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Greens Are Made ETOO Certain"
: For Golfers, T,oo Players Arer

surface were loud. But now most putt
ing greens are wide open in front. and
it frequently happens that a badly hit
ball gets better results than the we'll
nit ball. How many times have you,
Mr.. Golfer. half topped your second
shot and had IL roll TO the green within
easy putting distance Of the hole. while
your partner or opponent hit a good
shot which bounced over the green into
a gigantic trap? Tt happens every day.
and It is all wrong, of course.
In our Judgment the advent Of the
new ball will tend TO force approach
shots 70 be struck a little better, for
the ball responds poorly to badly hit
shot and acts favorablv from a we'll
hit one. The present standard ball acts
fairly well from badly hit shot. and
II badly hit shot is struck to well
watered green the ball acts almost as
we'll as we'll hit shot.
The contention Of Mackay and Cum
ningham Is good one, and one that
might well deserve the serious consid-
Grafton OF greenkeepers. But the same
old wall would arise IL the putting
green's were not kept we'll watered, par
ticularly during golf tournament, and
then the situation would not differ, un.
less the new ball forces change. And
along the same line. II it not entirely
possible that with the new ball, which
can be controlled better from the iron
clubs than the present ball, traps will
be placed closer to putting green's and
the green's themselves be made smaller?
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.ARMOUR'S6 TOPS
IN WESTERN OPEN
Tommy Is Five Under Par in
Setting Pace in Field of
ITO Golfers.
BY PAUL II. NICHOLSON,
Associated Press sports Writer.

"A K HWAUKEE, Wis. August 3d.
mn Tommy Armour. erstwhile
IV holder of the national open tile
4 ' 4 topped the field with spark
ling '6s, FIVE under par, as ITO
golfers from the East and Middlewest
moved into the second stage of the
battle for the Western open champion
ship today.
One stroke behind the Scot was Hor-
ton Smith. the blonde Joplin, Mo, SEN
sation; two strokes to the rear of Smith
were Gene Sarazen. dapper Italian from
Flushing. Long Island. and Dick Nell
son. Indianapolis professional, who had
ass. while Frank Walsh of Appleton,
Wis, open champion: Henry Cuici,
Stratford, Conn. willard Hutchison,
Glencoe. H.; Bob Macdonald. Chicago,
and Leonard Schmutte of Lima. Ohio,
were trailing closely with par breaking
COS.
So closely punched we're the favorites
that the only probability was that
new champion was to be crowned at
the end of the u holes Of medal play.
Abe Espinosa of Chicago. who won the
crown last year, was exactly 10 strokes
behind Armour and nothing but a
miracle of golf could bring him back
into the running.
Great with Irons.
W;zardy with the irons enabled
Armour to turn in his sizzling score
YESTERDAY. His approaches we're so dead
ly that he was within one putt distance
on two-thirds of the greens. Six times
he one-putted for brides. ard only once
did he take one over par for a hole.
That was on the third. A par four hole,
where he misjudged the distance and
slipped his APPROACH over the green. He
required 33 strokes going out and de-
spite a thunder shower that halted his
drives, came home with a 80.
Smith, cunning for his first golfing
crown since the French open. went out
in SO and came home with the same
