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Evening star., 1928-02-15
Most astonishing
Golf Occurrences
by MACDONALD SMITH.

ffaff.ts sum *aaifH California ithhr,
4 t,tegu 4It3 1ieEs.jn,fl,aa DpT3 fhan1'i"i'
the most extraordinary thing have
seen ia g1Jf many gears ~ goii
cfop.sed Up at TrDon during the British
ppen championship of 1925. a gale was
blowing quarters across the course.
Now the sTfetiHenih hole at Troon Is
2G0 yalcA long Due ~ the way II IL
trapped. lt's tough hole at any tim'
H.ntlI thai Wind 10 one. Including
Hagen. dared 20 tor the green. All
played ~ the rough at the tight. and
cilp.hd up " tie banked green IN hope
u getting c!Dae enough tor one ljltt bii1
a par &
Arthur IIaYefA. big Eiglishman. kt4cW
llat J. playing In front oi him. and
Hagen luAt bt.jiind Yete ctDWdlHg him
Ee katH he cDi!dut waste any siiDis
here Dut al tIe same time he b,ok ii
3esyH-Fnle riIaHce IN an aiueHpt u make
c4ftaIt! III Is 3 nf pDoSlb!y Z
He i.ia tuii brabGit shot into that
yale Ith kali neytr fosc higher than
lHrte tept nntii II approached the green,
IA.fr f!le WlHd tppk u. fmctd II upward
srd held i motion!eas Tor All sppfeciabie
liige.
FINALLY IL dropped 10 the left edge Gf
TIE ktEttIs U1SHit3E Hnp w go ~ ~
NINE tEbu IA couple II feet, and rolled
barr u, within tour feet VI the cup, II
ftse Dsil had found tile Sand. Arthur
cuu!d nave gotten 40 better Than flVt
aud would have !ost Tie championship
rank this as Dtle III Tie most aston
.ajliug hs,ttetiigs knoW In gDlf. Tor II
was a. finely ekfcuLfd shot nndei
amazingly difiietiit conditions ~ ever
ueaTd IL u required the upin1st daf
ing ana was rewarded with the British
nyeu Cjlamp.Dititlp
4t4,p5.si.4 !H"r hs hatfA hhae3i' aH Ge~s
h-Ye! Aij5aEatk
Evening star., 1928-02-15
SEES BIG IMPROVEMENT
NBACKWARD PASS PLAY
Princeton Mentor Says Penalty Now Is Provided for
Band Handling of Ball and Premiums Put on
Hard, Fast Charging of Defense.

The screen pass has caused more
trouble than any play I know. 1t Is
a miSnouer. This rule has been broken
again and again Under the old rules
it was mighty hard to enforce. because
opponents had the right to cut down
defensive men crossing the line OF
ScrimMace before the actual passing or
the ball.
Section 3. paragraph A. OF rule l6 is
now changed to read: If the side in
possession of the ball makes forward
pass. no PLAYER on the said side who
has crossed the line of scrimmage shall,
either before or after the pass has been
made. in any manner interfere with an
opponent until the ball has been
touched. except in an actual attempt to
catch or bat the ball himself
I think this change in wording VIII
permit the officials to detect illegal in
reference by the passing side. Under
the old rule the officials had 10 be sure
the pass was actually made. and as a
result concentrated on the paSSer.
AS il was lawful TO take out man
before the pass. there were lots Of times
when interference occurred Just at the
moment of the pass or trifle after.
Now it will be much easier for the
officials to watch and detect those at
tempting Illegally to screen or interfere
in the case of short forward pass.
In addition to the changes l have
outlined above. the committee made re-
visions in phraseology which will help
toward a clear understanding OF the
rules
,Couyrisht 19cS. by North American News
DapCr Alliance.
Evening star., 1928-02-15
Mcleod to Enter Bahama Meet
And Other Winter Golf Events

