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IN REVERSE—EIsie Michels of Brooklyn is one of the star divers
as 4,000 Turners gather in Cleveland.
JES’ ROLLIN’ ALONG!
(With Sports Observer.)
Was walking down the street last
Sunday, when a perfect army of mo
torcycles swept past me with a thun
dering wave of noise. Gaily clad
girls were seated on the rear of the
motor with the escorts weaving the
heavy machines in and out of the
traffic. It brings to us the realiza
tion that the young set of the United
States are taking up a pastime
which was one of the most popular
outdoor sports in the annals of
American recreation. Right here in
Savannah on the old Bethesda track,
there used to be staged some of the
fastest events in the nation with the
country's finest riders vleing for hon
or positions in the races. Real old
timers with their belt drive motors,
both single and twin cylinder power
plants, used to roar dawn the
straightaways and into the twisting
turns which go to make up the old
NATIONAL STARS
FEATURE EVENTS
IN A. A. U. MEET
DON LASH RUNS TRUE TO
FORM AND WINS
RACE
PRINCETON, N. J., July 4 (TP)
Harold Smallwood of the University
of Southern California upset a crack
field today in flashing to victory in
the 400 meters. His time was 47.3 sec
onds.
The Los Angeles negro, defending
champion Jimmy Luvalle, was sec
ond. Archie Williams of the Univer
sity of California —the world record
holder —was third.
Charley Beethan of Ohio State led
a crack field to the tape in the 800
meters. The big ten star won the race
in one minute 50.3 seconds for a new
national A. A. U. meet record.
The sensational Pittsburgh star,
Johnny Woodruff, was second.
Charley Hornbostel, the former In
diana ace, was third. Harold Manning
of Wichita finished first in the 3,000
meter stepelechate. Harry Hinkel of
Los Angeles copped the 3,000-meter
walk.
Louis Lepls of New York won the
56-pound weight throw. Southern
California’s Ken Carpenter copped the
discus throw. Glenn Hardin of L. S.
U. was first in the 400-meter hurdles.
Don Lash of Indiana broke the tape
In the 5,000 meter run. Jesse Owtns
took the running broad jump with a
jump of 26 feet 3 inches.
Ralph Metcalfe flashed to victory
in the 200-meter dash. The New York
A. C., star, James Hucker, surged for
ward in the last few yards to win the
national A. A. U. 200-meter hurdles.
His time was 23.8 seconds. Milt Green
of Harvard was second.
BUFFALO CREW MAKES
OLYMPIC TEAM FINALS
PHILADELPHIA, July 4 (TP)—
West side rowing club of Buffalo, N.
Y., qualified today to represent the
United States in the Olympic four
oared shell race without coxswain.
The west side oarsmen won the
final Olympic tryout on the Schuyl
kill river. The Penn. A. C- was sec
ond in the final race, which also de
cided the national championship.
WESTERN CREW TAKES
SECOND HEAT IN TRIALS
LAKE CARNEGIE, Princeton, N.
J., July 4 (TP) —The University of
California crew pulled to victory to
day In the second heat of the 2,000-
meter Olympic trials. Pennsylvania
was second. Navy was third. Califor
nia's time was 6 minutes 17 4-5 sec
onds.
Tomorrow afternoon California and
Pennsylvania meet Washington, win
ner of the first heat, and the New
York A. C. in the final Olympic try
out.
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LET YOUR OWN TASTE
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Motors Tested with Widenhnff
Analizer.
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35 Abercorn St. Day Phone 2-2491
; historic speedway. The last 250 mile
race staged at Bethesda last year,
brought back memories to the old
fans, as they sift on the high banked
curves and watched the modern
speed creations swoop into the curves
with the every sense of perfect safe
ty and comfort as only the present
manufacturing methods can instill
into the racing heart of a power
plant.
Practically every Sunday finds the
local caravan of motorcycle enthu
siasts climbing onto the saddles oi
their mounts, preparing to go places
and do things. Whether it be in
Georgia, Florida, North or South
Carolina, distance means nothing to
the daredevils which ride their two
wheeled cycles. All of which brings
to me the ful realization of the time
that I fell on one . . . I
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The action of the Chamber of
Commerce In bringing to the city of
Savannah a major National golf tour
nament, has at least answered the
crying needs of the city to play host
once more to an event of this kind.
