THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAy, PORTLAND,. MAT 21, 1922
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JAPANESE DECIDE
. BALL TIE BY RACE
College Nines Refuse to Play
by American Rule.
U. S. UMPIRE PUZZLED
Athletes Declare That When
, Yankee Coaches Are ' Hired,
Change Will Be Made.
BY MALCOLM MacLEAN.
CHICAGO, I1L, May 20. (Speclii.)
Two Japanese college teams played a
ball game a few years ago and the
Bcore was tied at the end of the ninth
inning. They decided the result by
each selecting the fastest sprinter on
their teams, and having tbem put on
a. foot race.
Walter Golvin, recruit first base
man of the Chicago Cubs, umpired the
battle and judged the result of the
sprint. Golvin, at the time, was
stationed on the cruiser Brooklyn of
the Asiatic fleet, and was leader of
the sailor ball team. It was during
the war and wherever the fleet
touched the old Yankee baseball was
put on.
As a result Golvin played in many
ports of China and Japan, especially
the latter country, where the inhabi
tants are crazy for the sport and
already have adopted it as their
national pastime.
"We were anchored at Yokohama
ens afternoon when I was invited, to
umpire a grams between two of the
mailer college teams," said Golvin.
"These youths played ball out of the
book, not having American coaches
like Waseda and Kelo universities.
They knew the rules pretty well, but
couldn't seem to understand that
when there was a tie at the end of
nine Innings the battle should be
continued until one of the teams
gained a verdict.
"They were tied at the end of the
ninth and I tried to explain the cus
tom, but they didn't get it at all.
They insisted that they always had
decided the result with a race, so
finally I gave In and Judged it. But
they did say that they expected to
have American coaches some day, and
then they would play It our way."
One of the greatest charms of
Santa Catallna Island, where the Cubs
trained this spring, is its wonderful
fishing. No other place in the world
affords such angling for gigantic
tuna and ewordflsh as Catallna, and
Its Tuna club la, perhaps, the most
famous organization of followers of
Izaak Walton to be found anywhere
Catallna sand-dabs are In demand
for food all over the coast, and the
Island's whltefish, rock cod, groupers,
etc, are pulled In In great numbers
both by amateur and professional
fishermen.
The island has some old-time fish
ing guides who have motorboats and
lead tourists Into the deep for the
fighting fish. One of the most noted
and skillful of these salt captains is
Captain Eaton of the Leona.
For ten years Eaton went to Cata
Mna as an amateur fisherman and
gained a reputation by going out alone
in a rowboat and catching those sav
age fighters, tuna and swordflsh,
without aid. He loved the sport so
well he became one of the profession
als. He took parties of Cub players
On deep-sea fishing adventures.
Captain Baton, a qulet-voioed man.
Is full of anecdotes of the deep. He
told us one when we were snaring
white fish with 400 feet of line out,
that was certainly the gem of his
large collection.
"I was in my boat one morning
when I ran into an enormous school
of sardines," said the captain. "They
were jammed together as closely
well, as sardines. My boat couldn't
move; it was as if I had been at
anchor.
"Suddenly a couple of blue-nosed
harks appeared among the sardines.
When they had devoured many
moirthfuls they started to leave when
another enormous school of sardines
hemmed them in on the free side.
"So packed were the little sardines
Hiey made a sort of a soup effect
and the sharks couldn't move a fin.
There they were, captured and being
slowly smothered. The fish got in
their mouths, were on top, under
neath and on all sides. I don't sup
pose any sharks ever had so horrible
a sensation as those two babies.
"As for myself, I made the most of
the opportunity. By means of a
bucket as a net I dipped into those
sardines and before long had 550
pounds of them flapping in the bot
tom of my boat. And, exhausted
from those efforts, I ' had to lay
around and wait until the sardines
started to leave that immediate
neighborhood of the ocean to give me
a chance to use my propeller."
Twenty-five guesses, friends, on
who is expected to have the best sea
son among the Coast league pitchers
in 1922. Tom Hughes, the old-time
Boston star. Yes, that's the man. It's
well nigh unbelievable.
