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Evening star., 1928-03-09
BY SOL METZGER.

Such a great golfer as George
Won Elm gives George Duncan
credit for his victory over Bobby
Jones In the finals Of the United
States amateur championship Of
1926. George was abroad that year
and finished we'll up in the British
open. His pin-splitting iron shots
were so outstanding as to command
the attention OF British critics. Won
Elm later stated that his improve
ment in this part Of play was due
to Duncan'S advice.
Note the sketch of Duncan TAX
ing his iron back to the top of the
swing from stance. At the top note
the line through his hips and shoul-
ders. His shoulders point toward
the ball, but his hips are not pivoted
so far. AS a result Duncan gets a
hip slide into the down swing. as
does Won Elm. which permits him
to put his weight into the stroke.
The lower sketch needs some ex-
PLANTATION. The two upper circles
show how Duncan's hips pivot, the
lower one how his shoulders pivot.
The latter are clear around at the
top. a As degree pivot. George
starts his down swing with his
shoulder and at the halfway mark.
when the shoulders have caught up
with the hips. he slides his hips
forward on a line through the hole.
This slide toward the hole not only
permits him to throw his weight
into the shot. but also aids in keep
ing the ball on line.
Evening star., 1928-03-09
BY WALTER HAGEN.
National Professional Golf Champion.


The last mail has brought me letter
from Abe Mitchell. written at his home
in st. Adams, Herts. regret that Abe
reports he is not feeling as well as he
might. although he Is much better than
last summer, when his condition pre-
vented him from coming to America as
captain of the British Ryder cup team.
had hoped Mitchell would be able
to come to America this Summer and
team with me in an exhibition tour. but
Abe says that while he would enjoy 1t,
he doesn't feel quite up to 1t. He ex-
poets number of the American players
will be at Sandwich for the British open
in May.
Il hope" writes Mitchell. that at
Sandwich we will have some decent
weather. It's done nothing but rain for
six months here, and the majority OF
the courses are just mud"
With regard to the British open.
am eager to make the trip myself this
year. having missed out last Summer.
Johnnie Farrell both plan to go. have
a kindly feeling toward Sandwich. as 1t
was there that won my first British
open championship.
Mitchell Deserves Open.
trust Mitchell will be feeling at his
best for this event. Abe deserves to win
the open. He is the most outstanding
player who has never been fortunate
enough to win the British or American
open, and no golfer would begrudge him
a victory. Abe would have been big
attraction in America this Summer. ]
had expected to play 72-hole singles
match with him, and then do consider
able touring as a team.
One thing. Mitchell doesn't have to
worry He Is one golfer who has saved
his money. He has fortune OF some
forty or fifty thousand pounds, which Is
all he wants. Abe lives very simply at
his home in st. Albans, with Mrs
Mitchell and their daughter, an only
child.
1t looks as If the British amateurs
would furnish the international compe-
tition In this country this Summer. with
the Walker Cup team coming over to
meet the Americans at Chicago. This
will undoubtedly be fine social gath
ering. but from a competitive angle 1t
doesn't look like much.
The old country simply hasn't any
amateurs who can stand up against
Bobby Jones. George Won Elm. Francis
Ouimet. Watts Gum. Eddie Held. Ro-
land Mackenzie. Jimmie Johnston,
Jimmy Manion. Bon Stein. Jesse Gull
ford. Jesse Sweetser. Woodie Platt. Max
Marston. Ducky Corckran, George
Voigt. DR.. Willing. Chick Evans and a
lot Of others who should be mentioned.
Sweetser Hagen's Nemesis.
I heard only the other day that
Jesse Sweetser expected to play in the
amateur championship at Brae Burn
Evening star., 1928-03-09
WOMAN GOLF STARS
PLAYING FOR FINAL

