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daily xkw yoi.k. 2s. 102. YOUTHFUL WILBUR COEN TO BE "PUNCHING BAG" FOR CUP PLAYERS 6 A HERBERT HAMMER GOES 10 CHICAGO HIGHLIGHTS IN SCHOLASTIC SPORTS J. MURPHY Early Birds Display Midsummer Fervor on Met District Courses By RALPH TROST.

THE BOYS were out, over the week-end. partaking of their golf. Oh. there were a lot of 'em. Garden City turned out worth? number.

Our Westchester correspondents located upward of aevarstl thousand Republican golfers, with no Democratic return! whatever. Our own eyes gazed on something like 200 classic- cara and as many thou, sand golfers on Brooklyn's semi-publlo course, the Marina and Field Chili layout down in Dyker Beach Park. Perhaps we counted some twloa. "That may have happened, for moving people are hard to count But be tha as It may, the number-lsn't essential. That there were a large number agolfing la all one need know.

We saw the beaming face of Whiffy Cox looking here and thera with that sort of inspired light in his eyes which bespoke tha return of tha golf season and the era of cash returns. Yes, the boys were out agolfing, and there are a lot ot waya In which to Goes to Mexico City to Sharpen Edges of Those Chosen to Play for LI. S. By GIXIRGE I KRIE. WILBUR F.

COEN JR. 16 years of ape and about the size of a minute, is the child wonder of the Davis Cup team chosen by Captain William T. Tilden 2d to represent the United States in the first cup test in Mexico City. Junior Coen displaced George Lott and Johnny Uoeg. Lott was No.

3 in the ranking. But-Young Coen goes to Mexico City in the same role that the punching bag plays to the training prizefighter. It will be his duty to take those furious Tilden drives down the sidelines. It will be his Job to sharpen the edge that John Hennessey brought to Augusta, from Indianapolis for the tryouts. And when the actual cup play comes along he will be on the sidelines.

If he is a good boy they will reward him, perhaps, with a visit to a real bull fight. So far as the choice of Arnold Jones of Providence and Wilmer Allison that was not so surprising. The margin between their play last year and that of Lott and Doeg was about a third of a service ace. boys the first real break of tha season. remark that a change had come over the faces of the social and financial gods who sit in judgment upon the players.

"I have always believed that It is a wicked thing to let these boys get the idea that playing tennis is more important than getting started on their careers," he said. "They fritter away tljeir youth at the game and when they're through, they discover the serious procession of life has marched ahead of them. "We need a better balance In our view of sport. And it's come in tennis. I believe that the Davis Cup is a magnificent goal at which to shoot, but, while you can't quote my name for obvious reasons, just the same I believe that it was a blessing in disguise that we have last the cup." Well, there will be little grumbling about the selection of this year's team.

Doeg. whose trip Augusta so worried Dr. Sumner Hardy, who protested that the campaigns for cup play were making "bums" out of the players, is on his way back to his studies. Chandler, with a wise old head on young shoulders, announced in advance that he would not always be available, because his studies at Harvard came first. That would have been high treason in March, 1927.

By JAMES WITH THREE LETTERS already earned, Louis Gallison, versatile athlete of Franklin K. Lane High School, Is seeking fourth this spring In golf. Ha has established himself in tennis, hockey and swimming and, while this is his initial effort in the pursuit of Colonel Bogey, he expects to make the team. He has had considerable experience but has strong opposition to overcome to gain the status of a regular. Heretofore Gallison has confined himself to competing with the tennis team in the spring and served with that aggregation for two cam-paigns.

He is forsaking the racket for the mashie and niblick, preferring to specialize in one undertaking at a time. Gallison has also been a valuable member of the hockey sextet for two years and the past season gave a good account of himself at right defense, although he had the additional re-s I 1 litv of Louis Gallison. leading the performers on the Ice. Similar service has been rendered tne swimming unit. He is a free-style stroker of great promise and will exhibit his prowess in the water for another season.

Gallison is one of the few students In the city who has received his entire education in the one institution. He attended Lane when it was P. S. No. 85 and continued his studies when it was converted into a junior high school.

He remained when it became a full fledged high school. In all three stages of his education he has been a prominent athlete. The boy is preparing nimseir tor Harvard, where he plans to confine his athletic talents to hockey and tennis. ATHLETES WHO COMPETED with the basketball and swimming teams at St. Paul's School, Garden City, were recently awarded their letters.

