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Evening star., 1931-12-21
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

THEN there was the story of the
Scotchman who gave away some
thing for which he could have
made money.
Some months ago Davie Thomson,
the pro at Washington Golf and Coun-
try Club, gave away a whole bagful of
his favorite golf clubs because his rela-
tives and friends in Scotland insisted
they wanted them. Now, big hearted
Davie has been caught again in the act
of giving away something for which he
could receive coin of the well known
Treasury brand Davies latest gift is
free golf lessons and he gives them to
the entire membership of the club at
which he is the professionalism
month. printed in the club publication,
the Tee.
For many months Thomsons free gift
to golf has been going on and not with
out good deal of thought ana care on
Davies part, for his golf lessons in the
Tee are fine contributions to the art Of
teaching the game via the written word
A few ThomsonismS follow:
In order to get the club in the proper
position at the top of the swing and in
groove that will enable the player to
hit from the inside of the line of flight
to the outside of the line, the body al
the hips must turn generously on the
back swing, piloting freely around on
top OF the right leg.
There are seven lines in the golf
swing to guide and help up in hitting
the ball squarely, and if care is taken
to observe these lines the chance of
error will be greatly reduced.
Keep down during the swing. Make
your waist and back muscles work by
rolling and keeping down at the Shoul-
ders. In the actual hit at the ball the
clubhead and the weight of the legs
and hips go together through the ball,
while the weight of the head and shoul-
ders are kept back in the opposite di-
rection.
Start your down swing as if you in
tended to hit the ball with your left
shoulder, and you will find it much
easier to get the weight of the middle
body over onto the left heel and to
keep your balance all the way to the
end of the swing The initial movement
is hit with the left shoulder along the
line of fight. when it will be found that
the left hip will quickly follow and that
the weight of the body will remain well
balanced even to the end of the swing"
Other chapters of Davies golf lessons
are devoted to the straight left arm, the
grip and stance for tee shots and short
shots, putting and all the essential parts
Evening star., 1931-12-21
COLORED GRID STARS
GIRD FOR XMAS TILT
Pleasant Plains and Alexandra
Mohawk Picked Teams Will
Help Boys Club.

Pleasant Plains All-Stars Of Wash
ington and Mohawk A. c. All-Stars of
Alexandria, Va, are prepping hard for
their foot ball game Christmas day in
Griffith Stadium for the District
Virginia championship The game will
start at O'Clock. Proceeds will go to-
ward repairing the large building given
the colored boys on Eighth street near
Euclid, which houses the Banneker
Boys Club Of Washington.
The stadium has been donated for
the game, Clark Griffith, E. B. Eynon
and Walter Johnson, officials of the
washington ball team, are among the
patrons. The District Commissioners
and other prominent citizens also are
patrons. Music will be donated by the
Elks' Band of Columbia Lodge, No. IS,
Garnet Wilkinson Is president of the
Banneker Boys Club. Frank R. Jelleff
is president of the National Boys Club
of Washington, which comprises both
this club and the white boys clubs.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
Vic Sports, Philly Basketers
Start Semi.P Pro Play Sunday

Q EMI-PRO basket ball will get its
first shot at the spotlight here
~ about next Sunday afternoon at
the Silver Spring armory, when
Vic's Sport Shop quint will engage the
Philadelphia Pros. Play is scheduled
for 3 o'clock.
Census tossers will face Bureau of
investigation quint in the opening game
OF the Government League to complete
double-header, starting at 2 o'clock.
On the Vic's roster are Tubba Far
rell, Joe Sweeney, Dick Streeks, Jackie
Goldblatt, Bill Banta, Shorty Harris,
Lester McMenamin, Doc Hessler and
Walter Morris. Several former college
players will show for the Pros.
Jewish Community Center basketers
will open their season next Sunday
night at the center, engaging Takoma
Business Mems Association tossers at
o'clock.
Leading members of the ]. c. C.
squad, managed by Lou Litman, are
Jack Understein, Lester and Milton
Singman, Cody Shapiro, Lee Levin,
Bennet Hirsch and Al Marine. Litman
is listing leading unlimited class qututs
at Cleveland 6368.
Evening star., 1931-12-21

