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Evening star., 1938-09-13
NEW GOLF SWING
|SREDUC|NGH HOOK
Mcleod Finds That Hands
Held Higher Keep Ball
on Straighter Line.

II you are interested in the technical
side Of golf (and out Of good golf
form comes the results that make the
topnotchers tops) you are like Fred
Mcleod, the little Columbia golf
master, who is a steadfast believer In
proper fundamentals as basis for
good golf.
A keen and somewhat jaundiced
observer OF links fundamentals Che has
seen most of the major championships
over the past IS years. Fred cast a
sapient eye over the boys at Shawnee
few days ago and opined that the
old game is changing in some funda-
mentals Of the swing.
Straight-Line Swinging.
Il notice that most Of these lads
gets their hands higher than the old
timers" said Freddie. They don't
get so much body turn, and they don't
have their hands down around their
shoulders at the top Of the backswing.
Their hands are well up high at the
top and they hit the ball with little
cut. It keeps it straighter."
In the major leagues Of golf as 1t is
being played today they call it
"straight-line" swinging. and most Of
the topnotchers OF today use it. The
main idea. insofar as it can be done
within the limitations imposed by hu-
man muscles. is to swing the club in
a straight line like q pendulum.
Granted that the important part OF
the swing Is the hitting area, which
experts figure is about inches Of the
path Of club-head travel, Fred finds
that the top lads of today have ex-
tended that inches to several feet.
They break their wrists at the top
all right. but they don't break them
as much as the older golfers, and they
do swing in straighter line. You
don't find so many 'hookers around
today"
Won't Say They Play Better.
Not that Fred bemoaned the fact
that golfers Of the style of Gil Nichols
and Alex Smith are not around these
days. He was only pointing to the
dissimilarity Of style between the
masters Of 30 years ago and those of
today.
And I won't say they play better"
he said They do score better, but
that might be laid to better equip
ment, better clubs and balls. I guess
they are more consistent, and part Of
it may be due to their swing methods.
"The old game has changed a lot,
but I notice the guy who can chip and
putt and keep those tee shots in the
groove still can win"
Evening star., 1938-09-13

your second shot-if you hope to
win."
I should say there are at least
dozen golfers in this field good enough
to win this championship. When to-
days medal play is over there will be
the greatest scrimmage and scramble
tomorrow that American golf ever has
seen-for the average of the better
players has improved so much in one
year. Those taken for rabbits may
just as easily turn out to be tigers
at any given moment.
(Cop,risht. 1885. by the North American
Newpspsr Alliance. 1ne.)
Evening star., 1938-09-13
TWO TEAMS NEAR
FED GOLF HONORS
Treasury Defeats Aggies.
War Bumps Patent in
Stars Tournament.

Honors In two Of the four sections
OF The Stars tournament for the Fed
eral golf team championship today
virtually were settled, with War De-
partment on top in section 2 and
Treasury in command Of No. 3.
In matches yesterday Treasury pol
ished of its principal rival, Agricul-
ture,, AZ to ~, and War continued
a victorious march by downing Patent,
5 to l, with all serious opposition over
come.
Treasury's victory, scored at Army
Navy, gave 1t standing Of 20 points
won and lost, with Agriculture. which
had led, second, with 18 and 6. This
was considered the deciding battle of
the section.
War Far in Front.
War. on the Nassau system Of scor-
lngs, has won l9 points and dropped S,
with no rival close and only one
match to go.
In other contests yesterday General
Accounting Office defeated w. P. A.,
4l2 to IA, at Indian Spring to move
in on Veterans" Administration and
Accounts and Deposits In a free-for-
all scrap for the championship OF
section 4, and Post Office Department
playing at Beaver Dam. showed r. E
A. deeper into the section I cellar by
taking all six points.
Today Accounts and Deposits and
Veterans Administration, tied for
their section lead, were to meet at
Beaver Dam; Commerce, with a
chance to supplant R. F. c. at the top
OF section l. was to play the latter at
Belle Haven and Navy and s. E. G
were to battle in section at Indiar
Spring, but most attention was drawn
by Social Security and Justice, which
were to joust at Army Navy in match
to break a tie for third place In sec.
ton l, wit ha decisive victory to put
the winner in the title going.
Treasury Pair Keen.
Brides came in coveys as Treasury
trimmed Agriculture. George Bolger
and Paul Pascke collected five in
downing Art Myer and John Boil,
80. Joe Turner and George Winkler
Of Treasury halved 3 points with
Maurice Cooper and Wilbur Seay.s
Although outclassed, Patent went
down fighting against War. To pick
up Patents lone point A. o. Anderson
and L. M. Goodridge shot q low ball
OF under par on the last nine against
Col. Kenneth Buchanan and Capt F.
L. Parks. Tom Belshe Of War, for
mer Federal champ, played the best
golf of the day as he and Capt. R. G
Rogers turned in q best ball score OF
2 under par to blank c. c. Heath and
c. M. Whitman.
Evening star., 1938-09-13
SOCCER INVADERS WIN