Those honored for performing on the court included Captain Livingston Swentzel, Dwight Bridge, John Spencer, Samuel Brown, Rex Trobridge, Wyman Borden, Russell Johnson, John Pflug, George' Simon-son, Jack Peckham and Manager Henry Lawson. The mermen who came Into possession of their letters numbered Walter Arnold, Stanley Carrinrton. Thomas Losee. Wilmot Losee, Hewlett Tredwell, Harold Wil son, Scott Libby and Fred R. Long.

AT A SPECIAL MEETING of the James Madison swimming team Irving Kramer, who competes in the 50-yard free-style event, was elected captain. He defeated Freddy Schac- ter, who is also a handball star, lor the leadership. Coach Ben Flnbere has already issued his call for candi-cates and several dependable veterans responded. Aside from Kramer and Schactcr they are Bernard Ephraim, Dick Wattman, Schuman, Wheeler, Hojas, Gellman, Phoebus, Levine, Levy, Fishman, Greenberg. Rubin, Noonan, Tepfer, Glotzer, Richman, Larkey and Endelstein.

www FREDERICK BAUER JR. of this boro is one of the most promising candidates for the Hun School of Princeton, N. tennis team. He is striving to earn a place on the net squad with Tyrus R. Cobb son of the famous outfielder of the Philadelphia Athletics, winner of last year's intra-school tourney.

I www PIXTY-FIVE ASPIRINO candidates lor tne James Madison tennis team reported for the initial workout on the Highway courts last week. sufficient heights to assist ball in vanishing. Wonder What Department Will Do. AMONG those lingering and loiter lng around the first tee waiting their chance to start, the principal topic of conversation concerned the vital question, "What will the Park Department do to the layout?" From what we've heard, our Park Department and Commissioner James J. Browne start under a terrific handicap.

Just to show how well these golfers think of municipal ownership and municipal management they were, almost to a man, united in one opinion, "The Park Department will make a mess of things." Oh, yes, these golfers have wondrous faith in the efficiency of anything municipal. Hold No Brief for Municipal Management. THESE GOLFERS have, from time to time, kicked and complained about the utter lack of comfort stations and one thing or another that the old regime failed to supply. But those demurs were neither loud nor vehement. They merely thought things could be better managed.

But one learned, even the most chronic and disgusted among the old complainants prefer control to municipal management and are not averse to saying so. They visualize Improvements which will be usual Park Department stuff. They visualize long, curving roads, in numerable lampposts and various and sundry other alleged Improvements which look ornamental on a model or picture but are not so good for golf. Visualize Great Inconveniences. IN THEIR mind's eye they can see an army of people who, feeling that a golf course is a nice place for picnics and part of public lands, camp on the links to the great annoyance of the golfers and danger to themselves.

They visualize a lot more dumping being done which is ruinous to tha drainage of the course and is respon. slble for the numerous little pond! which can be found an over tne linka after a rain storm. And they think of the enormous amount of coughing which they will have to do to rid their throats of the millions of dust particles which float from the dumping piles. 260,000 Rounds. Played in Bronx.

"'HEY think of all the work which may be undertaken to make the place look good to those uninitiated to the game but entirely undesirable for golf courses. Yes, these golfers have tremendous faith In their gov rnment organizations. According to Jim Preston, leaioui supporter of municipal golf through out this broad land, 260,000 rounds of golf were played last year oh the Bronx courses. The superintendent of the press gallery In the United states senate tnat nis occupation-worked a long time getting these figures and he insists that the people who played that many rounds retire sent a great many fotes. GIIX MAY PLAY FIRST.

Johnny Gill, who reported to tha Cleveland Indians as an outfielder, is being given a trial at nrst base by Manager Roger Peckinpaugh. He la built for a first sacker. and his work around the bag Is pleasing to the Tribe chieftain. take golf. In all truth Battirday gave the The weather was mild enough to per mit play and the ground sufficiently devoid of dampness to permit the pneumonia-fearing citizenry to hazard a round.

Golfers Have No Fear of "Charley Horse." fULF nas its advantages. Fear of a "Charley horse" keeps the ball tossers in awe during the early season days, particularly the mature ball tossers who know the wiles of this ailment. Even the youngsters of 11 or 12 years of age know about this "Charley horse," and they, too, are a bit cagey about the manner in which they go through the pre-season exercises. Therein, golf has its advantages. There's nothing to hinder the aspiring golfers, either young or old, from hieing to the links and there tackling the game with all the zest and fervor of midsummer.

