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Evening star., 1939-07-22
Par Unbroken as Public Links
Aces Tune for Title Scrap;
Oliver Has Card of "

They gave the course credit, did
the young clerks. and steel-workers
and millhands who golf in their
spare time, as one of the most ex-
citing, stroke-eating layouts in the
country.
Carl was aWed by the size of the
green's, "bigger'n lot of counties. "
The big policeman paced off one
putt and found it was IS feet from
green-edge to the cup.
AL Leach, the Clevelander who
beat out Louis Cyr, Vancouver,
Wash, railroader, for the title last
year, went around in 10. Cyr posted
a IS.
The vanguard's consensus was
that l55 would be plenty good
enough" to qualify for the 81 places
in the title round.
Oliveri Shoots II.
Six-stroke "buzzards" on the par
three 18th hole were common. No.
II is 184-yard shot from elevated
tee to plateau green, over rough
combining the unpleasant features
of briar-patch and long beard.
Andy Oliveri, Washington, D. c.:
Bart Taro, Seattle, and Larry Hues-
by, Tacoma, had IT'S. Jack Shaw,
Spokane, was alone at 78. Nick
Fabrizio, New York, was in the 70
bracket, one less than Granton
Barrett. Dallas; Robert E. Lee and
Gerrby Bert, jr, Seattle, with 80s.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
An-Austra|ia Final
Crawford's S Goal
AtLongwood
Jack Must Defeat Mako
Today to Face Quist
In Title Net Tilt
Hy the Associated Press.


BROOKLINE, Mass, July 22.-1f
the veteran Jack Crawford of Aus
tralia has his say, which seems more
likely than not. the Longwood Bowl
tennis tournament will wind up in
an all-foreign final, the first in the
history of that 47-year-old grass
class.
Crawford meets Gene Mako, the
United States Davis Cup doubles
player, in the last of the semi-fnals
today and the winner will oppose
Adrian Quist, also of Australia, in
the Sunday finale.
Quist Overwhelms Low.
Quist, the Australian Davis Cup
star, became the first foreigner to
gain the final since Gerald Patter-
son, his countryman, turned the
trick IA years ago. Quist qualified
yesterday when he overwhelmed
Bobby Low. the Stanford sopho-
more, 60, 6-3, 6-3.
After Crawford fulfills his singles
engagement. he will team with Quist
1or Seml-f1nalS doubles match
against Chester and William Murphy,
the Chicago brothers. The winners
will appear in the final against Mako
and Frank Parker of Pasadena.
Calf, the top-seeded team which
bested Johnny Doeg of Rumson,
N. j.. and Gardnar Mulloy of Coral
Gables, Fla, 6-3, 6-3, Yesterday.
Women in Final Play.
The competition in the women's
division was down to the final stage.
Katherine Winthrop of Boston
was scheduled to meet Helen Bern
hard of New York, last years winner.
for the title, before teaming with
Mrs. Virginia Rice johnson, also of
Boston, against Elizabeth Blackman
OF Detroit and Marilynn McRae of
Little Rock, Ark, in the team finale,
Evening star., 1939-07-22
Ring Body's Criticism
Has Turner Ready
To Quit Sport
Willing to Let Others
Promote Boxing That
Hos Made No Money
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

