated. Yo.
shiro Ohta, member of Nippon's Davis
cup team, was downed by Elmer Grif.
fin, Go, C., CO.
Ryki Mkt, Ohta's team mate, went
out in the opening round.
Secondround results:
William Tilden. I'd, Philadelphia defeated
Berkeley Bell Austin. Tex. Go. g."
John Van Ryn. East Orange, n; j.. de-
Manuel Aionso, Philadelphis, defeated
Watson wsshburn, New York. 6-2. 4-6'
Henri Cochet. France. defeated Edward W
Feibleran. New York. Ga. Sc. 5-7,
Jean Washer. Belgium, defeated Harris
Coggeshall. Des Moines Iowa, Ga. Go
Takeichi Harsda. New York, defeated Al.
len Behr: New York. 8-3. 8.3. e.
G--a! & appel East Orange N j. So %
Jack Wright: Montreal. defeated C. W
Strachan, Philadelphia. 90, 8-I. o.;
ont Elmer Grifiin. New York defeated Yoshiro
:. Rene Lacoste. France defeated Gilbert
Nunns, Toronto: Canada. 60. 6-2,. 6-4.
William M. Johnston. San Francisco. de-
feated Clifford B.. Marsh. ir.. Buffalo. n. Y,
Arnold w. Jones Providence r. L.. defeat
ed DR.. Carl Fischer. Philadelphia. 81. 81
60.
John Hennessey. indianapolis, defeated E
T. -Herndon, New York. Ga. d. e..
Jean Borotra. France. defeated Samuel B.
Gilpin. PHILADELPHIA, Cd. 8--6, 6-S. 7-5
Francis T: Hunter. New Rochelle. N. Y,
defeated Edward g. Chandler. Berkeley,
Evening star., 1927-09-14
FORMER EPISCOPAL
STARS AT VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va, September Il.
Hunter Faulconer.' Bill Moncure.
Garland Daniel and Gus Hammer, all
former Episcopal High School foot
ball stars, are on the University Of
Virginia squad.
Old Dominion Boat Clubs basket
ball meeting will be held Monday
night at 1880. All players from last
years team and new candidates
wishing trials are requested to report.
Julian Barkley has called a meet
ing OF the Virginia Athletic Club for
tonight at 1880 o'clock.
No. Motor Company Junior grid.
ders will drill on Hayden Field at
O'Clock this afternoon. All candi-
dates are asked to report.
st. Mary's Celtics and Washington
Red Sox will provide amusement for
local base ball fans Saturday after
noon. They clash in Dreadnaught
Park at $3.50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1927-09-14

BY the Associated Press
n YEW YORK, September 14.-Six
teen Of the worlds greatest
VI tennis players including the
1 four French Davis cup win
ners, a Belgian and a Cana
dian today remained in the running
at Forest Hills for the championship
of the United States, now held by the
Frenchman, Rene La Coste.
To resist a foreign attempt to take
the title out of the country for the
second time in two years, there sur
vived q group of eight Americans,
headed by William I. Tilden and two
players from other lands who now
make the United States their home.
All but two OF the eight third round
matches are international in char.
acter. Henri Cochet of France, fac
ing John Hennessy of Indianapolis;
Jean Borotra playing Jerry Lang of
New York, jacques Brugnon opposing
Arnold Jones, former Yale captain,
and Rene LacoSte taking on Takeichi
Harada. Japanese, now living in New
York, who ranks third in the United
States.
Other international tits pit Francis
T. Hunter, Tildens Davis cup doubles
partner. against Jean Washer, Bel
gian champion; and little Bill John
zion against Jack Wright, Canadian
ace.
Tilden's match against Elmer Grit
fin of New York is the only strictly
domestic battle on the program, as in
the other match, John Van Ryn.
Princeton No. / man. meets Manuel
Alfonso, who lives in Philadelphia and
is ranked second in the United States,
but learned his tennis in Spain.
Evening star., 1927-09-14
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