Saturday even the casual observer could see the ambitious ones slicing, hooking and topping and as vehe mently as If it were midsummer. 0 Golf Complexes Out for Air. complexes stepped 'out of their winter hiding places as our friend Mr. Coombs, almost universally known as "Whltey" Coombs, nir. nis nrst drive of the season.

"Whitey" perched his ball on a new red tee, adjusted his cap, and after a preliminary waggle or two. sent a low-flying drive winging down the lairway. A bit unorthodox." he mentioned In answer to our unspoken Inquiry about his rare form. "But it gets 'em out there." he added. "Nomore of this striving for form." One Swing Provides Necessary Impetus.

WE MIGHT add that this was flrct. cunnrr nf Vt son, so you see how the bovs take their golf. After one drive his golf mind Immediately started working. He remembered that it was not the same swing he strove so hard to ac quire last season. But he's started now and that golf-mind will doubtless keep working at top-speed for the rest of the season.

This game of golf gets Into a man swiftly. His golfing complexes may lie dormant all through the winter, but witn tne nrst drive of the spring they climb right into high gear and stay mere nue me season lasts. O'Brien Unleashes A 300-yard Drive. TJACK of Coombs came the big, round faced O'Brien, a broth of a lad. At the fourth tee O'Brien let one go and sent his ball sailing over the street, over the hill and right onto the green.

If you'd measured It you would have found that it sailed and soared for Just about 298 yards which, as aemure Ann Cody insisted, was "one mean smack." Around the course things appeared normal in most respects. A large as sortment of players and caddies lingered around the starting tee. There was a hold-tip on alman every tee. About the only lapse from the usual routine of a Saturday afternoon on a semi-public course was the absence of lost-ball hunters. There were none.

The grass hasn't yet grown to Admiration MINIATURtsI Slfuier tSnipe IO For 23 ON HED NINE Coach Freeman Sends St. John's Team Through First of Sunday Sessions. Disappointed by the slowness with which his squad is rounding into form, Coach Buck Freeman of St. John's held a practice session yesterday at Carey Field. Pete Reiher, former St.

John's star, has been working out with the team, giving the rookies valuable pointers. George Zarnlta, a junior Who Is making his first bid for a berth on the Red and White nine, has been the sensation of the current training season. His hard hitting and reliable fielding seem to have satisfied Free man need tor another good out fielder. After Zarnitz had obtained hree hits in a recent practice game he was assigned to left field on the varsitv. Only three other positions have been clinched.

Captain Johnny ciy nick at first, Frank Krist at second, and Ray De Dominico at short, are veterans sure of their jobs. Ray Reicherter, veteran outfielder, who has been converted Into an Inflelder, will probably start the season at third until the injured Sam Cooper re turns. Jimmy Collins will be back at center field as soon as he gets into condition. McLaughlin Hit on Head. Frank Murtha, right fielder and lead-on man for the past two campaigns, will probably be back at his old post in the opening game with Columbia on April 3, although Max Posnack, recruit from Thomas Jefferson, may land the lob.

Freeman has no pitching worries with Manning, Fernandez and Amato tip-top snape. Fernandez has been burning the ball past the batters tn midseason form, and he will probably oe cauea on to start in tne opening game. Palermo, recruit from Niagara Prep, has taken the regular catchin position away from Klnsbruner and Gold, and he bids fair to fill the only serious vacancy on the team. waiter McLaughlin, substitute inflelder. was hit on the head Fridav by a thrown ball while running the bases.

He had to be assisted from the field and was believed to have suffered a slight concussion. His loss will be a serious one, as he was regarded as a possible alternate for Krist at second base. Crescent Handball Pair Come Through In National Meet All but two of the second round matches in the annual national one-wall doubles handball championship tournament have been played off at the Crescent Athletic Club and today only two of the favorite teams sur vive. The New Mooners' best team Murray Vernon, present singles titleholder, and E. W.

Butler, former champion and the Trinity Club pair Jack Seaman and Sam Goldman-played through in fine style in yesterday's matches. Butler and Vernon disposed of F. J. Newbert and W. J.

Llddell, West Side Y. M. 2110, 2110. Seaman and Goldman were not extended by Lurle and Knopp, unattached, and won 2111, 2110. Plav continues Tuesdav.

Thursday and Saturday. Summaries: Second round Gporge Papp and Den- nix tillage, uretiCPni A. OPlstiea r-Echmldt and D. Ponrl. Welt Side Y.