~ RAWN by the lure OF warm
weather and bulky purses.
Fred Mcleod. dlminutive Co.
- iumbia mentor and holder Of
the Maryland open champion
ship. will join the ranks OF the snow
dodgers within fortnight, travelling
south TO the Bahamas. where the pro-
fessional brigade is 10 play about March
in a tourney for purse totallng up
ward of $4,000.
Mcleod is extending his Southern
trip this year because he no longer has
the duty of getting the Columbia
course in shape. His temporary ap-
poIntment as greenkeeper was terminal
ed few weeks ago with selection Of 0.
P. Fits as permanent course super
visor. Usually Mcleod plays only IN the
Pinehurst tournaments. but this year
he vii! take in all the events during
March. beginning with the Bahama
tourney, travelling north through
Georgia and the CaroiinaS and back 10
Washington shortly after April l.
Many OF the local professionals are
planning 20 compete in the open tourney
at Richmond the first week in April. 20
celebrate the formal inaugural event
over the new public course about 8
miles up the James River from the capi-
tai OF Virginia. According 10 E. <.
Augustine. one Of the hackers Of the
public course. ii is one Of the finest
layouts in the South, and is sure 70
take It's place as an outstanding viz
ginia course.
Well embarked on q program OF re-
hahi,it4tlpr. the EiauaCeClett ~ Rock
Evening star., 1928-02-15

Special Dispatch to The Star.
A TLANTA. Ga. February Is
" Southern Conference basket
II ball teams are playing their
4 i final games this week and get
ting ready for the tournament
grind which begins here on Friday,
February "a.
AS the day approaches for the elimi-
nation play to begin the experts and
fans are picking Auburn to win the
event. To date. the Tiger five has been
defeated once. that last Friday night,
when the University of Mississippi
nosed out the squad from the Plains
BY 42-4l score.
Auburn has an experienced five. each
member of the varsity having served
on the 1927 squad. Outstanding are
the James twins. Ebb and Fob. whose
playing was one Of the features of last
years conference. won by Vanderbilt
Vandy. in the opinion of the basket
ball public and those supposed TO know
about such things. hardly will be in
cluded in the select Is teams TO be
invited here for the tournament The
Commodores have played in mediocre
manner this season and have won very
few games.
tee. headed by w A. Alexander OF
Georgia Tech. will meet in Atlanta Sum-
day afternoon TO make the drawings
and select the teams, Not every one
Of the - member teams plays in the
conference. but the l6 with the best
records are picked by the committee
and invited TO the event.
Auburn will have hard road TO
travel Atlanta's entry. Georgia Tech.
has shown great improvement OF late
and Just concluded n successful road
trip. Then. of course. those Tarheels
Of the University OF North Carolina
Will be on hand and you can never tell
what the; will do. Mississippi L. has
been striding along steadily and Will
cause trouble before being eliminated
from the tournament, If eliminated at
all!
The IS teams to be invited to the
tournament probably will be Auburn.
North Carolina u. Georgia Tech.
Evening star., 1928-02-15
don Pame Snped BY Changes Rules Coach Roper Declares
WOMEN in SPORT

have entered the Washington free
throw tournament being conducted un-
der the auspices of the Washington
Post in Connection with the world free
throw tourney. Ruth Perry. instructor
at the Frederick school, reports that
she expects to encourage all members OF
the squads to participate not only for
the competition offered. but as means
of improving their accuracy from the
white line.
Eleven entries were received yestcr-
day. according to Dorothy Greene,
chairman Of the local committee. in
Guiding those from number of inde-
pendent club squads. Gypsies, South
erns. Basketeers. Jewish Community
Center. First Baptist, Second Baptist,
Fifth Baptist, Bethany and West WASH
ingtOn Church teams and the Columbia
Athletic Club.
March has been set for the date of
tryouts for first, second and third place
winners in the Washington event. VIM
nerS of all individual Journeys must be
announced to the committee not later
than February %.
Records of all individual and class
winners will be sent to the world COM
mittee for comparison with scores made
by girls in the 20 countries participat-
ing.
According to present indications, at
least 80 tournaments will be conducted
in the District.
Evening star., 1928-02-15
BOWLERS HITTING WELL
in ACCIE SWEEPSTAKES

