Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 136, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 September 1926 — Page 9

SEPT. 13, 1926

*R)RASSIE IniIRDIES By DICK MILLER

EHIS is our farewell column until next year. We have enjoyed our contact with the golfing public of Indiahapolis and hope we have been of service to the wielders of the wood and irons. Our plans for next year surpass our present year’s work. This year we have presented to Indianapolis the first interscholastic golf champion. In a tournament conducted by The Times, for school boys, John Merrfam, of Technical High School, captured the honors in a meet that was a huge success. We covered the city male tournament conducted by the Indianapolis District Golf Association and proclaim it was a big success. Then we saw Miss Elizabeth Dunn win the Indianapolis women’s two-day tournai&ent, and the same Miss Dunn, who makes her regular occupation that of a telephone operator and a golfer for pleasure, take the State golf title at the Indianapolis Country Club in a meet that was by far the greatest the women ever held. Miss Dunn closed in glory by capturing the city title and represented The Times at the Western Women’s golf tournament at Olympia Fields, Chicago, The Western Open, played at ■lighland Golf and Country Club, "which was won by the remarkable Walter Hagen, produced cbpy that we tried to relay through The Times columns so it would picture the meet to those who were unable to see the golfing greats in action. * * * Indianapolis has four of the finest municipal course layouts in the country. We believe that statement because tourists from far and wide told us so. But w'e believe the courses need more money for upkeep. The bent greens started at South Grove should be pushed and we believe Harry Schopp can make the “two-bit” course even more popular. Chick Nelson survived an attack of appendicitis and returned to the job at Riverside. We think Chick will need two or threee more years and plenty of encouragement from the park board to make that course what is should be and has been. Coffin was in splendid shape in July and terrrible in August. Brown patch, a greon disease in the form of weeds, did it. dVorge Stark, with proper help, can eradicate the pest next year. Wally Nelson did all that could be expected at Pleasant Run, when it is considered water was not piped about the course until late in the spring. To Roy Smith of Avalon, Wally Sparks of Meridian Hills, Dick Nelson of Highland, Lee Nelson of Country Club, Fred Schopp at Woodstock and George Soutar at Broadmoor, who, with their assistants, ihelped in getting to Times readers 'what was going on at their courses, we thank for their trouble. * * Recently in this column, we men. tioned that in golf rule 12 It states tha,t single players have no course rights. That statement, although true, was construed in the wrong way at a municipal course recently. At any rate one of our readers and a regular customer at the course, told us how he had fared badly because of the rule. He said that the starter unable to find a partner for him, sent him out alone. Three men behind him drove on through him on the course and nearly hit him with their balls. “Single players have no rights on the course,” they informed him. We have talked to several golf authorities on the matter and they seem to think; like the writer, that on a public course on other days than Saturday and Sunday, when a player is sent out alone by the starter, after an honest effort has been made to supply him with a partner, he should have the course rights of a twosome unless his bail is lost or some other delay is encountered. • * • Our golf contact has been a pleasure. Fall is here and the thud of the “Pigskin’ can be heard. Golf must be sidetracked for the great school game. Reviews of high school teams' and college squads will begin Tuesday. To the fall golfers we say, farr hvell.

LOCAL TOSSERS BEATEN All-Star Horseshoe Pitchers Lose, to Team at Zionsville. The Indirtapolis All-Star horseshoe team suffered its first defeat of the season at Zionsville Sunday afternoon. The locals were defeated in a hotly contested match of forty-eight fcames, by two games. The score was: Zionsville, 26; Indianapolis, 23. The same teams will meet again here next Sunday afternoon on the Merchants Heat and Light lanes, Geisendorff and W. Market Sts., at 2p. m. The All-Stars have been defeated three times in the last two years by Zionsville. A large crowd is expected at the match next Sunday. CENTRAL A. A. U. SWIM Bu United Presit CHICAGO, Sept. 13.—Illinois Athletlc Club swimmers won the Cen 7 tral A. A. U. championship here with 59 poivts. The meet, a fourday aquatic tourney, ended Sunday. The Chicago A. C. was second with 21 points, unattached entrants tallied 14 points dnd the Milwaukee A. C. got 5. Os the 59 I. A. C. points. 25 were scored by Johnny Weismuller. SOCCER CONTEST Bu United Mress CHICAGO, Sept. 13.—An soccer team, representing the best players in the middle western states, defeated a Canadian team, chosen | from the ranks of Ontario’s bcoters, ' 4 to 3, in an exciting match here Sunday. FIRST DEFEAT The Real Silk nine lost its first game in ten starts to Broad Ripple Sunday, 7 to 6. The Real Silks play at Martinsville next Sunday.

