w SPORTS SECTION Iflje te B—6 WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 6, 1937. Belmont for War Admiral: Flies 4,500 Miles to Run Here --—-Romp Tennis Feud Is Settled as It Usually Has Been WELSH NET VICTOR Marathon Guest IN WID BATTLE IN BIG MARATHON Kicks Self at Start, but Is Both Players Exhausted as Stowaway Turns Out to Be Victor by Four Lengths. Mitchell Bows to Champ Hero of South American Pompoon Is Fifth. in Star Cup Final. Olympics in 1935. (Continued From First Page b BY BILL DISMER, JR. BY ROD THOMAS. A battle the tightness of which it 'or the Belmont Stakes was 2:29H comes to covering is revealed of et by Peace Chance in 1934. only by analysis distance we give you Jose the Welsh The listed American record which point score, Barney Rios of Peru, South Amer- successfully defended his City of WHENica. Jose is a War Admiral was made IN marathon equaled by Washington tennis championship in runner—a Tandy Mandy, carrying only 109 corking one—and tomor- The Evening Star tournament yester- row he will a pounds, at Latonia, Ky„ in 1927. begin prodigious mara- w’hen he thon of day defeated Dooly Mitchell sorts with the finish mark in Win Nets Riddle $38,020. in four sets at the Edgemoor Club, Washington. A CROWD of 35,000, one of the 6-3, 8-6, 4-6, 6-4. Flying up from Rio dp Janeiro, largest in Belmont ac- Given more serious Brazil, an history, competition airline distance of approxi- Taimed the 3-year-old as he than he, or of the king any gallery of 500 mately 4.500 miles, Rios hopes to ar- proved beyond- the slightest question anticipated, Welsh prevailed after a rive in time to for DR. LEO S. ROWE, gallop the national he has the stamina to combine with hot two-hour struggle in which he A. A. U. championship in The President of the Pan-Ameri- Evening his amazing speed for any distance made only four more points than his Stars sixth annual classic of can Union, who will make the pavp- or circumstances. opponent. ment pounding, to be held next Satur- presentation of the champion- War Admiral went to the post the Not until the champion reeled off | day with the start at Mount Vernon at The Star's na- '-to-10 choice, but won like a l-to-10 the first four games of the fourth set ship trophy and the finish at the Whl’e House. was tional A. A. U. marathon Sat- It hot. The victory added $38,020 to either contestant able to take a probably Is the longest trip ever urday. The three Yankees he colt's rapidly mounting earnings. decided edge After Dooly rallied to \ first attempted by a marathon runner to to finish w'ill the a low totaling $144,620 for this season pull the score to 4-3 the steaming represent get to race, excepting an Olympic United States in the Pan- ind *159,420 for two years of racing. rivals split the next two games, giving contest, and he's been in one of these, American marathon Mr. Riddle. 76-year-old Philadelphia Welsh a 5-4 advantage on his owm Olympic too. I 18 at Tex. portsman. whose colors were carried service. July Dallas, Jose will board a Pan-American At by Man o' War as well as the colt this crucial point. Mitchell hit Airways plane tomorrow morning at three now conceded to be the super-horse's successive returns out of the Rio, and. barring storm and crack-up, "Teatest son, personally received the court. But with match-point staring should alight at Miami, Fla Thurs- him in \ugust Belmont Memorial Cup in the face, the gallant challenger day afternoon. Thpre the schedule still had calls for a -crrinonies following the race. The fight enough to stave ofl switch of planes, after a defeat with in rophy was presented by Mrs. Belmont, two slashing volleys before I ! night Miami, and a flight Friday widow of the donor. a weak return into the net cost him to Washington. the It remained to be determined decision. whether War Admiral's injury was Jose Has a Sponsor. Both Players Worn Out. severe enough to keep the colt out A contestant m The Star race, EXHAUSTED were both players As of training for any length of time or §0 Rios is being sponsored by the that they neglected the jeopardize his chances of going on to customary Pan-American Exposition, which will practice of jumping the net to meet urther triumphs in the East or Beats Venzke 10 Yards open Saturday at Dallas. Tex. He will each other, Mitchell out by Middle West. holding a represent Peru in the Pan-American weak, but earnest hand which was at Start. in Feature