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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, - PORTLAND, JUNE ." 25, .1922 CLASSIC OF TRIPS WILL UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CREW UPHOLD HONOR OF THE WEST AT POUGHKEEPSIE TOMORROW AFTERNOON? 5 er within seven rounds. Brennan! went along until the 12th and-Rocky I stayed the limit with Benny. Another upset was that in which Joe Lynch, at three-to-one, failed to retain his bantam crown against Herman, the latter previously hav ing lost his laurels to the New York Irishman. All of which goes to prove that those who flirt with the goddess of chance will have to watch their step when Britton meets Leonard, and Leonard meets Tendler, and Lynch meets Buff and In any of the other big battles that may be decided be T OPENS TOMORROW Zone Handicap Tournament of Coast Is Arranged. Regatta Is of More Than Five Americans Are Entered in Competition. Ordinary Interest. fore the snow falls again. E SEEKS ASPECT NOW NATIONAL MQLLA IS BEST KNOWN MANY TITLES AT STAKE X VARSITY GREW WIMBLEDON PLAY WELL BE HELD HER CLASH mm Crack Shots From Eight States Will Take Part in Events of Major Importance. The trap-shooting classic of the west, the third annual Pacific coast zone handicap tournament, will be held at the Everding park traps of the Portland Gun club, July 13, 14. IS and 16. Officials of the club are prepar ing to handle the biggest trap shooting event -west of Chicago. O. K Ford, manager of the club, has mapped out a programme to please the most fastidious shooter and that will give everyone a chance, from a world's champion to the dubber of the tar hawk game. i Sectional Titles at Stake. At this shoot, which takes in the etates of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, California, Nevada, Ari zona and New Mexico, many sec tional titles will be decided. Among them are the all-round zone championship, professional championship, women's champion ships, five-man team championship, 16-yard championship and 18-yard championship. The event will be shot for the richest stakes ever offered In this part of the country. More than $2000 in cash will he up lor me winning shooters. Besides this big cash stake there will be prizes of value, medals and trophies. One prize alone is valued at J200. Scattereun Experts Coming. Not alone shooters of the Pacific coast and far west aTe includad in the eligible list to participate in the tournament, but scatter gun art ists of the provincial association of Alberta and British Columbia, also are within jurisdiction of the Pa cific coast zone. The Rose Cty 100 No. 3 will be shot immediately after the Pacific Zone handicap on July 16. ,It con sists of 100 targets, $50 entrance, 16 yards. Targets will be deducted from the entrance, and divided $4 on each 25, $5.50 on each 50, and $20 on the hundred. Entries close at 1 P. M., July 16. A trophy will be given the winner by the Portland Gun club. O. N. Ford will give a trophy to profes sional who makes high score in Rose City 100. , The Portland Gun club will give five prizes to the five-man team from any state or province in this zone that makes the highest score on the first hundred targets July 14. The team to be the five-man team champions or their alternates. Qualifications for Teams. The five high amateurs, residents of the zone but not necessarily resi dents of the same state or Canadian district in a zone, who are credited with the high score on the 2i00 tar gets, 16 yards rise, which constitute the zone amateur championship at single targets, will become the zone five-men team to compete in the North American five-men champion ship at the Grand American handi cap tournament. In case of ties for places on the team, the Individuals so tied shall shoot off at not less than 20 targets nor more than 25 targets per man. After the team is selected, the next five high amateurs, residents in the zone, shall constitute alternates with the right to take the place ot the gunners on the team In the order of their scores. Titular Events Explained. A further explanation of some of the titular events follow: Zone all-around championship The amateur who la credited with the high average on all championship and handi cap targets (100 tappets 18-yard rise, 100 m.hlAB. 200 tarereta 36-yard rise, and 200 distance handicap), shall be the winner of the Pacific zone all-around champion chip. Women's championship The woman contestant who is high in the 100 targets In the Paclflo zone handicap event shall be known as woman's champion of the Pacific zone, and will receive a tropny TM-esented by O. N. Ford. Professional championship The pro fessional champion contestant who Is Jiigh in the 100 targets In the Pacific sons handicap event shall bo known as the professional champion of the Pacific rone, and win receive a iropny prescm.es by O. N. Ford. Practice dav On Wednesday. July 12, at 1 P. M., will be shot 10O targets; $8 ntmnce and five solid silver' prizes will ce given to the five high, places. Class Bhooting. Details of Programme. The programme follows: Jnlr IS. 1922 ions handicap. 