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WIMBLEDON FINAL CALLED
GREATEST WOMEN'S MATCH

Miss Wills and Elizabeth Ryan re-
main in the play for the women's dou-
bles. while Hunter and Miss Ryan
still have a chance to carry another
championship to the United States
in the mixed doubles.
SAN FRANCISCO. July R.-
Helen Wills. playing at Wimbledon.
where she won the wOmen's cham
pionship, has been asked to invite the
English Wightman Cup team to play
in San Francisco in September.
DR.. Sumner Hardy. president OF the
California Lawn Tennis Association.
cabled Miss Wills to extend the invita-
ton.
The English team of women is due
in the United States to play in the in
ternatiOnal matches for the women's
cup at Forest Hills. August II and 10.
The English players are expected to
enter the women's nationals 10 days
later. If they accept the invitation OF
Miss Wills they will be in California
about the second week in September.
The opponents Of the English team
will be Californians. and they will in
clude Miss Wills. Mrs. May Sutton
Bundy and Helen Jacobs.
If Senorita De Alvarez. who was the
runner-up to Miss Wills, comes to this
country for the nationals. she also
will be invited to play in California.
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tours of the Northwest, Portland and
Seattle to appear in representative
| numbers.
am not certain but that the North.
west has the most powerful delegation
| of amateurs in this country. and l
expect to see more players qualify
| from this section in the amateur
| championship at Minneapolis next
! month than from any other. The
players in Seattle, Tacoma and Port
| land told me last November they
would move on Minneapolis in a spe-
cial car, or perhaps two cars.
1t would not surprise me to see the
Northwest qualify five or six men in
the first 80 at Minneapolis. They have
a big advantage in the Northwest in
being able to play golf II months in
the year, and over excellent courses.
The amateurs enjoy plenty of competi-
ton. and have great tournaments in
Victoria and Vancouver, as we'll as in
the State of Washington.
Praise for Winnipeg.
There are some grand golf courses
in Winnipeg. The golf there is sur
passed only by the duck hunting on
the marshes of Lake Manitoba-the
best that can be found, although the
birds are very thick in the Northwest
section. The real courses in Winnipeg
are about Is miles north of the city,
on the ridge. There are three fine
courses there. but a short season Is
interfered with for a few days each
Summer when the mosquitoes get
active. I was bitten 40 times in one
round.
After all is said Pinehurst, N. c.,
stands out as the leading golf resort of
| the world. 1t even surpaSses st. An
| drews in the number of golfers it at
| tracts, and more good players and bad
players, professionals, amateurs and
women. have played over the No. 2
| course at Pinehurst than over any
| other resort links. I do not think
there is a really prominent golfer liv-
| ing east of the floods who has not Wis
| tied Pinehurst.
The greens at Pinehurst are sand.
| but the golf Is excellent. and it is al
| ways n pleasant change to me to play
| Pinehurst. / enjoy putting on the
sand greens, which are absolutely
| true. A man gets his just rewards
| for well struck puts at Pinehurst.
| The four courses there are all cham
| pionship quality, built by Donald
Ross. and the town has a golfing at
mosphere.
Del Monte, Calf, is favorite golf
| ing resort on the Pacific and has
| earned the respect paid it by coast
golfers. especially since the construc-
ton of the PEBBLE Beach links on Mon
| terey Bay. The course built along
! the foothills of the Rockies at Colo
RADIO Springs is another favorite spot
| for golfers. The views on this course
rival those of the Canadian Rockies at
Banff. The course at Banff is not
| much of a test of golf, hut the views
alone are worth the walk, and it is
almost worth while to hook a shot
| into the Bow River.
There are so many wonderful golf
ing spots that it is difficult to pick
out the best. for nearly all have many
things to recommend them. Over in
Scotland, Gleneagles, in Perthshire. IS
+, a beauty spot, with Il real course set
| in it, and st. Andrews had history, as
| we'll as some good golf. ] am eager to
see the courses in South America.
South Africa and Australia and per-
| haps in Asia.
fCopyright 1927
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CHICAGO SETS MARKS
FOR LINKS BUILDING

