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Evening star., 1936-04-11


Washington. They always do.
p GLAND MACKENZIE, former Cap
ital amateur ace, who has been
the pro at the Congressional Country
Club for the vast two years and more,
will be around Washington for quite
a while
Roland has just signed three-year
contract with the big golf organiza-
tion out Rockville way, the first time
any pro has signed such a lengthy
contract with Congressional.
THE initial tourney of the year to
be staged by the Middle Atlantic
P. G. A. at Indian Spring next Mon
day will be an amateur-pro affair,
but one far different from the usual
such tournament.
Each pro may have two or three
or four partners and the team making
the best score will take the pot.
Roland Mackenzie, newest member Of
the local P. G. A., will make his initial
start in the tournament and Witty
Cox, Kenwood pro, now playing at
Richmond, also is expected to play.
CLAUDE RIPPY, District municipal
title holder, will be a standout
among the boys who will play in the
Rock Creek Park Spring tourney,
which opens Monday.
Claude is so good that he should
breeze through the field without a
great deal Of trouble, unless some
youngster like George Malloy or
Charlie Ficco strike q streak of
hot golf.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
S[YE'S JUMP WINS
MEET FOR TERPS
Cracks Tie With Virginia
Techs-Vault by Cronin
Is Maryland Mark.
Special Dispatch to Inc Star.

~ LACKSBURG, Va, April IL
X Bob Slye of Washington, D. c.,
was credited with winning the
- first track meet Of the season
for the University of Maryland here
yesterday when his first place in the
broad jump, the final event, broke
a tie with Virginia Tech and climaxed
his two earlier victories in the hurdles.
Slye's IS points. making him the
high scorer Of the meet, enabled Mary
land to win, 66l2 to 591@.
Frank Cronin also was coming in
for praise from Old Line supporters
as he set a new vault mark for Mary
land athletes with a leap Of IL feet
43i inches in addition to running al
most a dead heat with Coleman Head
ley in the quarter. which the latter
won. Headley was soundly whipped
in the half-mile, however, Techs
Motherhood racing home with plenty
to spare.
shotput-won by zulick. Md: shockey
Teach. second; Edwards. Nd, third. Dis
tance 80 feet +, u inches
Mile~Won by Mothershead. Tech: Or
cutt. Md. second: Mast, Tech. third. Time.
440-yard desh-Won by Headley. Md ]:
Comm. Nd second; Turner. Tech. third.
I6o:yard dash-Won bv Pritchard,
Tech; Ryan. Md. second; Fink, Nd. third
Javeiin-Won BY Pfeifer. Md Hersler
Nd. second; Grahav, Nd. third. Distance
ia6eyard hien hurdles-won by slye,
Md: McMullin. Tech second; Shirk, Tech,
Galiiher. Nd. second; Duvall, Md. and
LEM Tech. tied for third. Height, feet
Half mile-won by Mothershead. Tech:
Headley. Md. second; Gibbs. Md. third
Time. 2:06.
Turner. Tech second; Fink, Nd. third
Tine. 93l seconds
Discus thIow-Won by Shockey, Tech
Riner. Tech second; PfeifTer Nd. third
Distance lis feet ga inches.
Pole vault-Won by Comm. Md; Shafer
Tech. second: Duvall Md. third. Dis
tance I2 feet 424 inches.
Two-mile run-Won by Carter. Tech:
Besll Nd, second; Belt. Nd. third. Time
22O-yard low hurdles-Won by slye
Md Pritchard. Tech, second: Evans. Md.
third Time. 265 seconds
Broad jump-Won by Slye. Nd; Rol-
Inns Tech. second Pfeiffer. Nd. third
Distance. 90 feet inches.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
The Main Reason.

