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Evening star., 1927-08-29
BY CORRINNE FRAZIER.

")REST HILLS. l.. L., August
L 29.-Asde from Helen Wills,
who has acquired technique
4 as near perfection as a mere
mortal could ever hope to at
tain, Penelope Anderson possesses the
most orthodox game which has been
displayed this season. Miss Ander-
son is not so content as Helen
Jacobs, for instance, nor so powerful
in her ground strokes as Betty Nut
hall or Eleanor GOss. but she has an
exceptionally we'll rounded game, and
every stroke is executed with
smoothness that suggests the rhythm
of poetry.
Mrs. George Wightman became in
terested in her game several years
ago when she first appeared in the
nationals and bent her efforts to turn
ing the promise of her versatility into
realization. The fact that the Rich
mond girl climbed from an unknown.
to one of the first 10 in a remarkably
short time is proof of the pudding.
Miss Anderson's ground strokes were
at first, her weakest point. but now
they are deep well placed weapons of
offense. Her overhead work always
has been joy to watch and her low
volley shots are superior. even to those
of Helen Wills at times. But Pene-
lope Anderson's strength lies not mere
ly in perfectly executed strokes. She
has one Of the cleverest heads in the
game today. She thinks with light
ning-like speed in the crucial moments
and is capable of changing her pace
with a suddenness which rarely fails
to net her a needed point. She can
mix 'em up in her service attack. as
well as in an exchange of strokes,
and she is one of the very few who
can do this effectively.
Mrs. Kitty McKane Godfree of Eng
land has game somewhat similar to
Miss Anderson's and both of them lack
the driving speed of some of the other
players. One reason for this is the
slightness Of their build. Most of the
players are much more sturdily built
than these two, giving them more
weight behind their strokes when they
lean into them for a we'll timed shot.
Helen Jacobs. the 19-year-old Cali
fornian. is an interesting figure in the
Evening star., 1927-08-29

The thing to do in golf invariably
is the perfectly natural thing. If you
let your hand hang naturally out In
front Of you, you will observe that
your thumb stares you in the eye
the back OF your hand doesn't face
your eyes at all The natural thing
to do with the left hand. then. is to
so grasp the shaft that this hand is
in its natural position. This puts the
thumb almost directly on top Of the
shaft, with the fingers wound around
the shaft. That's the left hand.
Now if the thumb is placed to the
right of position directly on top Of
the shaft, the player should under.
stand that it should never go beyond
just the slightest toward the right.
Place it that way, and you will then
note that just the first two knuckles
of the left hand show to the eye
which is correct.
Actually, when the clubhead returns
to the ball the hands are hitting down
ward-into the ball-not outward into
the direction line. You cannot hit
downward with the hands with the
back of your left hand turned toward
your face. Such a position Of the left
Hand can ruin many attempts to make
good shots.
Evening star., 1927-08-29
THREE AMERICAN MARKS
LEFT FOR BOB TO EQUAL
Has to Win One More u. S. Amateur to Tie Travers,
Must Take Open and Amateur Same Year and
Shoot go i'm American Open.

the national open from Harry Var
don and Ted Ray. And the Georgian
had chalked up a splendid IS the day
before that in his conquest Of john
ston, who only recently had outplayed
Jones in the national open al Oak
mont, leading the field for the first
two rounds.
In truth. Jones scored four rounds.
although not Consecutively in 271
strokes on a championship course, and
was 10 under par for all the holes he
played during the title ioust. although
by the vagaries of golf he had a severe
sinking spell in the first match round
and narrowly escaped the defeat that
overlook the 1925 champion, George
Won Elm, in the second match round.
That misadventure prevented Mini.
kahda from a chance to be the scene
of the third successive finals between
Jones and Won Elm. but doubtless had
the Californian reached the ultimate
tilt this year. he would have gone the
way of all golflng flesh before the on
rush Of Bobby.
Made , Eagles. 20 Brides.
For it seemed impossible even to
halve the game OF a man who by a
rare combination of skill and destiny
could place wooden second shot
foot from the ninth hole on top of "A
steep hill that made the actual 512
yards from tee to flag a virtual 600
yards. This eagle 3 was his second
of the tourney and his brides num-
bered q score with scare Il hole above
par, except in the human frailty round
Of Wednesday when he was unma.
chlnelike enough to slip to IS strokes
for Is holes.
Perhaps Evans. who by the defeat
became runner-up for the third time.
in addition to having won the title
twice, was precluded from better golf
by his amaZement at the superhuman
game of his opponent, for he said in
accepting the runner-up medal: 1T is
worth a defeat to witness such mar.
velous golf"
Not that the loser did not play we'll
most of the way, pitching inside as
often as his conQueror and at times
outdriving him. In fact. although
Chicks putter. "Sourdough," did not
produce so steadily as Bobby's "Ca.
lamity Jane" it did get down the
longest putt Of the day. a 20.footer
deuce of the match.
And it was "Sourdough" that won
the thirty-seventh hole semi.final from
Roland Mackenzie Of Washington on
Friday by sinking long putt on the
undulating green OF the final hole.
But Calamity Jane seldom missed
getting down any putt from 5 to s
feet, and occasionally sank longer
one. while Chicks squares e-shafted
club fooled several short ones and
many Of medium length.
Evening star., 1927-08-29
Penelope Anderson Has Fine
All-ArOund Game of Tennis

