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I - THE OREGON; SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY ? MORNING; MAY 20, 1017. ' 3 NDRTHVESTERN GOLF DIRECTORS INDORSE; WAR-RELIEF TOURNEY President Davis Authorizes Waveriey Club to Proceed With Sectional Event, TO BE PATRIOTIC AFFAIR Stoney Pnt into Silver Trophies WU1 Purchase Bronx Medals and Allow Surplus for the Soldier Funds. j , Tpon receljtt of Indorsement from directors of the various cl'jbs of the Pacific Northwest folf assoc iation jof the plan to distribute a greater portion of the money usually spent for silver Clips to the various War relief funds, President C. Harry Davis Jr . has au thorized the Waverlfly Country flub to go ahead with Its arrangements for the seventeenth annual championships, to be held during the week of June 25. Directors of the northwest associa tion In Seattle, Aberdeen, Spokane. Tacoma. Vancouver. B. C. and Butte. Mont., are heartily in accord with Sir. . Davis' plans of making: the tournament a patriotic one, the winners to receive bronze medals, such as are bfllng awarded by the various go!f and ten nis associations throughout the middle western and tastern parts of the coun try, instead of the silver trophies heretofore given to the champions. ' Government Encourages Athletics. In view of the national crisis, it was thought there would be some objection to staging the tourney, but as the war department urges the continuation of all athlftir competition as a prepared-"" ness measure, and the fact that the war relief funds will benefit, byj the , staging of championships, the tourna ment will be strongly supported by all clubs In the northwest. Present in dications are that there will be we'l over 200 entrants. Oolf has thrived In England, though that country has been engaged in War fare for nearly three years. Great ' sums of money have been turned over to the war relief societies of the C'nit ed Kingdom through exhibition matches and tournaments, and; the American Red Cross and other relief societies will profit through the Stag- lng of this season's northwest tourna- mcnt. Officials Are Shaping; Course. Waverle Country club officials are putting the club course in the best ' possible shape for the championships The new bunkers and traps construct ed last fall pluce the Wavcrley links among the foremost on the Pacific j coast. The new traps and bunkers were laid out by H. Chandler iEgan, former national champion, and they call for near perfect playing. ' The greens committee now serving the , Waveriey club has .also made many J Improvements in the course. This Is the first time the tourney will have been held In Portlund since 1911. when W. B. Mixter walked off with the championship. Russell Smith of the Waveriey Country club is the present holder of the men's anjateur championship, and Rudolph WJlhelm of the Portland Golf club is the men's open champion Miss Agneo Kord of Seattle is the women's title holder. EVERDING VASE WILL BE TROPHY FOR CLUB WOMEN Monthly Handicap Competi tions to Be Staged at Portland Club. . Four monthly' handicap competi tions, the winners in each month to meet in match play, are the condi tions for participation of the women players of the Portland Golf club for the beautiful .silver vase donated by Henry R. Bverding. This announce ment was made yesterday by the Port land club handicap committee. The dates of the monthly competi tions are: May 25-26-27; June 15-16-17; July 13-14-15. and August 10-11-12. The low net player each month will have her name engraved on ;the tro phy, and will be barred from further competition until the finals, which will probably be played during the j latter part of August. Players can play once a month on the days des- I lgnated play to be over 18 holes, handi- i cap. The player, winning the finals wins permanent possession of the tro phy. Miss Klsa Koeber, captain of the I women's golf team of the : Portland cluh hnn et .Tnlv na the dtA of I ' the mixed foursome competition for S the Jaeger trophy. i Learn to Shoot Moving Objects 'l i e secret of the fascination of trap shooting is in the flyinjg target. Its constant challenge to the gunner's skill, stirs the blood o( pioneer Ameri cans that runs in his Veins. Every man every j woman should know how to shoot and hit what is shot at The best place to learn is at the local tfapshooting; club. Learn why by reading our booklet "The Sport Alluring" $ent free with ad dress of nearest club! where you can learn how. Golf Gluts, as Americans Best Fair . Players Are Urged Study Rules in Order Play Correctly. to to Ry Alexa W. S Jrting. Woman's National Coif Champion. Copyright. 