—“ WASHINGTON, D. C.. SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1937. Par Knocked Cold in Golf : Porter Slim Marathon Favorite Open ■ ——■——-——— -- First Tee Times Down Home Stretch Toward State Title Golf TEN ENTER FINALS for Golf Pacers STRAFACI GOLFING Maryland BIRMINGHAM, Mich., June 12 UP).—Starting time* for lead- ers in today's national open golf FORIOMEFOLKS” BIG PLAY IN 36-hole final: DOPE championship 8:35 a m. and 12:35 p.m.—Frank Thomson, Four Pros Walsh, 140, and Vic Ghezzi, 143. in to Among 8:50 and 12:50—Sam Snead, 142, Family Chips Pay Way Bartlett of Canada Feared Ties Mark and Pat Sawyer, 142, Hitting 140, of Amateur — 9:25 and 1:25—Ed Dudley, 140, Ablaze in Contender Diminutive With 66 Round. and Olin Dutra, 152. 9:35 and 1:35—Tony Manero, Open Tourney. Wyer a Dark Horse. Es the Associated Press. 149, and Horton Smith, 148. By the Associated Press. BY ROD THOMAS. Mich., June 12. 10:05 and 2:05—Ralph Guldahl, June 12. Mich., A colorful field of the fastest —Golfdom hoped to crown 140. and Harry' Cooper, 142. —Little Frankie Strafaci Is marathon 10:25 and Thom- runners In the West- the new American open 2:25—Jimmy giving “the folks back home” Gene 147. ern Hemisphere. Mel Porter of the champion today, with a burst son. 140, and Sarazen. a Birmingham, great run for their money. Millrose Athletic Birmingham. IN Association of of par-cracking fireworks, but so 10:40 and 2:40—Frank Strafacl, The slim, 21-year-old youth from New York went to post a slim favor- many heirs apparent were on hand 142, and Ky Lafloon, 148. in his Brooklyn, playing first national ite today in the sixth anual Evening that there was a good chance the open golf championship, is low-scoring Star marathon for the National A. A. coronation would be delayed until amateur as golf's most gruelling test U. championship. 6unday. swung Into today's 36-hole final bat- Bill Schlobohm, here to represent Sixty-five of the Nation's sharp- tle. the National Long Distance Running shooters teed off for the 36-hole D.C. DUO IN FINALS Competiting with the greatest cam- Committee of the A. A. who has U.. itretch Which the regula- completes paigners in the game, he doesn’t figure seen every important race In the East tion 72-hole test, starting at 8:15 this to win—but regardless of his finish he for years, rates Pat Dengis of Balti- over the bunkered battle- morning thinks he already has Justified the more, who won The Star contest in of Oakland Hills. ground faith his family has placed in his 1935, even with Porter, but most of survived the They two-day scoring ability. the other informed marathon fans that eliminated 101 of the spree orig- It hasn't been just a matter of telling conceded Mel the edge. The Millose inal starters and one of developed Frankie to play golf and then wishing star in the last four years has fin- the closest contests in State Meet Titles the 41-year Sought by him luck, for the Strafaci clan mem- ished no lower than third here. history of the tournament. Eight of bers have backed their hopes for Schlobohm also likes the chances of 10 were Mrs. Welsh in par-breakers grouped In two Robinson, Frankie with cold cash—cash to play Jimmy Bartlett of the General Mo- two shots a sections, only apart, in golf as much as he wishes while they tors of Oshawa, Canada, and Dick wide scramble for open the laurels Singles Today. work; cash to make a Winter golf- Wilding of the Gladstone Club of won a at Baltusrol Burnett year ago by Tony Special Dispatch to The Star. practice trip to Florida; cash to come Volney of Indian Spring (left), with Bobby Spencer Overton of Rolling Road Club, Baltimore (left) Mount Dennis, Canada. He rates Por- Manero. Md., June 12.