of Olympic Marathon to be run at Dallas Kicks Foreleg clasped by the equally feeble Winning paw of July 18 as the climactic A TRICKLE of blood showed on the Welsh. feature of a Ad- New York Meet. great meet, bringing together the right forequarter as War Walter T. the Hayes, national clay crack athletes of the track. In 22 Pan-American miral was led from courts champion of 1911 and Bt the Associated Press. fifth countries. P. Marshall of this It was disclosed the colt George 'urf parlance. national ranking player in June 5—Kansas' 1918, pre- YORK, city is director of the games and was had "grabbed," or to be more specific, sented Welsh with The Star Cup and Glenn Cunningham, running in instrumental in Rios to his hind hoofs came bringing ’ticked himself as Mitchell with the ihe colors of the New York runner-up prize. Washington. Jose received special n contact with the right foreleg. Hayes commended the champion on NEWCurb Exchange, put a new permission of the Peruvian Govern- occurred Kurtsinger said the mishap his fine style and lauded Mitchell for American record for three-quarters ment to compete here. He was from the stall- his in in the first few jumps gracious losing spirit. of a mile the books as de- Dooly Mitchell is in the foreground the action shot of the time in tennis that Welsh has Mitchell. on today he Brazil when the invitation came. for a of four finals defeated gate and that he was afraid, Welsh scored 137 points and feated his old Gene and battle with Barney Welsh in the City of Washington singles The trophy was presented by Walter T. Hayes, former national rival. Venzke, If Rios triumphs Saturday it will be moment, War Admiral was going Mitchell 133, but the loser had a de- his Bill in final at Edgemoor yesterday, but in the other picture the latter clay court champion. club-mate. Ray, the feature quite a Pan-American party down down. cided advantage in is receiving The Star trophy as the victor. It was the third —Star Staff Photos. placements, j event of the New York Athletic Club's there on the Ellipse. Jose is eligible Few onlookers, however, were aware catching the title-holder out of po- Spring games at Travers Island. for the national A. A. U. champion- had happened as the small sition 44 times, while Welsh hit oniv anything While 5.000 track enthusiasts gath- ship, and the presentation of the fleid was sent away after much dis- 32 shots unreturnable by Mitchell in ered around the natural amphitheater grand trophy will be made by Dr. turbance at the barrier. War Admiral Final Doubles Welsh Can’t Find Continual errors spelled Mitchell's | at the N. Y. A. C. Summer clubhouse. Leo S. Rowe, president of the Pan- was the most fractious, but downfall, as time and again he drove among Cunningham covered the distance In American Union, who accepted an beaten on the by ON over the was barely getaway PROS WAGE baseline, outside the side- COCHRANE MOVED invitation On Today’s Slate Room for 3:00 8, three-fifths of a second faster yesterday to do the honor*. Scot and went to the front Trophy lines and into the net. The Flying | than the American record established National Broadcasting Co., over long before the field reached the first men’s City of Washington cups apparently Welsh made good on his service Station 'J'HE ■y^INNING j by Joe Mangan, former Cornell ace, WMAL, will carry a running turn. tennis tournament will be doesn't mean 14 out of 22 times, while Mitchell of anything any- in the same event two years ago. The report the race, and Dr. Rowe's Flying Scot led the pursuit of the brought officially to a close this more to District was closer to the 50-50 mark, win- words will be TO HOME HOSPITAL Barney Welsh, ; world record for the distance us 3:00.6, picked up and amplified favorite around the first turn, then afternoon when Dooly Mitchell and ning with his 11 times and tennis champion. having it made by Jules Ladoumegue of France over the exposition grounds at Dallas trained the famous Bill Howard meet Barney Welsh broken In 10 Sceneshifter, by Immediately after he had been game*. In 1931. just when the big show is getting the and ex-rider, Earl Sande. took up Thomson Tied With Tony Latona for the doubles presented with The Evening Star under way. seemingly hopeless chase. On the Armour, championship, starting at 3 o’clock. Injured Tiger Traveling on Drop-shots Annoy Welsh. Trophy for winning the City of Wins by 10 Yards.