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Evening star., 1940-09-10
lame Golfers Still Favored Despite Dark Horse 20 in Amateur
Bogort and Skinker Seem Sure
To Make u. S. Amateur Grodes
But Shea Appears Wrecked

It's drawing, pipe-smoking. bagsy
pants Bing Crosby, the Hollywood
crooner. Bing isn't fitted for this
fast links company as golf me-
chanic. but as a man and popular
figure he is aces.
Autographs Between Shots.
The galleryites hardly give Bing
time TO shank a mashie shot in
between autographs. And he takes
it in stride. To show you what kind
of guy he is, Bing disgracefully
shanked his third shot at the eight
eenth, far to the right of the green.
Unperturbed, he picked up his pipe
and stuck 1t in his teeth. Please
sign this for me?" asked some ragged
caddie. Sure" said Bing. And he
did. Any other guy after shot like
that might have been wacky about
such stuff as autographs. But not
Crosby. He's having a lot of fun
out of this tournament Joe Louis
also has been around, dressed like
page from fashion magazine.
Joe does all right in the autograph
league. too But the crooner tops
the colored boy.
Maurice Mccarthy, the aging ex-
Georgetown golf captain. is in there
at the top today with his 2-undef-
par card of 10. Maurice can lead
the field today, but he needs another
round as good or even better TO
do it, The field hasn't exactly taken
the golf course apart. for only four
men broke par yesterday. But they
have done a pretty good job Of
scoring, all except the older ex-
champs. Chick Evans, for example,
took 70. Francis Ouimet took 81,
and Max Marston and Jess Guilford
did not start. But George Dunlap
at 10, Jesse Sweetser at "A and John
Fischer and Willie TurneSa at II did
all right. They are all ex-champs.
Bud ward is sure qualifler with his
opening round of 70.
Bates Leads Mid -AtIantics.
It would have done Fred McLeod's
heart good yesterday to have seen
little Earle Skinker come up to the
eighteenth. The kid had blasted
one out of trap at the ninth to
bag birdie 4 He put his second
shot in trap at the eighteenth.
He waded down until you could
Just see the top of his tow head.
And he played so fine a shot that
he had only 2-foot putt left, which
he holed. The kid may do himself
lot of good.
Sam Bates of Norfolk shot a 70
to lead the Mid-Atlantic contingent.
Otto Greiner, the tall Baltimore
college boy, had 76 and Jimmy
Watts of Lynchburg. Va, is out of
it with "a. Here are the scores of
! the lOcal lads
Evening star., 1940-09-10

up the ladder, for Phil scored a tech
rical knockout over the durable
Greek only about six weeks ago.
Thus, if Mamakos is as good as Aron
as he is off last nights bout-and
Furr beats Steve, Furr should be a
worthy opponent for Armstrong.
Joe Turner can thank his stars
he has both FUR and Armstrong
under lock and key, safe from ma
rauding promoters with more cash
to spend for top-notch bouts, be-
cause it goes without saying one of
the smart boys would have snapped
up a Fur Armstrong match after
reading of last nights result in
Chicago.
Maybe Joe ought to give Steve
vote of thanks or q ducat to the
forthcoming bort
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Momokos Boosts Furr's Stock
By Getting Draw With Aron

Steve Mamakos' feat of holding
Milt Aron to a draw in their 10
round bout last night at Chicago
was powerful boost for Phil Furr's
10-round bout with Welterweight
Champion Henry Armstrong at
Griffith Stadium September 23.
On the strength of Steves per-
formance Furr's selection as Arm
strong's opponent was not only logi-
cal, but great break for Promoter
Joe Turner and the Variety Club.
Aron is rated the No. l contender
for Armstrong; title and various
promoters have been trying to get
them in the ring at the same time
for months without luck.
Now Mamakos obligingly comes
along and knocks Milt down a peg
or two, simultaneously kicking FUR
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Title Defender Ward,
Six Others Match
Courses Par II
Most Cords Are So High
l44 Totals Seem Likely
To Qualify for Meet
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