The last golf tournament to be staged
in the city in which nationally known
pros competed was in 1930, when Hor
ton Smith who had just made his
winter debut on the links in Florida,
was the talk of the country with his
par shattering rounds. Bobby Jones
came here from one of his frequenj
retirements, and although clearly
showing the complete lack of the old
putting touch, finished t.\? event only
two strokes behind tne "Joplin
Ghost." Wee Willie Cruickshank.
Tommy Armour, Johnny Farrell, and
a host of other stars made their
rounds over the historic Savannah
Golf course. Every day the fans
crowded the various stars watching
their every move as only golf starved
spectators can do. Let's keep events
of this kind coming here, it certainly
will help boost Savannah among the
sporting elite of the country!
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Summertime brings sailboat racing
to the fore again. The Savannah
Yacht club has announced a series
of races which will go about helping
decide the winning craft for the sea
son. Races which will be held at i
Vernon View, Wilmington, Isle of :
Hope and other points, will have ■
their full quota of spectators who will
line the banks, wishing that they ■
could be in the cockpits of the craft i
with the mainsheet bellying out and
the boat heeling over to where you :
can count the screws on the bottom. |
Wai, oh, for the life of a sailor.
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ILLINOIS A. C. LOSES IM
PORTANT MATCH TO
LOS ANGELES A. C.
CHICAGO, July 4 (TP)—The Ill
inois athletic club water polo team to
day knocked itself out of a possible
trip to Berlin.
The Illinois goalie, after handling
an attempted shot by a Los Angeles
athletic club swimmer became be
fudded and dropped the ball into his
own net. His mental lapse gave the !
game to the California team bj’ a scor? i
of 3 to 2.
The Los Angeles swimmers who ‘
were Uncle Sams Olympic representa
tives in 1932, will meet either the New
York athletic club team, or the San
Francisco Olympic club team in the
finals tomorrow. The winner will
represent America at the Olympic
games in Berlin.
SEEDED STARS CAPTURE
MIDDLE STATES TOURNEY
PHILADELPHIA, July 4 (TP)—
Patty Henry of Los Angeles and Helen
Pedersen of Stamford, Conn., won the
women’s middle states doubles tennis
combination defeated Eunice Dean of
Texas and Olga Kallos of Norwalk,
Conn., in the final round, 6-4, 5-7,
6-3.
Previously Miss Pedersen beat Miss
Dean for the singles championship.
comes across with still another, this
time James D. Reynolds.
It’s the Olympics James D. Rey
nolds is aiming at. And he already
has qualified for the finals at Prince
ton by winning the shot put event
at the national colleglates at Chicago.
He is the west coast’s outstanding
tosser of the 16-pound iron ball and
probably will gain one of the three
places on the team.
Torrance Is Tops
Jimmy is a burly type of athlete,
one who has consistently improved
with his appearances. He has gone
down to defeat only a couple of times
in many meets this season. He heaves
the ball over the 50-foot mark, good
enough for any young man. He isn’t
I the behemoth type cf athlete like
Jack Torrance, former Louisiana boy,
who undoubtedly will ge the No. £
position on the team.
Jimmy started out the year right
with a winning toss in the Long
Beach relays. Then he took first in
the San Francisco indoor meet. In
an April dual meet with Southern
California he again came through
with first place. In May, in the west
coast events (day of the IC-4A cham
pionships in the east) he ran second
despite the fact he tossed the shot
, nearly 51 feet.
The Stanford boy’s best mark is
I 51 feet 10 3-4 inches, made in the
1 northern California regional Olympic
1 tryouts on June 15.
aiVANNAS DAILY TIMES, SUNDAY, JULY 5. 1938
INDIANS VS. RED BIRDS AT COLUMBUS TODAY
STUBBS TEAM DEFEATS
COLONIAL OIL, 15 TO 7
The Stubbs softball team defeated
the Colonial Oil team Thursday by
the score of 15-7.
Womble who has been In a batting
slump for the last six games came
through in the fourth inning with a
home run to put Stubbs in the lead.
Hernandetz, McCarthy and Ryan also
hit hard for the winners.
Stubbs will play tile strong Jones
Company team Tuesday and on
Thursday will cross bats with the
strong league leaders, the Georgia
Ice team.