by the Associated freSS,
CHICAGO, July 4.-Golf course
building set new record in Chicago
during the 4th of July week end with
the opening of II new clubs. one OF
them having two 1Shole links.
Golf architects asserted that never
in golf history had such a record been
made anywhere. the boom in Florida
having produced about 20 links a year.
While most of the Chicago dozen
were fee links. work is nearing COM
pletion on several private clubs, and
the Chicago district now has close to
200 courses for an estimated popula-
ton of slightly more than 100000.
The fee golf course idea had its
birth in Chicago with the turning of
he Harlem race track into q pay links,
which eventually netted' the owners
$4,000 a year, or per cent on the
million dollars the race plant cost.
although the racing layout was junked
when betting was stopped.
Many of the two score fee links
around Chicago are embryo subdivi-
sions used as golf courses until time
Is ripe for sale of lots. The promoters
make good money on the property
while holding it, while in former days
taxes ate up much of the ultimate
profits.
The DiXmoor course. bought and
built several years ago for about $780,
900. was turned over to subdividers
this Spring for a million dollars. while
the golfers moved further out to new
fields. Golf courses are made nova
days In few weeks. owing to the
rapid turfing made possible by the use
of creeping bent grass.
This spreading grass, planted in sto-
Ions root and stalk joints soon covers
the greens with velvety turf, while
with old style seeding it took a couple
years or more to perfect a course.
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BY SOL METZGER.

by Sui MEIZGEh.
The stroke that beat Alexa Stir
ling, the stroke that turned aside
for a span of many years all
women who sought the British
lady's championship, was Cecil
Leitch's wooden shot into the
wind. The wind hazard was the
bugbear of all American golfers
who sought British title. with one
exception, Walter Travis, in 1904,
until recently. Now our pros and
amateurs have mastered it. But
our women players have yet to do
so, judging by results. Cecil
Leitch and then Joyce Wethered
have turned them back as fast as
they appeared.
Leitch's wooden shot into the
wind is masterpiece, as Mrs.
Fraser wrote me when she was de-
feated by her in Scotland in the
first round of the lady's event
some years ago. She plays it with
tremendous power and oddly, too.
First. she uses a palm grip to get
firmness. She plants her feet
firmly and keeps her knees stiff.
slowly and keeps it close to the
ground for a greater distance than
on any other shot. Her swing is
fiat and abbreviated. Coming
down, she concentrates on keeping
the club under control and she hits
straight through with long follow
that causes the club head to go
out on a line after the ball and
prevents it's rising more than
shoulder high at the finish. Nat
urally such a ball has a low ira
jectory and, if hit clearly, travels
a great distance.
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NETMEN in d. C.. TOURNEY
WILL HAVE BUSY HOLIDAY
DIRST round doubles matches and
- quarter.finals in the singles
were to feature play for the
District of Columbia net cham