MAMARONECK, N. Y, Sept. 10
They said this was one amateur
championship no dark horse" would
stick his nose into, because Winged
Foot was too long and exacting a
course for any except the real star
shooters Yet Maurice Mccarthy,
lr., of Cincinnati was at the head of
the procession when play resumed
in the second qualifying round today.
McCarthy's 10 in yesterdays open
ing round caused good deal Of
surprise, for nobody had given much
thought to him. Maurice was a
power decade ago, but he made
his last real bid in 1881. when he
reached the semifinals. Since then
he has done little more than qualify
on most occasions.
OF course, there was no guarantee
the Midwest veteran would cause his
firecracker young rivals to lose any
sleep between now and the week
end. This was only the start The
big field still faced another qualify
ing round today, and then six rousing
ROUNDS OF maJcn play.
Three Get Around in IL.
Right on McCarthy's slowing heels,
with Ills. were Dick Chapman Of
Winged Foot. John Cree OF Buffalo
and Tom Whiteway of Cleveland.
They were the only others to take
any liberties with Winged Foot's par
of 70. Most scores ran so high, In
fact. that it looked as If a brace of
IT'S would gain admission tonight to
the select group of 81 VINO will
qualify for man-to-man combat.
Seven equalled par in their first
tour of the course, including Marvin
(Bud) Ward Of Spokane. Wash, the
defending champion and a 6-to-1
favcrite to repeat. In the second
group at 8-to-1, were Ray Billows OF
Poughkeepsie, Willie Turnesa of
White Plains and Wilford Wehrle of
Niles, Ill.
One of those who matched Wards
opening 72 was Ellis Knowles of
nearby Rye, N. Y, who is 54 and
twice a grandfather.
Others were Bill Holt of Syracuse,
Skip Alexander of Duke University.
Freddie Haas of New Orleans, George
Dawson of Chicago and Dan Cawley
of Marietta. Ohio. Gus Moreland
and George Dunlap. jr.. were grouped
with seven others at 73 Jess
Sweetser did the best of the old-time
champions when he joined a group
of 10 at "a
Turnesa on Uneasy Seat.
Wehrle was in a big bunch at IS
and Billows was in fairly safe posi-
ton with a rs, but TurneSa found
himself on the uneasy seat with a
II. A total of SO players shot II or
better. which beant that some of
the group needed to improve their
iron play today If they wanted to
continue. Johnny Fischer. the 1886
champion, also was in this group,
and Johnny Goodman, who won it
in 1887, had 78 to worry about.
AS for Bing Crosby, the reighning
sensation of the tournament, he vir-
tually shot himself out of it with an
SO. Between signing autographs in
sand traps and listening to the bright
patter from his gallery, the crooner,
frankly, didn't have much chance.
When Joe Louis, the heavyweight
champion. and Sonny Workman. the
jockey, joined the happy throng on
the back nine the only thing needed
to complete the party was a bubble
dancer.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
CoNifIower 10 Strive
To Keep Heurichs
In Title Play
Must Win Today or Go
Out After Ga Loss
To Waterbury Nine
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Sept. 10
Washingtons Heurich Brewers to-
day were scrapping with their spines
to the wallpaper to avoid elimina-
tion from the National Amateur
Baseball Federation tournament,
with victory over Dayton, Ohio, their
only medium of remaining in the
series after absorbing a GA defeat
by Waterbury, Conn. yesterday.
Faced with being ousted with an
other trimming. the Brewers were to
send Eddie Colliflower to the mound
against Dayton. which spanked Fort
Wayne. 12-1. in the third round as
the battle narrowed to 10 teams.
Garvey Is Pounded.
Waterbury pounded Ed Garvey,
Heurich starting pitcher. and spurted
into a 60 lead in the first two in
nings. The Brewers picked up run
in the third and three more in the
seventh. but were stymied by the re-
lief pitching of Marino, who allowed
only one hit in the last 22s innings.
Yoska, who belted a brace of dou-
bles and two singles, and Longo, who
poled a home run in addition to two
singles, spanked Waterbury's 15-hit
attack, while Kaufman, Barry and
Posnak collected the only three hits
Heurich obtained.
The Brewers scored run in the
third when Knight walked with two
out and scored as Devito dropped
Kaufman's long fly, and added three
more in the seventh when Brewer and
Knight walked and Kaufman was
credited with Heurich's first hit by
beating out an infield tap. Barry
drilled q single to center. scoring
Brewer and knight, and when De-
vito dropped Murphy's fly Kaufman
scored.
Pittsburgh Is Fav0rite-
Pittsburgh remains the favorite
with three straight victories, while
teams which have been eliminated
include Fort Wayne, New York,
Cleveland and Memphis.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Zimmerman, Big and Agile, May
Be Ace of Skins BockfieId
(Redskin Rookies-No. ~

