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Evening star., 1940-01-09
Bod Foot Action Hampers
Use OF Hands and Wrists

Here's another point" I brought
out. I've never seen any one use
hands and wrists as we'll as you do.
Most of us want to, but can't
That's because you have bad foot
ection-no balance It's because
you let the body and shoulders take
charge of the swing. You must
clear the way for the hands and the
wrists. You must first get the body
out of the Way-and then bring 1t
in back of the swing, not in front
of the swing But you must have
in mind always that the hands and
wrists are swinging the clubhead-
not the body or the shoulders.
you must do certain things in
order to clear the way for the hands.
One of these is light foot action
not locked foot action. Another is
the full left side turn. Get around
where you have power-and the
feeling of power
, George Duncan used to say,
Don't leave the left shoulder be-
hind I say don't leave the left
shoulder, the left hip, or the left
knee behind. Hands and wrists
-.must be in control of the swing.
I've seen small men over 60 years
old drive a golf ball more than 230
yards, shot after shot. So it isn't
all a matter of physical strength
I've seen Cyril Walker, weighing lis
pounds, win United States Open
and keep up with the big wallopers
some of whom weighed 200. Walker
had clubhead speed through the
moment of impact mean in
creasing speed, not decreasing speed
Just don't try to press-or try to
crowd the shot.
II had a Ct today over a 1000
yard course. You know why? ]
took a longer club than I needed
to take and swung easily. I never
tried to force a shot. Why can't
do that in a championship test?"
"Why?" asked Jimmy.
because golf is very peculiar
game" he said Il mean tourna-
msq1t golf. The mental and psyche
logical side is bigger than any OF
us can face. We are all playing toe
much against ourselves, not against
eur opponents
Evening star., 1940-01-09
league Records lime and Season. Are Bunced Rolling Arcadia
Brescio, in 9TH Round 7. K. O.,
Shows Daniels Has Forto
Go to Be Heavy Hope

but otherwise his classic features
escaped unscathed. Daniels dogged-
ly tried to land a knockout punch,
but his motion was like Walter
Johnson letting go with a speed
ball, and the target either moved
inside or back away out of range.
"Hee's wan tough boy" Brescia
admitted after the bout when he
heet me in the first roun' I do not
know whether I am on ze floor or
not. I do not know where I am at.
I come to my corner and say, What
happen? Do 60 down?' That hoy
hee's plainly tough, and hee's got
big heart, too."
Rest and plenty of it was pre-
scribed for Daniels after the fight
If he wants to continue in the game.
Blood vessels in the region of the
eyes are strained and weakened
from sopping up too much leather
and need a rest. The eye that closed
was the same from which Pat
Comiskey fashioned his technical
knockout victory several weeks ago,
and Daniels was warned that with
out sufficient rest the optic will be-
come more sensitive.
AS for his ring future it depends
on whether his technique improves.
Give Daniels Brescia's poise and
skill and he'd be a true champion
in the making. Give Brescia May
nard's punching power and he'd be
pretty good, too, but there seems
to be no way of making an ex-
change.
In the eight-round semifinal Joe
Temes ground out a unanimous de-
cision over Johnny Buff. AL Gill
bert was awarded a technical
knockout over Nick Manfredo in
the first of a scheduled fve-round
bout. and Sid Silyers took the
measure of Bogeyman Coleman in
the opening five.
A crowd of more than TOO fans
paid $1,01l to see the show.
Evening star., 1940-01-09
Another Indiana Gift
To 6. W. Is Hero in
Court Triumph
GiIhom, Third to Come
From Evansville. Tops
In Rout of Bradley
By BILL DISMER, Jr.