C. A 2112, 2116; C. Abruicattl and 8. Btixbaum, Trinity, defeated J. Wlldman ana M.

uoidman, unnuncned. 219, 218 I. Jacobs and L. (Jlamx. unftttached.

de. feiucd J. Bovd and R. Thompson, Trlnltv, 2118, 2120; Jack Seaman and a. Goldman.

Trlnltv. defeated W. Lurle and I. Knonn. unatUchd, 2111.

2110: Kdwird w. Butler and Murrav Vernon, Crescent A. defeated F. 1. Newbert and W.

J. Lld- ,4.11 niA at a ii. it in B. Reisr nberirer and H. Mhler.

Trl'nltr. defeated J. Kohnken and O. Quayla, Brook lyn liaison Club, ivb, 19 21, 21 18. Chick Changed Grip To Win Many Titles Jalfi.

Hy SOI. METZGER. Grips play an Important part in golf strokes. Each new champion who hai aome odd or different method of gripping his club Is Imitated by many. Usually the correct grip for any player Is based on long experience.

Most golfera use the over-lapping grip, few the old palm grip. But the palm grip was the one Travis used lor wood shots when he was tinequaled as an amateur. Handy Herd prefers-lt, too. Chirk F.vans began playing with the palm grip and was rather successful with it. Then one day a line Iron player suggested to him that when plsylng the irons' he nut his thumbs down the shaft, the Idea being that it would compel him to use a finger grip.

Chick began practicing with this new grip and soon roae to tne top In the golf world, winning both the amateur and open titles In 1919. But Chirk atiirk to the palm jrrlp for woodrn clubs. bHIcvIng that when he put hla fingers down the shaft It rheiked tils full bntkawlng. Latrr Chirk found thla to be Incorrect Today he gets his fingers down the halt, on all clubs exrfpt the putter Anyone who long experiments In prnrtire will find that a finger grip is me natural grip inr any snot, MAV BAN IKIKXrMIOKt. They ay that Manager Jark Slat-t-ry of the Braves la about to order hla hurlers to lay off the horse shoe pitching.

He watched several of thetn towing the iron hoofs lust before an uhlblllon game and ona of tnem cudo do well In said OLnpM if HUM0 "TITLE" PLAY Balkline Billiard Star May Be Endangering Amateur Standing by His Action. By ARTHUR F. JONES Jr. Herbert Hammer is In Chicago, evi dently prepared to take part in the National 18.2 balkline billiard championship to be held under the auspices of the National Billiard Association. This must mean that Hammer has taken the matter into his own hands following the refusal of the National Association of Amateur Billiard Players to give sanction to its members to compete in the Western tourney.

By the same line of reasoning, Hammer's resignation from the N. A. A. B. P.

must be expected il he competes. If Hammer actually plays in the tournament he is likely to find himself regarded in the East as a professional, although the West will call him an amateur. But since Hammer hapens to live in Brooklyn this status may be veiy uncomfortable. It can have only one outcome if the N. A.

A. B. P. does not treat his case leniently. That means that Hammer will be forced to turn professional.

The reasons are quite obvious and revolve around the fact that this new association in the West is not being careful enough about the standing of some ot the entrants, no very great distinction is being made between amateur and professional. As a con sequence the tourney is regarded as a semi-pro affair. It has a number of simon pures on its entry list, but tnese players are casting a bad aroma about their names. Might Make Exception. A large part of the blame for Hammer's action can be laid directly at the door of the N.

A. A. though. The officers of this long established governing body of amateur billiards took such a long time to come to a decision that the interested playerE were kept on edge until the last moment. Both Francis S.

Appleby and his brother. Edgar T. Appleby, bow former champions, were en the verge of competing in theaWest. Hammer expected to go to Chicago with them. Then came that belated action of the amateur body.

Hammer's entry had evidently been made while the N. A A. B. P. was trying to settle the point.

So Herb, being enxious to play in a championship affair, let his name stand. The whole trouble arose when the N. A. A. B.

P. decided not to hold a championship tourney for the Class A balkline crown. Just why this could not have been arranged is an unwholesome mystery. It may be traced to an unwillingness of certain players to compete against certain other available talent after several stars announced they would be unable to come to New York. This intolerant attitude seems to have caused all the trouble.

Several plans have been suggested Dy wnicn the N. A. A. B. P.

could still remain active, but these have been disregarded entirely. One was to change the rules slightly so that challenge play could be introduced. Another was to hold a "twice-arountl" tourney of the Applebys and Hammer. Either of these things would have kept up the quality of the Class A championship if "those certain players" were too high hat to let all the available players compete. Anyway, Herb Is in Chicago, about to play in an affair which could be termed an open championship with more seriousness than an amateur event.

