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Evening star., 1933-07-27
OKLAHOMA u. BOASTS
PAIR OF GOLF STARS
Emery, College Champ, and Eaton,
Who Set Transmississippi
Mark, Are Sooners.

By the Associated Press
KLAHOMA CITY.-Down Oklaho-
" ma way followers Of golf are
singing the praises of two young
Sooners who have been carving names
for themselves in the 1898 tourna-
ments-Walter Emery Of the University
Of Oklahoma and Zen Eaton Of Okla
homa City.
Emery, champion Of the Blk Six Con-
ference. recently won the national In
tercollegiate title with hts powerful,
smashing play.
Eaton, competing in the Transmissis-
sippi tourney at Colorado Spring, set a
new low qualifying mark for the event
with brilliant 1877. In match play he
went to the semi i-flnals, bowing to Law
son Little at the 38th hole when the
latter sank an eagle to beat Eaton's
birdie.
Both youngsters are tall and rangy.
Eaten learned his game as a caddie.
Evening star., 1933-07-27
HENSON N WORLD
HORSESHOE EVENT
Arlington county Business
Men Send Metro Champ
to Chicago Tourney.
)LAYTON c. HENSON, horse
shoe pitching champion of
metropolitan Washington,

)LAYTON c. HENSON, horse
I shoe pitching champion of
~ metropolitan Washington,
is in Chicago today for
crack at the world title.
The Arlington, Va, youth had given
up hope Of participating in the classic
tournament sponsored by the World
Fair when business men of Arlington
County suddenly kicked in with the
wherewithal to send him.
He made the journey under the aus
pices Of the Key Bridge Loan Co., Al
coya Garage, Arlington Pharmacy,
Bauserman Service Station and the Co.
lumbia Cleaners and Dyers.
Expects TO Qualify.
TTENSON Is the first pitcher from
II this immediate section to compete
In a world tournament, and his
presence in the Chicago event gratifies
an ambition Of two years. On win
ming the metropolitan championship
last year in the annual Evening Star
tournament. he was eager to try his
skill against the games masters in an
international affair in Florida, but eco
nomic difficulties were too great.
Several entrants at Chicago have
proved their ability to pitch a greater
percentage of ringers than the young
Virginian can SHOW for tournament
competition, but he hopes to be well up
in the list of flnishers Twenty-four
will qualify for the finals. and he is
confident of making that grade.
1t is expected that close to 10 per
cent ringers will win the tournament.
and Henson's usual rate Of 3-pointers
Is about 6 in 10 pitches.
Evening star., 1933-07-27
Golf Analysed
BY JOE GLASS.

60 many average players fail COM
- pletely when they encounter an
unusual shot because they can only
think Of using orthodox methods to
conquer their difficulty.
Discussing freak plays with Mac
donald Smith one day, he told me
one of the strangest he ever made
helped him to win the Canadian
open championship of 1926. Lead
ing the field on the final round, he
figured a 70 would capture the
championship. When he reached
the seventeenth hole he felt he
could get his 10 II he could make
q birdie 4 there. However. his Sec
ond shot was 80 yards short.
A heavy rain had fallen. Iron
ically, a current Of water six or
Evening star., 1933-07-27
GOLFING FIREWORKS
IN WOMEN'S TOURNEY
Mrs. Haynes in Big Match Today
at Asheville-Van Landingham.
Cothran Duel Feature.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A SfIEVILLE, N. c., July 27.-Dean
n van Landingham of Charlotte,
the defending title holder, and
Jean Cothran. youthful star from
Greenville, S. c., were paired today In
the feature match of second-round
play in the Biltmore Forest invitation
golf tournament.
A display Of golfng fireworks also
was looked for from the match Of Mary
Rogers OF Jacksonville, Fla. co-medal-
ist, and Mrs. j. Harvin Haynes, the
Washington veteran.
Miss van Landingham appeared to
be right on her game In trouncing Mrs.
Conway Thompson Of Spartanburg, 8
and Z, in the first round, and Miss
Cothran looked just as good in down.
ing Daisy Rice Bartlett. the former
Birmingham star, now playing under
Asheville colors, and 2.
Miss Rogers first-round match was
with Mary w. Pietsch of Evanston, Ill,
and she won, and 3. Mrs. Haynes,
meanwhile, beat Lois Quattlebaum Of
Columbia, s. c., and 2.
Evening star., 1933-07-27
A LL-WEAT1ER" JACK Nc
" CARRON, like the gentry
~ who carry Jim Farley's mails,
L., ~o% ~toy,y,ad froro hie nm

