1941-08-17 [P B-9]

Death Knell of Gold Cup Race Sounded With Simmons Victor as Lone Entry Boats Too Expensive, Ace Pass Grabber Snead Still Leading Willis Downs Cowan Turned Into Back Events Too Scarce, By the Associated Press. Rochester Golfers In Feature Match HERSHEY, Pa Aug. 16.—Pro- fessional football's champion pass interest Wanes snagging end. elusive Don Looney By Three Strokes 01 Rec Tennis from Texas Christian, is being Cracks Record revamped into a halfback to Adds 70 to Smart Brand of Cooper sharpen the offense of the Pitts- Opening 67; Play For 91-Cubic-lnchers burgh Steelers. Wood and Two Others Marks Tilt; Bert Bell, coach and co-owner Opening In Red Bank Regatta of the National Professional Are Tied With 140s Continue Today League eleven, disclosed the move By the Associated Press. and commented: By the Associated Press. Young Maurice Cowan and the "We're not hurting ourselves RED BANK, N. J., Aug. 16—The ROCHESTER, N. Y„ Aug. 16.— older, but still young, Rickey Willis defensively and we're bettering the fireworks for yester- death knell of Gold Cup motor boat Samuel Jackson Snead, the long- provided ourselves offensively. The shift day's opening rounds in the Recrea- was sounded to- Hot racing apparently will give Looney a chance to use hitting Springs, Va., profes- tion Department's fall tennis tour- of ball and at day when Zalmon G. Simmons his carrying ability sional, continued his pace-setting nament on the Rock Creek courts. the same time free him of the Greenwich, Conn., won the classic role in the $5.000 Times-Union open Far from the dub class, both on of shock damage the line a brand of tennis Bpeed trophy with the second "walk- today by coupling a par 70 to yester- played top-notch scrimmage." that would have b»>en more in keep- over" in the history of Gold Cup 67 for a 36-hole total of 137. day's ing with a iate round, but yester- competition. Three strokes behind with 140s After all other entries had dropped day's opening program attracted no out, Simmons drove his craft, My came National Open Champion gallery. Tennis Gets and Bin, over the course at an average Surprise Craig Wood, Mamaroneck, The steadier and more expert· epeed of 52.509 miles per hour to Lloyd Mangrum, Chicago, runnerup enced Willis, former captain of the capture the gold-plated, sterling for the P. G. A. title. Jimmy Thom- court team of the University of followed with silver cup which for many years was Margaret Osborne son; Chicopee, Mass., North Carolina, which Cowan, last motor 142. the most coveted trophy of year's Choate School captain, will last boat racing. That surpassed Veteran Gene Sarazen, Brook- enter this fall, finally won. speed, but was noth- field Conn., back year's winning First Big Title Center, snapped Victor Loses First Set. ing to arouse the crowd of 15,000 from yesterday's disappointing 76 of He went in the gathered to watch the first day with a choice 67, for a two-day total down, 1—6, first but the combined Gold Cup and Na- Beats Helen Bernhard of 143 which bracketed him in set, ability to gain points in the his tional Sweepstakes races. fourth place with seven others, In- pinches, plus experience and In Her Fifth in stamina in the final Last Two Heais lanceiea. Upset cluding Denny Shute and Johnny tough set, gave Bulla of and Harold him the match as he won the last Two entries from Louisville, Ky., Essex Tournament Chicago (Jug) Winchester. Mass. two sets, 6—3, 8—6. Cowan's early Bill CantriU's Why Worry and McSpaden, lead was due in part to his puzzling Morton L. Cooper's Mercury, which By the Assoria>d Press. Hogan Again Has Trouble. southpaw shots and twists which had been the hope of the regatta MANCHESTER, Mass., Aug. 16.— Little Ben Hogan, Hershey, Pa., Rickey solved in the other entries had Osborne of San Fran- one of the pre-tournament favorites, early second committee after Margaret set. withdrawn because of various cisco won her first major tennis repeated his opening round woes troubles with their boats, failed to I tournament in four years of trying on the first and 18th holes while Second round men's singles two hard a hot trail between. matches are to be uppear. As a result the last today—and she did it in the blazing Hogan played today be- heats of the Gold Cup were can- way in the role of giant killer. carded a 73 today compared to ginning at 9 o'clock. Women s celed after Simmons had driven The pretty 23-year-old brunette, yesterday's 72. He