total on his glitterirg round. His far
flung drives. streaking down the center
of the fairwayS. placed him within easy
position for his pitches. and he ap-
peared to be back on his game. The
Joplin professional attracted the largest
gallery Of the opening ls-Eo!e qualify
ing round.
Scores Of 80 or better were good
tournament rules provide that the low
$50 and ties can enter the second round,
there were 149 under 70 and 81 tied for
last place with 80's so they all crept in.
After todays flight the low "a and ties
will remain They will battle over SO
more holes tomorrow for the title.
Other low scores in the first qualify
ing fight were Jim Carberry. Harry
Hampton. Jock Iutchison. ali of Chi
cago, who had los: George Sargent Of
Columbus. Ohio; Johnny Fisher, Gin
cinnati: wild Bill Mei,lhorn, New
York: Bobby Cr,licksl,nnk. New York;
Alter Murray. Gary, Ind. and Harley
Denny Of Green Bay. Wis, who had
IT'S. Fisher led the more than 100
amateurs who sought the crown.
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r VAS golf changed from the game
Of two decades ego. when the
player his his shots TO the green
Il Il with q speed which depended
On the speed Of the green? Or
does the green now play the ball for
the player In such q manner that ali
shots o length from those Of long irons
down to the short pitches may be con-
f1dently played at the pin with assuy-
ance that the green will hold the ball?
These questions have been raised by
Fred j. D. Mackay. we'll known amateur
golfer Of Richmond, and George T.
Cunningham. former amateur Of Ban
nockburn and now greenkeeper at the
Country Club of Virginia in Richmond.
Both men are golfers of the old school
and remember the days when putting
greens were Just putting green's and
when the velyety carpets Of those days
were not treated like pampered pets.
Holds Ball Too Easily.
The theory of Mackay and Cunning
ham is that putting greens Of today are
kept too well watered and given TOO
much attention, and that instead OF the
player playing the putting green and
gauging its speed and roll, the putting
greens now play the player to the extent
that he may play shots OF any length
confidently to the pin. knowing that the
ball, even if not struck correctly, will
stick.
Mackay learned the game in Scotland
some 40 years ago. Cunningham has
been playing for more than a score OF
years, as amateur and professional, and
both men know thoroughly the condi-
tons of which they speak. Not that
either Of them intends to be archaic in
his thoughts on the modern game. for
both believe that the tendency toward
increasing skill has been progressively
upward However, both feel that the
days when the player had to play his
approach shots to the green with due
consideration of the speed Of the put
ting surface, without reliance on the
well watered surface TO hold the bail,
might well be returned.
One step in this direction has been
taken with the production Of the new
standard ball. But about 10 years ago
perhaps little more-greens COM
mittees began to tighten up golf courses
by bringing the bunkers in little
closer around the green's. On the heels
of this development came the practice
Of keeping the green's well watered, for
the yelps that arose when we'll hit
ball bounded merrily over the putting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
BY o. B. KELLER.
Tor the AsSnciafah press