- n CARBON, like the gentry
~ who carry Jim Farley's mails,
is not stopped from his ap-
pointed golf play by snow or rain or bad
weather. Like the postman, Jack carries
on at Congressional regardless OF what
the weather man produces. Hot weather
and cold weather are all alike to Nc
Carron. So are his playmates. Whether
with Sandy Armour. with Sandy CIV
ing him a half dozen holes, or with
some lesser golfng lights, with Jack CIV
ing the handicap. he ploughs on his
way just the same, scoring consistently
down in the low 80s over slow course
and in the high 70s when the layout Is
fast
Jack is one golfer gent around
Washington who never fails, whenever
the weather is at al playable, to nave
his daily round. The wet weather OF
the past few hours did not disturb
him. Nor did the heat Of the past week
and the early part Of this week. He
moved on Just the same, to the great
regret of Claggett Stevens who essayed
to give him too much handicap, ana
the young aide to Sandy Armour learned
that Jack can wallop the ball around
in rs like the best Of 'em.
"HERE were other sturdy folk out at
Congressional yesterday besides
McCarron, for nearly 140 golfers
of both sexes braved wind and rain to
play in the mixed Scotch foursome
event of the Maryland State COLI AS
sociation. Through the rain and mist
last evening Mr.. and Mrs. Norman b.
Frost of Columbia came to the last
hole needing S to win the tourney.
They secured 1t and nosed out Mrs.
F. II. Strickland and Alex Knapp OF
the Baltimore Country Club for the
gross prize with a card Of g.. The
Strickland-Knapp combination scored
50.
The low net prize went to Miss
Mildred Strickland and J. Carroll
Doyle, both Of Baltimore, with
card Of 88-15-73. Miss Martina
Henderson and Tom Belshe Of
Indian Spring tied for second
place with Mrs. H. c. Trace and
Al Schauman, both Of Rodgers
FORGE, with net cards Of "A.
Tiny Hall and his aides of the
State association put on a great party.
notwithstanding the weather. The golf
affair was followed by dinner dance.
Evening star., 1933-07-27
ODD SPIN TOPPLES
:. GALAXY OF STARS
Former Chicago Girl Also
Aggressive PIayer-Grant
Shines in Singles.
BY b. GREGORY HEWLETT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

