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The Washington times., 1929-03-18
GOLDEN PRINCE
TRUE: To NAME

TIA JUANA, Mexico, March IS.
Golden Prince was more than a
name today
BY winning the tenth running of
the rich Coffl h Handicap here
Sunday this 5-year.old Kentucky
bred chestnut gelding had added ap.
proximately 800, 900 to the wealth
of his owner and was true equine
prince.
II was q bit like the fairy
story, for once Golden Prince
was known as a cripple-had
bad legs, they said. But Harry
Unna picked up the prince,
turned a turf bum into q race
horse and as a race horse
Golden Prince, before one Of the
greatest crowds ever gathered
at the track here, equa1led the
track record Of 2:02 3-5 IN WIN
ming the rich race from as classy
field as has started the classic.
Golden Prince. ScimItar was third.
Golden Prince paid $3.50 to win,
$40 to place and $3.50 to show.
Naishapur finished neck behind
Naiahapur paid $3.50 and $4.40, and
Scimitar, an entry, So.
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PAIR OF GIANTS

The University of Washington
has two Of the tallest athletes
now engaged in intercollegiate com.
petition. aThey are Paul Jessup,
football captain. feet. IA inches.
and Harold McClary. basketball
center, feet 61a inches.
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McLarnin Made 8-tO-5
Choice Over Miller

NEW YORK, March 1S.-Despite
the fact that he was stopped by
the Chicagoan last November,
Jimmy McLarin Is an S-to-5 favorite
to defeat Ray Miller in their bout
here on Friday night. The coast
slugger is expected to have an ad-
vantage of at least six pounds, as
he weighed just under 140 yesterday
to only 1872 for Miller.
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Unusual enthusiasm IL attending
Sonnenberg's appearance in the
Nations Capital, as 1t MARKS the
first time that a mat monarch has
come here to display his talents.
A champion In any line is always
a drawing magnet and Washington
sports followers will flock to the
Auditorium tonight to get a peek
at Dynamite" Gus SonneRberg
and his notorious flying tackle"
Sonnenberg Is cOlOrful cham
plOn and grips the spectators
with the same power and COM
mand that made Jack Dempsey
q wOrshiped idol for years.
SOnnenberg has that certain at
traction called color" with
out which no champion can
thrive.
What viii impel' most to attend
tOnisht's graphing activities VIII
be Sonnenberg's flying tackle,
with which he lifted the heavy.
weight emblem from Ed C'Stransier'
Lewis on January 5, of this year,
before a record throng in Boston.
The flying tackle" was devised by
Sonnenberg himself and resulted
froA his experience on the foot
ball fields where he was considered
an expert. Sonnenberg played as
tackle at Dartmouth College and
Detroit University and was honored
with an aIl-America selection.
Pat Mccarthy, the 236.pound
Irishman, win not want for cheers
tonight az many sons of the
-. =,
at the Washington Auditorium. The
| st, Patrick's Day celebrations have
| not ended and there might be wild
scenes should Mccarthy topple
Sonnenberg from his regal seat.
as one OF the topnotchers in the
heavyweight ranks and Is not
afraid of Sonnenberg's notorious
flying tackle"
| However, not all the interest
will be leveled at the heavy
weight entangIement between
Sonnenberg and Mccarthy as
the prellminaries in the country
are programmed 20 show In the
supporting features and each
/ "a an experienced mailman.
The rough and ready "RougE
House" Nelson. middIeweight, oi
Rochester, N. Y. il down for time
limit bout with Bull" Ricco, Of
Jersey City, N. J. This Nelson per
son would wrestle a cageful of lions
panthers and leopards and make the
'rtter change their spots. Daniel
had nothing on him, for he's a wild
! and fearless mailman.
| Joe Turner, the BILE athlete
who has defied father time more
IN 25 years, is certain to be
roundly applauded by his legion Il
hometown admirers. Joe is sched
uled to tussle with Norman Woods
the Southern middleweight cham
pion, and the veteran is anxious tt
| to- e the Dixie grappler before his
friends. Turner has been tussling
with the headliners of the game and
continues to meet the cream OF
n.iddleweights in spite of his 45-odd
years or more.
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CantrelI $500 to sign and .
lucrative contract.