By the Associated Press.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. March "a
stellar quartet today composed the semi
final array in the Florida east coast
woman's championship, which drew to
Its entry list principal lights OF Amer
lean feminine golf
Maureen Orcutt, Englewood. N. j., de-
Tending champion, through her 6 and 4
defeat Of Mrs. 0. S. Hill. Kansas City.
yesterday, advanced to the stage where
she opposed Virginia Van VIE. Chicago,
for finals post. Miss Van VIE eliminat-
ed Mrs J. L. Anderson Of New York in
the quarter finals. 2 up.
Glenna Collett, the Providence, r. l.,
star. won from Mrs. Stewart Hanley,
Detroit. 4 and 3, to enter the semi
finals against Virginia Wilson, Chicago.
who yesterday vanquished Miss Beatrice
Gottlieb, New York. and S.
Evening star., 1928-03-09

IA n EETINGS to settle the sched-
M ule of two golf organizations
V In Washington will be held
Il L Monday afternoon within a
-. block Of each other.
H. The women's District Golf ASsocia-
zion. determined to make 1928 even a
more successful year than the banner
one of 1927. will gather at the New
willard Hotel at 4 o'clock to elect ofil-
GERS and arrange a tournament Scneo-
>Ole for the year. Three-ouarterS OF an
horr later. at 4:4S, the Interdepart-
mental Golf League will meet in the
once of the chief clerk Of the Treas
'Urv to talk over the annual two-day
tournament of the league and to dis
cuss series OF team matches between
the various departments and bureaus
which have been suggested for this
year.
who has been president OF the women S
organization for three years. has de-
ciined to run again, and nominating
committee composed OF Mrs. Frank
Tor1linson, Mrs. Frank Parker and MRS.
r. L. Rose. has chosen the following
candidates for the slate OF officers: Mrs.
w. S. Corby. Columbia, president;
Susan Hacker, Chevy Chase, first vice
president; Mrs. L. L. Steele. Indian
Spring, second vice president: Phyllis
Keeler, Washington. secretary-treasurer.
A. L. Houghton of the Manor Cup,
elected president of the Interdepart-
mental League at the organization
meeting last March. has left the Gov
eminent service and is not eligible Tor
the presidency again. Homer S. Pope
Of Indian Spring may be chosen to head
the Government golfers organization.
Last year the league held a success
ftii tourney at the Manor Club Tor the
with George Wadsworth Of the State
Department annexing the individual
title and the State Department winning
the team title. This year the tourney
wiu probably so to another club, and
Mt the same time series OF match
play team tits may be arranged.
Monday night the golf committee OF
the Washington Golf and Country Club
will meet at the clubhouse at I:30
o'clock to discuss several matters that
have arisen IN connection with plans
Evening star., 1928-03-09
MITCHELL NOT TO COME
FOR u. S. OPEN TOURNEY

this year, as we'll as in the Walker Cup
matches. Sweetser has not appeared
in big league golfing competition since
he won the British amateur champion
ship at Muirfield and competed in the
Walker Cup games at st. Andrews in
1926. 1t was after these efforts that he
was carried on board a steamer for
America. and spent more than a year
regaining his health. He is in good
shape now.
Funny thing, yet not quite so funny,
but Sweetser has given me more beat
ings in four-ball matches than any
player I can think of. In fact, in the
four or five matches have played
against Sweetser, he and his partner
have always been on the winning end.
believe Sweetser has the greatest COM
petitive temperament of any of our
amateurs.
am glad to see that Miami Beach
has put up $4,000 for the profession
ais to shoot for. with a major prize OF
$4,000. The boys should support it In
large numbers. Perhaps some day the
promoters will offer us golfers as big
purses as they put up now for the
horses to run for I wouldn't mind
warming up for a $4,000 stake.
tCopvright 1923. In all countries nv North
American Newspaper Alliancel
Evening star., 1928-03-09
TWO SOCCER CONTESTS
SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY

Two soccer matches have been ar
ranged for Sunday here. Walford and
Marlboro elevens will clash on Monu-
ment Field No. 2. at 3 O'Clock. and Ger
man-Americans and Concords will meet
In another afternoon tilt on Monument
Field No. 3.
At meeting of the Capital City Soc
Ger League last night N the District
Building, March 10 was set for IN en-
counter between picked teams CT that
circuit and Washington Soccer League.
Evening star., 1928-03-09

the Virginia club. which Is to open the
Spring season about Washington.
, Chairman Paxton will preside.
Controversy over the proper manner
in which to score and drop a ball on
the second hole at the Manor Club. a
water hole. has resulted in a decision by
the golf committee to follow strictly the
ruling Of the United States Golf ASSo-
citation on the manner of dropping a
ball. In the past some players have
dropped a second ball on the tee, play
ing two from that point. while others
have gone to the edge OF the water and
played their third shot. The committee
decided that since United States Golf
Association rules govern all play at the
Manor Club. there should be no de-
parture from the rules on the second
| hole.
Therefore, after q ball has been
driven in the water hazard the next
ball must be dropped on the tee side OF
the hazard. keeping the spot at which
hazard between the player and the hole.
and the third shot be played.
Tees. greens and fairwayS on the new
nine-hole layout, being constructed
under the direction of Harry Coils, are
now ready for planting, and all trees
and stumps have been removed from
the layout Eleven new traps have been
| installed on the present lS holes within
the past fortnight.
Tommy Armour and Bob Cruick-
shank, victors in the international four
ball matches last year at Miami. are
tuning up today in preparation for
defense of their title against Americas
leading best-ball combinations. The
matches, for purse totaling $4,000. are
to start tomorrow, and all the pro-
fessionals who have been sojourning In
the South during the Winter. are
entered in the tourney.
Locker room attendants at East Po-
tomac Park have been besieged by
flock OF applicants for lockers in prep
aration for the opening Of the courses
early tomorrow. E. Maury Posey. one
of the dyed-in-the-wool golf bugs Of
the public links, was the first man to
secure his locker for the year.
Evening star., 1928-03-09
TURNER WINS ON MAT.

Joe Turner, veteran wrestler, van
quished Charley Metro. husky Greek, in
the feature match Of a card at the
Arcadia last night. George Romanoff
of California and Pete Dallas Of Wash
ington battled to q stand-off. Dutch
Green of Mohawk Athletic Club gained
two falls over Teddy Betz Of Baltimore.
Billy West and Sailor Shepherd wrestled
to a draw
Evening star., 1928-03-09
BOWEN IN HAVANA RING.

Johnny Bowen. local boxer. who has
been showing cleverly In Florida this
Winter. will appear in an eight-round
semi-final bout tomorrow night on a
card at Havana. Cuba Bowen Is the
youngest Of the Washington fighting
family OF that name. Though a BAN
tamweight, he has been fighting in the
featherweight division.
Evening star., 1928-03-09
Golf Organizations VIII Monda,

wei dinner given by the Knights Of
Columbus.
On his next invasion, he corltenn-
piates stay from September to July,
1929, during which time he will reure.
sent some American athletic club.
BY remaining until July, 1929, he
VIII be able to compete In the national
track championships.
DIR. Peltzer was % years old yester-
day. He will sail at midnight tonight
on the Columbus
Evening star., 1928-03-09
TO RETURN
FOR A LONGER STAY

NEW YORK, March 8 Up).-Dr. Otto
Peltzer, German runner. plans to return
to the United States in the Fall. He
made known his intentions at a fare
Evening star., 1928-03-09
OFFERS McLARNIN $4,000.

CHICAGO. March 8 tR.-Promoter
Jim Mullen has offered Jimmy McLar-
min nat guarantee of $4,000 to engage
Sammy Mandell for the world light
weight championship here June 81,
raising his previous offer $4,000.
Evening star., 1928-03-09
WOMEN'S DEPARTMENTAL
LOOPS TO HOLD SESSIONS
Fair Sex Hoping to Make 1928 Campaign Better
Than Last acknowledgements Circuit
Sure to Be Active Again.

