Evening star., 1916-06-18

at Pinehurst, is given eleventh place.
He did not play in the amateur cham
pionship. but won hve tournaments
around New York last season. Warren
cago. winner Of the western cham
pionship in 1919. il placed twelfth. but
probably would have a higher rating
had he played more frequently. for
| living than this master Of the cut-iren
shot.
Oswald Kirkby Of the Englewood
! Club of New York. recent winner OF
three tournaments last year. is given
! the thirteenth bracket. He did not
play at Detroit.
Jesse Guilford. the New Hsmpshirs
list, followed by Harry K. B. Davis.
winner Of the Panama Pacific tourna
ment last year, and reputed to be the
/ longest driver in the amateur ranks.
The sixteenth player 10 Nelson Whit
! ney Of New Orleans. former Southern
| Golf Association champion, and . play
| er who can be depended upon to give .
| good account Of himself in any COM
pany.
| Samuel Dalzell was unable to COM
pete in the Middle Atlantic champion
ships held at the Baltimore Country
Club last week.
j. H de sSibour established 4 course
record forythe rearranged Chevy Chase
| course one day last week, when he went
around the 6.415-yard links in 3e-3S-
| rs. Considering the scores made In the
recent tournament when the course was
in as good condition a. 1t possibly
| could be, this score IL very hne. ~ the
lowest mark made during the tourney
was that by w. p. Cleveland OF the
Aronimink Country Club, who in the
final Of the first flight consolation had
| a IS.
| The womens record also was shat
tered Tuesday of lasa week when Miss
| Louise Barney, winner Of the recent
tourney of the Chevy Chase Club. and
runner up in the District championship,
went around in 5s-4<-loo.
The Columbia Country Club profes-
/ sionaI was paid visit by the pros
| from the Chevy Chase Club and the
| Washington Golf and Country Club one
day last week. and with two amateurs
| the pros played the course. McLeod
paired with Charles H. orme and Al
! bert R. Mckenzie. against Burgess and
| Beckett. The latter pair were up
at the turn, but lost the long twelfth
| home in on this lengthy hole. The
visiting pros held their advantage
through the home green, finishing
up on the Columbia team. McLeod had
| CESS was 78.
Practically all of the hrst round in
! the June tournament Of the Columbia
| Country Club has been completed. The
results Of the play follow:
feated /. A. Kratz. al; H. E. Doyle
defeated A. G. Buhrman. 3-2: 0eorGe
James defeated Arthur B. Shelton, 2-1;
| D. B. Gish defeated Donald woodward.
%; and E; 3, Eynon. jr. defeated C.
Il second fiisht-E. N, Posey defeated
| F. B. Pyle, s-5; c. H. Orrne defeated
A. L. Thurman, up; Emnons s. Smith,
jr.. defeated E: G: Gott. jI. 81; J. 9.
Perry posart dsfeatfd srhy mefsa,ss Ip
Rhea. 5-4.
Third f1ight-John Poole defeated r.
s. Perry by default; F, s; Appleman de-
feated J. ". Eellsr. %; W. H. wet
Phelps defeated John r. slaven. S.;
e. c. Gott defeated A. r. Ruan, 81,
and c. E. Caldwell ana A. c. Moses
were tied at the end Of eighteen hoiee.
B. Deveraux. al; J. L. weaver and
Ralph Barnard were tied At the erfd Of
eighteen holes; e. I. Ober defeated J. c.
Mclaughlin, 81: o. 3. Drown defeated
Ka.l Ys a R. H.ndsrso m ss s.n as
McKensie defeated ]. A. ehaffer, e-s.
The second hole at Great Neck. L. l..
is hard mashie pitch over 4, pond.
Even the best players invariably use
a floating ball on this hole. A golfer
playing the course one day had an in.
experienced caddie. When he came to
this pond hole he tossed the boy bali
and said: Boy: will you f,nd out II
The boy took the ball ana threw II
into the pond. where It promptly sank.
Yes. sir" he said, at is a sinkef."
Some players get In the habit Of at
tempting to lift the bail on their short
shots. In particular with the mashie.
forgetting that the club is built for the
purpose Of getting the BAIL up. Then
the other extreme 10 often noticed. that
of the player trying to take an enof-
nous divot with the intention of get
ting 4 tremendous amount OF back spin
like the champions DO. But these same
champions do not get II BY simply TAX.
ing the divot. although that is. OF
course. the essential thing. They
force their wrists in under the ball. at
the same time cutting across It, which
gives 1t the stop when II strikes the
green. But the push through with the
wrists is not in the nature OF a direct
attempt at lifting the bali; It ID rather
stiff armed punch.