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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
MRS. c. v. TYSON
DEFENDING TITLE
Heads Band OF 100 in Quest
of Women's Western
GoIfing Crown.

By the Associated Press.
~HTCAGo. August "a. - Mrs.
George W. Tyson Of Kansas
City. the defending champion.
today headed a band Of $50 or
more woman golfers over the Exmoor
Country Club course in quest of the
womens Western title.
Mrs. Tyson. with Helen lawson Of Los
Angeles. we're scheduled to open the l8-
hole qualifying round at $50 an. with
other pairs following at intervals OF five
minutes.
The field included the best in the Mid
die West and Far West, along with a
siZesble number from the East and
South. and competition promised 10 be
as tough as usual Included in the list
were four former title holders. Mrs. S.
L. Reinhardt of Chicago winner in 1915
and 1918 as Miss Elaine Rosenthal and
as Mrs. Reinhardt in 1925. Mrs. Melvin
Jones Of Chicago. 1926 champion; Mrs.
Leona PreSSler Of Los Angeles, winner of
the 1927 and 1928 titles. and Mrs o. S.
Hill of Kansas City. the 1929 champion.
Plenty of other strong contenderS are
entered. the most outstanding being Vir-
ginia Van VIE. Chicago; Peggy Wattles
OF Buffalo, N Y; Bernice Wall, Osh-
kosh. Wis; Mrs. Charles Dennehy Of
Chicago. the former Virginia Wilson
Mrs. Austin Pardue OF Chicago and Mrs
Lee Mida OF Chicago
The low 30 scores will qualify for the
match-play struggles which open tomor-
row. All match play will be at 10 holes.
except the finals Saturday, which will
be at So holes.
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D. c: RACKETER DIES
HARD IN i. S. FINAL
Mitchell Again Defeated by
Public Parks Champion.
Second in Doubles.

IN ETRoIT, August 24.-For the
second time in as many years
Dooly Mitchell. Washington
public parks singles tennis
champion, has found his way to. the ma
tional parks title blocked by George Jen-
nings. jr., OF Chicago. The bounding
Windy City player yesterday turned
back Mitchell. Ga. ST, 81. 2--6,
liz. The curly headed Washingto-
MAN. though. put up a much harder
fight than last year, when Jennings de-
feated him In Washington, 6-4. Is,
81. Errors hurt him. particularly in
the final set.
Mitchell. with Bud Marley. also lost
in the doubles final. Jennings teamed
with George Braudt. defeated the WASH
ingtonians. 60. g.. l3-ll. Superior
service and power carried the Chi
cagoans to victory. It was the second
straight year that Jennings and Marley
have faced in doubles with the former
on the winning team and the latter on
the losing. Jennings and Jack De Lara
OF Los Angeles downed Markey and Ed
die Yeomans last Summer in Washing
ton. Ga. rs. 6-i.
Mitchell yesterday loo1ned as a win
DET DNEE JCAdllLlkS All Lac AtIAt SCes W A1h
the games standing nine-ail. the Wash
ingtonian was leading. 40. in the
nineteenth game. However. Jennings
then scored two placements at the net
and gained three more points on errors
by Mitchell as the latter lost his big
chance.
It was the fourth straight triumph
for Jennings in the national event. and
he now is tied with Ted Drewes of st.
Louis. victor in 1924, 1925. 1925 and
1927.
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LOTT, DOEG SEEK
THREE IN A ROW
Defending National Doubles
Tennis Champions Facing
Formidable Opposition.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
~ ROOKLINE. Mass, August "a
K George Lott of Philadelphia and
John Doeg of Newark set out
today In an attempt 10 win
their third successive national doubles
tennis championship.
The defending champions faced
formidable opposition from a field that
included the first nine ranking players
OF the country and potentially
dangerous English team. George Hughes
and Fred Perry.
The most serious threat against their
attempt for q third straight victory
was the California team OF Ellsworth
Vines and Keith Gledhill, who beat the
Lott-Doeg combination in flve sets Ut
Newport last week
Other seeded teams included John
Ven Ryn and Wilmer Allison, runners
up last year; Gregory Mangin and
Berkeley Bell, Frank Shields and Sid
ney Wood, Jack Tidball and Lester
Stoeffen Of Los Angeles. Ed Jacobs and
Junior Coen, Clifford Suffer and Bruce
Barnes.
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DEMPSEY TO SHOW
TWICE THIS WEEK
Retzlaff, Hamas, Mandell and
Kaplan Also on Weeks Pro.
gram of Fisticufing.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. August 24.--Jack Demp-
sey is scheduled to display his sock in
Portland, Greg, tonight and in Seattle
Wednesday
Big Bill Hartwell. Boston Negro
whose principal qualification is that he
weighs 2l0 pounds, is scheduled to
square of against Dempsey tonight
with few more heavyweights held in
reserve II he does not last long enough.
Wednesdays opponents have not yet
been Mans
Charley RetzlafT. sensational young
slugger + m Duluth. displays his wares
tomorrow night in New York in To-
rounder against Joe Sekyra Of Dayton,
Ohio. Steve Hamas, former PennSyl-
yania State College athlete, who is one
OF Retzlaff's chief rivals for the post as
the Summers most promising heavy
weight, tackles Mike Desanto on the
Schaaf-Campolo card.
A Hereunder at Hartford. Conn, to-
night brings together 5ammy Menden
OF Rockford H.. former lightweight
champion, and Louis kid Kaplan OF
Meriden. Conn.
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rs GRIDDERS REPORT
TO QUANTICO COACH
McHenry's Squad Is Dotted With
Members Of Disbanded All.
Marine Team.

