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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05
FRENCH, u. S. FINAL
IS SEEN AT TENNIS
Borotra and TiIden Favored
in National Play That
Opens Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
N YEW YORK, September 5.-The
national mems singles tennis
championships get under way
at Forest Hills tomorrow with
a first-round clash between Jean Bo-
rotra of France and Berkeley Bell OF
Austin. Tex, expected to provide most
Of the fireworks.
The first days schedule of 81 first
round matches will cut the field OF 95
by about one-third.
The luck of the draw was all against
Borotra, favored with big Bill Tilden
TO reach the final round. Not only is
he pitted against such formidable
flrst-round opponent as Bell, but prob
ably will be forced to meet another
first 10" player in the second round,
Fritz Mercur of Bethlehem, Pa.
Tilden's flrst-round opponent will be
G. Lincoln Halberstadt of New York.
Both this and the Borotra-Bell battle
will be stadium court attractions on
the opening day.
So also will be the contests between
Sidney B. Wood, jr., New York, and
Weller B. Evans, East Orange, N. j.;
G.. Lyttleton Rogers, Ireland, and Ed
ward E. Jenkins, jr., New York, and
John Van Ryn, East Orange, N. j., VS..
Arnold w. Jones, Providence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05
ON THE SIDE LINES
With the Sports Editor
BY DENMAN THOMPSON

stricted as to size home town
lot in but four more games this
season. It is true the Yanks
are yet to play at their stadium
in the Bronx only an equal
number of times, but it must
be borne in mind that Ruth is
a far longer hitter than Wilson,
that when he is in a homing
mood all parks look alike to
him, and that he usually is a
strong finisher, the last month
of the 1929 campaign having
proved one Of his most pro-
ductive.
GETTING back to McGraw,
~ whose signing of a new
long term contract has
Scotched all rumors he would
quit the Giants, he still enter
tains hopes of overhauling the
Bruins, but If he fails he will
undergo a new experience. 1t
will be in seeking a pennant for
more than five years-without
success. That period already
has passed, for the Giants cop
ped their last banner in 1924,
the year the Griffmen took
them over the hurdles in Wash
ington'S first world series.
Taking hold at the Polo
Grounds in 1902, he landed his
first championship in 1904, re-
peated in 1905, and, after being
topped by the Cubs for four
years and Pirates for one,
edged in again in 1911. Re
peating in 1912 and 1918, the
Giants cracked the following
season, when the Boston Braves
came from nowhere to win.
Two off intervals of three years
each were sandwiched around
New York's 1917 triumph before
it entered on it's four-year
victorious streak from 1921
through 1924.
But should McGraw fail this
season he has plenty of laurels
to rest on. With 10 flags to his
credit, he is the greatest Of all
pennant winners, and his chief
rival, Connie Mack, had a long
trail of IA barren years before
he rang up No. Z last Fall, and
followed it up with the cham
pionship of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05
OPENER TOMORROW
WILL DRAW THRONG
United States Has Held Cup
Since 1921-InvaderS Lose
Reserve Player.
BY HERBERT w. BARKER.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

~ VIEW YORK, September 5.-The
battle for a 44-year-old cup and
world polo supremacy begins on
Meadow Brook Clubs interna-
tional field, We bury, Long Island, to-
morrow with Tommy Hitchcock's Amer
lean four favored to beat back Great
Britain's challenge for the third success
sive time.
Close to 10000 spectators are ex-
pected to witness the opening match of
the series for the Westchester Cup, first
up for competition in 1886. Although
Great Britain won the first series and
the next one in 1902, the United States
leads, six victories to three. England
won in 1914, while the United States,
regaining the cup in 1921. successfully
defended it in 1924 and 1927
Unless all signs fail, the contenders
will ride out like this:
America. Position. Great Britain
Eric H6egnv No hd iaces
T. HitchcocE. 80. No. 5 Capt. 6. 7. + Roark
Winston Guest. -. Back. Lieut.. H. Guinness
THE United States aggregates "a
goals in handicap, with Hitchcock at
10 ana the OGnerS at eaCl. LTeAC
Britains team rates 80 goals, with La
cey and Capt. Roark each, Balding 8
and Guinness z. The matches are played
ION the fat" or without handicaps.
Never With a Loser.
Hitchcock never has ridden on los
ing team against the British. He has
played in the last three Westchester
Cup testS-1921, 1924, 1927-and each
time the United States won in straight
matches.
The competition is on best-two-
out-of-three basis, but only once has it
gone three games. That was in 1902,
when Great Britain won the last two
games after Larry and Monty Water
bury, Foxall Keene, j. e. Cowdin and
r. l.. AgassiZ had won the first.
The second game will be played We'd
nesday and the third. if necessary. Sat-
urday, September ID. All games will
start at pm, Eastern standard time.
The British lost another reserve
player yesterday when Barney Balding,
younger brother of Gerald, was thrown
from his mount in a round-robin game
at Meadow Brook and was badly shaken
up. Physicians said no bones had been
broken, but that he would not be able
to participate In the international Sc
ries. Previously the British team had
lost the services through illness of
Aidan Roark and Capt. Richard George.
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THOMPSON FAVORED
TO KEEP RING TITLE
2 to / Choice in Bout With Free
man Tonight, Although Once
Beaten by Latter.
BY CHARLES w. DUNKLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