Such players as James M. Lewis, Kinrey Mdtsuyama and a few others should be on the entry list. Ed Mayer Is Leading. Ed Mayer of Flatbush is leading the New York State amateur pocket billiard championship tourney at the Eecreation Academy with a record ot four straight victories and no defeat In a tie for second are Leo Hundley, Jacob Rumph and Henry Crai' Michael Baibato is fifth with four victories out of six starts. Henrv Bouchier is sixth with two won out of seven played.

Alfred Scharfmi.n and John Hickey are tied for seventh with three defeats out of four and Frank Smith is last with five straight defeats. Walter Quirk In Front. Walter Quick, with three straight victories, is the only player who ha, not been beaten in the National amateur three-cushion championship at Dwyer's Broadway Academy. H. Les-ter, H.

Towbis and Alfred be Oro Jr are tied for second with four wins out of five played. Louis Coffman is fifth with three won and two lost. Ira Brussell Is sixth with two won end three lost. Eugene Girard, 8 Wandrow and J. Taylor each have one victory and three, four and five de-Icata.

respectively. E. Luckslnger is last with four straight defeats. Two Tourneys Proposed. Two amateur tourneys will start soon at the lawlcr Academy in Jiiisnwirn.

one Is the Junior Class 18 2 balkline event and thj other uir uiiunui sirniKni ran The entries in the Junior Class for players Just below the regular Class rank and without reference to their aes. will probably Include Al Hnsking. Adam Green. John Hagcrty. Dr.

Joseph Giambalvo Dr. Isidore Caplan, Dr. Henrv Green-baum and Charles P. Kortman. Tlv straight rail event will get under way aoon.

although no entry list has been made up yet. May Knot Issue. The situation In the all-star tourney at Lawier a may be tied up bv the games plaved tonight and tomorrow night. Joe Johann and Eddie MrGili meet tonutht and II MrOil! wins he will have five vietorle. Mid two defeats.

Then If Henry Hold should beat. Marry Tatar tomorrow i.iKht MeOill, Tatar and Hold wi'l liave Similar rernr-Ha Tf la'ar win there will be a triple tie for serond among Johann. MeCHli nun doiii, wnn urn prize going to Tatar. SI.NtTOKS AITI.V KM! E. Washington cut down training eamp expenses considerably last week bv some ol its men to other poin's.

Birmingham drew a half In Pitchers Luther Rov and Charley I.ane. InfieldeM Ralph Copper. Erneit Hmlth and Mule Shirley and Catcher Albert Cooper. Inflelder Tommy Taylor, drafted from Houston, was returned to that club and Douglas Wyrkoff, former Georgia Tech grid star, was tent to Atlanta. I Captain Herk Lack is serving as coach, as Harold Dreeben.

former mentor, has left school. Lack expecs to play the first singles, but he will have his troubles trying to select the other members of the team from among the veterans, as many newcomers appear to be just good as the seasoned racket wleldera. Saul Bilchieh, AI Green. Hal Gilbert, Sonny Pohatsky. Leon Dansky, Jack Ber-man and "Spike" Berman are the other seasoned campaigners.

The newcomers seeking recognition include Glasster, Klieger, Zipsen. Lebvici, Wigleson, Herbst. Wolf, Sweet, Stevens, Wasser-man, Silverstein, Gleldman, Komo-witz. Wester. Klauser, Schlosser, Bromer.

Audltore, Mllvetsky. Holf-man. Acshner, Hendler, Fox, Meslow, Bilharz, Halpern, Aronoff, Wells, Wald, Goldstein, Solomon, Brill, Mar cus, Gross, eatinspiei. roenanscn, Broad, Grass, Mohel, Bedslow, Lehman, Goldman, Pepper, Stein. Hendler.

Falter, Renzler, Morris, Ritzen-berg. Breen, Michael, Dalton, Apple- baum, Mat us. Goldflnger, Kutner, Freedman, Solitar. Goldberg. ONCE MORE the sport curriculum at Alexander Hamilton High School has been reduced.

Last fall at was decreed that the swimming team should be disbanded. Principal Gilbert J. Raynor has further diminished the activities by wiping tennis off the slate. The reason for abolishing the net sport, according to Principal Raynor and Coach Paul G. A.