CantreIl S6,5OO TO sign ana
lucrative contract.
Manager Johnson regretted the
loss of Simons and Cantrell but 1t
is thought by most Of the Griffmen
that the club has not been material
ly injured The outfield is strong
on regulars and reserves and the
team appears to be well supplied
with pitching talent. Johnson had
Cantrell in mind as second Mar
berry, a pitcher who could work
almost every day.
II gained by 1t financially" said
Cantrell "but ] hate to leave this
club. Walter Johnson's one great
fellow and it would BE a pleasure
to work my arm off for him."
Bob Reeves, one of the five
players traded to the Boston Red
Sox for third baseman Buddy
Myer, came over from Bradenton to
see the Griffs play the Braves.
After several innings Reeves OBJ
served that the team was stronger
In many ways than it was year
ago.
Bob believes that both clubs
benefited by the deal.
II think" said he that the Red
Sox will fool lot OF people this
year. Everybody grants that we've
got a pitching staff and II you'd
see our infield play you'd figure
we weren't so bad off there.
"GillIs and Llsenbee have
sore arms but BigeIOw, CASTOR
and myself were never better"
Reeves is enthusiastic over Milton
CASTOR. Milton he says, has de-
veloped a fast one that has deeply
Impressed Manager Bill Carrigan
and his team mates alike and
figure to make good on the promise
he has displayed during the past
two years.
There never was any doubt that
what Milt has stuff" Reeves de-
clares. He had It last year but
simply couldn't win. It's a funny
thing but there's lot Of pitchers
who have bad years though ap-
parently they have everything on
their deliveries"
Reeves himself has been stationed
on third base and maintaines he
will show better there than at
SAAOELBlVps
Its tough proposition totmatch
the plays of Buddy Myer, my pre-
decessor, on the hot corner, but
that's what | intend doing" Is his
contention.
Bigelow is one Of baseball's hard
est clouters, and is being seriously
considered by the Sox for his hit.
ting alone. A poor throwing arm
has kept the big fellow Down for
a number of years, but q $50
socking percentage in the Southern
Association, a pitchers league. can
offset even such an obstacle as this.
Bob was warmly greeted by Man
ager Griff ard Walter Johnson and
also Buddy Myer. the player for
whom he. along with four others,
were traded.
"Stick to your guns, kid; you
haven't q chance to go wrong with
Carrigan,". was Myers farewell
salute to his promising successor.
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Simons' Departure GiUes
Spencer Harris Life
Rx r. D. Thonas

TAMPA Fla. March 18-Benny Tate, veteran second
string catcher for Sam Byrd promising rookie ontfeder OF
the Yankees trade seriously considered by Clark Grf
fifth president Walter Johnson manager of the Wash
ington ball club was learned today.
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WRESTLING KING MEETS
MCCARTHY TONIGHT

With the arrival of the principals in town. interest has
heightened in Dynamite Gus SonnenbergPat Mccarthy
wrestling mixp tonight the Washington
Auditorium Nineteenth and Streets Northwest The show
will open with the first preliminary bout at 80 o'clock
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Typothetae League
Standings
TEAM sTANINGs
o0TOooe spoe7

StHHudTU f1HkIdNIHb OU.' y y" Nv
High team set-Judd e. Detweiler,
1881. High team E8me-FelI0wship
Forum Sg5. High individual game
Dern. 1855. High individual set-Beatty,
38B. High individual strikes-Beatty.
3S. High individual spares-Cole. 147.
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Byrd, r1ght-handed batter, nit
for an average OF $50 In the East
ern League with New Haven last
year and has been considered a
strong contender for a place in the
Yankees slugging outfield.
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OFF SUNDAY
FOR SCENE
Of MEET
BY George A, Simpson