When they 60 saying. as a lot Of
superficial followers of golf fand not
a few critics. are saying these days
that Bobby Jones virtually is GER
tain to make Pebble Beach his fifth
amateur championship triumph, the
week of September 2. why. Just re-
member Flossmoor. And before that
Brookline. and before that St. Louis.
and before that a few other national
amateur championships. And have
nothing to say. for the nonce.
prefer to let the forecasting critics
do the explaining--in case.
There was Flossmoor. now, In 1923.
Bobby went to the huge Chicago
course with the prestige of his first
open championship at Inwood. And
the critics elected him amateur
champion. before ever q ball was
struck, at FlosSmoor.
And after a terrific 35-hole battle
with T. B. Cochran. an unheralded
golfer from Wichita Falls, Tex, who
got into the tournament in a play
off, Bobby breaking the course rec
ord with his morning round egainst
Max Marstop in the second match.
was elected from the competition In
round 2. his earliest exit--to date.
Max put him out. at the thirty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
BY SOL METZGER.

Az an open championship you'll see
more hooks than slices. At your club
championships and tournaments you'll
see more slices than hooks. Average
golfers usually slice. Good pro golfers,
when on, usually hook.
Golf is an odd game. The average
player taking 1t up struggles for some
years with a slice. When he begins
to improve he begins to hook. Then
he's In bad shape for a season or two.
A week of practice now and then when
in this stage, instead of daily round,
would eliminate the trouble in a month
or two. But none will practice except
the best players. Which is rather good
proof that they are best players be-
cause they practice.
The reason for the development from
slices to hooks is that the dub tishtens
his body and wants to slug. He leads
his clubhead in consequence. Then
comes the time when he takes 1t easier
and lets the arms do the work. Tense
ness with them causes the hook, Just
as it does with the good pro when he's
OF his game. Relax, slicers, and you'll
get over 1t.
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WISCONSIN TO ENGAGE
COLGATE ON GRlDlRON

MADISON, Wis. August % (P.-
Wisconsin will engage in Easten coll
lege foot ball for the second time
In its history October s., when IL en-
tertains Colgate at Camp Randall
Stadium.
The last badger battle against an
Eastern team was IN 1899 against Yale,
and resulted In 6-to-0 Eli victory.
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FILIPINO TENNIS LIST
WILL CLOSE TONIGHT

Entries to the seventh annual Filipino
tennis championship Of the District.
which starts tomorrow at o'clock On
the Monument courts, must be IN the
hands of the committee, composed IF
F. M. Silva, c. Carballo and NJ. G.
zamora. at 1915 Eye street before 7
O'Clock tonight.
Entries for the doubles will close Sat
urday night.
Among the famed entrants are
Manuel del Rosario from Cornell, Uni
verSity, Mariana Erana from Philadet-
phia, A. Tomelden, runner-fp IN 1927 !;
Joe Orozco, M. G. Zamora and r. M.
Silva.
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~ AAS" FO6"OAAAs
Associated Press Sports Writer

Nov that the French have soft.
IN ened up" Bill Tilden, the So
year-old ex-champion will be called
upon to meet determined chal-
lenge from his own countrymen in
the 1929 national singles tourna-
ment at Forest Hills, Long Island,
September ola.
With Henri Cochet and Rene La
Coste not In the field, Tilden is
certain to be close to an even choice
against the field in the classic
tournament he won six times in
succession before the French stars
halted his reign three years ago.
slowed I'D by the passing yesre,
Tlaen these days !s forced 70 fight
his battles principally f.or, the back
ccust. Some Of nis old control IS
gone, hut the speed Of his cannon
ban service and his drives is ill1-
diminished.
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la Mallory Shows Her Great Fighting Qualities Beating Betty Mutual

third TO capture It and stood within ode
game at 5-4 Of having the fourth alaps
successful rally. The victors took their
place in the seni-finals.
Considine and Jennings. favored
doubles pair, did not get into action
yesterday.
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the other day. For II holes Hunter was
3 under 4s, but he did not hole out on
the first hole. where his tee shot went
across the fairway into q ditch beyond.
Little George had card of II, even
though he took a on the first hole.
where fast fairway and down slope
combine to make the tee shot excep-
tionally hard. The golfing gent who
keeps them straight will win the tour
nanlent next Monday. And he does
not have to be SO long either. The fair
ways are fast enough to make n1oder-
ately well hit ball look like one Of bet
ter than average length.
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fifth green, and went on TO defeat
Jess Sweetser. 1892 champion. on
the thirty-eighth green of one of
the srimmest struggles in history.
And speaking Of Sweetser
Bobby was the hot favorite the year
before at Brookline. And he went
through steadily to the semi-final
round. and there he met Jess Sweet
ser. another 20-year-old youngster.
And. speaking Of hot rounds, Jess
holed a 90-yard pitch for an eagle
2 at the second hole and busted a
course record of IS years standing
to give Bobby the worst thrashing he
ever got In an amateur champion
ship, 81.
Hum-ho! looked up the old cards
the other day Just to resssure myself
that Bobby Jones once stood down
at the end Of the first nine holes Of
q championship match. and then
came back in "a TO gain only one
hole. It was true.
Here is the morning card OF Sep
TENDER 8, 1922, at Brook]ine:
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MAKES HOLE In ONE.