100 targets at 16 yards 11 A. M. Targ. Ent Adaed. Optionals. Event 1 25 $ S.OO $ 30.00 Event 2 20 8.00 30.00 en B0, $5 Event 8 25 3.00 30.00 Event 4 25 8.00 30.00 on 00, $5 Eighteen-yard championship 1 P. M. Targ. Ent. Added. Optionals Event 1 28 3.00 30.00 Event 2 25 3.00 30.00 on B0. $6 Kvent 3 25 3.00 80.00 Event 4 25 S.OO 30.00 on 50. $5 Zone fee.. . . .50 Totals 200 24.50 S240.00 $20 Entrance for targets only end A T. A. fee, $7.50. Money division 80, 25. 20. 15 and 10 per cent in all events and option als. The winner of the 18-yard champion ship to receive the gold medal donated by the A T. A. emblematic o the cham pionship in this class. July 14, 18-yard championship 8 A. M. Targ. Ent. Added. Optionals. F.vent 1 25 $3.00 $35.00 Event 2 25 3.00 35.00 Event 8 25 3.00 85.00 Event 4 25 8.00 35.00 on BO, $5 Kvent G 3.00 35.00 8.00 85.00 on 50. $5 3.00 85.00 S.OO 83.00 on 50, $5 50 Event 6 25 Event 7 2.) Event 8 25 Zone fee. . . . Totals 200 $24.50 $280.00 $20 Entrance for targets onlv and A. T. A. fee. $7.50. Money division 30, 25, 20. 15 and 10 per cent In all vents and option als. The winner of the 16-yard champion ship to receive the gold medal donated by the A. T. A., emblematic of the championship In . this class. July 15, preliminary handicap and dou bles ! A, M. Targ. Eju Added. Optionals Event ! 25 $4.00 $40.00 liveni -rr 4.ou Event S 25 4.00 Event 4 25 4.00 Zone fee .50 40.00 on 50, $5 40.00 on 100, J3 40.00 on 50. (3 Totals 100 $10.50 $160.00 $15 Entrance for targets only and A. T. A. fee, $4. 'Event 5, 50 pair; $12.50 en trance: $50 added. Optional on the 50 pairs, $5. The doubles shot In five sets of 10 pairs, $2.50 on each 10 pairs with $10 added to each ten pairs' Money division. 30, 25, 20. 15 and 10 per cent In all events and optionals. The winner of the preliminary handicap will receive a gold medal presented by the A. T A. In the doubles, for targets only, $3.50. July 16, Pacific zone handicap, 10 to B A, M. Targ. Ent. Added. Optionals. .event i- z? $5.00 $50.00 Event 2' 25 S.OO 50.00 on 50, S3 5.00 50.00 on 100, $Tl 5.00 50.00 on 50, $5 .50 Kvent 3 25 Event 4 23 Zone fee. . . Totals 100 $20.50 $200.00 $20 Entrance for targets oniy and A. T. A. fee, $4, Money division 30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 per cent in all events and optionals The winner of the Pacific zone handicap will . receive a gold medal presented by the A. T. A. - Third Rose City hundred, 16 yards, $a0 entrance Tare. Ent. Optional. Event 1 ....25 14.00 Event 2 '25 4.00 on 50. $ 5.50 Kvent 3 25 4.00 on 100, $20.00 Event 4 25 4.00 on 60. $ 5.25 The price of targets is three cents and is deducted from the $50. Divided on each, 25, 50, 30, 20 per cent: on each, 50, 40. 30. 20, 10 per cent; on the 100 30, 20, 15. 10 per cent. A trophy to the winner. All events in the regular pro gramme and all optionals, and each 2o In the two handicaps, will be divided, percentage, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10 per cent. TENNIS NOW AT HEIGHT Several Important Western Tour naments Coming TTp. ' Tennis all over -the country- is now at the" height of Us season. The Pacific coast singles championships have already been decided with Bill Johnston the winner. Several other torijportan't western tournaments are coming- tip, as follows: June 28 Inland Empire championships at Spokane, "Wash. June 28 Utah, championships at bait Lake City, Utah. July 1 California sectional aouDies at Los Angeles. July 3 Open tournament, Fotiatcn, Idaho. July 8 Willamette valley champion ships, Salem, Or. July 10 Oregon state championships, Portland. July 17 Washington state champion ships, Seattle. July 31 Southern California champion ships. Los Angeles. July 31 British Columbia champion ships, Victoria, B. C. August 7 Intermountain champion ships and sectional doubles at Salt Lake City. August 7 Pacific northwest champion ships at Tacoma, Wash. ' August 14 Open tournament, Portland. August-14 British