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Evening star., 1931-05-22
LOTT IS BIC THREAT
IN French SINGLES
CoChet'S Withdrawal Makes
Event Opening Today
Wide-0pen Affair.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
A UTEUIL, France, May 22.--
~ Doubles play. which has held
n the French hard court tennis
championship spotlight all week,
yielded its place in the sun today as
singles competition got under way in
Roland Garros Stadium.
The enforced withdrawal of the de-
Tending champion, Henri Cochet,
Through illness, has left the singles
championship wide open affair, with
the United States conceded as good a
chance as any to carry it of.
George Lott and John Van Ryn
formed the American challenge in sin
giles just as they have in mems doubles,
and Lott, at least, faced the future with
considerable confidence. After he and
Helen Jacobs of Berkeley, Calf, had
been eliminated by Doris MetaXa and
Antoine Gentien yesterday, Lott re-
marked that he wasn't particularly in
love with mixed playing" He said he
was seriously training for the singles
title.
I'm not even drinking water" he
remarked. I've got a good chance.
I expect to take it."
Englishmen Strong.
Aside from Van Ryn and Jean
Borotra, the principal opposition in
Lofts singles path probably will come
from the Englishmen, H. w. Dummy
Austin and Frederick J. Perry.
America has Jared badly in doubles
play so far, with only Lott and Van Ryn
in mems doubles surviving Elizabeth
Ryan, native of California, who has
made her home in England for so many
years that she no longer can be classed
in the American contingent. In addi-
ton to Lott and Miss Jacobs Van Ryn
and his wife, the former Marjorie Glad
man, were eliminated in mixed doubles
yesterday.
Lofts first-round singles opponent
was to be Rene Vieillard Van Ryn
was matched with Andre Piel.
Miss Ryan still survives in both wom-
ems and mixed doubles, in the former
with Cilly Aussem of Germany, and in
the latter with Jean Borotra of France.
Evening star., 1931-05-22
TRACK STARS MAKE
COLLEGE BID
ToIan Is Among Big Ten Aces
in FareWeII-MiChigan
Team Favored.

BY the Associated Press.
- VANSTON, Ill, May 22.-Western
- Conference stars came to Dycle
Stadium at Northwestern Uni
versity today to begin their
thirty-frst annual assault on track and
field records.
Prelin1inaries in IL of the Is events
were scheduled to start at pm. today,
with the finals to open half hour
earlier tomorrow.
The trial heats today were the begin
ming of the end of Big Ten compet!-
ton for stars whose names have been
listed in the championship summaries
for the last three years,
Michigan's greatest loss will be Eddie
Tolan, who will compete for the Wolver-
ines in the championship meet for the
last times tomorrov. The tiny Negro,
recognized holder of the 1Oo-yard dash
mark of e.5, was a big favorite to win
both dash events.
Illinois will send into action for the
last time Lee Sentman, It's crack hurdler,
and Verne McDermont, holder OF the
conference pole vault record of 13 feet
102s inches Wisconsin loses Capt. Bill
Henke, sprinter and quarter miller, and
Sammy Behr, who has dominated Big
Ten shotputters since he became eligl-
BILE for varsity competition in 1929
Ed Gordon, broad jumper, and L. D.
Weldon, defending champion in the
javelin, were ready to make their final
effcrts for Iowa, while Chicago was to
see the last of Dale Let's, great mid
dle-distance runner. Tommy Warne.
Northwestern's injury-beset pole vaulter,
also was down for his final try in the
meet
Michigan, with II titles to its credit
of them in the past 13 years-was
favored to repeat its triumph of last
year. with Ohio State, Wisconsin and
Illinois as its most dangerous opposition.
Evening star., 1931-05-22

BY the Associated Press.
~HICAGO. May 22.-Back in
1912 the Washington Sena-
tors went through the West
ern half OF the American
League for series and didn't lose
a game.
No team in the league had been
able to accomplish the feat since
then until Connie Mack's Athletics,
champions of the world, did it on
the Western iaunt which ended yes
te-dsy.
From the league records Henry P.
Edwards has unearthed data show
ing that the Senators of 1912 started
out on June / and returned home
with record Of Is straight VIC
tories. They had won one in the
East and, upon returning to their
own park, took the first game OF
double-header before losing one, for
II in row.
Mack and his men opened their
invasion at st. Louis May 8, but
rain held them to one game. They
won 1t and moved to Chicago,
where they took three straight
Cleveland was next and the AS
Evening star., 1931-05-22
AUBURN BALL TEAM
HAS CLAIM ON TITLE
Dixie League Champs Shine Also
in Southern Conference.
Gamecocks Do Well.