Sandy Armour, who sue
eeeded brother Tommy as the
professional at the Congress
sional Country Club, leaves
Sunday night for Pinehurst,
N. C., where he will compete
in the annual North-South
Open Golf Tournament which
opens March 20.
The North.South Is the closing
event of the winter golf season and
attracts the elite of the amateurs
and pros. 1t is probable that
Tommy Armour will also be con
testant in the tourney this YEAR,
having finished as runner-up to
Billy Burke last year.
The incumbent Congressional pro
is visiting New York for a few
days, but is due back here Wednes'
day night. He played a flashy
round on the home course Satur.
day afternoon, with exceptional
driving and putting that indicated
he is nearing playing form.
The District Golf Association.
In it's general session tonight
at the Racquet Club. viii con.
slider recommendations adopted
by the executive committee and
pass on dates tentatively AS
signed the major clubs Of the
federation.
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right.handed batsman.
The Griffmen lost an excellent
outfielder in Melbern SlmOns when
Judge Lands declared him a
cover.up player. The club will carry
at least five gardeners and the exit
of Simons enhances the chance of
Spencer Harris to remain on Clark
Griffith's payroll.
Harris, though, Is a left.handed
batter and the team Is strongly in
need o a flailsman who attacks
from the other side of the plate.
Byrd is right-handed hitter.
Harris was q star of yeSfer.
days game, i'm which the Braves
defeated the Griffmen, 81.
Twice he popped out but three
times he hit the ball eIeanly for
bingles, once for q double. Also
he distinguished himself as q
fielder. several Of the balls hit to
his field wing been handled In
such manner as to hold ers
to one base when q lack Of
hustle by Harris would have
given them another bag.
Griffith refused to deny or affirm
that Harris would be kept. He
admitted that the leading slugger
of American Association last year
had made an impressive showing.
But Harris, IL retained, will cost
the club a total of $4,000, Griffith
having paid "a couple of thousand
to look him over. "All of these
things" said the Old Fox, ARE up
to Walter. If he wants Harris
he can have him no matter what
he may cost. We want a winning
ball club and are willing to go the
limit financially in getting one.
Tate would be grieved not at all
by a transfer to a club with which
he would work regularly. In a
sense, he has had a tough break
with the Griffmen, always playing
second fiddle to one of the greatest
of modern catchers, Muddy Ruel.
that it would be preferable to be
with a minor league club perform.
ing regularly than to sit on a
HdJoI ledBuc DeIlcn.
Griffith and Johnson had q
long conference last night and
1t II understood that the pro-
posed Tate.Byrd deal was the
subject.
The only right.handed hitters
among the prospective regulars of
the Washington team are Bluege,
Hayes and RueE.
To Manager johnson a pleasing
feature of yesterdays game was
the hitting Of Hayes, the second
baseman. The hardest hit ball of
the battle was his home run to
center field. Hayes put enough
steam into the blow to have rocked
the ball into the center field
bleachers OF Griffiths Stadium.
Mike Kelley, under whose man.
agement Hayes was seasoned with
Minneapolis last year, saw the
youngster play against the Braves.
I'm willing" said he ito bet my
right arm against a nickel that
Jack makes the grade"
Simons and Cantrell, who were
made free agents by Judge Lands,
are receiving numerous offers of
major and minor league clubs.
Cantrell has had 10 and Simons,
six.
THE SntreaI club. oF the
BmfAPmakkaSal WAAS,,N ~aSn..S
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However, the Yankees are in
need Of q capable catcher and
Washington desires = strong
right.handed batsman.
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A. B. Thorne, pro at the Town
and Country Club. will succeed to
the presidents chair of the asso-
citation, taking the position which
will be vacated by Charlie Betsch.
ler, new pro at Rodgers Forge.
went over to Rodgers Forge.
Warner Mather, of the Wood.
holme Country, second vice presi.
dent, will succeed to Thorne's post.
A new second vice president will
be chosen from the Virginia Wash.
ington district of the association.
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The most important items of dis
cussions will be revision of the con.
stitution and suggestions as to
what constitutes an amateur and
ineligible golfer.
This matter has often proven a
.eanker to the association, and has
produced wrangles in the past. A
committee on the definition of an
amateur, headed by Dr. Bruce L.
Taylor, of Congressional Country
Club, has worked for a year in
search of a solution. They have
found it a difficult task as words
may describe an amateur but it's
hard to directly accuse one of ac-i
cepting remuneration for his skill.
Pro golfers OF this area are in
Baltimore today for the annual
meeting and sweepstakes of the
Middle Atlantic Professional Golf
ers' Association at Rodgers Forge.
The meeting will begin at 12:3O
O'clock with a luncheon, election of
officers and discussions of business.
Afterwards the pros will be teamed
for the sweepstakes,
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The tournament date for the
annual championship, which
will be held late i'm the fall,
will also be named. 1t will
probably be given to some
Washington club.
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THE lSntreaI club, ~ the
international League, offered
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However, not all the interest
will be leveled at the heavy.
weight entangIement between
SOnnenberg and Mccarthy as
the preliminaries in the country
are programmed 20 show In the
supporting features and each
IA an experienced mailman.
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
{ { { K SHARKEY
IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 28.-If Jack
Sharkey can be coaXod away from
the Madison Square Garden, or his
proposed next bout in Miami falls
through for lack of an opponent, he
can have match with Phil Scott,
British heaVNwe ght champion at
the Chicago stadium any time this
winter.
An offer has been made to Johnny
Buckley and Jimmy JOhnston-onCe
associated in Sharkeys management
but now steering rival courses-by
Nate Lewis, stadium matchmaker.
Lewis states that if Sharkey and
Scott will fight indoors he can out
bid the Garden. as the Stadium can
be scaled for a 100000 gate He
is willing to guarantee the fighters
100000 and 60 per cent of the gate
to be split by them any way they see
fit.
The wire making this offer to
Johnston also contained an invita-
ton for Scott to pit his Cleverness
against the punch of Otto Won Porat
at the Stadium on December 13.
Johnston will not take Won Porat AT
this time s he still hopes to put
Scott IN for 4 Miami shot with
ShsrkeY.
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PURCHASE
LESTER BELL

