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Evening star., 1941-04-02
ST. Martin S League
May Enter CitYPin
Tourney in Body
President 10 Jucono Urges
Move; Georgetown
Rec Responsive

II Joe Lo Jacono, president of the
st. Martins Mems League. has his
way the entire 12-club loop will
enter the forthcoming Washington
City Duckpin Association tourna-
ment in a body. He has called q
meeting tonight at the st. Martins
clubhouse to gain the backing of
the membership.
Among the entries received last
night for the 31st annual cham
pionships which open at the Lucky
Strike April % were those of w. w.
Kirby and Louis Rose, winners Of
the Glass B doubles last year at
Arcadia. Rose was an all-time
record smasher in Glass B all
events with 1.197.
Long supporters Of the w. c. D.
A., Kenny Beck, Georgetown Recre-
alton manager, turned in the entries
Of the entire 10-club Georgetown
Commercial League. With Jerry
Sheehan, director of the George
town Independent League, promis-
ing to lend hand, the West End
bowling plant promises to have its
biggest entry ever in the city
tournament.
Set Hebrew League Record.
An all-time Hebrew League record
was cracked at Penn Recreation as
the third place Youdie's Mems Shop
handed Millions Service a 81 trim
ming. with 1873 Julie Singers
lat and 429 were the heaviest wall
lops. Julius Frager's 152 and Ralph
Goldberg's 394 were best as 1.-The
losers posted 1924. The runnerup
Hayman's Cash Register moved one
game back of the league-leading
Madisa quint by white washing
Sigma Alpha Kappa.
After tying for top string at 147
with Sam Beall of E. B. Adams,
Lou Kreamer capped his rolling in
the Electrical League with 403 to
pace the third-place Redmon and
Browns 80 win from E. j. Payne
Johnny Anderson of the leading
Canoes rolled 143-401.
Lee Fleshman, Maryland horse
shoe champion, featured with LAG
as a team bearing his name swept
the Screwballs in the Hyattsville
Independent League. Charley Muir
rays 373 was high as Sellers Sales
routed Old Colony Realty with
scores of 596-1,697
Evening star., 1941-04-02
Neon II Shot Win Masters Says His Putting Makes These Odds Fa
New GofHondicoppingMetho
Of Rating on Difficulty of
Holes Now Is Developing

his base score and the course
rating"
On a course with a rating of 10,
based on other factors than par, q
player whose base score is 10 would
have a handicap of three strokes.
This radically differs from existing
systems which rate that player at
scratch.
Using the Massachusetts, system of
course rating as base the U. S.
c. A. would rate course on the
average score made by an excellent
golfer for 10 rounds without making
any mistakes or playing any extraor-
dinary shots. Where they would find
such golfer they do not say, but he
must be around. This imaginary
golfer should be one of considerable
ability. He must be able to hit a
tee shot that will carry 200 to 900
yards every time. Every shot must
be reasonably straight, the degree
of accuracy depending on the dis
tance required. He must hit bras
sic 100 to 200 yards on the carry
every time, No. 2 iron ITO to 100
yards and the other irons in propor-
ton.
Each hole on the course will be
graded according to difficulty, in
these classihcations: Easy, fair.
standard. good and hard. An easy
hole is one on which this paragon Of
links excellence might better the
rated score. based on playing dis
tance. four times out of ten, and
should make the score the other six
times. A fair hole is one on which
he might better the score twice, a
standard hole one on which he will
make the score each of ten tries; q
good hole one on which he twice eX-
ceeds the score, and hard hole one
on which he exceeds the score four
times.
No Easy Par-3 Hole.
Taking up these holes in detail
| the committee admits there is no
such thing as an "easy" par-3 hole.
no matter what the distance. But
par-3 hole of standard rating would
be less than $50 yards in length and
would be played with a lofted iron
club, probably No. iron.
The report admits difficulty in
finding a proper par-5 hole AS a
matter of fact, there are only two
genuine par-5 holes around WASH
I ington.
/ In ali this change in handicap sys-
TENS looms as good move. 1t would
have the effect of raising handicaps
all along the line, which wouldn't
break the hearts of most golfers. Par
as an inf1eXible basis of excellence
long has been outmoded by the crack
professional and amateur linksmen.
and a new standard is needed The
| new system seems to fill the bill.
Evening star., 1941-04-02
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