1hC NAdIh hCdSOh.
OTHERS were just as big and just
as strong, but they couldn't hit a
golf ball as far.
"As I said before" he continued,
they don't try to get as much starting
clubhead speed as work for. You
have only so much space in which
to get that clubhead moving Most
of the better golfers get halfway down
before they attempt to get this gath
ering speed. Most of them hit more
against the left side-which is the
more orthodox method. They delay
getting the left hip out of the way
just a little longer. Any extra dis
tance I get comes from the faster
start with hands and the faster left
hip on the down swing. Once that
left hip is out Of the way, hands,
arms. shoulders and back all work
together to keep this speed increasing
on through the ball"
The trouble with most average
golfers" Jimmy said, "is thiS-their
hands and bodies don't work together.
They don't get back in position to
get any clubhead speed Balance is
a big factor in my swing and it has
to be big factor in any ones swing.
The average golfer doesn't turn
enough on the back swing. He doesn't
get far enough around to have any
swinging force. Under these condi-
tionS the body ties up the hands.
with the average golfer the
clubhead is usually losing speed
on its way to the ball through
the last arc of the swing"
you can see how it happens. If
you only turn half enough, the body
Evening star., 1936-04-11
ANOTHER TRIUMPH
is SEEN FOR VERY
Midsouth Woman Champion
Meets Bauer in Final of
North and South Event.


DINEHURST, N. G., April 11.-Win-
= ner of the recent Midsouth
championship, Deborah Very, long
driving Massachusetts, star, was IA
vored today to add the North and
South women's title to her growing
collection.
Miss Very. co-medalist and favorite
from the start, faced another New
Highlander, Jean Bauer of Providence,
r. l., in the final round. Both ex-
perienced strong opposition in the
semi-flnals matches, which went to
the home green.
Miss Very had medal "a in elimi-
mating Jane Cothran, Greenville, S.
c., 2 up, while Miss Bauer shot q 80
in advancing to the final round over
Kathryn Hemphill, Columbia, s. c.,
/ up. Miss Hemphill and Miss Very
were co-medalistS.
The semi-finals were played in a
downpour.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
THOMSON PAGES
RICHMOND GOLF
Putting Tells as He Sets
Tourney Mark-Cox Far
Back With 149.
Ey the Associated Press.

~ ICHMOND, Va, April Ii
- Jimmy Thomson. Ridgewood
N N. j., professional, entered
4 y the closing rounds of the
$4,000 Richmond open today with a
three-stroke lead over a crack field
more by reason of accurate taps with
the putter than the long distance
wallops for which he is nationally
famous.
Q His total was l4l, three under par,
at the halfway mark Of the 72-hole
event over the James River course of
the Country Club of Virginia.
The drives sometimes nosed into
the mud off the narrow, sloping fair
ways or stopped dead in the rain
soaked turf, but his puts, especially
on the second 18 where he equalled
with a 68, the tournament record Of
the James River links, were spec
tacular.
Trailing in the wake Of Thomson
in the quest for the $500 top and 13
other prizes were Orville White and
Frank Walsh. Chicago pros, with reg
ulation 144'S.
Horton Smith, winner Of the recent
Augusta national invitation tourna-
ment, slipped from II in the morn
ing to IA in the chilling afternoon
downpour to tie Richmond's Bobby
Cruickshank with las.
Witty Cox Of Kenwood Golf and
Country Club. WAS we'll down the list
with 149.
Evening star., 1936-04-11

10 FAR this year, even though
there hasn't been much golf
~ playing around Washington
since last December, three
Capital players have won the right
to have their names placed on the
Associated Press hole-in -one scroll,
new scheme by which the A. P. credits
the makers of aces all over the land
and will use their names in a final
review of the year at the close of the
1886 golf season.
Those who have made holes in one
this year are Helen Dettweiler, the
young Congressional player, who
scored an ace at Ormond Beach, Fla,
in February; H. Ross Colwell of the
Washington Golf and Country Club,
who made an ace on January Is at
his home course, and William r.
Stone of Indian Spring. who knocked
the ball into the cup at the fourteenth
hole at his home course.
This trio are the only club wielders
around Washington who have bagged
aces this year, but by the time the
A. P begins to collect the names of
the ace-makers for its final yarn of
the year there will be 80 or more
Washington players on the roll. That
many aces are made each year on
the courses about the Capital and in
good year there are more. So far
this year the public courses haven't
produced an ace, but 1t won't be long
now before the holes-in-one begin
rolling in from Rock Creek and East
Potomac Park. Those two courses
will produce fully half the holes-in-
Evening star., 1936-04-11
Steel Golf Shaft Say Complete Pigeon Racers Enpy of 7en
THE SPORTIGHT
Jimmy Thomson, Colts Longest Hitter,
Tells How He Generates Clubhead Zip.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