Evansville, Ind, may be Just pin
point on the map to some people,
but to George Washington Univer-
siuy basket ball followers it's fast
becoming known as the breeding
grounds of successful court teams
In the wake of Jack Butter
worth and Eddie Osborne who four
years ago came out of the small In
diana city to start G. w. on the way
to the upgrade of collegiate court
dom, it was Bobby Gilham of the
same town who today was being
nailed as the newest of Colonial
court finds.
Just a sophomore. all Gilham did
at Tech High last night was to score
Is points to turn what had been
expected to be a close game with
Bradley Tech of Peoria, H., one
of the coVntry's finest college fives
last year, into a 47-37 rout for G
W., whose clean-cut superiority is
not revealed by the score.
Gillian Goes on Rampage.
For after the first half. which
ended with the Colonials ahead. 81
18. it was no contest" Gilham
firing five field goals and a fred
shot during the first 5 of the last
20 minutes to give his team IT.
point lead and bring about several
humorous situations. For one. Gill
hams craftsmanship caused Coach
r. j. Robertson to yell "Dummies!'
at his players late in the game-the
same players who last year brought
Bradley Tech an invitation to the
national tournament in New York
For another, Gilham gave his owr
teammates chance to openly laugh
at the same opponents who handed
them an eight-point defeat last
year in Peoria.
EvanSvllle's contribution to G.. w
does not end with Gillian, however
for there is substitute, Charley
Jones, on the Colonial squad des-
tined to see a lot Of action before
the year is out while Otis Zahn's
undefeated freshmen five is brist-
ling with talent from the same
Indiana town. Among the latter
who incidentally won their ninth
straight by defeating the crack Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation five
1925, are John Parrish and jim
Guinnup. while still another Evans
william, Jim Myers-an all-Indiane
scholastic forward in 1939-will re.
turn to G. w. next year. Myers
broke two bones in his foot in 9
preseason scrimmage and has gone
homA until February.
G.. w. Smooth as Team.
We do not mean to imply Gillian
was the whole show, for five o.
George Washington's regulars playee
all but 4 minutes of the game tt
share equally in completely taking
apart the highly touted Midwest.
erners. With Capt. jug" Garbel
again directing, the Colonials thrice
came from behind in that first hal
before assuming a lead at 1871
which they were able to hold.
The beauty of the Colonials' coun.
ter attack, however, was the fac
that less than a half dozen of thei
81 field goals we're made from lont
range, the Buff and Blue-clad con
stantly breaking through Bradley
defense to get in close.
Matt Zunic, another sophomore
seemed just as integral a part of tn,
G. w. machine as the seniors, Ger
ber and Reds Auerbach, and 10,
Conner. a junior, played like a senior
In short, it appears that they hav.
another court winner at G. w. ant
it will be ready for Navy when i
takes on the Middies a week from
toy,, Of Av,ooVo1;c
Evening star., 1940-01-09
By WALTER McCALLUM.