Last weeks match between Plant Ru-
reau and Blister Rust in the Aggie
League supplied a freak Of counting On
marks Ferrall of Plant Bureau regis
tered a strike in the second box OF his
first game and counted 16 pins On II,
which was exactly pin more than the
Blister Rllst boWlerS picked UP on their
first FIVE marks Stcrk Of the Accounts
five contributed to the entcrtaiy.1a ar1
by counting i22 in his first game WITH
one strike and two spares. 100 IN his
second effort with q strike and ITO
spares and l12 in the third game ".-n
three spares.
A field of at least 40 bOVlc-s is ex-
pectcd to participate il the first annual
sweepstakes comOe tition Of the Prince
Georges County DucEpin Association %
get under way on the Arcade drives &c
Hyattsvillc Saturday night. The ere:-
will be At ten games, FIVE 70 be rolled
Saturday and FIVE the following Sa.Ir-
day. with total pinfall 10 determine the
winner. Bowling will continue from s
O'Clock To midnight each night
The winner Of the sweepstakes VIII
receive SIS and medal. Second pr.ze
will be SEQ. third prize. $50; fourth
prize. $40. and fifth prize. $50. To the
man rolling high game il the sweep
stakes will go S. and like amount
also will 60 To the bowler recording the
greatest number Of spares.
Hyattsville Juniors ard ct.:.,u.1
Juniors will conclude tne!r s.x-gar.e
battle Saturday night a. Eyat.se...e.
Bowling will start Al O'Clock. The
Hyattsville team swept 70 a 55-pin lcad
in the three games recently rolled.
Evening star., 1928-02-15
AUSS|E RACKETERS
WILL SEEK TROPHY
Mastering Strong Team for
Cup Play and Appear to
Be Real Threat.

BY tho Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 15.--The Nor
dies. sole poSSeSSOrs of the Davis Cup
until the Latins. represented by the bril-
liant youngsters of France, captured 1t
from America last year, are amasSing
their strongest forces III this years cru
Sade for the international tennis trophy.
The enthusiasm of the United States
as indicated in differences Of opinion
between players and officials regarding
whether Americas best chances are III
the European or American zone. is
echoed in the antipOdcs, where Aus
tralia. after years absence from the
international lists. is having some trou-
bic in selecting its team.
AuStralia's contingent which Will
play in the European zone probably VII!
be composed equally of veterans and
newcomers to foreign courts. Gerald
Patterson. he of the cannon ball service
and John B. Hawks. now considered the
greatest singles player below the Equa-
tor. are the veterans. Besides their SIN
giles ability. they are famous as dou-
bleS team.
Two Clever Youngsters.
The Youngsters. Jack Crawford, 49,
year-old junior champion. and II. O.
Hopman, a sensational Sydney youth
probably will round out the team.
While Hopman is not likely to engage
in any of the matches with the strong
teams in the European zone, Crawford
undoubtedly will be given chance TO
display his prowess at the net
Crawford's daring is reminiscent OF
Brookes and Wildng. who kept the
Davis Cup in Australasia through SIX
campaigns. When Patterson was last III
the United States. he made prediction
that young Crawford was destined TO
be one Of the worlds outstanding
players
Crawford's brilliance in the last two
years has more than justified Patter-
sons forecast. The youngster thorough
ly outclassed all the Junior players OF
the island commonwealth and has
shown superb form in the senior events.
An indication OF his strength and
versatility was reflected during the
recent invasion of Australia by the
French players
In the Australian singles champion
ships held at Sydney early this month.
Crawford extended Jean Borotra. the
bounding Basque. to five grueling sets
before the Frenchman could win. Then
last week, in the team play between
Australia and France. Crawford de-
feated Borotra. 6--l, 6-4.
Patterson and Hawkes. are reported
in great form and with the aid OF this
brilliant youth they view the forth
coming clashes in Europe with more
optimism than they have had since
Tiiden and Johnston defeated BrookeS
and Patterson in five straight matches
in the 1920 challenge round al Auck-
land, New Zealand.
Evening star., 1928-02-15