Potomac Boat Club five will meet
Company basketers at Fort Hum
phreys tonight at 815 o'clock, The
Boatmen will leave their clubhouse at
o'clock.
Fresh from a 3o-19 victory over Mer-
curry tossers, Delaware & Hudson Coal
Co. quint, which has yet to lose this
season, will engage Saks Clothiers to-
night at $50 on the Central High
court. Saks also boasts a clean record.
Shade Shop, 1918 victor over Boiling
Field. Is after games with other ouints
hereabouts. Lambath Is booking at
District 1924. Lassise, Cole and Lam
bath led Shade Shop in scoring yes
terday.
A game for tomorrow night with a
145-pound five for the Langley Junior
aigh court Is sought by MoSeans. Call
District 8l63.
Northern Props are after tilts with
l45-pound and unlimited quints. Carl
Dennison is listing at West 20l3 be-
tween and $50 pm.
Some Sunday results:
Dixlanas. 20; Fort Myer, Al.
Euclid, 81; Boiling Field, "a.
Boys Club. 81; Capital Awning, 40.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
PROVES NEW GOLF
BALL EFF|CAC|0US
Cooper Uses 1t to OutcIass
Field in Pasadena Open.
Cox Places Second.
BY PAUL ZIMMERMAN.
Associated Press Snnrts M,ritnr

~ ASADENA, Calf, December 81
- Those who favor the new
heavier golf ball had Harry
Cooper's victory in the fourth
annual Pasadena $4,000 open tourna-
ment today as proof for their enthu-
siasm.
The confident Chicago pro took first
prize money of $1,000 yesterday by
leading 180 players by seven strokes
in the three day 72-hole contest mark
ing the first tourney test of the
weightier missile. He played steady,
cautious game yesterday to average
par with 72-70-142.
Light Horse Harry, who five years
ago rode out of Texas as an unknown
youth with strong belief in his own
game to annex the Los Angeles open,
set bIrni1 pace of three strokes
under par for the Brcokside layout,
shooting a 28l to outclass the field.
While exponentS Of the heavy ball
thus have their inning, Witty Cox,
veteran Brooklyn campaigner, who
placed second, and Fred Morrison,
powerful driving Culver City, Calf,
pro, who placed third, saved the bal
loon" pellet from. disgrace.
Cox Collects $500.
Cox ran up a 288 total for the 70
holes, worth $500 to him in prize
money, while Morrison wound up with
a 289, good for S400.
New ball advocates took the next
four places. Ralph Guldahl and Wal
ter Hagen, Detroit pros, tied for fourth
with 290 strokes and collected 1925
each, while Ray Mangrum of Los An
geles and Eddie Loos Chicago, tied
for sixth to receive 1925 each
Leo Diegel, former P G. A. cham
pion, made the most brilliant finish
with a SO, two under, but bad 76 on
the start wrecked his chances and he
finished in tie for eighth with five
others, including Bill Jelliffe, Los An
geles, who won the amateur trophy.
BY placing second, Cox increased his
lead as high money winner of the CAL
ifornia gold trail after two stops He
won $3.50 by taking the San Francisco
tournament.
The next stop for the Winter golfing
army will be at Santa Monica January
to for the S2,400 amateur-pro tour
nament.
Evening star., 1931-12-21

OF the game. Davies series of lessons
in the Tee constitute the most unusual
series of free instructions on the game
by any professional around Washington.
put Davie is glad to help He is a
| believer in advertising, and because he
gives these lessons away he gets MANY
more requests from club members who
want to learn more about the golf
swing than can be cleaned from a brief
peruSal OF his written lessons.
And so another Scotch yarn is nipped
before it has chance to spread.
THE ninth hole at Washington is one
L OF the hardest one-shot affairs
anywhere around the Capital Yet
IN one foursome yesterday there were
three birdie Is scored on the hole and
one par 3. The brides were made BY
" Calvert Dickey Charles B. Stewart
and Raymond j. Wise, while the par
was made by Henry D. Nicholson. None
OF the puts for brides were more than
feet in length, and Nicholson's putt
Tor the bird hit the cup and barely
stayed out. The hole plays about 200
yards.
The blind bogey tourney at Manor
ASodASSu IInee-Wdy Tie
for first place S. P. Smith, vi. S,
Ceilings and A. H. Hines all tied at
net Sos for first position.
INDIAN SPRING today announced a
plan for doubling the present num-
Der OF active members through the
issuance. without charge, of a full paid
membership certificate as a New Year
GIT TO the nominee of each present
member. Nominations must be filed
with the Membership Committee not
later than January TO- The club hopes
by this step to so increase its revenues
that reduction of 20 per cent in an
nual dues and Improvements to the
locker and grill rooms may be made
In addition, it is planned to build
swimming pool at the club next Spring.
AS soon as the membership is doubled
the CLUB proposes to reduce the annual
dues and increase the initiation fee.
Each member is asked to invite three
prospective members to join the club
Evening star., 1931-12-21
EXTRA PERIODS FAIL
TO DECIDE GRID FEUD
Flremen Battle Hopkins Eleven to
Scoreless Tie for Third Time
This Season.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 2l,-
The spell gripping the foot ball machines
OF No. Engine Company and Hopkins
Furniture Store remains unbroken to-
day. and the local l50-pound gridiron
situation continues as hopelessly dead
locked as ever after the third meeting
of the clubs yesterday at Baggetts Park.
Even two extra periods. perhaps the
first played in the history of the Fall
sport did not suffice to produce the
score needed to settle the fight being
Waged by the two elevens for the city
title, and, like the first two games of
the series, yesterdays encounter ended
in scoreless tie, with darkness forcing
the close of the issue.
The Fire Fighters threa tened on three
occasions, but the Storemen rallied in
time to staVe of defeat. Once the Fire
men marked to the l-foot line, but were
repulsed. The Hopkins eleven was un-
able to push closer than the 20-yard
marker.
1t is expected that the teams will
schedule a fourth game for next Sun
day, officials Of the clubs having agreed
TO play until the series is decided one
way or the other.
Sigma Lambda Nu Fraternity. which
closed its foot ball schedule in its losing
fight with the Northern -Celtics yes-
terday Will now turn to basket ball, and
meeting OF the cagers has been called
for 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night at the
home OF Manager Ralph Scrivener, 1912
Prince street.
Evening star., 1931-12-21