is around too quickly, especially the
right side, where SO much trouble
comes from. This is also one OF the
main causes of slicing.
Body power is released by turning
and by balance"
What about the right and LETT
hands?"
THE left hand and left arm lead
the back swing. On the down swing
I call on both hands. Golf is a two
handed game. The eft hand and left
arm must keep working. They are
main factors in keeping control. But
the stronger right hand does more
work when it comes to the matter OF
speed through the down swing. 1t
shouldn't be allowed to overpowef the
left, but it shouldn't be checked or
held back"
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using a drive and braSsie, and then
not quite making it.
There are practically no par
holes in his lexicon. The twelfth
hole at Oakmont Is around 500
yards in length. 1 saw Thomson
over the green with a drive and
spoon.
He will carry his full share Of the
gallery at Baltusrol in early June. as
the crowd gets one of its main thrills
out of big hitting. no matter what the
game.
Thomson and Little will play series
of exhibition matches soon, and with
these two paired the galleries will see
the best long-distance hitting that
golf ever has known. There will be
no argument about that.
tCopyright. 1886 by the North American
Newspaper Alliance 1nc)
Evening star., 1936-04-11

VIMMY THOMSON has been
awarded the crown as the long
est hitter in golf. The question
~ every one asks is this-"How
does he get that extra distance?
Where does it all come from?" So the
next move was to put this matter up
to Thomson in person. Jimmy Is a
finely built young fellow with broad
shoulders, powerful back muscles and
big, powerful hands.
Does this come more from the
hands or body?" I asked. From
BOTH" he said. Here's the way I
figure it. From the start Of my down
swing pick up clubhead speed quicker
than most of the others try for. Most
of them wait longer for the final
throw or punch. I start my hands in
action almost from the start of the
downward motion.
AT the same time I get my
left hip we'll out of the way.
This quick turn Of the left hip
works in with my hands. 1t
adds to the speed of the club
head, which is what 1 am
after"
Just how does your body action
Evening star., 1936-04-11
MRS. H. K. HOLMAN DIES
Mother of Joe, Sports Broadcaster,
Pneumonia Victim.

Pneumonia Victim.
Her favorite tune. played by her
sports writer -broadcaster son before
his weekly interview with one of the
Capitals prominent sports figures. wae
the last thing Mrs. Henry K. Holman
heard before she died yesterday.
Knowing how near she was to death,
Joe Holman had seen to it that the
selection preceded his interview with
Earl McNeely, Washington base ball
coach, Thursday night.
Mrs. Holman, rs, smiling family.
recognized it then fell into a coma
from which she never emerged.
The writer's mother passed away
at her home. 48 Seaton place north
west, after lingering illness COM
plicated by bronchial pneumonia.
Formerly a resident of Fayetteville,
Tenn. and Ell Paso. Tex. she came
here little over year ago. She is
survived by two daughters, Mrs.
George Millar of El Paso and Miss
Mary C. Holman of Berkeley, Calf.
and another son, Henry X. Holman,
in addition to Joe
Evening star., 1936-04-11
ACE HORSES RUN
AT M|DDLEBURG
Six of Country's Foremost
Timber Toppers Among
AZ in Races Today.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NJ IDDLEBURG, Va, April IL
M Six of the outstanding timber
horses in America, all one
4 4 time winners Of important
,cross- country classics, were among the
Al fiat and steeplechase runners en-
tered in the card of six races which
was to inaugurate the annual Spring
meeting Of the Middleburg Hunt here
this afternoon on the estate of D. c.
Sands. Post time for the first race
was set at 2:30.
Mrs. w. Austin Wadsworth's Hot
spur II, winner of the noted Maryland
Hunt Cup in 1895; Charles S. Ches-
toms Captain Kettle. which took
that classic in 1888 and 1884 and ran
smashing second last year; Flying
Horse Farms The Prophet, Virginia
Gold Cup victor; Mrs. Frank NJ
Gould's Ostend, former winner of
the Middleburg Hunt Cup. and Mrs.
Vadim Makaroff's Gigolo were among
those expected to make up the field
for the featured gallop of miles and
over post and rail fences.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
Exhibition Tits