Regular Spring plotting classes Of
Potomac River Power Squadron, local
branch OF the United States Power
Squadron will be held as usual In the
George Washington University Medical
School each Monday for eight weeks
beginning February 27.
One OF the most attractive features
OF this years series of lessons is the
special instruction classes to be held at
the clubhouse of the Corinthian Yacht
Club March %, April 20 and April %,
at 7:30 pm. at which large staff Of
instructors win be present to assist stu
dents in reviewing and clearing any
points about which there Is doubt
The squadron, a legally incorporated
association OF yachtsmen. organized ito
establish high standard OF skill in the
handling and navigation Of boats" ex-
tends cordial invitation TO all inter-
ested in boating To attend this series
Of free lectures, and wants TO emphasize
that attendance at lectures carries no
obligations 10 join the organization.
So far as Is known the sq,ladrons
which for the most part are situated
at various points along the Atlantic
Coast. and stand high In the esteem
OF the United States Coast Guard and
steamship inspection services. are
thought 10 be the only sporting organ
iZationS devoting themselves solely to
the educational side OF boating and re-
cruiting their membership by election
from successful candidates at competi-
tive examinations.
Further particulars as TO the plotting
classes may be obtained from J. Edwin
LaWton. commander. 2708 M street. or
the secretary Of any OF the local yacht
clubs.
Subjects 10 be discussed are:
February 27--Handling Of blasts.
including the rules Of the road;
whistle signals. fog signals, etc.
March flights for all classes Of
heats dav marks
Evening star., 1928-02-15

Creek Park has virtually decided to
undertake q scheme for replacing all
the putting green's by digging up and
replanting something like six green's q
year under tlree-year program. until
all are replaced by putting surfaces Of
the finest character and condition.
According 10 Al Farr. manager OF the
course for CcnceSSionaire Loeffier. The
greens are not entirely satisfactory.
and considerable improvement could be
made b. digging them UP and reseediug
them. The plan may be inaugurated
next year. Provision should also be
made. Farr says. for preventing incur
sion OF the brown patch on greens such
as the fifth CT a course. which IS IN
pocket OF the woods and forms q re-
cep:ive home for the fungus disease.
Binnockburn is 10 rejuyenate entirely
the shop in which Tony Sylvester viii
preside as professional after March !.
Sylvester has been assured the shop
will BE- cleaned up and improved, ard
immediately after he takes over the JOB
he plans 10 get busy 10 make q COM
p!e;e line Of clubs
Sylvester is enthusiastic about his
new post. his first as professional out
for himself. and is full OF ideas aoou,
how 10 make big success of the job.
II enthusiasm and will 70 succeed VIII
succeed. Sylvester has clicked already.
The starting gate now used almost
universally II horse racing originated II
A.,x-~afsa
Evening star., 1928-02-15

n OWLING in the Agriculture In
- bureau League sweepstakes is
going along in fine style. The
- completion of the second block
OF five games finds four men
with totals over the LOO mark. Lind
StrOm is in the lead with 1,l37, closely
followed by Conklin with 1,127. DIXON
has 1,116 and Frank Donaldson, l,lo9
There are nine men with totals OF ,O5S
or better. an unusually good showing
for a closed league event.
Lindstrom, who happens to have been
the high average man for the Agg!e
League in its first year back in 1913,
is one of the best natural boWlers III
the District. bat devotes too little at
tention to the game to get the most out
of his ability
Hank Conklin is bowling cham
eleon If the bunch is shooting around
o. that is Hanks speed, too. When
they boost the kitty to lis. there he is
among the leaders In other words,
he never seems to be going anywhere,
but he is always there at the finish.
The third member of the group is
Harry Dixon. tba1Rlder OF the Dis
trict record for 2 (Nree-game set. 445
The fourth man is the youngest OF the
Donaldson brothers bowling corpora
ton. ana FRANK gives cFciy 4IlOALotAO.A
of developing into the best of the bunch
in that famous brother set.
The second block included contest
between Jack Ferrall and Harry Dixon
for the best five-game total. the former
winning by a margin Of 579 to 573,
though Harry insists that he blew a
tenth-box spare just to keep from
humiliating the old-timer.
Hecht team of the Business Mems
League will bowl in the championships
of the National Duckpin Bowling Con-
gress at Baltimore next month. The
team entered for the title tourney in
cludes Kettler. Bennett, Rosenberg
Ritchie and Nails
Evening star., 1928-02-15
Stars Finger Tips
Give Putting Touch
BY SOL METZGER.