Tom was considered all through
years ago. He tried comeback s and
failed. So in 1920, without receiving
a cent in pay checks, Tom journeyed
out every morning to the Los An
geles park. With the aid of the
trainer, Doc Jacobs, he put up a small
stake and placed a tomato can on
the top.
Every day for weeks and months
Tom pitched at that can. acquiring
perfect control. He would throw the
ball, put up the can when he knocked
it off and retrieve the ball all by his
lonesome.
Last year he reported to the Los
Angeles club and said he was ready.
They offered him $300 a month if he
made good. He won 13 games and
lost 14. Five of his defeats were
lost by the narrow margin of 1 to 0.
This season the Angels look forward
to some splendid work from Tom.
Father of Ted Meredith Coach.
James H. Meredith, father of Ted
Meredith, holder of the world records
for the quarter-mile and half -mile
runs and formerly captain of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania track team,
and George Meredith, now a member
of the Red and Blue cinder-pathers.
will coach the runners at the West
Catholic high school this year. Mass
athletic were adopted by the school av
the. suggestion of James Meredith.
The following events will be tried:
100-yard and 22-0-yard dashes, 440
yard run, half-mile, one-mile, high
jump, broad Ijimp and the shotput.
Tennis Balls Develop Wrists.
Tennis has become a contributor to
haseball. Detroit pitchers are going
about this spring armed with tennis
balls. Every pitcher is supplied with
at least one. When the pitchers are
at leisure they spend their time
squeezing the tennis balls. The idea
is to strengthen their hands and
wrists. Ty Cobb borrowed the idea
from boxing. Several prominent
boxers use this method to develop
hand and -wrist power.
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C1.AREWCE H. DB MAR.
De Mar of Melrose Highlands, Mass., "hero of the Boston marathon,
in. 1911; shattered! the recordi for the 25-m.ile course in Boston
recently. De Mar's time was 2 hours 18 minutes 10 seconds' 47 3-fi
seconds faster than the record established' last year by Frank Zuna
of the Paullst A. C, New York.
DELL IS TEMPERAMENTAL
VERNOX STAR PITCHER HAS
OWN IDEAS ON BASEBALL.
Pacific Coast League Mound Hurl
er la Opposed to Morning Prac
tice for Ball Clubs.
Wfteezer DelL leading pitcher of
the Vernon Tigers as a general thing,
has his own ideas about keeping in
condition. Also, it may surprise some
to find that Dell, with all his rugged
exterior, is a bit temperamental.
For one thing, he is opposed to
morning practice for ball teams dur
ing the regular season. He Is opposed
to it at all times, but particularly
when the race and the weather be
come hot. Wheezer says morning
practice uses up that steam Which
should be reserved for the afternoon.
Managers disagree on this point.
Some are sticklers for the forenoon
frolics. Ty Cobb is otherwise. Ty
believes In allowing the athletes to
sleep as late as they deem fit.
When Dell is to pitch, the second
AJortixi
ONUY AMERICAN WINNER
IF I WEBB asked the one thing
most essential to success In play
ing the modern game of golf, I
would unhesitatingly say that it Is
getting distance from the tee. This
would take in the brassie or the
spoon, as the man who plays his tee
shots well will get almoBt as much
yardage wtlh his brass-soled clubs
through the fairway.
There are many fine putters among
the 10 and 12 handicap players, but
their perfection on the green has
never cut as many strokes off their
handicap as extra distance from the
tee. Distance these days, with the
modern trapped greens, is absolutely
essential.
It has been said of us in England
that we think more of long driving
than of any other department of the
game. They go . so far there as to
say that slugging the ball has almost
ruined the game in this country.
When I advise going after extra dis
tance with the driver I do not mean
that we should try to kill the ball
on each tee at the expense of a top
or a hook or the risk of missing the
globule altogether.
I want to impress on the mind of
the average player that, unless he
can drive within a reasonable distance
of his opponent on each hole, he Is
laboring under a terrific handicap, a
handicap that even a long putt will
not overcome on many holes.
Kothinff Ventured, Nothing Gained.
Some players prefer to drive
straight down the course, although
the distance obtained is short. A
longer shot, even though it does find
the rough occasionally, will not hurt
much unless the rough is so bad
that there is danger of losing the ball,
or it finds a spot where one can
play out of it only a short distance.
