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She new Frankie Parker, his grim face accentuated by black -and -whive sweatband. This smooth follow-through of a perfect backhand rind the continuation of his comeback in Sea- ,. bright singles final straight-set victory.

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* By HARRY GRAYSON NEA Service Sports Writer

NEW. YORK, Aug.

4 —There is a great story behind

Frankie Parker's straight-set net victory over Don

McNeill in the historic Seabright inyitation tournament |

final . . . in back of the Milwaukee lad winning seven of eight

singles championships this year. The tennis world turned thumbs. down on Frankie

Parker last season.

‘It could not understand his strange

marriage to the former wife of his coach and the man who developed him, Mercer Beasley. The campaign of 1938 was a nightmare to the 22-year-old Polish youth who was Frankie Paikowski.

A logical member of the forgotten . . . left out in the

Davis Cup team, Parker was cold.

The Parkers went to tournament after tournament only to get frigid stares and in some cases not even invitations. They fought their battle valiantly. In every match her

youthful husband played in,

Mrs. Parker was at court-

side, giving him encouragement.

Amateur

By Eddie AD

THE SWING IS TO THE MOUND WALTERS’ SUCCESS IS REASON

old Rogers on the second had the gallery in'a head-shaking mood as the players quit the course for lunch. The second 18-hole trip was scheduled for this afternoon. Rogers had one birdie, 2a par and seven bogies on the first nine to

BILL TERRY, the Giants’ chief, points out that Bucky Walters of the Reds has come up with a new weapon. + .. It is a curve that the reformed third baseman throws from a three-quarter height . . . not straight overhand, but higher than the sidearm. . s , It breaks Sly and is tough on right-handed hitters.

Inspired by Walters’ phenomenal success, no doubt, the swing is to the pitcher’s box. . . . Bill Jurges, who played with him in Chicago, insists that Joe Marty, now. of the Phillies, may surprise in his attempt to pitch.

“I’d say that he has more on the ball now than Walters had when they started making him over,” asserts the Giants’ shortstop.

“Marty is faster than Walters was . ss Or is . . . and has a fair curve and knuckle ball.”

Johnny McCa rthy, the Giants’ light-hitting second string first gacker, already has tried his hand at pitching. .. . And Ray Hayworth encourages Tuck [Stainback of the Dodgers after batting practice by telling him that he's sneaky fast. Perhaps the spiked-shoe boys who haven't been doing so well at other positions will solve the pitching shortage.

Max West Blasts Long Ball |

F Max West of the Boston Bees isn’t the coming young outfielder of the National League, a lot of baseball veterans miss their guess. He swats a long ball and bats in runs. | Max is 22, stands 6 feet 1 inch and scales around 190. . . . The big fellow has that old power. Brooklyn's professional football team has three 1938 All-Americas on its roster. ; . . They are Robert McLeod of Dartmouth and Vie Bottari of California, backs, and Waddie Young, smashing Oklahoma end. George Preston Marshall, the Washington pro gridiron magnate, ‘has had recordings made of his “Hail to the Redskins” theme song, and is sending them to friends. ® 2 ” » = ”

' (ouEcE coaches complaining about their players signing to Join professional clubs irks Charley Graham, veteran owner of the San Francisco Seals. As Graham points out, coaches practically killed baseball in the colleges. . . They conduct ‘spring football practice right in the middle of baseball practice, and if a boy is any good on the gridiron, he isn’t supposed to be out for baseball. 82 » =n ® » 8

RGANIZED baseball takes no boy out of school unless the boy wants to go. . . . The New York Yankees, right now are reported paying the tyition of 70 college baseball players . . . which is - ‘doing more for Solidge baseball than most of the colleges put together. : As Charley Graham says,

“Colleges give mighty few scholarships for baseball players, » :

trail the former New York state champ seven down at the turn. On the first hole, his drive was hooked, his second hit a tree and his approach was 40 yards away. Then his putter acted like a croquet mallet and he took three strokes on the green for a miserable 6.

Kowal Methodical

The methodical Kowal had a string-straight tee shot, a good secand, excellent chip and was down in par 4. They both had good drives on the second but Rogers’ next shot was over the green and his chip was 20 feet too long. Two putts left him a 5 to Kowal’s par 4.

~ Rogers missed an opportunity to close the gap on the third. Kowal’s drive caught a trap while his opponent’s drive and second were true to the green. But the Indianapolis player's recovery was sensational and he sank his putt while Rogers three-putted from 30-feet away to lose another. The fourth also followed the previous pattern with Kowal on in two and down in two more while Rogers got another bogy 5.

Tee Shot Hits Tree

Kowal had another perfect hole Jat the fifth with Rogers banging his tee shot against a tree in such shape that even a beautiful recovery left him short of the green. He was down in two for a 5 to his opponent’s 4. On the par-3 sixth, Rogers’ tee shot was trapped, his approach long and two putts left him a bogy 4, Kowal, meanwhile, dropped his iron sHot six fet away, leaving him in position to walk to ‘the seventh tee with a deuce. | Here Rogers won his only hole of the out-nine with a birdie 4. Both had good drives but Rogers’ second was in the rough. A sensational approach left him close enough. to hole out while his opponent was content with a par. The eighth found Rogers’ drive was to the right, his-second short and it took the Frankfort businessman 4 to hole out while Kowal clocked another methodical par 3. On the par 5 ninth, their drives were good, but Kowal banged his

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Kowal Is 3 Up at 18 Over Rogers in State

Golf Finals

Frankfort Veteran Fights Back on Second Nine After Indianapolis Player Jumps Off to Seven-Hole Lead at Start of Play.

