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Evening star., 1927-08-22
VANDY WINS GAMES
BY RETURNING PUNTS

NASHVILLE, Tenn, August o.
Often it has been said that the Van
derbilt Commodores could make less
first downs and win more foot ball
games than any team in the Southern
Conference, or most anywhere else as
far as that is concerned.
The reason: Dan McGugin, lawyer.
former State Senator, public relations
counsel, but noted most as foot ball
coach.
And the secret: Returning punts.
McGugin, tutor Of pigSkin warfare
at Vandy for almost % years, always
has been able to turn out wonderful
broken field runners and elusive backs
when it came to taking a punt and
racing back down the field. Ofttmes
these went for touchdowns, most
times they carried the ball well irto
the opposing teams territory. These
fail to count first downs. but go far
toward victories, as the CommodOres'
opponents will vouch.
McGugin has been constantly at
Vanderbilt since in the 19O0's and has
always presented team that stayed
in the fight until Thanksgiving, many
times winning the Dixie crown.
MACK" also has another achieve
ment to be proud of. His team has
probably Jared better in intersectional
contests than any other team in the
South. 1t was Vandy that beat Min
nesota, tied Michigan and lost to
Michigan by a lone touchdown in the
past few years. That only touches his
record, however, internationally.
An old acquaintance once said to
McGugin:
Dan. you're good lawyer. You've
had fling at public life. You could
earn many times yearly your present
salary as coach if you wanted to-.
What keeps you at it,"
McGugin's answer was:
ITS the joy of training a bunch of
young fellows how to act in q. pinch,
what to do in crisis, and then watch.
ing them come through"
McGugin first played foot ball at
Drake University and from there he
went to the University of Michigan to
study law and played guard for
"Hurry-up" Yost in the days when
men were men and guards were rug.
ged rocks" according to the descrip.
ton.
His first bid to foot ball honors
as coach came when he piloted
Nandy to victory over then then ia.
nous Carlisle Indians. That was more
years than one usually cares to re-
member. His teams since, in addition
to those already mentioned. have tied
the Navy at Annapolis and held Yale
scoreesS to a tie.
Evening star., 1927-08-22
FRENCH INSECTS CLOSE
CAMPAIGN THIS WEEK

French Insect League ends its sea
son this week with games carded to-
day. Wednesday and Thursday.
The schedule
Today Nationals VS.. COlonys,
George Burns VS.. Thurstons, Corinth-
ians VS.. Royals.
Observation-Disclosures vs. Royals.
North Ellipse. IL o'clock; Royals. VS..
Speakers, North Ellipse, 1 o'clock.
ursday-Thurstons. VS.. Colonys.
North Ellipse. 1 o'clock; Royals. vs.
Nationals. West Ellipse. l o'clock.
Evening star., 1927-08-22
fine GRID OUTLOOK
AT NORTH CAROLINA
By the Associated Press.

BY the AsSOc1atcd Prese.
CHAPEL HILL, n. c., August o.
University Of North Carolina is look
ing forward to foot ball success this
Fall with the reins intrusted to Coach
c. c.. Ohuck) Collins, star few years
ago as an end on the Notre Dame
team.
Collins held down flank on
Rockne's team in 1924. the year they
won the national championship. This
will mark his second year at Chapel
Hill and despite the serious reverses
of last year. Tar Heel followers be.
lieve that he is due for a."comeback"
with material plentiful.
Before coming to North Carolina,
Collins assisted Coach Thomas, also a
Notre Dame player of the same year,
at the University of Chattanooga.
Since coming here Collins has In
augurated the Notre Dame system
and at the close of the season last Fall
he had the players going through the
PAGES with gratifying results.
When Coach Collins came here he
was faced with discouraging pros
poets, with only three regulars back
in the line and not single outstand-
ing man in the backfield.
With IS letter men expected back
this season the chances are good for a
winner.
Evening star., 1927-08-22
CHURCH DUCkPINNERS
TO GET EARLY START