If Jimmy German has any con-
ISOLATION over losing his Redskin job,
it should be the fact that it took
an all-America fullback to beat him
out. Zimmerman, a tall, blue-eyed
newlywed, may be the "Mr. Big" of
the Redskin backfield this year. He
will in size, anyway, his 6-feet-3 and
205 pounds exceeding the height or
weight of any other back on the
squad.
Selected fullback on williamson
first all-America team last year and
at least honorably mentioned by
every other selector, "zim" did
enough for San Jose to justify his
classification as an all-around back
for any team. Most singular record
he owns, perhaps, is that he scored
SO points in each of the three years
he played for San Jose.
AS a ball-carrier, he ranked as
the country's tenth leading ground
gamer last year with more than
1000 yards to his credit, an average
of AZ yards per rush. He never has
failed to complete more passes than
hes missed. with his 65 per cent
passing efficiency as sophomore
standing as his all-college high. And
although he shared punting duties
with two teammates In college,
Coach Ray Flaherty already is on
record with the statement that he
should be the Skins longest kicker
this year.
A native of Arcadia, Calf, where
he first achieved stardom by win
ming all-high recognition, thinner
man had two big thrills the three
years he played with winning San
Jose teams. Both of them came
against Alonzo Stages College of
the Pacific In 1887 and 1899.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
BY WALTER McCALLUM,
Star stan Correspondent.

WINGED FOOT GOLF CLUB,
MAMARONECK, N. Y, Sept. 10
The boys may not get anywhere in
the amateur golf championship, or
they may. No one knows about
that. But two of the trio of WASH
ington qualifiers for the big show
of what they call simon-p pure golf,
meaning that the lads are anna
teurs who pay their own way, today
are in spots where, barring acci-
dents. they can qualify for match
play in what may be rated one of
the great amateur title Journeys of
all time.
Ralph Bogart, District amateur
champion from Congressional, and
Earle Skinker. interscholastic champ
from Columbia. with rs and rs
behind them, are rated as sure shots
to win places in the select 81 who
qualify today for the crown now
worn by square jawed Bud Ward Of
Spokane, but you cannot say as
much for Billy Shea. the former
District champ from Congressional.
With a first-round SO behind him,
Billy needs nothing worse than a
par 72 round today to have chance
to qualify.
Here's the way 1t figures out.
There are "a men to qualify over two
rounds Of medal play for the match
rounds starting tomorrow. Today,
as the field of $50 started there were
SO at II and under. If the average
Of yesterdays scoring holds good
through today, 154 probably will
qualify. The low men of yesterday
will move up today, and the high
men yesterday will be low today
That's the way it works out. But
the middle men, like Bpgart and
Skinker, usually remain about the
same.
Skinker Pulls Out Of Trouble.
Bogart, in early yesterday with
his rs to lead the local trio of en-
trants, had no particular trouble
shooting his 3 over par score. The
kid wasn't putting brilliantly, but
he didn't hit any bad shots. 1t was
different with little Earle Skinker
the boy with the big feet and the
smooth swing. Earle hooked his
opening tee shot deep in the rough
and I mean deep. He hit his next
3 feet and 3-putted for 7. Then
he played the next II holes in
over par. For a kid playing in his
first amateur championship, he has
done all right. If he qualiies-anc
he will-he will deserve all the
praise that may come his way.
Shea hardly has a chance. Only
par or subpar score will do hin
any good and the way Billy played
yesterday it isn't in the cards. He
was bad all the way He said 81
himself. II just couldn't click with
any club" he said. "I just played
badly and that's all there was to it
But I'll do better today"
And who do you think is drawing
the crowds here at Winged Foot
Would 1t be Defending Champion
Bud Ward. or Maurice Mccarthy
the flrst-round leader or three gent.
gents who muffed the ball yester
day to lead the field? None Of these
Evening star., 1940-09-10
G. A. o. Nine Gets Jump
In League PIoyoff