MONTREAL. August 2s.--Lso Dar-
du-snd, managing director of the Cans,
d.sn Hockey Club, prominent - racing
and other professional sports, has Joined
the t.oie-.r-one fraternity. Daadu-2nd
sank hts tee shot on . l2o-yard par ,
,holA &:
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HEAD OLA. "A. r. TO VIEW
SITE FOR 1882 OLYMPlcS

NEW FORK, August IS tP.--J. Sig.
t-ad Eistrc.n cs Sweden, president ct
tee International Amateur Athletic
Federation, hs: arrived y. New York en-
-cu.s to japan CT business trip.
We rlars tc make az c@ctal visit At
Les angeles, wlasye he will inspect the
facil;ties for the Olympic track and
field games Or 1889.
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STADIA TELL GROWTH
OF DIXIE FOOT BALL

DR.. Wilbur c. Smith, athletic direc-
tor Of Tulane University, believes the
growth Of foot ball in the South can
best be gagged by the ever-increasing
amount of stadia building.
OF the % institutions in the South
ern Conference, IL Of the number all
ready have, constructed fine foot ball
plants or have granted building con-
tracts for such structures.
Before the war not a college in the
South was prepared to seat more than
10000 or $4,000 fans and only three
or four could handle crowds of that size
Today 8 or 10 can seat crowds of 10000
while several others can handle crowds
of 10000 and upward.
Others are prepared to seat from
5000 up to 10000, DR.. Smith pointed
out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23

Auto Bodies, Radistov.. Fender,
Repaired; also New Radiators
Harrison Radiators and Cores IN Stcct
Wittstatts, 1909 18th. North 7t77
Also 2i9 ISth. :. R'nek Below Ave.
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BLUES NEAR REMNANT.
Dutch 2willjng is plotting the Kansas
City Elues TO pennant unless al dope
misses
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And Sweetser Is IN this Pebble
Beach affair. too.
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GRIT OF. VETERAN
CONQUERS BR|TON
However, Former Champion
: Is Doomed" to Fall Before
= Helen Wills Today.
nv WALTER TRUMBUI.I..

r CREST HILLS, N. Y, August IS.
l. Talk Of your Terry McGoverns
ana your Dempseys, tell me OF
4 the charge of the Light Brigade
and The Ena rtans at Thsrrnnnu-
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6-S volt: IN hard rub
Der. unbreakable. nom
leakabie case. Guaran-
teed for one year. With
YOUR old battery.
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YAS golf changed from the game
Of two decades ego. when the
player his his shots TO the green
i with q speed which depended
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
HAS MILLIONS BUT
WORKS FOR $4,000
Col. Lehman, n. Y. Lieut.. Gev.,
interested in State

Albany. N. Y, Feb. (UP)-The
state of New York has a millionaire
las lieutenant governor and pays him
$4,000 a year.
He is Col. Herbert H. Lehman.
But what New York il more par
ticularly interested in is Col. Leh-
mans uncanny business ability and
peculiar talents along the lines OF
organization. buying. selling and the
like.
His Fortune &s5, OOO, 900
Col. Lehman, with personal
fortune of $25,O0O.000, which Offers
the lieutenant governor opportunity
to pursue the daintier avocation OF
clipping coupons. is learning al,
about state government under Gov
ernor Franklin d. Roosevelt during
the world war when the governor
was assistant secretary of the navy,
Col. Lehman was assigned to help
Gen. George Cocktails and then 1t
was learned that he had unusual
knowledge OF business and financing,
I'LL dppdlSll pdhSlOtl lOT NUTh anu d
talent for organizing.
There is far too much to tell OF
New York's lieutenant governor.
Although one scarcely hears Of the
lieutenant governors In the various
states, Col. Lehman's job is to be
an important one, according to the
ideas Of Governor Roosevelt.
Col. Lehman will sit in on all
state business and acts as the COVER
nor's representative whenever called
upon.
Lehman gave up many director
ships and associations in many bust
ness interests to learn all about
state government from the bottom
up" For instance. he was Q d.
rector in the Studebaker Corpora
ton, vice. president and treasurer Of
a textile concern, a director in the
Franklin Simon company, Fidelity
Trust company. Van Raalte COM
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
YOUTH BOASTS Of
WHOLESALE MURDER
Northcott Claims He Helped to
Kill II on Chicken Ranch