1917. by J Keeler. We will now suppose that some one, having read what has already been written in description of the game of golf, and of what the average girl or woman may expect -to get out of it. has decided to become a golfer. She will then wish some practical infor mation concerning the steps to be taken In order to launch her properly upon her first game. Sle will first decide which club sh would like to Join. If there is none convenient to her home she may con sider whether it would be practicable to form a now one. nnd, I ho:e. will remember what I have already said about cutting the coat according to the cloth, because even a very indif ferent course will afford much pleas ure and benefit. There may be a number within con venient distance by rail or by motor or by streetcar, and doubtless she will inquire about them all and decide which appeals most strongly to her tastes, at the same time that it suits her own purse or that of the person upon whom she may be dependent. Small Annual Pee. As a rule golf clubs are lenient toward women in me matter of ex- j pense. Some male relative or friend will probably be expected to be re sponsible for her, as 1 believe there are no women's links in this country. A small annual fee will in all likeli hood be asked, and when this has been paid she will have oecome a member and will receive a ticket to prove it. During the hot summer months white skirts and shirtwaists and bril liantly colored sweaters are appropri ate. The skirts shoatd not. of course, be too long or too wide. Close-fitting sports hats pf straw or felt are very popular, and shoes with flat and broad heels, thick and strong of sole, are considered by all as being the best for service as well as for the fame. Tn the fall the clothes are somewhat different. Semi-tailored sports suits cf some heavy material and hats of velour, felt Or cloth are usually ac cepted as being the most practical. When the weather is hot the coat may be discarded and a very lightweight woolen sweater may be used instead. She will readily discover stores in which clubs are sold, but when she comes to decide upon them she will certainiy feel quite lost and Inclined to take whatever the clerk may ad vise. Professional's Aid. j For that reason, and because it seems but right to support her club and its professional, who frequently is partly dependent upon selling golf materials, she will be wise to put her self in his hands, or in those of some reliable friend who really understands the game. She will come into fre quent contact with the professional if she means to become a real golfer, and I think it well to make friends with him as soon as possible. My only advice would be not to buy more than four clubs to begin with, and to learn to use them well before getting any more. They should be a brassie, to be used from the tee and In the proper places on the fair green; a mldiron, a mashle and a putter. She will now want to try her hand at the game, and it may be well that sho do. so. provided the links are rather empty and she has some friend ly disposed person as her companion. A few strokes will give her some idea i of the elusiveness of a golf ball. She will probably, if left to her own de vices, seize her. driver as she would an I ax, bend nearly double, raise her club I with great ferocity, straighten up. look where she expects to send the ball and let fly. Her club will pass harmlessly over the ball. That will be her first j lesson. On the otiier hand, she may have "beginner's luck" and do better than she will ever do again for some 1 time to come, but she will almost cer tainly start to maka every stroke as it should not be made. She may have had enough at the end of three or four holes, and may feel, perhaps, rather disgusted with herself, but probably very respectful of the game. If she is wise she will now decide that the only proper thing to do is to begin aright; and on