took a 6 on the singles begin at 10 and mens one less than My Sin over the first 30 miles. in her fifth upset of the week, swept first hole today, doubles at 2 o'clock. Womens sets from fourth-seeded seven and for the 18th doubles Jack "Pop" Cooper, Kansas City j straight yesterday's will start either tomorrow Helen Bernhard of New York, to has had a 6 both days. or veteran who provided today's big Tuesday. capture the 17th women's invitation Snead found things to his liking Another feature by cracking the world rec- long, tight match was tourney of the Essex Country Club. today until the final holes. Going ord for 91-cubic inch hydroplanes, I provided by Charles Hackney, jr., The scores were 6—4, 6—3. into the 17th the Virginia sharp- KIBITZING RACKETERS—Looking over the scoreboard as the default while Charming, seeded No. defeated Robert member voiced the sentiment of many rac- yesterday, 3, of the Western High team but un- was under Ranked 11th nationally, shooter three par—then District recreation fill tennis tournament at 6—1. Miss last and ing drivers when he stated that opened yesterday Edmonds, 6—2, Dellinger, former New Mexico State year, W. N. May. Hackney i seeded in the Essex competition, his troubles began. lost Gold boats were becoming less Rock Creek courts are three of the players, Barney in 1938 and who came to the first set, 4—6. and later Cup Miss Osborne came through with He drove into ine rougn, BrinkerhofT, champion 1940, recently Washington, with drivers and specta- and Ena had two match points popular some smart drop shots to break up smothered his second wood shot into jr.; Charlie Channing Dellinger, and Tony Latona, man- makes her bid in the women's tourney beginning today. against him, there but he finally out and tors. Cooper explained that rallies and wear to make the pulled won long, hard-hitting a trap, took two ager of the tourney. Brikerhoff safely passed the first round on a —Star Staff Photo. the re races for boats of remaining sets, 10—8 and 6—2. β insufficient down the pig-tailed blond Miss green and On the 18th 2-putted. His mechanical this class (piston displacement be- Bernhard. he drove to the base of a tree in play and steady forehand shots drove Into tween 600 and 732 cubic inchest, Dron Shots Bi£ Factor. the rough, had to play safe, pitched May com- and the mitting too many errors. there are too few boats So adeptly placed were the drop to the green and took two putts. Sports to build. 300 Firemen, Police Program Todd Joins but boats are too expensive shots that more than once Miss Earlier, on No. 9. Snead collected ! Club, Redskins Channing, Easy Winner. even run for them. on No Fun Going: Alone. Bernhard didn't par 4 when his ball went high For Local Fans Only one of the four seeded play- The 20-year-old New Yorker, an the second shot. strOfck a spectator ers not Simmons said, "There's no fun in Will Take Part in TODAY. Will Lose Trio to Defense drawing a bye yesterday was agricultural student at Cornell, had and dropped on the green. going out there by yourself." Burbtll. Charley Channing, No. 3, and he trouble with her serve and double His card: had little walkover in vs. difficulty passing Robert The only previous t£Ulted in the crucial game of Par—Out 443 54iS 444—35 Boston Washington, Grif- 443 433 454—34 And One Ailment Edmonds, 6—2, 6—1. Gold Clip history came in 1936 when both sets. Snead—Out field fith Stadium, 3:00. Par—In 414 543 444—35—7ft Big Day Through Summaries: Kaye Don drove Horace Dodge's In the first, Miss Bernhard took Snead—In 334 54·.' 465—36—70 Tennis. ν Bv BILL niSMER. JR., month and, rather than risk injury, Men'* Sinrles. Impshi around the course alone. the lead, 4-3, breaking her oppo- 75 to Shoot in Final. First District Recreation Depart- 8t»r Staff Oorr»m>ondint. a on Frank round—Charles Channing defea'e-j concludes tomorrow to Mark Show accepted position Robert Edmonds, β—2. who won the nent's serve, but Miss Osborne came The tourney Variety ment β—l; Ted Pierce Cooper, sweepstakes tournament. Rock Creek CLOVIS, N. M. (En Route to San Thomas' coaching staff at Alabama. defeated Keith Stewar:. β—4 on a with 60 and the 15 β—2; Mike drove his new 91-cubic back to break the serve game the top pros 10 a.m. ORourke defeatea Eddie Ackerman. last year, Slated Next Courte, Diego), Aug. 16.—A big worry was Roy Conn, Arizona tackle, and Bill β—0; Deane β—0.

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