title holder, has decided not to make
the trip to Cherry Valley, Long Island.
next week to play in the national
women's championship. Three lead
ing Maryland players will make bid
for the women's title. They are Mrs
Boyd Morrow, women's Middle At
lantic title holder; Virginia Holzderber,
Maryland State champion, and Effie
Bowers, former Maryland State cham.
pion.
Junior tournaments are being
played at two local courses today. Co.
lumbia juniors were to compete in the
qualifying round and the first match
play round for the junior champion
ship of the club, with the semi.final
round scheduled for tomorrow and
the final round carded for Friday.
At the same time public links ju-
niors swung into action in the first
match play round Of the District ju-
nior public links championship at
Rock Creek Park. Don Wrenn led
the field in the qualifying round,
which was concluded yesterday, with
a card of Is, leading Danny Burton,
erstwhile Chevy Chase caddy, by one
stroke. Wrenn shot brilliant golf on
the second nine of his round, regis
tering 80, after playing the first
nine in 45. The first match play
round Is on today, with the second
round tomorrow and semi-final and
final rounds scheduled for Friday.
Mrs. X. r. Tilley led a small field
of woman members Of the Indian
Spring Golf Club in the qualifying
round of the club championship yes
terday. with a card of 80. The first
match play round was scheduled to-
day, with the following pairings:
Mrs. E. r. Tilley VS.. Penelope Wood,
Mrs. Z. /. Putnam VS.. Mrs. l.. l..
Steele, Mrs. Perry B. Hoover VS.. Mrs.
w. L. Heap, Mrs. j. B. Gross drew
a bye.
Evening star., 1927-09-14
u. s. POLO TEAM PICKED
TO AGAIN BEAT BRITONS

it's game. With Tommy Hitchcock
playing better than any time during
his career and Devereux Hilburn in
the form Of Is years ago. the Amer
leans right now are considered in
vincible
Denim. weighing 1S0 pounds. is a
hard rider and hitter. and his assign
ment is that of mixing it," riding
off the husky American backs. Tn
George was assigned a similar task
in the hope that Capt. C. T. I. Roark,
the brilliant No. 3 of the British,
could score. Roark Is regarded as
one of the finest players in the
world.
The lineup:
United States-J. Watson Webb.
No. l. Thomas Hitchcock. No. 2:
Malcolm Stevenson. No. 3; Devereux
Milburn, back.
Great Britain Capt. Richard
George, No. l; Capt. John P. Dening.
No. 2; Capt. c. T. 1. Roark, No. 3;
Maj. Eric G. Atkinson, back.
Substitutes:
United States-Capt. C.. A. Will
kinson, Winston Guest. J. Cheever
Cowdin. Robert +. Strawbridge, jr.
Great Britain-Capt. Claude Pert,
Maj. Austin II. Williams, Lieut.. II.
Guinness
Evening star., 1927-09-14

l.. Frieda Yaggie. vice president, and
Rena Levy, secretary-treasurer.
Ten teams again comprise the
circuit. October was set for the
opening on Coliseum alleys.
One more team is needed to round
out the new Laundrymens Bowling
League. Nine teams have entered as
follows: Page. Elite, Bergman's, Home.
Manhattan. Dupont, Home, Tolman
and Arcade.
Final business will be transacted at
a meeting tomorrow night at o'clock
at the Northeast alleys. Representa-
tives of teams wishing to join are
asked to attend.
Business Mems Bowling League has
a team berth vacant. Any team wish
ing to join should communicate with
Manager Powell at Franklin 8062.
Evening star., 1927-09-14
JACK IN LONGEST,
FASTEST WORKOUT
Second Secret Session for
Challenger Held Under
Harvest Moon.