The season Of COLTS annual meet
ings, started last week by the an
nual gathering of the United States
Golf Association. comes to Wash
ington this week with the first OF
a series of three major sectional
gatherings. The Middle Atlantic
Golf Association, Oldest of the four
associations functioning in this ter
ritory. will open the meeting sea-
son with its gathering Saturday
night at the Willard Hotel. In quick
succession will follow the annual
meeting of the Maryland State Golf
Association, scheduled for Baltimore
the evening of January 10, and the
gathering of the solons of the Dis
trict Golf Association. to be held at
the University Club February 5.
Jesse T. Bowling of Hillendale
Club of Baltimore will succeed Rob-
ert Stead, jr.. of Chevy Chase in the
presidency of the Middle Atlantic
Association. The 1910 mems cham
pionship tourney of the Mid-At-
lantic will go to the Hillendale Club
in June. while the women's affair
will be played at Chevy Chase in
october.
Three d. c. Men Named.
Three Washington men will be
chosen to elective Offices at the
Maryland meeting. All served the
State association in 1899. They are
DR.. Robert w. Keilty of Congress
sional and Harry G. Pitt of Manor,
slated for reelection as vice presi-
dents for the Washington district,
and Albert E. Steinem Of Wood
mont. scheduled for reelection as
general counsel.
Francis NJ Barker of the Green
Spring Valley Hunt Club of Gar
rison, Md, will be elected president,
succeeding Harry P. Gallagher of
the Baltimore Country Club. Other
officers to be elected are: John M.
Mackenzie, Hillendale, first vice
president; Nathan r. Smith. jr.,
Elkridge. and John D. Hospelhorn,
Rodgers Forge, vice presidents, Bal
timore district: Charles S. Gather
man, ST.. vice president, Western
Maryland district; Edgar M. Lucas,
Baltimore Country Club, vice presi-
dent and treasurer; Emmett Gary
secretary, Hillendale Country Club
Nominations for all officers were
made by committee composed OF
Martin R. West. president Columbia
Country Club; Cecil Spedden, preei-
dent, Rodgers Forge Golf and Coun-
try Club, and Nathan Kaufman
president Baltimore Country Club.
An amendment to the bylaws OF
the Maryland State Association, to
come up for vote at the annual meet
ing, provides that the sectional
representative of the United States
Evening star., 1940-01-09
College Basket Ball
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
George Washington, A.; Bradley Tech, 81.
Yale. 4O Wesleyan, 80.
Alabama AZ: Tulane, 20.
Vanderbilt, 81; Cumberland. 80;
Kansas 40 Loyola Chicago. 60.
Nebraska, a.; Iowa State, %.
Depaul. 56; Kansas State, 30.
Indiana. AS; Iowa. 30
Illinois "a. CHICAGO 33.
Michigan. A; Wisconsin, 80.
Northwestern. As; Minnesota. 3S.
Michigan State. 81: Syracuse. 20.
Purdue 40: Ohio State, 81.
Baylor so: University of Mexico. AZ.
Texas Mines 81: New Mexico. 40,
Eas, TeSss Ss State s9' North re"as
Utah State. 43;. California, 33.
Oregon "A: Idaho. 30.
Utah. So; ST. Mary's tCalif). 81
South Dakota State. 43: Aberdeen North
ern Teachers. %.
Iowa Wesleyan. 30 ST. Ambrose, 81.
Maryville (MoD Teachers SO; Cape Girar-
deau Teachers. 80.
Pittsburg ,KansJ Teachers. 81; st. Bene-
Kirksville lMoo Teachers %: springield
MOI Teachers. a.
Evening star., 1940-01-09
Thomson Explains Mechanics
OF Lonq-Ronqe Hitting

THAT sounds interesting" I said
"But how can most of us average
golfers apply this principle?"
Every swing Jimmy said, must
start from the correct balance. You
must be balanced on your feet. Bal
apced-not locked.
IN the second place, you must
have your legs, body and shoulders
working with the action of the
hands and wrists-not against them.
In most cases the body is working
against the hands.
The average golfer needs much
bigger pivot or turn than he takes
He must let his side come around
much more. In my own case my
back practically is set against the
line of fight. Left shoulder, left
hip. left knee. left ankle, all take
the turn together. Don't be afraid
to take this turn. You really have
to If you want to get any distance.
Then you must finish your back
swing. Once again, most golfers
start their downswing before their
backswing is finished. They just
can't wait But YOU must wait
There is no other way. They must
all know that the golf ball isn't
going to move until they hit it. Sc
why hurry?
Take a full left turn or pivot
finish your backswing, and then
don't be in any hurry to start your
downsWing. Just try to get the
, feeling that you don't have to rush
the swing or the hitting a split
second. just wait for it. No one
can try to put in the big punch half
way through the doWnsWing ano
Then have anVt hing left
Evening star., 1940-01-09
Mrs. Page Gets 3
Aces in IS DAYS
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHAPEL HILL. N. c., Jan. O.
Three holes-in-one within Is
days-such is the feat of Mrs.
Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel
Hill, former national Woman's
golf champion.
The three aces all were scored
on her home course here-the
first December % last. the sec
ond on December % and the
third last Saturday.
Since she took up golf seven
years ago Mrs. Page has made a
total of eight holes-i -in-one.
Evening star., 1940-01-09
Gunnor Is Finlonder
By Woy of Sweden