Columbia clay court championship, at Vancouver, B. C. VARSITY STDNG IH FIELD CALIFORNIA SCORES HIGH IX LAST TEN YEARS. Almost Three Times as Many Points Made in Field as in Track Features of Meet.', Much has been written on the fact that the University of California track team won the intercollegiate track and field championships this year on the superiority of its field event men. The same has been said of practically every eastern inter collegiate meet in which California has competed. Analysis of the scores of California in these meets in the last ten years shows that Califor nia's strength really has generally been in field events. California has competed six times in this meet in the last ten years and has scored a totaj of 136 points. Of these the track events have netted 38 points, whereas the field events have netted almost three times as many, or 98 Va points. Only in the meets of" 1920, when Cali fornia placed fifth, and 1921, when It won, have the track men out scored the field men. the 1920 track men netting 11 points to 1, and I last year the track men netted 17 to 10 hi by the field men. In the meet this year the field .men were the heaviest scorers, and the track men netted only three points out of a total of 40 points by California. With Stanford, on the other hand, though it has competed only four times since 1913, the track men have done the most scoring. In these four meets Stanford tied with Cal ifornia for third in 1916, placed sixth in 1920, fifth in 1921 and third this year, for a total of 78 points, of which 49 were scored in the track events and 29 in the field events. Lourie to Enter Ministry. NEW YORK, June 24. Donald B. Lourie of Peru, 111., received the Poe memorial cup for. the second time in his college career. The cup was donated by the mother of the late Johnny Poe, famous Princeton atn- ' lete, for award to that member of i the Princeton football eleven who i best . exemplifies the qualities of i sportsmanship, together with ath-1 letic excellence. Lourie has been a i for three years, and in 1922 was chosen as quarterback on Walter Camp's All-American eleven. He has competed in tlje broad jump and nnrints on the track team and is president of the senior class of the I varsity club. He intends to enter the ministry. - - - - - ; UNIVERSITY OF "WASHINGTON CREW. AMERICAN GOLF MATERIAL PROMISES FUTURE HONORS Youngsters Appear Able to Hold Off Foreign Competition in Future Championship Matches. EW YORK, June 24. (Spe cial.) After the finish of the open at Chicago in 1911, Jack McDermott, who had Just won the title in the play-off with Mike Brady and George Simpson, ven tured the prophecy that never again would a foreign-born golfer win the United States open cham pionship. By his victory McDermott had achieved the distinction of, be ing the first domestic, product ever to win the title, snapping an unin terrupted string of victories, for foreign-born players running all the way back to the first championship in 1895. : . -.. For a period of eight years Mc- Dermott's prophecy held. true. He was good enough to repeat the fol lowing year at Buffalo, and in 1913 Francis Ouimetrflashed through to score the first victory in the open for an amateur, defeating Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in the play-off of their historic tie at Brookline. Walter Hagen ' moved into the charmed circle at Midlo thian in 1914. The following year at Baltusrol Jerome D. Travers scored the second victory f or the amateurs, and Chick Evans made it three with his victorious perform ance at Minikahda in 1916. Hngen Wins Again. No championship was held in 1917 and 1918 because of the war, but when play was resumed in 1919 Hagen again led the field home at Brae-Burn in the Boston district Six in a row for domestic talents, when once it broke through, be gan to Indicate that McDermott was to prove a wise prophet. For not only had American-born players won the six titles, but other home lads had been performing worthily at the same time. Tom McNamara, who got his early golfing experience around Boston, was the runner-up to McDermott at Buffalo, while Brady, who tied with him in his first championship, is also a home-bred, having started with McNamara in Boston. Mike like'wise beat Simpson for second money in the 1912 play-off. At Brookline, when Ouimet, "Vardon and Ray tied for first place, Walter Ha gen, making his first, appearance in LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION AND CHALLENGER WHO MEET . JULY 4. ' : II ' 1& is " '"H