No little disturbed by the boxing
commissions annual report which
| labeled his arena small, stuffy and
unattractive," and observed that an
additional promoter in the field
might create competitive interest in
the sport, Promoter Joe Turner this
morning indicated that he will aban-
don boxing to its fate in the autumn
and concentrate on wrestling.
1t was painful enough for Marse
Joe to be reminded that boxing has
collapsed like, wounded balloon,
but to lay the blame at the we'll
polished door of his defenseless
arena was slurring the wounded.
Turner doesn't bruise easily and
heals even more quickly. but he'll
be long time shaking off this peeve
at the commission.
Stadium Too Small.
so Washington needs a larger
arena" he snorted. Whats wrong
with Griffith Stadium, isn't that
large enough? I have as much room
as Mike Jacobs right now with the
ball park, and it'll hold all the peo-
pie we can draw around here for
boxing show. The arena may not be
large, but We can't even fill it any
more. What's the sense In building
place seating five or ten thousand
when you can't get a bout that will
draw 1000?
That's where the trouble lies
with the bouts, not the arena. You
can't get good match. If I could
I'd put it in the ball park-it1l hold
as many as 10000 fans. Don't let
the commission tell you that all you
have to do is pick up the telephone
to get a good fight With all its
influence it hasn't been able to get
one for the National Boxing Asso-
citation convention, and I'll bet over
100 letters have been written to
various managers. If the commits
sion can't land a match it stands
to reason I'd have some difficulty
getting one.
The Comforts of Home.
They talk about the arena being
stuffy and unattractive and the city
needing an additional promoter, well
what about the Rialto Theater
shows couple of years ago, and the
American Legion shows at Camp
Meigs? Both places had good fight
ers on their cards and the Rialto
had carpets on the floor and over
stuffed chairs for the fans-but no
fans. They couldn't make a 60 of
1t and folded, but neither place lost
$4,700 like have in one year. I've
tried to keep boxing alive, throwing
good money after bad, but I can't
keep it up. When they criticize the
arena they're liable to scare away
people who've never been there, and
it's not as bad as the commission
paints it.
"Boxing's not hobby with me
but business, and it's bad business
to lose as much as I have in one
year. The small profit I've made in
wrestling has gone right back into
boxing, but I'm getting tired of
doing that. If somebody wants to
build a larger arena and promote
fights there it's all right with me. I
won't oppose them, I'll do all I can
to help make it click. They're
welcome to the boxing this winter,
because I think I'm going to throw
in the towel"
And the tone of Uncle Joes voice
indicated that he meant it.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
Nelson Still Choice
In Western Golf
Paced by Metz
National Open Champion
Is Only Stroke Off
81 Leader Hits
BY the Associated Press.

by tIc hSSOCidleu FTtaS.
CHICAGO, July 22.-Dick Metz
was the leader but Byron Nelson
the on-nerved Texan, still was the
most feared man in the field as the
Western Open golf tournament
swung into the second round today
The handsome Chicago pace
setter carved out 4-under-par 81
yesterday over Medinah Country
Clubs e-studded No. 3 course
while Nelson of Reading, Pa, ne
gotiated the easier No. course in
68, two under par.
Nelson, displaying the same
grooved style that carried him tc
the National Open title and to the
finals of the P. G. A., is the locker
room favorite to carry off the title
and the $3.50 top money.
Metz Hits 81 Coming In.
Metz got his slim margin with a
par SO on the front nine and a blaz-
ing 81 coming in. Tied with Nelson
for runner-up honors was Lloyd
Mangrum of Los Angeles, youngest
of the three golfng Mangrums
Harry Adams of Medinah and Jimmy
Hines of LakeviAe, N. Y. tied for
fourth at SO, completing the list OF
par busters for the day.
Ralph Guldahl of Madison, N. j..
trying for his fourth straight West
ern Open title, came close to shoot
ing himself out of contention yes
terday, taking a 3-over-par IA or
the No. 3 course.
Il was pretty lucky to get even
a a." Guldahl said. "I was play
ing very poor golf. Judging from
the first days scores I wouldn't
be surprised to see par for the Y
holes win this thing"
Two Amateurs Get Ills.
Bracketed together at II were Vic
Ghezzi, Deal, N. j., and two anna
teurs, Don Armstrong of Aurora
ILL.,, and Milton Beal of Davenport
Iowa, a stroke ahead of host OF
prominent stars.
Henry Picard, new P. G. A. title
holder, OF Hershey, Pa, used Y
strokes, as did Jimmy Thomson
Shawnee on Delaware, Pa; Sam
Snead, White Sulphur Springs; Ray
Mangrum, Oakmont, Pa; Johnny
Bulla. Chicago; Ernie Harrison, Chi
cago. and five amateurs - Alex
Welsh, Rockford, 1lls Frank Per-
pich and Earl Wilde, Chicago; Ar
mold Minkley of Aurora, ILL.,, and
John David, Indianapolis.
After today's 18 holes the field
will be cut to the low so pros and
ties and the low % amateurs and
ties for the final SO holes tomorrow
Evening star., 1939-07-22
By WALTER McCALLUM.