The playoff series for the Depart
mental Baseball League at last is
under way officially with General
Accounting once out in front with
one victory and another game on
the schedule for this afternoon at
the EllipSe.
Previously the Accountants had
played scoreless 10-inning tie
with District Grocery Stores, but
Yesterday they rallied for five runs
in the fifth inning to win. 8-5
The series is being played on a
best-two- OUT of three basis.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Census, Paul Tens Clash

Census Bureau was to face Paul
Brothers today on Monument Dia-
mond No at o'clock in the D. C.
Recreational Department Softban
League. Kavakos Grill whipped
Civil Service, Al, in yesterdays en-
gagement.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
The
SPoRTLIeHT
Golf Veterans Still Rate
GuiIford Ace SIugger
By GRANTLAND RICE,

WINGED FOOT GOLF CLUB,
MAMARONECK, N. Y, Sept. 10
(NA.N.A).- old timers at Winged
Foot still believe Jesse Guilford, the
Boston Siege Gun, was about as long
a hitter as golf ever has known. They
are thinking of the big, raw kid
who came down from Manchester,
N. H. Is years ago, back in 1914.
Guilford had a full swing in those
days, from heel to heel, complete
circle. The galleries always made a
rush for the tee when the Siege
Gun was in action. On one occa-
sion they say he carried the ditch
on the first hole at -Ekwanok, mea-
sured at 308 yards from the tee.
Jesse was about as long then as
any one could be-" Francis Ouimet
says. He was terrific until he cut
down his swing"
Walter Travis said to me one
day at Ekwanok, "Guilford has the
only perfect complete swing I've
ever seen"
The struggle to qualify for match
pldy always Is 4odueu WIFI JIIGeIS,
especially for those above rs in the
first round. They know they can't
afford to do any more skidding. Even
such stars as Ouimet, Evans, Gull
ford, Sweetser, Tolley, Wethered,
Bob Gardner-all champions in
their prime-have known the thud
of dropping out.
Back at Baltusrol around 1927,
Gardner had the ghastly experience
of taking IL on the first hole. He
practically was out of the tourna-
ment before he reached the second
tee.
At Merton saw Chick Evans blow
a one-foot putt in the semi darkness
to prevent him slipping in under
the wire.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
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Evening star., 1940-09-10
Pittsburgh Is Fav0rite.

Johnson, Knight (2l, kaufman. Clements.
Errors-Kaufman (2). Devito (2). Runs
batted in--Yoska (3), Strokalaitas. Longo,
Barry (2). Two-base hits-Yoska (2).
Home run-Longo. Double plays-Johnson
to Mullen to Greatorex to Strokalsitas:
Mullen to Strokalaitas. Left on bases
on balls-Of johnson, 10; on Clements,
2. Struck out-By Garvey, ]: by johnson,
on Garvey. in X innings: OF Glenn
ents. in 525 innings; of Johnson. in
Ga innings. Winning pitcher-Johnson.
Losing pitcher-Gsrvey. Umpires-Vines
and kelly. Time. 2:15.
Evening star., 1940-09-10