7 UNIVERSITY, Va, December 81.
Football rules have little or
~ no relation to gridiron fatali-
ties, says Gus Tebell, Virginia s
oackfield coach, who also is head coach
OF basket ball and base ball. He thinks
that carelessness and poor physical con-
dition are probably the chief causes Of
deaths resulting from foot ball injuries.
Statistics show that about 40 boys
died this Fall as the result of playing
foot ball. These deaths probably will
cause great many to try to reform
loot ball, to change the rules
AT the same time, newspaper &C
counts show that Al men were killed by
bullets during the two-week deer-hunt-
ing season in the State of Pennsylvania.
But We haven't heard any loud call for
laws against deer hunting. We haven't
even heard any discussion Of forcing
fennsylvania men to stop hunting deers
Evening star., 1931-12-21
Pointers on Golf
BY SOL METZGER.

While the palm of the right hand
must face the direction line when
you swing through golf ball, the
left hand is the first to take hold of
the club. One sure rule for determi-
ming its position is to so hold the
leather at address that the left ell
bow faces the direction line. Ouimet,
Jones, Burke and all stars have his
point in common.
This left elbow position is check
for correct left-hand grip that you
will do we'll to follow in playing
Evening star., 1931-12-21

out by Kentucky in a 6-to-6 tie. And
this year, when Tennessee was given
word just before the game with Ken
lucky that it was being favored over
Tulane for the Tournament of Roses
game, it went up to Lexington deter
mined not to let anything interfere
with its standing But the same thing
happened, and Tennessee was knocked
out of a trip to Pasadena by its fail
ure to do any better against Kentucky
than Q 6.to-6 tie.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
DUCKS APPEAR CAGEY
Wing to Idaho in Closed Season as
Washington Guns Pop.

SPOKANE, Wash. December 81 (P).-
You can't make hunters around these
parts believe that ducks don't know
something about the game laws.
When the Idaho hunting season
closed the same time the shooting sea-
son in Washington opened November
Is, hunters reported the ducks in this
state were gleefully winging their way
into protected areas in Idaho.
Flocks of Washington birds were said
to be holding conventions on the peace
full waters Just across the Idaho Wash
ington border.
Idaho hunters reported that all their
ducks visited Washington during the
Idaho hunting season.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
NeO Orleans Rabd Support 7uane Yu Pin Tourney Opens Rong
20 YEARS AGO
THE Washington ball team has
IN THE STAR.

THE Washington ball team has
i decided to establish general
office in the Southern Building,
under the supervision of Manager
Griffith. T. c. Noyes is expected
to succeed himself as president at
the clubs annual election Janu-
ary 3.
T'y Cobb has named whom he con-
siders the greatest 20 players now
in the American League. Walter
Johnson and Clyde Milan are the
Washington players on the list.
The others are: Bill Donovan, Ed
Walsh, Hal Chase, Larry Lajoie,
Harry Lord, Iris Speaker, Eddie
Collins, Oscar Stanage, Sam CraW-
ford, Joe Jackson, Billy Sullivan,
DOME Bush, Jack Coombs, Ira
Thomas, Frank Baker, Jack Barry,
George Mullin and Vean Gregg.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
MINOR LOOP COMES BACK