— to his first national open. Brownell, District champion, whom he defeated in semi-final and Louis Fuchs of Indian Spring, his semi-final victim. ter and Dengis at 3 to 1 and Bartlett the Manero’s at Manor Leading chase for Washington's No. 1 ranking yesterday Club. —Star Staff Photos. Overton and Burnett clash today to decide the title. and Wilding at 8 to 3. with a crack at crown, along Tony's tennis of both sexes. Brother* players Pay Frankie’* Way. De Mar is record 282 total, was a quartet of pro- 10 to 4. Baltimore.Barney Welsh and Margaret HAVE four fessional siege guns, Jim- brothers—Dominic, in favor with Schlobohm ara comprising Robinson, were to battle for the Mary- "J NET CHAMP ^JEXT Ralph, Pathy and Tommy—who DELAYS ft Bill Steiner of the A. my Thomson of Shawnee-on-Dela- land State singles championships this Sports Program Zuni Indians Make Marathon Millrosc A.; play in the seventies.” the Clarence De the ware, Pa., Big Ed Dudley of Phila- afternoon. dark-haired, Mar. famous Keene, and Frank Walsh and good-looking youngster said as he For Local Fans N. H, veteran, and Hugo Kauppinen. delphia Ralph With one title already in Washing- DEFENSE OF TITLE surveyed the other scores about and the little New York whom he Guldahl of Chicago, all with sub- ton's hands—the women's doubles a Finn, below his 36-hole TODAY. Sacred par totals of 140 at the half-way snappy card of 142. Running Festival, quotes at 10 to 4. crown captured yesterday by Mrs. of Base Ball. mark. "Any them probably could beat me A newcomer to the game. Bill Wik- Robinson and Edith Clarke—Welsh Riggs Finishes Southern Event at If they practiced. But they told me Washington Chicago, S. lund of the Irish-American Club of and Mrs. Robinson sought to give the vs. Han- a Stick as Go 'go ahead and play; you're the best Maryland Dartmouth, Newark, N. J., is among the dark Thomson Matches Meet Mark. Capital three of the four champion- Before Playing in IT. S. Clay Kicking They bet and we think you can go some over, N. H. horses, being quoted by Schlobohm at rAs A to the final which have been at stake BY THOMAS R. HENRY. such a manner that the movements of prelude barrage, ships Marathon Race. 15 to with place.’ Court marathon was old In Amer- their leader at the of 6, along Joe Plouffe of Wor- Thomson fired a 66 throughout the week. Tourney. point starting yesterday "So they all chipped in and I went National A. A. U. champion- cester, Mass.; Augustus Johnson of By the Associated Press. ica when Columbus landed and can be readily seen. The leader places that beat par by six shots, clipped to Florida last under of The Star. Welch Meets Imhoff. 1 Winter, practicing every ship. auspice* the across foot Port Chester, N. Y.; Paul De Bruvn three strokes off the Oakland Hills among Zuni of New his at the base of the day. They sent me spending money, June 12—The Starts at Mount Vernon at 2 p.m., of the Club. Yonkers, N. VV^ELSH was to meet Douglas Imhoff, | twenty- THEMexico it Is still the favorite toes a rounded stick about the size of Chippewa Y., competitive record, and equalled the me clubs. ^HICAGO, with finish at Zero Milestone on bought good My folks—my seventh national the little A mounted and Johnny Semple of Beverly, Mass., all-time low for a single round in the a 19-year-old sophomore from clay courts ten- sport. finger. priest goes dad Is sort of retired from the grocery Ellipse. each rated at 15 to 6. He puts the the of California, who has nis These Zuni long-distance races cover ahead sprinkling the trail with sacred open championship. Guldahl, on his University me time singles championship tournament field at 20 to 8. business—give money every courses of about 20 miles. meal. to a second reached the final round without the The run- way round 69, shot the I want to enter a tournament. I opened at the Lake Forest Ten- \ We believe that is only today ners are divided into two teams. Each “At the each of the leaders Schlobohm over- half in 32 for another rec- loss of a set in six matches. En route signal outgoing hope I can make good.” nis Club w-ith the looking a bet in the smallest man he has eliminated the second, third defending titleholder, GRAND NATIONAL NET team carries a light stick which must kicks his stick as far in advance as ord performance. in the the be kicked