A new nandlcapplng system 1or
golfers based on dif1culty of the
holes of a given golf course rather
than mere yardage, is before the
Maryland State Golf Association,
and may be adopted by that organi-
zation and applied to the nine local
clubs which belong to it. The same
system probably will be laid before
the District Golf Association.
1t is the brain child of the MaSsa-
chusetts Golf Association, in almost
all its essential parts, and is being
considered by the United States Golf
Association as part of the links law
of the land. If adopted by the U. S.
G.. A., and by the sectional organiza-
tions functioning in and around
Washington, it would replace the
Calkins system and the other sys
TENS now in use.
Based on Sound Methods.
Fundamentally the new handicap
setup, which the U. S. G. A. en-
phasizes, is at present in tentative
form, is based on traditionally sound
methods of playing the game, and
scores used in determining handi-
caps must be made under stroke
rules" with no conceded puts, and
no concessions to local rules of any
kind whatever.
AS opposed to the all-score system
of play, which rates a player almost
from day to day as his scoring
changes, the new system would not
take into account fluctuations from
the normal. ITO change a players
handicap at short intervals as he
goes on or off his game. as his scores
20 up or down with the seasons, the
weather or course conditions, is not
sound and involves too great labor
and expense" the U. S. G. A. says.
Then it really breaks the case
report, lis not a sound basis for
handicapping Hitherto all handi-
Gaping systems have been based on
par for any given course. "One OF
the rating systems now.in use should
take its place. Inasmuch as all
rating systems involve judgment
the association should have a COM
mittee on rating, the duty of which
would be to bring into balance the
ratings of the courses of the differ
ent aSSocia tions.
When the committee has deter
mined the players basic ability and
the score that he will make when
playing his best average game on
given course under normally good
conditions. his handicap is deter
mined from a table along the lines
of existing course rating tables, with
revisions. The factor is basically 90
per cent of the difference between
Evening star., 1941-04-02
Turns In Practice II,
Although Taking 81
Strokes on Greens
All Former Champions
On Hand for Tourney
Except Henry Picard
By ROMNEY WHEELER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

AUGUSTA, Ga, April 2.-You
can get 7-to-1 odds on Byron Nelson
as probable winner of the l941
Augusta Masters Tournament, but
take it from Byron Nelson, he's no
bargain at the price. The reason?
He's missing 2-foot puts.
P. G.. A. champion and winner
of the recent Greensboro Open,
the big Toledo pro won the Mas
ters' crown in 1887 and was third
last year, five strokes behind VIM
ner Jimmy Demaret. Yesterday, in
practice over the incredibly smooth
Augusta national course, he was
the hottest thing from tee to green,
and there he folded.
Sees 80 Puts as Limit.
81 took 81 putts,2 Nelson con-
fessed, gloomily after the disastrous
round. And you don't win tourna-
ments that way. I was missing
to foot puts. And regularly. I
never played better in my life up
to the greens. And | never putted
worse. 1t was horrible"
Still, no one is going to bank top
money in this $1,000 event until Nell
sons final score is posted Sunday
night. Despite his 81 strokes on the
greens, he turned in par 70 for the
round-proof that he wasn't hitting
the ball with a potato sack elsewhere
on the course.
Nelson, voted by fellow pros last
week as most likely to win the tour
nament this year, estimates you
can't take more than 80 puts on
1S holes and expect to pay off the
butcher, baker and your landlord.
Thirty puts and everage luck the
rest of the way, he figures, would
add up to a 69-entirely satisfac-
tory If you can keep it up four days
in a row. You could even indulge
in a bobble now and then, because
in Nelson's book 280 will win this
years master championship, and
likely the winner won't have less
than 282 or 283
Demaret won with 289 year ago
and four strokes to spare. Ralph
Guldahl did it in 1889 with 279,
q record, while Nelson's win in 1887
came on 263.
SaraZen, Guldahl Practice.
All former champions except
Henry Picard. 1888 victor, were on
deck today for final practice before
Thursdays opening round. Horton
Smith, only two-time winner, had a
moderate rs yesterday. Gene Sara
zen and Guldahl spent most of their
time on the practice green. Best
score was posted by United States
Open Champion Lawson Little, who
rounded the course in So.
High light of today's program was
q replay of the old masters match
Bobby Jones and Tommy Armour,
the unbeaten duo of previous years,
against Sarazen and Walter Hagen.
Jones and A9rmour won, and 2, at
Nassau recently in a Red Cross
benefit match.
Evening star., 1941-04-02

