Fort Worth Record-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas • 13

TUESDAY MORNING JUNE 14 1927 FORT WORTH RECORD-TELEGRAM THIRTEEN 7 I WI IR) 9) I) 0 JONES OPEN GOLF 61 1671 r-1 'Jd 4 "I 1 A 0 RIE I (1 '1 Heinie Odom Today to Exports Reports IiMMM National Tournament To Begin at 8:30 This Morning 147 Entered ON THE COLLEGE CAMPUS WE DID STAR SCOUTS DID LAMP US HERE WE ARE Aubrey Boomer Is Favored to Finish "Next to Atlantan" Beautiful Course of Nearly 7000 Yards Presents Many Difficulties AY 11111 anrte4 ri it lard igkt th that stern rfect of urse for ture at EnEmomm 411 3 a BY HARLAN ROHM (By New Fork Tintes-Chicago Tribune Special Leased Wire Copyrighted) ITTSBURGH Pa June almost squat figure of Bobby Jones towers a full brassie shot over the ghostlike hopes of 147 other golfers on the rolling hills of the Oakmont golf course tonight The last of the fine practice rounds that don't mean a thing are over and at 8:30 in the morning the shots for the honor and for the cash of the United States open golf championship begins a The course is a magnificent test of OAKMONT HOLDS master golfers Once more the tees have been set back until the course now stretches just 35 yards less than ETERANs AHD 7000 yards But even the great length is less impressive than its severity Up hill and down hill its perfect fairways oN EVE OF PLAY roll along the picturesque left bank of the Allegheny River with wooded bills in the background These hill and swale fairways in the lay of the holes demand the act?) Associated Prcss curacy of a rifle shot in playing for PITTSBURGH Pa June the pin if the ball is to escape one of The golfer who wins the United States the pits known as traps that guard open championship starting tomorrow every green And tomorrow accord-over the Oakmont course must earn ing to the greens keeper the holes are his victory in the opinion of Willie to be placed in spots where it re-MacFarlane Speaking with the au- I quires a perfect shot and a niblick to thority of a former open champicn reach them the man who looks like a school teach- Few of the golfers did more than er but plays golf like a professional play a desultory round or less than a declared after a round of the course round today to limber up which is only 35 yards short of 7040 Jones and Watts Gunn played a yards in its championship dress "this best-hall against Walter Hagen course will not be trifled with" and Leo Diegel in the morning the pros winning one up when Jones "Chick" Evans who has taken a missed a six-foot put for a half on lot of punishment from golf courses the last hole Diegel had 37-34----71 all over the world faced the Oakmont Hagen 40-36-70 and Watts Gunn issue with confidence but Wa3 not Milo was wild off the tee above a strenuous practice session at Jones said he wasn't bitting the ball chip shots late in the day Speed of as he should and he had a couple of the greens impressed the former open three-putt greens But he bad a 73 his and amateur champion "Lightning worst round since his first one Sunday fast" was his verdict The Chicago and the pros admit four 74s is a bet star also made a critical examination for first place "Chick" Evans who has taken a lot of punishment from golf courses all over the world faced the Oakmont issue with confidence but Wa3 not above a strenuous practice session at chip shots late in the day Speed of the greens impressed the former open and amateur champion "Lightning fast" was his verdict The Chicago star also made a critical examination It '41 1 I -diri 4- -1 i -01---- -4- 4Z-f- -dc-E-- i(-1 41' if-4 I I 1 i tat (: yg '11S -14 i i i -1 -i': --'10ti A -i: 7 Li 1ii' 1 4 1 1 -iI4 l't Lo -1k I 't Ar- :1 i'-- 11 r'''''' 41 777 r- feii 16 4: ak10-1--- Ebt('AN: i Kra 11 i ItillAt4t 42cp BLI7-4 NCI' A -41 '7 4 Arl: e- 41 ter Of' i '') tscitot" tikIrt 4ial --Id lbillATS-ClitIP fmiliiiiiiiimialla ''''''''ks: A co I I Olt 14-i- AA- It 'et1-11! ITI 'Awl rt tW avit lir it -ittio tiq 'Egli' 4' lipatig i Cro 20 04k log rit-: -w4w le iir--- :4 i Alliret 1 i i 1 A ktt i- 2 4: -----e--- 1 iii --v-- 4r: 0- 4g '-4 -S dIV44' 5i-p i Alai-44e 4 4- 5- Aelononik 6 41 Francis Gillett of Milwaukee scored a 71 Al Espinosa a round of 72 and another -ot so good and Frank Thompson and Chick Evans Chicago's two amateur entries were around in 77 Jimmy Carberry duplicated that score while Johnny Farrell scored 75 after a 72 and 75 yesterday Most of the British Ryder cup team played a round or a part of a round but kept no scores Aubrey Boomer is playing the best golf of the invaders nnd constitutes