The winning line-up: Mell, p; Mc-
Carthy, lb; Womble, rss; Corish, if;
Ligenfelser, 2b; Harper, ss; Whalen,
3b; Cope, c; Hernandetz, rs.
AMERICAN CREW
TAKES VICTORY
HENLEY, England, July 4 (TP).—
A crew of eight oarsmen from the
Tabor Academy of Marion, Mass.,
rowed to victory today in one of the
feature events of the Royal Henley
regatta.
Tabor beat Kent school of Kent.
Conn., by four lengths in the final
race for the Thames Chalenge cup
Tabor rowed the mile and five-six
teenths in seven minutes and 44 sec
onds.
The Zurich Rowing club of Swit
zerland previously beat Leander of
London for the grand cnS«lenge cup.
They Upset the Swimming Dope
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Toni Redfern, 16, of Pelham Manor, N. Y., and Iris Cummings, 15, of
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£3“ wF htmors away from the champions at the national A. A. U.
meet in New York. Toni won the 100-meter event and Iris beat Katherine
Rawls by a foot for the 220-yard breast stroke title.
(Central Press)
22 TRIM YACHTS
START LONG RUN
ENTRY OF ‘BUCK JONES’
COMPETES IN ANNUAL
EVENT
SANTA MONICA, Cal., July 4
(TP). —Twenty two trim yachts sail
ed out of Santa Monica harbor today
in the annual 2,200-mile race from
California to Honolulu.
The starting gun sent the toy fleet
out onto the Pacific at neon. The
favorites in the race are the 95-
foot Santarita, owned by the film
star Buck Jones, and the 60-foot
Adore, owned by Lee Tracy.
The Circe and the Gloria, owned
respectively by Ray Cook and Wil
liam Blackford of Seattle, Wash., got
away without mishap. So did the
White Cloud, owned by Rad Pratch
of Tacoma.
AMERICANS LOSE MATCH
FOR WIMBLEDON CROWN
WIMBLEDON, England, July 4
(TP). —Fred Perry and Dorothy
Round of England won the Wimble
don mixed doubles crown today.
The English pair defeated Don
Budge of California and Mrs. Sarah
Palfrey Fabyan of Massachusetts, 7-
9, 7-5, 6-4, in the final round.
It was the final match of the 1936
< Wimbledon tournament.
Baseball Results
The New York Yankees increased
their American league lead today by
beating Washington, 4 to 3 and 5 to 0.
Boston’s Red Sox took two games
from the Philadelphia Athletics, 1
to 0 and 5 to 4.
The Chicago White Sox swept two
games from Cleveland, 9 to 2 and 8
to 4.
Detroit beat St. Louis, 8 to 3, in
the first game. They were tied, 5
to 5, at the end of the third in the
nightcap.
In the National league, the New
York Giants defeatsd the Boston Bees,
7 to 6, in the first game, but lost the
nightcap, 11 to 3. Philadelphia beat
Brooklyn. 9 to 5 and 4 to 0.
The Chicago Cubs outscored Pitts
burgh, 3 to 2. The teams were tied, 3
to 3 at the end of the seventh inning
of the second game.
Cincinnati beat St. Louis, 3 to 2.
The Cards led 9 to 5 after e ght in
nings of the nightcap.
Yesterdays results follow:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
RHE
Chicago 3 71
Pittsburgh 2 7 2
(Ist Game)
Chicago 4 8 0
Pittsburgh 7 13 1
(2nd Game)
St. Louis 2 8 3
Cincinnati 3 4 0
(Ist Game)
St. Louis 9 11 1
Cincinnati 10 18 1
(2nd Game)
Boston 6 10 2
New York 7 13 2
(Ist Game)
BostonH 15 i
New York 3 8 2
(2nd Game)
Brooklyn 5 7 0
Philadelphia 9 13 0
(Ist Game)
Brooklyn 0 7 0
Philadelphia 4 6 1
(2nd Game)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 0 5 0
Boston 1 9 1
(Ist Game) .