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13 R.-An
improved team Of Los Angeles ALL
stars still was no match tonight for
the Club America soccer players from
Mexico City, and the visitors won the
second game of the series. 81.
The All-Stars scored first, but Oc-
tavia Vial, center forward for Club
America, accounted for two tallies and
Bush MunoL for another as the Mexi-
cans moved ahead. Club America won
the hrst game Of the series Sunday,
I'll
Evening star., 1938-09-13
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

Capt. Thomas Leboulittier won
the national pistol championship
at Camp Perry, Ohio, scoring 28sx
300 to defeat o40 competitors. c. M.
Gettys Of Wyoming was second, 28l,
and L. S. Hall, California, third, 273.
Lu Princeton, Walter Cox's SEN
sational trotter, won a stirring duel
from st. Frisco, driven by E. F..
Pop" Geers, in the free-for-all
trot that featured the third day of
the Grand Circuit meet at Syra-
cuse, N. Y.
4 Edward J. Hesse of Philadelphia
scored an SO to lead the first 18-
hole flight at the Seniors Golf As
sociation tournament at New York.
Evening star., 1938-09-13
Golf PrO,vess of 'Unkn0,Uns'
Makes amateur at OaknnOnt
Toughest One Euer to Guess

with broader shoulders and a bigger
frame. The intriguing grin still is
there. But there lso is more power
and a sounder way Of hitting the ball
against . staunch left side. The
Georgia delegate will be something to
beat.
Some months back, Tommy Armour
told me to watch his Stanford pupil.
Art Doering. Doering had 70, finish
ing the last five holes in the rain and
lightning storm. He was on his way
to 10 when the elements turned
Hitler. You can't leave him out.
And there was Roger Kelly from Los
Angeles terrific hitter who can
carry all Oakmont's fsraway traps
who only needs a little more tourna-
ment experience to be one Of the best
we have seen in years.
They Come From Everywhere.
We knew that Tommy Taller. Frank
Strafaci and Willie Turnesa from New
York would be around. But who had
heard Of Frank Stiedle from Helena.
Ark, and Memphis? Stiedle had "a.
But the feature of his play came from
power when he proved that he could
reach the 478-yard 18th hole with a
drive and an iron on a course that
was far from fast.
You also can keep your eye on Bud
Ward from Olivia, Washington. Bud,
another human siege gun, had par
for u. From hanging, down hill
lie he carried the last green with 80
yards excess, where most of the field
were having trouble in getting home
In 2. On this shot he used a No. 4
wood. The Northwestern entry has
both power and control. And controlled
power Is big factor over a course
1000 yards long.
Kelly and Ward have an edge over
most rivals in this respect. These are
hard greens to hit with the wood or
. long iron. As Gene Sarazen once
said to me-"Today you must be long
enough to eal1 O. . or 1 iron on
Evening star., 1938-09-13
PLAY DELAYED POLO