~LEvELAND, Ohio, September
5.-Young Jack Thompson,
Y world welterweight champion,
risks his title tonight for the
first time since he won it from Jackie
Fields four months ago. He will meet
Tommy Freeman, Cleveland challenger,
in q 15-round contest to referees de-
cision in the Cleveland American League
Base Ball Park.
The match will be fought at the well
terWeight limit of lat pounds. lndlca-
lions were that both Thompson and his
challenger would easily make the weight.
The champion figures to scale around
144 pounds, with Freeman tipping The
beam at LAG pounds when they appear
before the Cleveland Boxing Commls-
sion.
Freeman defeated Thompson last jan
uary, before Thompson won the title,
but in that engagement the Cleveland
welterewight had a weight advantage
of six pounds. He scaled 1872 pounds,
which enabled him to retain his full
fighting strength.
Thompson remained 2-to-1 favorite
to retain his title. The champions
handlers said he was in perfect conoi-
ton and might stop the Cleveland
challenger inside the 15-round limit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05
Seuen Who Haze Held amateur
Golf Title VIII Seek 1t Again

Critchley Of the Royal and Ancient, st.
Andrews, and Capt. j. r. A. Stroyan
from the same club. However, the
military gentlemen probably will be
among those unplaced after the qualify
ing rounds.
The United States Golf Association
has admitted large number of young
sters to the qualifying rounds. Some of
the newcomers are bound to develop
into the successors of the present crop
of stars and will lend interest to the
qualifying rounds that usually are dull.
One entrant not to be overlooked is
Johnny Goodman of Omaha. He's the
young man who beat Bob Jones in the
first round of the 1929 championship
and he has been playing fine golf all
this season. Goodman will test any
players game over 10 holes and If he
qualities may travel several rounds I'M
less the long march over Merton tires
him out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05
HORNSBY is AGILE
IN CUB COMEBACK
Only Capt. Grimm Missing From
Lineup That Started in
Quest of Pennant.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, September S.-The
Cabs today we're within one man Of
being the team that started the season
in quest of a second consecutive Ma
tional League championship.
Rogers Hornsby-the Rajah himself
yesterday played his first game since his
left ankle was fractured last Memorial
day and oily Captain and First Base
man, Charlie Grimm, was absent from
the band of seasoned athletes who COM
posed the starting Cub lineup.
Hornsby demonstrated that he can
still get around. He handled six
chances without an error, was In the
middle of one double-play, and started
another that squelched Pirate rally.
He also was the same patient Hornsby
at bat. waiting out Pittsburgh hu-lers
for three walks.
Grimm got in Wednesday as pinch
batsman, ard probably will be ready
early next week However, he may find
1t difficult to break back into the front
line, as Long George Kelly has been
hitting at busy clip.
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circuit prevents CaplCal
fans from entertaining
more than faint hopes their
favoriteS will get into the world
series this year.
If it happened, for instance,
that Washington was a mem
Der of the National instead of
the American League it would
be in a fair way to grabbing
another pennant, for the GriffS,
Second-placers though they are,
have a higher average than the
leading Chicago Cubs in the
parent organization,
Today the standing of the
clubs for the two loops reveals
Washington Boosting a percen-
tage of 1874 as against .594 for
the National League pace-Set-
tiers, and in the matter of
games they possess an advan-
tage of exactly four over Nc
Carthy's men.
Commenting on this cir
cumStance, Sid Keener, st.
Louisan and proud of it, OBJ
serves:
Walter Johnson, playing the
part of runner-up, is handi-
capped in his drive for the pen
nant because he is in the
American League. Since the
late Miller Higgins developed
the Yankees into a powerful
aggregation in 1927, the Ameri-
can League has been staging a
one-Sided race"
And Sid, than whom there is
no keener commentator, goes
on to toss a bouquet into the
lap of the Senatorial strategiSt
in this wise:
1.-THE success of Johnson this
season surprised all the fans.
A year ago at this timNit was
openly predicted he would be
released at the end of the sea-
son and join other stars who
had been managerial failures.
THE birthplace Senators of
1929 were juggled around a
trifie and became the only club
to furnish the world champions
with competition in a run
away race.
American LeaguerS waited
for the Yankees to collapse,
and since the Workers lost their
power it seems the Athletics
have developed into another
all-star aggregation"
A SSUMING the world series
"A this year will be played by
the same two teams that
tangled last Fall, as now seems
probable, it occurs a word of
recognition would be fitting for
the hero of Chicago'S 1880
drive, who, it happened, was
the goat of the 1929 classic,
when his perchant for losing
fly balls in the sun played such
a prominent part in the de-
ciSive victories scored by the
Athletics in Philadelphia.
In SCATTERING, the National
League home-run record and
pulling ahead of Babe Ruth for
circuit-clouting laurels, Hack
Wilson effectually has offset
the loss Of the big bat of Rogers
Hornsby, who has been on the
shelf since May 80, and, Incl
dentally, deepened the burrows
in the brow of John McGraw,
who Shunted him to the minors
some five years ago, labeled
N. G.
1t isn't difficult to figure
where the Giants, now inef-
fectually chasing the Cubs:
would be if they had Wilson,
with more than $50 runs
batted-in to his credit, per-
forming for them instead of
for their chief rivals. On the
basis of the latest returns New
York has no outfielder who had
produced within so markers as
many as Wilson.
THE scramble for Swatting
4 honors will be watched
with keen interest by the fans,
but few will risk much of value
that Lewis Robert will beat out
George Herman, to refer to
them by their seldom-used
given names.
Wilson will have the benefit
Of performing on his rather re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05
Army Polo Trip
Given Approval