By the Associated Press.
AUBURN, Ala, May 22-Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, at Auburn, in ad-
dition to winning the Dixie College Base
Ball League championship, can also lay
claim to the Southern Conference crown
with IL victories and 3 defeats.
South Carolina and Duke, while play
ing only four conference games, won
three Of them tosflnish with .750 per-
centage. II all non-conference games
were counted, South Carolina probably
would have the best college record, as
the Gamecocks won 13 straight games
before losing to Citadel and then finish
ed strong
Duke also played fine ball outside the
conference 70 win its third consecutive
big five" Championship in North Caro-
lima.
North Carolina won the Tristste Base
Ball Conference pennant. This league Is
composed of conference teams in Vir-
ginia, North Carolina and Maryland 1t
completed its campaign with 10 VIC
tories and defeats in the loop.
washington and Lee and Virginia
Military turned in 600 percentages, with
victories and 4 defeats, while Mary
land won Of II tits. Georgia, Florida,
V. p. l., Mississippi and Mississippi A.
and NJ. were among the teams having
final percentages Of around 500
Tulane and Tennessee were two of the
larger schools Of the conference who
were not represented.
Evening star., 1931-05-22
ROD AND STREAM
by PERRY MILLER.

trout, one rockfsh and one King Will
liam perch.
Wachapreague, Va, well known trout
fishing grounds, is not up to its usual
standard for this time of the year. The
season down there is said to be about
three weeks behind time. Local anglers
returning from this place report that
while they caught some trout, the fish
are not biting in their usual style. In
our opinion, around the first of the
month will be good time TO visit these
fishing grounds.
THEY say no news is good news. In
i this case I doubt it, We have re-
ceived no report from Capt. Ball, on
the Eastern Shore. If conditions had
been right over there, I am sure he
would have sent Us some word.
w. M. Mooney. city postmaster and
well known angler, sent us word that a
friend Of his in Norfolk, with two COM
panions, had a great time last week
fishing off Cape Hatteras, landing 10
channel bass in one day. In two days
these anglers landed 40 of these big
fish. They stopped at the Atlantic View
Hotel, Hatteras N. c., which is open
the year around, catering to both an
glers and hunters. Another good place
down that way is. oregon Inlet. Both
places can be reached by automobile.
Rod and Stream has had prepared
for it by the Coast and Geodetic Survey
the tides every day from now until the
end of october at the principal fishing
grounds along the Chesapeake and in
the Lower Potomac. While we will
continue to publish high and low tides
each Saturday and Sunday in Fridays
Star, we will gladly furnish information
regarding tides upon request any day in
the week.
Evening star., 1931-05-22

|HE Potomac River today is clear
and in good condition for the
anglers. Muddy water may
come downstream within the
next II or IS hours, following yester-
days rains, depending largely upon the
amount of downfall over the Monocacy
River region, which Is the Potomac's s
chief enemy, as far as muddy water is
concerned. In the river around the
Chain Bridge anglers still are snagging
few herring, but practically no perch
are being caught. Some few small
rockfish have been caught, and any day
now the larger cnes of this species may
be hooked. They are about due
A report from the Lower Potomac
gives the most encouraging news about
fishing George Knight, at Leonard
town, says the largest catch during the
week down his way was 80 hardheads,
landed in the st. Marys River at st.
Marys City. This catch also is the
largest reported to Rod and Stream so
far this season Knight also says E. o.
Craig, local angler, fishing last Sunday
of Poseys Bluff. in the mouth of Bret
tons Bay, landed 35 hardheads. weigh
ing UP TO 5 pounds; also that crabs are
very plentiful and cheap, soft crabs
selling at so cents a dozen. He also
informs us that L. B. Huntington is out
on the Lower Potomac, trolling to locate
the rockfish, but so far has been unsuc-
cessful.
Another report from Lower Potomac
place comes from Rock Point. Last
Sunday Mortimer King and George
Mulligan, local anglers, and Gus Owens
Of La Plata, fishing in the Wicomico
River, landed Al hardheads, using blood
worms and scrimp as bait. All the fish
were caught in practically the same
place. % being landed in the morning
on the food tide and 19 in the after
noon when the tide was ebbing. This
is the second good report reaching us
/ from Rock Point.
Evening star., 1931-05-22
NEWS TOURNAMENT
WINNERS TO BOWL
Washington Favorite Among
Five Cities in RoII-off
in Baltimore.