BY the Associated Press.
Washington (A0, II; Philadelphia
(N),
Brooklyn (N0, 2; New York (A), /.
Pittsburgh (N0, Is; Memphis Is.
A., 4.
Detroit (A.), 4: Cincinnati (N), /.
st. Louis (N), 6; Springfield (W.
A., 2.
Albany Il. L., IL; Navy, /.
Today's Schedule.
Albany Il. L. VS.. Washington (A9.
st. Louis (A) VS.. st. Louis (N).
Boston (A) VS.. Boston (N0
New York (N.) VS.. Cleveland (A).
Chicago (N) VS.. Chicago (A9.
New York (A.) VS.. Brooklyn (N).
Philadelphia (N) VS.. Philadelphia
(A.).
Detroit (A.) VS.. Cincinnati (N).
Pittsburgh (N) VS.. Knoxville
q. ~.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
Thomson and Little.

T AWSON LITTLE is territcaliy
IL long-one of the greatest OF all
the wooden club players-but ne
hasn't the bulk that Thomson has.
I talked with Lawson, and his angle
of power building is almost exactly
the same as Thomson's, except that
he delays little longer on the down.
swing and getting the left hip out OF
the way. Thomson is about ID yaros
past Little and Little is about 10 yaros
past most of the better hitterS.
Just how far can Thomson carry?
Over level ground I measured several
drives right around 300 yards. With
a following wind from an elevation he
can beat this. Don't forget there are
few in golf who can carry $50 yards.
1t is no unusual sight to see Thomson
home with a drive and iron on
a 500-yard hole where mary others are
Evening star., 1936-04-11
A LOT of fishermen have trouble
Y enough landing fish with
. regulation tackle, but o. A
n Cane of West Palm Beach,


~ regulation tackle, but o. A.
n Cane of West Palm Beach,
Fla, prefers to 90 the Strong-arni
route when he brings in a marlin, as
the story reaches US.
This was when he caught q 149-
pound marlin with his bare hands.
On this trip he had been keeping a
weather eye out for most anything.
His eyes fairly bulged when he saw
a big marlin lolling laZily along IN
the surf. He had on his swimming
trunks and as he jumped into the
water, Cane yelled to those fishing
from the beach, there's a big marlin
out there. and I'm going to see what
can be done about it."
When the marlin saw him, it started
swimming out toward the reef. 1t
was then Cane took charge Of things
and he grabbed the fish by the tail.
For over 20 minutes he wrestled with
the big fish before he succeeded In
getting it on the beach. With Cane
astride, the fish bucked like mustang.
To give some idea of the salt fishs
strength, Cane weighs 163 pounds.
and a man who came to his assistance
tipped the beam at 135 pounds. The
fish pitched them around like they
were children.
The marlin measured feet 8 inches
and is one of the largest reported
caught in those waters.
IMAGINE the plight Of fisherman
= with a prize story but no name for
his fish. That's the predicament
Edward johnson of Old Point Comfort
finds himself in after making his
catch In the bay near the New Cham
berlin Hotel. AL the old salts living
In the vicinity Of these famous fishing
grounds have shaken their heads IN
Evening star., 1936-04-11
Leading Riders Compete.