Reynolds is that it created an expenditure from which no income was forthcoming. The ruling Is a severe blow, as Hamilton had an excellent chance of capturing the city championship. A veteran team was available. If Prin cipal Raynor has no objections the team plans to go tnrougn witn us plans by financing the sport itself. Schniedewind Elected.

WILLIAM SCHNIEDEWIND has been elected captain of tha Marquand School swimming team for next season. The new leader is a diver of no mean ability and scored nine successive victories in dual meets during the recently concluded campaign. He was leader of the football eleven last fall. Dan Wheeler was selected as the most valuable Maroon amphibian and will have his name inscribed on the honor plaque. He competes in the sprints.

Dana is captain of the baseball nine this spring. Frank Slater was recently elevated to the captaincy of the Marquand basketball quintet for next year and Gilford Gatehouse was selected as the most valuable court performer. He, too, will have his name engraved on the honor plaque. DWIGHT R. LITTLE of this boro, newly elected captain of winter sports at Williams College, has been swarmed with missives of a congratu latory nature from his many well-wishers in Brooklyn.

It is an honor well deserved, as Little has been a tireless worker and a dependable competitor at the Williamstown, institution. ALLIE WOLFF, who carved the preliminary niches in a brilliant athletic career at New Utrecht and Erasmus Hall, and who is a three-letter athlete at Penn State, is out for his old post at third base on the baseball nine. He has stiff opposition to overcome, but Is such a capable lad that he should have little difficulty In retaining his post. He recently successfully defended his title as 160-pound intercollegiate boxing cham pion. He also starred with the Nlt-tany Lions on the gridiron last fall.

MEMBERS of the cheering squad of Jamaica High School were honored with nine-inch "J's" at an assembly recently. Those who received the award included Capt. Bernard Pearl-man, Leland Egglaston, Bill Hora-wltz, Rita Wlss and Rita Farnum. at all costs. The rest of the gang could be taken care of as opportunity offered.

Billy Evans, the general manager, was not in the first group reaching the hotel, but Billy Evans, the pitcher, was, and when he registered he was Sromptly conducted to the hotel's st suite, while Manager Roger Peck-inpaugh and other stars cooled their heels in the lobby awaiting assignment to rooms. Pitcher Billy Evans did not occupy the royal suite long. When it was found that the general manager would not be among those present for several days, his namesake was shunted along to less elaborate quarters with the other "buahers." ly the Hooslers began to overcome the wearers of the green. Baskets by Miller and Grelbe brought the visitors within four points of the Celtics. A basket in the last minute by Maurice "Cupid" Chadwirk caused the champions to freeze the ball, but In of these tactics Chadwlck grabbed the ball again to score another last-second tally.

Fort Wayne presented a team that worked smoother than they did on previous occasions. They passed the ball with ease and their shooting was of high order. Although they were deprived of the services of Benny Borge- man, their star forward, wnn hurt his foot in tha second game of the series, the Hooslers went well and really deserved winning the game on account of their gallant stand In the last period. Dave Bank, high scorer of the league, gave his usual exhibition of spectacular shooting to carry off the individual arming honors with II points. Blx of thcaa came in the first half, while the remainder were scored In the second period, when they were needed most.

Nat Holman. playing his clever floor game, made three Preliminary to (he malnr ennlest the firhwarts Drugs learn. Class champions of Cleveland, lost a game to the Brownsville Favorites. 33 to 17 At half time the Favorite led at 13 to 7. The lineup: Oltlcf.

I I fori Warn. Bnli.rf Htrry if Dehnert.lg., 1J rr, 4 NsunU'ri It I a ahirn.s.lv, MllWf.ft Ha.mjr,l(.. I It1 Totsti tl 4 But the great thing about the 1928 Davis Cup team Is that Tilden has acted, in conjunction with the committee, to serve notice on ranking players and those not ranking that to hold a berth on this year's team means that one has got to win it. Something approaching real competition for place has developed and the era of the hand-picked combinations is over. California Left Out For First Time in Years.

FOR the first time in years California is left out. "Past performances don't count, said Tilden before the tryouts. "It's to be what you are and not what you were." Lott with his victory over tacoste at the Meadow Brook tournament last summer in Southampton went to Augusta with as much prestige as did John Hennessey, who had beaten Henri Cochet at Forest Hills. But Lott was off his game and Hennessey wasn't. "The victory comes upon the court.

said Tilden crisply before going South. "The Mexicans, the Chinese, the Cubans, the Canadians and the Japanese are not a bit worried about what any American player did in 1927." George Lott lost to Tilden. Allison and Jones. Doeg lost to Hennessey and Coen. Hennessey won all his matches, including one asainst "Bill" Tilden himself.