BY the Associated Press.
Plans for team Of Army polo
stars to sail for the Argentine Sep
TENDER 10 to represent the United
States In the Argentine open cham
pionship ar in a series of matches
with Argentine military teams were
approved today by the War Depart
ment.
The Army squad of six officers
will include two players of interna-
tional repute, Capt. Peter p. Rodes,
Field Artillery, Lexington, KY, was
q member of the successful 1925
Army team to England. Capt.
Chandler A. Wilkinson, Quartermas-
ter Corps, Claxton, Ga, has been a
member Of several major Army teams
in recent years, and was an aspirant
for the international team two years
ago.
Other members of the squad will
include Lieut.. Col. Willis v. Morris,
General Staff. Portland, Greg; Mai.
Charles G. Smith, Cavalry, st. Jo-
seph, Mo-; Lieut.. Morton Med. Jones,
Cavalry, Asheville, N. c.: Lieut..
Homer w. Kiefer. Field Artillery,
Bellefontaine, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05
1900 AT NIGHT GAME

BALTIMORE, Nd, September (P)
Twelve thousand Baltimore base ball
fans had their first taste of night base
ball here last night as the Philadelphia
Nationals defeated the orioles of the
International League, to 6, in a 10
inning exhibition.
Joe Hauser, Baltimore first haseman
hit a home run in the fourth with two
on. Brickell and Thevenow of the
Phillies also connected for the circuit.
TheVenow's came in the nth with
the bases clean and Brickells in the
seventh with one on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05
BIG LEAGUE LEADERS

BY the Associated Press.
American League.
Batting-Gehrig, Yankees, 1891.
Runs-Ruth, Yankees, 1876.
Runs batted in-Gehrig, Yankees, 151
Hits-Hodapp, Indians, 1873.
Doubles-Hodapp, Indians AZ.
Triples-Combs, Yankees, Is.
Home runs-Ruth, Yankees, a..
stolen -McNdanus, Tigers, 20.
National League.
Batting-Terry, Giants, .407.
Runs uyler, Cubs, 1876.
Runs batted in--Wilson:: Cubs, 1855.
Hits-Terry. Giants, 222.
Doubles-Klein Phillies, so.
Triples-Co Generosity Pirates, %.
Home runs-Wilson, Cubs, IS.
Stolen hases-Cuyler, Cubs, 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05
PACING MARK SMASHED
Thrice Broken in 10000 Race at
Grand Circuit Meet.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, September 5 up.
"A world record was broken three
times yesterday in the grand circuit
races here.
The record performances came in
the Chamber of Commerce $4,000
pacing handicap.
The first heat was taken by May E.
Grattan in 2:06, cutting a half second
off the former mark for a mile pacing
from standing start. In the second
heat Harry d. won in 2:0534, and the
third time around Harry d. was pushed
home in 2:041a.
Guy Day, the favorite after throw
ing Walter Cox from the sulky in the
first turn and then trotting the re-
mainder of the mile to place fifth, won
the third and fourth heats of the s.
year-old trot.
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AMERICAN YACHTING
TEAM WINS EASILY
Scores SO Points to Britons' SIS in
Series of Races for Six
Meter Craft.
By the Associated Press.