a real threat to finish "next- to Bobby Jones" Shortstop Gap May Close Scholz Given His Release by Beaumont Though Aggie Tucker Still on Roster HEINIE ODOM one time Texas University star is expected to join the Beaumont Exporters here today Odom will be tried out at short weak spot of the Exporters all season Odom after a trial with the Yankees when he finished college in the Spring of 1924 was sent to St Paul of the American Association He next went to New Haven and returned later to St Paul He was a heavy hitter and all-conference infielder as well as captain of the Longhorns in his last year under Billy Disch at Austin hln1 :110111 1 Ithly a a r4-gular Fn 1'4i 11111 11--11 the Saittis rintt-fl him fir4 But If ilidnt tIi If tIi NVP'4r111 LenglIC! 1) I th Fort Worth Pan- thrrs an off tla Monday Which didn't cause Manager Att to grab his EQptian tear jug and do any ro iiu flay of rest will MA the SeVeal cripples on the doh Beamissost awl the Cats play the losing sof the series II is afternoon with Denny Borns slates to do the pitching for the home nine Sam Ross southpaw is to do the tossing for the enemy I scrnethng Sfl the Saints then sent fhlom 4 the Beaumont chit getting 121Tchr 'red rillette in exchange Jimmy Scholz who has been trying oat for shortstop berth with the LINCOLN Neb June nest Vacht an out fielder formerly vjfli Boston American League club wim played last season wit he Missions Flub in he Pacific Coast League Its been athleil to the Lincoln team roster reporting today tor tint 3 He was obtained from the Beaumont Texas League ChM lixportirs Nits given his release Mon day Two other shortstops Tucker lato of the Texas Azgies and Del utility man are still on the 4 roster Leo McConnell Sent To Mississippi Team Nkreitilell peppery kid catelien ixI ha been Ivith Fort NVorth all eiten after a brief trial with the lttriiit Flab lia been sent to the elal) et the lississippi Valley eirIT Mlin fIl lb is leading its liy the wav i a lively ymingster 'and I int 11s A caliber yetbas 1-iiiiant I i pretiited Inr I 1111tpli Rifle Star Hits Itullseye Streak STI lane Taloott of rh Liberty 19440 and Rifle Club 111 1111114) hit consecutive bulls yxiss nt the 111 iii1 ilia di of the State rifle shoot at Camp Alabry Mont lake first place by a wide margn that After two bulls eves in sighting shots Talcott COMPlet01 011 more for a per score arid then added 19 before he finally Jise Itayen of Austin Nras second hsol 1: perfect shots George Comm: VI Paso: CH It Cooper Of att Autni: Chelf of Houston 111 Tom A nust Tong of Austin Nvith tHI out of a possible 50 unislisil next in the (staler named l'Ah1 Was ilo sPita Intl Sall Antmaio in in the first three matches He won this Liberty Pistol Clubs Ivermanent trophy and 1 1 Well of the 1111 won the Topperwein in the first match of the card John Callon of Austin who won thrre matches in last year's shoot got away to a good start by taking the match Ills score was 92 on the rendsinainin affair TILDEN HUNTER BEAT IRISH NETTERS BY 2 TO 1 Ireland June matohes today at the BelLict Boat Club William Tilden American tennis star defeated Mreig of Ireland S-6 6-3 while Fran-is Hunter a beaten by Higgs of Ireland 6-3- In the doubles 'he American team defeated Higgs and tre4: 6-'' 6-3 6- 1'resonte1 a racquet as a tr the bos Ulster championship GYM WILL BE BUILT AT MARIETTA FOR BAN Some learned Latin Amo amas amat I learned hittin' A two-base swat! Lindbergh Will Attend Boxing Tilt in Gotham 1s)-iatcd Eccs NEW VORK June sors of the benefit boxing show at the Polo Grounds 1Vednesday night said today Col Charles A Lindbergh had accepted an invitation to attend Because the aviator is particularly interested in the welterweight bout between Ace itudhins of Nebraska and Sergeant Sammy Baker of Mineola that match is to he staged early in the program SPORTS DEFEAT BUFFALOES 2-1 Associated Press June the teams had battled even until the eighth the Sports got a good break and scored one run to beat the Buffs 2 to 1 in a pitching duel between Grabowski of the visitors and Dick Robertson of the home club The locals scored the winning run without the aid of a base hit two sacrifice blows helping to make the run This was the only Texas League game played Monday HOUSTON ABHO Powellx 4 2 2 Hock 5 1 2 Martin' 3 1 0 Ilotgerm 2 2 2 TTaylAr3 2 0 0 Ilenry1 1 110 Warcrickc 4 1 0 4 0 1 (11Vskip I 0 0 IPPnner 1 0 SHREVEPORT ABHOA 01111steLs 3 0 2 2 14 CTaylor1 '2 1 3 0 1: Harrism 2 1 1 0 Ntoore1 2 011 1 Nasonr 4 0 5 1 Phe1an2 2 0 4 4 woenrs3 2 0 0 2 0 Elliotte 3 2 1 3 4' Robtsonp 