QUANTTCO, Va. August "a
Seventy-flve reported to First Lieut.
George W. McHenry, head coach, as
candidates for the Quantico Marine
foot bali team started practice today
First Lieut.. Joseph c. Burger OF
Cherrydsle. Va, former University OF
Maryland gridder. was among those in
the squad He was a member of tn,
all-Marine eleven which disbanded las.
season after the Presidents Cup game.
Other members OF the all-MaTine
team available this year are Second
Lieuts. David r. ONeill, Grin K. Press
ley, Harold w. Bauer. Corps. Harold
NJ Terrell. Jerold J. Stuckwisch. and
Pvtx. Charles w Gam, william l..
Morning. Edgar W. Strouse and Lee
W. Popple Gunnery Sergts Henry p.
Grove and other members OF the 1890
team may be at hand later.
Pest Team Helps
A group Of experienced players from
the 1880 Quantico post team also Is
available. This bunch includes Gun
merry Sergts. James +. Hill. Corps. Neil
.. Young, william Z. Adams. Donald
p. Dever and Matthew r. Byrne. and
Pvts OWN w. Hostad, John Posik,
Randall 1. Booth. Samuel M. Seldom,
John H. Farrell Wills q. Snew,
Howard &. Summerell, Robert Resio,
Andrew P. Zeher. Clinton r. Butler,
Raymond c. Shes Stanley Duda,
Edward r Kane and Edgar W. Strouse.
Eleven games have been booked for
the Lesthernecks December is being
held open for the Presidents Cup game,
though the contest has not yet been
arranged Negotiations are on for a
game November ii with an American
Legion nine in Philadelphia
The card as it now stands:
September 25-Fort Monroe.
october 3-St. Thomas College at
Scranton.
october Il--Langley Field at Langley.
October 16-Campbell College.
October 2l--Fort Du Pont.
October 24-Baltimore Firemen at
Baltimore.
November Carlisle Barracks at
Carlisle.
November 6-Gallaudet
November 13 Navy Apprentice
School
November 2l-Davis and Elkins at
Atlantic City.
November 26-John Carroll U. at
Cleveland.
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The Battle of Beverly
by CRANTLAND RICE
The Far West and Nebraska.

Nebraska
a this double who will
watching o Charlie who played such
fine golf Merton The other Lawson Little an
other hardnghtng play star Saver from stanford
third Johnny Goodman the
eliminating Bobby Jones
all fine golfers and all three
hrst-cass
OF the three Goodman probably the sondsst sr9une
He There many
that all Goodman Bobby Jones That was some nng
he
S Goodman
tionge hitter long enough ana usually straight
what is good compact iron player VINO
usually finds
he has won't wilt pinch
Bobby the dinheu
yards through into dishpan
Young capable OF brilliant golf All he needs
Guiding foot all his time and attention Seayer
Beverlys length viii his
determined entries
Is a buta that
Is
thir-xh Pebble Beach
Little $40 length the
Francisco whaid mighty drive put MS second nvs sras
from birdie Oumet
the ho and win the round
Both Little the deoerate sde Nen ever
makes careless
tTomorrow-The Metropolitan ptricta =
American Eswspapsr Ahsncs 1hs9
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1000 YOUNGSTERS
SEEK TRACK TITLES
Last Years Team Leaders
in Playground Meet Face
Stiff Opposition.