~ EABRIGHT, N. j., July 81
- An annoying chop stroke
that places a "cut" or spin
on nearly every ball she re-
turns is the weapon which has
carried the Baroness Giorgio de
Giacomo Levi past an array of
high ranking stars into the semi
final round of the forty-sixth an
nual Seabright invitation tennis
tournament.
The Baroness, formerly Maud
Rosenbaum of Chicago, meets
little Sarah Palfrey of Boston in
her semi-final match today, while
the defending champion, Helen
Jacobs, opposes a fellow Cali
tornian, Josephine Cruickshank.
The mems semi finals also are sched-
dled today with Bryan Grant, the little
fellow from Atlanta, who yesterday
conquered the defending champion,
Sidney B. Wood, in an impressive fash
ion, facing lanky Frank Shields of New
York, and the sensational Frankie
Parker meeting his second veteran op-
ponent Gregory Mangin. Parker was
successful In his first big test of the
tourney yesterday, beating Manuel
Alsono, the former Spanish interna-
tionahst, in three sets.
But even though all the other semi
finalists are among the Nations high
banking stars, it has been the black.
haired Baroness Levi who has held
the spotlight thus far. Twice she has
s.; beaten a first 10 player, yesterday de-
Seating Virginia Rice OF Boston,
ranked ninth, after eliminating the
third-ranked Carolin Babcock OF Los
Angeles on Tuesday.
Gives Away Net Trophies.
ITTER odd chop stroke has been her
III main forte. plus an aggressiveness
that bellies her disdain for
trophies The stroke produces strange
bounces to bother her opponents, and
he. aggressiveness sends her all over
the court at tireless pace. =.
She has shown her disregard OF
trophies by giving away to friends most
Of the rs or more she was won in COM
petition.
Four titles have come her way al
ready this year-the Eastern, Metro
boItan New York and New Jersey
Championships her success IN the
Seabright event is the bright spot OF
her three years Of activity In the East.
Her service stroke is her weak point,
Ind that may prove her undoing today
against the hard-Smashtng Miss Pal
frey, twelfth in the National ranking,
who yesterday put out seventh-ranked
Alice Marble Of San Francisco IN an
upset.
Evening star., 1933-07-27
DAVIS CUP FINALS
DRAWINGS MADE
Perry Plays for England
Against France Both in
Singles and Doubles.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
HARIS, July 27.-The draw
made today for the British
i challenge of France for the
Davis Cup pitted H. w.
Dummy Austin against Andre
Merlin, French youngster, in the
first match. Henri Cochet, ace of
the Tri-Color squad, win meet
Fred Perry, England's No. /, in the
second. The order will be reversed
on Sunday, the final day Of play.
Perry and George Patrick Hughes
will play doubles Saturday for Great
Britain against the veteran French
combination Of Jean Borotra and
Jacques Brugnon.
Both captains reported their men in
excellent shape for the encounter,
which opens tomorrow in Roland Gar
ros Stadium.
Evening star., 1933-07-27
Horseshoe Pitchers Show Science"
OF Ancient Game in World Tourney
BY C. C. CRANNIER,


~HICAGO, July 27.-The Greeks
4 had a name for it back in 210
A.D-discus throwing, one Of
the i've games Of the pen
tathlon.
Early Americans. having only horse
shoes handy, used them In lieu OF stone
or metal discs, while an earlier adapta-
ton Of the sport became known as
quoits, enjoyed today by the curling
clubs>of other countries.
And that, say officials Of the National
Horseshoe Pitchers Association, ought
to 20 far to establish horseshoe pitching
as at least as ancient and honorable as
golf.
To show just how much progress is
being made In the sport, they are hold
ing world horseshoe pitching cham
pionship here. starting today andS run
ming through next Monday.
For although the sport Is ancient
enough, 1t Is only in recent years that
horseshoe pitchers have begun talking
their science" Like golf professionals
they study their stance. grip, timing
and swing, and argue whether the one
and q quarter or the one and three
quarters turn is best.
Instead Of using a pair Of wobbly
shoes cast of by old Dobbin, they are
meticulous about the weight. width and
length Of the shoes they toss, height Of
the calks, width Of the opening and
temper Of the steel.
They even wear uniforms, the ma
tional association tournament rules pre-
scribing white trousers and shirts, with
black stripes down the sides and q
horseshoe as an emblem. Courts are
built according to careful specification.
Responding to such showmanship,
the game is moving into the cities. B.
G. Leighton of Virginia. Mimi. former
association president, cites the 1882 re-
port Of the National Recreation Associa-
tion showing 257 cities had 1929
toSsers. He estimates / 900 900 persons
are playing horseshoes this year.
A total Of 81, 900 in cash prizes, be-
sides medals and trophies, has been
hung UP for the Chicago tournament.
The mems division rates a prizes
ranging from $500 to 9l0, while the
women win seek 8 prizes ranging from
$76 to $40.
The game has It's full share Of c.
lebrities and most Of them have entered
for the world title-Blair Nunamaker
Of Cleveland. competitor In world
championship matches since 1928 and
holder Of the title since 1929; Frank
Evening star., 1933-07-27
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

