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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1921
Page
6
The District women's golf championship at Columbus Country Club featured twenty five players. Mrs J W Rankin led the field with 105 while Mrs Winkard and others posted high scores amid a course noted for difficult bunkers and hazards.
The regular annual meeting of the Town and Country Club will be held at the Town House on Monday evening, November 7. Election of officers will take place, and five vacancies will be filled on the board of governors. The nomination committee has named the nominees.
Princeton announces a 25 game basketball schedule led by Manager C Fr Whitehead. Key opponents include Washington and Jefferson, Penn State, Colgate, West Virginia and Haverford. Captain-elect Mel Dickenson and Lloyd Bergen will miss early action, altering early plans.
The first round of match play in the Columbia Country Club championship tournament is set for this afternoon with pairings in three divisions. First division features Mattingly vs Eynon at 12:20 and W W Smith vs MacKenzie at 12:25, followed by James vs Jackson at 12:30 and Standifer vs Stevenson at 12:35. Second division includes Barnard vs Cornwell at 12:40, Leighton vs Kent at 12:43, Sheppard vs Waggaman at 12:59, and Stabler vs Robinson at 12:55. Third division has Ford vs Bliss at 1:00, Beller vs Crown at 1:05, Treadway vs Waimeley at 1:10, and West vs Gibson at 1:15.
Morgantown Oct 22 Fat Spears earns more than twice a former WVU coach salary and has lifted the Mountaineers to take defeats to heart. The 1921 team rises from former labels of dull and stoic with heads up and improved game knowledge, aiming to become a real factor in American football.
Chicago reports Milton Stock, longtime St Louis Cardinals infielder, may be traded after a disputed spring holdout. Branch Rickey blames Stock for poor reporting, affecting the team’s early season performance and likely costs in the National League championship race. The piece notes the Cardinals finished third with Stock absent and suggests his return could have changed the outcome.
Babe Ruth plans to apologize to High Commissioner Sandia for barnstorming violations as discipline is imposed in the sport. The Central High scholastic title game pits Business against Eastern at 3 o clock in the Central High School stadium with Johnny Greer refereeing and Dr. Patton umpiring. Herzog Moran and Allan are hurt for Eastern, while Business seeks to repeat a strong showing after defeating Maryland freshman and facing a weakened Eastern lineup.
Charlottesville expects a tough battle as Princeton meets the University of Virginia next Saturday. Despite Princeton's higher suggested strength, Virginia's growing form and readiness, with Garrity and Lourie possibly unavailable, keep the outcome uncertain and the clash highly anticipated.
Annapolis Md Oct 24 Special parades delayed Navy football practice to night. Coaches focus on punter work as Barchet, Noyes, Norris and others push for distance. Navy faces four hard games Bethany Bucknell Penn State West Point with Penn State regarded strong after Harvard clash.
Fire officials estimate $50,000 loss at the Belle Pre Glass Company plant in northwest Alexandria after an early morning blaze believed to be arson. Watchman Yanetzy Miller found the site ablaze around 6:45 am as firefighters battled five water streams until near noon. The one story frame building had been used for storage for two years by Old Dominion Glass Company, owner via Schwarzman trustee, who noted a prospective buyer planned an inspection.
Cambridge Mass October 24 The Harvard Crimson faces Centre College next week with Captain Kane Owen Fitts and Gehrke returning from the infirmary but several players still sidelined Owen cannot play for two weeks Backfield depth is thin Hinemen and a wheel leader stepped in for the Penn State game helping tie the score late as the team battled through injuries.
Three charter members of the grand order of deflers Meusel Piercy and Sheehan visited Yankee headquarters seeking their World Series checks. Babe Ruth is reportedly in the woods hunting not trouble just a defler for now. Secretary Barrow said payments would be sent individually from the commissioners’ office.
Philadelphia notes plan to field two senior varsity eights for Penn next year. Coach Joe Wright aims to expand racing opportunities, following Princeton's two strong varsity crews and Penn's potential to bolster both varsity and junior squads amid high prospects.
New York, Oct. 24. Jack McAuliffe, undefeated light weight champion of the world in his era, promotes the Richard Fox championship belt as an incentive for a new challenger. He will present the belt to the winner of the Mel Coogan Eddie Wayne match at the Palace Sporting Club on Wednesday night, the belt to remain with an undefeated fighter, with McAuliffe’s image joining the belt alongside legendary boxers.
The South Atlantic association directors set an April 17 start and Labor Day finish for the season. No scheduled double headers before July 4, with a few Saturdays after. Fourth of July games awarded to Augusta and Charlotte while Greenville and Spartanburg share the day’s games. A schedule committee and a constitution changes panel were appointed, and umpire protection topics were discussed.
From Sydney, Australia, Jimmy Clabby of Hammond Indiana, former American welterweight and Australian middleweight champion, was KOed in the fifteenth round by Frank Burns who recently beat Tommy Uren for the Australian title. It marked Clabby’s first knockout since rising to prominence in 1906.
Manhattan opened its season with a 20 to 16 victory against Walter Reed at the latter's gym. Hutchinson led Manhattan with strong floor defense and 8 goals from the floor amid substitutions and a 10 minute period format.
Football notes in Washington spotlight with a derby between Georgetown and George Washington at American League Park. The Buff and Blue hope to upset the Hilltoppers while Holy Cross defeated by GW adds uncertainty. Catholic U faces Bucknell. Maryland meets UNC in Baltimore. Kendall Green eyes first win under Coach Hughes.
New Haven Conn Oct 24 Orson Kinney a member of Charlie Tafts Yale champion intercollegiate basketball team of 1816 has been chosen head coach of the same team for the coming season Kinney has played with the Crescent Athletic club of Brooklyn for the past two years He named Bernard E B Tommers Yale's new baseball coach his assistant Kinney Tommers and Captain Cooper talked to a big squad of basketball candidates tonight in the gymnasium when plans for practice were made.
New York reports averages from the American Trapshooting Association show Art Risser of Paris Illinois leading singles with 9786 and 2,104 hits of 2,150 targets while E F Woodward of Houston Texas tops doubles with .9177 after 559 of 310 pairs. Final 1921 season figures to be announced in January.
The author details a methodical approach to golf training, emphasizing uniform grip variations and consistent stance across clubs. He warns that experimentation should happen in solitude and stresses regular practice as essential to maintaining skill and nerves under pressure.
Arthur Woods of Minneapolis and Bennie Allen of Kansas City won matches in the national pocket milliard tournament held in Philadelphia. Woods defeated William F. De Langh 125 to 44 in 30 innings. high runs were Woods 29 De Langh 9. Thomas A. Hueston of Los Angeles beat Jerome Keogh 125 to 75 in the first match. The contest finished in 2Q innings. Keogh’s high run was 27 and Hueston’s 26.
In New Orleans on October 24 Chuck Wiggins of Indianapolis won a 20 round decision over Martin Burke of New Orleans. Burke weighed 175 pounds while Wiggins weighed 172. The bout was fiercely fought with Wiggins' aggression swaying the referee's ruling.
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