! September 10 was set for the start
of competition i'm the North Washing.
| ton Church Duckpin League at the re-
organization meeting Wednesday at
King Pin alleys.
Membership of the loop will be made
up of the same teams that performed
last Winter. They are Columbia
Heights Christian. Mount Pleasant NJ.
F.. South: PetwOrth Baptist. Emory
M. E., South; Central Presbyterian.
Immanual Baptist. Petworth NJ. f..
and Wallace Memorial United Presby-
terian.
1t was decided to enforce the foul
line rule this season and judge VIII
be on the job for all games. The
one-box system also will be used.
All matches are to he rolled the
same night each week, but the night
has not been fixed.
An amendment to the eligibility
rules was adopted. which will bar
from league play any bowler regis
tered with the league who competes
in other church circuits.
Every effort will be made by the
loop to maintain it's record last year
in having not a single game forfeited.
Frank S. Harris is president of the
league; n. II. Watts, vice president:
G.. s. Mason, secretary official scorer,
and B. J. Hamn1. treasurer.
Evening star., 1927-08-22

Ten Years an American League Umpire.
~ ALTIMORE recently released
- Everett Scott. A few weeks
before this release l was in
IL formed that Scott is playing
wonderful ball for Baltimore
and hitting like a house on fire.
/ believe Scott's playing days are
over, and / regret it, because / believe
Scott was one Of the greatest short
stops of all time, a short fielder, VINO
must be classed with Bancroft Of the
Braves and Peckinpaugh of the Yam
KEGS, Nationals and White Sox.
Scott has one base ball record. He
played in ,307 consecutive games. !
am of the opinion that this record
cost him a few years Of major league
play.
To establish the record Scott had to
stay in the lineup regardless of his
physical condition, and there were
times when this demanded that he be
on the bench or in bed. He refused 10
miss a game, and on one occasion
when he had spent an off day with
relatives in Terre Haute, Ind, he sud
innly found that the train carrying
3im to Chicago, where the Yankees
we're playing, was stalled.
Scott, having VISIONS or MS recolu
icing stopped, hopped off the train
and finally succeeded in getting d
GARNER TO haul him TO a taxi station
1t cost him $68 to be driven into Chi
+ cago at high speed and get into the
/ Yankees lineup that afternoon.
When a ball players legs give ou
he is through. regardless of his bat
ting ability. While he was stlll max
! ing the record, SCOTS legs were trou
S.laS hisa. Taat wssstMAals a. VA
Evening star., 1927-08-22
BIkEMAN CLAIMING
D. C. MILEAGE MARK

When almost within a half hour of
the record of "a hours q minutes set
by Milton Albert Smith, a collision
last night knocked Harry Cameron,
Hyattsville, Md, newsboy. from his
wheel and out of the bicycle en-
durance contest at Potomac Park.
Cameron was in collision with AL
bert Fish when the latter was being
given water by his attendant. Fish
was able to keep his balance and con-
tlnue the grind. Cameron rode 351.7
miles in % hours and 81 minutes and
claims new District mileag ge record.
John Haislip. 1927 Virginia avenue,
who started with Cameron Saturday
night, also Is out of it, being forced
to halt when his foot slipped from the
pedal.
August DAintolo is one of the
latest starters in the race to eclipse
Smiths performance. He set out last
night.
Evening star., 1927-08-22
GRANGE IS LEADING
GRID STAR AT GATE
By the Associated Press.