The short and straight player who
never finds trouble will always re
main a 10 or 12 handicap golfer, while
the player who goes out for more
length will soon find he is able to
control his long game better and keep
his drives somewhere on the fairway.
He will find, too, that he does not
mind playing out of the rough occa
sionally and that the long grass is
not half as bad as the duffer lmag
ines.
The duffer gets the idea into his
head that an opponent who is 15 or
20 yards ahead of him through the
fairway has not especial advantage
because a good approach or a putt
will easily make up for lost dis
tance. There are times when this
will be true and the best manipulator
of mashie or putter will win, but more
frequently the long driver will gain
additional advantage with his brassie
or spoon or midiron.
The long driver will have a mashie
approach to the green where the short
driver is compelled to use a wooden
club or take chances on a long Iron
shot.
Ijong Drivers Advantage.
But this is not the main point to be
considered. The long hitter will gain
a tremendous advantage on most
modern courses Inasmuch as he is
seldom If ever forced to play short
to avoid ditches or traps.
There are many holes fine golf
LONG - DISTANCE CLASSIC
game of a double-header, does he don
his uniform at 1:30 and then sit
around in it until called to the firing
line for the chaser bill? He does not.
Rather, he positively refuses to put
on the regalia until shortly before
tne start of the second combat.
"I find that if I have on my uniform
a couple of hours before I am to pitch
I become stale and logy and don't
have my, stuff," said DelL "No. I
just keep on my store clothes, stay
away irom the bench and try to for
get baseball."
Wheezer's physical prejudices In
this matter may be real, and yet it
sounds unmistakably temperamental.
Most of us could get Just ae tired
sitting around in a claw-hammer coat
and spring-bottom pants as in a high
water baseball uniform.
'Willamette Tennis Team Wins.
MOSCOW, Idaho, May 20. (Special.)
Willamette university's two-man
tennis team experienced little diffi
culty in making a clean sweep of the
iaano series here Friday. The Oregon
men won all sets by handy margins
and their superiority was never ques
tioner jNoDie Mooay, Willamette, de
feated Kenneth Hunter, Idaho, 8-0
6-1, and Hugh Doney defeated Curtis
Herrington, 6-3, 6-1. In the doubles
Moody and Doney defeated Hunter
and Herrington, 6-J, 6-1.
OF SRITiSn "OPIM
hnlp.nthfit .all -Fnn. - n oon
yards and a spoon or iron shot of
"ir to tne green. ne greeni in
some cases is guarded by a brook or
a deep stand trap or quarry.. The
goner wno can get a lainy long
drive stands am excellent chance of
reaching th fl-reAn. miut HmA t n tar.n
shots, but the short driver never can
niyo lo gen. over in two to tne latter.
The risk of going for the hole would
be too great. , .
What is the innvltahl In
this case? Nine times out of ten to
the short ririvar i is a in.t hi- in
match play or a five in a medal round
w.utre me par is lour.
The golfer who can outdrive you
even a paltry 20 yards . has a big
advantage in thJs respect He can
reach the green with a drive and a
brassie or n nnoon vIiam w..
compelled for safety's sake to play
"""i m your secono smot. your
drive may be all of 200 yards, but
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over me Droot. You therefor
Dan aiong or puch it short of the
trouble.
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after this happens. You either must
play the ball deaii with wu.
uppiDnua or sins; a long putt for I
" y.iuu.ya n
but where is the advantage if your
opponent by a stroke of luck sinks
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Ifs ' Pivot That Cotmta.
There are many, holes nt -hi A
scription on golf courses. There are
many in California, as the favorite
course there Is a layout that has
deep barancas guarding the greens.
r-inenurst nas some holes of this de
scription and. SLt m.n!iir. nn .v,-
champlonship course, a short driver
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" " w piay snort at least
seven or eight times in the round.
If one will recall courses he knows he
will find that this is the case on
nearly every northern links.'
If a player wants to reduce his
handicap from 15 or 20 to a figure be
low ten. a longer drive is more likely
to accomplish the trick than, anything
else.
How can one obtain a longer drive?