Quite few OF our brave lads who
make their living-or part of it-by
their skill with driver and putter,
are on the way today to the pictur-
esque little town of Bedford. Pa.
where for two days, beginning
tomorrow, they are going to play a
part in the annual links show put
on at the Bedford Springs Club.
Each year a goodly segment of the
professional golfers around town
and a few amateurs motor up into
the Pennsylvania hills, usually COM
ing back with more coin in their
jeans than when they started.
For the golf pros around Wash
ington have done all right in the
little two-day tourney staged at Bed
ford Springs, where they meet the
best of the Pennsylvania pros, and
manage to hold their own. Leo
Walper, Middle Atlantic P. G. A..
champ; George Diffenbaugh of
Kenwood, the mighty mite who has
won two tournaments in a row; Cflff
Spencer of Beaver Dam; AL Hough-
ton and several others are to make
the trip.
The amateur pro tourney, first OF
the two affairs listed, will be played
tomorrow. On Monday the pros will
play SO holes for a fairly sizable
purse. It's good golf country, and
good golf course, up there in the
cool of the Pennsylvania hills. The
course isn't long, but it's tricky. with
quite a few water hazards.
Walper- Houghton Challenge.
Walper and Houghton and par
ticularly Houghton, are out with q
challenge against any other local
pair for a best-ball match for a
stable purse. So far no local duo
has taken them up, although WHY
Cox and Bobby Cruickshank are
willing to play them. But they want
local competition, and no doubt
they'll get it-plenty-when the
word gets around.
The pros have shown little dis
position to arrange regular sched-
ule of exhibition matches, but Wal
per and Houghton are willing to
start the ball rolling If they get
along all right with their work they
may make the rounds of the clubs.
Over at Washington Dave Thomson
is planning a match for Sunday,
July 30, with Leo Walper as his
partner, against George Diftenbaugh
and Bob Barnett.
Four matches have been played
in the second round of the Horton
Cup tourney at Washington, for
players with handicaps between IL
and II. These have resulted as fol-
lows: F. N. Stricklin defeated j. F.
Myers, 3 and 2; John S. Nicoll de-
feated G. Gay Harrell, 2 and l.;
J. R. McGuiness defeated A. T..
Rickett, 5 and 4; D. E. Lee defeated
j. w. Sawyer, 6 and S.
Entries will close Monday with
Mrs. Ed Widmayer for the low
handicap tourney at Argyle, to be
played Wednesday. 1t will be the
first tourney to be staged by the
women of the Argyle Country Club.
The high-handicap players will be
entertained in a similar event on
August 2.
Washington Boys to Baltimore.
Andy Oliveri, a handy man with
driver and mashie; slim Jim Gipe
and Bob Morris, Washington's trio
of qualifiers for the national public
links championship, were to go to
Evening star., 1939-07-22
Johnstown Moy Hang Up
World Record Todoy

JohnstoWn not only is expected
to run away from the field at Ar
lington on a dry track but there Is
a stout belief that he will set track
or even world record on his way
to win
In the way of blazing speed he
probably is the fastest horse that
ever raced from a mile to mile and
quarter And he also has shown
he can handle the mile and half.
There is little doubt that Johns
town will prove his place for the
special match race if the same can
be brought about.
In the words of Mr. Kipling, "'E's
Injia rubber idiot on the spree"
His terrific speed doesn't happen
to mingle on terms of social equal
ity with mud. This slight defect may
cast a faint shadow over his all
around greatness, but it still leaves
plenty of horse.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
The
SPORTLIGHTj
Another Classic Race
For PimIico Brews
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

opcSaaA NoiAeepOnQeut OF Inc SteY.
NEW YORK, July % (N.A.N.A)-
Arlington Park. Chicago, and IIol-
lywood Park, Los Angeles, will COM
bine to write the saga of the swift
today. For Johnstown, the Equine
Gale, is running against time and
strong field in the Arlington Class
ic as Kayak II and Cravat mix it up
in Hollywood for another $4,000
purse.
The two races will be worth $780,,
900, which is worth more than q
normal amount of scrambling. More
important, these two races may de-
velop another special race at Pim-
lico this coming fall. Alfred Van
derbilt is more than willing to put
on another party along Seabiscuit-
War Admiral lines if Johnstown,
Kayak II and Cravat run to form
and their owners are willing to meet
the test.
Pimlico would be the ideal spot
and young Vanderbilt the ideal
host for such a race-provided al
ways the rival talent runs up to
expectations.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
D. 6. Track Club
To Meet Navy

All members of the Washington
Track and Field Club who desire
to participate in the clubs meet
q week from today with the Naval
Academy at Annapolis are re-
quested to attend a meeting to-
morrow at II am. at the Catholic
U. gym.
Dorsey Griffith, club coach,
needs particularly a pole vaulter
and a javelin thrower to round
out his squad.
The clubmen will be guests OF
the Academy at supper.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
List Two Twin Bills

