Show Speaking of 01 Sports Sorts Pro Golf War Simmers New Nev Hostilities Seen By ROBERT McSHANE eased Re b by Western Newspaper Union I the Battle BailIe of ol Is now past history It may have repercussions which will effect the entire structure of the Professional Golfers' Golfers association You are undoubtedly familiar with great war Storm clou clouds s started gathering as soon as P. P G. G A. A officials notified Denny Shute t two two- o- o time tournament w winner Inner winner that he was guilty of a technicality In not payIng payIng pay pay- Ing his 1939 association dues within properly prescribed time limits and therefore was as not eligible to play In the I 1 P. P G. G A. A classic on the Pomo Porno nok course at al Flushing N. N 1 Y Shutes Shute's fellow players were aroused In fact they were so aroused they decided not to play until the tournament committee lifted lift ed its official ban against Denny The striking players held up tournament ment Bent play for two hours before that thaI permission was finally granted One man was responsible for tor declaring declaring de de- claring Shute In That was George Jacobus president of P. P G. G A. A He lie ruled over his 11 governors through his action thereby making 11 potential potential potential poten poten- enemies Jacobus Jacobus' position was not an enviable one He Ill of course realized Shute had violated P. P G G. A A. laws by-laws and was constitutionally in ineligible ineligible in in- eligible to play On the other hand he was aware of the associations association's duty to the large gallery which had r eG cr i I 1 i a r I I I i i I I I I N. i A DENNY SHUTE gathered to see the play And It seemed there wouldn't be any play unless Shute was in the midst of it It has bas since been revealed that Shute was in favor of dropping the protest and withdrawing In the in interests interests In in- of diplomacy When the argument argument ar ar- ar was at Its Us height Densmore Densmore Densmore Dens- Dens more said in effect The officials have my okay oLay The rules are on their side and I 1 lost my chance to play So forget this strike and go 0 out and play golf No Retreat Then Horton Smith moved the players' players strike ultimatum be with drawn Johnny Farrell backed him up But to no avail The rest of the players felt they would lose prestige prestige pres pres- tige by beating a retreat in face of opposition President Jacobus saved further argument by issuing the Shute plays edict Perhaps it was fortunate fortunate for for- that Shute did not win The governors couldn't stop Denny from playing but they could exercise certain certain tain rights in certifying the P P. 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A champion Regardless of the outcome professional pro golf goU did not benefit from the tournament war Both officials and players were mistaken The pa payers ers though worthy of praise for their heir loyalty to a fellow player erred In waiting until the last moment to actively assert themselves And wizen hen headed cool judgment was I needed the officials were found wanting The meet more closely resembled a II dog fight than a golf tournament Members of the club who had relinquished re reo relinquished playing rights In order to give the pros a chance to display their ability were completely dis dis- dis gusted The situation had reached such a point that officials were warned to take lake their tournament o othe off all the premises or to begin playing Rebellious players many of whom built up the pro tournament were far from tram pleased with the unfavorable unfavorable able press notices devoted to the affair af af- af fair They did not want to settle lettle the Shute issue in such a drastic manner but seemingly thought it the only way out The governors did not like Jacobus Jacobus' Jacobus Jacobus' Jacobus Jaco Jaco- bus' bus method of handling the dispute They had voted Shute ineligible on two occasions and expected their president to abide by the official de cislon He lie did not do soA so At A present there Is talk that the stars intend to form an organization organisation of their own U If this movement Is U successful It II may sound lound the death knell of the p P. 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A The lion tion needs the stars far more than the stars need It II The Tho questions will be answered at the executive meeting in November No No- vember Either tome some of the diehards diehards die die- hards bards will be dropped from the organization organization or or- or the stars will strike strikeout out for themselves Right now the latter situation seems the more likely Billy the Kid DESPITE r ESPITE the reams of copy written written writ writ- ten in praise of Billy Dilly Conn the new light heavyweight champion boxing experts refuse to look upon him as a glorious addition to the pugilistic profession I II I Conn won the title In an unimpressive round 15 bout with Mello Melio Bettina The fight went the complete complete com com- schedule and from the first It II was evident that neither man was In danger of or absorbing very much punishment The fight was close and the decision In favor of or Conn was questioned by more than one authority All this was rather surprising in view of the fact that many of the known better range long-range prognosticators envisioned him meeting Joe JoeLouis JoeLouis JoeLouis Louis in the not distant future They declare the light heavyweight championship is merely a step on his way to bigger things things that that he will soon be causing consternation In heavyweight circles Conn Is a publicity natural lie He Is young good looking ha hI has a rugged constitution and a fighting heart and Is really fast But Dut his punch Is only mildly Irritating even een to a glass jaw law Perhaps he will belt over a couple of lukewarm heavyweights His dancing stabbing style makes him himan an elusive slippery customer But Buthe Buthe Buthe he has a long way to go before hes he's ready roady to meet the Brown Bomber Those who saw the fight admit that Louis could take both Billy Conn and Melio Bettina in the same ring on the same evening and whip them very handily Sport Shorts H HUNK U UNK ANDERSON Elmer Layden's Lay Lay- dens den's predecessor at Notre Dame has been made sales manager manager man man- ager of one of the leading carbide companies In the United States The blind have a golf champion He lie is Clinton Russell of Duluth Minn Russell Russell Russell Rus Rus- sell plays in the low He has his see eye lag caddy tee teethe teethe the ball and adjust the club Russell Russel does docs the rest and e I its it's very good golf t a Should Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincin Cincin- J nati win the National Nation M al league pennant Clinton town out fans may Russell be forced to sleep intents in intents intents tents if they attend the world se se- se ries rles The American Federation of Labor has an early October meeting in Cincinnati and have reserved almost every hotel room Tom Sharkey's new stationery establishes him as Champion Champlon Heavyweight of the Worlds World's Navies Basketball is really becoming popular in ania A new stadium seating is packed for all major attractions The International Olympic committee has made it permissible to give Olympic athletes 75 cents a aday aday aday day spending money Harold Peewee Reese young Louisville shortstop has b been en traded traded trad ed to the Brooklyn Dodgers for four players and an unannounced amount of cash |