Five Cities in on Reorganization
of Southeastern League.
MONTGOMERY. Ala. December 81
(H).-The Southeastern League, which a
year ago was disbanded, has been
resurrected as representatives of five
southern cities voted to reorganize it
INTO an eight-club base ball circuit.
The five cities represented were
Selma. Ala, Columbus, Ga, Pensacola
Fla, Jackson, Miss. and Montgomery
In addition, invitations will be ex-
tended to Admission and Mobile, Ala,
Meridian, Miss, and Macon, Ga.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
EASTERN SHIFTS DATES
Holds Alumni Reunion Tomorrow
Plays St. Johns, Not Gonzaga

Eastern Highs annual alumni reun-
ion, originally scheduled for Wednes-
day, has been shifted to tomorrow night
and the Eastern basket ball team in
stead OF meeting Gonzaga again will
face st. Johns, team it barely beat
recently. The game, the big feature of
the evening, is scheduled for 8 o'clock
and will follow a contest between the
Central and Eastern lightweights, start
ing at o'clock.
An entertainment, dancing and 9TH
er features will round out the program.
Forest Park High basketers of Balti-
more were to face the Tech mint the
afternoon on the Tech court.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
GO FOR TITLE OF TITLES
Collegians Enter Florida Event for
Club Golf Champs.

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla, December 81
P).-Isaac Lincoln Merrill has regis
club champions. leading amateur golf
classic of the Florida Winter season
here February to s.
Merrill will represent the Megunticock
Golf Club of Camden, Me, in competi-
ton for the Walter J. Travis Memorial
Trophy
He was the first collegiate golfer to
file his entry blank He is student at
the University of Florida. Carl Damn,
lr., of Rollins College and Stanley ].
Harte, New York University, are other
college men expected
Johnny Farrell is in charge of details
of the tournament.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
SEEKS CIVIC STADIUM
Memphis, Tenn, Would Attract
Big College Games.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, December 81 (P-
A movement to erect a sports stadium
here has been started by civic leaders,
who believe that, with proper accom-
modations, they could attract several
large college foot ball games to Mem
phis.
The city has nine high school and
two college elevenS in addition to an
undefeated professional foot ball team
Evening star., 1931-12-21
TREMONTS SPURT TO WIN
Beat Hyattsville Guards After
Trailing It Halftime.

HYATTSVILLE, Md, December 21.-
outscoring Company F, National Guard,
basketers in the last half. Tremonts of
Washington turned in a 2O-l6 win over
the Soldiers on the armory court here
yesterday. Company F held a 1877
edge at the half.
D.. Galotta for the winners and Jack
Williams for the losers topped the
scorers.
Company F. has scheduled the Shade
Shop quint for game at the arnorv
next Sunday.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
$1,000 GOLF TOURNEY

New Orleans Lists Attractive Meet
for Pros in Winter.
NEW ORLEANS, December 2l (P).-
"A $4,000 open golf tournament, ar
ranged for February II and II, will
attract leading professionals to New
orleans during the Winter golf tour
from California to Florida
The competition will be held over
the Metairie Club course.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
MOTHER is BIKE STAR
HAS Plenty to Spare" After Set.
ting Endurance Record.

MELBOURNE, December 81 R.-
Mrs. Ethel Carter, 27, mother of two
children, has broken the worlds record
for women cyclists. She pedaled 100
miles in 5 hours, 20 minutes, 1925
seconds.
Il had plenty of energy to spare
she said, and after cup of tea and
a sandwich, went home to her house
work.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
COSMOPOLITAN LINEUP
Eight Nationalities Are Repre-
sented on Marquette Team.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, December 81 (P).
Eight nationalities were represented
on the regular starting lineup of Mar
ouette University's foot ball team this
Fall.
Three Germans, two Poles, Bo-
hemian, Finn, a Syrian, an Irish
man, an Italian and an Englishman
made up the final string.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
STRICTLY STRAYER STUFF

Strayer basket ball teams, men and
women, will open three-game series
with Strayer combinations of Baltimore
tomorrow night in Baltimore. A trophy
VIII go to the winning teams in the
series.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
S. A. E. ATHLETES LEAD
Phi Delta Theta Second in Florida
Intramural Sports.

3lf u tt1It u on 0POI IS'
GAINESVILLE. Fla. December 81 (P).
Sigma Alpha Epsilon heads the list
in the intramural procession at the
University of Florida.
With four of the fifteen sports for
the season completed, S. A. E. is in
first place with 406 points. Phi Delta
Theta is second with 400 and A. T. o.
is third with 1868,
Evening star., 1931-12-21
Starts New Athletic Field.