BY the Associated Press.
T INCOLN FIELDS, CRETE, ILL.,,
September 14.-Under the rays
of. a beautiful harvest moon,
IL Jack Dempsey went through
his second secret workout by
fioodlight last night, his longest, and
some said his fastest, since he settled
down to intensive training.
For seven full rounds, five with
sparring partners and two with the
heavy bag, Jack hammered away.
Dave Shade, California middleweight,
made the occasion impressive by
facing the former champion for the
first time in the preparation for the
Tunney match.
Shade gave Jack the speediest
workout he has had with any spar
ring partner here. Rocky Adams.
2O0-pound Iowan, followed Shade, but
was on the receiving end all the time.
Big Boy Peterson, rangy New
Orleans heavyweight with a powerful
right hand, was third in the list and
Jack rushed into Peterson's upright
stance, similar to Tunney's, whaling
away with both hands.
Cans Closes Program.
Whitney Allen, Boston 175-pounder,
a newcomer. was the next opponent,
and Jared about as well as Adams
A round with Allentown Joe Cans.
who has been on the sparring program
with Jack almost every day since this
camp was opened, closed the evening
performance about 10 o'clock.
Throughout the five rounds Man
ager Flynn followed his pupil around
the ring. calling for speed and more
speed. and Jack responded with the
fastest stepping he has shown in three
weeks.
While the mercury stood around IS
yesterday when Jack took his after
noon exercises against the heavy bag,
it was comparatively cool. with COM
Portable breeze. when the moonlight
workout began. Jack seemed to en-
joy the action so much that Manager
Flynn has about decided on a similar
program for tonight, with a gradual
tapering off thereafter until Sunday
when the former champion will start
resting up for the night Of Septem-
Der %.
Evening star., 1927-09-14
SIX PRELIMINARIES
ON BIG FIGHT CARD
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 14.-Six bouts
between heavyweights will provide
preliminaries for the world champion
ship heavyweight match between Gene
Tunney and Jack Dempsey in Soldiers
Field. September %
Promoter Tex Rickard has submitted
his card TO the State Athletic Com.
mission.
These will be the preliminaries:
Big Boy Peterson, New Orleans. VS..
knute Hanson Racine. Wis.
Chuck Virgins. indianapolis, VS..
Jimmy Byrne, Louisville.
Martin Burke, New Orleans, VS.. Billy
Nidabeck, Jersey City.
George Manley, Denver, VS.. Yalo
Okum. New York.
Jack McCann, st. Paul, VS.. Wyom-
ing Warner, Cheyenne.
Armand Emanuel, San Francisco,
VS.. George La Rocco, New York.
Each will be at six rounds.
Evening star., 1927-09-14
oxing Omer 7ruining Tunneyoa
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-Andy di Vodi Brook
lyn, defeated Tommy White, Hous-
ton, Tex, Q0); Lew Hurley, New York,
and Billy Humphries, England,
drew 00).
BOSTON--Jimmy Sacco, East Bos-
ton, won from Sid Barbarian, De-
troit. Q0).
NEWARK. N. J.-Pete Nebo. Tam
pa, Fla, won over frankie Fink.
Texas. 00).
INDIANAPOLIS-R Uhlan. Los
Angeles, outpointed Jack Chief Elk
hart. Pueblo, Colo, 10).
PORTLAND, Ore.-Harry Dillon,
Winnipeg. knocked out Harry Lee,
Los Angeles (6).
SAN JOSE.-Buddy Saunders, New
York, beat Young Carmen, San Jose
Q0).
DENVER.-Frankie Levar, Denver,
knocked out Pal Shoaf, Memphis O;
Ernie Mussick. Denver, knocked out
Kid Dennis, Omaha (2).
Evening star., 1927-09-14
HEALTH BETTER THAN E
wealth, SAYS stage

CHICAGO, September IA R.-
Coach Alonzo Stagg, the grand old
man" of the University of Chicago,
does not want to live to be more than
80 years old unless he can live "well
and to capacity"
He made the statement In an ad-
dress to the Collegiate Club of Chicago
in which he declared that health and
not wealth is the achievement of the
greatest success in life.
II am IS years DID," Coach Stagg
said, "and I am an exception to the
accepted rules of life that 36 men
out Of every 100 never reach that
age and that 81 out of every 100 who
who do are unable to support them
selves"
Evening star., 1927-09-14
S0CCERISTS WILL HOLD
TWIN N-MEETINGS TONIGHT

Important meetings Of the WASH
inSton and Southeastern District Soc.
Ger Association and the Washington
soccer League will be held tonight in
the playground office, room 2, Dis
trict Building.
Officers and directors ONLY will he
admitted at the association meeting
Each club should send two represen.
tatives to the league session that will
follow the association meeting.
Evening star., 1927-09-14
CHICAGO TO HOLD INDOOR
BOUTS BEFORE BIG FIGHT