By TOM OCHILTREE Times Staff Writer ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. 4—Imperturbable Henry Kowal of Specdiway course, Indianapolis, held a 3-up margin over veteran Maurice Rogers of Frankfort as the drama-packed finals of the State Amateur golf tournament reached the 18-hole halfway mark here today. The mechanical stroking of the 27-year-old newcomer to Indiana ‘golfing circles on the first nine and the competitive gourage of 39-year-

green. short. The Speedway ace lined up a 40foot putt and banged it dead to the cup, but just one blade of grass short. A whisker more and he would have had an eagle 3. Rogers parred the hole with a 5. Kowal’s first nine card was 34, two under par, to Rogers’ 43. Rogers steadied as he walked to the 10th tee and matched his opponent shot for shot to halve the next three

holes. Loses Two Holes

Kowal lost the 13th when his second shot wandered to the left and his approach was too long and then dropped the 14th by virtue of three putts from 45 feet away. However, the Speedway star came back to birdie the 278-yard 15th with a drive that was nearly hole high. Rogers played the hole well but lost with a par 4. Rogers came back to cop the 16th, 17th and 18th to card a 35 on bie back nine and cut Kowal’s lead to 3 up as they went to lunch. Their cards: QU Par ERIN NERNEY NX] 444 443 535—36

Kowal ..eco0... 444 442 534—34 ROZErS ..s ose.. 655 554 445—43 —]f— : Par .....eeeee.. 535 444 344—-36<72 Kowal ......... 435 553 455—39—73 Rogers . In the semi-finals yesterday Kowal trounced Jimmy Scott, the defending champion from New Al-

Rogers’ second was a little

care of John Ddvid, tournament

champion, beating him, 2 to 1. Kowal, who says now he is only a week-end golfer, is the General Electric Co. Indiana representative. He is a former Colgate University links star and was medalist in the National Intercollegiate championships in 1932 and 1933, going to the semi-finals the last time. ; In 1937 he went to the third round of the National Amateur at Garden City, Long Island, beating Hector Thomson, the British champion, in the second round. He was medalist in the Miami-Biltmore invitational tournament in 1938, and advanced to the semi-finals. ‘Earlier this summer he just missed winning a place in the playoff for the Indian-

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Davis Cup UT the pressure of it all and the absence of the great coach, Mercer Beasley, who practically reared him, made for a complete collapse of the once brilliant Parker's game. Players whom he had beaten in other years without exerting himself virtually blasted him from the premises. Season concluded, his national ranking dropped to No. 8, and his reputation at zero, Parker went to southern California with his wife and settled in a small cottage in Pasadena. ¥ : Money got scarcer ond scarcer. The Parkers become destitute. The family automobile was repossessed. A few Wisconsin friends helped with small checks, but not enough to keep food on the table. Jobs were few and far between.

During the Santa Anita racing season, Parker got one handling mutuel tickets.

an extra in a department store. Tennis clubs failed to open their doors to him. Public park and private hotel courts were his practice grounds. Back to the wars went a new Frankie Parker in the

Saturdays found him working as

spring, drilling as of old ses reshaping his forehand

[Tennis Committee

drive which had been his one weakness. . . . He sharpened his great backhand, considered by many to be the finest shot in the game today.

Parker won in Los Angeles, Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago. He captured the national clay court championship. Slowly his trail pointed East to the big grass tournaments where the Davis Cup team selection committee watches the actions of all. It was Parker's intention i keep those eyes focused ‘on him. *© _ The Seabright result shows how well he had succeeded. It was his plan to make them put him back on the Davis Cup team.’ To Parker, regaining a place on the Cup team would mean more than the honor would mean to any one of the other several players in the field. . He wants to prove to tennis followers, officials and players everywhere that he could take what they tossed at him and come back. : He's already made them backtrack . .. caused many to forget . .. or accept the fact that he had and has the right to his own personal life.

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Times Sports

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1939

Back With Tribesters

Clair Morris, Indianapolis, a 16-year-old Scotch lassie with the fighting heart of the McGregor clan;

Her Rallies Keep Trophy in Indianapolis)

ena Clair Morris admires state junior golf award won at South Bend.

Lindsay Joins Joins. Indians at Toledo; President Miller Seeks Outfielder.

Lindsay Brown, who started the 1939 season as Indianapolis’ shortstop and later was transferred to the Colunibus Red Birds, was back with the Tribe in Toledo today. He will fill the utility infield role for thé remainder of the season, Tribe President: Leo Miller ane nounced. Miller also said a new outfielder will join the Redskins just as soon as a capable Class AA man is - found. The Indians’ leader departed for Cincinnati today to see. if the Reds are in a position to turn a fly chaser loose or to scare one up out of a streng minor league. _ The Indians play the Mud Hens in Toledo tonight, tomorrow afternoon and in a double-header on Sunday. - The Redskins will return home Monday. They were ‘rained out” at Columbus last night. Miller was there and said the Red Bird officials postponed the game just because there was a late after= noon sprinkle. “The Columbus mound staff was short of a starting pitcher and the club officials were looking for an excuse to get Manager Shotton out of the hole,” Miller added. “They're good at that over there and it wasn’t the first time they worked it on the Indians. »

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rallied twice yesterday to win the Indiana Junior Women’s golf championship at South Bend for the second consecutive year. After a series of trap and out-of-bounds shots she came back to defeat Mary Jane Garman of Hammond, 2 up. | Today at her home, 4426 N. Pennsylvania St., she modestly Laid of

Indianapolis Country Club and has been playing seriously” for only three years. A graduate of Tudor Hall, she will enter Smith College in the fall shortly after her 17th birthday. .She was born at Edinburgh, Scotland, and was brought to America when she was two years old by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William MeGregor Morris.

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