CHICAGO, Sept. 13 (P).-After four.
postponements, the United States
artillery team Of Fort Sill. Okla, ahd
Austin OF San Antonio. Tex, squared
of again today in an attempt to COM
plete their semi-final match in the
national 12-goal polo tournament.
The winner will meet Santa Barbara,
Calf, for the championship.
Evening star., 1938-09-13
GO FOR HARNESS MARKS
Greyhound, Her Ladyship Strive

Ireyhound, Her 1adysh1p Strive
to Better Own Times.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 13 R.-
The two world champion harness
horses from the stable of E. J. Baker
Of st. Charles, ILL.,, were set today
for new efforts to break their own
records on the Indiana State Fair
Grounds track here.
Greyhound, holder Of the interna-
tional trotting record, was to try
again to better its 1856 mile.
Her Ladyship. world champion pac-
ing mare, was ready for an assault on
its mile record of 1882.
Sep Palm of indianapolis, veteran
reinsman, said he would race the
champions against time only in event
Of a good track and fair weather.
Evening star., 1938-09-13
18 TEAMS IN PIN LOOP
Women Of Bureau of Engraving
to Open Season Friday.

The Ladies' Bowling League Of the
Bureau Of Engraving will open Friday
night with 18 teams, representing evry
section Of the bureau, rolling at the
Columbia Alleys.
This league is one of the newest in
the city, being organized in midseason
last year with IL teams. Records made
then are 12S high game and 101 aver
age game.
Officers are Lefty Ogden, president: !:
Julia Litzler, vice president, and Ruth
johnson, secretary, treasurer and
scorer.
Evening star., 1938-09-13
ONNHITTER GIVES TITLE

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Sept. 13 R.-
Limiting Sioux City to single hit,
Kenneth Sonny" Jacobsen pitched
Norfolk to a 3-to-1 victory and the
Nebraska State League baseball cham
pionship here last night.
Evening star., 1938-09-13
Nervous Over Situation,
MANAGER 1roynor Admits.

Pie would like to skip the subject
entirely. But, being one of the most
obliging fellows who ever cooled a
throat with bottle of soda pop in
the cleaning, he tells you what he
thinks-or part of what he thinks.
1--WE don't kid ourselves" says Mr.
Traynor, gravely. "a streak by the
Cubs, or the Reds, or even the Giants
can steal this pennant from us if We
don't get down to work. We haven't
been winning steadily; that's no Sc
cret. First the hitting is weak, then
the pitching, then both at once
We're up there now because nobody
else has done much better, and we
know 1t.
Its not gonna stay that way. If
any team in the league gets hot, it
might as we'll be us. We have the
ball club. At least, think we have.
II we don't come out on top, it's
because we don't deserve to.
Il hear Bill Terry says we ought
to quit baseball If we don't win.
Well, we pay no attention to cracks
like that. We won't quit baseball
and we won't quit on this race. The
situation is tough. We play almost
all the rest of our games away from
home We play seven with Cincin-
natl, three with the Cubs and three
with the Giants. But tough ball
club can meet tough situation, and
this ball club is gonna be tough.
Nervous? Sure, it amt human
not to be a little Nervous" says Mr..
Traynor That's better than being
overconfldent. Since we had to
slump, It's a good thing we didn't
pick the last two weeks of the sea-
son for 1t. Well be better before
we're worse. Some writer said the
other day, We'll, you got to play
more games than those other fellas.
And one Of the boys spoke up to
him and said, Yes. and we'll win
those games THAT'S they way we
feel"
II that's the way they feel, the
Pirates should win, for they have
the best ball club in the league. But
keep your knuckles glued to wood
(Copyright. 1888. BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Incl
Evening star., 1938-09-13
From the
Press Box
Bottles With Giants
Make Pirotes Shudder.
By JOHN LARDNER.