the way home will look in at the professional's shop and make arrangements for a lesson, which will probably cost her the sum of $1. Study Rules of Quna. Also If she Is determined to be a good player and also to avoid being a nuisance on the course she will take home with her a book of rules, which are the regulations Imposed by the United States Golf association, plus a few directions relative to bounds and hazards applicable to the local course. It will be well to know something of the theory of the various strokes, and it is interesting to most girls to read one of the golf magazines HI Rule, Are Inexpensive for Player Tells Wkat Her Sisters This photograph shows members of the Dunwoodie Golf club of Dunwoodie, X. Y., tearing up their golf course as a mark of patriotism and planting vegetables. Before long, it is believed, thousands of other golf courses will also be, planted with vegetables. The members will receive no p-ecomnense for their labor, but will be allowed to purchase their product at cost, the proceeds going to Red Cross and war charities. " ! " " ft y - Y ' mf -v.- -, ; . s ".-4 . ' which famous golfers give their views, and by means of descriptions and photographs make as clear as they can the means by which the various diffi culties of the game may be overcome. I shall be expected to say something on this subject, but shall confirfe my self to some general hints. The best method to learn the game is practi cally under the eye of an expert. But experts are not always available, and as I have already said that the begin ner is sure to begin wrong, it Is my duty to supply at least a few posts to point' the right way. I should advise the ambitious player on joining a clb to find out from some reliable source, such as the professional, which are the best men and women players in the club, whether they have good form and if any of them have any especially good or bad features in their games. There Is sure to be some good to copy and an abundance of bad to avoid, and the young player should discover just what these points are, so that as occa sion presents itself she may make use of them. Power of Imitation Asset. The power of imitation in golf is a great asset and should be developed as Sr-.-c- The Wawego, one of the Portland craft. This craft was one of Sunday. . Edward C. Sammons. editor of the Oarsman, the monthly publication of the Portland Rowing club, Ik In train ing with the Officers' Reserve corp at the Presidio.. The suggestion of forming an inter club'committee among the river clubs made by President Arthur Allen of the Portland Rowing club has met with general favor among the clubs.. inn th riCBtii'Hr. nf the Oreeon Yacht club. William H. Ross is tho Portland Motor Boat club's represen tative on the committee and C. E. Humphrey will look after the rowing club's interests. Fourteen new members were se cured in the membership campaign of jthe Portland Rowing club during the past montn. The water sports program of the Rose Festival will be staged June 1", according to an announcement made by the committee in charge of the sports. Captain Arthur Allen of the Port land Rowing club crews is working hard to stir up a little enthusiasm among the oarsmen. The weather con ditions have handicapped the sculler a great deal, but despite this. Alien has been ant every evening with some of the boatmen. The next event on the P. M. B. C.'s social calendar Is the patriotic party, to be. held at the clubhouse Tuesday evening. May 29. The entertainment committeemen are to outdo themselves on this party, and a full turnout Is anticipated. You'll be sorry if you miss it. The regular harbor patrol boat be ing wrecked in an accident. Captain Fred Vogler generously offered the services of the cruiser Wanderlust Mast week, until repairs could be made. ;The next day Fred was called on the phone and told to come and get his boat, the patrol crew being unable to start the motor, having frozen the bearings through lack of lubrication. Here's an example of real "strenu oeity." Al Klingbeil, the noied skip per of the cruiser Bull. Moose, at tended the party at the clubhouse last Saturday, going home at 1 a m. At 3 a. m. he was down to his boat for a fishing trip to Oregon City. Returned home at 6 P- m. Sunday, put two loads of wood