- quarter.finals in the singles
were to feature play for the
L District of Columbia net cham
pionships on the Racquet Club
courts today at Wardman Park Hotel.
Twenty-seven teams are entered in
the doubles event, including Gwynn
King and Dooley Mitchell. finalists in
the recent Virginia State event, and
C. M. Charest and Bob Considine.
picked also as formidable contenders
for the title.
Yesterdays play was marked by
some holly contested matches, one of
the most interesting of which was
the third round tilt between Robert
Elliot, formerly of Baltimore. and
Lieut.. David Hedekin, West Point
racketer. who played No. l on the
Army Leech Cup team. Elliot was
rated No. on the Navy squad this
year, hence Hedekin was favored to
win over him, but coming back after
dropping the opener, 3-6, the Navy
man scored over his rival GO, 6-3.
Both racketers played a smashing all
court game, Elliot's net placements
earning many brilliant points for him
Previously, Elliot had eliminated
Joe Rutley, 6-3, GO, and Hedckin
had taken the measure Of Fred Doyle,
IS, 6-1.
Robert Considine breezed through
three rounds to take his place in the
uuarter.finals. Lowe of Western High
School was his first victim, Considine
allowing him but two games. Harri-
son Hathaway fell before him in the
second round and Arthur Atwood sue
cumbed to his steady drives in the
third encounter.
Charest, who defeated Paul Harding
yesterday, was scheduled TO meet Hal
Fowler this afternoon in one of the
feature matches. Both players are
southpaws. Fowler a chop stroke ar
fist and Charest an advocate Of the
driving game.
Tom Mangan advanced to the fourth
round with ease and was slated to
have his first real battle this afternoon
when he faced Elliot.
Pairings today:
SINGLES MATCHES.
Third round-Burwell VS.. Hitz. Yates vs.
CorOnel
Fourth round-Love VS.. Brown. Charest
vs.. Fowler: Mangan vs.. Elliot King W.
Seeker Mitchell VS.. STAN.
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BY the Associated Press
N VIEW YORK, July a. - It's an
axiom of the ring to lead
VI with the left" but right punch
K es probably will decide the
next battle for the lightheavy-
weight championship of the world be.
tween Jack Delaney and Michael
Francis McTigue. Tex Rickard mas
them matched for a 15-round title
bout at the Yankee Stadium Thurs
day.
The veteran McTigue's new-found
right WALTON. the blow that knocked
out Paul Berlenbach and gave Jack
Sharkey a busy evening. will be pitted
against the "rapier-right" of Delaney.
Both have swift left jabs. Both are
fast, clever ringmen, who probably
will summon all their craft in the
quest for an opening through which to
shoot the "crusher.'
Scenes Have Shifted.
Delaney stopped McTigue some
thing over a wear ago in four rounds
at Madison Square Garden, but the
scenes have been radically shifted
since then. The venerable Mike for
sock the downward chute for sensa-
tional comeback. Delaney went on
to win the world light heavyweight
title from Berlenbach, but skidded
into Jimmy Maloney at the Garden
last February. took severe beatlng,
damaged his right arm and lett hahd
and hasn't fought since.
Can Delaney come back now. SHOW
his former flashiness and punch? OR
will McTigue complete the cycle OF
his return to form by again lifting
the title he won from Battling SIKH
a few years ago and subsequently lost
to Berlenbach?
Operations on Delaney's left hand
and tennis elbow have kept the
champion idle since his fight with
Maloney.
Confidence no less than his newly
developed wallop has figured in the
comeback of Michael Francis. The
veteran Irishman. once known chiefly
for his crafty defensive skill. became a
terror during the Winter season as he
bowled over a half dozen formidable
opponents in a row and gave Sharkev
a busy evening before the Boston
sailor broke a small blood vessel liz
Mikes mouth and won on a technical
Knockout.
Declares Mike Can Hit.
Don't let anybody tell you that old
fellow can't SOCK" remarked Sharkey
as he rubbed his chin after the fight
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PADDOCK AND LOCKE
WILL OPPOSE TODAY

