The Washington times., 1936-03-31
SportFoLk
Like Good
Clothes
By KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

of the world Of make-bel1eVe
wherein the Clark Gables and
Gary Coopers disport their
perfect grooming, probably
few phases Of human activity
are more clothes conscious
than the colorful sphere
which is sports.
The pageantry Of dress af-
forded by horse racing, golf,
tennis, swimming, football and
baseball too, constitutes one Of
the more pleasurable sides to
the business Of writing sports.
One Is nearly always mingling
with men and women who have
. well developed sense Of per-
Sonal appearances.
A Human Tendency
II I have learned anything at
all about human nature in con-
siderable Of . span Of noSing
around the race tracks, golf
clubs, swimming pools and other
places where athletic events are
contested, it is that no matter
how oblivious some men are to
other refinementS, 1t is an indifter-
ent character indeed who doesn't
give some attention to his dress.
Many Of them achieve extraor-
dinary success in assembling hats
and ties and jackets and trousers
and shoes which radiate an aura
Of good taste. This marks them
as well-dreSsed and being well
dressed sets off q man from his
brethren, Just as much as it does
the opposite sex, popularity sup
posed to be the more discriminate
ing about dress.
Good clothes lend anyone a
feeling Of well-being, think it
also gives confidence, no matter
whether ones purpose is social or
business achievement.
Not Most Expensive
TO many the matter of good
clothes doesn't necessarily mean
the most expensive clothes. Rather
it means a good selection OF
styles and patterns which are
suited to the wearer'S build, color.
ing, yes, and calling. The last
is important. That which would
become q ball player wouldn't
necessarily befit banker, even
though their eyes and hair and
skin and height and beam might
be identical. It Is important, you
see, in selecting clothes, to dress
your part.
# I might be pardoned in
bringing the discussion Of gentle
mems wear down to q personal
basis, could mention a few in
the various sports callings who
have registered very definitely as
being striking in their choice Of
habi1iments.
Lou Little, the Columbia foot
bail director who occupied the
same berth at Georgetown for
five years, always had that Fifth
Avenue appearance, even before
Fifth Avenue was just o drop
down town from his office. His
cloSely-fitting double breasted
coats, well-chosen craVats, and
good selection of soft hats with
front brim cooked down, together
with his erect carriage, always
marked him a man apart.
A Jockey Failing
Jockey Sonny Workman, like so
many Of his fellows, pays much
attention to his attire, yet unlike
o lot Of the boys who boot 'em
along the stretch, Sonny never
overdoes the item Of dress.
There's a very fine line between
the well-dressed jockey and the
remainder of his craft which is
notorious for "gay rags" Few
Of them know good balance in the
matter of contrast. There Is
q lot Of difference. you know, be-
tween the nice dresser and the
flashy dresser.
I think the best-looking man I
ever saw in baseball uniform is
Bucky Harris. Good q dresser as
he is on the street, he seems to
fit in his baseball clothes as
though he were born in them.
All Good DresSers
OF the golf pros to come under
the observation Of this fashion OBJ
Server-for day Of courSe-John-
ny Farrell was the tops for links
modes. Too, AL Houghton always
seemed to me to appear quite
fetching when he was the pro at
Kenwood. Roland Mackenzie Is
equally dashing out there on the
tee, his particular weakness being
hats, of which he must have 20.
Barney welsh, the Rockville ten
mis- flash, is a tidy dresser Of the
younger group, and Tom Mangan
is ever irnpeccable either on the
court or the boulevardS. That
goes for Winifree Johnson, Of the
public recreation department and
A. A. u, another stickler for dou-
ble-breasted effects.
''Pete" Bostwick, the gentleman
Jockey who rode last week in the
Grand National at Aintree, always
seems to have stepped out of q
bandbox. So do Charles Chief"
Guyon, Eastern High coach, and
Lynn Woodworth, Of Roosevelt.
Jack Espey is the best-dresSed
local publicity man, and, of
course, Goldie Ahearn Of the local
fight gentry.