The Gunnar was born In Sweden,
but he's a Finnish citizen. Like
Maxi, the great Finnish runner. he
volunteered for military duty when
the Russian invasion began, but
the Government told him to stay
where he was and keep doing busi-
ness at the old stand.
! Maxi, on the other hand, Is with
the army I don't know how much
he's worth there. He may be HI on
skis, and the best shot north of the
Baltic, but if he's any less than
that, it seems to me that the
American sports front is also the
place for him.
Here IS tabled athlete, the
greatest runner of all time by the
record book In the last year he
has smashed every important dis
tance record-mile, 2 miles, 5000
meters, 10000 meters, and up No
doubt he can spot a Russian on
horseback a 100-yard start and
catch him in 2 minutes. but I don t
think there are any Russians on
horseback. Not in Makis neigh
horhood
Evening star., 1940-01-09
From the
Press Box
BurIund Aids Finland
By Fighting in U.S..
By JOHN LARDNER,

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (NA.N.AD.-
Gunnar Barlund is one of those
Firms who have been detailed to
service on a foreign front-in this
case, the American caulifower front,
running from Mike Jacobs fountain
pen on the eastern flank to the SUM-
Scared slopes of California on the
west.
The Gunnar is more useful here
than he would be sniping on Lake
Ladoga or skiing before Petsamo.
It's not only the good will he Gre
ates-though any good, game, busy
fighter will create certain amount
of good will The Gunnar is useful
in much prompter and more prac-
tical way, for he fights pretty near
ly once a week and sends most of
every cut to Finland
What's more, his example usually
catches on, and the promoter chips
in with 20 or 25 per cent Of the
gate. You readily can see that if
Barlund forges back to the top rank
of his profession-and he was up
there in 1888, before Lou Nova cut
his eye open-he may be worth a
couple of regiments to his country,
all bV himself.
Evening star., 1940-01-09
Bottery C. Is SiIenced

Battery c cagers of Fort Myer are
moaning after suffering their first
defeat in IA games. losing to Ma
nassas Firemen, 40 to Al. Herb
Saunders led the winners with 20
points, while Burns rang up 10 for
the losers.
Evening star., 1940-01-09
Bancroft Boys Booking

Bancroft Boys Club is booking
games in the junior and unlimited
classes, especially Virginia teams.
Call Bob Bullen, oxford 0689-J,
between $50 and 7:30 pm.
Evening star., 1940-01-09
Hits Green With Second
Shot on 550-Yord Hole

For example, I watched Thorn
son play a 550-yard hole. We were
playing through a dull drizzle with
no helping wind. The green was
guarded by deep. protecting bunk
ers. supposed to be set for the third
shot. On this hole Thomson smacked
out a 290-yard drive over soft turf
with little run.
Can you 60 home from here?" I
asked.
Maybe" he said. But I would
never risk trying to in big tour
nament.'
p. Just take a chance today" I
said.
He had to face a carry of 270
yards over the traps in front of
the green. Yet his brassie shot
carried to about 10 feet from the
cup from fairly close rain-Wet lie
How do you do it?" I asked.
Long hitting" Thomson said
Zones from clubhead speed
through the moment of impact
On its way to the ball the club
head should be gathering speed
reaching its top momentum Just
as the ball is hit. Most golfers
waste their speed before the club
head ever gets to the ball"
You mean they apply their power
too quickly-ahead Of time 7 said.
Exactly he replied. They can't
wait. They put in their punch at
least 2 feet ahead of schedule I'd
say with 95 golfers out of every 100
that the speed of the clubhead is
dying out at least a foot or l8 inches
before the ball is struck. AS a
matter of fact, important tests have
proved this point. The clubhead
is losing speed-when it should be
picking it up"
Evening star., 1940-01-09
The
SPORTLIGHT
King Of Links SIuggers
Tells How He Does 1t
By GRANTLAND RICE,


LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9 (N.AN.A). i.
"A few days ago I played round
of golf with the mightiest hitter In
the game He undoubtedly is the
master walloper of all time, shot
after shot, day after day. EE name
is Jimmy Thomson.
I thought it would be interest
ing to see at close range Just how
dummy Thomson generates SO much
power and keeps so much of it on
a dead line to the pin.
In the first place, Thomson is
powerfully built young fellow who
is around feet II inches in height,
weighing IN the neighborhood of
100 pounds He has broad shoulders,
fine pair of legs and aSgreat pair
of hands But there are thousands
who have broader shoulders, more
weight and bigger hands.
And Jimmy can outdrive most Of
these bv 100 or $50 wards.
Evening star., 1940-01-09
Veal Pot Pie Is Sole
Victor Over Nurmi

Running in this country for Fin
land-at least. partly for Finland
this durable Viking could pay for
guns and skis enough to heckle a
thousand invaders, mounted or
otherwise. American conditions may
be against him-board tracks,
banked turns, smoky air. and the
rest of it-but he ought to be able
to crack par for the course anyway,
and the people certainly will come
out to see him.
| Conditions never bothered the
stoical Paavo Nurmi, a Finn like
Maxi, and the greatest runner of
| the .1920s, If not the greatest run
ner of history Nurmi made his
own conditions. carried his own
watch in his head, and never paid
any attention to his competitors.
AS a matter of fact, his competitors
never got close enough to say
Hello" and if they had it wouldn't
have mattered for Nurmi spoke no
English.
Only one local condition ever
feazed the flying Finn. One day at
luncheon he flanked and sur
rounded a veal pot pie. Later. in
the day the veal pot pie accom-
panied him around the track, get
ting heavier with every stride, until
Nurmi had to quit and call it day,
much to the CONSERVATION of his
American manager, Hugo (Honest
Hugo Quist.
Eye Domoged by Nova
Checked BorIund
That was Nurmi's only bad race
in this country. If he gives Maxi
the benefit of his experience
advising him to lay off the veal
pot pie and try the blue plate.
with choice of vegetables-it's hard
to see how the younger Finn can
fail to run up score over here.
Getting back to Barlund, this
useful Norseman will fight a deci-
sive engagement this week. He
meets Matte Mann of New Haven,
and if he beats Matte, he will clinch
a ranking we'll up among the first
| 10 heavyweight contenders.
The Gunnar was up there once
before, achieving high water the
night he battered Buddy Baer into
the curious state of vertical un-
consciousness. Then the breaks
ran against him, Nova split his eye
at time when he was giving Nova
good high polish, and the Gunnar
had to go back to the end of the
| line and start over.
One of the good things about him
Is that he draws the line at nobody
and fights them all-for Finland
and for glory. I hope he goes on
fighting and winning until he gets
the kind of reward he deserves for
the work he is doing.
Evening star., 1940-01-09

Totals II S42 Totals
-Referee-Mr. Shirley.
Evening star., 1940-01-09

TotaIS-- II II Totals TO 81
Referees-Paul Mention and Orrel
Il ital. eli
Evening star., 1940-01-09
Eye Domoged by Nova
Checked BorIund

Hugo Quist
Evening star., 1940-01-09
Man Of the Decade

was Western Open champion in
1880 and metropolitan ruler in 1925.
Once he finished second and twice
he wound up third in the British
Evening star., 1940-10-13

was sheriff of Montgomery County
Kans., and Washington County
Okla, and later saw service as q
deputy United States marshal In
the Eastern Oklahoma district and
with the Texas Rangers.
He was livestock foreman Of the
Miller Bros. "101" Ranch, Bliss
Okla, from 1906 to 1909.
With the advent Of talking pic
lures, Mix turned to circus and
vaudeville work exclusively.
Although Mix was generally asso-
ciated with the West he did not &c
West until he was 26. Until he was
18-when he enlisted in the Army
to serve in the Spanish-American
War-Tom worked at odd jobs In
Dubois and as q waterboy for lum-
berjacks in the Allegheny Mountain
forests.
After serving two bitches In the
Army Tom went to Oklahoma, where
he joined the Miller Brothers "l0l"
Ranch.
Learned to Ride In Fathers Stable.
Mrs. Emma Schwartz, SO, oldest
sister Of the one-time movie star,
recalled tonight at Dubois that her
brother learned the horsemanship
that carried him to movie fame
while helping their father, who
managed . Dubois stable.
She told Of how young Tom liked
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Tom Mix
Continued From First Page)