by tDS aSsOCldteu PreSs.
Two years ago the debate was red.
hot between the East and Far West
over the relative gridiron merits of
Red Grange, the galloping ghost Of
Illinois, and George Wilson, sensa
tional University of Washington half.
back
Both were all-American selections
and both turned to professional grid.
iron, where their performances
aroused fresh argument. The discus.
sion ceases abruptly, however, when
it comes to comparing their relative
drawing powers. AS gate attrac-
ton, Grange is alone. He is the Babe
Ruth of his sport.
1t takes only a casual squint at
the figures of G.. G.. Pyle to prove
this. The promoter made over $780,.
900 with Oranges New York eleven
last season and Is surrounding Red
with an all.star cast for the 1927
season. He lost $4,000 with Wilson, 3
Wildcats, a rowing outfit, which will
be among the missing this year.
although Wilson himself may land a
pro berth with one of the teams in
the newly consolidated National Foot
Ball League.
Oranges playmates this Fall. Pyle
SAYS, will include Eddie Tryon, for
mer Colgate star; "Wild Bill" Kelly,
crack Montana player, and Jeff
Cravath, southern California center
last year.
Morton Kaer, southern California
halfback and 1925 all-American
choice, also may come into the Pyle
fold
Evening star., 1927-08-22
VOICT, CAPITAL LINKSMAN,
CONSIDERED in RUNNING
Only One of Six Washington Entrants Who Receives
Much Attention-Shoots Il in Practice Round
and May Be Tourney Sensation.

long before they begin to wreck the
hopes OF the topnotchers.
Fred Mcleod. who played in four
ball match with StevinsOn against
Roland Mackenzie and Chuck Hunter.
from the Pacific Coast, says they are
the trickest things he ever has seen,
and he has missed many putt on
both sides of the Atlantic. Incidental.
ly, StevinsOn and MsLeOd finished all
square with the long-hitting amateur
pair that opposed them.
STEVENSON was the first starter from
Washington today. getting under way
with Alois Fens of Milwaukee at 9:15.
Standifer came next at 1915 with
Glen Clarke of Chicago. while Page
Hufty was scheduled to come to grips
with Par at 11:55. Houghton was to
start at 1910 with Phil Adler of Wis
consin, and Noigt, ace of the Capital
brigade, was to start at 1:2O with
Bullock Webster of Los Angeles.
Roland Mackenzie was the last
Capital starter, playing at 2:i5 with
| Russell w. Martin of Chicago. And
Maurice j. Mccarthy. who is at least
half a Washingtonian, since he goes
to Georgetown University, was just
ahead of Roland. playing at 2 O'Clock
with Charles a. Totten of Pittsburgh.
VOigt i'm Fine Form.
Voigt's performance yesterday. when
he negotiated the course in II, was
only matched by the scintillating golf
shot by Won Elm, who scored a -.
with seven brides on his card. And
il any one says that brides are easy
to get on this mans golf course he
| just don't know much about it. Won
| Elm was out in 33, with a ball out of
bounds, against par 80, and got
| back in 80.
The usual propaganda about Bob
| Jones not playing we'll has been going
| the rounds here at Minikahda. Bob
was said to have slid off to another
| course the other day to get his game
back in shape. But Bob is hitting the
ball as we'll as ever, and when the
cards are all in tomorrow night and
| the drawings begin, he will be found
| up near the head of the procession as
| usual.
One thing must he said for Jones.
| The narrow fairways here lend them.
selves unusually well to his uncannily
| accurate wooden club play. and IL his
pitch shots are up to par he should he
sticking around next Saturday when
| the pay-off day for the championship
rolls around. Bob wants to win quite
badly, and when the Atlanta lad wants
anything along the bunkered fairWay
| he usually steps out and gets it. He
is the outstanding favorite once
again.
| One Of the disappointments this year
is the failure of big Jesse Guilford TO
show up. The 1921 champion was
| kept in Boston by a court case involv-
ing his insurance business. But. In
his place. the steady Francis Ouimet
is batting the ball around Minikahda
| with his usual grace and savoir faire.
Francis rolled up pair Of 74s and a
IS in practice and looks good, for at
! least the first three days.
Evening star., 1927-08-22