EXCITING WEEK PROMISED FOLLOWERS OF NATIONAL LEAGUE

OPENING BATTLES ATTRACT Grid Coaches to Watch Early Games Owing to Forward Pass Change. Bu United Press NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—This Is a year when football coaches will tvatch more closely than before the detailed play of early seasmi games. For, in the opinion of Head Coach Charles Crowley of Columbia, the September and October encounters will offer a study of the workings of the new forward pass rule, and those who guide gridiron destinies expect to benefit therefrom. The new rule in regard to the forward pass provides a penalty of five yards on each incompleted pass after the first, and the various ramifications expected to follow its application have occcasioned considerable comment. No On© Certain “I have yet to be persuaded that the rule will cause any drastic changes In the game,” Crowley told the United Press In an Interview, “but I’m not certain, and neither is any one else. Hence the interest in the first few games. “The rule was designed to stop the practice of a losing team in resorting wildly to the overhead game in the last few minutes of play. “But In such a case, what difference will five yards make? Or ten or fifteen for that matter? “If a team Is depending on luck to win a game at the last moment, it Is willing to risk the loss of a few yard©. “Where the rule may be Important Is in such a situation as this: A team has the ball on the opponents’ four-yard line. A pass is tried on the first down and fails. Then, with an incompleted pass drawing a five-yard penalty, It would seem at first glance to be poor strategy to try another overhead play. ..Backs Will Draw in "The opposing team will recognize this and the backs, more or less unconsciously, will drawn In to face a rush attack. “But just as soon as the opposing backs are drawn in, the chances of a successful pass are Improved, and It might be the best possible football strategy to order a pass. “It’s all guesswork, you see, and that’s what makes football so popular.” Coach Crowley, a dynamic, forceful mentor who seems to be everywhere at once while hia charges are practicing at Baker Feld, Insists that football’s popularity is still on the upgrade. “Professional football will not affect public enthusiasm for college football,” ho said. “The only danger of professional football, as I see It, Is that college players are likely to try for individual stardom In the hope of receiving an attractive offer to play professionally. “That would be a bad situation, because here In the colleges we train teams, not individuals.”

WIGGINS-METOQUAH GO HAS FANS INTERESTED Wild Action Expected in Punch Bowl Tuesday When Chuck Battles Redskin.

Chief John Motoquah, the redskin heavyweight, will get a chalice to use his wallop on the crafty Chuck Wiggins in the main go of ten rounds at Ft. Harrison Tuesday night. The Indian worked out at the Arcade gym Sunday and pleased the spectators by bowling over his sparring partners to show he will prove a dangerous foe for the iloosier heavyweight. Wiggins is on the “punch bowl” card in place of Mike Wallace, Cleveland, whom Chuck punched down in five rounds at Toledo, Friday night.

Taylor Is Slight Favorite

Bu United Press CHICAGO, Sept. 13.—Bud Taylor, Terre Haute (Ind.) bantam, who lights, the champion of his division, Charley Phil Rosenberg of New York, here Thursday night, was a slight favorjte over the titleholder in the betting today. However, the odds, which* have been quoted at 3 ,to 2 and 6 to 5, are expected to drop to even money on the day of the bout. Rosenberg has but a pound and a quarter to work off, while Taylor is under the 118-pound mark. They will weigh in at 3 p. m. Thursday. Out-of-town fans have begun to arrive in Chicago for the bout.