ill -r' if' iji itli " v - v LEFT ROCKY KANSAS. the championship, tied for fourth Just back of .them. The following year, when Hagen scored his first victory, it was Chick Evans who provided the closest competition.' At Baltusrol. in 1915, McNamara again finished in the runner-up position, only a stroke back of Jerome Trav ers. Except for Evans, the winner in 1916, the home-breds. were crowded back, Hutchinson, Barnes, Wilfrid Reid, Gil Nichols and George Sargent, all foreign-born, following Evans in the order named, At Brae-Burn the home-breds again asserted themselves. Hagen took the title in a playoff with Brady,, McNamara tied for. third with Hutchison, ' while George McLean, another home-bred, took fifth. Hence our defense had begun to loom up as exceptionally strong both in vic tory as well as in reserve strength. However, breakers lay just ahead, as later developments showed. Ray Wins In 1920. In 1920 at Inverness, the foreign born element had its forces strength ened by the entry of Harry Vardon and Ted Ray; and to the massive, swaying Ray went the champion ship. Vardon, who appeared to have the title in hand himself with but four holes remaining, faltered, but still managed to tie for second. The only consolation for the home folks in this clash was the fact that Leo Diegel and Jack Burke, youngsters, were anchored in the same niche with Vardon. : Barnes prolonged the rule of the adopted sons last year, though Hagen tied for second hon ors with the diminutive Scot, Fred die McLeod. Chick Evans ; held fourth place. From the foregoing It may be observed that, while six open cham pionships have accrued to home bred players, three of the five win ners are amateurs, and of the two professionals, Hagen alone is still in the competitive field, McDermott having dropped out some years back. McNamara, who has largely given up the playing end to enter the business field of golf, no longer de votes so much attention to tourna ment play and within the last two years Brady has been somewhat be low the form that landed him in a tie for two titles. Then what about the new forces Photo by Underwood & Underwood. RIGHT BLESSiY LEONARD. that are coming along? What have we in prospect in the way of young professional talent which may be looked to as possible future cham pions? . Briefly, the outlook is quite good. There are several youngsters whose records to date show that they may, with the proper development and a fair amount of the breaks, step in to help materially in terminating the current reign of those who got their early golfing education under the union jack. A casual list of such possibilities may inclue Leo Diegel, Eugene Sar azen, John Farrell, George Kerrl. gan, Fred -Canausa, William Creavy and others, all of whom are among the new additions to the ranks of first-class players; Of this list, Diegel and Sarazen have shown possibly a shade over the others. The former began to at tract attention along in the season of 1919 and played quite well indeed in the winter season in the south in 1919-20. He followed this by bag ging a tie for second place in the national open in 1920, and in the fol lowing winter played some highly sensational golf at times in Califor nia, where he spent the winter. Last winter he showed up well, in deed, in the few winter events he entered in the south, and appears to be set for a fine season. Diegel Real Possibility.' Critics agree that Diegel has here and there weaknesses in his play ing form. This is indicated by the fact that, when going at his best Btride, he is capable of almost in credible golf, though at other times his play is mediocre. However, Die gel has plenty of confidence in him self and is a fighter two essentials that stick out rather prominently' in the component parts of champions. Sarazen is even younger at the game than Diegel. He entered the 1920 championship at Inverness, but did nothing startling. Again last year he entered the joust at Colum bia, but again had to accept a fin ishing position rather well down the list. But later In the year he star tled golfing circles with an 'over whelming defeat of Jock Hutchison in the professional golfers' cham pionship. Last winter he took part in prac tically all the several events played on southern courses. He won the big event at New Orleans in which most of the professional stars were entered, finished second at Shreve- port, second at Mobile, tied for third at Jacksonville, second at Asheville and third at Columbia. In seven events over 72 holes each he was under 