Philadelphia 4 8 1
Boston 5 n 2
(2nd Game)
New York 4 3 2
Washington 3 u j
(Ist Game)
More
New York 8 0
Washington 6 2
DeDetroit 10 16 1
St. Louis 20 0
(Second Game)
Detroit 8 14 0
St. Louis 3 3 0
Cleveland . 4 13 q
Chicagoß 8 1
(Second Gama)
Cleveland 2 6 3
Chicago 9 12 0
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
(Second Game) -
Knoxville 2 4 1
Birmingham 8 11 1
First Game
Knoxville .. 2 9 0
Birminghaml 3 j
(Second Game)
Nashville 3 9 1
Atlanta 19 2
(First Game)
Nashville 3 9 3
Atlanta 4 g x
(Second Game)
Little Roc 0 7 0
. Memphis - ’.l 4 0
(First Game)
Little Rock 8 15 1
Memphis 1 3 j
(Second Game)
New Orleans 3 7 q
Chattanooga 5 10 4
(First Game)
New Orleans 2 5 0
Chattanooga 1 5 0
SALLY LEAGUE
Jacksonville 3 9 3
Macon ’‘‘n 13 j
(First Game)
Jacksonville 7 g 0
Macon g
(Second Game)
Columbus’’l4 14 2
(First Game)
Savannah 5 8 2
Columbus♦ 6 ’ll 1
(Seccnd Game)
Columbia 4 7 2
Augusta - .*...10 14 3
DISCOVERY RUNS NINTH
AT ARLINGTON PARK
CHICAGO, July 4 (TP)—Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt’s great horse Dis
covery ran ninth today in the stars
and stripes handicap at Arlington
park. Stand Pat was the victor.
Stand Pat took an early lead and
held it to win by almost a length. Sec-
TURNER—PearI Perkins of Philadelphia in throes of a
*■ during national Turnfest in Cleveland.
LOCAL SWIMMERS IN FIRST TEST
AGAINST SEA ISLAND TEAM TODAY
The Savannah swimming team, sad
ly handicapped by the loss of some
of their outstanding stars, will swim
! the Sea Island team this afternoon
• in the fast Casino Pool at the Island
resort. The meet is scheduled for 3
o’clock and a large number of Savan
nahians are expected to make the
trip to observe the city’s re-entry into
fast swimming circles.
A comparatively small team will
take to the water this afternoon, be
cause of the inability of the rest of
the contigent to get in shape for ac
tion against the highly touted Sea
Island aggregation. The free stylers
will have their full strength, with
Reese, Bow’yer, Ellis, Millikan, Rhode
and Durkin in prime shape fcr the
onslaughts of the Islanders. Reese
and Rhode will prove the steading
hand for the artists, this pair of vet
erans having seen many battles on the
aquatic fronts.
The diving events will be taken
care of by "Butch” Atkinson and
Buddy Reese. Having conquered a
routine of difficult optional dives this
pair will climb the rungs of the ten
foot tower with but one hope in
mind—that being to take the measure
of the high board star of the Sea
Island club Tom Powell. Also to as
sume the responsibility of upholding
Savannah's claim to breaststroke
honors, this duo of swimmers will
take to the water in the 100 yard
breast stroke race against some of the
fastest swimmers in the Southeast.
Richard Miller will handle the back
stroke assignment for the locals. Hav
ing just returned from Clemson Col-
JACOBS ANNEXES
WIMBLEDON CUP
FOR FIRST TIME
UNITED STATES STAR CLI
MAXES LONG QUEST
FOR TITLE
WIMBLEDON, England, July 4
(TP). —Helen Jacobs of Berkeley,
Cal., won the Wimbledon’s women’s'
singles tennis title today. It was
her fifth attempt to lift the classic
trophy and the first time she had
won the famous cup.
The American champion defeated
Mrs. Hilda Sperling of Denmark and
Germany, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, in the final
round. Miss Jacobs took the first
set with a series of skimming chops
and volleys. In the second set, Mrs.
Sperling braced. She attacked with
deep drives to take the set, 6-4, and
even the match.
The deciding set was a battle roy
al, with both women playing bril
liant tennis. The American cham
pion was too swift for her opponent
and broke through to win the final
and deciding set at 7-5. The Wim
bledon crown was the only major
women’s tennis honor that Miss
Jacobs had never held.
It was a popular victory. The
large Wembledon crowd cheered wild
ly as the players rushed to the net
to shake hands.
Miss Jacobs found that to pass
Mrs. Sperling at the net was like
boring through a stone wall. Time
and again Mrs. Sperling made almost
impossible volleys from the net.