before the runners as The racer of his side who race, Percy Wyer of Forest Two and eighth seeded players, his semi- Bobby Riggs of Los Angeles, busy they possible. strokes off the pace, at 142, Hill Club of Toronto. stands Ha* Champion’s Heart. go. Such a race is both a and happens to be nearest its place of Percy Were Frankie final victim yesterday being Lindsay some sport Strafaci, the 21-year-old cleaning up unfinished business LIST MARK FOR under live feet and weighs about 98 a A GREAT many veteran shot makers D. C. a religious ceremonial and betting falling immediately rushes in and publinks star from Brooklyn; Pat Franklin, California colleague, by in the Southern amateur tourney at is without again kicks his run- pounds, but every ounce of him is scores of 7—5, 6—0. think he will. Denny Shute calls bounds. it, companions Sawyer, Minneapolis pro, and the pre- running stuff. To our of think- the Italian Nashville, Tenn. The Zuni is perhaps the greatest of ning ahead in order to be ready to way tournament choices, Harry of Welsh had two tough matches when 133-pound youngster the Cooper Field of 128 Is To- send the stick on its further ing, tiny Percy is the most danger- he had to to Eddie Jacobs coming national champion. He al- Riggs, seeded No. 1 and ranked Starting Play America's aboriginal runners. A few flight. Chicago and Slammin' Sam Snead, the rally whip ous of the dark horses. years ago Dr. Prank H. H. Roberts This operation is continued through- West of Baltimore, 3—6, 6—1, 6—2, and ready has the courage and heart fourth nationally, and a fellow towns- day in Men s Section of Virginian who burned up the the to be a of the Smithsonian Institution was out entire course, the racers in Winter circuit. then was extended to extra games to necessary champion. He cap- man, Joe Hunt, seeded third, were Skeptical of Rioo. tured Tennis Tournament. excavating some ancient ruins with the rear each time running ahead and eliminate Paul Newton, another Cali- the national public links crown matched in the finals of the Dixie CCHLOBOHM Is Cooper Snead remained “hot” that skeptical of the in 1935 at in a crew of Zuni workmen. The site they may kick the stick as often In the betting books, with Horse” fornian, 9—7, 7—5. Indianapolis, coming event and will not see action in the entry, plus the fact that it is of the much “Light J?REE was 40 miles from the where as their companions. ability publicized with such bad blisters on his feet that clay court test until tomorrow or Mon- pueblo Harry riding hard in the quest for a open to any player of the United Jose Rios of Peru to run a strong Doubles Battle Brisk. fellow competitors marveled that he is these men lived. title that has been just escaping his day. Riggs scheduled to meet Henry race following a plane trip that be- ROBINSON'S opponent was could even walk. Balaban of States, combined to send the District Early Sunday morning the whole Follow Race on Horseback. grasp for a decade. ■^ JRS. Chicago in his first round- j gan at Rio de Janeiro last Monday a He's had confidence in his division crew' would start out to visit their Also under 17-year-old Baltimorean, Anne ability— er. Hunt's first opponent was another of the Hearst Grand National the first and wound this par, with 143, were families. infrequently kicking up morning. His Harrison, the first woman of this city and has backed it with cash to the Arthur They would run to the "^OT Goodman, the Omaha ama- Chicagoan, Ohr.esarge. tennis championships off today to the of the sticks send them i; ship lost 24 hours due to stormy Johnny extent of the with their flying to reach the final round of the State $1, all he could spare. With Seeded between and Hunt is pueblo, spend day wives teur who won the open in 1933, and Riggs start ever made a net over the heads of the second and I weather and Jose was done out of in six four friends, he bet *5 he will win largest by and sweethearts, and then run back j tourney years. Mrs. Robinson John MeDiarmld, of