It is easy enough to do and quite
a cinch compared with learning the
art of sinking long putts. Bad pivot
ing is usually the result of short
driving. A player gets into the habit
of swinging his arms at the ball in
stead of using the body
If you will notice a golf er who does
not lift hla left hi fmm -,,4
you will see a poor driver. Straight
paroaps, out no distance. The nat
ural pivot would save him in this
respect and he need not think of lift
ing the left heel it will come up of
its own accord and quite easily.
Another thing important in bitting
a long ball la perfect timing. It is
excellent to pivot, but fatal when
the body tries to beat the club head.
infl result is a niiAnnd hnt tuynm
where off to the rich nnH Tvft naiA
ular good. Let the club head attend
to getting the ball away first before
uing me Dooy xor propelling pu
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TO STAY
IN HIS 01 CLASS
Battling Joe Learns Bitter
Lesson in Three Fights.
OPPONENTS TOO HEAVY
Iiittle Fellow Finds Task of Giving
Away Ten Pounds Is Too
Great a Strain.''
Joe Gorman has at last learned
his lesson. It took three defeats to
wise Joe to the fact that he could
not stand the gaff against heavier
opponents. Gorman with his short
reach and height should be fighting
featherweights instead of light
weights who outweigh him seven to
ten pounds.
Gorman Is Feather.
Joe can make the featherweight
mark without any trouble but he is
not overly fond of the training grind
necessary to take off weight. So he
takes things easy and lets the boys
come in at catchweights. Instead of
training to his proper weight of 128
to 126 pounds, he has been taking on
heavy opponents at 130 himself.
Gorman left Portland yesterday for
Grants Pass where he is buying a
home. "I am through with . light
weights," said the little battler before
his departure. I will stay in south
ern Oregon for ten days or two weeks
or longer If necessary until. I feel
I am in condition again and my right
hand has regained its strength. When
I return I will be ready to box any
featherweight in the country weigh
ing around 126 pounds. There is
only one boy whom I would give
away weight to. That is Lakey Mor
row and I will do anything to get
him In the ring again." , . ;.
The next Portland boxing commis
sion card will be held at the Armory
May 31. While the bout has not
been signed as yet it is probable that
Jimmy Sacco, the Boston flash, will
meet Johnny Noye of St. Paul in the
main event. Noye is in Portland and
is certain to be on the next card here.
Sacco is already booked for two
engagements next week. The first
ia in Vanoouver, B. C, Thursday
night, when he meets Bobby Harper.
The Becond is against Joe. Harrahan
in Aberdeen May 29. Harper will be
a real test for the Bostonian for
Seattle Robert measures up to Sacco
in size and height. Harper, who has
been training in Portland for two
weeks, has developed a wicked left
which he uses effectively in the
clinches.
The Portland boxing commission Is
richer by several dollars because the
Mike De Pinto-Freddie Williams bout
at the Armory Thursday was called
no contest. The commissioners at
a meeting yesterday upheld Referee
Gruman's ruling and refused to pay
the two boys what they had coming
for the fight.
According to reports from Seattle
and Tacoma Sammy Gordon, the
Hebrew battler, put up two sensa
tional fights last week, getting deci
sions over Jimmy Cole in Seattle and
Mike Ballerina in Tacoma.
BRITISH EVENTS ATTRACT
KEEN RIVALRY ASSURED IN
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS.
3. G. Anderson, George Dickson
Jr., Donald Parson, J. D. Chap
man Americans Entered.
While only four American players
are entered in the British amateur
golf championships to be played at
Prostwlck beginning May 22, interest
in the event will be almost as keen
as it was last year when a half score
of the best of the United States play
ers were in the competition.
The four Americans entered are
John G. Anderson of Sewaney; George
Dickson, Jr., national links; Donald
Parson of Youngstown and John D.
Chapman of Greenwich. It will be
remembered that last year such ster
ling American players as Chick
Evans, Francis Ouimet, Dr. Paul
Hunter sought to win the tourna
ment. In view of their failure it
will be a great surprise if any of the
present American entrans even
reaches the semi-finals.
In 1921 the Americans started with
a rush. And then, one by one, while
the Yankees put up great contests,
they fell away.