CHICAGO, September IA (P).-The
indoor boxing season in Chicago will
be opened this year two days before
the outdoor season reaches it's grand
climax in the Tunney- Dempsey scrap
Promoter Jim Mullen announced to-
day a card for the Coliseum the night
OF September 20, topped by a 10-ronnd
match between Tod Morgan, Junior
lightweight champion, and Stanlslaus
Loayza
My Sullivan, st. Paul middleweight,
who has been working out with Demp.
sey. will box Morris Schlaifer of
Omaha in the 10-round semi-final.
Evening star., 1927-09-14
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
w YESTBURY. n. Y. Septem-
Der 14.-With odds heavily
wv against them the British
Army-in-I India challengers
for the International Polo
Cup We're determined on a last ditch
fight against the American big four
today at the Meadow Brook Club.
Barring q complete reversal of
form, the United States team. de-
Tending the trophy it won in 1921
and retained against the British
challenge in 1924. was expected TO
add to it's 1873 victory scored against
the invaders last Saturday.
The one element of doubt that
gave rise to British hopes was the
bolstering of their lineup that sent
Capt. Richard George TO No. l in
place of Capt. Claude Pert, and Capt.
John p Dening to No. 2, succeed
ing Maj. Austin Williams. These
changes were made last Sunday with
view to adding weight and aggres-
siveness so obviously lacking in the
first match.
Polo servers were doubtful. how
ever, that any change in tactics by
the British would be able to cur
tail the effectiveness of the big four
now that it has reached the top OF
Evening star., 1927-09-14
INDIANA WILL HAVE TWO
CAPTAINS IN EACH GAME

BLOOMINGTON. Ind. September
IA P).-Indiana University's foot ball
team will have two captains, one for
defense and one for offense, appointed
for each game this season, it has been
announced by z. G. Clevenger, ath-
letic director, and Pat Page, head foot
ball coach.
When Indiana has possession Of the
ball, backfield man will be in charge
OF the team. and when the team is on
defense, a lineman will be captain.
Evening star., 1927-09-14
NHE biggest golf tourney Of the
Fall season swung into being
today when the first pair I,
start in the Bannockburn
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ran season swung into being
today when the first pair t.
Il start in the Bannockburn
Golf Clubs invitation affair
drove off the elevated first tee at
the Glen Echo course.
Although George j. Voigt Of the
host club and several stars of other
clubs have not entered the event, the
winner of last years event is an
entrant. along with many others who
should furnish the keenest kind of
competition. John G. Shorey won
the tournament last year, holing a
lengthy putt on the eighteenth green
to beat Voigt. He was then a
member of Argyle, but has since
joined Bannockburn.
Post entries received yesterday
brought the starting list for the two
qualifying days well over the $50
mark. insuring ample competition for
the five flights to qualify today and
tomorrow. Among those who en-
tered yesterday was Gordon Stone,
junior champion of the Washington
Golf and Country Club, who is paired
to play tomorrow with e. c. Alvord
Of Bannockburn.
The Bannockburn course has been
carefully groomed FOR the event and
is in tip-top condition. The tourney
will be concluded Saturday.
Dorothy White, womens District
Evening star., 1927-09-14
SERIES FOR FlVE-STATE
TITLE NOW is ONE ALL

Chambersburg evened the series
with Parksley in the Five State series
yesterday by winning sthe second
game. 6 to 2
A 6-run rally in the eighth saved
the Maroons. The game was played
at Chambersburg.
The third game was scheduled for
Hagerstown today, with the scene
shifting to Parksley on Saturday.
Evening star., 1927-09-14

w VAR DEPARTMENT high
s"s sS ss. ,s9;s5;d ss Ss':
Potomac Park oval. will
bring into play nine teams, including
both civilian and military combina-
tions. Indications are that competi-
ton will he of high order.
Besides affording local lovers of the
game. whose numbers are steadily
increasing, an opportunity to see in
action some of the cleverest civilian
players of this section. the tournament
Will give them opportunity to get
line on one or two Army prospects
whose playing may advance them to
the ranks of the Armys big" teams
within a season or so. Among those
whose stars now are in the as
cendancy are Capt. Winfred Hough-
ton, Sd Cavalry, Fort Myer, whose
playing since he came to the Virginia
station last year has been exceedingly
aggressive, and Capt. Frederick ID.
Sharp and Lieut.. Mark Mcclure, both
of the 18th Field Artillery, also of
Fort Myer.
AZ the "old timers" so familiar to
Washingtonians will gallop into
action, including Lieut.. Col Nelson L.
Margetts, Maj. Adna Il. Chaffee, Maj.
Evening star., 1927-09-14