300 for his four rounds, and his average over the entire season was 4 1-11 strokes a hole truly re markable golf. y . Sarazen Long; Hitter. Though still very young and short of stature, Sarazen is a terrifically long hitter and keeps pace with the best in the game in this department of play. Jf he has a weakness it is his tendency to waste strokes when he finds trouble. So long as he can keep the ball in the fairway he U a tough customer for any player in the game. Furthermore, he is brim ming full of confidence, which means a. lot. So good a judge as Tom McNamara asserts that Sarazen is the best lcoking young professional he has seen since the days when -Jack Mc Dermott first began to attract at tention. Sarazen may never become a champion, but so far as can be told he surely appears to have a fairly liberal degree of all the out standing essentials. Among the others ifsted, all ap pear at times capable of playing golf good enough to win the champion ship if they happen to get off on tne right foot and settle into steady stride. Any of the number is capable of turning off rounds in the low 70s, to say nothing of cut ting below that mark now and then. B'arrell and George Kerrigan both were winners in at least one event last winter, while Canausa and Creavy did not mingle with the wandering troupers in Dixie. How ever, both have already established the high order of their game and, as with some of the other youngsters, it appears largely a question of profiting by experience and the de velopment of proper competitive temperaments. And Then? Owing to the remarkable, success aohieved by the international toy yacht race, the next number on the programme will be a rocking-horse polo tournament. , Lively Ball Again. Pen Younsr of the Athletics has juet made the first home run of his major league career. Further ere - dentiali for the lively balL Entry of Washington University and Annapolis Adds to Pres tige of Annual Contest. POUGHKEEPSIE. N. V .Tn. ! Over the waters that for nearlv three decades have provided a course for the most eagerly sought and most bitterly fought victories In American intercollegiate rowing the crews oi siv universities will pull oars Monday in the Intercollegiate Rowing association's 24th cham pionship struggle. ur more than ordinary interest tn even the close followers of rowine " year s regatta, the entries of the University of Washington and ! the United States Naval academy expanding the eastern aspect of the races to national importance and furnishing a means for determining the supremacy on the water between the two sides of the continent. The Navy crew, regarded as a southern entry, was so anxious to show its mettle that the cadet oars men obtained permission to miss part of the middies' annual cruise to accept the invitation to compete. Its racing, almost all of which is done several hundred miles north of Annapolis, has made it the most feared to the east. It is only the third appearance of the Navy and Washington in the association's regatta, usually parti cipated in by Cornell, Columbia, Pennsylvania and Syracuse. The coaches of these crews regard Mon day's encounter as of especial sig nificance to experts, considering that the best sweep handlers in the colleges of the country will be on the water. For more than a quarter century the intercollegiate regatta, usua)ly rowed at Foughkeepsie, has divided with the annual Harvard-Yale race the glare of the. spotlight in Ameri can rowing. Tales of hair-breadth finishes with the "crews crumpling up like pasteboard figures after a driving finish; of perfectly syn chronized eights rowing like auto matons, have found their inspira tion at either New London or Poughkeepsie. Navy, which won this regatta last year, with the Pacific coast entry, California, finishing second, and Cornell, with a crew up to the usual standard, are highly touted tonight. Cornell has established a record in this classic unequalled in any other branch of sport, having won 13 times and finished second five times out of 25 starts. It has defeated both Yale" and Harvard this year. Upon the form and endurance dis played Monday depends the length of the course next year. Except for a three-mile race in 1898 and a two mile event In 1920 both shortened because the nation was either at arms or recovering from war the event was of four miles until last year. Everyone was not satisfied with the 1921 regatta and if there is more disappointment this year the fourth mile-may be added again. Over the four-mile course Colum bia went from 1895 until 1914 with out a victory, winning only the first regatta and finishing second six other tlme3. Three times Pennsyl vania has won. In 1898. 