The second set was a baseline duel,
with Miss Jacobs’ relying chiefly on
her famed chop shot.
The final set saw many deaiced
games. Each player was seeking her
first Wimbledon title. Miss Jacobs
I had reached the final four times,
only to lose out in the championship
I match. Once before Mrs. Sperling
had been defeated in the last match.
PLANE RECORD SMASHED
IN COLORADO TRIALS
DENVER, Colo., July 4 (TP).—The
Illinois speed pilot, Rudy Kling, shat
tered the 100 kilometer world record
for land airplanes today.
Kling sent his special Menasco
powered ship through the air at an
average speed of 228.075 miles an
hour. The old record, 222.8 miles an
hour, was held by Arthur Chester,
also of Ilionis. Kling was flying in
Denver's "mile high” air races.
WPA ARTISTS’ PROJECT
IS HEADED BY WOMAN
WASHINGTON, July 4 (TP)—The
WPA's project to aid the artist—the
writer, the musician, the painter and
the actor—has a new head today.
And it’s a woman. Mrs. Ellen Wood
ward of Mississippi.
Mrs. Woodward will take charge of
the $170,000,000,000 program which
contemplates giving aid and employ
ment to 300,000 needy men and wom
en in the artistic professions.
The average temperature of the
sun has been estimated by scientists
ab 12,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Alaska has a total area of 586,000
square miles, or 375,296,000 acres.
ond in the SIO,OOO handicap was Cor
into, while Hal Price Headley's Whop
per was third. ’ 1
lege, the elongated star who got his
start on the Savannah High team, is
expected to have no trouble in win
ning his particular race. Easily the
fastest in this section of the country.
Miller will also swim in the 220 free
style event to complete his share of
the working routine for the day.
Wilfred Ellis and Joe Millikan seem
to have the spptlight turned on them
in the 50 and 100 yard free style
events. A pair of newcomers to the
game, this brace of swimmers have
made history for themselves as mem
bers of the fast stepping Savannah
High team. Durkin is counted on to
take the 100 free style event, and the
brown skinned sprint star has been
practicing daily to take the measure
of the much featured Powell of the
Islanders.
Luke Bowyer, the old standby of
the team to tack up points in the 220
yard free style event, appears to be
in fine mettle for the races, and
the diminuitive swimmer can be
counted on to be well among the
leaders at the close of the event.
Members and events:
Burns Atkinson, Buddy Reese —100
Yard Breast Stroke.
Richard Miller lOO Yard Back
Stroke.
Joe Millikan, Toni Durkin—loo Free
Style.
Luke Bowyer, Richard Miller—22o
Yard Free Style.
Joe Millikan, Wilfred Ellis— so
Yard Free Style.
Bums Atkinson, Buddy Reese—Div
ing.
Buddy Reese Sammy Rhode, Wil
fred Ellis, Joe Millikan—Relay.
Bums Atkinson, Richard Miller,
Wilfred Ellis—Medley.
ROOT WINS BERTH
ON OLYMPIC TEAM
CHICAGO, July 4 (TP)—The De
troit star Elbert Root win lesd the
American 10-meter diving team in the
Olympics at Berlin this summer.
Root won his place in the final
olvmpic trycuts today, along with
Frank Kuntz of Louisiana, A. O. and
Marshall Wayne of Miami.
Wayne also qualified for the Olym
pic men’s low-board diving team. He
is the only diver who will have a
place in both events.
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Number 973
ALEX MORRISON says: *'
Last week I gave a lecture
demonstration with Henry Picard
near Harrisburg, Pa. Our audi
ence was comfortably seated in
the shade of trees around the
first tee while we demonstrated
the main essentials of the correct
swing.
I pointed out the proper foot
action, head position and wrist
action as the three most import
ant funmentals, and told the
crowd that they should .be learned
in the order named. After the
demonstration we played 18 holes
during which the gallery was al
lowed. to ask questions about the
game.
Having named foot actioh as
the first thing to watch in the
expert’s swing and the one thing
which indicates the difference be
tween the good and indifferent
player, I expected all eyes to be
on Picard’s feet. Comparatively
few players seemed interested in
this item, they all looked to other
parts of his swing.
To the player who can’t break
80, foot action should be the first
consideration.
Next: Travis, the Cautious.