Following is a list of winners in
the British amateur and golf cham
pionships since 1900 and where played:
1918 H. H. Hilton at Sandwich.
1901 H. H. Hilton at St. Andrewa
1902 Charles Hutching at Hoylake.
1903 Robert Maxwell at Muirfield.
1004 W. J. Travis (V. S.) at Sandwich.
1905 A. G. Barry at Prestwlck.
1906 J. Robb at Hoylake.
1907 John Ball Jr. at St. Andrews.
1908 B. A. Laason at. Sandwich.
3909 R. Maxwell at Muirfield.
1910 John Ball Jr. at Hoylak.
1911 H. H. Hilton at Prostwlck.
1912 John Ball Jr. at Westward HO.
1918 H. H. Hilton at St. Andrewa
114 1,. Jenkins at Sandwieh.
1915-1919 World war. no competition.
1920 Cyril Tolley at Muirfield.
1921 W. I. Hunter-at Hoylake.
Hunter is a member of the Walmer
and Klngsdown Golf club, won the
title last year from Allen Graham of
the Royal Liverpool club, 12 up and
11 to play, in a 36-hole contest. Of
the 13 Americans who started F. J.
Wright of Boston, the last survivor,
was eliminated in the sixth round.
The margin by which- Hunter de
feated Graham constituted a record
for the British champion-ship., no
player before being so. . decisively
beaten. Graham, however, had just
received word that hiy father had
been stricken down and was not ex
pected to survive, but piuckily played
through.
500,000 Trout Promised.
OLYMPIA, Wash., May' 20. (Spe
cial.) Announcement of the allot
ment of 500,000 rainbow and 6ut
throat trout to Thurston county was
received yesterday by E. N. Steele
chairman of the Thurston.. . county
game commission,, from J. W. Kinney
state supervisor of game and game
fish. The trout will come from the
Chambers creek hatchery and will be
planted in the lakes and streams of
the county next month. This allot
ment Is in addition to 2,625,000 trout
already planted In Thurston county
this year.
Tacoma 3, Edmonton 5.
EDMONTON, May 20. Al Miller, Es
kimo pitcher, held Tacoma to three
hits, while his teammates were pound
ing Duke Cross, a newcomer to the
Taco-ma team, for ten. Including
homer and a triplet. The score:
R. H. E. . R. II. E
Tacoma 3 3 2 Edmonton. 5 10
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JAPANESE STAR WRITES
ORIENTAL TENNIS SHARK. IM
PRESSED BY YOUNGSTERS.
Sbimidzu Finds Young Players Ex
ceptionally Good Here, but
Lacking Finish.
Zenzo Shlmidzu of Japan, writing
for this year's Tennis Annual, has
some interesting observations in 'his
Impressions of American tennis."
After dwelling first on the surpris
ing speed and pace of the leading
playera of the United States, the
Nipponese star devotes several" para
graphs to America's younger gen
eration of racket wlelders, their
strong and weak points as a class,
and their future. He says in part:
1 was more than surprised to find
that the younger generation of lawn
tennis players in the United States is
very conspicuous and that there are
so many good players among young
aspirants, such as Vincent Richards,
Arnold Jones, Marshall Allen and Phil
Neer, but at the same time there are
not many good playere among the
veterans, which is quite the reversS
in England.
1 am inclined to think, however.
the young players, with the excep
tion of Richards and Allen, are lack
ing in steadiness. Therefore they
may do better if they cultivate ground
. lothebUeksnti
kid OldSeld tread
you will find sot
oaty a tremendous
mileage capacity,
but a tenm of safe
ty that yoo will p
preciate every mile
jou travel '
strokes a little more, so as to be able
to play the whole -court game, like
Johnston, Tilden, or Williams. ,1 be
lieve that unless Australia, England
or Japan produces wonderful young
tennis players in the near future the
Davis cup will remain in the United
States for some time to come."
Shlmidzu also declares that the turf
of American courts is much softer and
the grass longer than that of the
English courts, which makes it dif
ficult to play on the grass here with
ordinary rubber soled shoes. He had
to use shoes with spikes for the first
time when he came to this country-
last summer, and 't took him several
weeks to become accustomed to the
change. -
PHIL PATTERSON TO ENTER
Junior Diving Champion Expect
. ed to Compete at'Yosemite.