Georgetown Athletics face the
Herculean task of playing two twin
bills in as many days with Virginia
.All-Stars supplying the competition
this afternoon at East Falls Church,
and Ivy City Giants on tomorrow's
schedule at Green Valley Stadium.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
As Sign Youth Of II

DETROIT, July 20 (P.-Earl
Mack, acting manager Of the Phila-
delphia Athletics, has announced
the signing of Dean Wilson, 17-year-
old pitcher for Capac, Mich, in the
Michigan Ontario League, who is
to join the team Immediately.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
BY WILLIAM McGAFFIN,

BY WILLIAM McGAFFIN,
HELSINKI-Three hours from
here by train in the idyllic setting
of the northern lake country, they're
getting ready for a new item on the
Olympics program-gliding.
Visitors to the 1896 Olympics, OF
course, saw some gliding, but only
as a demonstration sport. It's an
official competition for the first time
next year.
So the Jamijarvi Gliding School
on Lake Jami, 1876 miles north OF
here. is preparing for company.
Gliding, you know, is compare
lively recent importation, but the
Firms, who are old hands at "fly-
ing" on skis, rapidly have become
staunch converts.
Ski jumpers, in fact, are the most
successful students at the Jami-
jarvi school. whose 363-acre flying
field is 718 feet above sea level and
389 feet above the level of the lake.
Leo Laakso, Finnish ski-jumplng
champion, promises to be one of the
threats on the Finnish gliding team.
Depends on Weather.
The four days of competition will
come some time between July % and
August 4, the exact dates to be
chosen by an international commit
tee which will meet every morning
during that period to weigh weather
conditions.
All takeoffs will be by airplane
towage. Finland will supply tow
planes and pilots for all who desire
them, but each competing country
is privileged to bring three planes Of
it's own.
Four gliders and eight pilots can
be entered by each nation, but only
three of each will be scheduled for
action, the remainder being held in
reserve.
A gold medal will be awarded the
pilot securing the largest total num-
ber of points in two long distance
and two altitude flights. Second
man gets a silver medal; third,
bronze.
Plenty of Competition.
The competitors will fly in gliders
patterned after a German make,
recently selected by the Federation
Aeronautique Internationale after
testing five different types-two
German, two Italian and a Polish.
While Finland can't compete with
the others in construction, she is
surpassed only by Germany and Po-
land in number of participants.
More than 5000 Firms have be-
come gliders since 1884 when nu-
merous gliding clubs started spring.
ing up about the country, under
control Of the Finnish Air Defense
League.
Each year 500 more join their
ranks, most of them learning the
art at the Jamijarvi school, which
has two hangers with capacity for
up to IS gliders; a shed with three
tow planes; a repair station; a store
Tor spare parts; tower for drying
and airing parachutes; a meteorolo-
glcal station; instructors quarters
and clubroom.
Then there are living accommo-
cations for $50 pupils, and a restau-
rant seating 100 persons while the
immediate neighborhood is equipped
to board and room the Olympic
overflow.
Besides gliding, Jamijarvi offers
the additional attractions of sandy
lake shore ideal for bathing and-if
you can stand more vigorous type
OF bath-the inevitable native sauna.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
Vic Sampson q Pitcher

Vic Sampson, whom Washington
football fans are trying to send to
Chicago for the all-star grid game,
will pitch for Hamilton Decorators
tomorrow when they oppose WASH
ington Grove on the latter's field
at 2:30.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
7-Up Visits Lynchburq

7-Up Is scheduled to travel to
Lynchburg, Va, today for a single
game and double-header tomorrow.
Lanny Birch. Otis Printz and Frank
beavers will handle the pitching
assignments for Connie Wyche's
club.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
Battery Nine at BoIIston

Gilley Steele's Service Battery
nine, first-half champions of B Sec
ton, National City League, will in
wade Ballston tonight for a game
with Lu Blues schoolboys. Les Hoff
will hurl for the Guardsmen with
Don Chamberlain on the mound for
Blues school.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
Minor Leagues
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
San Francisco. 9: San DIEGO. l..
Sacramento. "a: Los Angeles, Al.
hollywood. 2: Portland, l.
seattle. g: Oakland. 3.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Dallas. 4; Oklahoma City. O.
San Antonio. 9; Houston. l.
Forth Worth. 8: Tulsa. 8.
beaumont. 2: Shreveport, /.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Hartford. g.: Albany, /.
Springfeld. Q; Binghamton. I.
Williamsport, 10; WiiKes.Barre. a
Elmira. 2: Scranton. /.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
Church Nine BOOKING

Sacred Heart tossers, with II
straight victories to their credit,
want games with unlimited teams,
preferably out Of town. Call Pat
Norton at Chestnut 5211 after 6 pm.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
Chew Chase Wants Come

Chevy Chase is seeking games
with strong teams. Call Woodley
22ll after Z o'clock.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
.Hunt-Grant Exhibition
Tops Big Week End
In Tennis Here
Parks Doubles Honors
Stoked Today; Decide
Singles Tomorrow
BY BILL DIsMER, Jr.