third racers Vic Ghezzi of Deal, N. J„ who pro- formerly Fort tournament here. in advance and they fall |I his only chance to lay up a full night's is at the of Middle Atlantic rank- today—at odds of 200 to 1. again in time for work Monday morn- vided one of the top Worth, Tex., and now a member of the near each other. The excitement is on terra flrma the week "picture shots” yes- While 128 netmen were to begin a sleep during ings, while Miss Harrison is ranked Princeton ing—covering distance of 80 miles terday by sinking a 60-foot putt with University faculty. The on the Potomac Parle intense, for none of the dozen young of the race. fifth. play courts in a day. It was nothing to them, » other seeded stars, in order: men in Jose mud-covered ball on the sixteenth, Art this afternoon the eyes of the fans spare themselves scrambling arrived at the Washington air- It was however, because they had been or their old foes from Wash- Hendrix, Lakeland, Walter Sen- over and one “lake hole.” Homer Fla.; were focused primarily on three— pushing another in or- port at 5.05 this morning and was ington, Sara Moore and Dorette trained to It from infancy. Miller, Standings ior. San Francisco; Bernard Welsh, Dooly Mitchell, Yelverton Gamett and der to secure the stick. The distance hied to the Annapolis Hotel by mem- whom Mrs. Robinson and Miss Clarke By the Associated Press. Par Takes Bad Beating. Rockville, Md.: Martin Buxby, Miami, Hugh Lynch, seeded in that order. which it is sent by a single kick, or bers of the Emergency First Aid Corps. defeated Yesterday's homers—Dl Maggio. C* Cigarettea in Sacrifice. yesterday to win the doubles Fla.; Wilbur Coen, Jr„ Kansas tossed with the toes, 1s »e markable. He will remain here several then *1 'HIS closely bunched 10” fore- Yankees. 2; Moses. Athletics. 2; Gehrig. City; Lynch was drawn in Mitchell’s bracket. days, “top title. After an easy 6—1 in Yankees. 1: Bonura. Harris following description of one 1A victory White Sox. 1; Coggeshall, Des Moines, Iowa; Woman racketers will not start Very often it falls at least 100 feet fly to Dallas, Tex., where on July 18 cast the possibility of the first the first the Lewis. Senators, l; Walker. Tigers. 1; 'J'HE play- set, champions found stiff Frank Kovacs, Berkeley, Calif.; Frank of the Zunl marathons is taken from the at which it was lifted. he will run for Peru in the marathon off since 1931, when Weatherly. Indians. 1. their tournament until tomorrow. Due point Billie Burke beat the Moore-Miller combi- The from the opposition, leaders—Greenberg. Tigers. 15: Guernsey, Houston. Tex.; William to the absence of library of the Bureau of Sometimes a careless kick will send of the Pan-American games. Von Elm in a Di Mary Cootes, Edith George marathon duel nation tying the score no lees than Maeglo Ytnkees. 11; Bartell. Giants. American 11: Selkirk. Yankees. 10: p'oxx. Red Kiley, Kansas City; Vemon Marcum, Clarke and Sara Ethnology: the stick into the brush, where great At lease one of the contestants In lasting two In case of a dead- Margaret Robinson, days. seven times before losing the finale, Sox. 10: Medwlck. Cardinals. 10 "On the evening of the before Lakeland, Fla,; Thane Halstead, Chi- Moore—public parks ex- day difficulty may be experienced, as a today's race has beaten Rios. Jimmy lock at the end of today's an 18- League totals—American. 208; Na- champion—is play 7—9. and Norman a long race takes place the racer is never allowed to touch it hole tional. 105: total. 