BY the Associated Press.
Construction of new athletic field
has commenced on 16-acre tract
at Wichita Falls. Tex. A concrete and
steel grandstand is to be erected.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
PLAY HOCKEY TIE.

STOCKHOLM, December 21 P).-
Inc Canadian and Swedish ice hockey
teams played 3-3 deadlock in an
exciting and well played match here.
Evening star., 1931-12-21

there was the story Of the
Scotchman who gave away some
thing for which he could have
made money.
Evening star., 1931-12-21

Friendship Church League bowlers
Will compete in the first annual Lin
klns sweepstakes tonight on the Be-
thesda alleys, starting at 8 o'clock.
The event is named for George Lin
klns. who has been the loops leading
performer since its organization three
years ago.
Five games will be rolled on a han
dicap basis Entries Will be taken an
late as 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1931-12-21

THERE seems to be something of a
l. jinx that follows the Tennessee
eleven when it plays at Lexington, KY.
Two or three years ago when that
school seemed on the high road to a
national championship, it went up to
Lexington and had its vision rubbed
Evening star., 1931-12-21

~ ASADENA, Calf, December 81.
- Those who favor the new
heavier golf ball had Harry
Cooper'c Uictory in tho fourth
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-09
Fox Case May Go
To Supreme Court

Cutting down the amount Cam
eron county hoped TO obtain in its
suit against j. j. Fox, tax collector.
the court Of civil appeals at San
Antonio yesterday denied a motion
for %rehearing but reformed its orig
inal decision in the case.
The decision had not been fully
interpreted Friday.
One o. the chief rulings in the
decision was that all fees collected
60 to the man in office at the time
Of collection, not the man in office
at the time action was instituted.
This has long been a moot ques-
ton under the Texas fee bill. One
man Is in office and institutes pro-
ceedings toward collection of delin-
quent fees lie is followed in Of
flee by another man who effects
collection. The new decision holds
that the man who makes collec-
ton Is entitled to the fees.
This last decision Is not expected
TO settle the County-Fox case. II
will more than likely be carried on
to the supreme court for a final
decision.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-09
Civic Clubs Will
Hold Style Show
(BY Staff Correspondent.l

HARLINGEN, Oct. g. arlingen
Lions voted Thursday to stage a
style show for benefit of the COM
munity chest in cooperation with
the Kiwanians, RotarianS nd 10
cal merchants.
H. F. Looney, George Parks and
Emmett Anglin will represent the
Lions in all preparations Of a pro-
gram, etc.
The matter remains to be taken
up with the Rotarians and Kiwan-
ians. Success of the townsville
style show was pointed out as an
incentive.
Old Monarch week for former
members will be observed with a
white winged dove barbecue at the
camp OF President Harvey Oler on
the Arroyo Colorado, Thursday
night, Oct. %.
Miss Thelma Pierce sang for the
Lions with Miss Josephine Pollard
at the piano.
Guests present included E. c.
Bennett, fire chief; President D.
w. Day OF the Kiwanis club; L. II.
Pratt OF the green fruit law en-
forcement staff. and Alva R. WILL
gus OF Fl. Worth. Lions club service
department representative, who led
the club In some poppy singing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-09
Mid Winter Fair
Interest Grows

HARLINGEN, Oct. e.-Investiga-
ton has revealed that the free fair
idea may not be so original in
regard to an open gate but that
the idea of doing away with cash
prizes for exhibits is indeed rare,
according to Manager John Il.
Floore.
The fact that as many II not
more exhibits than the fair has
eve had will be on display Is q
good indication OF the cooperation
between valley towns, Mr.. Floore
said.
a few fairs have thrown their
gates open to the public without
charge but not many have done SO.
The Valley fair has been enabled
10 secure better rates for conces-
sions and commercial exhibits and
hopes TO pay all expenses in this
manner. The fair avoided a deficit
last year for the first time in its
history.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-09
OPENING
BLAST BURNS
MAN FATALLY

Explosion OF a safe cracking outfit
in Smiths pharmacy here shortly
after midnight today fatally burn
ed a man who gave his naIne as Joe
Robbins.
While being taken to a hospital
at Baird, Robbins said he had been
in the pharmacy with a Lampasas
man. Robbins said he had relatives
living at brentwood. he died at
the hospital.
Deputy Sheriff w. A Peterson
investigated and found an attempt
had been made to open the safe.
The explosion was followed by q
fire which destroyed several thous-
and dollars worth OF fixtures and
stock. After the fire had been ex-
tinguished, groans were heard In
the rear Of the store.
Robbins was found with his
clothes torn to shredS and third
degree burns on his head and body,
Officers were unable to appre-
bend the man Robbins said was
with him in the store.