3 0 0 3 Tot-Ms 30 24 Total 23 4 27 15 1Batted for Grabowski in ninth Houston 000 100 000-1 Shreveport 010 000 Otx-2 Summary Runs Roettger Distel Phelan Error Taylor Two-base bit Henry Sacrifices Harris Woehrs Henry Moore 2 Roettger Taylor Double plays Nason to Phelan Hock to Henry Passed ball Warwick Base on ball Grabowski 4 Robertson 6 Struck out Grabowski 5 Left on bases Houston 10 Shreveport 6 Time 2:00 Umpires Hill and Irwin Waco at Wichita Falls wet grounds San Antonio at Dallas rain LAWYER HIT BY BOTTLE YEAR AGO SUES NEWARK NEWARK June Newark baseball team of the International League today WO ta made defendant in a suit for damages of S17000 filed in Circuit Court by James Reilly the teams former attorney Reilly who was struck on the head by a pop bottle thrown by an irate fan at an umpire in May 1926 alleged he has suffered pains in the head eine A 1 1 Al Iiiiwsp-i st- i i ii ---w: Ia 4- 1 YR: -i: Some took Creek Read old hooks Fast as a streak sock hooks! Jennings Will Start Indian Run Today fly PA'S SAN FRANCISCO June 13 Ready for the 480-mile run to Grants Pass Ore eleven Indians awaited today the firing of the starting gun by Al Jennings former train bandit and present mayor of Crescent City Cal Jennings' shot tomorrow will speed away Karook and Zuni tribesmen of Oregon and New Mexico respectively The Indians will run for cash prizes aggregating $2775 Although their time allowance is 15 days they are expected to finish the Redwood Highway course before this week's end 42-Year-Old Brave Out To Beat Non-Stop Mark KENOSHA Wis June 13--Chief Tailfeather fleet-footed Indian runner and victor in many long distance races nearly two decades ago was striding his way tonight toward Chicago in a nonstop run He hopes to break the 10-year-old record of Sid Hatch The 42-year-old Oneida Indian left Milwaukee at 12 o'clock noon today He arrived here at 6:26 tonight on the first lap of his 88-mile run from Milwaukee to Chicago making the first 38 miles in about six and a half hours an average of six miles an hour He was running smoothly His trainer following in an automobile fed him beef broth occasionally WAUKEGAN IlL June Tailfeather passed through Waukegan 55 miles from his starting point in Milwaukee at 11:04 tn (Central daylight savings time) tonight He had about 33 miles to go to finish at the goal set in downtown Chicago He was becoming tired he said as he reached Waukegan Segrist Successor Is Made Manager fly 4 csociated Prcst 1 DES MOINES June Brausen veteran Des Moines third baseman has been appointed manager of the Omaha Western League Club He was traded today for Kal Segrist also a third baseman and until recently Omaha manager President Keyser of the Des Moines Club announced No money was involved Brausen will assume control of the Omaha team tomorrow while Segrist makes his first appearance with Des Moines Brausen has been an important factor in wituling two pennants for Des Moines Segrist was deposed as manager recently by Barney Burch Omaha owner who believed his team was not playing an to tom JPMINIM Golf a la Mud Needs Rules of Unique Nature By Associaied Press ITANSAS CITY June a course so water-soaked that it was necessary tonight to make a rule that a ball embedded in mud could be lifted and dropped baok without penalty some 200 players will tee off tomorrow at the Meadow Lake Country Club in the 1927 championship tournament of the Missouri Golf Association Water stood in pools over the 18-hole course tonight after a drizzling rain today TWILIGHT LOOP RESUMES TODAY Activities in tlw Muny Twilight League will be resumed today with the opening of the second half of the pennant race After the winning of the first half by Montgomery Ward the four members of the circuit have remained idle a week prior to the start of the final dash In the opening games of the second half at 6:15 today Hub Furniture Company will go into battle against Fort Worth Steel and Machinery Company Montgomery Ward meets the Frisco Lines team in its game Frisco and the Steel team put up stiff competition against Montgomery Ward in the closing games of the first hal- and it would be no great surprise if the teams should stage an upset starting with the games of today OUTDOOR BOUTS DELAYED CHICAGO June open air boxing bouts scheduled for tonight between Sid Barbarian of Detroit and Freddy Mueller of Buffalo nnd Mike Dundee of Rock Island and King Tut of Minneapolis were postponed until next Thursday night because of rain GARCIA PUTS OVER BALTDIORE June 13--Bobby Garcia of Baltimore knocked out Johnny