n AIMED out yesterday, the final
K match at Rock Creek In the Dis
trtct municipal links champion
ship between Claude Rippey and John
M. Baer was to be played this after
noon. Larry Day and Bobby Marks
were also to play the second-fight
final, while A. M. Holmes and H. B.
williams were to clash In the third
flight. John Connolly won the first
flight consolation, defeating r. e.
Turner. S and 4.
ESS than a score Of the eligible
qualification rounds for the P. G.
A. championship, to be played tomorrow
over the course Of the Baltimore Subur-
ban Club. Eight Of the 18 entrants are
from Washington. Here are the pair
ings for the tourney to date:
c.p;s1} 9sS}Pilly Msioy aIsndsIs} GHs%sis,
ssnnS ssn Ts1Gr noyns R0sps passrsSSas SHaa as v
sshre,SsI SCliftca dosho,re pssx1; $40 e.nn Ws1
Spencer AttsMi tMsrylsnd 6. o3' Bill Scott Scott
in: e4sw,si.1H Ts.. SSaa'ashsaRE
Johnny n.sn.HvS Rsss WooHIhSalmes tIDase sn1ins5 aso
Slbsss Slssss SassSSs Ssnn1SsS:n hBsAh Bs4a1ps S:ssS
a. Beach hfeo9 SsuburbsnS, bbanSS BOB bo' Barnett H
1chevy Chase). Gene Larkin Chevy
Chase).
Mrs. j. H. Wootton, women's public
links champion, was defending a three
stroke lead today in the final round of
the tourney for the Muncaster Trophy
at the Washington Golf and Country
Club. Mrs. Wootton played the course
through yesterdays rain in 81, with
handicap Of 18 strokes, for a net of 70.
In second place was Mrs. Douglas
Tachiffely with score of 96-14-82.
Mrs. G. c. Roney was third with net
81 and Mrs. J. E. McCabe was fourth
with q net Of 81. Prizes for the tourney
were donated by DR.. s. B. Muncaster.
M. c. List, F. w. Bradbury and G. c.
Roney.
Evening star., 1933-07-27
LOOK TO TITLE SHOOT

VANDALIA, Ohio, July Pr. D.
Morgan, District of Columbia all
around and 2oo-yard champion: H. A.
Bartholomew, District OF Columbia
doubles title holder, and ether crack
trapshots from the National Capital,
including Parker Cook, c. c. Fawsett
and Walter D. Wilson, are expected to
compete in the annual Grand American
Handicap championship here, August
e1-26.
Upward Of 1000 from various parts
bf the country are expected to take
bart. There will be nine entrants from
The Panama Canal Zone.
Evening star., 1933-07-27
ALEXANDRIA TEAM OUT
Barred From Competition in Vir.
ginia State Title Series.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 27.-Alex-
andria's American Legion junior base
ball team has been disqualified from
play In the State Legion championship
series. In a wire advising the Alexan-
dria team it had been barred the ath-
letic director Of the State department
OF the Legion gave no reason for the
action but said letter would follow
Sid Well. athletic director Of the
Alexandria Post, believes the team was
ruled out because Of failure to get its
list Of eligible players in on time.
Alexandra players and their follow
ers are keenly disappointed over the
turn Of events. Last year the team won
the Virginia title and the regionals
handily. being eliminated In Q heart
breaking 10 game in the national COM
petition.
Alexandria police diamonders meet
the Mount Vernon A. c. Saturday
afternoon on Baggetts Field.
Evening star., 1933-07-27

title. and John Stella, New York City
hotel waiter.
Like other sports, horseshoes also has
its trick shot" artists. Among them
are Jimmy Risk Of Montpelier, Ind,
American champion. who pitches ring
ers blindfolded. strikes matches with a
tossed shoe and rings the peg without
touching his hat that has been placed
in front Of the stake
Orren Putt" Mossmaf Of Eldora,
Iowa. former national champion. adds
to these tricks the stunt Of pitching
ringers while dashing past on q motor
cycle.
Evening star., 1933-07-27
BORRIES TO HAVE RIVAL

ANNAPOLIS, July 27.-Slade Cutter.
212-pound tackle on the Naval Academy
eleven and its unbeaten heavyweight
boxer. will take up lacrosse next Spring
and hopes to make a defensive position
on the team.
Should Cutter win his place On the
varsity lacrosse team and, with 1t, .
letter in his third sport, he will push
Fred Borries for top honors in athletics
hmong the members Of the class. Bor-
ties won letters In his first varsity sea-
son tn foot ball, basket ball and base
hall
Evening star., 1933-07-27
WOMEN RUN SPEEDCRAFT 7
Maryland Codd and Mrs. Burnhanl
in Herald Harbor Regatta.