403. cago, Bickel, Chicago, pected to be seeded No. 1. partici- with Bartlett, representing Canada in the play-off will be staged Sunday. to a pants repair secluded spot in one his hands. last OlymiJlc marathon, was the first Thomson, second in the 1935 open of the mesas some distance from the the racers also runner from the Western With and "Accompanying may Hemisphere 301, tied for fourteenth last where a a village, hole foot or two be seen from 200 to 300 men and to finish in the Berlin grind of last year, became the fifth to a STAR MOTOR in player post BIKERS Leaders. depth is excavated in which is women on horseback. season with Rios well behind 1 Major If the year, him. 6fi in tournament after history missing deposited sacred meal and two ciga- is the dust kicked With a dozen two By the Associated Press. dry up by the top-flighters entered, short putts, near the close, that rettes. The hole is OF IN MEET TOMORROW AMERICAN LEAGUE. filled and the loping horses is dreadful and the Dr. Ben Chitwood, the District cham- W'ould TRAIGHT have put him in a class him- Indians retire by Batting—Gehrig, Yankees. .38.'!: some distance and sit nude, sweating bodies of the racers pion. gives himself one chance in a self. Gene Greenberg. T.gers. .387. Only Sarazen, Johnny reverently without a whisper. Should soon are covered with hundred of the Runs—Greenberg. Tigers, 4P: Lary mud. winning national Goodman. Walter Hagen and a bird Tommy in and Averill. Indians, 30. roasting become frightened and "Training for a Zuni foot race be- crown. Pennsylvania Champion Field Runs batted Creavy touched the mark in—Greenberg. Tigers, take or the hoot of an previously. and Bonura. flight, owl be gins at childhood. At almost any Dr. Chitwood, in the De- Six White 8ox. 57. biologist birdies and an eagle off THE to at Marlow Farm Hits—Walker, It is considered an TEE Tigers. 74: Greenberg, heard, ill omen time a naked Compete youngster of four or partment of Agriculture, runs for rec- Thomson's but old Tigers, fix. clubs, man par a and the race five be seen reation and Near Silver Doubles—Vosmik. Brown*. SO: Bell. postponed.* years may kicking the not fame. In college he snatched bark two strokes as By Walter Spring. Browns 18. "The Jimmy McCallum racers are greeted on their re- stick in front of his home.” was a two-mller. went Triples—Kuhel, Senators. 8: Green- over on the fourth and seven- Penn- turn to the a who secret's out. Burnett is like four or five SCHANTZENBACH, berg. Titers, and Averill. Indians. 7. village by priest, teenth holes. something QOROE Home sylvania State and runs—Greenberg. Tigers. 15; offers a blessing, and a If you want to play good under par for 8 rounds, which is a champion, 1> Margin. Yankees. 11. single cigarette Guldahl’s card also showed an eagle Willard his chief State Stolen is passed around them. golf eat sugar. It doesn't al- testimonial to the life of a fireman. Wolfe, rival, bRses—Appling. White Sox. P: among The snd six birdies. Chapman. Red Sox, 8. On four holes, how- will head a crack field of entries in the following morning the runners arise THEways win matches for you, but But after he had Pitching—Pearson. Yankees. and Record Field Out for Title ever, Guldahl was unable Wednesday night, to get down National Capital Motor Cycle Club's Whitehead. White Sox. 4—o. earlier than usual, take a short run, it helps get up there in the rarefied won the medal, he thought he’d never In even figures, and one of the four and rest until of first field met of the season tomor- NATIONAL LEAGUE. time to start. About two atmosphere championship golf. get to sleep. Up there at No. 8 truck Wiped away of the strokes he had row at Marlow’s Farm, north of Silver an hour before starting they But when the sugar runs out it's just they had four false alarms that night Batting—Medwick. Cardinals, .413; partake In D. C. Women’s Golf picked up. at 2 Vaughan. Pirates, and of Scrap too Spring, o’clock. Jordan. Reds. sparingly bread soaked in water, bad. Bobby Brownell, the tow- and for each one Volney had to pile P:00—Mrs. W. J. <0. Mrs. Walsh and Dudley, who played to- Included in the list of local chal- after which they don breechcloths, HUNDRED AND THIRTY- Flather C). headed 18-year-old youngster who out and hop the truck. The next day Runs—Galan. Cubs, 40: Medwick. Sheldon Chapin »C. C. >. Mrs. O. H. Chase gether, duplicated their first round are Cardinals. 38. either or FIVE feminine golfers, the
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