left Tucson at ! pm, was serving
as advance agent for a circus sched-
uled to show in Phoenix shortly
The cowboy star was carrying 5000
In cash, 1880 in travellers checks
and several valuable jewels.
Native Of Pennsylvania.
Mix was born at Mix Run, near
Dubois, Clearfleld County, Pa. He
worked as a cowboy in Texas, Ari-
zona, Wyoming and Montana and
won national riding and roping con-
tests at Prescott, Ariz., and Canon
City, Colo, in 1909 and 1910.
During the years when he was
identified with pictures. Mix al
ways was cast as hard-riding, gun
toting hero out to thwart unlawful
acts in the days of the Wild West.
In recent years he has appeared
In Wild West circus shows and for
a time operated his own circus,
the Tom Mix Wild West Show. He
also made frequent vaudeville tours
and in 1888 and 1889 made personal
appearances in Europe.
Mix served with the United States
Army in the Philippine Islands. in
the Spanish-American War and
during the Boxer Rebellion in
China, winning a medal and cita-
ton. He was with the British Army
at the siege of Ladysmith during
the Boer War in South Africa.
As a law enforcement officer. Mix
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Maryland U. Head
Criticized for Use
OF 0fForestryFunds
Dr.. Byrd's HondIin9 Of
Money illegal, Boord
Tells Governor
Py the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 1.-THE ad-
visory board Of forestry asserted in
q report to Gov. O'Conor today that
DR.. H. G. Byrd, University Of Mary
land president, had used State For
estry Department funds to help
meet deficits in the general univer-
sity operating funds.
until 1885, the Forestry Depart
ment budget was submitted
simultaneously to the University Of
Maryland Board Of Regents and to
the State budget director" the re-
port said.
"Since then, as q result Of instruc-
tions, 1t is sent only to the president
OF the University who, after he has
made such changes as he deems
expedient, Incorporates 1t into the
general university budget. Neither
the board Of regents, the director Of
the budget. nor the State Board OF
Public Works is given the oppor-
tunity to examine the State forester 8
recommendations"
The advisory board said 1t be-
lieves the method of handling the
Forestry Department budget was
contrary to law, and recommended
that its budget be drafted separate
ly from the University budget.
The report stated that in 1899,
when the University budget was cut
$l89, 900, the department Of forestry
was compelled to take q proper
tionate cut of sl1,736, or l6 per cent
Of its total budget.
I'm effect, this constituted q pen
atty imposed upon the department
for . condition for which 1t was in
no wise responsible"
DR.. Byrd recently became involved
In q controversy with the Forestry
Department when he proposed that
the latter should be moved to COL
lege Park. Final action on the pro-
posal has not been taken.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Wonder Horse Tony,
Over 20, Still Lives
On Tom Mix's Ranch
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. Ia
Tony, q wonder horse which CO.
starred with Tom Mix, survives
its master.
Mix said he paid $12 for the
animal which he trained him
self. Tony went with the cow
boy luminary on a tour Of
Europe in 1925 and both were
widely acclaimed.
Although it was not generally
known, Mix feared Tony might
be seriously hurt in some Of the
dangerous stunts they were
called upon to perform. So
another horse, Buster, with the
aid Of paint to make them look
exactly alike, often doubled for
Tony.
Tony finally became too old
for the strenuous movie and
circus life and was retired few
years ago to Mix's San Fer
nando Valley ranch. near here.
Tony's exact age is obscure. but
1t is over 20.