tennis arena. She is not very tall. but
has a remarkable reach. She is OF
stocly build and wears her hair
closely cropped, although not in a
boyish bob. Watching her play, one
might underestimate her ability, as
some of her strokes. particularly on
the forehand, are a tritie awkward,
but her progress is well worth watch
ing. This Summer she has scored
once over Molla Mallory and once
over Penelope Anderson, defeating
the latter in the tryouts for the
Wightman Cup team. She carried
Betty Nuthall to three sets in the in
ternational team play several weeks
ago.
Despite her extreme youth, Miss
Nuthall will be rated among the first
five on the English lists this year in
all probability. The 16-year-old Eng
lish miss is another unusual figure,
not only because of her extreme youth
and charming appearance, but because
of the peculiarities of her game. For
instance, she uses the old-fashioned
English underhand serve. standing
fully two yards behind the base line
for its execution. The ball does not
come across the net with any degree
OF speed, but Is fdlrly well placed. ana
she rarely commits a double fault
She is said to have adopted this form
of service because her father. physi-
clan. does not approve of the more
strenuous overhead type of delivery
for girls of her age. 1t is thought that
she will be taught the latter type
when she is older. Undoubtedly this
would greatly strengthen her game, as
her present service invites a place
ment return. Her driving. both fore
hand and backhand, is beautiful, but
as yet she has not developed an ag-
gressive net game. Doubtless this will
come. And if it is on a par with her
back court performance. she will soon
he at the top of the British tennis
lists and a very worthy opponent of
our own Helen.
According to the English players,
many OF the girls seminaries and
preparatory schools of England for
bid the use OF an overhead service,
and this is the primary reason for con-
tinued use of the underhand delivery
by so many feminine racketers of
that country despite it's admittedly
limited possibilities.
Evening star., 1927-08-29
Penn States Athletic Action
May Have Far-Reaching Effect

Syracuse and Pittsburgh, but defeated
the Navy, Pennsylvania and Georgia
Tech and tied West Virginia.
In 1924 the team lost to Syracuse
and Pittsburgh, beating the Navy and
Carnegie Tech and tying Pennsyl-
vania. In 1925 the team lost to Syra.
cuse, Georgia Tech, West Virginia and
Pittsburgh. tying Notre Dame. Last
year Syracuse, Notre Dame, Pennsyl-
vania and Pittsburgh were successful
against the Nittany Lions.
So it will be noted that success and
failure in fair and logical proportion
have been the portion Of Penn State.
Teams Of State College have never
stood as champions Of the earth, but
always they have been worthy teams,
usually top liners. 1t remains to be
seen what will happen now. With the
courage Of her convictions lending
strength to her course, Penn State
may be found to have launched some
thing that will prove revolutionary.
Evening star., 1927-08-29
CAPITAL A. c. PLANNING
FULL REORGANIZATION

Capital Athletic Club, sponsorins e
women's sports, plans a complete re.
organization this Fall, Gail Nickerson,
president. has announced.
A meeting will be held the second
week in September. at which time
plans will be made for the annual
track and field meet. A prize will be
made this Fall to increase the mem
bership of the club and to give all
girls here an opportunity to partici-
pate in sports.
The Tri-Club Cup track meet. which
was not held last Spring. probably will
be held this October.
Capital A. G. athletes are training
on Tuesday and Thursday evenings in
Central High School Stadium, under
the direction Of frankie Ross, track
chairman.
Evening star., 1927-08-29
NET FINALS
HOTLY CONTEST