n n AND and woman champions of
M bowling tournaments conducted
W by newspapers in five cities will
meet tomorrow at the Recrea-
ton in Baltimore for national honors.
Medals will be given the winners by
the National Duckpin Bowling Congress,
which arranged the play-off and CO.
operated IN promoting the tournaments.
Representing Washington will be
Clem Weidman and Bes5 Ackman, who
won The Washington Stars third an
nual Yuletide singles. Mrs. Ackman will
be the only participant to reach the
grand finale for the second time. She
won The Stars tournament also in
1880.
In the play-off. men will shoot five
and night, total pins to determine the
victors.
Capital Is Favored.
The eligibles and their winning scores
follow: Eagle Tribune, Lawrence, Mass.
Tommy Rumore, TOO; Violet Rodger,
315.
Boston Herald, Boston, Mass.-John
Farrell, 629; Elizabeth Goulart, 329.
Atlanta Journal, Atlanta. Ga-A. E.
Turner, 587; Marie Frerc Whalen, 316.
Baltimore Sun, Baltimore. Md
Henry Winter, $50; Mae Schneider, 535
Give games).
The Washington Star, Washington,
d. C.-Clem Weidman, 635; Bess Ack-
man, tied with Billie Butler, at 1886, and
won rCll-off
Mrs. Whalen, who triumphed IN
Atlanta, is a Washington woman and
since has returned here. The Capital
City is favored in both classes tomorrow,
Weidman is one of the finest duckpin
bowlers in the country and Mrs. Ack-
man and Mrs. Wnalen have distin-
guished themselves many times in
important competition.
Evening star., 1931-05-22
GR|FF LEFTHANDER
STR|KEOUT WIZARD
Owen of Cubs and VoSmik
of Indians Also Rated
High as Rockies.
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS.

~ HICAGO, May 22.-As the
Eastern clubs of the Amer
~ lean League finish their
swing around the western
end of the organization. observ-
erS are very generally agreed that
the three outstanding recruits of
the season are: Inf1elder Marvin
Owen of Detroit Tigers; Outfield-
er Joe Vosmik of the Cleveland
Indians, and Pitcher Carl Fischer
Of Washington. Time may change
those opinions, but they are good
for the present.
Owen has successfully filled the
shortstop position that has been gap
in the Tiger defense for several sea-
sons. A tall fellow with good hands
and a strong arm. he handles all sorts
of chances in acceptable fashion and
is additionally valuable since he can
play first and second base admirably
when emergencies arise.
The Santa Clara collegian looked to
be a light hitter when Stanley Harris
first introduced him into the lineup,
but recently he has been pounding the
ball severely and now has an average
of 307. More important, he has been
hitting with men on bases and inserting
numerous long hits into his collection.
Fischer Strikeout Artist.
Vosmik no longer is the wonder of
the early days of the season. but he is
pounding the ball over 300 and ap-
pears to be finding his way back into
the select class of hitters. Iris Speaker
and other base ball veterans believe the
Clevelander is one of the most natural
hitters to come along in many years
and predict he will show a good average
at the finish of the season. Vosmik is
a good fielder sad fast. If his hitting
holds up no one will chase him out OF
the Indian lineup.
With 29 strikeouts in 40 innings to
his credit, Fischer. the Washington
southpaw, would seem to pack lot OF
subtlety on his pitches. Fischer still is
a bit wild, having given II passes this
Spring. but has enough control to be
a winner and has chalked up three VIC
tories against one defeat. Walter
johnson has a lot Of faith in his recruit
and a winning southpaw will give the
Griffs a lot Of assistance in their PEN
nant drive.
Use NO ROCKIES.
The Athletics and Yankees are grind
ing along without assistance from any
recruits, and the Chicago White SoX
have gone back to veteran lineup
since Sinons and Appling were given
places On the bench Burns and Levey
OF the st. Louis Browns have not been
outstanding in their early Spring per-
formances and AL Vancamp is Boston's
best pickup So, by and large the
American League race is being fought
by tested workmen.
DOME Bush refuses to quit on Luke
Applng, his young Shortstop, whose
errors cost the White Sox several games
during the first weeks of the season.
Bush thinks the boy merely is suffer-
ing from a bad case of shakes" and
that sooner or later he will round into
capable performer. When App1ing
finds himself, Bush win send him back
to shortstop and move Bill Cissell over
to third. With Lew Fonseca at second
base to steady and coach the youngster,
Bush believes the White Sox viii have a
right capable infield.
Evening star., 1931-05-22
WOOD AND SHIELDS
/. BATTLE CANADIANS
Today'S Doubles viii Break
Tie in Davis Cup Match.
Singles Divided.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
IA ONTREAL, Quebec, May a.
M Canada and the United States
VI entered the second day of
their Davis Cup tennis con-
test today all even with one victory
apiece.
The doubles, only event on today's
program, were to pit the young Ameri-
can combination of Frank Shields and
Sidney B. Wood, jr., against DR.. Jack
Wright and Marcel Rainville of Mon
treal. The final two singles matches
will be played tomorrow.
Shields sent the United States forces
off to a flying start in the opening
singles match yesterday when he
whipped Wright in straight sets, 8-6
6-2, .6-2. but the little French
Canadian, Rainville, evened the count
by conquering Wood in a f1ve-set duel,
4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 2-6. GO, to register
the first victory any Canadian ever has
scored over the United States in Davis
Cup competition. Canada has been
playing cup tennis since 1913.
Wood Outmaneuvered.
Wood has been called the best
tacticlan among Jne younger tennis
stars, but he had to yield to Rainville
in court strategy yesterday. The
Canadian varied his game to good pur-
pose all the way, keeping Wood on the
defensive during major share of the
long drawn cut duel.
Shields played magnificent tennis
against Wright and the Canadian
veteran never had chance after the
first set.
In Saturdays singles, Wood will meet
Wright and Shields will play Rainville,
barring possible shift by either team
that might involve the other members
Sutter Of the United States and Gilbert
Nunns and Walter Martin of Canada
The survivor of the Canada United
States contest will meet Argentina
South American zone winners, at
Washington next week.
Evening star., 1931-05-22
Macks Duplicate Griff Feat
Grand Slam Against West in 1912 Only Other
in History of League