By the Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Nebr.. July 4.-The long
awaited meeting of Roland Locke and
Charley Paddock, world record holders
in the 220 and 100 yard dashes, comes
this afternoon, when each runs anchor
on his respective relay quartet at the
A. A. U. national championships at
the University of Nebraska
Paddock is on the Los Angeles A. G.
four-man team, while Locke will finish
for the University of Nebraska team.
Charley Borah, who set the pace in
Saturdays sprints, will not be in the
relays.
The largest field of competitors of
the threeday event was predicted for
today's closing events.
Twenty-six athletes are entered in
the dccathlon with half of the 10
events scheduled for this morning,
starting at 8 o'clock.
The decathlon events on the after
noon program will alternate with the
am relays which bring the famous
runners who ran Saturday back
against each other in a ccrieS Of four
man team tests. Paddock supported
by Keith Lloyd and the two school
boys, Wykoff and Slocumb of the Los
Angeles A. c.. are counted upon to
threaten the world records in the two
sprint relays, the 440 and $50 runs.
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BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
w WIMBLEDON. England, July
4.-The greatest women's
NM single match ever seen at
Y Wimbledon, is the unani.
nous opinion Of the tennis
experts commenting on the finals be-
tween Helen Wills and Senorita De
Alvarez, in which the California girl
was victorious.
Miss Wills modesty in victory en-
deared her to English tennis fans just
as her wonderful tennis thrilled them.
"a worthy successor to Suzanne
Lenglen." she is called.
II am very happy" said Miss Wills,
speaking Of her match with the Span.
ish girl. II enjoyed every minute OF
it. If 1 may add anything to my be-
ing happy it Is also that l am very
lucky, for senorita played marvel
ously''
Two more days-weather permitting
will be required to finish off the
program of one Of the wettest Wimble-
dons on record. The finals Of the
mems doubles between the American
team. William T. Tilden and Francis
T. Hunter. and the French team.
Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon,
the 1926 champions. will be played
today, while the finals in both the
women's and mixed doubles are sched-
uled for tomorrow.
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n big money in tournament ana
~ exhibition golf, the life of the
golfng trouper is entertain
ing and has many compen-
sations.
7 am thinking now of trip which
will take me through Australia, South
America and South Africa. coming
associations in these far distant spots
have indicated that expenses couId
he made upon a visit there, ana 1
am eager for a world tour.
Everywhere there Is keen interest
in golf. Look at Arizona, where
courses are laid out over the desert
sands and the putting green's are lit
tie different from the fairways except
that they are oiled. I remember one
afternoon when 1 was playing In an
Arizona city and a strong wind blew
up, lifting what seemed to me tons
of sand along. We kept on playing
and 1 had a nice coating of sand and
oil all over my clothes and face and
hands when the round was COM
pleted.
In FL Paso played for the first
time on greens made Of cottOnseed,
dyed green. They were very good,
would hold pitch shots and the roll
was true enough. 1t has not been
many years since Ed Tufts develop
ed grass green's in California. but now
there are many fine courses in both
San Francisco and Los Angeles. with
grass green's comparable with the
best anywhere.
San FranciscO's Fine Course.
1t seems likely the 1928 amateur
championship will go to the Pacific
Coast, and if it is played over the
course of the San Francisco Golf and
Country Club the boys will be we'll
satisfied. For this Is a championship
course in every way, and one of the
finest clubs in America. The San
Francisco Golf and Country Club has
good length, excellent variety and
fine greens. Roger Lapham of San
Francisco will see that the amateur
championship, If played at his club.
Is success.
There are number of things which
seem to give San Francisco the edge
in competition for national cham
pionship on the Pacific. and most i'm
portant is it's central location, which
would make it possible for the anna
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events at all clubs, several
of the stars of the city were pointing
toward the Sherwood Forest invita-
ton tournament, which will start on
Friday.
The tourney is the eighth big event
around the Capital this year and will
be followed two weeks hence by the
annual event of the Maryland Coun-
try Club, to be staged July 20. 81, y
and %. Entries for the Sherwood
Forest event close Wednesday with
the tournament committee.
A. varied schedule of events, from
blind pig tournaments through NINA
ture events and match play against
par Journeys is offered on the bill of
fare for Capital players today.
Tommy Armour of Congressional, me
national open golf champion. is play
ing in an exhibition match at Hart
ford with Bob Cruickshank of New
York.
Out at the Manor Club this after.
noon a quartet of former public links
stars are scheduled to compete in an
exhibition match. George j. Voigt OF
Bannockburn and A. l.. Houghton'
Harry G. Pitt and Earl McAleer are
the contestants.
Mrs. ii. Is. H1rd won tie women
championship of the Manor Clup,
none of the competitors who played
yesterday being able to equal the l0l
she registered on Saturday. Helen
Fay and Mrs. II. Is. Leary, jr., tied
for second place with cards OF 104.
A member-guest flag tournament is
scheduled at Manor Club today.
The final round in all three divi-
sions in the two-man championship OF
the Indian Spring Club has been
reached. Winners in the various
divsisns are as follows: First divi'
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TABER, STAR RUNNER,
LEADER IN BUSINESS