NEW YORK, Sept. ia team Of
Pittsburgh Pirates came riding into
New York City in the twilight. on the
faint spoor of pennant, with teeth
clenched and nerves twanging, to do a
Job Of work that Pittsburgh teams
have tried to do and failed for II
long years.
New York-"the brickyard." they
call it--has turned back Pittsburgh
challenge after Pittsburgh challenge.
There's broken Pirate heart for
every light on Broadway.
This year the Giants Of New York
hold little hope of winning the nag
themselves-but, in memory Of the
summers when they ruled the tide,
and buf1eted and scuttled the Pirate
craft in the shadow OF Coogans BLUM,
and walked the weary Corsairs one by
one down the plank, the Giants Of 1898
will try to turn the trick again.
Gionts Put Skids Under
Pittsburgh in 1921 Race.
It was back in 1921 that Pittsburgh
sent her proudest, her most swash-
buckling crew into New York in Sep
tember. The Pirates led the league
by seven games. They lowered the
jolly Roger 10 feet from the top Of
the mast to leave room for the pen
nant. They had their World Series
shares counted, and, in some cases,
spent.N In batting and fielding prac-
tice. before the first game Of the
last stand in the Polo Grounds, they
posed obligingly for World Series pic
lures.
They had no fear of the Yankees,
who loomed ahead OF them in the
October seas, and certainly no fear
OF the Giants, who cruised silently
of their starboard beam.
Then John j. McGraw fred his
first broadside. Then a second, third,
a fourth and fifth. McGraw was op-
Grating from the book Of Sir Francis
Drake, and. when the smoke of his
burgh armada drifted aimless and
crippled on the surface of the water.
Five games in row the Giants
won from the Pirates. The Pirates
still led by two, but their spirit and
purpose were gone, and in the next
few days they disappeared from view
while McGraw and his hotspurs went
grinding on to the pennant and to
victory, ultimately, in the World Sc
ties. 1t was one Of the fercest on
slaughts and one of the swiftest COL
lapses in baseball history.
"1t won't happen again." says Har-
old (Pie) Traynor, coming into the
graveyard Of Pirate hopes at the head
of new and streamlined Pirate crew
1T won't happen like that in this or
any other town. II We go down we'll
60 down fighting. Nobody will push us
out of this pennant with. a couple of
dirty looks"
It costs Pie an effort to use the
word "pennant," for the word is taboo
around his outfit. No one knows bet
ter than the Bucs that their gait of the
last few weeks is not pennant gait.
and that lead Of three and half
games can melt in the heat of four
September suns.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-02
Summer School Opens
At Holmes J. C.

The first session Of summer school
opened at the Holmes Junior Col
lege in Goodman Monday, May 80,
with the largest enrolment of stu
dents in the history Of the institu-
ton.
The summer session Is divided into
terms Of three weeks. Students are
Naffowed to register for one two OF
three terms.
High school and college courses in
each department are being offered
The following Is a list Of the MEM
bers of the faculty:
Billie Montague. mathematics and
government; G. J.. Everett, education
Miss Santa Tackett. 18th and 18th
grade English; Miss Santa Hollum
English; Ras Branch. high school bus
mess training; Miss Jessie Van Os-
del. college English and literature
I. C. New. science; A. L. Tidwell, ag-
ricufture.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-02
B. & P. w. Club President
Appoints Committees

Miss Vera Herbert, newly elected
president Of the Business and Pro-
fessional Woman's Club Of Durant,
has named her committees and chair
men for the year OF 1938-39.
They are as follows:
Program - Mrs. Katie Lee Craig
chairman.
Finance Mrs. Maude Tatum,
chairman; Mrs. Rubye Herman.
Education = Mrs. Norma Alsbury
Chairman; Kathleen McIlwain.
Membership and Emblem - Mrs
Lille Brown, chairman; Miss Endams
| vickers, Mrs. Ina Angle.
Publicity Miss Hazel Brannon
Legislation - Mrs. Charlotte Cress
we'll, chairman.
Publication = Mrs. Modena How
ard, chairman; Miss May Brown.
Health - Miss Martha Field, chair
man; Miss Annie Louise Griffin.
International Relations - Mrs. In
angle.
Public Affairs = Mrs. Helen Ashley
chairman.
Scrap Book - Miss Georgia Nc
Intyre, chairman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-02
Community DioI Office
Serves Goodman Citizens