Men will not have the field. or rsther
the water, to themselves in the annual
Tri-City speedboat regatta Saturday
and Sunday at Herald Harbor.
Maryland Codd CT Towson, Md, and
Mrs. Florence Burnham of Wilmington
Del, both experienced pilots. will vie
with the man drivers. Mrs. Burnham's s
husband, Dr. Paul Burnham, also will
pilot an entry in the regatta.
Evening star., 1933-07-27
GOLDSTEIN ON AIR

Bobby Goldstein, former national in
tercollegiate featherweight and South
ern intercollegiate lightweight boxing
champion with the University Of Vir-
ginia, from which he recently grad
uated, will be the guest speaker over
station VOL tonight from 7:45 to
O'Clock.
He will talk on the sports program
broadcast weekly by that station and
Joe Turner. Goldstein Is Wash
ingtonian.
Evening star., 1933-07-27

from to pm, and what a time
they had! On these grounds there is
hardly a minute that passes without
some one in the party landing big
fish.
While at Solomons Island Tuesday
inspected the three boats of J. C. Lore
& Sons These are perhaps the best
boats ON the whole bay. They are large
provided with all accommodations, and
Evening star., 1933-07-27

Jackson Of Kellerton, Iowa, grand old
man Of the horseshoe game" Is times
holder OF the title; c. C. Davis Of Kan
sas City. former world champion; James
Lecky, Arizona champion; Bert Duryee,
Ohio champion; Peter Olson, South Da-
kota champion; Fernando Isais, Mex
ican pitcher, who holds the California
Evening star., 1933-07-27
Saw Tcurneys Too Lonr.

Say Journeys Too Long.
VYIELL organized, with an enthu-
w siastic group Of supporters, the
Maryland State association Is
doing . good job in promoting golf
and golf events in Maryland and par
ticularly about the Capital
The amateur championship at Indian
Spring last week did more to gain
friends for the association than any
tourney that has been played near the
Capital, although there was some criti-
cism Of the length of the tourney.
Many players contended that q So
hole qualification round Is too much
golf to start q tourney In which five
Evening star., 1933-07-27
PHILS WIN EXHIBITION.

SCRANTON. Pa. July 81. - The
Philadelphia Nationals defeated the
Scranton team Of the New York-Penn
sylvania League, 81, In an inning
exhibition here yesterday.
Evening star., 1933-07-27
TOURNAMENTS Of the Maryland
STATE Golf Association are CEN
tertng around the Washington

osS SsSAA SA0OCSA6taJn olC SCA.
tering around the Washington
area these days.
With the State amateur championship
having been decided last week at In
dian Spring, and q mixed four-ball
event at Congressional yesterday, the
association today announces handi-
cap tourney to be played at the Chevy
Chase Club next wednesday, August
2. the third straight week State event
has been held at Washington club.
Indeed. the Washington sector gets
most Of the larger events of the Mary
land organization, for only the open
championship among the major tour
neys will be played at Baltimore.
stronghold Of the association for many
years.
The State open championship.
for the title now held by Al
Houghton Of Kenwood, viii be
played at Five Farms On Septem-
Der -.
Three years ago the State associa-
ton put on an intensive membership
drive for gaining memberships among
the Washington clubs. This drive re-
suited in eight Washington clubs be-
coming members of the organization,
and nowadays the tournaments of the
association are literally patronized by
Washington golfers. when they are
played within reaching distance OF the
Capital.
Evening star., 1933-07-27