"HREE golfers tied for the low
net score in the first Army
War College handicap tourna-
i .ment yesterday. Mrs. Frank
Keefer, Helen Fay and Mrs.
o. Fl. Saunders each netting 81 strokes
on the nine-hole round. Three. golf
balls were awarded each of the trio.
Mrs. Keefer had the low gross card
with a Al.
Second honors also were split, Mrs.
Paul STREET and Mrs. O'Rear each hav-
ing a net count of 40.
A field of % golfers turned out for
the event which was the inaugural of
a weekly series to be held each Tues
day morning at Washington Barracks.
Play was followed by a luncheon at
the Officers Club during which plans
were discussed for the future events.
1t was decided to follow the plan of
the first tournament which went off
without a hitch. Mrs. Charles Bundel
will continue to handle entries and
reservations: Mrs. Everett Hughes
will be in charge of the actual run
ming of the events and Mrs. Condor
Mccormack will handle the finances
and arrange for prizes.
Perhaps the outstanding play yes.
terday was the mashie shot of Mira
H. b. Hird on the ninth hole. Lying
about 25 feet beyond the green, Mrs
Hird executed a shot that dropped
her ball within a few feet of the
cup. into which it rolled, giving her
par on the longest hole Of the
course.
Net scores were as follows:
70 Mrs; Frank Kesfer -. 81; Helen Fay
psn Pau 81 s,ies Mr. 10 Ii H. ssde M4s Rear s rs MfS ao
Mrs. L. B. Hedrick 90 Al: Mrs. Rodney
Mrs. B; g. p Gayle !sl. q: mrs condon, Sr, NJ: NJ:
eeorse HaIiorsn is1a 4s Mrs.. Mr! Jane! jan nTs
@sp. go Mrs oc Charles s Bandel IHs Hn1nDn55sy 1eD 5sy
p1;ox srs George Parker 49 So Mrs JerSme
). 5. wooinionsh 1 1aSe aiaS. es.y eks.y w. mrs
Capitol Athletic Club activities for
the coming year were planned last
night at reorganization meeting,
which resulted in the election of an
entire new roster of officers and some
important revisions Of the constitu-
ton.
The program as outlined at the ses-
sion will include swimming, track
limbering and stretching classes
basket ball, golf and camping. Offlcers
and committee chairmen, under the
revised constitution, will serve as the
executive body to act upon club busi-
ness.
Hazel Davis was elected president,
succeeding Florence SHADING, who
offered her resignation recently in
order to affiliate with the Washington
Swimming Club. Olive O'Hern was
chosen for vice president, Lillian
Hoffman, secretary, and Gail Nicker-
son, treasurer.
Chairmen Of committees appointed
include: Olive O'Hern, swimming;
frankie Ross, track; Lillian Hoffman,
instructor in limbering and stretch.
ing; Kay Jones. basket ball; Gail
Nickerson, camp, and Viola Trappe.
publicity. Chairman of tennis will be
named later.
Y. w. C. A. officials have announced
Evening star., 1927-09-14
INTERCITY SHOOTS
TO OPEN SATURDAY

Saturday has been set for the first
or the intercity series of shoots among
Washington, Baltimore and Gettys.
burg, Pa, Gun Clubs. at Gettysburg.
Firing will begin at o'clock.
There are 100 sixteen.yard targets
and 30 doubles carded Eight prizes
viii be awarded in the singles and
three in the doubles. A spoon also
Will go to each member of the win.
ming team.
Though there will be no regular
trophy events at the Washington Club
traps at Benning Saturday. shooters
may practice there,
Evening star., 1927-09-14
WINS TENNIS HONORS.

Defeating Clifford Greene of Barry
Farms. '6-4, Go, Joseph Sewell of
Howard playground. yesterday won
the colored playground tennis crown.
Both will receive medals from the
playground department.
Evening star., 1927-09-14
WOMEN in SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER

that the Summer schedule for the
swimming pools will terminate on
September 80. With the adoption of
the regular Winter schedule, classes
in senior Red Cross life-saving in.
struction will be inaugurated as one
of the special features. Full informa-
ton concerning these classes will be
announced within a few days.