Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-12
R. L.F|NKENSTAEDT
|SNEAR CHAMPION
Leads M. P. STEVENSON 10 Up
at Columbia Country
Club Today.

Robert L. Finkenstaedt Of the Co
iumbia Country Club looms up today
as the new District amateur golf
champion. At the end of the first
Is holes Of the 36-hole final being
played today at the Columbia Country
Club. Finkenstaedt was 10 up on Miller
B. STEVENSON. the other finalist
Finkcnstaedt completely outplayed
STEVENSON. reaching the first 9 holes
b up and getting back in 80, to finish
the morning round 10 up. Finken-
staedt had a card Of IS this morning
and allowed STEVENSON only / hole,
that being the sixteenth. where he
hooked his tee shot to the left of the
green and topped his approach.
Win Why to Finals.
Robert l.. Finkenstaedt and Miller b.
Stevenson Of the Columbia Country Club
are meeting today over the thirty SIX
hole route for the golf championship OF
the District Of Columbia They won
their way to the final round yesterday
over road paved with upsets and sur
prises.
All the dope of the royal and ancien,
game was swept into the discard yester-
DAY when three of the four men almost
universally picked to get to the fourth
round were eliminated. The biggest up-
set of the day came when Walter r.
Iuckerman, star of the Chevy Chase
cub, dropped his match to Albert r.
Mackenzie of Columbia on the seven
teenth green after being 3 up at the
twelfth. Tuckerman found himself In
one OF those distressing slumps through
a little carelessness after having piled
up a comfortable lead and when the
test came could not pull himself to-
eether TO meet the determined onslaught
OF his opponent. On the other hand
Mackenzie after missing a pair of short
puts on the third and fourth pulled
himself together and uncorked streak
OF par shattering golf to win by and I.
Mackenzie could not cope with the ex-
traordinarily fine game put up by Bob
Die F1nkenstaedt In the afternoon, how.
ever. and was beaten s and T.
Led I'D to the Turn.
John H. Clapp Of the Chevy Chase
Club enjoyed a lead up to the turn
against Capt. Thomas H. Lowe Of the
Washington Golf and Country Club,
but began going badly and dropped
the match by 2 and l. George P.
Country Club team. was completely
outplayed by Miller b. STEVENSON, los
ing by and T. STEVENSON entered the
finals in the afternoon by winning a
hard match with Lowe. after he had
been down almost all the way around
the course.
golf SO far in the title tourney of all
the men who have ever played for the
District championship. His perform
ance to date Is even better than the
fine exhibition put up by Marshall
Whitlatch in winning the title at
Chevy Chase last year. Qualifying
with IS. he had two similar scores
in his first and second rounds and
then broke the amateur record Of
the course in his match yesterday
morning with card of Il. winning
from A. s. Mattingly by and 5.
John c. Davidson had II In 1912
In competition. but the course is much
staedt had SO last week in practice.
but the score is not official, as it was
not made in competition.
The new card Of seventy-one stands
as the course record. The youngster
has shown himself to be the best
many years and. II he elects to play
golf for a few years more before en-
tering business. should make a name
for himself. He needs big tournament
experience. but should he play in any
of the big events this year should
show a greatly improved competitive
game.
Should Win Today.
He should win from STEVENSON with
out any trouble today over the So
hole route.
Yesterdays summaries follow: T. H.
Lowe, Washington. defeated John H.
Clapp. Chevy Chase. Q and l: M. B.
Columbia. defeated G. p.
James. Columbia, 8 and Z: Robert l.
Columbia. defeated A. s.
Mattingly. Columbia. and s.: A: r.
Columbia. defeated Walter
r. Tuckerman. Chevy Chase. and l.
Semi final-Stevinson defeated Lowe.
2 up; Finkenstaedt defeated MacKen-
zie, 8 and 7.