won four, and yesterday finished up
by making 1t three straight over
Detroit.
Philadelphia started its winning
streak at home, taking the final
game of the series from Boston.
and yesterdays 10 to 5 triumph at
Detroit made it an even 13 straight.
The record includes three shut
outs, one a 4 to 0 win for Eddie
Rommel over Cleveland, a two-hft
to 0 victory for George Earnshaw
over Detroit, and a 3 to o win for
Lefty Grove, in which he held the
Tigers to three hits.
During the Washington raid of
1912, Walter Johnson, now pilot of
the Senators, was credited with four
victories, and Long Tom Hughes,
now a resident of Chicago, came up
with four more,
Evening star., 1931-05-22
ID. C.. Stick Team
Plays Tomorrow
WASHINGTON LACROSSE AS
NW c1Acrr A rr-r1NN1,cs 4.,.nl.ro ,rriII ,,,nl-n

WASHINGTON LACROSSE AS
w SOCIATION'S twelve will make
its bow tomorrow afternoon
when it engages the Hopkins Olym-
pics at Griffith Stadium at 3
o'clock.
Under the direction of Dr. Regi-
nald v. Truitt of the University Of
Maryland as head coach and Dutch
Axt. former Maryland player, as as
sistant mentor, the District stick
wielders have been practicing ener-
getically for the last several weeks
and appear strong, particularly on
attack.
Acquisition cf French, former
Mount Washington Club of Balti-
more goalie, the teams defense,
which appeared not so hot few
days ago, has greatly improved
Crosthwsite, Holloway and Beck,
formerly cf Maryland, and Rosen,
erstwhile New York University play
er, are among outstanding members
Of the team.
Evening star., 1931-05-22
WILL MAKE GRID FILMS.

PALO ALTO, Calf, May % R)-
Glenn S. Warner, Stanford University
foot ball coach, will make a series OF
motion pictures featuring the famed
Warner offensive tactics and funda-
mentals. -Four reels of pictures will be
taken with Ernie NeverS, Stanford's all
American fullbsck of 1925, in the chief
ball-carrying role.
Evening star., 1931-05-22
MARYLAND JOBS STEADY.