YOSEMTTE, Cal.t "May "'20. The
senior amateur diving championship
of the Pacific Athletic association
will be decidied June 16 in the Yo-
semite lodge pool, in the Yosemite
valley. Dives will be made from two
boards, one at ten feet above the
water, the other 20 feet above.
Don Hopper of Stockton CaL, who
is present holder of the P. A. A.
championship, will defend his title
against Al White of Stanford univer
sity, national diving champion, and
Al d'e Ferari of the Olympic club of
San Francisco, who placed third in
the recent national championships in
San Franciscov Phil Patterson.
Junior national diving champion, also
is expected to enter the senior events.
FLETCHER
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TEAMS ARE PAIRED FOR HAN
DICAP PIiAY.
Mrs. James Nicol Defeats Mrs. C.
N. Sampson in Finals of
Spring Tournament.
A . women's handicap team match
in which the f'rst ladder team cap
tained by Mrs. Pat Allen will play
the second ladder team under the
leadership of Mrs. Jean Cline is
scheduled for the Portland Golf club
next Friday. There are 23 players
on. each team. The match will be for
18 holes.
Following is the order in which the
team players are paired:
First team
Second team
Mrs. J. Cline (cap.)
Mrs. Wintermute
Mrs. Matt Lynch
Mrs. Miles Standish
Mrs. R. C. M'Dan'ls
Mrs. J. P. Dawson
Mrs. W. I. Northi-p
Mrs. W. H. Cullers
Mrs. C. L. Dick
Mrs. H. B. Newland
Mrs. A. D. Gils
Mrs. Philip Dater
Mrs. R. Wilhelm
Mrs. T. T. Ashton
Mrs. O. W. Elliot
Mrs. A. Mumford
Mrs. F. Grigsby
Mrs. Hendershott
Mrs. L. C. Newl'nds
Mrs. J. McCarthy
Miss Mabel Wood
Mrs. P. J. Holohan
Mrs. R. B. Bain
Mrs. P. Allen (cap.)
Mrs. James rslcol
Mrs. H. B. Shofner
Mrs. C. N. Sampson
Miss Naomi Norman
Mrs. A. C. Callan
Mrs. Earl Crebbs .,
Mrs. C. B. Lynn
Mrs. Jack Yates
Mrs. Lou Garrlgrus
Mrs. E. H. Meyers. "
Mrs. C. V. stater '.,
Mrs. A. H. Meyers- '
Mrs. Eari Ross
Mrs. Theo Osmand
Mrs. S. S. Mumm
Mrs. Ralph Meyers
Mrs. D. A. fattullo
Mrs. C. C. Moore
Mrs. A. D. Leach
Mrs. J. M. Meany
Mrs. J. C. Braly
&rs. Wm. J. Lyons
The women's spring handicap tour
nament completed Friday was won by
Mrs. James Nicol, who defeated Mrs.
C. N. Sampson in the finals. Winners
of the additional flights were: First
flight, Mrs. Ralph Meyers; second
flight, Mrs. A. H. Meyers; third flight,
Mrs. S. S. Mumm; fourth flight, Mrs.
Philip Dater; fifth flight, Mrs. Ru
dolph Wilhelm.
In a women's bogey tournament,
also played Friday, Mrs. H. B. New
land carried off the honors when she
finished 6 up on bogey. Mrs. C. N.
Sampson, who was one .up on the
colonel, was second.
The trophy for this event must be
won two months in succession by the
same person before it can be per
manently retained. On June 2 there
will be a sweepstake tournament for
the women while the flag tournament
will be the attraction June 9. A
white elephant tournament and the
June bogey competition are listed for
June 16.
Golf Players of Present Are
Better Than Oldtimers.
Champions of Today Yield Noth
ing to Title-Holder of 1000.
BY SOL METZGER-
"A
RE American golfers of today
playing as well as when Wal
ter Travis was supreme?" writes
P. B. O. 'It seems to me," he con
tinues, "that we have no star of the
present like the old man, especially
in putting and accuracy."
Travis did lead a charmed golf
life on and around the greens from
1900 to 1904, when at the pealc of his
game. The tales of his uncanny abil
ity at running down the long ones
are rarely far from fact. But we do
not believe he had anything on such
modern artists as the two Bostonians
Ouimet and Guilford medalist and
winner, respectively, of the last ama
teur at St. Louis.