Yankee Riflemen Lose

Bu T'nitfd Press SEAGIRT, N. J„ Sept. 13. The Dewar cup was won by the British rifle team here Sunday, the victors breaking the record in the international small-bore team match with a score of 7,793 out- of a |>ossible 8,000. The Americana Jost possession of the cup for the first time since 1912.

Major Homer Leaders

American Teague—Ruth. New York, 42: Simmons. Philadelphia. 18: Williams. St. l.ouis, and Lazzeri, New York. 17' Goslin. Washington, 1(1. Manush. Detroit. 14: Gehrig, New York. 13. and Meusel. New York, .and Heilmarin. Detroit. 10. National League—Wilson, Chicago, 21: Bell, St. Louis. 17; Bottomley. St. Louis, and Williams. Philadelphia. 16: Southworth, St. Louis. 15. Kelly. New York. 12: Fournier. Brooklyn, Hornsby, St. Louis, and Leach. Philadelphia. 11. and Hcathcote. Chicago. 10. .

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INDIANS AND TOLEDO MEET FOR LAST TIME Wind-up Fray of Series on Today—Tribe Wins Twice on Sunday—Milwaukee Comes Tuesday.

Casey Stengel’s Toledo Hens were carded to make their final 1826 ap pearance at Washington Park this afternoon and it was the “rub” fray of the series. The Hens downed the Indians Friday and Saturday and the Bushmen evened 1 the count by taking the Sunday double header, 3 to 2 and 4 to 1. The Saturday score was 3 to 0 in favor of the visitors. Bill Burwell and ’jack Wisner hurled the Sabbath twin bill and both were In fortp. In fact, they had to be in form to down the slugging pastimers from-Toledo. Both contests .were exciting and the crowd of 4,500 received plenty of action. The Milwaukee Brewers, secondplace club, will invade the Tribe lot Tuesday to start a three-game series. The Hoosiers lost an entire series to the Brewers on their last visit to Milwaukee, and all the local athletes are eager to knock off Jack Lelivelt’s crew In the round of battles opening here Tuesday. The Bushmen have received wonderful pitching recently and Burwell and Wlsner displayed fine class Sunday. The Hens outbatted the Tribe in both games, but the home flingers were Just tight enough to get over with “wins.” Hen errors helped the Indians In the afternoon opener. The sensation of the second

Asa result of this change Interest in the final fistic show at tho post has picked up and the six bouts are expected to draw a capacity crowd. The downtown ticket salo at the Clark & Cade drug store has been good, It is said. Metoquah’a manager say* he Is familiar with Wiggins’ style of milling and promises the fans his big Indian will go in after Chuck and endeavor to take the fight away from the local slugger. "Removal of Mike Wallace from tomorrow night’s card.” said Captain Clark, “was not so much due to the fact that he was knocked out by Wiggins last Friday night as it was that he should engage in a bout, especially with such a tough customer as Chuck, such a short time before bis bout at tlie ‘punch bowl.' His fight in Toledo last Friday night, no matter what the outcome, was bound to lessen his value ns a drawing card here, and I feel that his action was not fair to the Ft. Harrison Athletic Association nor To our patrons. "Mike Wallace was represenoted to mo as a capable fighter, and I still believe him to be. His record shows ho has defeated or drawn with many of tho topnotchers. arid despite the fact that he was k. od. by Wiggins, his bout with Motoquah probably would have been a good one. The best of them get caught occasionally. However, the Toledo incident put a damper on the final card, and I believe I am justified in tho eyes of tho fans in making tho chan re. “Some mav be inclined to ask whv Wiggins should be engaged go shortly after engaging in a fight, but I think all close followers of boxing will agree that Chuck is one of the few fighters m the game who could take a bout every week if necessary and still bo in- top form. His style of roughing it will be matched by Metoquali all the way. for the redskin is an adept at just that sort of thing, so the customers at the final show may be prepared to witness a contest that has all the earmarks of an 'alley fight,' ”

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struggle was a triple by George Fisher In irfo eighth inning that broke a tie score and scored two runs, and Goorge also registered on Rehg’s slngler I*feffer and Woolfolk hurled the first tilt for Toledo and McCullough and Woclfolk the wind-up. Woolfolk went so good as a relief flinger in the opener that he was called op again in the second, but the Indians "crowned him.” He went to the mound once too often the same day.