WHITE-l5 MEN.
White to Play and Mate in Two Moves.
Correction: Four players are tied for
honor awards In the problem tournament
Just concluded, namely, W. B. Boyer. Fred
r. Mueller Edmund Nash and Harold z:
Miller. Each has so points. They will
continue to solve the current problems for
credit to break the tie Losers will be given
credit in the contest that starts today.
Kussman Takes Lead.
Surprises came in the fourth round
OF the District Chess Championship
Tournament when A. S. Kussman
defeated Solomon Adler and Ed
mund Nash wrested victory from
District Champion Arieal Mengarini,
Kussman moved into first place un-
challenged while Mengarini shared
second with Nash.
Nathaniel Weyl drew against Mil
ton Paul and 1t. r. S. Cotton gained
q win over Northern Ohio State
Chess Champion John Hoy. Stand
ings after the fourth round:
Evening star., 1941-04-02
CIothierS, Typists Aim
For Second.HaIf Title
In Recreation Loop

Regal Clothiers and United Type
writer's will decide the second-half
basket ball championship OF the
Roosevelt section of the District
Recreation League in a playoff game
scheduled for $50 tonight.
In games at Roosevelt last night,
Bliss Electrical School downed Sons
OF pericles, 1892: Marion A. c. won
over Corner Cafe, 1921, and Pepco
defeated Adjutant Generals Office,
s0-13.
Three games also were played at
Tech. Air Duct defeated National
Baptist, 26-16; Hot Shoppes won
over W. P. A., 1929, while Naiman
Photo turned back Sixth Presby-
terian, 1924.
Evening star., 1941-04-02
Maryland Cup Event
Is Carded April Is;
Other Testslisted

BALTIMORE, April a. The
Maryland Hunt Cup. climax of the
steeplechase season here. will be
held April 26, George c. Carey, Jr.,
secretary of the Green Spring VAL
ley Hunt Club, has announced. 1t
will be run over the usual course
near Glyndon.
The My Lady's Manor Point to
Point will be held April IL. and the
Grand National Point to Point on
April 10.
The Old Fashioned Point to Point,
starting at the estate of William Nc
MILAN, will be held Wednesday.
Evening star., 1941-04-02
Rudy Dusek-BockwinkIe Bout
Nav Steal RossIe Spotlight

Ernie Dusek and Lou Plummer
are billed as the featured artists and
team tangle between Fred Grob-
meier and Len Macaluso and Eddie
Newman and Chief White Feather
shapes up as the outstanding pre-
liminary.
The new Hindu sensation, Gamma
Parker, a South Brooklyn boy whose
tony front handle graces more than
one collegiate fraternity wall, has
been paired OF with Red Brill Of
New York.
Evening star., 1941-04-02

Revamping its constitution to
meet the requirements of its rapidly
expanding scope, the District OF
Columbia Amateur Softball Asso-
citation today named Winfree john
son commissioner of the sport in
this territory, freeing him of other
duties which had been incumbent
upon him in his dual capacity OF
president of the association.
Charley Reynolds of the Eastern
Branch Boys Club of Washington
was named president, heading a
slate rounded out by Charles E. B.
Bolland, vice president, and Eugene
George, secretary y-treasurer.
Evening star., 1941-04-02
johnson Made SoftboN Gar,
With Reynolds as President

Harold Vincent, who resigned the
latter office after serving in that
capacity since the associations or
ganization in 1888. was presented
with a tennis racket as testimonial
to his strenuous efforts to promote
the game during his tenure.
The new constitution adopted pro-
vides for two classes of local teams
which will be segregated into divi-
sions A and B in the same manner
that major and minor league teams
are classified. 1t also provides that
no one man can vote for more than
one league on any questions placed
before the governing board.
Evening star., 1941-04-02


Several games remain to be played to
complete the club che ,chsmpionship d touIna-
come eome 50 ou h. sif IS Il. 1s4f p oeia club cRsm
pion. displacins Harry Siller. 1910 ttlist.
Last night DR.. Carl Farman gave
the first of series of educational
lectures on chess tactics that are
being sponsored every Tuesday at 8
pm. at Hotel Portland. under aus
pioes of Federal Security Chess
Club. r. Powelson will lecture ON
Play and Open File" April 8.
George Chernowitz features the
Washington Chess Divan program
tonight at $50 o'clock, at Hotel
Parkside, and his talk will be an
analysis of ex-United States Chess
Champion Frank Marshalls master
games. On April 8 there will be a
return match between teams headed
by Ward Denman and Donald H.
Mugridge, with the Kings Gambit
Opening again the issue, but re-
spective teams changing color.
Fifth round of the District chess
championship will be held Saturday
at 7:30 pm, at 1886 I street NV,
with w. H. Mutchler and v. l..
Eaton, referees. Pairings: Adler
Mengarini, Nash-Weyl, Paul-Cotton,
KusSman-Hoy.
april 2. 1a41J
Evening star., 1941-04-02
May Quit Texas

HOUSTON, Textile st. Louis
Browns, en- route North today,
checked out of San Antonio with
doubts about their return in 1912.
It's no secret that the Browns front
Office was dissatisfied with the at
tendance and the apparent unwill-
ingness of the city fathers to provide
suitable guarantee.
Evening star., 1941-04-02
Is Doesn't Mean ANYTHING

Kirby Higbe. pitcher with the
Phillies last year, won his 18th VIC
tory on Friday the 18th. Team
mate Hugh Mulcahy tried for his
18th from July 81 to September 81
and lost IL straight.
Evening star., 1941-04-02
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.