Riverside, Cal. Feb. IS t1p -
Guards at Gordon Stewart North
colts cell reported today that the
% year old Canadian. convicted of
numbering three boys, had repeat
ed previous statements that eleven
persons had been slain at his check
en- ranch near here.
The guards said Northcott again
implicated Sanford Clark. his Is
year old nephew and Cyrus North
colt. his father, in the alleged STAY
ings.
Il killed six and Sanford and
dad killed the other five," the
guards quoted Northcott as having
said. He made the same statement
after his arrest but later repudiated
it. according TO county officers.
Sentenced Monday
jury after a little more than
two hours deliberation last night
found Northcott guilty of staying
Lewis and Nelson Winslow. broth
ers, Of Pomona and an unidentified
youth. The verdict carried no rec
ommendation for clemency, making
the death. sentence mandatory.
Northcott, who will be sentenced
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08

widow turned over IS per cent Of the
slot machine company holdings to
Riley. with the added stipulation
that he was to have the entire estate
when she died. Mira. Burnham went
20 tar ~ to engage q private de-
tective agency to investigate Riley.
her sister said. The agency was to
turn over its files Of the case to the
investigators toddy.
Disposition Of MIRA Burnham's e.
tate has encountered difficulties
through failure Of her affects to re-
veal a will. A law firm said such 4
will had been drawn. and produced a
copy of It. A will signed in 1899 by
both Mr.. and Mrs. Burnham provid-
ed she was to inherit her husbands
estate, In the event he was the first
to die. and that upon her death it
was to 20 tosher stepdaughterA Mrs
Ballard and Mrs. Gowen.
( In an effort to get to the bottom
Of hints of bIackmail. authorities
learned that Burnham was twice
married, that he had been sued for
alienation and that he once was ar
rested on serious charges involving 4
young woman who died before the
birth of her child. ..
Investigators said that Burnham
had lost large sums gambling during
his life time and that his widow,
too, frequented Chicago and subur-
ban gambling houses.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
pany and more than that

pany and more than that
Lehman's wife, two boys and 4
girl remain In his Park Avenue
home in New York while he has a
bachelors suite In an Albany hotel.
All this for $4,000 4 year when he
doesn't need the money.
Col. lehman . Jew
Col. Lehman is 4 Jew. Mayer
Lehman. his father, had already
amassed fortune by the time Her.
bert was born. Herbert was the
youngest of seven children. His
father came to the United States
while quite young, went to Alabama
and got into cotton trading and mer-
chandising. He lived In Montgom-
cry. Ala. and when the Civil war
began he was close to jeff Davis.
After the war Lehman went to New
York. He was one of the founders
of the Cotton Exchange and he and
his brothers established the invest
ment banking firm of Lehman
Brothers. one OF. the largest finan-
ciai powers of today. Herbert was
taken into the firm in 1908.
Col. Lehman is a graduate of Will
liams college. That college gave
him an honorary degree and later
he built a dormitory for it and
equipped it. 1t cost him $4,000.
Col Lehman likes to work and
thinks it's great to have a family.
Good home conditions are the best
insurance We have for developing
American culture" he says,
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08