At Ball Park Sunday

FIRST GAME TOLEDO _ , AB R H O A E Cole. 3b 4 o 1 l o l Koehler, of .... 4 0 l 2 0 0 I-ebourveau. rs . 4 1 1 4 0 1 Veach. 11 4 0 2 O O Q Roy Grime., lb. .4 1 2 0 0 0 Maguire. 2b .... 4 0 2 0 2 2 Urban, c ...... 4 0 1 4 2 0 English. r, 3 0 1 1 1 0 Stengel 1 O 0 O 0 0 Pfeffer 2 o Q Q 5 0 Ray Grime* .... 1 0 0 0 0 0 Woolfolk. p .... 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total* 3.1 2 IT. 24 ~5 ~4 Stengel batted for English In ninth. Ray Grimes batted for I’feffer in eighth. INDIANAPOLIS „„ABR H O A E Matthew*. cf ... 4 O 1 2 0 0 Sicking. Cb .... 4 0 0 'i A 0 Russell, lb 4 O 1 14 0 0 Fisher, rs 4 0 0 1 0 0 Kelig, If 4 0 0 1 0 O Voter. 3b 3 2 1 1 4 0 Miller, ss 3 1 1 3 ft O Hartley, c 3 O 33 1 O Burwell. p 2 (1 0 O 1 0 Total* 31 ~3 ~7 27 17 ~0 Hens 000 000 101—2 Indians 010 200 00*— 3 Two-baao alt—Roy Grime*. Sacrifice hit —Burwell. Stolen bases—Vtach, Matthews. Double plays—Sicking to Miller; Sicking to Miller to Russell. Left on bases —Toledo, ti: Indianapolis. 5. Struck out —By Burwell. 3; by Woolfolk. 2. Wild pitch—Pfoffer. 1. Passed balls—Hartley, 1. Losing pitcher Pleffer. Hits—Oß Pfeifer 7 in 7 innings; off Woolfolk. none in 1 inning. Umpires—Johnson. Goetz and Bailey. Time—l:33. SECOND GAME TOLEDO AB R H O A E Cote. 3b 4 O 2 1 2 0 Koeliler. cf .. ..' 2 0 I 1 0 0 Veach. If 2 6 O 1 O 0 Lebourveau. lf.cf 4 0 14 0 0 Stengel, if 3 0 1 3 0 0 Ray Grimes, lb. 4 0 0 10 1 0 Maguire. 2b ... '3 0 0 0 2 0 Heving, c 4 1 I 3 0 0 English, ss 4 0 1 1 3 O McCullough, p . . 2 0 0 0 2 0 Roy Grimes .... 1 0 1 0 0 O Woolfolk. p . . . 0 Q 0 0 1 0 Maun I O 0 0 0 Totals 34 ~1 ~5 24 71 *0 Roy Grimes batted for McCullough In eighth. Maun batted for Woolfolk in ninth. INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Matthews, cf ... 3 2 1 3 0 1 Sicking. 2b .... 3 O O 7 1 1 Russell, lb 2 0 1 3 1 0 Si'hreiber 0 1 0 0 O 0 Holke, lb V 0 0 0 0 0 Fisher, rs 3 1 1 2 0 0 Rehg. It 4 0 1 3 O 0 Yoter. 3b 4 0 1 O 1 0 Miller, ss 3 -0 1 3 4 O Ainsmith. c .... 3 0 0 1 0 Wisner. p 3 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 28 4 6 27 ~8 ~2 Schreiber batted for Russell In eighth and walked. Hens 000 000 010—1 Indians 100 000 03*—4 Three-basn hits—Fisher, Cote. Twobase hit—Matthews. Sacrifice hits—Sicking, Fisher. Stolen bases—Stengel, Matthews. Double play—Miller to Sicking to Russell. Left on base*—Toledo, 8; Indianapolis. 5. Bases on balls—Off Wisner. 1 2: off McCullough, 1. oft Woolfolk. 1. Struck out —By Wlsner. 5; by Woolfolk. I. Hit batsman—Matthew*, by Woolfolk. Losing pitcher—Woolfolk. Hits—Off McCullough. 4 In 7 Innings: off Woolfolk. 2 in l inning. Umpires—Johnson. Goetz and Bailey, Time—l3s.