CHICAGO, Oct. 28.-Vanquished
in the world series by the Philadel-
phia Athletics, Chicago's Cubs have
begun the process Of strengthening
their ball club for 1890, it was re-
vealed today with the announcement
that Lester Bell, formerly OF the st.
Louis Cardinals and the Boston
Braves. has been signed to play
third base.
Bells purchase at reported fig.
ure of S35, 900 was agreed upon at a
conference in' Washington. D. c.,
and was confirmed by William
Neeck, president of the 1929 Ma
tional League champions.
ident of the Boston Braves, closed
Veeck and Judge Emil Fuchs, pres
the deal after the Cubs had been
unsuccessful in bidding for "Pinkie'
Whitney.
Acquisition Of Bell ends a ten
year search for a strong third base,
man that has cost the Cubs some
$500 900, according to the manage
ment
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Al. MarSters TOPS
Eastern Grid
Scorers

NEW YORK, Oct. 28.-The one
man race for eastern individual
football scoring honors continues.
Al Marsters is the one man. The
Dartmouth flash Tailed twice on
Saturday to run his total to 1902,
some As ahead of second place
Ralph Hewitt. of Columbia.
Booth, of Yale. who scored all
81 points his team made against
Army. is in third position with 81.
Davidowitz. Of Lehigh, holds
fourth place with an even 50
pointA "a
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psychology. Most OF the golf psy.
chology you hear of is nothing
but self-hypnotism. There are
players who make up their minds
that a certain hole cannot be we'll
played by them-they call it golf
psychology. This fancy name
means nothing except that this
player has abandoned all effort
to play that hole we'll and-what
he never suspects-the hole is
badly played before he even starts
to shoot it. This state of mind
results from an interesting side
of goIf-the physical hazard.
How to conquer this will be told
In lessons TO follow.
Copyright, John r. Dille Coz
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
Friedman's Grid Team
Remains Undefeated

NEW YORK, Oct. Is G.N.SD.-
Benny Friedman's New York Giants
professional football team today was
still undefeated for the season.
While 25 900 fans looked on yes
terday the former Michigan ace led
the Giants to a 19-to'O win over the
Providence Steam Rollers.
A near riot between players and
fans occurred at Stapleton, s. l.,
when the Stapleton team was de-
feated to by the Frankford
YellnM Jackets.
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Expect Packed Stadium
For Duke-La. Struggle

DURHAM. N. c., Oct. 2S.-The
fast going Louisiana State Univer-
sity team, coached by Russ Cohen,
is expected to draw big crowd in
Dukes new stadium here a week
from Saturday.
The Southwesterns are not the only
attraction of the day for Dukes fol.
lowera and North Carolina fans are
expected 10 turn out strong for the
debut ~ the RlUe Devils in Southern
Conference football
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Armour In Second
. Place Golf Tie
With 800

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Oct.
28.-Craig Wood. New York, was
quite a bit richer as result
of his winning the Oklahoma City
Open Golf Tournament Yesterday
with a 72-hold total OF ?9S.
Wood was tied for eighth place
when the final days play started.
Tommy Armour and Dick Grome
tied for second money with @00's,
while Billy Burke ended in third
place with 301
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was helped through by his athletic
ability. He was at Penn in 1915
and 1916. Then he saw two years
war service and came back to play
on the line for the Red and Blue
under Coach Folwell in 1919 and
1920. After that he was with the
Frankfort Yellow jackets and coached
high school football and dabbed in
the bond business in Philadelphia,
coming to Georgetown five years
ago.
He sees nothing reprehensible In
athletic scholarships. The revela-
tions Of the Carnegie Foundation
did not excite him. He frankly
admits that a third OF the George
town squad hold athletic scholar
ships, which means that ABOUT 20
wearers of the Blue and Gray have
free tuition and board. But they
give value received for what they
get, waiting on table and working
in dOrmitOrieS.
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EnuR OE A KIND