total turnover Tor the day vs. ~
211.900 shares.
threat from the federal. reserve
board that unless tho funds vofhx
into speculative channejx were car.
tailed drastic action. would BE- taken,
coupled with the announcement by
the Bank Of England OF an advance
in the discount rate from four aud
one-half to Ave and one-half per
cent were the chief factors In the
break.
Rank Stateme0t
In connection with the warning Of
the federal reserve board to menu
bers banks regarding expansion
of speculative loans financial circle
displayed unusual interest In the
statement of the Federal Reserve
Bank Of New York. which showed
brokers loans to have set q new
record of s5.669.OO0. 900. an increase
of Sl1o, o.000TSin the week.
Addition of 275 more seats TO the
stock exchange which will increase
the. number to 1875 has been APP
proved by the members. 1t 10 the
first increase in the membership in
half a century. Under the plan of
increase each of the members of the
exchange has a IS per cent interest
in one additional seat. The proceeds
from the sale of the rights" will
accrue to the present members.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
Forge Fires Revived
BY Horseshoe TOssers

Atlanta. Ga. Feb. ReFor want
Of nail, shoe was lost; for want
of shoe horse was lost; for
want of horse a kingdom was
lost, and the trade Of blacksmithing
started to wane.
Want of the horse, however, Is
not deterring J. NJ. Jackson. pro-
prietor of the city's only smithy.
from preparing for a rush of BUSH
ness. He Is turning out many or
ders for horseshoe sets.
Equipment for horseshoe pitching
has been installed in five city
parks. Two courts have been laid
out in accordance with regulations
of the National Horseshoe Pitching
association in each park. l.. J..
Wallis, general manager Of the park
department., expects that the game
will take an immediate hold. He
plans a number of inter7park tour
naments.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
WIDOW LIVED IN
CONSTANT dread
Fr md &,clmal Figure in
Barnbam Death Hyssry

ChicaEo. Feb, s,-lA-Finxers Of
fear. blurred by blackmail and stain
ed with sinister suggestion, had left
their smudgy whorls on the Burn
ham death mystery today.
M m.tt.r ~,h... u t.rr.a N. -
Nc,., trcu,r, ,rtn NJ. sa,n,. d.,
ham. d..th IN d.v. 90 fo,,.-ed .
trail A. dre,A .na di.tru.t under
wh;f,, t.s-..,.,, -,,an- ,,uss e..
the de.th ,..+ Iu,v ~ her hmsh.na
SANFORD Rurnham .,ot macbins
m.nu,. ctu-.r
Even Rurnh.m.. death with ro
thourht for air month. hnt that 4
wa. from natural cause. "a. drawn
,rto ~. .tato,. attorney. ,nvesti~a-
tion Rnrrh. nv. daurhter. M. Sid.
nov W RolIord ~ Detrcit and M.
q Hovard ccven both, the v,ve.
~ rhv.ic,an. mada = form., 70.
nuest ,..t n,rht far erhumatior If
their y,ther,. hodv.
ncc4Css. .s1ate.,ne,,t
A statement nv Dr Cowen va.
me reason siven nv Henry r. Ayers.
assistant xtate,. attorney n Gowen
arrived n the hosnitsi oneratin1
room inst as nm onerat;on was he,np
completed unon Rurnham the dav
before he died.
1T asked Mrs. Rurnham whv abe
didn't let ma know her husband was
NJ" Dr. Cowen said. "Her answer
was. oh. I sunnose Won think 7 kin.
sd him..
previous rt.t.ment. NV nerson.
~,c.e "a tho Rurnba NJ bon.ehcId h.d
hecited The .. mo f.ar NV M. Rnrn-
ham that nh. might he blamed for
her hushand,. death
Further details of the mart NAV
S in The Rurnh,m affair. Nv Ed.
Id r Riley who assumed man.
Ement cf Mr.. Rnrnham.. husines.
crest last fall we're given nv Mrs
land Collin. ~ pa,o A,tc "a, a
ter a, the dead woman she visit
al Mr., durham "wh,Ie Riley wa. in
nower" .te sofa
Const.nt w.,,,ns.
Mr.. Collin. dec,.rod pillow Urn.
non.tartIv WARNING NJ. Rhrnb,r,
that h.r fortune No. In den~nr ana