Keen battling marked final play yes
terday in the fifth annual Filipino
tennis tournament on the Monument
courts.
Felix NJ. Silva and Manuel del
Rosario vanquished Coronel and
Guevara to gain the doubles title
after five red.ho sets. The scores
were 8--6, 3-6, Gil. 7--5. ca.
In the mixed doubles finals Mrs.
Villalon and Caronel triumphed over
Silva and Mrs. Carballo in three sets,
6--3, 3-6. 60.
Coronel won the singles crown Sat
urday.
Trophies were presented winners
of all events by Philippine Resident
Commissioner Guevara following com.
pletion of play.
Evening star., 1927-08-29

When Ross Sommerville clinched
the Canadian amateur title at
Tor onto IN 1925 on the thirty-third
green by sinking the putt that
spelled victory, attention was direct
ed to the steady putting of this
crack amateur throughout the
week. 1t was a decided factor in
his we'll merited victory. Sommer-
vile, very much like Jerry Travers
"A fine model to copy-grips this
club with his fingers and his right
thumb down the shaft. He stands
over the ball so that his eyes ars
directly over the line of the putt,
and he uses his wrists entirely in
making the putt. bringing the club
pretty nearly straight back on the
line. His stance Is somewhat odd
in that his left foot is slightly for
ward. His feet are close together,
the left at right angles to the line.
His putting stroke is nicely timed
and is decidedly pendulum-like, with
d distinct follow through on the
line. Most of his weight is on his
left leg.
tCopyrikhts 1871
Evening star., 1927-08-29

~ ENN States action in discon.
tinuing all athletic scholar
ships, in deciding to concen-
trate upon the development of
athletic ability among masses
of undergraduates instead Of singing
out stellar performers for specialized
attention, is the most extraordinary
occurrence in the annals of modern
intercollegiate athletics. And the sup
Elementary announcement that all
acouting would be abandoned, whether
or not rivals dropped the practice, is
equally important inasmuch as il en-
phasizes the spirit which has actu-
ated the authorities at State College
in this matter.
The action is the more interesting
in that it comes in a region which,
whether justly or unjustly, has gained
o reputation for practices in the gen
eral conduct of foot ball that have not
seemed to meet that spirit Of idealism
which elsewhere has resulted in the
formation OF conferences bound by
rules and ethical standards designed
10 put intercollegiate athletics upon a
higher plane.
But no important university or col
Iege has gone as far as Penn State
has now gone, and results of the
move will be watched with the keen
est interest by educators and by
athletic authorities generally
Penn state has had her share of
athletic fame-which is to say foot
hall fame. Any eleven that downed
the men Of Nittany had reason for
pride. But in recent years the star Of
success has not blaZed with consistent
pleam. One may wonder whether the
state College authorities were struck
by the fact that i'll defeat on the
gridiron In recent years the college
walls did not crumble, the curve of
enrolment in the various departments
did not subside-that, in short, the in
stitution thrived and went it's way in
serenity whether her teams won or
lost.
1t may seem curious, but the fact
actually is that educational institu-
lions do manage to so on even in the
face of lack Of athletic success that
makes their names potent--on sport
ing pages-throughout the nations.
Penn State began TO spring in the
national foot ball limelight in the
season of 1919. when. with such play
ers as Haines, Hess. Smell, Henry,
higgins and other gridiron meteors,
old rivals such as Bucknell Pennsyl
vania and Pittsburgh were dOwned by
gsodly scores.
In 1920 Dartmouth. Nebraska and
PENNSYLVANIA were defeated and Pitts
burgh tied. The following year the
Nittany team trounced Georgia Tech,
Carnegie Tech. the Navy and Wash
ington, playing a 90 tie with Pitts
burgh and tying Harvard q to II.
There was a lapse in 1922. the team
being defeated by the Navy. Pennsyl-
p1nia, Pittsburgh and Southern Cali
eOrnla- Next year the team lost to
Evening star., 1927-08-29