Various reasons have been offered
for the magnificent putting of Travis.
Some authorities hold his record in
this art was due, in no small meas
ure, to the flat greens of his time, as
the present-day problems offered by
the contorted surfaces of the modern
putting green had not come into
vogue when the old man was holing
out from all distances.
Other experts offer maturity as an
explanation. As things go in golf,
Travis was the granddaddy of all the
amateur champions. His British ama
teur was won after he had passed 40.
Most champs are in the early 20s
Those fathering this belief claim that
the steadiness and consistency of
W. J. were due entirely to more ad
vanced years.
But the work of Oiftmet in the
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qualifying round and of Guilford In
his final with Gardner at ,St Louis
leave no room for doubt that the present-day
amateur yields nothing to the
champion of 1900 in the matter of
running 'em down. Add to this the
ability of these cracks at getting far
greater distances from the tee and
you have the answer. Gullford'a four
birdies in a row against Gardner at
a critical stage in their match Is golf
Travis could not have equalled in his
best days on this same course under
like conditions.
A better angle may be had on the
improvement in play In 20 years by
comparing medal scores of the win
ners of the open then and now. The
present test is over a distance of from
500 to 600 more yards a few strokes,
to say the least. But It was not until
1900 that the 72-hole journey was
made under 300 strokes, Aleck Smith
turning in a 195 , that season. . The
winner's average "total for the five
years around 1900 was 320 Btrokes.
Of late years, in fact only once In
the last ten, has ' the winner been
above 300 strokes, Hagen and Brady
tieing with 301 In 1919. The lowest
medal for the open was, curiously.
hung up by an amateur. Chick Evans,
scoring 2S6 in 1916. Up to 1906 the
lowest medal was 303, turned In by
Willie Anderson in 1904.
For the five years around 1S20 th4
average made was 293 1-5 strokes,
26 4-5 strokes under the average for
a like period 20 years back. Accord-
ing to figures the modern grolfeq
would pick up a stroke in about)
every three holes if the champs of JO)
year back could be stirred into their
top form and sent to the starting
line.
Some argue that this improvement
is due in no small part to the livelier
ball. But that view scarcely holds
when the added distance is considered
The actual cause is competition.
There is an abundance of that these
days, and golfers not only have to go
at top speed, but they know a bit
more about the game.
Witnin a week the west is sche
uled to ring up another triumph, as
the stars point to a victory by either
California or Stanford In the Inter
collegiate track and field meet at
Harvard. The sole hope of the east la
that Cornell may spring a surprise
with its well-balanced team. But
such tests invariably fall to that col
lege with a half dozen outstanding
stars. This is the reason for writing
the dope as it is.
Much interest will center in the
running of Larry Brown, Penn's for
mer miler. Brown has been switched
from his old distance to the quarter
and half, where the competition is
likely to prove so strenuous, in the
belief that he may take both events
and prove himself another Meredith.
While the Quaker runner is a great
performer, we doubt his ability to
outdistance both fields, as did the
wonderful Ted in his great days. All
things considered, Meredith stands as
the greatest runner America hasveves
produced. It will be a long time bx
fore his equal is found.
BLIND BOY SHOWING SKTTJj
Herman Immein, Deprived of Sight,
Works With Weights.
In Herman Immein, Trinity prob
ably has the only blind college ath
lete in the country competing for a
varsity team. Although unable to
see, he appeared with other candi
dates when they reported for trials
for the track team last week. He la
trying his hand at weight throwing.
His work so far, for one who has
taken up the weights for the first
time, has called forth favorable com
ment from those who have seen him
perform. He is in his third year at
Trinity and stands high in his clasa.
Cup to Be Given Ruth.
BALTIMORE, May 20. When "Babe"
Ruth goes to the plate at the Polo
grounds this afternoon for his first
game after the lifting of his sus
pension he will be presented with
a large loving cup, the gift of his
admirers In his home town of Balti
more. The cup will contain earth
taken from around the ,home plate of
the ball grounds at St. Mary's school,
where Babe learned to play ball. The
earth was gathered by Brother Mat
thias, the man "who discovered"
Babe.
Women Bowlers to Sleet.
The 1923 Women's National Bowl
ing association tournament will be
held in St. Louis.