Baseball Calendar

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Won. Lost. Pet. Louisrillo 34 54 .635 Milwaukee . 81) Ml .593 indianai*olis .... 80 or. .570 Kansas City 79 70 .530 Toledo 77 70 .524 St. Paul 71 70 .483 Minneapolis 04 84 .432 Columbus 33 113 2120 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet I W. L. Pet. N Vork 80 52 .023' Detroit. 71 08 .511 Cleve... 80 00 .571 i Chicago 70 0! .504 Phila... 74 01 .548 S. Louis 50 84 .400 Wash... 72 03 .633!805t0n.. 45 98 .315 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet ; W. L. Pet. S I.oula 83 60 *582 N. Vork 05 71 .478 Ciney... 81 00 .574 Brklyn.. 05 70 .401 Pitt*.... 79 01 .504 Phila... 62 80 .394 Chicago 70 04 .6431 Boston.. 64 83 .31*4 GAMES TODAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Toledo at INDIANAPOLIS. Columbus at Louisville. (No other scheduled.) . AMERICAN LEAGUE Wasnlngton at Cleveland. Philadelphia at Chicago (two games). New Vork at Detroit itwo games), (Only lames today.) NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago at Philadelphia. Pittsburgh at New Vork. Cincinnati at Brooklyn. St. Louis at Boston. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Columbus 001 001 002— 6 11 3 Louisville .... 024 410 00*—11 17 6 Harris. Picard. Hayworth; Holley. Devormer, Meyer. St. Paul ai Kansas City; no game: rain. (First Game) Minneapolis .. — 010 003 012—7 13 4 Milwaukee) 002 001 000—3 9 3 Dumont. Gowdy; Gear in. Sanders. MeM enemy. (Second Game) Minneapolis ... 001 000 000—1 5 0 Milwaukee 100 020 11*—5 9 0 Hollingsworth Hubhell. Krueger; Danforth. Young. MoMeneniy. AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington .. 000 030 010— 4 10 4 Cleveland 614 000 40*—14 10 1 Murray, Thomas. Mar berry. Tate; Levgen and L. Sewell. Phlladelphia-Chieago; rain. New TTork-DetroU: rain. (First Game) Boston 000 000 000—0 2 0 St. Louis 100 000 00*—1 4 1 Ruffing. Wingfield. Gaston; Gaston. Schang. (Second Game) (Boston 000 210 020—11 15 1 St. Louis 001 000 011— 5 12 1 Wlltac. Gaston: Vangilder. Falk. Hargrave. NATIONAL LEAGUE (First Game) Pittsburgh 000 000 122—5 10 0 New York 000 001 000—1 8 2 Alrldge, Bush. Smith; Fitzsimmons. Florence. (Second Game) Pittsburgh 120 111 100—7 13 0 New Vork 000 000 010—1 5 1 Meadows. Gooch; Greenfield. Scott snd McMullen. (First Game) Cincinnati 201 010 100—5 13 0 Brooklyn 000 000 000—0 3 2 Donohue. Hargrave: Vance. Deberry. (Second Game) Cincinnati 000 100 120 —4 11 1 Brooklyn 200 100 000—3 8 0 Luque. Donohue. Hargrave; McWeeney. McGraw. O’Neil. (Only team* played Sunday.) QUALITY TIRES AT CUT PRICES INDIANA TIRE SALES CO. SOX Capitol Aye. Riley Iltl At Point of Indlnna and Cap. Ay#s. Latest Styles and Colors -h n Men’s—Young Men’s \ B XU Dress Hats o= Where Washington Crosse* Delaware Qfe One and Only SELF vulcanizing' PATENTED PROCESS jjgiiKg Patented Apr. Bth, 1924 Pays the Dealer because It stays for his customer and his satisfied customer stkys with him. BOWEB* SEAL-FAST CORP. Indianapolis, U. S. A.