in j the i cellar, washed - the IS;'&fi2 t 'i Jtifz: - u. ill ; j1 "4v -n i f-i "s r i is. 1 i .rv;rs; .;?r-r- 11 1 III I 1 I I I I I A ; f i f I I I I I I I I I II I r- M V Jf r U in A B- . ' III! it much as possible, and it is for th!s reason that I advise all beginners to watch and to learn by watching the good players. Practically all first class professionals have good "swings,'' which they have gained when aa boya, and probably as caddies, they have watched their employers. It was greatly due to the hours I spent walk ing around with Stewart Maiden, my teacher, and some of the other good players of the club that my swing was developed along the right lines. I have tried to imitate Stewart on so many occasions that it is said our swings are almost ldenticcL I wish to em phasize that, in my opinion, the imi tating of another's stroke is one of the best ways of learning to swing cor rectly. I must next Impress on the ambi tious player the most certain means to win a position in the golfing world practice. This game of golf requires much work If one is to become pro ficient, and frequent practice is the quickest, best and most lasting path toward perfection. Many beginners, even after they have long passed the stage of having to go out and play iso as to lorn how to hit the ball, male) Motor Boat club's fleet of pleasure the winners In the club regatta last " dishes, cranUed the phonograph until 11 p. m.. and called it "a day.' To cap the climax, they got no fish. : Just to show that the men skhppers are not the only ones who can handle a boat. Captain- Marie Riddell brought the runabout Thistle home to second place in the runabout evert held at the clubhouse last Sunday. Mrs. Rid dell was also an entry in the backing tip contest. The following are the merchants j and firms who generously donated some of the prizes for the regatta last Sunday, and who certainly deserve the appreciation of the membership: ; Standard Oil company. Indian Refin- ing company, A. L. Uamberson.i L'nion Oil company, Roy Crandall. Kober Ma- i chincry company, Chown Hardware company. The Beebg company. ' Yacht C lub Notes. The Yacht club will hold its annual Decoration day race program, mem- t hers of the Rowing club and Motorboat ; club bein? invited to partiiipate, over) the regular club course. j A dance will be held in the evening j at the club house. Races will be held foe cruisers, run abouts, speedboats, canoVs. Swimming races and diving contests will also be held. Athletic Society Planneid. 1 Co'umbUR university aimb to foster athletic societv in which every st'u dent, officer and alumnus will be in- j rited to take part in the fallowing j tests: Run 100 yards; run one mile; t broad jump: high Jump; swim IOC yards and climb a ropd. The stand- ards are as follows: 1 One hundred yards dash. 12 seconds; mile jrun. six minutes, high lump, five feet: broau jump 14 feet; rope climbing. o feet; cross over three ropes and cpme down the fourth; 100 yard swim, 2.V4 min utes. Taberski to Defend Title. Frank Taberski of Schenectady, N. T., pocket billiards (pool) champion, will defend his title against Lawrence Stoutenburgb during the week; of May X. Jerome R. Keogh of Rochester is anxious to regain the title. He will have to wait some time, as the chal lengers' in order are Stoutenburgh, Ralph Greenleaf, Joseph Concannon and Louis Kreuter. -,. ' ssz-mJ. r it 2 9! I II I I I 1 II . i.i II III I 'fSX r 1111 V m T T IV ?TTiTTi Tl TTH i 1 m 11 II I I I . I I I I i it I I I I i df I I I I I I I II Mil I MemL omen .embers Should MVear Photo by American Freaa Aaaoclaiioi the mistake of wasting their time in play instead of practice. Beginners Should Practice. An ambitious girl; just beginning the game should practice more than play. She should take a couple of dozen balls and piu them out on the practice field, send her caddy dowtt the course, and spend half or three quarters of an hour driving balls, with the. object of getting her full swing with the wooden club down to such a point that it becomes second nature. She should then do the same with all her other clubs. I Now we nresume that h has vir- no, we presume inat sne nas vir- tvally mastered her clubs and got them under her control to such an extent that she misses but few shots. She will v .l.v rr,r . ----- f-' J ...v, v mi uj 0 WVJ" p . herself accustomed to Judging the 'dls tance to be made by- each shot as It comes In the course of play. Not only does this develop her idea of distance but it gives her new and diversified experience as she brings into actual use all the various shots that she has worked so hard to ?ain. She must not, however, after a superficial mas tery of her clubs think that practice is no longer necessary. From then on practice is needed even more, as the hardest part of the game is to con tinue to advance after a certain d gree of proficiency has been reached, This kind of work, with all the pos- sible help from the professional and i other co-workers, will in a short time.net scores and two for the low gross at full speed and makes a sernl-brr.d put the player far ahead of those who t scores. This form of play has been jump In his flight. With a little ex still stick to the easier manner ot . vrv nonular on the Waverlev lllnka ' oert Instruction i he may establish a w iiuuui pim-iK-e. Your Favorite Havana Cigar- III Mi m I IIS Manufactured by the EL SIDELO CIGAR CO. Many Imitations But No Cigar as Good! - I r A.&L: VAVERLEY GOLFERS MM MATCH WITH TACOMA CLUB Local Players Hang Up 40 Points to 15 for Visiting Players. , SOME GOOD GOLF PLAYED Eleren Taoonas ' Players Shut Out Without a Point strangeness of Coursa Is Handicap. Waveriey Country club golfers, led by Captain C H, Davis Jr., won tbe frst half of tha opening match of the home-and-home series for the T. B. Wilcox trophy from the Tacoma Coun try club plarers yesterday afternoon on the Wavarley course hands down. When tbe last putt was holed out the score read Waveriey 40, Tacoma 15. Eleven members of the Waveriey team shut out their opponents without a single point, VbJIe three local play ers were whitewashed by the visiting clubmen. WV'J. Noonan. I Kershaw and Dr. J.- C. IJicgle were the Tacoma players who annexed S-polnt victories over Waveriey; golfers. Forest Watson. Jack Astbury, Ellis Bragg, D. W. , U MacGregor. C. H. Mayes, J. D. flart. Horace Mecklem. C. la. Wernicke and R. A. Leiter each contributed three points to the Wav eriey total. - Some exceptionally fine golf was played during the match. The visit ing players were handicapped to some extent due to the fact that it was the first time a majority of them had played over -the local course. The resultsv Waerley C. C 1 Taenma C. C. : J. R. Straight. ..-O. O OJW.J. Nouuan. . . 1 1 n KormtWataon. I T a H.H.frlnglp. . . 0 , 0 Ellis J. Bra fg.. 11 SJ.J.TVmpaey . . . 0 0 O R.Ur. Aatbury. 1 J 3 K. K.TbiuMD . 0 O i J.S.Napier . 0 1 ?LRy Pratt. Jr. O O -o P It I m-ts 1 O 2 J Prtr Ir s it iC.IMaTia.Jr.. 1 2 V.J.Ptt1Ton." O O o I A.E.W.Petr a n 1 O 2 G il. Raleigh. . . 0 1 1 i.W.L.M ti 'r 1 1 3; M.VV th mil '0 fl W.K.Peamoa o o 0:I,.kiTh 113 j Jordan Zan O O OJamen North... 1 Ml 2 u 11 -Mayea 1 1 S H H.Ople 0 ,O 0 c c OTPrmlr . i 0 2 U.A MH Wmlck 0 : 1 l I r.T. Honey man O 1 lK.Stmpn to i ! J D.Har 1 1 a II.. M. White o;o o I H'r'ceMerklem 1 1 3 Ceorgt? Dunne. . o, 0 0 C .U Wernicke . 1 1 H.H.IIowltt.... O 0 0 j Tlxw.Rolwrtaon 0 O oiDr.C.J.RIegle.. . 113 K.A.Llltr. ... i i 9 f.j.niao l it Dr.F.K.Moor.. 1 211'aul Joo 10 1 Totals 12 13 40 ToUla 0; 6 13 Mixed Foursome at Waveriey Saturday r-u ..m v - i m i an iiiuih iii j uiiu.a iiiiavu .- some golf tournament of the Wavierley Countrv club is scheduled to be played j next Saturday afternoon. Chairman j Glass of the handicap committee has ! arranged for two prises for the low mis season ana u is iine:y tnat a m ti rm o ibirai -it i Buy Now Before War Tax Advances Price. ALLEN & LEWIS, Portland, Ore., Distributors lsrg-e number will enter tnls month Play win be over IS Moles. On the Portland GoJf club links to day the monthly competition against bogey for the PL 1 Ket trophy will be staged. This will be the second iound of the play for the Keats trophy, C. B. Lynn being the winner in the first round. . After four monthly matches have been played, the winners will meet in handicap match play for per manent possession of the trophy. Next Sunday the PortlanJ Golf club will stage a sweepstake handicap. PORTLAND TEAP SHOTS GOING TO SOUTHERN MEET ii Local Experts Will Be Rep resented at lios Angeles and Sari Jose. Traps hooters from all sections of the