BY the Assoclated PreN.
Today a year ago-Wilhe
Hoppe clinched world three
cushion billiards title, defeating
welker Cochrane for 18th con-
secutive victory in tournament.
Three years ago-Glenn Cum
ningham beat Don Lash by a
yard in cunningham Mile" at
Portland, Greg, setting record
of 4:24.4 for indoor dirt track.
Evening star., 1941-04-02
Heizer Is Ruted HiohIy

COLORADO SPRINGS (R.-Don
Heizer, Colorado Colleges All-Rocky
Mountain Conference back and scor-
ing champion, was acclaimed by
many observers as C. C.'s best back
since Dutch Clark, who was ALI
America in 1928.
Evening star., 1941-04-02

Roosevelt and Wilson Win.
Roosevelt Club vanquished Tech
by the margin of lone game in the
third round of the Washington In
terhigh Chess Associations team
tournament, while woodrow Wilson
swamped Western, SO. Friday aft
ernoon, at first-named schools, these
matches will be held: Central-West-
ern, Wilson Roosevelt, Eastern
Tech.
Individual scoring In the third
round:
Evening star., 1941-04-02
Kitty Mu|roe Cracks
Two Pin Marks in
Season Windup
Catholic Lacquer Rolls
161-397; Diamonds
Make Big Climb

To her recent brilliant bowling
achievements. Kitty Mulroe today
had added two all-time records of
161 and 397 in the Catholic Ladies'
League.
Top woman bowler in the Bill
Wood dub" tournament with a
score of 1,151 and fourth in the
Lucky Strike with 705, the st.
Aloysius star last night stole the
show at the Lucky Strike in the
seasons windup of the Catholic loop.
Miss Mulroe also is one of the
leading bowlers in the Social Security
League.
Bob Burnette of r. F. C. was the
winner of the Federal League handi-
cap at Arcadia with 404. He was
franked 26 pins.
Diamond Appliance Scars.
A climb from last place to second
in the Silver Spring American is
the achievement of the Diamond
Appliance bowlers. In their latest
sweeps Bill King flashed a 429 to
rout the erstwhile leading Wright
Jewellers while Ray Roberts hit for
1872 as Dome Oil was Swamped with
top score of 1929. Silver Spring
Market leads by three games. Wright
pinmen slid four games out of first
place as Tom Walters 404 sparked
Shepherd Park Restaurants sweep.
Mountz Deffinbaugh. Old Colony
Laundry, also shone with 401.
Banging QUE 1893, Billy Stalcup OF
Dickey Co. moved two pins ahead of
Charley Myers of Hudson Supply
to intensity a battle for the cham
pionship in the Building Supply
League. Stalcup's average is 120-70
for "a games. The two also are
having 1t out for high spares and
strikes. Tied with 265 spares each,
Stalcup with 81 strikes is in front
by one.
Riverdale Heights Victor.
Warm rivals, Riverdale Heights
swamped Riverdale with top score
of 1863 in the Prince Georges
County Volunteer Fire Department
League. Joe Carrick, BladenSburg
smoke -eater, banged out high single
of 1913 while set honors went to Van
Pelt of Cottage City with BAT.
The twosome of Blanz and Bark
dull with 615 were the victors in
the annual high-low tournament
| staged by the Women's Country
Club at Silver Spring. Other prize
winners were: Jarvis-Beirsdorf, 598;
Kane 593; Luce Wink
Ter, 500; Miller -VerLee, 578; Phillips
Wire, 575. Prior to the doubles
event, Mrs. Gertrude Paul presented
a trophy to members of the Indian
Spring No. l team, recent winners
of the league championship.
Posting a combined score of 699,
HERNIA Reid and Alma Mehler
walked off with top prize of $40 in
the Maryland-District Ladies
League high-low doubles at Silver
Spring. The runnersup were Mar
guerite McDermott and Mildred
Peacock, who collected $6 for their
679 total Blanche Lukas and Mary
Magnetic won third money of IS
with 663 and Ruth Cole and Mrs.
Meatyard 81 with $50. Anita Frank
Inns 369 was worth a two-spot.
At a meeting of the league, Doris
Leizear was elected president and
Dorothy Guide succeeded her as vice
president. Alma Mehler and Rose
mary Stull we're renamed, respec-
lively, as secretary-treasurer and
scorer. Three franchises are open,
due to the expansion of the league
to IL teams next season. Teams
interested should phone Earle
Stocking, manager of the Silver
Spring drives.
Evening star., 1941-04-02
150-Pound Grid League
In Virginia in Making
By the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, April g.
Formation of a 150-pound inter-
collegiate football league in Virginia
appeared a certainty with the an
nouncement by Washington and Lee
officials that representatives of five
colleges would meet in Lexington on
April IS to draw up rules and regula-
tions and to arrange a schedule
Invitations were mailed to v. M. T.,
Virginia, Richmond and Hampden
Sydney, the four other schools which
have expressed interest in the league,
and to Randolph Macon.
Evening star., 1941-04-02
@ CHG 81 @
By PAUL ]. MILLER.