What becomes Of athletic stars after
they hang up their sport toys and put
aside their spiked shoes?
Norman s.. Taber ran a mile in 4
minutes IL 3-5 seconds in 1912. This
stood as a world record until Paavo
Nurmi bettered ii in 1923.
Long before his title passed to the
Flying Finn" Taber had abandoned
the cinder track to star in business.
He now is business executive. trus-
tee of a cooperative bank, trustee of
Brown University. chairman Of Brown s
athletic council and member OF sew
eral educational and welfare commit.
tees.
While making athletic records for
Brown. Taber also won Rhodes schol-
arship.
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LOTT DEFEATS PARE
IN TRISTATE FINAL

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July R.-
George Lott, Chicago, became perma-
nent possessor of the solid silver bowl
emblematic of the tri-State tennis
singles championships by defeating
Emmett Pare. his fellow townsman, in
the finale Of the tri-State tournament
today, "a, "a, 60.
Clara Louise Zinke, Cincinnati, won
the woman's singles championship by
defeating Marion Leighton, Chicago,
"a, 4-6, Al.
The doubles championship was won
by Ray and Paul Kunkel, Cincinnati.
who defeated George Lott. Chicago,
and Tom Johnson, Cincinnati, 10,
rs, GO.
Maurice Bayon, New Orleans, won
the junior singles, defeating Clifford
Suffer, New Orleans, "a, "a, 3-6.
2-6 6-5
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R. KINSEY TO REPRESENT
MEXICO IN CUP TENNIS

MEXICO CITY, July tP-Robert
kinsey. well known tennis star, hopes
to enhance his laurels on his forth
coming honeymoon.
Kinsey, who on July IA will marry
Rosario Icaza de Carral, herself q
splendid tennis player and a member
of the young society set in the Next
can capital. has been selected to rep
resent Mexico. together with Claude
Butlin, in the Davis cup elimination
tournament against Japan to be
played at st. Louis.
sides at present in Mexico City and
is the holder of the Mexican tennis
championship
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STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

sion-G. J. Mulroy and III. S. Pope, Il
won and 3 lost; second division, G.. F..
Foley and Fl. A. Klucken, 16 won and
5 lost; third division, A. F. Williams
and J. M. Porter, 1914 won and 2k
lost.
Reid w. Digges was 1 up on Tom
Moore as the final IS holes of the
3G-hole contest for the Tribal Bowl at
the Indian Spring Club got under
way today. Digges and Moore played
the first 18 holes Of the final yester-
day, with Digges holing chip shot at
the seventeenth to establish the one
hole margin. Moore scored Is over
the first round to 76 for Digges.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther FIorine an
nexed the family foursome event at
the Beaver Dam Club yesterday with
a nine hole score of 40. Mr.. and Mrs.
Evans Jones finished second with So,
mage were in third place with So.
Luther Florine and Jesse Baggett
tied for the Cheverley Cup at Beaver
Dam on Saturday. Baggett failing to
appear for the play-off yesterday. the
cup was awarded to Florine.
P. B. Hoover and Andrew Y. Brad
ley paired yesterday to win the mems
Scotch foursome event at the Indian
Spring Club with card of SO. Low
net went to Wilson Barrett and J. F.
Mccarthy with 86--19-67. Mixed
Scotch foursomes were also played.
and in this competition the prize went
to Mrs. Perry b. Hoover and A. F..
Williams, who turned in a gross card
of co. Low net went to Mrs. j. ".
Brownell and j. +. Gross with
9S-22-76.
Dorothy White of Washington. the
women's District golf champion, who
is now on a motor trip, plans to play
in the women's national championship
at Cherry Valley. near New York, in
the Fall
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ATHLETES FOR MASSES
SUCCEEDS AT HARVARD