In reading of great golf matches
YOU will note that Sarazen or Mac
Smith or Cooper or Cruickshank had
putting touch" What is meant by
this word touch? 1t refers to the
delicacy with which these winners
stroke the ball into the cup. In the
preceding article reference was made
to the fact that the putt differed
from all other golf shots in that the
Evening star., 1928-02-15


w e.: =. :: s: # : : : 4: y i l.; :@ ::; s:
fielder the game ever pro-
duced
Speaker. whose paln1y days have
been over for several years, Is selected
as the greatest gardener not because
he covered more ground than the
others, but chiefly because his judg-
nent in playing fly balls and line
drives was about infallible.
At the crack Of the bat. Speaker
would tear from his moor!ngs and. with
his back TO the flying pellet. dash TO
the precise spot. take a f1eeting glance
over his shoulder and. like human
magnet. draw in the descending ball
Of late years the famous veteran has
been called the Gray Eagle" in defer
ence 10 the color of his hair. But the
American League batters thought of
him as an eagle mainly because OF the
outrageous manner in which he swooped
down on prospective base hits.
Speaker easily transcribed Cobb in
outfelding He made diligent study
IF batsmen. and was often able TO
gather in line hits from standing po-
eiti0n in the outfield which he had art
fully charted. In throwing accurately,
believe he came closest to Harry Rice.
the new Tiger. and Bob Meusel of the
Yankees, although they have stronger
arms than Iris possessed.
DOME Bush, manager of the Pirates.
once accused Speaker OF robbing him
of enough hits 10 keep him out OF the
300 class. Bush used 10 line his drives
JUS, over the infield, and Speaker play
ed short center for him, realizing
Bush couldn't whale II over his head.
AZ the plate spoke" compared favor
ably with Willie Keeler in looking
them over" He often drew a base on
balls when the deciding pitchers were
actually over the corners. The count
81 and 2 or 3 and 3 didn't bother
him as II does the average batter. VINO
Is inclined % shorten up" instead o!
taking natural swing Al bat. Speaker
had the knack Of placing the burden
on the pitcher, and the umpire.
One Of his traits vas 70 run out easy
! taps 10 the inneIders. On all easy
rokeS % the pitchers. he ran 10 rrSt
F., at top speed. Most batsmen consider
| this wasted energy The entire Cleve-
land club followed Speakers example
| in running out easy taps, and many
/ games were won on wild and hurried
! throws as a result.
EpeaEGr Ha6 copyFIgHten p1a5 1l'
{ his sleeve He always tried 10 pull II
when ne stage was set FOR an "infleld
ey' and weak batter up. Under
:nees circumstances he played IN close.
ard 4 the batter foiE,ed a puny fy be-
mind ator. or second. Spoke" would
rayr away the infielcers 10 trap the
f. himself. His scheme vas u con-
( vince the umpire that II Was an out
e!t!c hi. and complete double play
Evening star., 1928-02-15
BETTER SALARIES, LOWER
GATE IN VIRGINIA LOOP

RICHMOND. Va. February Is OP).-
Lower admission prices and a higher
salary limit will feature the reorganized
Virginia League this season. Richmond,
Norfolk, Portsmouth and Petersburg
will be in the loop.
Play will start April Is and close La
Dor day.
W. G. Braml1am Of Durham. N. c.,
is the president
Evening star., 1928-02-15
OFFICES OF A. L. MOVED:
NOW ABOVE SKYLINE

CHICAGO. February IS Lp}.-Eead-
quarters Of the American League were
moved above the skyline today. 70 P-es!-
dent z. S. Barnard's new Offices II the
tower OF the Strauss Building on 2Iici.t-
gan boulevard
The old Offices OF the league we-a
located in the Fisher Building during
the 27-yea- reign Of Ban Joi,2so1A
Evening star., 1928-02-15
Moriarty Says Speaker Best
Outfielder Game Ever Knew