~ OSEDALE and johnson teams.
- which fought 1t out last year for
top honors in the playground
track and field championships,
with the former triumphing by lone
point, are expected to find it tougher
job to get out in front in the annual
meet tomorrow in Central High School
Stadium. Competition will start at 10
o'clock. 1t is estimated more than 1000
will compete.
Gordon. Hayes. Peabody, Virginia Ave-
nue.. Iowa Avenue, Chevy Chase, and
possibly Hoover, are figured on the basis
of showinRs in preliminary conference
meets, as having a real chance TO score
heavily.
The half-mile race in the unlimited
class always big feature. is scheduled
for 1890 O'Clock.
Track Records In Danger.
Playground officials would not be sur
priSed to see some of the track records
bettered. They point out that the Cen
trail course is faster than the Plaza
track. the scene Of the meet in recent
years.
For the first time there will be no re-
lays in the unlimited and ll5-pound
classes. but three boys from each play
ground will be eligible in each event In
these classes instead of two, as formerly.
Spiked shoes may be worn in all events
in the unlimited class also for the first
time. Heretofore they have been per-
mitted only In the relay end half mile.
The meet will be the first OF a series
OF playground title track affairs Of the
week. More than 900 colored boys will
compete for city honors at Francis
Junior High School Wednesday morning.
and white girls will hold their annual
meet Friday morning in Central Sta
dunn.
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20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

noLLY GRAY and Bob Groom
II are likely to be cut adrift by
the Washington nine at the end
Of the season. Gray especially has
had q poor year.
Post once conquered sherwood.
z to /. in the city week day leagues
title series. Rhodes held the Mall
men to five hits.
In other series Tits, American
Security g. Trust Co. downed Pet
worth, to /, and Southland de-
feated Naval Medicos. Fienh for
the Bankers limited Petworth TO
four hits. Inky Davis got three bin
giles in three tries. Reggie Rawlings
clouted homer. the longest hit 10
date of the series. Litchf1eld, South
land pitcher. did we'll against Med.-
cos. Jimmy Rice, losing hurler.
showed crediJably, but was hurt by
poor support.
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CAPABILITIES SHARE WIN
Two Are Big Factors as Girl Camp
Scores at Shooting.

Two Washington shooters played i'm
portant parts IN the winning by Al
leghany Camp. Ronceverte, w. Va. OF
the girls junior camp rife champion
ship for its ninth consecutive year
Louise Tittmann was a member OF
the team. Her score was 90 out Of a
possible 100. Mrs Katherine Stokes,
wife OF Walter Stokes, instructed the
team
The matches were conducted by the
junior division of the National Rife AS
ISOLATION. Twenty-seyen camp teams
competed.
Allegheny scored 400 out Of q pos
sihie 500
Superiority OF Mrs Stokes proteges
is shown by the fact that her second
team was runner-up, only point back
OF the winner
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DEATH TAKES KAPLAN
Former Gridiron Luminary Victim
of Pneumonia at SO.

Death yesterday claimed Sam Kap-
Ian. 30 years old, former college high
school and sandlot foot ball luminary
Of this city. Kaplan died at Perry
Point. Md, Of pneumonia. AS a men,
Der Of the Central High eleven he won
all-high recognition in 1915 and 1917.
He later played for Lehigh University.
He was a graduate of the Georgetown
University Law School
Kaplans last appearance on the grid
iron here was with the Washington
eleven that engaged Red Grange and
his Chicago Bears
His mother, five brothers and two
sisters Survice. Funeral services were
held this morning
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MARINE NINE A WINNER

oUANTICo. Va. August 24.--ouan-
tico Marine base ball team won "A
games and lost this season.
Among the Leatherneck victims were
Georgetown University, Eastern High
School. Walter Reed Hospital, Naval
Hospital and Union Printers, all OF
washington. They also lost to George
town and Naval Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
ELKS SEEK OPPONENTS.

Cumberland. Md. Elks unlimited
class foot bail team is after games
with teams OF the District area
TO be played here and at Cumberland
Manager Lee Roy CLANCY is booking
for the Elks at West First street
Cumberland
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RoERNER IS uNGucKY.