In the first year, Zimmerman
threw touchdown pass and scored
another touch" himself to bring
his side 1871 victory in the last
minutes of play, and last year
scored one and set up another as his
mates whipped Stages, 1873. for the
California Collegiate Athletic Asso-
citation championship.
"Zim" has special secondary de-
gree in physical education and will
coach when his pro football days
are over. Belonged to Delta Tau
Omicron social fraternity. His wife
was q San Jose coed.
Evening star., 1940-09-10

If you'll notice you'll find that
Skinker, who isn't the longest hitter
In the tourney had brides on three
of the four par 5 holes.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Fischer Hos Distonce, Control
But Short Gome Slips

Johnny Fischer Of Cincinnati is
among the longer hitters and the
better iron players. Fischer has
the distance and the control needed
Tor Winged Foot His main trouble
mas oeen around the green's, es-
peclally on shorter puts. If Fischer
can get back his putting confidence
he Will be a hard man to beat in
any match.
An argument started as to which
section had the strongest entry list
an argument which got nowhere
In particular.
The Far West offered Ward, Scotty
Campbell, Mccormick and Abbott
among others. The Middle West led
with Doering. The East countered
with Btllows, Mandy and Turnesa.
The South presented Haas and Dun
kelberger, while the Southwest Of
fered Harry Todd.
The final checking will be SIMMER
after the last qualifying round is
finished.
The sudden-death medal plav that
winds up late today often gives ms
many of the main thrills. There
may be anywhere from 4 to 10
men In knot with only a few
vacant places for the first 81. More
than a few finalists have been in
these last place playoffs, barely
scraping in.
This Is where the heat is turned On
ct full blast.
Evening star., 1940-09-10

INTERNATI ,NAL LEAGUE.
Syracuse, 9-1; Jersey City, So.
Only gAmes.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Winged Foot Bunkers Hold
Nightmares Even for O ZONES

These Winged Foot bunkers are
full of Nightmares. Many of them
are out well into the green's edge,
and many of them are quite deep.
Also, often there is a fairly small
green to hit on all explosion shot.
L still recall the eighth holes.
Up to this point Bobby Jones was
running away from the field in the
1929 National Open. After a fine
drive here his second shot, a 4
iron, kicked off to the right into a
guarding trap. His niblick recovery
struck the green and then slipped
over into another trap. His second
niblick returned the ball to the trap
he had just left. Here he was play
ing 5 and still trapped.
He had a tough time getting his
7. If 1t can happen to the Jones
OF 1929 it can happen to any one.
There practically are no breathing
spots at Winged Foot. Almost any
hole on the course can throw you
into sudden panic. The short holes
are long and closely guarded. They
VIII wreck more than a few deserv-
ing young men hoping to qualify and
scramble into match play.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Only Jones and Little Win
Title Two Years in Row

Few champions have been able to
defend their titles a year later. In
the last 25 years only Bobby Jones
and Lawson Little have been able to
make it two in row. This shows
the heavy odds that confront Bud
Ward, the present toga wearer.
Yet Ward has the game to make
1t hard for any one to beat, es-
pecially over the longer route. He
is quite long and his iron play is
first class. He also is an able en-
try with the putting blade. Above
all else, he is a cool, smart golfer
who can handle pressure.
The same is true of Ray Billows,
one of the stronger challengers.
Winged Foot always has suited Ray.
He likes the course and plays it
well. Billows is another hard fight
ing competitor who never is dis
couraged easily.
Among groups discussing the pos
sible outcome by Saturdays finish,
the names of Ward, Billows, Doer-
ing, Dear, Turnesa, Holt, Mandy and
Fischer all are given a chance.
We will know more about it late
tomorrow afternoon when only Is
survivors file into the locker room.
Too many good ones disappear in
these ouick-death matches. Some
are caught on an off round and
others are beaten by outside choices
that suddenly get smoking hot,
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Trade Bodies List
Thirteen Meetinus