The results speak for themselves and the wisdom of the selections. Cup Lineup Is Not Permanent. THE present cup lineup is not permanent. Each member must still fight for place. Hennessey looks like a sure bet.

Tilden, of course, is a certainty. Beyond that, nothing is settled. But I wonder if tennis followers remember "BUI" Tilden's claim thai Junior Coen was the most promising player in the country and that he should be sent to Europe with "Bill" and Hunter hen the ace of aces as making his losing fight for a two-team arrangement? Sixteen is a pretty youthful age at which to carvv cup responsibilities. Aithoueh the U. S.

Lawn Tennis Association, very wisely, Is discouroginq the idea that the heavens will fall and the crack of doom arrive if the big silver bowl is not wrested back from the French this vear, the fact remains that the cup means as much to the tennis players in this country as the football means to the captains of Harvard and Yale, which means something, almost as precious as life itself. For Coen's sake, It is vastly better that he should be well groomed before being shot into the battle. "Losing Cup Was Blessing in Disguise." LiOT rhrl.im,. AST Christmas holiday, while talk-1 ing with one of the powers that be in American tennis, he made the i RECRUITS CARRY FORTOILS Flushing Bases Baseball Hopes on Promising Rookies Pitching Staff Strong. By JAMES J.

Ml PHY. Shy on veteran talent, but long on piomLsing recruits. Coach John T. Schawaroch of Flushing High Scliooi looks for an aggressive baseball nine this srason that will make a strong p'y for the fcjiieens Boro championship. On four of the regulars from 1927 remain.

They include a pitcher, two inlicidcrs and an outfieldrr. Four substitutes Irom a year ago are also available and they may help out considerably in rounding out a tenm 'vor'liy ol the name. 'I lie gloomy not new to Coach S'-hawarorh. He expects to find a way out of his difficulties throuirh the medium ol the newcomers. They arc coming in for more Mrutiny than tliry would under ordinary circumstance.

Tua mentor In coaching his chargns with tie purpose in view ot developing plenty of speed, 'mint Witne rtjiX UK cijually sturdy nITerslvc strength. leo Havin, the lone sirvlvlng iltrhrr irom last season, up i-tter than belore, but It Is not a certainty that he will rereive first call lor mound duty. Jerry Misi urnca hn been showing up so well in piartlre tn.tt he is hkelv to deprive Siavin of li iii'i ni nee of the (I filnrr Cornell, a aoii'lmaw who had I' 'a rvhihlMna an abuiuhiiue of is for reeoi-iuti'in. ai 1 Hiu'v I'avc fwinrrly of It h- Hull 1 rotn lli luif Si expert to flrvrlop Ht Ira-! ti of r' Iirl i 1 1 t'le gull tliniiis the rmnpautn, Ciood Catching; I'rnspert. Jl'ifth a sri ond-tring t.Hrliir, run every Inriiia'lnn of ele-fl'ine.

to the role of chief re-reiver, but he mint outdo tlm best. rft'Tts n( lller, C'harlei De Magglo mid Ed Hry to land the berth. All re smsrt barkstops with good arms. The one who shows the greatest i The Wrong Billy Evans Gol the Hotels Best Room Santa Claus Good To New President. HPAKING young Coen along is a fine thing.

Young boys ought to travel. And Junior's father has arranged to give him the leisure to play tennis. Hennessey is 27 and presumably acquainted with whither he is headed. At least he is old enough to know better, if he is damaging his future, waging warfare in quest of the cup with racket and balls. Tilden is hopelessly addicted to tennis and.

what with his pen and his acting, has made quite a career for himself, a career in which it might be mildly suggested that tennis has helped rather than hindered. Frank Hunter attends to his business interests carefully. He isn't going to Mexico. But for the rest the game has been restored, as a game. We developed it into a career and tennis in the United States under the old regime reached a higher point than anywhere else in tiie world.

We are only beginning to realize that it even went higher than was necessary. Well, from a strictly amateur standpoint Santa Claus has been to visit President Collom of the U. S. L. T.