Problem ove attention. Todays problem by Gamage OF Brock
eligible
posting his solution not later than week
Editor Star Washington
certificates
Evening star., 1941-04-02
Women to Fence

A women's invitation fencing
tournament will be conducted April
Il at 2:30 o'clock at Recreation
Hall, Sorority Annex, George Wash
ington University.
Evening star., 1941-04-02

ColieEe Tennis.
Stptson B; Davidson. 2.
Louisiana State, s: Mississippi State. o
Alabama, B; Stetson, 2.
Evening star., 1941-04-02

College Baseball.
Louisiana State, 6; q. of Illinois, 8.
Evening star., 1941-04-02
Tech, 2; Roosevelt, 3.

Offcial scores are to be hled with
Nathan Ehrlich, Taylor 4410.
Morphy In Title Tilt.
President Marcel Proper says
that interest in the current Morphy
Chess Club championship parley in
creases each Thursday as games
progress at the clubs quarters in
the Jewish Community Center.
Here are the latest standings:
Evening star., 1941-04-02

the recent open rapid-transit tour
ney. In the B class Camire cap
tured peak honors, TO. Miles S.
Bray and Charles NJ. Larson. Wis
itors, enjoyed social play. Rapid
transit individual scoring:
Evening star., 1941-04-02

w. L. W. L.
O. Pustilnik 4z 2h II. Z. Miller 3
j. Neufeld 8 n. B. Rh'sn ! u 3h
T. Boschan 2 A. c. Hmm
Fl. Aplemn o. 3. Kessler I
b. S. Burch "a h J. BENJAMIN o
a. W Hervey 2 L. Bleaker
]. Ferber 2 W. Plampin o
Clubs that have pictures of current play
should always send them to this de-
partinent for consideration for publication.
Hoy Topples Securityites. -.
John o. Hoy, Divanite, scored q
60 triumph over Security aces IN
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-06-13
PIONEER INDIAN
FIGHTER CALLED

Louis Sponheim, pioneer Indian
fighter and resident of Basin for the
past 81 years. succumbed to a linger-
ing illness at Basin recently.
For many years prior to his lengthy
illness Sponheim was engaged in the
mercantile business in Basin. He was
one Of the early day settlers to come
TO the Montana country and he served
as an Indian fighter during many Of
the Indian uprisings.
Survivors include his widow. Mrs.
Anna Sponheim Of Basin. and n daugh-
ter, Louise Sponheim OF Great Falls
Sponheim was born at Ulvic, Hardun-
gar. Norway, Dec. S. 1863. and immi-
grated to the United States when l6
years OF age. to settle in Iowa A few
years later he moved to Minneapolis.
MINI, where he lived until he enlist
ed in the Indian war He was stationed
at Fort Custer. Mont, and when he
was given an honorable discharge in
1889. was corporal in Troop D. First
cavalry.
Sponheim came to Basin in the 1905
and was active In business until he
was forced, by Ill health. to retire in
1885. For the last three years he has
been confined to his bed.
Sponheim was member Of the
Macabees: a 32d degree Mason, being
a charter member OF Basin lodge No.
60 A. F. &; A. NJ, a Knight Templar,
and a member of Algeria Temple, or
der of the Mystic Shrine: and a char
ter member Of Euclid chapter No. IS,
o. E. S.
He was cited by the war loan COM
mittee Of the ninth federal reserve
district for his activities in selling
Liberty Loan bonds during the first
World war.
At the time OF the German invasion
his sister, johanna Bergo was living In