Coach Enoch Bagshaw Of the
University of Washington has four
players on his varsity football elev-
en- VIII respond to the call OF
John" They are John Seaman
and John Romsey. guards. and
John Stomhaugh and John Gcehan,
backs.
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m o g I inStan-
t a n Q o Il sly
wrong golfing
ha bits. Ofte II
t n e S = b a d
muscle ha bits,
small in them
selves but of
disa strous con-
$ @ q Il enCe on
the ball, once
formed. W j | ]
C o n t / II II e
through weeks
of playing. rs
an advanced
2 ] A Y Q T you
have but to
linders stand this
pha Sc of your
plaV in order
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vanced players
playing to
scores of 100
or less-he be-
gins to get
badly tangled
up with the
mental side of
golf. There are
certain aspects
of the game
which If the
player under
s t a n d s and
rightly inter
prets them, aid
the golfer a
lot; there are
others which
are sheer fool
ishnesS, usual
La nollcd Golf
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Dagrossa said that he made beds
at Colgate in return for help in
expenses. His frat brothers gave
him a free room.
Tuition was given him on the
understanding that he make the
varsity, which he did. Had he not
qualified quickly for the first team
he would have received only partial
tuition and had to pay the balance
himself He said that Milstead was
at Colgate under similar circum-
stances but left when he asked for
better arrangement. Milstead
then went to Yale, one of the few
schools whitewashed of any sub
sidizing.
Little and his helpers hold that
athletic scholarships are as lesiti-
mate as academic scholarships, Civ
ing a chance to many men to
attend college who could not other
wise do so.
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ATHLETIC FAMILY

Karl kozeluh, worlds professional
tennis champion, has also represent
ed his country, Czechoslovakia, at
hockey and at football. Three of
his brothers are tennis professionals
while still another is national ANA.
teur champion.
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SCORING RECORDS

The scoring record in the Ameri
can League is held by Babe Ruth,
who brought in III runs during the
1921 season. The National League
mark is 1876, established by Billy
Hamilton of the Phillies in 1894.
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|(&@g}jii@a144l. @jia14
NJKirk Miller

1tS nara 10 verify LHNSS
things, but Goose Goslin will
not 90 to New York to Wear
the shoes left vacant by Bob
Meusel.
Goose is more likely to go to
st. Louis in trade for Out
fielder Fritz Schultz, provided he
doesn't stay in Washington,
which isn't entirely improbable.
Such a trade, outright, was on
the fire before the change in
management out in st. Louis
was made. Schultz hit about
1920 for the recent season. Cos
lin hit about 80 points lower.
Well leave this thought in
the incubator for few months,
and see what matches out.
Capt. Robert f. Doyle, de-
posed Eighth precinct COM
mander, will have the solid
backing of baseball fandom in
his trials and tribulations be-
fore the Police Board. Doyle
has been a familiar figure at
the ball park ever since this
writer was an undergraduate at
Business High School, and that
wasn't yesterday, my friends
At all forms of sports and at
competitive drills held at the
ball park, Doyle always held the
friendship and admiration of
patrons, and, indeed, seemed
part of the general scheme of
things out there. The untoward
incidents which have interfered
with any program at Griffith
Stadium in the last couple of
decades have been negligible,
largely because fellows like
Doyle and Lieut.. Mike Ready
had the respect of sports follow
ers generally.
If the American League is
actually a stronger league
than the National League, how
do you account for Lew Fonseca,
formerly of the Cincinnati Reds
and the Phillies, who led the
younger loop in batting this
year.
A. 4Lo.n 1;oos uara heinp
twritten Iron Man Joe Nc
Ginnity was still proving to be
an iron man against one OF the
most dreadful of afflictlons-a
tumor. w =,
McGinnity was still pitching
four years ago, when. at the
age of 54, he won a game, OPP
posing an 18-year-oId tWlrler.
However, Joe set a bad example
for athletes to follow, as pitch
ing ball is too strenuous an ex-
ercise for men past 40, Jack
Quinn to the contrary notwlth-
standing.
They do say that New York
Yiddish paper, listing college
athletes of the true faith, m
cluded the name of Dave N.Y.
ers, New York University
Bob shawkey's first state
ment after signing as the new
Yankee manager was to the ef-
feet that his team would need
pitchers next year. Whose team
won't, Mr.. Shawkey?
There will be no more fight
ing at Silver Spring until No
vember 13. according to Lieut..
Ward Caddington.
Lynn f. Donaldson, who has
enough brothers to make a five
man duckpin team, and which
brothers came into prominence
hereabouts by taking the Vieh-
meyer brothers, has suggested
A tournament sometime during
the current season in which
doubles teams, composed of
brothers, compete.
He believes there are enough
brothers bowling in Washington
to make the tournament in
teresting, and if Bill Wood or
one of the other enterpris-
ing entrepreneurs, no offense
meant, wish to back the idea,
Donaldson is willing to help
organize it. His home address
is S212 Ash ST., Mt. Rainier,
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to correct these things. and bring
your shots back to true form,
when you so off your game"
About the time the golfer at
tains the golf proficiency that
puts him in the class with our ad-