With the seasons first public
parks tennis title to be decided
today and the stage set for two more
championship matches tomorrow,
the Sixteenth Street Reservoir courts
become Washington's net center for
the week end which will be cli-
NAKED by a Sabbath exhibition be-
tween Gil Hunt and Bitsy Grant.
Starting at 10 this morning, the
schedule called for seven matches
which will result in the crowning of
the new municipal mems doubles
champions and the establishment
of the contenders for the mems and
women's singles titles.
Rivals Team in Doubles.
Allie Ritzenberg and Billy Turner,
who were to meet in semi-final
singles match at noon, later were to
pair In the doubles final against
either Allies brother Hy and Muir
ray Gould or George Herbert and
John Smith.
The other mems singles f1nalist
was to be established by the match
between defending champion Ray
Stocklinski and third-seeded Hugh
Shelton.
Willie O'Steen's match with Joan
Bransford was to determine one OF
the fair finalists, while Hazel (Jim-
my Bishopp was to play the winner
~ Tho Cborlot<o naoLar NEory, nock
battle before noon.
After the match Miss Bishopp will
leave for Baltimore where she will
seek the Middle Atlantic doubles
title with Anne Harrison of that city.
Miss Bishopp, the only Washington
girl in the finals, and Miss Harrison
will meet Edith Clarke, formerly of
this city and now of Philadelphia,
and Barbara Strobhar, also of Phil
adephia.
Margo Lee Eliminated.
Margo Lee, Washington's last hope
for the singles championship, was
eliminated by Ann Dayette, 6-1,
46, Ga, Miss Dayette in turn be-
ing beaten by Miss Clarke. 60, 6-1,
in the semis. Miss Clarke was to
meet Miss Strobhar for the sections
singles championship.
Only two mems matches were
played in the parks tourney yester-
day, Stocklinski routing the seventh
seeded John Smith, 60, 6-l, and
Shelton eliminating the threat of
Joel Baker, 6-3, 8-6. Shelton and
Stan Haney defaulted their semi
final doubles match to Allie Ritzen-
berg and Turner.
Tentative plans for tomorrow's
windup call for Grant and Hunt to
open activities at 3 o'clock, with the
parks singles championship matches
following. There is possibility that
Grant later will team with Barney
Welsh against the Junior Davis Cup
team of Buddy Adair and David
johnson.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
Blues Have Open Date

Arlington Blues have q diamond
for tomorrow but no opponent.
Teams interested should call Chest
nut OIL.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
Airport SoftbuIIers Win

Airport softball nine defeated
Mitchell Grill by a So count at
Riverside Stadium.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
As Pitcher He Learns
How to Hit Well.

Get him out of this ball park y
mused Will McKechnie, then man.
aging Boston. "and that young man
will do somebody some good"
Today we find the young man
doing all the good In his power for
Mr.. McKechnie, which is mountain
justice. AS soon as he got job
with a club which could afford to
meet the price tag on Walters,
McKechnie bought him-and Wal
ters is pitching McKechnie to the
National League pennant q mean,
of course, if the Cardinals want to
give it up).
Aside from a movement to change
his name from Walters to Walter
a couple of years ago-reversing
the usual baseball procedure, which
when baseball men talk-Buck has
led a quiet life. Formerly weak
hitting third baseman, he now is
a strong hitting pitcher, with symp-
toms of swelling in the pay check
At the start of the season Nc
Kechnie, who knows more about
pitchers than Leland Stanford Mac
Phail knows about alternating cur
rent, muttered something to the
effect that Walters would be the
best pitcher in the league. McKech-
ME makes few positive statements
Even this one dropped from his
mouth as reluctantly as young
tooth.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
Jamijarvi's 363-Acre
Tract Seen Ideal
For Air Events
GIiders Of German Type
Chosen for Altitude,
Distance Tests

This is the final of a series on
ho,D Finland is planning to stage
the Olymptcs nert year,