Thirteen meetings have been
scheduled for the coming week by
the Board of Trade and the Junior
Board of Commerce.
The docket for the senior trade
organization lists the following
meetings:
Public Order Committee, tomor-
row at 1890 pm. at the Harrington
Hotel; Odell S. Smith, chairman.
Membership Committee. Tuesday
at 1910 pm. In Board of Trade Of
fees; G. Hayward Marshall, chair
man.
Public Schools Committee, Friday
at 1915 pm. at Harvey's Restau-
rant; George E. Keneipp, chairman.
Midwinter Dinner Committee, Fri
day at 7:30 pm. in board offices:
Clarence w. Gosnell, chairman.
Regular monthly meeting of the
board membership, Friday at pm
at the Mayflower Hotel; President
Lawrence E. Williams presiding.
The Junior Board schedule in
NlOoCo lllC 1OllOWl.k.
Officers luncheon, tomorrow at l
pm. at Burt's Tavern.
Evening Meetings Program Com
mittee, tomorrow at pm. in Junior
Board Offices; Austin De Wilde,
chairman.
Membership Activity Participation
Committee, tomorrow at 8:15 pm.
at Burt's Tavern; Hartford Bealer,
chairman.
Membership Committee, Tuesday
at 1915 pm. at Burt's Tavern; Hugh
Nesbitt, chairman.
Boy Scout Committee, Tuesday at
1890 pm. at the Harrington Hotel;
Henry Gichner, chairman.
Traffic Engineering Committee,
Tuesday at pm. in room 1925,
Woodward Building; James Wiley,
chairman.
Weekly luncheon meeting of the
Junior Board, Thursday at 1890
pm. at the Annapolis Hotel; the
Rev. Peyton R. Williams, rector of
st. Johns Church, Mclean, Va.
speaker.
Weekly bowling tournament.
Thursday at pm. at the Chevy
Chase Ice Palace.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Modern Weapons
For National Guard
Units Are Urged
Funds to Improve
Fighting Equipment
Are Being Sought

With the Congress being faced
with requests from the President
and the heads of the armed serv-
ices for billions of dollars for use
In connection with the plans to
bolster the national defense, the
National Guard Association of the
United States has requested num-
Der of improvements, particularly of
Its fighting weapons, which If
granted will considerably raise the
amounts which the regular forces
ARE seeking. First of all, the Guard
officials want definite steps made
to provide them with the necessary
mechanical equipment. They point
out that the National Guard con-
stltutes a major portion of the
initial protective force which will
: be called upon for the prosecu-
ton of its mission immediately
upon mobilization.
The militia officials point out
that the 75-millimeter howitzer,
having Been approved as the ap-
proprlate arm for the artillery
regiment OF cavalry division, they
are asking the War Department to
supply this arm to the regiments
OF artillery which are assigned to
the four cavalry divisions of the
militia. They also ask that the So
callber machine gun troops be as
signed to National Guard regiments.
The plans also cali for additional
expenditures through the assign
ment OF additional Regular Army
personnel to many of the units for
quick instruction of militia officers
and men in the new equipment.
Ihey point out that anti-aircraft
artillery regiments, as at present
constituted, have five entirely diff
ferent types Of combat equipment,
which include 60-inch searchlight,
3-inch anti-aircraft guns, fire-con-
troll equipment, 50-caliber machine
guns and 37-millimeter machine
guns, IN addition to the service
rifle, service pistol, radio and COM
,municationS equipment. This equip
ment, they assert, is very expen-
slve and vey technical, which re-
quires much special technical in
struction. The assignment of addi-
tional personnel will serve not only
to speed up instruction, but might
save damage through lack of
knowledge. They ask that two Of
ficer instructors and three sergeant
instructors be assigned to units in
one city, and where the regiments
are scattered they ask the assign
ment OF three commissioned officers
and three sergeant instructors.