FRONT ROYAL. Va. August "a
Although Larry Boerner, pitching for
Silver Spring Giants, held Front Royal
All-Stars to four hits while his team
was nicking Borden for 10, the Giants
were beaten in 10 battle yesterday
afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
COLORED NETMEN WAIT

City Tournament Delayed While
Courts Are Reconditioned.
The Washington tennis tournament
for colored players. scheduled to start
today, will get under way Wednesday
afternoon on the Howard University
tennis courts. Workmen, delayed last
week, started today to recondition the
courts for the event.
Entry blanks can be secured at the
Twelfth Street Y. NJ. c. A. Pairings
will be made. on the courts Wednesday
and entries will be received up 10 time
OF pairing. Many Of the participants
at the nationals at Tuskegee are ex-
pected to compete in the tourney Some
OF the trophies viii be donated BY the
Suburban Garden and Lincoln Theater
A meeting of the w. T. A. will be
held tonight in the Bowen room OF the
Twelfth Street Y NJ. c. A, 1916
Twelfth street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
ngsh Girl Helen Wins Scaaf Has Chance for Ring Boost
Ringer Throwers
Set for Play-Offs

WITH most OF the neighborhood
Wv events finished. plans were
being made today for the d.
visional play-ofis in the Washing
ton section of the metropolitan
horseshoe championships. sponsored
by The Star. Bernard T. McCarty
OF the playground headquarters
stan win direct the play-offs. most
OF which will be staged on key
Fairgrounds.
The champions and runners
Of the neighborhood tournament will
be eligible for the play-o There
are eight divisions.
McCarty hopes TO have the divi-
sional meets under way by late this
week.
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YE0MANS, RUDY PAIR

Enter National Doubles Champion
ship Starting Today.
Eddie Yeomans. District netman, will
team up with Elmer Rudy of Balti-
more in the national doubles champion
ship, which starts today at the Long
wood Tennis Club, Brookline. Mass
Yeomans. originally slated TO pisv
Eith Ed Marley. another local player,
will 60 to Brookline directly from Rye.
NJ Y. Markey was unable 10 make the
trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

~ ATES for the women'S cham
pionship tourney Of the Mid
die Atlantic Golf Association
largest event for women In
this sector of the country--were an
nounced today by Walter r. Mitchell.
president of the association. The tour
ney will be played over one of the two
hne courses at Hot Springs, Va, on oc-
tober 10. 20. 81. AZ and %, probably
on the famous Cascades course, where
the womens national championship Of
1929 was decided. 1t will wind up q
banner season for women In this To-
cality, during which the interest in
women'S golf has been more marked
than ever before, and in which larger
fields have turned out for won1en's
events than in any previous season.
The Middle Atlantic tourney Is open
to all woman members OF the member
clubs of the association in Maryland
and Virginia, comprising some 2S golf
organizations. Virtually all the local
clubs in nearby Maryland and Virginia
belong to the association. and most of
the women who have figured extensively
in the various Journeys held about
Washington this year are expected to
play In the ior sectional tourney OF
this part of the country.
THE present holder of the title is
Il Mrs. M. Louise Bell of the Rodgers
Forge Club of Baltimore, who beat
Mrs. z. Boyd Morrow in an overtime
final at the Elkridge Hunt Club a year
ago. Mrs. Morrow defeated Mrs. j..
Marvin Haynes of Columbia in the
semi-finsl A Women's Committee rep
resenting the large cities within the as
ISOLATION territory has been formed to
aid the association in running of the
tourney. This committee Is composed
Of Mrs, Frank r. Keefer, Chevy Chase,
chairman; Mrs willard T. Sullivan,
Norfolk. and Mrs. Jean Jones Rich
mond. with a member from Baltimore
yet to be named
The Middle Atlantic wonen's event
will come almost a month after the
women's national which is scheduled
to be played at the Country Club OF
Buffalo on September 2l-26, inclusive,
for the title now held by Mrs. Glenna
Collect Ware. Three Washington women
plan to play in the national, amcng
them Mrs. Betty p. MeckIey, the wom-
ems District title holder. On the week
following the national many Of the fair
golfers plan to compete in q tourney al
Tore INTO, Canada. Mrs. Meckley hopes
she may be able to compete in the Ca
madam tournament but she fears that
she will be held back by the ruling of
the Canadian golf authorities against
the Schenectady putter She is not
used to putting with a blade putter, and
is deadly with the aluminium headed
instrument she has used for several
years She now is awaiting a ruling
on whether or net she may use the NAL
let-headed instrument in the Canadian
tourney. She may use 1t in the United
States, but 1t Is Illegal In Britain and
Canada.
Golf events scheduled at a few OF
the local clubs yesterday were post
poned because of the rain which fell
during most of the afternoon.
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U. S. EMPLOYEES TO SWIM
Meet Slated Wednesday Night in
Pool at Chevy Chase.