During the first Of May a commun-
ity dial telephone service was in
stalled and opened at Goodman with
AZ subscribers.
The construction work was under
the supervision Of H. w. Myers, fore
mar Of the line crew. The automat-
10 exchange was installed by Mr..
DOWN.
Mr.. Barnett, Goodman contractor.
constructed the building, . feet by
IA feet, of brick veneer with white
plaster walls. The floors and wood
work are stained with dark varnish.
The new equipment is the COM
munity type equipped with six links
and three circuit trunks between Du-
rant and Goodman. Durant Is the
control office for Goodman.
The system will serve IL persons
talking at one time. At the end Of
five minutes the links lock out and
open the lines and IL other subscribe
ers may talk without interfering.
The subscribers of Goodman are
well pleased with the new system Of
exchange.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-02
Open House Is Held b
Telephone Company
Several Hundred View
New Duront Exchange
In Action Tuesday

Open House at the Southern Bell
Telephone Exchange was held in Du-
rant on Tuesday, May 30, with sew
eral hundred visitors attending.
A. M. Boroughs. district manager,
of Greenwood, conducted the open
house with w. c. Martin, local man.
ager, assisting.
Durant exchange has recently con-
structed q new building and installed
the flash system after having had
the old crank-battery system. The
open house followed the Inauguration
Of this new service.
The visitors were greeted It the
door by Miss Neva Nabers, chief
operator. who explained the mechan-
ism Of the switchboard, the equip
ment and the display Of the new ex-
change system.
Other employees assisting with the
open house were the operators: Miss
Ruby Nabers, Miss Anna Mae Counts,
Mrs. Minnie Williams and Miss Pau
line Herman.
Many beautiful floral gifts were
received from customers and those
visiting the exchange.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-02
Vocation Bible School
To Begin Monday

On Monday morning. June 8, al
$50 O'Clock, . Vacation Bible School
will open at the Methodist Church
The following persons will take part
In the school:
Mrs. Dan Comfort, general super
intendent.
Beginners - Mrs. Hermon Odom.
Mrs. Joe Meek.
Primaries-Mrs. Charles Watkins,
Miss Mary Franklin Moore.
Juniors - Mrs. Dan Comfort and
Miss Estelle Jenkins.
Intermediates Miss Elsie Hud-
son.
Pianists - Miss Lavernc Tart, Miss
Ann Elizabeth Grimes and Mrs. Rob-
ert Moore.
All the children in these various
departments In the Methodist Sunday
School are urged to be present the
first morning promptly at $50. There
will be a brief devotional period ev-
cry day and a picnic on Friday at
the conclusion of the school. This
school will be well worth the coop
Grafton of all the Methodist people
and to this end the teachers and
superintendent will give their best
efforts.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-02
Livestock Show Held
AiComo Is OF Interest
10 County Students
Holmes County Students
Moke Good Showing
IN Judging Contests