BY LHt ASSUCIhItu FIt5s.
OYSTER BAY, N. " September S.
Americas six-meter yachting team
has scored an overwhelming victory
over Great Britain in the second COM
petition for the British American Cup.
The American team won its fourth
successive race of the best four out
Of seven series in Long Island Sound
yesterday. The Americans scored 20A
points to IS for the Britons and an
aggregate of 80 to SIS for the entire
series.
Great Britain won the inaugural
series for the cup on the Clyde in 1928
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YACHT CUP RIVALS
STR|K|NGLY ALIKE
Enterprise Slightly Larger,
but Shamrock V Longer
on Waterline.
\ NEWPORT, R. T., September s.

n EXPORT r. l., September S.
Dimensions of the competing
Americas Cup yachts, Enter
prise and Shamrock v, were
learned yesterday after Prof. Harold
w. Webb of Columbia University, who
is official measurer of the New York
Yacht Club, had completed his tapping
of Shamrock v.
The challenger's underbody was
measured by Prof. Webb when she was
hauled out of water in New London,
Conn, after her arrival in this coun-
try. She was taken to the naval train
ing station on Harbor Island yesterday
afternoon and her fiotation lines taken.
The exact measurements of chal-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05
THE OLD FIGHT

IotalS. 900 -
'Batted for Chapman in ninth inning.
N.@ 9erPn 49,. -: 9 SS 9 g ! 90
Runs batted in-Harris, Lazzeri ca. Judge
f2). Two-base hits-S. Rice. Ruth, Manush.
Rice. Judge Sacrifice = Cronin. Double
plays-Myer to judge; Gehrig tunassistedl.
Left on bases-New York. O.; washington, 2.
First base on halls-Of johnson, S; of Had
ley. g. Struck outIBy Johnson, IL; by
Hadley 6. Umpires--Messrs. Guthrie, Hide
brand and Moriarty.
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Sham Enter
rock v. prise.
Overall length (ft)... 1888 12O40
Waterline length (ft). 81.43 5000
Beam (ft) ......... 1856 21.80
Draught (ft) ........ 14.78 14.49
Forward overhang (ft). 20.72 20.40
After overhang (ft).. 1888 1000
Sail area ESQ. ft) .7,524.10 $4,000
Fore triangle ESQ. ft.) .2,956.70 2,679.00
Mainsail esq. ft) .4,567.40 1851 90
Displacement Ecu. ft.) .4,779.00 4494.00
Free board (ft) $3.50. 5.46 SAT
Quarter BIN fgth(ft.) 74.50 1882
Rating (ft) ...,..... 1900 1900
These figures show that Enterprise is
few inches longer on deck, but shorter
on the waterline, which means that her
overhangs are greater. However, Sham
rocks hull is fraction longer at the
bow than the defender 1t is at her
stern that Enterprise has more hull
above the water.
The sail area is the most interesting,
or telling, comparison. Enterprises
canvas has been reduced 43 feet from
what she had originally. Also, while
Shamrock's spread of cotton totals 15.9
square feet less than her rivals, she
really has the greater sail spread. .
Her fore triangle, or that section be-
fore the mast. is larger, and only IS
per cent of it is accounted for in the
measurement rule, while all the main
sail is figured.
The skill with which w. Startling
Burgess, Enterprises designer, and
Charles E. Nicholson, creator of Sham
rock, turned out their boats is shown
in the fact that both rate exactly rs
feet to the inch, the rating stipulated
in the agreement covering the cup
challenge.
There is a striking similarity in the
dimensions of the two boats; in fact a
much nearer one than there would have
been had one of the other American
contenders been selected as defender.
Both Nicholson and Burgess turned out
boats small in hull, with large sail
spread.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05
CRUICKSHANK LEADS
Has Two-stroke Margin at Half
way Mark in Tourney.