1899 and 1900, finishing second on three other occasions. Syracuse won five times, in 1904, 1908, 1913, 1916 and in the shortened distance in 1920, with one second place In 1904 to Its record. The winners of previous regattas follow: 1895 Columbia 1909 Cornell 1896 Cornell 1910 Cornell 1897 Cornell 1911 Cornell 189S Pennsylvania 1912 Cornell 1890 Pennsylvania 1913 Syracuse 1900 Pennsylvania 314 cojumDla 1901 Cornell 1915 Cornell 1902 Cornell 193 Cornell 1904 Syracuse 1U05 Cornell 1906 Cornell 1907 Cornell 1908 Syracuse 3916 Syracuse 1917 No races 1918 No races 1919 No races 1920 Syracuse. 1921 Navy DOPE UPSET IN B0X1NS GODDESS OF CHAXCE PLAYS BIG PART IN RING. Fights . of Greb, Dundee, Rocky Kansas and Johnny Buff Are Recalled. Tou never can tell always has been a good line in athletic compe tition, and none the least in boxing. Just before a series of ring cham pionships are to be dee'ded this summer it might be a good idea to look back and see how the dope has been upset in several contests with in the last few years. Harry Greb was pitied when he was pitted against the supposedly knockout punching of Tommy Gib bons, who had been figured out a sure-shot opponent for Georges Carpentier for the world's light heavyweight championship. The betting was four to one on Gibbons. And what happened? Greb slapped Gib all around the ring and back again, winning by a couple of miles. Charley White also was a four-to- one choice to cop the decision In a bout with Johnny Dundee, and the little Scotch Wop, who showed in his recent bout with Lew Tendler that he was a legitimate feather weight, came through in front, sepa rating the smart guys from their coin. Tendler was a three-to-one odds- on favorite to take a fall out of Rocky Kansas in their New Tork tilt, but Lew finished on the short end of the verdict. Of course, it was said that Tendler did not box up to his usual standard that night in the garden: nevertheless, there was little question that the Phila delphian had been defeated. Previous to the Tendler-Kansas match the Rocky person participat ed in a punch fest with Willie Jack son and the latter had two-to-one wagers riding on him. Once more the long-shot boys had to pay off after the decision had been rendered. What appeared to be the biggest upset of recent championship bouts was that between Johnny 'Buff, the 33-year-old lad from Jersey City, and Pete Herman, when the New Orleans Italian was dethroned. Five to one were the prevailing odds that Herman would not lose. Jack Dempsey and Benny Leon ard were supposed to have out' classed their respective rivals, Bill Brennan and Kansas, by such mar- gins that two-to-one in each case 1 was wagered th6 title holders would score knockouts, the Manassa Maul OLD-TIME BALL'HERO WOULD BE SCOUT. Passing of Champion National League Pitcher One of 5Iost . Tragic in History. PITTSBURG, Pa., June 24. "Dea con" Phillippe, champion National league pitcher and world series hero of two decades ago, wants to get back into organized baseball. He seeks a job as an "ivory hunter" and is said to have told as much to Pat Moran of the Cincinnati Reds. Pat said he didn t need any "ivory hunt ers" just now, but he'd speak to the ther clu,b owners and ry t0 Set tne Deacon ' on somebody's payroll. Phillippe's passing was one of the most tragic in the history of the game from a sentimental standpoint. For one reason or another the fa mous pitching staff of the Pitts burg Pirates all left the Pittsburg club not far apart. Those who left the Pirate payroll at that time were "Deacon" Phillippe, Howard Cam nitz. Sammy Lever and Claude Hen- drix. "Babe Adams and George Gibson are the only old timers of that day still left with the Pirates. Twenty years ago Phillippe was as famous and popular as "Babe" Ruth is today. Just listen to what he did. On May 25, 1899, he pitched a no-hit, no-run game for Louis ville against New York. Time and again he came within an ace of re peating, but always some little scratch hit robbed him of the honor. But year afler year he was the grandest hurler of his time. In 1903, largely due to Phillippe's great work, the Pirates won the Na tional league championship. In the world series of that year he won three out of the first four games and came near winning a fourth. The Boston .Red Sox won the series. The' next year Phillippe left the Pirates. The old United States league, put the "Deacon" on Its pay roll, and he played a few games, winning some and losing others, on the very spot where he had (at old Exposition park), done his greatest work. The "Deacon" was through, and he silently passed out of base ball. He ran a, billiard parlor here for several years. But now he wants to get back on the payroll. Pat Moran and Barney Dreyfus both agree with a great many oth ers that the "Deacon" would be an ideal chap to go out in the bushes and pick out the new "phenoma But Barney and Pat are loaded up with "head hunters" at present, and there is no plape for the "Deacon." 