A. He has left him a 16-year-old child wonder to make coming tournaments interesting. He has left him a new understanding of a game-that it is a sport and not a business. And. with the likelihood that the Australians will stop off here on their way home from Europe and that some of the Frenchmen will come to America for the chammonshios and that Betty Nuthall will probably be wun us BKaiu mis bummer, tmngJ look flat as they did before they made "Bill" Tilden captain of the 1928 Davis Cup team.

punch with the bat will be the selection. Harry Lubitz, who occupied a utility role last year, appears best for the first base post, but he has Arthur Vcbersinn, a football star and winner of the Cruickshank medal, to contend with "Red" Ackerson, who played with one of the championship amateur teams of Queens, is putting up a hard fight for duty at second base. His most dangerous opposition is coming from Gaitano Muoio, a worthy substitute from 1927, and Bill Mc-Nicol, a freshman of great promise. There is no need for concern relative to shortstop, for Lou Marlnollo, All-Scholastic star, who will mast iikcly be selected captain, has his job clinched. Third base also seems to be well taken care of with Carl Watmer, another regular, holding forth.

Veizoll CUnchei Foat. The on field looks as if It is going to k'lve the kind of service Conch Rchanwaroch demands. Several fly catchers are having It out for the three positions. Dante Veizoh a regu.ar ana has the Jump on the rrt. However.

Henry Berber, a substitute In 19J7 lias impressed his mentor, as had also Jack Woods, a Junior varsitv performer. It will be hard to keep Denton Kerns from getting plenty of aetion as lie appears to be a natural fly hawk. He gamed his experience wi'h a championship amateur outfit in Bayside. MrCormlck, who has been wielding his bat with dam-amng effect, must also be reckoned with, and Jark Caulfleld is far from out of the running. With any kind of breaks, Flushing will be a more formidable aggregation as the season advanres than It appears to be at the present time.

The fled Devils can alwavsi be counted upon to put up a good fight and the o'her schools will know that they have been in competition before the season closes. I TITR IS SOME MANOR. At complimentary dance given In honor of the Chicago Cubs on Cnta-llna Wand recently. Outfielder Kiki Cuylcr.oiid one rf the Island belle tinmen winners In an old-fa I'-I toned prize v.nl'z contest He who diners had belter not lag on the training field lient. rinv.

or there will be a mrrry old fiddler to pay. MOKO IN IMI'lUvsfH nRADI KV. Alva Ilraiilev. president of the 'Cleveland Indians, who la VKHIng at Mhe New (irlenriH training camp. has ninen a partiruinr mnry to Eddie Morgan, former Tulane University athlete who la an outfield candidate with the Tribe.

Man o' War Is the name Bradley has tacked to Morgan. Wonderfully Good ALL the fiarooM Adntratso-t quality ia a juil hm minutes' smoke! Mad of choice, carefoU wikcaaai tobaccos. Admiration Mkiiw-turesand Gems urtworndtrfmBy good I Buy your box. ToxsayJ filth New Orleans. March 2.1 iPi Billy Evans, American Leaguei umpire for a score of years, is now general man ager of the Cleveland Indians.

He would like to see the name carried forward in active play so he signed Hilly Evans, a pitcher of Scoldale, who won 18 out of 20 games pitehed last year. The llrst contingent of Cleveland players reached New Orleans before the crowd of visitors for Mardl Gras had returned home and hotel rooms were at a premium. The hotel at which the club was to stop had been wanted that "Billy Evans" was the "boss" of the Cleveland club and he must have a room I TITLES Shamrocks Retain World's Basketball and A. B. L.

Championships. When better and taster basketball Is played, the Original Celtics will play it. Again the Shamrocks are the world's champions which makes It how many tlnnO In a row? Bv their victory over Fort Wavne Hoos'lera at Arcadia Hall last night the Celtics gave Brooklyn Its second successive American Basketball league championship. After winning two out of three games on the Hooslers' court, the fihamrorks retained their laurels by taking the third game, 27 to 26, at home. The scorn Indicates the closeness of the final contest.

Perhaps with better luck the aeries would have extended to another game, for Hie brilliant la; period rally ol the Homers was cut short bv the final whistle. Dutrlassed and oulplaved In the llrst half, Fort Wavne took the court with renewed vigor, determined to overhaul the Hhamrorks. At the atart of the second period "Rusty" Saunders ran loose and alter abort time the Hooslers were trailing by two points However, this did not last long, as the Shamrocks tightened their defense and soon emended the lead. Because of a nine-point lead, tha Shamrocks became careless. Gradual CELTICS OBSESS 35c, GOLF ON LONG ISLAND Have you Mi-lwted your Golf Club? If not write for full piii'ticiiliirs rPirardiriK Club nix years old, fully developed untl complete in every detail.

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