BIZ first tagging the runner and then
touching second base.
Speaker gained an envIable reputa-
ton as manager of the Indians. In
1920 he led the club to a pennant, and
supplemented this with world cham
pionship against the Brooklyn Dodgers
Spoke proved his resourcefulness in
1926. when he spurred his players to a
last-ditch fight which scared the pow
erful Yankees out OF their wits IN the
dash down the home stretch. Un-
doubtedly, Iris has set standard for
outflelding. and the highest tribute that
can be paid to modern rookie Is to
say he Is another Speaker
tCopy!iglt. i9as nv North American News.
Evening star., 1928-02-15
MAY SHOW FIGHT FILM.

RICHMOND. Va. February IS 70
The granting OF . license 20 show 8
Dempsey -Turrey fight fin, II Virginia
was authorized II az opl-lio.! handed
down II The State Circuit Court 5r
Judge e W EuGgirS Permission %
ShoT the film prs eYoiiSly had bes2
deried by tie board o. motion c!c,-.-e
censorship and tt,e case was appealed
Evening star., 1928-02-15

arms and body were no part OF it.
They remain still when one puts.
What then supplies the momentum?
To be sure the wrists stroke the
ball: but in addition to the wrists,
the delicate touch is impaired by the
tips of the fingers and thumbs.
All good putters use the tip of one
or more fingers and thumb or two
to stroke their puts. Even Sarazen
and Ouimet. devotees of the inter-
locking grip. change it for putting.
All good putters use the overlapping
grip or a variation of it. Ouimet
gets both thumbs down the shaft.
Travers and George Duncan touch
the grip with the tip of the right
thumb. AleXa Fraser places the
first finger of her right hand down
the back of the shaft with its tip
touching. And the reason is to get
the sense of touch" in putting. 1t
is a delicate operation. the putt.
Evening star., 1928-02-15
70 local basket ball teams saw ac-
ton yesterday, but two major
I'll games are scheduled for tomor-
Y row. and six gamcs-thc heavi-


for this afternoon and evening.
Tomorrow afternoon Friends School
and Fairmont Seminary teams are ex-
pccted to meet in the Epiphany GYM
nasium at $3.50. In the evening, West
Washington and Fifth Baptist Church
teams will face each other on the Peck
Memorial gym floor. opening the Baptist
Young Peoples Union schedule.
American University was to face Gal
laudet at 3 o'clock this afternoon at
A. U. and Western High School second
teams carded to play triplc-hcader,
starting at the same hour.
Tonight University of Maryland CO.
eds will play a double header, the sec
ond in their interclass series in the
College Park gymnasium.
AT o'clock. Security al Gypsy Ath-
letic Clubs will be opposed in an inter-
mediate division Washington Rccrea-
ton League tilt at Central High School;
Washington Field Hockey Club and Eag--
lets will play at Business at $50. and
Capitol A. c. will face the Company r
sextet at Hyattsville Armory at .
O'Clock. Both of these latter games are
in the Recreation League series.
Evening star., 1928-02-15
CZECH HEAVY TO TRY
HIS LUCK IN AMERIC:

NEW YORK. February IS Gc}-Tha
.nvaston OF the foreign heaFyvci igi3:s
mas brought Zvori-.i- a,a.iev.cn G.
Czeci1oS!ovak;a here
He has record OF seven kroek0uts =.
his native land and three II Cuba.
Evening star., 1928-02-15
CHISoX ENGAGE UMPIRE.

CHICAGO. February IS tc--,s
Chicago White Sox have engaged Lew
FCie. International League umpire. -
otEc:ate III al preseason exhibition a..~.
!ntercluo base oall games this Spring.
Evening star., 1928-02-15
WEBER LEADS AT GOLF.

ST. AUGUSTINE Fla, February Is
R) Harold Weber. Toledo, Ohio, won
the medal In the qualifying round of
the twelfth annual ST. Valentines golf
tournament here turning In a IS.