Ceccoli of Scranton Pa in the first round of a scheduled I2-round bout here tonight Ceccoli was floored three times before taking the count Garica weighed 13G Ceccoll 138 FREEMAN WINS DECISION BOSTON June Freeman of hot Springs Ark won the decision over Joe Simonich of Butte Mont tonight in a 10-round bout featuring the American Legion boxing bill at Braves Field They aTe Ennis Helot Ntaff Photographer Three young Cats by whom the rah-rah-rah of college days hasn't been completely forgotten in the razz-razz-razz of professional baseball They are left to right Horace Kibbie Nolan Richardson and Buck Redfern all set for a ride in their snappy collegiate roadster They were snapped leaving Panther Park after the "No sign was posted Ennis Heim staff photographer 1 I 4 rf a 4 001 0 Jake At Has Never Yet Been Called 'Coach' but He's Due That Title Now French Nose Out Italian Cup Team By 4 ccof iaf Prers ROME June Monday eliminated Italy from the Davis Cup competition three matches to two Rene LaCoste the French ace capturing the last and deciding match from Giorgio tle Stefani 6-3 6-8 6-1 6-3 Baron de Morpurgo Italian player defeated Henri Coehet French international star 7-5 5-7 6-1 7-5 LaCoste's victory just after Henri Cochet had fallen before the racquet of the Italian star Baron de Mot-- purgo 7-5 5-7 6-1 7-5 was just (mough for the French Davis Cup team to nose out the Italian team after nearly having fallen victim to a combination of the baneful effect of torrid beat in Rome nnd an unexpected outburst of brilliant work by Baron de Morpurgo With Coehet who seemed ill and obviously suffering from the heat playing far off form LaCoste who himself had virtually taken to his bed because of failure to aeclimatize himself was forced to take the courts With everything depending on him Even against such an inexperienced and youthful opponent as De Stefani the Frenchman dropped one set before he was able to sweep to victory Had the French team been eliminated by Italy it would have been one of the most striking upsets of the season since the French players are the favorites to reach the championship rounds against the United States BASEBALL TODAY FORT FORT WORTH vs BEAUMONT PANTHER PARK Game 4 Tickets on Sale at Worth Segar Store 10th and Main and Anderson Gilliland Drug Store 100 Main Street of the rough and reported "not so bad" Mrs Robert Jones mother of Bobby the champion suggested as she awaited her famous son at the eighteenth green "Bobby is Dot going so well" Asked what was the title-holder's trouble she replied that she had not seen him shooting but "he said if be went well on nine holes we would go to lunch We have not lunched yet: MacDonald Smith who was unable to defend his Metropolitan title on ay- couut of illness declared he felt well enough as he went about with Johnny Farrell Al Watrous and Bill Mehl-horn The long hitting Scot feared four rounds would be too much for his best efforts as a convalescent This match with four balls finished with three Mehlhorn deserting the golf course for the bridge table on the second nine Francis Gillett of Wauwatosa Wis who scored a 6t in the qualifying play in the Chicago district had a neat 71 today His other round at Chicago was 78 The visiting British professionals who complained that the Worcester greens were not fast enough to meet their full approval in the Ryder Cdp play could not bring that indictment against the fast Oakmont "carpet" The British stars however did not find the traps here to their liking When a ball is gathered to the bosom of an Oakmont trap it is apparently to stay there unless stern measures are adopted to get it out The Americans wade into the sand imbedded ball with a vengeance and the British were following suit after they bad seen early delicate measures fail Bobby Jones declined an social engagements during the life of the tournament remaining in strict seclusion at his hotel with Mrs Jones and Mrs Robert Jones his mother He was having taps sounded about 9:30 o'clock One exception will he a call on young Rody Marshall Jr who is convalescing from injuries sustained in a diving accident several years ago when he broke his neck The injured dive can not see the great golfer in action but Bobby will drop in on him to extend a word of cheer Al Watrous contender for Bobby Jones' national open golf crown takes his practice rounds very seriously It was learned today that Al trying the Oakmont course Sunday shot a hole in one on the 164-yard thirteenth hole It is an island green ViTatrous' tee shot landed on the green