I for the annual invitation tourney Of
the Virginia club. which Is to open the
Spring season about Washington.
, Chairman Paxton will preside.
Evening star., 1928-03-09

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measures In every wiy 70 tSs
high Crosley standard cs cusi-
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Saturday.
Evening star., 1928-03-09

n E EETINGS to settle the sched'
M ule of two golf organization:
: V In Washington will be hello
4 i Monday afternoon within
Evening star., 1928-03-09

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09

cultural year of 1927, the number Of
forced sales and defaults of farms
due to delinquent taxes, foreclosure
of mortgages, bankruptcies, etc.,
reached nearly % per thousand, the
highest level on record. Obviously,
the prosperity of the country is not
existent in so far as the agricultural
masses are concerned and the critical
condition of agriculture continues to
he basic force for deep-going de-
preston in the United States.
eve must say word about the
differences in the effects of the world
war on European economy and on
American economy. In so far as
American economy is concerned, the
world war proved powerful lever,
a powerful precipitant for rationaliza-
ton, for increase in efficiency of pro-
duction. The American bourgeoisie
have had no real problem of stabili-
cation, like the Europeans, but only
in narrow sense, actually no sta
Utilization. Our bourgeoisie had a
problem of readjustment. With Euro
pean capitalism the war brought dis
ruption in economy, some rationale
cation and partial sterilization.
"Let Us also in speaking Of de-
pressions ask ourselves this question.
Well, do you mean to say that we
will not have prosperity again in the
United States? Didn't we have de-
preston in 1924? And then it ended.
Yes, we may have an end to this de-
preston in short time. We may
still have and we certainly will have
ups and downs in the curve Of CAPT
talist development, but we must
clearly notice certain basic differ
ences between the depression of 1924
and the depression which we have
today. In 1924 sterilization in Eur
ope was in different stage. Amer
lean naturalization then had a diff
ferent effect than it has today. In
1927 we have the competitive stage
Of European capitalist naturalization
which is no longer stimulant but a
competitive force for American econ
cmy.
Secondly, the contradictions of
American capitalist, naturalization
IRE today so intensely developed that
they have very harmful effect on
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that in 1927 the crop value was six
hundred thirty-five million dollars
above the crop value of 1926. Here
we must remind the workers of a
saying about figures and statisticians.
Why don't the bourgeoisie compare
the crop values of 1927 with 1925,
with 1924, and they will find that
1927 had a total crop value less by
a half billion dollars than in 1925,
end less by a billion dollars in 1924.
Neither year was startlingly pros
porous year, banner year for the
farmers.
Secondly, the farmers do not pro-
duce only crops. They also have ami
NAL products. If we examine the
total value of crops and animal prod
ucts we will find that it is less in
1927 than in 1926 by six hundred mil
lion dollars. One can juggle figures
easily, but one cannot hide realities.
Supposing even that the farmers got
this 635 million dollars. It would
mean an increase in retail trade of
less than 2 per cent, which is in
significant. Besides, most of this
money went to bankers for old debts.
The basic reason for the acute crisis
in American agricultural economy is
to be found in the so-called scissors
problem The gap between highly de-
veloped technical mass production and
efficiency in industrial economy, and
the relatively low development in ag-
ricultUral economy. We speak only
relatively. But lot us suppose capital
ism will introduce naturalization as
some are now beginning to do in ag-
ricuture. Does that mean prosper
|ity for the farmers? Within the last
z years the net loss of farm popula-
ton through migration was at least
three million. If there should be in
troduccd naturalization the bour-
geoisie would succeed in driving more
farmers off the farms and expropri-
ating the farmers at greater rate
than they are now being appropriated.
1t is a fact that at about two out Of
every three American farms is either
heavily mortgaged or tenants.
"And the president Of the Farm
Bureau Federation, a very reaction
airy organization, was compelled t.
declare that in the prosperous agri-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
Connect American Fascists
With NelU Attack ON 'Duily"