Bv the Associated Press.
NJ INNEAPOLlS, August %
Nu The Incompatible Bobby
jV Jones today may gaze upon
4 the world of golf and view
but little left for him to
conquer.
Having won his third national anna
teur title at Minikahda SATURDAY
Jones has only one major title to ac-
ouire-the British amateur-and three
major American golflng records to
equal
Bobby has yet to win one more
United States amateur title TO tie
Jerome Travers' mark, and ne must
capture the American amateur anu
open championships in the same year
to equal Chick Evans achievement
In addition, Evans holds another got-
ing mark, which Jones has Yet 10 tie
q low of 2S6 to win the national open.
1t was on Minikahdas S famous INKS
that Evans in record pace won tle
national open in 1916 with ESQ strokes
en6 for IL wears the course had been
content with the golf it had produced.
But along came the young man VINO
st 25 wears OF age generally IS ac-
claimed the premier golfer OF the
world, having Just won the Brltlsh
open with record score OF 10.
Eliminated Veteran Stars.
This sturdy Southerner displayed
such sointiIlating golf that he not onIy
set a course record of 81 in the second
medal round over the 6,669 yards OF
rugged golfing ground, but he eilinl-
mated by golf almost, II not quite 50
good by wide margins such veteran
stars as Jimmie Johnston OF MINI,
Loh5. F.anois Ouimet of Boston ana
Cvhiclx Evans himself in the final round
Saturday, s and Z.
In defeating Evans the Teinstateo
cbamnion duplicated his record of
s1-96-67 from Minikahda, while par
b. sb-37-72. He was not so fast
IN the second round. But, having
gained a lead OF up in the nrst
circuit. was able to increase that ad-
vantage to up at the twenty-seventh
hole. although Evans, displaying for
n time the golf of 1916, cut the lead
to I'm with a birdie on the twenty
third hole.
And Minikahda was soon to rest
from the whack OF the driver and the
click of the iron. for, after halving
the twenty eighth in with three
puts each, Evans accidentally moved
his ball in addressing it on the twenty
ninth hole. So, instead of halving TO
make Jones dormie Z, Chick took
and lost the hole and the match.
Three Rounds Under 20.
Jones 81 was preceded on Friday
by q SO in his Handle victory over
Ouirnet, who sprang into fame around
the golnng world in 1913 by turning
back a British invasion and winning
Evening star., 1927-08-29

w YITH the annual Presidents
AZ Cup regatta less than three
wv weeks in the offing, prep
arations for the big event
are keeping things hum
ming in local boating circles. How
ever, whether any considerable num-
ber Of Washington speed-boat owners
will enter the regatta in response to
the special invitation Of Comdr. Will
liam A. Rogers. chairman of the COM
mittee of Cor1nthian Yacht Club in
charge Of arrangements for the re-
gatta, is uncertain.
Adonis. flagship Of the Columbia
feet, is cruising for an extended
period on the Choptank River and
other bay points.
Charles p. Benns reports the sale
OF Penn Yam sailing tender to Ste
phen G. Van Fleet.
Gray Bat. flagship of the Eastern
Power Boat Club, comma nded by
Comdr. ]. Z. Battenfield, left for a
trip to Piney Point and other lower
river points.
Construction of a marine railway at
Evening star., 1927-08-29
AUBURN OUTLOOK FAIR.

AUBURN. Ala, August % P).-
Dave Morey next week enters his
third season as head foot ball coach
at Alabama Polytechnic Institute
with the prospects of fair teams.
While he has suffered the loss of
a number of veterans through gradu-
alton and class deficiencies, he is at
the same time falling heir TO a
likely looking squad of sophomore
material
Evening star., 1927-08-29
EXPERT ON SPEED FAILS
IN TENNIS TOURNAMENT

CHICAGO. August % CP).-Prof
Albert A. Nicholson. worId-famous
authority on the speed of light and
the motion Of heavenly bodies proved
not so good at judging the speed of
felt-cOvered spere on a tennis court.
The 74yearold scientist, paired with
Fred Pearson, his research assistant
for the past "a years. was defeated in
the final of the University of Chicago
physics department tournament, 4-6.
-. 6-3.
The winning team was Arthur II.
Compton. professor of physics, and
Fenton Stearns, graduate laboratory
student
Evening star., 1927-08-29
BAGDANOVITCH ELECTED
CAPTAIN OF NAVY CREW

ANNAPOLIS. Md. August % (AP.--
Midshipman Michael p. Bagdanovitch,
class of 1928, has been elected captain
of Navy's varsity crew.
Bagdanovitch. one of Navy's strong.
est oarsmen. pulled number last sea.
son. He is native of Nashua, y. II.
Evening star., 1927-08-29