The claim that the masses cannot
be interested in athletics at Harvard
has been knocked fiatter than a PAN
cake on Soldiers Field.
In the four minor and four MAJ
sports, now in vogue, more than $50
were in uniform for each pastime.
Every one at Harvard is offered
full use of the athletic fields as well
as the instruction and it's coaches.
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DEMPSEY LOOKS IMPROVED
DURING SECRET WORKOUT

much, he'll sap his vitality instead of
Charging the battery"
Jack still tries standing on his toes
while shadow boxing and punching
the bag. Get down on the balls of
your feet, Jack, my boy, like we used
to do in Toledo. That's what gives
your punches their power.
1 am glad to see that Dempsey is
going right on with his training. 1t
will take his mind off his troubles and
will give vent to his pent-up excite
ment.
tCopyright. 1927
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THEIR MAIN BOUTS
MIKE McTIGCE.

MIKE McTIGUE.
Born, November 80 1892 County Clare,
Ireland.
Nv. D.. won decision. L. D.. lost decision.
x. O.. kaockout X. Q, by, knocked out by,
D.. draw N D.. no dccision.l
!919-Harry Greb; p. 70. 80, c.
1920-Harry Greb. w. D.. 10: Gene
10oi-Tommy Madden. X. O.. /: Battling
Levlnsky. w. D.. 10: jeff Smith. w. D.. Is;
Pana ma Joe Cans. n. D.. -.
1922--Tommy Robinson. W. D., II;
Tommy yLoughran; n. D. 10; Lou Bogash'
=, 1?23-Rattling Sikh. W. D.. 80: Young
s S. Tommy d ho 1a Tommy n d. LGHshran NJ d.
11aSt-SY ,I Str rj,,dr n D. t. Young
Marullo w D.. II: Tiger Flowers. w: d;
1 10; Paul e Berlenbaeh, L. d. 10; Art Wei
=. 19a67w--Jack Delaney X. o, by. 4; Johnny
Risko W; D. 10 NY 70
sWon heavyweight championship:
Matches engaged in. 124; knockouts. 81:
knocked out by. l: no decisions, 81; lost. -;
draw. 3: won %.
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JACK DELANEY.
(Oyila Chapdelaine.l

Born March 10. 1900, St. Francis;
wv. D.. won decision. L. D., lost decis sion.
<. @. knockout. X. 9. by: knocked out by.
D. draw N D Nd 70 deeisioHW' -. Joe
Rivers W. D., II; Steve chooynski. W. D..
IL Frank Carbone. w. D.. II.
l92I-Tommy Robson. (. D. 12, -
1922-Jaclse Clarke w. D.. 10: Jack
Is: jack acK Stone. W. D., 10: Hughie, Ross
w. D.. IS: Augie Rather. X. o. by, l.:
Young Fisher X. o. by 3
1923-Tommy Madden. X. o., .: Italian
Joe Cans. ": D. II: ATgie Rather, ". D..
H. T.; Andy d ( i, Palmer W. D. IL; Jimmy
josa4-Tonin1v' ", Loughran. W, D.. 10; Pat
Mccarthy w. D.. $: Jimmy Slattery. L. D..
8: Bryan Downey. n. D.. IL.
1915 Allentown Joe Cans, w. d.. 10;
Tony Maruiio "; D.. 10, Tommy Loughran
D.. 10; Jimmy sslattery. L. D.. 6: Paul Ber'
Iss611BGI TitzSimmqoonsoi u;y W; B. pn,d 10:
<. O. /: Mike McTigue: K. o.,4; Maxie
Bosenb I W. D. ~ Jamaica Kid X o.
1a27-Jimmy Maloney. L. D.. 10.
sWon light-heavyweight championship:
Matches engaged in. II: knockouts. 32:
knocked gut by % =; no decisions =; lost