bay to place just below Hoopers
Light. After many soundings Bowen
landed us over what he said was the
proper grounds We hardly got out
lines when we commenced to get big
hardheads.
We were in the right place, alright,
but could only fish about 80 minutes
before the storm drove us in. How
ever. in that short space of time We
one, a small trout. In order to beat
the fast-approaching storm Capt. Eddy
opened up his eight-cylinder motor and
the return run was completed in an
hours time.
Capt. Bowen told us that no
fish except small hardheads and
spot are being landed in the
waters Of the Patuxent River of
the island. It is out In the chan
mel Of the bay that hardheads,
trout and blues were being
hooked. We saw several blues
breaking water and trolled for
= short time, but were unsuc-
cessful. It Is just a question of
how many hardheads one wants
to land when fishing off Hoopers
E.ght, and at the present time
the, deeper the water the more
fish are caught.
CUNDAY night, fishing on these
> grounds, Mr.. and Mrs Morris Flax
and daughter Frances and Mr.
and Mrs. Fogle with Capt. Dubois as
their guide, landed 155 big hardheads
and "a trout, the largest trout weigh
ing 334 pounds Miss Frances Flax
landed the largest trout and hardhead
Evening star., 1933-07-27
BREEDERS COOPERATE.

Three large breeders Of racing horses
in California wilN combine in the build
ing Of a horse breeding and training
center near San Jose, Calf.
Evening star., 1933-07-27
Washington Golf Clubs Hosts
To Many Maryland Tournaments

matches are played with q 36-hole
final, and that the entire route Of IA
holes makes the tourney more q matter
Of endurance than Of golf skill. The
veterans claim that a tournament of
such length throws the advantage to
the side Of the youngsters particularly
II the weather happens to be hot, as It
was at Indian Spring last week.
But whatever the merits Of the argu-
ment that amateur tourney at Indian
Spring has done more to help the
Maryland State association in the
Washington area than any other event.
A banner field should turn out for
the tourney at Chevy Chase next
Wednesday.
Rain Improves Courses
COLF courses around Washington
to-day are In better shape than
following many hours Of badly needed
Fairways had become 50 hard that
the ball could be driven astonishing
distances and the courses were becom-
ing ridiculously fast, q condition they
ordinarily do not reach until mid
August
II We do not have any more rain
until after the sectional qualification
rounds for the amateur championship
at Columbia on August 8. the rains OF
the last two days have gone lorg way
to improve that course.
With fast fairways that group Of par
seeking gents who will gather at Co.
lumbia on August would turn in some
astonishingly low scores if the fairways
we're hard and fast But with slower
fairways, from the back tees they won't
burn up the golf course.
Evening star., 1933-07-27

TINE storm Tuesday night was
bad news for fishermen, both in
salt and fresh water. In fresh
i water 1t caused many streams to
became muddy, and in salt wa
ter the high wind made the bay and
broad expanses Of other waters a bad
place for small fishing boats.
Tuesday afternoon, accompanied 'by
Herbert Corn and my son Burton.
motored down to Solomons Island.
Capt. Eddy Bowen took us across the
Evening star., 1933-07-27

Come in. See for yourself how these
quality tires are made 70 sand Ill kinds
Of diving and Ill kinds Of road pun
lshment. Why they are the safest and
longest wearing tires money ON buy.
They cost no more.
Evening star., 1933-06-02

while Mr. Houston is a grandson three
times removed Of John Houston. first
President Of the Continental Congress
The bride was escorted to the altar
by her brother, Seymour Sinton Cadot
jr., of Fredericksburg, who gave her
in marriage, and her maid of honor
and only attendant was her sister, Miss
Lillian Lyndall Cadet Mr.. Houston's
best man was his brother, Levin James
Houston, Sd. The ushers included
City Manager Wallace Lawrence of
Alexandria. cousin of the bridegroom.
and Mr.. Lewis Porter Nelson, Sd, of
Evening star., 1933-06-02

ter Of Mrs. Seymour Sinto Cadpt, to
Mrs. Lemuel Wilmer Houston, son Of
City Manager and Mrs. Levin James
Houston, r., Of Fredericksburg, which
was celebrated at Trinity Episcopal
Church, Fredericksburg, Thursday aft
enoon at 4:30 O'Clock. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. J. Jacquelin
Amber.
Both bride and bridegroom are de-
scended from distinguished Colonial
families. Mrs. Houston is direct de-
scendant of william Bradford, Goy-
ernor of the Plymouth Colony in 1921,