SALISBURY PLAINS, NJ Y, Sep
tenlber S (P).-Bobby Cruickshank held
a two-stroke lead at the halfway mark
of the 72-hole j. j. Lannin memorial
open golf tournament today with the
final SO holes just ahead.
He scored IL in the second round
yesterday. which with his 70 IN the
opening round gave him 36-hole total
of l4I. Tied at l43 were Macdonald
Smith, Gene Sarazen and Charles
Lacey.
Smith and sarazen had 69's yesterday.
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hiking and swimming rivers through
rived safely in Bern, Switzerland.
In 1921 young Tommy, who had
been playing polo since he was 10,
played on the American polo team
that brought back the historic cup
which the British four had taken to
England before the war. His father
had played on the first American
team in 1885. Tommy's terrific hit
ting and long drives for scores fea-
tured those 1921 matches, as well
as the 1924 Olympic championships,
and the international matches on
Long Island against the British in
1924 and 1927 and against Argentina
in 1923.
He's the worlds greatest poloist,
and If you don't believe it go to
MeadoWbrook and see,
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pace and ability to hit the ball at
any other place in the lineup.
Thirteen years ago when America
entered the World War young man
of wealth and social position at
tempted to enter the aviation serv-
ice. He passed the 100-hour test
successfully, but because he was
scarcely II years old he was turned
down.
The Lafayette Escadrille, however,
knew good aviation prospect when
it saw one, and so Tommy HitchS
cock, jr., of Westbury, L. l., and
Aiken, S. c., got into action and
soon had two German planes to his
credit. The Germans shot him down
eventually, but couldn't keep him
prisoner, for he escaped, and after
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05

GAMES TOMORROW.
Wash. at New York.
Boston at Phila.
CleVe. at ChicaGo,
81. Louis Ct Detroit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05

THE leader Of the United States
polo team that will start its
defense of the Westminster
Cup against the English four
at Meadowbrook tomorrow is Thomas
Hitchcock, jr., otherwise known as
Tommy the Torch. He is the only
I0-goal polo player in the world.
The most famous member of the
family of Galloping Hitchcocks is
playing No. this year after starring
for several seasons at the No. 2 po-
sition, and while many experts be-
lieve that he is worth about three
goals more at No. 2, he still can be
counted on to play with his accus-
toned dash, GOODNESS, Judgment Of
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Standings in Major Leagues

American League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Washington, 3; New York, q
Philadelphia, 8; Boston. z. (l5 innings).'
Cleveland, 3; Chicago, 2.
Detroit, 8; st. Louis, 4.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05

GAMES TODAY.
Wash. at New York.
Boston at Phila.
Cleve. at Chicago.
Other not scheduled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05

GAMES TOMORROW
N. Y. at Boston.
Cincin. at st. Louis.
Chicago at Pittsbg.
Rhila. at Brooklyn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05
National League.

Yesterdays RESULTS.
Boston, z; New York, l.
Chicago, 10; Pittsburgh Go innings).
st. Louis, ID; Cincinnati, 2.
Other clubs not scheduled.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-05
Better Judges

The lawyers Of this city will hold pri-
mary of their own and pass along their
recommendations on candidates for judicial
positions to the people.
Presumably the lawyers, who appear in
courts, are in a more advantageous position
to estimate the qualifications of members
Aof their own profession than are the clients
who employ them.
A vote by all the lawyers should be of
alue to the public, as such vote would I'M
oubtedly represent the opinion as to fair
Jess and freedom from personal interest that
night be involved in the opinion of any par
ocular lawyer who pleads for a candidate.
One Of the causes of lack Of confidence in
j courts comes from the belief that there are
judges who favor their friends and whose de-
cisions can be swayed by the employment of
lawyers with a certain political influence and
background.
Freeing the bench from the influence of
the political lawyers of the community is an
object worth fighting for.
Every one knows that there are certain
law firms in this city which thrive largely
blIOuSH IIle BeHefdl DelleI IN Jnelr secret IN
fuence with one or more of the judges
Clients with important cases receive the
suggestion that such firms have this power,
not that their members are either more skill
full or better grounded in the theories of law
than others.
A vote by the lawyers should be impor-
tant for it is irksome to = who have a
regard for the ethics of their own profession
to find themselves IN competition with this
subtle fear on the part of the community
rather than with members of their own pro-
fession.
Perhaps the vote of the lawyers may
prove a guide to public thought. 1t will be
the only guide, aside from the past record of
such candidates as have held Judicial posi-
tions.
Eventually there must be separate cleo
ton of judges on tickets which do not bear
the usual partisan labels. Until the Judge
ships are taken out of politics, the advice of
the bar association is to be courted.