west are. assembling In southern California for the California-Nevadi state championship nbootMo be staged at Lcm Angeles tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday and for the Pacific coast handicap to be staged at San Jose one week later. Portland will be well represented in both tournaments. : a number of the local trapmen blng en route to lo." Angeles, while others will leave to morrow afternoon, i Among the local men who will participate In the tour neys are: John G. Clemson, president of the Portland Gun club; Jamet W. Seavey, K. H. Keller. Henry R. Kver dlng. A. W. Strowger. Carl J. Schilling, P. J. Holohan. K. B. Morris. R P. Knight and Frank Jd. Troeh. Mrs. A-li Schilling will enter the Pacific coa&t t h. ,ijpar Hugh' Ioton, the San Francisco pro fessional, departed Friday for Los An geles, being accompanied by L. IL Reid of Seattle and F. C. Riehl of Ta coma There will be $1090 in cash and $350 in trophies in the California-Nevada hoot and $1310 in cash and trophies In the San Jose tournament. Hermann Would Be Cincinnati's Mayor Cincinnati. . May 18. (I. N. S Garry Herrmann, owner of the Cin cinnati National league- baseball team and chairman of the National commis sion, is being groomed for mayor by the Republican party of this city. The baseball magnate also Is Republican executive In the Twelfth ward of Cin cinnati, and has been mentioned as possible candidate for mayor on sev eral previous occasions. Heretofore he has always declined, but close friends of his say row that he wili accept if the nomination is tendered- him. High Jumper May Set Mark. Clinton Larsen, the Brigham Youn? university high Jumper who sprane tntn thietis- limelight dv clearing 6 . i'"" .... . . - - - - feet 5 inj-hes. never falld to Jump over six Teet in preliminary corneal a Provo Teammates believe he will Jump six feet eight tnchew before the year is over. He comes to his takeoff worm s mam. ampere mm Smme Loudermilk Good! Example of Gunner Who Fooled Fandom It is hard to figure baseball pitchers, and Walter McCredla has been a victim In several 4t cases of late. Rube Evans Is a $ notable example. Fans remem- ber Groyer Loudermilk. : tha elongated hurler who Jumped Portland last year after losing 4r several straight games and his control. Well. Loudermilk to - date has won six out of seven games for Columbus In i ths American association, a Class - AA league like the Pac.tflo 4r coast. George Kahler who also failed to make good with the it Beavers after coming from Cleveland, Is pitching for Co 4t lumbus and has won three oat of five. . , i 1 ' I 4t : PORTLAND GOLF CLUB WILL PLAYi-" EUGENE MAY 27 i -. f , Deciding Match Will Be Played Over College Town I Links. j ' To play the deeding match of ,th , series with the Kugene Country club golfers, some 20 members of thO Portland Golf club will Invade th , Willamette valley metropolis, next . Sunday. As each dub has won a leg on the trophy donated by the Portland , club, there is a great deal of rivalry between the players of the two lnsti- - tuttons. The following players will make up the Portland team: Rudolph Wllhelm. J. R Straight, Russell Smith, C H. -Hevis Jr.. B L.. Keats, C. B. Lynn. t Wtll'am Gotellt Ham U. Archer. R. A. Fawcett. A, R. Wuest. Dr. J. Tut- tle Dr. W. 1 Northup. C. F. Carakad den, James A. llck. C. C. Gross, Adolph Has, Howell M. Jones. Tony. Sottovia, Joe Imbert. Otto Motsch man and Frank J. Raley The match will be over 1 bole ; under the Nassau system- Th Eu- gene Country club course has been ; r put in fine shape for the match, j Davis Will Plav in "Rule Break" Game Chairman Fawcett of th handicap , committee of the Portland Oolf' club announced yesterday that C. IL Davis, Jr.. president of the Pacific -North west Golf association, would be tha fourth member of the quartet of play-r ! ers who will participate In ths novel 'rule breaking competition to , staged on the Portland links Decora tion day. Rush II Smith. Rudolph Wilhelm and Helnrich Schmidt will ba the other members to play in this match. 1 " These players will try to treak ery rule of the royal and ancient game. A plate worth $26 will be given to the member of the gallery noting the greHtest number of breaches of the rules. "s At All Dealers I- ,111 I m -" V f A.&L. ' ' . ; . . . v r -fi f