six inches from the cup The ball rolled ahead slowly and dropped into the cup HANKIE FINK LOSES NEW YORK June Silvers of Brooklyn outpointed Frank le Fink of Texas ina slow six-round bout here tonight at the Dext Park arena Brooklyn Both boxers weighed 1381A BItAND WORK CLOTHES FIT ND WEAR 0 cv ti 5 BY NED RECORD EW are the things Jake Atz hasn't been called in his quarter of a century and more in baseball But one of the epithets titles and cognomens he has missed And nOW it seems he is due to get that title Not that the boss of the Panthers is going to attend a Knute Rockne lecture and get a job with a college that has cheer leaders and co-eds and football players who sometimes are smart enough to almost pass in their studies No Jake isn't going to college But you know what happened to the mountain that wouldn't come to Mahomet Mahomet went to the mountain and it seems the college is coming UV Jake He has quite a flock of collegians on his ball who know that All doesn't always mean at bat Those collegians gay irrepressible irresponsible! "Just give 15 rahs" Nolan Richardson our esteemed third sacker tells the bunch on the bench as he starts to bat "and I'll hit the heck out of the ball" Richardson is probably the most active collegian on the club though Buck Redfern doesn't wear garters either Horace Kibbie doesn't show very strong symptoms but maybe it's because he hasn't had the chance having been engaging in curing a broken leg during his stay with the Panthers Horace is a naturally quiet lad anyway But Richardson was never known for his quietness Indeed Georgia debated long before deciding to let him play on the baseball team Because what a dandy cheer leader he would have made Chatters like a verbal machine gun They wanted him to pitch for the debating team too I 1 1 wiwozi 1 0 Richardson was silent Monday for the first time since he arrived in Fort Worth He was quiet while he watched the rain fall Plainly he was worried "Just bought a new suit" he explained "And 'fraid Ill have to wear the pants for a necktie if I get them wet!" Buck istft quite so talkative In fact all these No'th Ca lina guys seem quiet Chuck Sullivan for instance It seems the Governor of Noth Calina once said something to the Governor of South Calina and all the citizens of the Tar Heel community are talking little so they won't miss what the Gov of says when he decides to reply There are other collegians on the Fort Worth ball club but Richardson Redfern and Kibbie are the most recently from college The names and telephone numbers they painted on their yellow slickers haven't been washed off yet while the other college products have been so long away from their alma maters they think letters are something one puts in the Mail and that Sigma Phi Delta is a typographical error There are a flock of college products in the Texas League this season tilletes in the Southwest Conference toss a coin upon graduation and if they lose start selling bonds Otherwise they ask for a bonus and put the name on the dotted line of a plece of paper that entitles One to free admittance to ball parks and the right to work two hours or so a day all Summer somewhere between the big leagues and the tall uncut jimpson weeds officially known as Class Several of these collegiate products Bear Wolf of Don Swofford of Missouri Stewart from Centenary are working out daily at Panther Park Punk Baker Fort Worth boy graduated from Texas A to the Houston Buffs Neil Baker went from to the Philadelphia Athletics where he will be given a chance to get a cup of coffee and maybe a piece of cake Baumgartner of Texas is no with Dallas Stallings of Baylor has gone to Brooklyn Tucker of Texas A is with Beatunont Schow of the same school is socking line drives for Red Snapp orlhe Paris club Bob Barris of Texas has gone to San Antonio for a trial These are only a few of the many Texas collegians who prefer base-hits to bonds They are going to learn many things they didn't know in college because college hurlers can change to professional razzberries ea easily aa the late How lid could pluck a rabbit out of au mai allk odoerN pi ift '714 1 li11) Ilk 4 IA 4) IV 1 4 ipqr A Itil'e 4' Air i 4 (17frn 40111111tal mAniErrA Ohio: June a Nk ere announeed here today for build- 'th: tia i It in and athletic field at NI'''''''Ll to be dedicated to IC1111 Ainriiiin Leiigue prezzi- it Iv "AI- 1i-iiii hi baseball career lk I''''' on the Marietta college tr'oh 7iiiii 7) ihliiiieci idans ot the proposed field ill 1 gymnasium win be announced later it was stated it.