CHESTON'S Gray Cock, which has
accounted for outstanding cup
events in Pennsylvania, was the sixth
entry on the list.
In addition to this imposing field,
horses prominent in the recent meets
in North and South Carolina and at
Richmond were among the nominees
for the auxiliary contests. Many of
the leading gentlemen jockeys of the
East were slated to ride and a large
delegation of visiting sportsmen from
New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware and
other States was expected to join
Washingtonians and Virginians in the
stands.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
PREP TENNIS NEXT
Dewitt Favored to Take Tourney
Starting Next Friday.

With Nathan and Allie Ritzenberg.
junior champion and runner-up Of
the city, now enrolled as students,
Dewitt has been made an overwhelm-
ing favorite to win the tennis cham
pionship of the Districts private school
in competition starting next Friday.
A month of inter-league matches
between the members-Devitt, st.
Johns. Friends, Landon, Georgetown
Prep and Gonzaga-will precede the
annual singles tournament which will
be held at the end of the season in
mid-May. st. Adams, the defending
champion. will not compete this sea-
son. The Schedule:
April II, st. Johns at Friends: Is. Lam
don at Friends; %. st. Johns al. George
town Prep; "a. Gonzaga at st. Johns; %.
Dewitt at Georgetown Prep; 30. Friends
at Georgetown Prep.
MAY 1, Dewitt at Gongaga; 4. st. Johns
at Dewitt and Gonzaga at Landon; 6. Con-
zaga at Georgetown Prep; z. Landon at
IL st. Johns at Landon: 13. Landon at
Dewitt and Gonzaga at Friends.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
D. C. MASONIC FIVE
WINS AT HARTFORD
Trims Host City Fraternalists.
Washington Rollers Shoot
in National Tourney.

HARTFORD, Conn, April IL
Victorious over the Hartford
Masonic five in a duckpin battle last
night, the Washington, D. c., Ma
sonic team tonight will lead a large
delegation of Capital City pin shoot
ers into action in the National Duck
pin Bowling Congress championships
Washington is represented by one
of the strongest groups in the tourna-
ment.
Cleary, with Ala set and game of
183, was high man in the D. C.
Masons' triumph, with Phillips, who
rolled 403, including a game of 168,
pressing him for honors. The scores:
UASuTNCTnN
Evening star., 1936-04-11
70 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR
DUCK HARLEY of Washington

RUCK HARLEY of Washington
set two new records in the At
lantic Coast bowling tournament
here when he shot a game of 1872
and set of 352. Harley's set was
three pins better than that set re-
Gently by a Massachusetts, bowler.
Chevy Chase Clubs tennis tour
nsment will start April 90, with
competition listed in mems and
women's singles and doubles and
mixed doubles. The Tennis Com
mittee consists of James H. Hop
kins. chairman; Edward D. Dom,
jr.; J. Upshur Moorhead. Frederick
H Brooke, Walter D. Wilcox and
William c. Morrow.
Washington lost the final game
Of the exhibition season when
Harry Harper and Bert Gallia pre-
sented the Phillies with the two
runs by which the Mats were de-
feated, 81. Gallia walked in the
winning run in the eighth.
Evening star., 1936-04-11

come imp" I asked I'm addition to
hips" he answered. II call lot on
my back muscles. To hit golf ball
long way you have to call on almost
every muscle. You don't do this con-
sciously. But they must work together.
Naturally. strong hands help lot
strong hands and strong wrists"
Evening star., 1936-04-11
BOB BELLMAN ON HILL.