NET EVENT .National Tennis Title Meet Gets Under Way. Bv United Press FORESTV HILLS, N. Y., Sept. 13. —Sixty-three of the world’s ranking tennis players are entered In the natiaonal championship, starting this afternoon. Bill Tilden, sixtime champion, may have the hardest battle of his career this year. Ho has shown symptoms of falling off lately and has been beaten by Vincent ards, A. H. Chapin Rene LaOoste—by the last named in the Davis cup matches last week, the first time Tilden ever had been defeated in Davis cup play. Bill Johnston, former champion, is perhaps the most formidable contender. He showed he is at the top of his form by beating both LaCoste and Jean Borotra in the Davis cup play. NEW RECORD FOR MILE Km.st Wile, Sweden, Beats Nurmi to Set Mark. Bu United Press BERLIN, Sept. 13.—Ernst Wide of Sweden broke the world’s twomile record here Saturday, defeating Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner. The new time was 9 minutes, 1 4-5 seconds. * > Wide sprang into the lead on the last lap, crossing the finish line fifteen yards ahead of Nurmi.

National Amateur Golf Kings 1900-1925

1900— Walter J. Travis. 1901— Walter %T. Travis. 1902 Louis N. James. 1903 — Walter J. Travis. 1904 H. Chandler Egan. 1905 H. Chandler Egan. 1906 E. M. Byers. 1907 Jerome D. Travers. 1908— Jerome D. Travers. 1909 — Robert A. Gardner. 3 910—William C. Fowncs, Jr. 1911—Harold H. Hilton.

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Reds and Pirates Creep Up to Threaten Lead of St. Louis. By Henry Farrell United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—This is the big week in tho National League. With St. Lcuis on top only one game ahead of Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh tolling along a game and a haif back of the Reds, the situation is likely to cause an epidemic of heart failure among the fans of three baseball-mad cities. Both Reds and Pirates won doubleheaders in their Sunday games while the Cardinals were idle. Tho showing Os Pittsburgh against the Giants convinced more than 40,000 fans at the Polo Grounds that St. Louts and, Cincinnati will have to hurry if they are to keep the pions from repeating. Excellent pitching by Aldridge and Meadows was backed up by the notorious batsmashing ability of tho Pirate lineup. In the two games, Waner had two homers, two triples, a doublq and a single. Grantham had a homer and a pair of doubles. Cincinnati, putting the “bee” on the Robins over in Brooklyn, used Donohue In the opener and blanket Brooklyn. Donohue came back in the last inning of the second game when Luque weakened and shut off a threatened rally. Sparkling fielding and close team work marked the play of the Reds throughout. Pittsburgh and Cincinnati were to meet the same teams In single games today, while St. Louis played in Boston. The Cards exercised Sunday by taking an exhibition In New Haven from an “all star” team of New England players. The well-known Yankees, riding a seven-game lead In the American League, were to play a doubleheader at Detroit today. The Yanks are having their Stadium swept and polished to open the world series there Oct. 2. It is possible, however, that the officials set Oct. 2 as the opening date with tho Idea in mind that a play-off for the pennant might be necessary In the National League and such a thing Is possible and perhaps probahle. Rogers Hornsby and his pitchers already have scouted the Yankees and some of Miller Huggins aids are said to be looking over the Cardinals as they seem tf> feel that the St. Louis Club will win. Around New York the Cardinals are still the sentimental favorites, and baseball men believe they have the best chance to outlast the Reds ahd the Pirates. They have the aanpe knack of the old Giants In being able to knock off their most dangerous rivals, and they are a great “money club. 1 ' It is almost a cinch that the New York Yankees will win the American League pennant and open the world's series. They have a lead of seven full games over the Cleveland Indians, and are moving along steadily. TWO BELOW PAR Bm United Press TI'CKAI lOE, N. Y., Sept. 13.—1n the opening round, marking the formal inauguration of the new course of the Mount Vernon Country Club, Jim Barnes completed the ropnd in 69, having five birdies. His score was two strokes below pat.