By the Associated Press.
n INNEAPOL1S. August 90
NH Golfdom centered its atten-
WI ton today on nearly 200
4 L amateurs gathered at the
NIinikahda Club on the first
qualifying round Of the national anna
teur championship. and especially on
the destinies of George Won Elm of
Los Angeles. titleholder. and Bobby
Jones of Atlanta, who lost the crown
to the westerncr last year.
While these men are favorites for
finalsts a third successive time. the
art of putting a rubber pellet into a
wee cup with a crooked stick from all
distances, angles and situations is not
so exact as to guarantee that some
other player. reaching the zenith of
his game, will not put one or both
out of the running i'll the early rounds
of match play.
Many Stars on list.
There were IA sterling players
listed to start the medal round today.
and among them were such names as
Jimmy Johnston. leader for two
rounds in the national open, playing
on his home course; Francis Ouimet
of Boston, Bob Gardner and Chick
Evans of Chicago, William +. FoWneS
and Dave Heron of Pittsburgh and
Max Marston of Philadelphia. all for
mer champions. some of them twice.
There were also score of State and
regional titleholders, and Bon Stein of
Seattle. Western king. and Carl Kauf-
man Of Pittsburgh, public links cham
pion. In addition there was an in
vasion of Canadians with Don Car
rick of Toronto. Dominion champion
for the second time. and Ross Somer-
willie of London, Ontario, runner-up
to Carrick, after holding the Canadian
title twice.
Moreover. there was the Minikahda
Evening star., 1927-08-22
GRID OUTLOOK GOOD
AT ALEXANDRIA HIGH

| ALEXANDRIA,, Va. August g.
| Candidates for the Alexandria High
School foot ball eleven will start
training within the next two weeks
The locals season will open on Oc
tober l at Front Royal, Va, against
Randolph Macon Military Academy.
Rip Hicks, end: Wilson Davis, cen
ter, and Benny Gammage, end, reg.
ulars, have been lost to the team
However, Coach Wilson will have a
fine neucleus with Tubby Barnett
Pete Williams. Garland Sisk. Nellie
West. Allan Dennis, Paul Travers,
Rector Green. Lester McNenamin,
Julian w 'Nstone, Marshall Smith
Don King and George Fletcher at
hand.
G.. G.. Brown shot the lowest score
ever made on the Belle Haven Coun-
try Club golf links by member
when he played Is holes Saturday
in rs.
William Schwartz repeated his VIC
tory of the previous week on Satur-
day by again taking the 50-yard free
style senior swimming race in the
Municipal Pool. George Lemschewsky
was lOi IH6 kSCOIu CUIlSSC'
utive time, with Leo Wilkins third.
The winners time was 32 seconds. In
the junior 50-yard free-style event
Roy Jennier outclassed the field. with
Taylor Rudd second. Jennier's time
was 80 seconds.
Alexandria semi.prO ranks will miss
Johnny GoetZ, Washington flash. who
has signed to play in the outf1eld and
pitch for the Hagerstown Blue Ridge
League team.
No. s Motor Company and Washing.
ton Fire Department will meet in
Dreadnaught Park tomorrow after
noon at 4 o'clock.
Dreadnaught Athletic Associa tion's
belated start was anything but a bill
liant one yesterday, as the locals were
trampled under by the Herndon
Fairlou maulers, 10 to 8. Dread.
naughts will play Shamrocks Of Wash
ington here Sunday.
jefferson District Fire Department
lost to Columbia Engine Company, Z
to 3, here yesterday.
Lefty EverIy was I'm top form yes
terday and while his teammates of the
No. Motor Company counted two
runs he held the Sarepta Lodge. No.
"a, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
to four safeties and one counter
Lefty struck out IL men, nine in sue
cession.
Evening star., 1927-08-22
FILIPINO TENNIS EVENT
NOW IS IN THIRD ROUND