Bob Bellman will take the mound
for the Takoma Tigers base ball team
tomorrow when it faces the Ross Jew
elers at the Silver Spring diamond at
Q o'clock. The Tigers are booking
games with Montgomery County clubs
at Shepherd 2097 or Georgia 5499.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
TERPS AT v. M. I. TODAY.
special Dispatch to The Star

DEopUINK4
LEXINGTON, Va, April 11-Uni-
versity of Maryland's base ball team
was staying over here today for a
game with the Virginia Military In
stitute nine after being rained out
of its contest yesterday with Wash
ington and Lee. 1t was to be the
Terps' first Southern Conference
game of the season.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
GEORGETOWN HITS BASKET.

With Harry Chism leading the scor-
ing with IA points, the athletic di-
rector of Georgetown Boys Club
licked the officers of the Washington
Boys Club, 34-18, in their annual
basket ball game in the losers gym
last night.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
MUNSELL SCORES K. 0.

TULSA, Okla. April II (P).-Junior
Munsell, Oklahoma City heavyweight,
knocked out Joe Doctor of Buffalo,
N. Y, in the second round here last
night. Munsell. who scaled 1876
pounds, was outweighed by 10 pounds.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
Varied Sports

College Base Ball.
Penn State, 6; Western Maryland, 5.
Illinois College, II; Iowa, IL.
Michigan. IA; Ohio Wesleyan, 2.
Illinois, 2; Ohio State, /.
Auburn, 3; Georgia, 2.
Wisconsin. 16; Bradley Tech, Z.
College Track.
Texas A. and M. 80; Rice, AZ.
Chicago, 81; Northern Illinois
Teachers, 81.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
M. A. C. NINE MEETS.

The Maryland A. G. base ball team
will hold a meeting tonight at 8
o'clock at the home of Chris Hutch
inson, business manager. is Palmer
avenue, Seat Pleasant, Md, it has
been announced by Manager Harry
Edelin,,
Evening star., 1936-04-11
Other Prizes Are Offered.

SUCCEEDING winners will be
- awarded memberships in the
American Chess Federation, an in
dividual copy of the 1885 A. c. F.
yearbook, which contains so of best
games played in the national match
of that year. and a paid subscrip-
ton to chess bulletins released by the
federation. Ten memberships will be
awarded.
Minor prizes will be individual
copies Of the Laws Of CnesS as pub
lished by the Illinois State Chess
Association.
Assisting Chairman Wimsatt on
the Honorary Adjudication Committee
are Messrs. I. S. Turnover, Irving
Belt, w. H. Mutchler, Donald H. Mug
ridge and D. S. Burch. Wimsatt will
introduce the star Of the school con-
test and Turover will welcome Steiner.
All players are urged to bring
their own boards and men. as facili-
ties at the center are limited, and
more than 100 boards are expected
to be used.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.

Oakland, s.; Portland, 4.
Seattle, 20; Sacramento, 8.
San Francisco, 6; San Diego, 3.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
|CHESS MASTERS
EXHIBIT TONIGHT
Fox and Steiner Will Offer
Unusual Performance at
Jewish Center.
BY PAUL J. MILLER, JR.

~ ARELY have the chess fans OF
- Washington had the privilege
N of playing a simultaneous
= game with two famous masters
during the same evening. but tonight
at 7:30 at the Jewish Community Gen.
ter. students from high and graded
schools will seek to capture the 81
prizes to be given in the Albert w. Fox
exhibition to students who score
against the retired master. Fox will
give the odds of a rook to each op-
ponent.
Herman Steiner, champion of the
Pacific Coast and member Of the In
ternational American Chess team, Is
en- route from California to New York
where he will compete for the United
States championship and is expected
here in time to participate in the
rapid transit battles which will be con-
Quoted under the auspices of the Wash
ington Inter High School Chess Fed
Grafton.
Chairman of the Adjudication Com
mittee and Master of Ceremonies w.
Kurtz Wimsatt believes the occasion
this evening will be the largest in high
school annals. The first to score
against Fox will receive a beautiful
loaded and felted, college size set OF
Bird chessmen. a chessboard and a
copy Of the Laws Of Chess.