Entries in the Federal employees
swimming meet Wednesday night in
the Chevy Chase pool will close to-
morrow night with George c. Heon,
manager of the pool
There will be two classes Of competi-
ton, one for Federal employees and
their families, and the other under
sanction Of the District A. A. U. There
will be tests for men and women IN
both classes.
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TUFFY IN RING AGAIN
Meets o'Kelly in Second Start on
Road to Comeback.

CHICAGO, August "a P).-Tuny
Grifiths of Sioux City. Iowa, will make
his second start since impaired vision
forced . long layon tonight in To-
round bout with Con OKelly. Boston
Irish heavyweight, at White City.
OKelly has boxed impressively in
training and will outweigh the tough
one. but Grifiths was q good-sized IA
vorite. In his last start Griffiths gave
Paul Pantaleo, Chicago youngster, a
fancy beating. O'Kelly. who is Irish
born, will be making his first start in
the Midwest. his activity having been
confined to the East. " here he has met
Ernie Schaaf AL Friedman, Jack Gag
non and King Levinsky.
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TAUBE SIXTH IN SWIM
First Among D. C. Girls in A. A. U.
Distance Event-Warner Wins.

BALTIMORE, August 24-Leonora
Taube, who finished sixth, was the first
Washington girl across the line in the
national A. A. u junior women's long
distance swimming championships yes
terday The distance vas a little more
than "a miles. Marie Hood and Betty
OMalley. other District entrants, were
eighth and ninth Bay Shore Club,
host organization. led by Grace Warner.
the winner. swept team and individual
honors. Miss Warmers time was So
minutes.
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D. C. BOYS AID TILDEN.

Dick and jerry Drown. sons OF Mrs
Mary A. w Drown. 1923 Meadow lane
tennis lesson finn this week at Loew S
Columbia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24

A FEW of the local golf professionals
"A were to travel over to Baltimore
today to play in an amateur-pro-
fessional best-ball event at Hillendale
Many of the amateurs and few pro-
fessional golfers OF the city are to play
tomorrow in one of the events of the
Maryland State Golf Association at the
Indian Spring Golf Club. This will be
an 18-hole handicap affairs, open only
to those who hold Maryland State AS
ISOLATION handicap cards Pros will
start at scratch and play for am ateurs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
PLANS TWO GRID TEAMS
Brookland Will Have One League,
One Independent Eleven.

Brookland is planning organization
Of two foot ball teams, one to compete
in the independent competition against
Apaches. Moha wks etc. and the other
for the Capital City League unlimited
title.
Bill Gates is forming the independent
team and Roy Woodruff Is gathering
the eleven that will perform in the
league.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24

1t gees through the ball. Naturally,
topped shots and slices result
Sol MetzRer offers an illustrated
ieanGt on Driving which viii help
every golfer having trouble of the
: ter. Send stamped. addressed en-
veiop. for IL Address Sol MetvQer
~ care Of this paper,
tcopyrisht. 1911
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
CONTINUE TENNIS PLAY
|apital City League Tournament
Opens Despite Poor Weather.


PLAY in the singles in the annual
scsed Capital City Tennis League tour
lament was 70 continue this afternoon
h the Friends School courts. starting
Il 3 O'Clock. Despite the unfayorable
leather. four matches wers staged yes
krday to open play, Doubles compett-
ION. listed to get under way yesterday,
Nm start tomorrow evening.
Iatona. Krauss. Ssaubiy and Deck
here easy winners In Yesterdays
Matches
Today's schedule:
pm. mn VS. Hsiskslt hermann "
Hlassie. pm. Johnson vs. Spencer, Gran
Martines. Fellows " foTsystne. g Nslh
Hcneeker. Root -. Davies. Marftte 3
sS Goldsmith s.s.ass hers 1ssSSs -
oSssrss. Hunt Hunt u. Ysomsns, considins rs.
S pm, Doyle vs.. smith, welsh vs.. winner
johnson 9pencer match. b4tona -, Viz
Rr 81 Aili-NeiskaM match, Seidel VI. winner
Hnof-Dayies match. winner o. Hefma1n-
IaeSis match ", winner Of Gernftt-Maf-
~ match, kreuae " winner Of Cofosmltn-
pNe snatch.
Yesterdays summaries.
SINGLES
W1rsl round LAtons defeated Ysstman,
Sel.s,.A s ~ g. efs s MIMI 5-ek
eatea DFtehsjef, Sd. 81.
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Pointers on Golf
BY SOL METZGER.

BIZ SOL METZGER.
when one hits TOO soon and gets
his weight set on his right leg as
a result, the tendency, according 10
Long jim" Barnes, Is for him TO
lift his clubhead up too quickly as