21 MS IS BMU THAT IS RECORD OF LEON AMES, PITCHER. Player Who Is Now With Kansas City Blues Has Had Col , orful Career. Twenty years 4n baseball. That's the record of Leon Ames. Ames, who Is with the Kansas City Blues, admits that 38 summers have passed since he first saw light. Ames has had a colorful career. Hurling for Ilion in the New York State league In 1903, he was bought by the New York Giants and came to the club as a youth when Christy Mathewson, "Iron Man" Joe Mc Ginnity and Hooks Wiltse were do ing firing line duty. Other out standing characters In the National game who were with the Giants at the time are Roger Bresnahan, Dan .lcGann, Moose McCormick and Mike i-onlin. The veteran wag with the Giants in 1905 when Christy Mathewson shut out the Philadelphia Americans in three games to win the world's championship for his mates. Ames remained with the.team until 1912, when he was ehlftfed to Cincinnati. He was sent to St. Louis in 1915 and he stayed with the Cards until 1920, when he was released to Kansas City. Even In the closing years of his major league stay, while he was with the Cards, he turned in some wonderful exhibitions. .'Ames has a free delivery, which has helped him in maintaining his effectiveness over such a long period. He does not use much en ergy. The ancient and honorable Leon is an inhabitant of Warren, O., when he Is not playing ball. He is a ma chinist and often works at the trade during the off-season. He loves to hunt and reaps the benefit of the great outdoors on winter days with hunting trips. BASEBALL RECRUITS SCARCE Big League Scouts Declared to Be Hunting New Material. NEW YORK. June 24. Big-league scouts who have been combing the college fields In their hunt for future greats report a scarcity of talent scattered over the collegiate area. Of the last crop of college players, there are only about eight who are tagged as prospects worthy of trials In premier company. "Chick" Gagnon, the Holy Cross shortstop on whom President Clark Griffith of the Washingtons last year was declared to have first call. Is claimed by many experts as being ripe for the big show. However, there are many who point out that Gagnon's weakness against curve ball pitching will kill his chances of developing into a star. Holy Cross has two other men who have attracted the attention of the big-league scouts. They are Magulre, second sacker, and Simin dinger, outfieldef. Maguire has fielded sensationally and batted well beyond .300. Simindinger, who is headed for the Athletics, also has been a star in all departments that go to make a valuable outfielder. Many others have been dis cussed as big-league prospects and two of them are members of uni versity teams in Washington, Dris coll of Catholic university and Sam Hyman, the Georgetown pitcher. Though early in the season it was understood that Hyman would be ready to talk business with the majors after the present season, it Is reported now that the Hartford eouthpaw will devote his attention to dent-baseball offera. Star of United States in England in Hopes of Meeting Old Ri val, Suzanne Lenglen. NEW YORK. June 24. Five Amer icans, two women and three menj will compete in the series of Brit ish grass court championships at Wimbledon. England, beginning Monday. June 26, not, however, as an official team, but as individual entries. The United States Lawn Tennis a&soci-aition decided to con centrate its resources upon a team to defend the Davis cup, emblematic of the world's team championship, thereby precluding official sponsor ship for the Wimbledon classic. The quintet which is entered Is the same as last year on the wom en's side, but due to the declination of William T. Tllden, second premier singles champion of the world, to play abroad this year the men's sec tion of the invading five is not as strong as last year. Chief interest is tn Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mal'lory, five