The fourth annual Northwest Ms
sissIppi regional Fair and livestock
Show was held In Como May 24-2d
under the auspices Of the Panola-Tate
Counties Livestock Association.
The Central Mississippi district
Future Farmers Of America, together
with their advisors, made the trip
to Como by the Holmes Junior Col
leee bus and participated in the
livestock and crop judging elimina-
ton contests.
The Holmes County school teams
trail district Of the Future Farmers Of
America judging contests.
The schools scoring from the Gen.
trail Miss. F. F A. district were as
follows:
Crop and Seeding-Holmes Agri-
cultural High School, Goodman, Sc
cond; Coxburg. Holmes County, third.
General Livestock-zama. Attala
County, second3 Coxburg, Holmes Coun
County, second; Coxburg, Holmes Coun
ty, fourth.
Poultry-Coxburg. Holmes County,
first; Ethel, Attala County third.
Dairy Cattle-West, Holmes Coun-
ty, third; coxburg, Holmes County
fourth.
The schools representing the Gen.
trAldistrict of the Future Farmers of
America were: Ethel, Zama, West,
Coxburg and A. H. s., Goodman.
J. w. Riley, Ethel; r. ". Spencer,
zama: d. d. Davidson, West and r.
w. Almond Of Holmes A. H. s., Good
man, were the advisors from the
above schools to accompany the boys
on the trip.
The judging trip was combined with
an educational tour which included
the Inspection of the Gayoso Live
stock Farm In Memphis and the Dam
which Is located at Sardis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-02
Copt. Howell Celebrates
|98th Birthday

Captain F. A. Howell Of this city
recently celebrated his 9Sth birthday
here at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. B. w. Moore. Captain Howell
is q native Mississippian. He was
BORN in Choctaw County in 1910 and
moved to Durant many years ago.
Captain Howell served In the Civil
War. After being wounded in q bat
tie at Gettysburg. he was transferred
to the cavalry. He has served as
Commander of the Mississippi Vet
Grams and is adjutant of the
Holmes County Camp. Several years
go he vas chosen as general Of the
y. d. c.
He has five children: Mrs. B. w.
foore, Durant; DR.. J. w. Howell,
Durant: G.. B. Howell, Lexington;
Mrs. w. p. Fincher. lexington; F. A.
Howell, Jr, Cleveland. He also has
= number of grandchildren.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-02
County Agent Notifies
Farmers OF County
OF Cotton Listed
Producers Are Asked
To Furnish Office
information

Last week notices were sent out
by T. M. Williams. county agent. from
the county office in Lexington, to all
of the cotton producers in the coun-
ty showing the number of bales Of
cotton on file in his office listed for
the subsidy payment.
In the notices each of the cotton
producers were asked to furnish the
office with the following information,
That all records must show either
the sales or the gin certificates to
prove that their production in amount
was greater tina the number Of bales
shown on notice.
This information must be in tho
county agents office and will be
used in determining the last five years
average production on the farm and
on which a 2 40 cents per pound
will be paid to the producers in
1888
Many Of the producers are return
ing these notices to the office and
are merely showing that they pro-
duced more cotton than the office
has listed and failed to enclose the
gin certificates. Letters have been
mailed to producers again in order
that they may enclose the proof OF
production as the County Committee
is demanding that substantial evil
dopro ~ all ro<fnp prod,~od IN 1Q92
be filed in the County Agents office
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-02
Graduation Exercises
Held Here Friday

Final graduation exercises for the
Durant High School was held Fri.
day evening, May n, in the high
school auditorium at 8 o'clock.
Following the professional . mu'
steal number wal given by the Du-
rant High School Band. Miss La
Verne Tart wa the first speaker
and Miss Ann Elizabeth Grimes the
second speaker ct the ceremony.
Edwin White, prominent young at
torney Of Lexington, delivered the
class address. He was introduced by
Supt. C. H. Carruth.
Marcus Love, member Of the school
board. presented the diplomas to the
members Of the class.
Those receiving diplomas were:
B. j. Allen, Jerry Black, Junior
Melton. Curtis Tart, Clyde Durham,
Doc Winborn, Mary Martha Boat
wright, Margaret Brown, Charlotte
Cresswell, Louise Order.
Catherine Crisler, Mary Katherine
Dalton. Ann Elizabeth Grimes, Marie
Drake, Marguerite Fleming, Katherine
Parkinson, Laverne Tart, Evelyn
Thomas and Gertie Mae Waddell.