Play in the Filipino tennis cham
pionship tournament of the District
will be resumed this afternoon at 5
o'clock on Monument courts.
All favorites survived the first
rounds yesterday.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
First rOund-Coronel defeated Zamora
Go. g.: Caryaial defeated f. j. Silva.
81, 6-4: N. Acantilado defeated Bayaya,
C.. g.: Flores defeated Masangkay.
Ct. Ct: Del Rosario defeated B'lcia by
default: d. Suguitan defeated Villalon by
default: Almazar defeated DIR. Fonbuena.
-. 60: Rivera defeated Salud. S-10.
6--3. Go: Rosal defeated Vilanueva. Ct.
6-3: Velasduez defeated CarbalO, 6-3,
g.: Kuizon defeated Garyes. IS. g.;
Guevara defeated Nazareno. 81. Go.
Second rOunt-Coronel defeated Carvajal,
60. 60: Acantilado defeated Flores,
g.. 6-3: Del Rosario defeated AbasOlO
60. Ct: j. silva defeated Suguitan. 4-6.
6-3. Ga: F. NJ. Silva defeated Almazar.
O.. 6-1:. Rivera defeated Rosal. 81
6-1: Tomelden defeated Velasquez. 81.
6--3: Guevara defeated Kuizon, g.. 6-2.
Third rOund-Coronel defeated AcantIlado.
90. 6-2: Del Rosario defeated J. Silva.
60. Go.
TODAY's MATCHES.
8 o'clock-F. NJ. Silva VS.. Rivera: Tomel-
All other PLAYERS are expected to report
to play their matches.
Evening star., 1927-08-22
TRAPSHOOTERS OPEN
TITLE TOURNAMENT
BY the Associated Press.


NANDALIA, Ohio, August 22.-The
Twenty yeighth Annual Grand Ameri
can Championship and Handicap Trap
shooting Tournament opened here to-
day with more clay busters on the
firing line than ever before shot in the
opening days event in the history of
the Grand American.
The clubhouse and grounds Of the
Amateur Trapshooting Association of
America here, about 10 miles from
Dayton, have been converted into a
miniature city for the occasion
Hundreds Of shooters, unable to get
accommodations in Dayton or pre-
ferring to trough It," have pitched
camp on the grounds. Lunchrooms
and stores where ammunition and
other trapshooting accessories may be
purchased have been established.
Shooting in today's events, the A,
A, A 3 G., d and +, class cham
pionships, started early this morning
and completion Of the events was ex-
pected to take until late afternoon.
Entrants in the class championships
set out to blaze away at 200 targets
during the day. with such scores as
200 straight and 1879, last years high
marks in the class events, to aim at.
Frank NJ. Troeh, who broke the double
century and carried away the double
A honors last year, was expected to
start today.
Evening star., 1927-08-22


Inasmuch as no English athlete
was entered, the French seemed o
scent some collusion. Nothing of the
sort. of course, happened. The
American athletes had heard there
was to be an international meet in
Paris, but they could get no informa-
ton about it. The English appeared
to be almost completely ignorant.
AS a matter of fact. the Americans
had been invited to Rome and other
continental cities to participate in
meets, but as the Oxford Cambridge
affair was the only one for which they
had crossed the ocean, their suits and
equipment were packed and sent home
as soon as the meeting at Stanford
Bridge was over.
A French newspaper rather acridly
remarked that had the Americans
known there was to be a cash prize of
a hundred francs for the 5,000-meter
event, there might have been some
entries from the United States in this
race at least.
The American athletes think they
have exposed the secret of the success
Of European runners In the distances,
sspeeially ths athletes Of the Northern
Evening star., 1927-08-22
PELTZER, GERMAN STAR,
BEATEN BY FRENCHMAN

PARIS. August 20 R).-Seraphin
Martin Of France, defeated DIR. Otto
Peltzer, Germany's world record
holder, in a S00-meter race at Colombes
Stadium yesterday. The event was a
feature of the Germany VS.. France
athletic meet. Germany won, 69
points to 62.
Martins time was I minute, So 1-5
seconds under poor running conditions,
as it was raining and the track was
soft.
The German athletes received an
enthusiastic welcome from the French
spectators and all their victories were
cheered.
Evening star., 1927-08-22
JONES AND Won ELM HOLD
INTEREST In GREAT FIELD
Playing Together in Final Practice Round, Bobb.
Has 73 to Champions 72-Atlanta Star Is
Having Trouble With Iron Shots.