times American champion, who failed at Wimbledon last season. Best I nahle to Play. Last year the ia.1 American team was headed by Mrs. Mallory and Tllden, the latter successfully defending his world's title. J. D. E. Jones and Arnold Jones, father and son, the others, did not go this year, but Miss Edith Sigourney of Bos ton, again accompanied Mrs. Mal lory. Dean Mathey, C. C. Caner and H. A. Gore will represent America in the men's tennis. Of course the result of their play ing will be an American victory or an American defeat, as the scores will tell, but if it is a defeat in the men's half, Yankee devotees of the net will gain comfort from the fact that the best American players were unable to make the trip. Mrs. Mal lory's title as American woman champion places a different aspect on her entry. C. C. Caner Is familiar to eastern galleries, particularly followers of intercollegiate tennis. While at Harvard Caner was intercollegiate singles champion in 1916 and, with Richard Harte, was intercollegiate doubles champion in 1917. Dean Mathey ranked No. 10 in national standing in 1916 and was an inter collegiate doubles champion at Princeton in 1910 and 1911. Not much is known of Mr. Gore. Two Rivals May Meet. Mrs.' Mallory sailed for England hoping to meet Madam Suzanne Lenglen, the French champion, who defeated her once abroad, but de faulted last summer at Forest Hills when "Marvelous Molla" had carried the court in the first set of the In ternational match 6-2. Mile Leng len complained of illness at that time. If these two meet early In the play or both later reach the final round. the Wimbledon tournament will hold for American followers of the rac quet greater attention than was de voted last year. If they do not meet the tournament will lack the color that the sports public has been pre pared to view from afar, but in any event the spotlight will center on Mrs. Mallory who is as much set on annexing the world's title as she is anxious to defeat "The Suzanne." With the exception of 1919 Mrs. Mallory has been American cham pion since her advent in the United States in 1915 as Miss Molla Bjur stedt, a native Norwegian. Her first year as a matron she dropped to third among the first ten women. but in 1920 reassserted herself and last year held her title. She is the wife of Franklin I. Mallory, a broker. ' Title Holders Listed. Holders of Wimbledon singles championships for each of the last ten years, excluding 1915 to 1919 because of the war when the tour naments were not held, were: Men's Singles. ' 1921 William T. Tllden, second. 1920 William T. Tllden, second. 1919 G. Patterson. 1914 N. E. Brookes. 1913 A. F. Wilding. 1912 A. F. Wilding. 1911 A. F. Wilding. 1010 A. F. Wilding. 1909 A. W. Gore. 1908 A W. Gore. Women's Singles 1921 Madam Lenglen. 1920 Madam Lenglen. 1919 Madam Lenglen. 1914 Mrs. R. L. Chambers. 11113 Mrs. R. L. Chambers. 1912 Mrs. Larcombe. 1911 Mrs. R. L. Chambers. 1010 Mrs. R. L. Chambers. ISO!) Miss D. Boothby. 1908 Mrs. Sterry. United States entrants. NEW YORK TRACK IS SMALL Tenements Surround Paths Where Lads Do Sprinting. The new field for track practice, planned by boys attending the Roosevelt gymnasium at the Jacob A. Rlis settlement. New York city, in all probability will be the small est of its kind In the world. Perhaps it is . a misnomer to call it a field, surrounded as it is by tall tenement houses with clothes lines filled with the miscellany of tenement houses washing serving as athletic banners. It is a space along the side of the gymnasium, only 10 by 40 feet, partially obstructed by a fire escape. Its chief qualification is its gravel surface. The backyard of the adjoining tenement, which is now the prop erty of the Jacob A. Riis settle ment, is to be used as a handball court. The Jacob A. Rlis settlement wfll open a new camp for boys and girls under 15 at Great Neck in July. Friends of the settlement are being asked for subscriptions to carry on this camp. Swimmers to Be at Fete. SANTA BARBARA, Cal., June 24. National championship swimming contests will feature the Santa Bar bara - Ventura counties Fourth of July celebration. Hard competition is expected, especially in the women's mile and half-mile junior events. The men's mile and' half-mile also will be on the programme Lots of Experience. When his baseball career is endei Miller Hugglns will be an experi enced fight manager. The Bean Ball. When Urban Shocker pitch The batsman ducke his block. They call him Urban Shocker With the accent on taa sfceote. '