Sthe demands of the progressive ele-
ments among the American workers.
EXorbitant fines, thousands of dol
lars spent in costly litigation forced
on The DAILY WORKER by the
bosses and their militarist henchmen,
and long years of Imprisonment for
the Communist leaders who dare to
give expression and direction to the
needs of the American working class,
are part of the program of repres-
sion which the capitalists in America
believe that they can carry out.
United Effort viii Save Them.
Only the united effort of the mill
tant American labor can defeat them
and save The DAILY WORKER from
destruction at the hands of it's enc
mics, and its editors from living burial
in the cells of Atlanta or some other
federal penitentiary.
The American capitalists have
timed their blow to fall at the mo-
ment when they felt most able to
destroy The DAILY WORKER and
the militancy of the American work
ers. They do not reckon with the re-
sistance that they will meet from
every section of the militant labor
movement in this country. They do
not realize that while they are plan
ming to draw the net closer around
The DAILY WORKER and Dunno,
Miller and Bittelman, the militant
American workers are bending every
energy to save The DAILY WORKER
from suppression and it's editors from
Jail.
Dunno, Miller and Bittelman are
free today but their rearrest is a
certainty within the near future.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
THIRD INSTALMENT
Continued From Yesterdays DAILY
WORKER)

"a few words about the question of
PREPARATIONS. The Dawes Plan vitality
affects every American working man.
This year will see the beginning of
the maximum payments of one and
one-half billion gold marks annually
by Germany in Dawes PREPARATIONS.
What has been happening since 1924
is the following. The maximum pay
ments have not been due and Ameri-
can Imperialism has been feeding Ger
man capitalism with gold spoon.
There are more than two billion
American dollars already invested IN
German industries. In the last re-
sort the payment of these debts must
be in manufactured commodities. A
large portion of the payments will
come in gold. Now, what does that
mean for the creditor countries? Lii
the payments come in gold, in the
creditor countries also operating on a
gold basis, the tendency will be to-
wards higher prices. If the payment
is made in commodities it means an
undermining in production in the
creditor countries. An undermining
of production in creditor country like
the U. S. means unemployment, wage
cuts, worsened working conditions for
the proletariat.
Decentralization has been at one
time the basic force in making for
American prosperity. However, when
we examine naturalization we must
examine it not in a static sense, but
dramatically and dialectically and
must see it's contradictions. There
are definite stages and effects of
naturalization. In the first stage of
naturalization on mass scale in the
III. S. the tendency was for increased
employment in certain basic indus
tries, but in it's second stage, nation
ization develops to such degree and
assumes such quality that it tends
20 throw out hundreds of thousands
Il workers through the very increase
e efficiency. In 1926 American CAPT.
.alism produced with four hundred
thousand less workers commodities
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the welfare, on the standards Of liy-
ing of the workers. But American
capitalism is still powerful enough to
weather such basic depression as
we have without its being immedi-
atcly noticeable in mass misery. If
France or Germany or Great Britain
we're to have such marked declines
in industry as America has been hav-
ing, the crisis in its effects would
be far more acute than in this coun-
try.
Finally, what is in sight? 1t can
not as yet be said that we are facing
an immediate, deep-going crisis. But
it must be emphasized that the con-
tinuous development of the inner con-
tradictiops make inevitable this deep
going crisis for American capitalism
soon. The productive capacities are
far in excess of the domestic market.
The developing crisis is not merely of
a temporary, cyclical character, but
is Of a fundamental character. The
bottom OF the present depression has
not yet been reached. More wage
cuts, more speed-up, more unemploy-
ment are coming to US.
But we should not develop a dis
ease with which we once suffered in
America, where we expected the final
crisis, the collapse, to be around the
corner every time unemployment in
creased in volume. American capital
ism still has tremendous resources
and reserve powers to stay this crisis,
to counteract certain effects Of the
crisis on economy. For instance, it
can increase, it can intensity it's ex-
ploitation Of Latin-America. 1t can
resort to still further naturalization,
particularly in the distributive pro-
cess. Electrificat;on and electric pow
er can serve as still more powerful
forces for strengthening American i'm
perialism.
"Also, there are certain artificial
methods often resorted to by the
bourgeoisie which by themselves have
only a temporary effect, but when
applied continuously over period Of
wears have an effect which is not
to be discounted lightly. I refer, for
instance, to the role of the Federal
Reserve Bank.
1T is our opinion that it would be