W VI uS6u Dy bODDy JOIltS
There are various grips,
all of which will work sue
cessfully. and there are several used
by golfers generally which will not
work at all, as full many struggling
linksman knows. In this respect.
often the grip is all right except that
some little detail Of it is incorrect.
A grip n little bit off can have a ter
ribe effect on the ball--no doubt about
that. The thing for golfers to learn,
then. is what is likely to put the grip
slightly off.
There has been a school in golf
writing that has projected entirely too
much of the theory of having the left
hand in a position described as well
on top Of the shaft" Seen from
some angle or other the professional
often appears to have his left hand
"on top" of the shaft when in reality
he doesn't have it there at all. In
late years I have observed my pupils
to have pronounced tendency toward
getting the left hand so far over on
the shaft that the whole back Of the
hand is turned up. That is wrong.
Evening star., 1927-08-29

BY the Associated Press
N Y EW YORK, August 29.--Youth
IN may have it's fling here and
" there this season, but when
/ Y it comes to defending two Of
the most eagerly sought
trophies of the sports world next
month, the Davis Cup and the Inter-
national Polo Cup. Uncle Sam pre-
fers to put his faith in age and ex-
perience.
1t is one Of the most remarkable
tributes to the "old guard" in athletic
history that finds the old "big four"
Of polo back together again, picked
to meet the British international team
at Meadowbrook after a lineup in
Evening star., 1927-08-29
FOUR GOLFERS TIE
IN KICKERS' EVENT

Four tied for low net score at "a
in the kickers' tournament yesterday,
at Manor Club. About 40 competed.
They We're +. II. Cashell, F. c. Staley,
j. McCarty and George d. See.
Their cards and handicaps were:
Cashell, %. is; Staley. 81. is; Nc.
Carly, SO, 10. and See. 81. 13.
Mrs. Luther FlOrine won the 1S-hole
women's championship at Beaver
Dam, having lowest gross score. Mrs.
Beavers, wife of Or. Beavers, was
second.
Suburban and Town and Country
Clubs match. scheduled for the latter
club, was postponed. as was the father
and son tournament, Carded at Ar
gyle. New dates We're not announced
for either.
Evening star., 1927-08-29

The first triple-steal ever recorded
in the National League was pulled
of by Miller. Cruise and Long Of the
St Louis Cardinals on June IA. 1917.
Evening star., 1927-08-29
TRIBE BUYS SHORTsTOP.

: SALT LAKE CITY. August %
P).-Dan lessee, shortstop on the
Salt Lake Ctah-Idaho League club,
has been sold to the Cleveland Ameri.
cans.
Evening star., 1927-08-29

The home of the Philadelphia Ma.
tionals has the smallest seating capac-
ity of any park in the major leagues,
Evening star., 1927-08-29
By LAWRENCE PERRY.

~ ENN States action in discon.
tinuing all athletic scholar
ships, in deciding to concen-
trate upon the development of
Evening star., 1927-08-29

w YHAT call the perfect grip
n for the golfer is the one
NN used by Bobby Jones.
There are various grips,
, 1927-08-12

DDS. TIL is Courtney intention to UNDER
take each half of his journey D. New
York and back IN three stages. IRON
CaIshot 10 VaIIentia, Ireland, thence to
Irepassey Bay, Newfoundland, and
thence On to New York. A westward
non stop flight across the North Allan
tic by q heavier tuan air machine has
never yet been successfully accomplish,
ed.
Paris, Aug. 10tb The gasoline tanks
of the morop.aue CoIumbi9' we've
filed TO the limit yesterday and the plane
was all set to start on . return fight to
New York, whenever the weather is ia
yourabIe. Maurice Dro9hin. French
aviator, will pilot The snip, with Charles
A Levine as passenger.
Little Rock, Arkansas. Aug. 10Th. The
threat Of a great flood. the fourth this
year, hung over Arkansas City vester-
day. with a heavy volume Of water pour
ing through ievee breaks at Pendleto .
, 1927-08-12

he fight across lhe Atlantic from Eu-
Prone to America and are only aWaiting
favourable weather reports before max
ipp a start. Two al these ma hines are
at Dessau, Germany, three at lie Bour-
pet. France. and one at CalsaoJ, near
Southampton. Captain Courtney had
filled his petrol tanks and was actually
about to- start early this morning when
adverse reports OF conditions over the
Atlantic compelled aim tc'posrpone the
start until tomorrow. Courtaey's pre-
paratious have been most thorough
and during recent weeks careful o.
tyerhauIs Of engine and plane and
6tests Of the wireless apparatus nave
Sheen undertaken. The pilot, Who vii
Abe accompanied by a navig tor and
ae~ngineer will carry wireless with which
sshe will keep in constant touch eith land,
sbut he has decided to dispense with
Edirection wireless and flying officer
EDowner will navigate by ordinary meth
Evening star., 1927-04-18

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