| course. 6.669 yards long. with a pal
of -, and traps in treacherous fash
| ion. The links can be solved, how
ever, as ii was over this rolling ter
rain that Chick Evans in 1916 set q
record of 2S6 for the national oper
that has never been equaled since
in that event.
The course has been heightened
but not so much as the golf balls
flight. and in practice rounds par
has been broken one stroke by the
champion and one or two others. In
fact, if yesterdays trial round had
been for the title, Won Elm would
have kept it from Jones; for, playing
together in a foursome, the Califor'
nian scored par -. despite two penalty
strokes, and defeated the Albanian
l up.
Irons Are MisbeIlaving.
The Southern player is again having
trouble with his iron shots, as he did
during the American open just before
he came to himself and made such q
remarkable capture of the British
open in the record score of 2S5. 1t is
at iron play that Won Elm usually
shines, and he is hitting them well
now on a course that is termed an
iron links.
The course is in excellent condition
with velvety green fairways and
green's true and soft enough to hold
well-hit ball.
The schedule called for the first
pair to tee off at $50 am, and the
last at 1855 pm, SO that sunset is
likely to outstrip the late finishers.
After tomorrows Is holes. the 81 low
scorers and Won Elm, who does not
need to qualify. although he is play
ing in the medal rounds, will be paired
by seeding for the first 1S-hole match
round Wednesday forenoon.
Thursday there will be four SO.
hole matches. with the semi-finals on
Friday and the finals Saturday.
Evening star., 1927-08-22
80 ENTER SINGLES
OF NEWPORT Event


NEWPORT, Il. T., August O.
Eighty names. including those of
prominent stars. appeared in the
singles draw for the eleventh an
nual invitation tennis tournament
opening today at the Newport Casino.
The list of nine seeded players is
headed by William r. Tilden. I'd, of
Philadelphia, national champion. and
includes Manuel Alfonso of Spain and
Jean Washer of Belgium.
The others are Francis r. Hunter
of New Rochelle. y. Y: John Hen
nessey. Indianapolis: Arnold W. Jones,
Providence; Lewis n. White, Dallas,
Tex; DR.. George King of New York
and Cranston Holman of San Fran
cisco.
George NJ. Lott of Chicago, recent
Seabright finalist. and John Doeg,
Santa Monica, Calf. star, are not en-
tered in the singles. but have wired
their entry in the doubles. which are
expected to cast further light on Davis
cup prospects.
Evening star., 1927-08-22
SWIMMER BREAKS MARK
IN LONG-DiSTANCE RACE

TORONTO, Ont, August % R).--
Clipping II seconds off the record
held by George Young Of Toronto,
Key Mullins of Kansas City, won the
annual gap-to-gap swim for ANA tours
her yesterday over a field of IS nat.
ators.
Mullins record was made over a
course heightened 800 yards since
Young established the previous mark
The Kansas City swimmers time
was So minutes, 81 seconds.
Evening star., 1927-08-22

Little things are often Of gro,
fnuort. For example, two MONTH
before Gene SaraZen won his t.
open title he was lying awak"
nights trying to find cure for I:
slice. but without avail. Then n
watched Chick Evans, so he to-
me right after his victory, and thE>
learned Of his fault and its cure
Chick, he discovered, took his clu
head back low and straight froI
The hall, but on the doWnsWlng h
hit from the inside out. Sarazei
llicd it and solved his problem.
SaraZen's form with all clubs
well coping. For one thing, Il
lets his clubs do the work-woo,
for distances, irons for lesser dis
tances and stop. Note how h.
stands relative to the ball for hi~
wood. iron ana nashie and how
much shorter his full swing with
each club. There is food for
thought here in the matter Of get
ting stop OF distance, according To
the stance you take.
tGeUygight. 1p27.i
Evening star., 1927-08-22
GOLF Def IS ISSUED
BY SMITH AND SARAZEN

NEW YORK, August 90 R).-One
of those old John l.. Sullivan defis,
no one barred, has been issued by Mac
Donald Smith and Gene Sarazeu. more
or less prominent in the world of golf.
Smith and Sarazen. have challenged
any two golfers in the country to take
part in a 72-hole match for $500 a
side.
The conditions Of the match are
that the first 36 holes be played on
the Lakeville Club at Great Neck,
n. Y, October ?. the remaining half
of the match to be held on any course
selected by the pair who accept the
challenge.