Maryland coaching jobs last loNg-
est. Curly Byrd of the University Of
Maryland IS starting his twentieth foot
ball season. Kibler has been at Wash
tngton College since 1918. and Ray Van
Orman at Johns Hopkins since 1920.
Dick Harlow is the infant" at Western
MARYLAND
Evening star., 1931-05-22

COLOMONS ISLAND, one of the
~ best fishing grounds in this section
Of the country, was not so good last
Sunday. Early morning anglers re-
turned with small catches, and others,
going out on the last Of the flood tide
and the first of the ebb, returned empty
handed. This place will be more at
tractiye to anglers following several days
Of warm weather The fish undoubtedly
are down there. but owing to cold water
and winds are not striking.
Quite a number of fish have been
landed in Herring Bay mostly hard
heads. One party recently caught seven
Evening star., 1931-05-22
YANKEE NETMEN SCORE

Lott, Van Ryn Win in Straight
Sets in French Tourney.
AUTEUIL, France. May % P).-
Thawed by their first sight OF sun in
six days, George Lott and John Van
Ryn. the American contenders, easily
won their matches against two French
men in the first round of the French
hard courts singles championships.
Lott beat Andre Piel. 6--1, 60. 81,
while Van Ryn defeated Rene Vieillard,
as. e-3. 6-3.
Luis Torralva Chich lost to Jiro Satoh
Go, 60, 6-3.
Elizabeth Ryan, the former Califor-
nian. and Gill Aussem OF Germany ad-
vanced to the finals of the women S
doubles, defeating Nine. Jung Hen
rotin and Josanne Sigart, Ga, rs.
Evening star., 1931-05-22
HATES 3 AND 2 COUNT

Al Simmons. Big Bertha to the AS,
tells big story in few words:
'I hate three and two. II the count
is three and nothing the pitcher will
try to get that good one over, and I
swing with all my power"
Evening star., 1931-05-22
Fischer Mats CJassed Among Finds in American League
A. A. U. MEET ATTRACTING
Demand for Blanks Heavy for D. C.
Championships June 8.

There has been such demand for
entry blanks for the District oi
Columbia amateur track championships
to be held Saturday, June 6, at
Byrd Stadium, College Park, that
additional blanks have been ordered
printed, it was reported last night at
the monthly meeting of the board OF
managers of the District A. A. U.
Entry blanks are available at the
Office Of ]. Kip Edwards, chairman oi
the committee in charge at The Star
Building and at spalding's, 1888 G
street
Any amateur athlete registered with
the District A A. u. is eligible to
compete.
Evening star., 1931-05-22
WANTS SEMI.PRO TILTs.

Eastern A. A. Of Baltimore has a few
open dates for games with some semi
pro teams in Washington. 1t is a
travelling team. For games write 10
B. Kropp, All S. REGISTER street, Balti-
more, Nd.
Evening star., 1931-05-22
NET CARD HOLDS OVER
Matches Prevented Yesterday in
Play for City Honors.

Yesterdays program in the City
of Washington tennis championships
which was rained out, was to be played
this afternoon en- the Rock Creek
Courts.
Fourth round matches in the mems
doubles and semi-final matches in the
women's doubles were to be played.
Competition was to begin at o'clock
Tom Mangan will meet Frank Shore
and Dooly Mitchell will engage Bob Ell
lott in the mems singles semi-finals,
while Frances Walker and Clara Tabler
and Mrs Charles P. Stone and Mrs.
Ruth Martinez will face in the women S
singles semi-finals.
Evening star., 1931-05-22
BERGMAN FAMILY GROWS,

Arthur J. Dutch Bergman. Catholic
University director Of athletics, and
Mrs. Bergman are receiving congratula-
tions upon the birth Of 7-pound
daughter
Evening star., 1931-05-22
MRS. MOODY A "VENUS"
Approximates Old Greek Ideal,

Says Jaeger, Noted Sculptor.
LONDON, May % (P).-Mrs. Helen
Wills Moody is the perfect type of
womanly beauty immortalized by Greek
sculpture, G. S. Jaeger, the noted sculp-
tor, declares.
watching her on the tennis courts, ;"
said he, "I have appreciated that she
Is the nearest living approximation Of
the old Greek ideal of perfection. She
has a supple figure. long legs and a
small head, and even her features are
the classic features of the ancient
Venuses. The only difference ia that
the old masters generally chose slightly
more matronly outlines"
Evening star., 1931-05-22
SCOTT is BOWLING VICTOR

SdpLuIeS ondn trophy OnerSu py
Masonic Association.
Harry Scott of Naval Lodge, aided by
a 24-pin handicap, last night won the
Shah Cup offered by the Masonic Bowl
ing Association, with Alb total Mont
zouris of Harmony Lodge and Obser
of Potomac were second and third with
37l and 367. There were % contest
ants.
Placed in competition annually, the
Shah Cup may be competed for only by
bowlers who have participated in all
league engagements.
Evening star., 1931-05-22

a AND and woman champions of
M bowling tournaments conducted
V by newspapers in five cities will