The Washington times., 1922-08-27
YANKEES GO INTO LEADERSHIP MANN BREAKS COLLAR BIG
AGNEW PUTS
CAPITAL ON
TOLEDO MAP

TOLEDO MAP
Potomac Park Golf Champion
Makes Best Mark on OF
tawa Course Of Any Visitor.
By LEONARD W. COLLINS.
n TTAWA PARK, Toledo, Ohio,
ID Aug. 26.-The National Cap
- ital with but three playing
entrants in the first amateur
public links tournament ever
staged in this country has better
than an outside chance of furnish
ing the winner of the event. Such
is the concensus of opinion among
golfers here after the Washing
ton delegation had completed their
first two practice rounds over the
championship course today.
Turning In card Of 1855, Charles
Agnew, not only led the Washing
ton contingent, but his aggregate
for the thirty-si1 holes is the best
that has been shot by any visiting
player SO far registered. Agnew's
playing was all the more remarkable
when the fact is made known that
he was shooting FOR the first time
over a course that has no less than
five blind holes.
His first time around was made In
~. another record for out-of-town
players. Seven brides aided by six
holes I'm par enabled him to offset
those holes on which he incurred
more than par strokes. His driving
was faultless, being both accurate
and distant. while his approaches
upon the sensational.
Brooke In Form.
The veteran Edward Brooke was
next lowest among the Washington
ians. The former middle Atlantic
titleholder finished with an aggre-
gate of 100.
Brooke's deadly accuracy with his
irons elected the commendation from
those who watched his play.
Lawrence Otell. the third District
player. was unable to get on to his
game during the morning round, but
during the afternoon he came TO
life and shot n. He was out In
81, just one above par and came
home In SO. Otell experienced diff
Guilty In STRENGTHENING, out his tee
shots during the morning, session.
but throughout the matinee per-
formance he more than held his
own. .3.,,. -
Trio Is Formidable.
Those who have closely studied
the play Of these entrants who have
been shooting the course have
voiced the opinion that the National
Capital trio will prove a most for
midable combination once champion
ship play gets under way. 1t is gen.
orally accepted that 165 will qualify.
ience little difficulty in surviving
the qualifying round.
The pairings of the players as an.
nounced by the officials today is as
follows: Agnew, VS.. II. j. Ayris. Of
Toronto; Brooke VS.. George Pack
ard. OF Evanton, H.. and Otell va.
II. 8. Jordan, Of Dayton, Ohio.
Toledo can well feel proud Of its
municipal golf course. The greens
are in excellent shape; the fairways
fast, but not too fast: the course is
flaked on either side by just enough
natural hazards and the general
topography rolling enough to make
II sporty layout. Traps have been
placed with rare judgment and a
round of the eighteen holes Is a
pleasure, indeed. -...- 1
Yet, half the Joy In playing the
course is killed for the average
visitor when he Is acquainted with
the prevailing hotel rates. The
James brothers are evidently still
doing business, but In another line
from that which had been accepted
as their speciality. Fifteen berries
per diem for pair of communicat-
ing rooms leads the Washington
contingent to believe that the
James boys are In the hotel busi-
ness. -
Attend to Details.
Those in charge Of the tourna-
ment are exerting every effort
toward making the tourney sue
cess. They are overlooking very
few details. Meals are being served
tho competitors In the small, but
attractive club house, and even
who do not care to make the trip
back and forth from the middle of
the city each day. ' ~
Climatic conditions have been ideal
for golf The nights are cool
enough to require light blankets,
while there is just enough Zip"
in the light breeze which has pre-
vailed TO put the players on edge.
II is almost next to impossible to
work up a perspiration. The en-.
trants ask for nothing other than
that the present weather continue
for the next week. II 1t does the
tournament cannot help but be a