1912 Jerome D. Travers. 1913 Jerome D. Traver*. 1914 — Francis Oulmet. 1915 — Robert A. Gardner. 1916 Charles Evan*, Jr. 1917 —War period. 1919 — S. Davidson Herron. 1920 — Charles Evans, Jr. 1921 — Jess Guilford. 1922 Jess Sweetser. ) 1923 — Max R. Marston. 1924 Robert T. Jones, Jr.

1925—Robert T. Jones, Jr.

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AMATEUR GOLFERS PERFORM - n I I' National Title Tourney Opens With Two Days of Guali- 8, tying Play* .j^jUa Bu United Press SHORT HILLS, N. J , Sept. America's amateur gulfe -s met in tho annual championship lom^B A somewhat cloudy sky, hut wise good golf weather, players as they started out first of the l\vo eighteen hole lng rounds. Headed by Bobby Jones of AtlantfH title-holder for the last two years! every leading amateur was present! with tho exception of Jess Sweetserl England and Canada had a few rep! resentatlves present. | The qualifying medal round* today and Tuesday will decide wh* will tee off Wednesday when match play starts and the players begin to eliminate each other down to the two who will meet In the final*. Bobby Jones, after a 69 in hid practice round Saturday, took It easy Sunday. Chick Evans Just missed tieing Jones on his Sunday round and ended with a 70. Jones, who also holds the British and American open titles, Is out to make golfing history If he takes the American amateur for the third time in a row. Jones will compete with such golfers as Robert A. Gardner, Jess Gullford,'George Von Elm, Max Marston, Francis Oulmet, Frank Dolp, Rudy Knepper, Watts Gunn, Roland Mackenzie, D. Clarke Corkran, Maj. B. F. Storey, the formidable British entry, and‘others. TITLE BOUT t - r I * Dempsey Trains in Secret—* Other Details, j- .y . Bm United Press ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. 13. —When Jack Dempsey steps from tho ’•lng here today attar a few rounds with his hired battlers, tha public will be unable to see the champion slide between the ropes agnln until Sept. 23. has decreed that from, henceforth until he meets Tunney, his ring work will be In secret. The only exception he has made to this rule is for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week when newspaper men will be allowed to see him. GENE LACKS PUNCH Tunney Fails to Show Wallop at Stroudsburg Camp. Bu United Press STROUDSBURG, Pa., Sept. 18.— Gene Tunney was to go his usual training round today. A little road work, a short while with the punching bag and a few not too strenuous rounds in the ring, was the accepted program. Tunney boxed four rounds Sunday, two with Bill Vidabeck and two with Harold Mays. Mays forced the challenger to extend himself a bit—but Tunney failed to show any of the. Concealed force which his supporters claim he will against Dempsey. ANNEXES BIKE LAURELS Merlmer of Chicago Defends Hi* Senior Championship. Bm United Press PHILADELPHIA, Sept 13.—Edward Merkner of Chicago defended his senior title successfully here Sunday, winning the senior United States bicycle championship with 13 points, four more than Edward Rodes. Merkner won two of the championship events and took second place in another.