Evening star., 1922-05-05
Russell Wins Qualifying
Round in DoWnpour of
Rain, Flooding Greens

Playing superb golf in a downpeur
of rain that sometimes flooded the
putting greens and made the tees a
morass on which spikes could not be
made to hold. Gerald Russell of the
Walton Heath Club of London, Eng
the annual spring golf tourney of the
Washington Golf and Country Club
yesterday with card of 70. Russell
was two shots in front of ]. w. Turn
er and Hugh Mackenzie, who were
tied with IS. while Albert r. MacKen-
zie of Columbia was next with IS.
yesterday as a Qualifying day was
only comparable to the tourney at
the Baltimore Country Club last year,
when the rain also fell in torrents.
Mashfes. niblicks and nidirons came
into frequent use on the putting
stream of water ran across the hole
at the fifteenth hole, making 1T prac-
ttcally impossible to get into the hole
The sixteenth and eighteenth were
running streams Of water while the
fairways were rivers.
Some Find Going Soft.
The wet weather did not AFFECT
many of the players, while others. in
cluding Guy NJ. Standifer, the District
champion, found the going too soft
Standifer, Miller B. Stevenson, John
C.. Davidson. Lee L. Harlan and 9th
ers failed to make the first flight
@. J.. De Moll and c. B. Doyle of Co.
lumbia, on the other hand, found the
going to their liking and got in the
first flight.
.Today,s .pairinss follow: First
flight
> Ne 8 Watson. Potomac tso). VS.. A. R
Mackensie, Col. t76l; Robert Ames, Belle
s's salt ds wy:ht T. outS Titus Chevy Chase 79
Burr. wash. l7S): A. n. Swinson. unattached
nsSs PSI efsia SS..s TsY6. Hs.ss Col
Potomac s.fs 1s wsss 7 cRarss 4alne. Aanss %asss
Hssl.s s & Ritss!ss' ss!.' ,fss SSl 's0'. vs. W. C.
seec96s sai1ht-,William She's, Potomac (s1)
rsy vs. s ,s rs asin. Wash tss,; Guy N; stsudffey,
Waxrsnan. Chevy Chase (si1, vs.. Harry
san. Col. ssl,: 4: p; '; Burr, Wash
WASH e DssiSs0n si1 9. wsssi ;ssai ' Harm. S
+ sseenass.. COL ppsssn. tssS; lee ee' ia Hsisss ss
;s FL 'sfS Manly Sans. ess' vs.. C. e o1%s
Third aish.-Lynn Haine., Ram. 1857. vs.
EasS: S ssS: a. wss.. \ WASH w. ess1. aG*'Ts Ts
M. Vs. e. pesss ssss M FRED WASH cIsss 9s
z w. Fresman, wash: 1857. V. W. Il. Lines. @
Potomac s,ss sss) I.h T. ss5ne;. wash; so
b.
1887. Us. R. L. Morris, Potomac {ss|; r. n.
Nichols, Potomac 1881. vs.. ]. T. Downey, Po-
Fourth airht-H. F. 1ewman, Col: tss,. vs..
sssi. W: W. W; Smith: Col. ls5l; Il. K
so.nmsc sssi1e5%sn5 5s.s: s.: RanS tss,. vsT y Dyer,
s. 1ec,snahan, fSsss wash. rGss5:e essp: r. R.S1. T.
lam; Gsi,; John d: cispp. Chevy Chase issi q
fsesmn lEOto@ac sd, Ss.H; stonisr. Bann
Ri,,h iliiahn ssss sRsrssnasan; Potomac go; ~. =
P. Brooke, Unattached tSs, L. A, Sanford,
Hotomas ts9) VS.. Denise BarkaIow. wash.
Ssl: W: c. Barr: Wash. 1897, vs.. J. A
affsr' e. TS %.,d 1ss}; ;.h saines Col tssl y
FASH: 1851 vs.. Carl Hookstadt Baan. tsoS
:. Rann. isSl: l.: l. Ehtistman; c Col. " 1sse; US
a,S tss, s. Eil.0'f Wais Mo,e sso'; G. E. T,dett
Failed to qualify-H. H. saum, 90: Rob.
Pson White; co.: C.: A: Woodrow. s1: John
tonsa MOTIFS s1 s1 5.,d.os T aeadrck. si 81; a. $.
4; R. W. Champion, 9l; J. r. Power, 81:
P: Garnett. 81: L: NJ Ritchie. si. o.
IL B. Murphy, 81; James North. o.; W. G
T: q Gs,is bsnasP ss e; ki.tpss!ef ss
Asher. IS: F. 5. Avery. ss: F. C. r Robin.os. b.
" h. Robb. "a: J. N. willis, o.: G 81
Orne. o.: J. W. Beller, % j. B. Moore. OK:
7 =: Rice. 95; Herbert CLARK. e5; B., P,
a.nsss son 49, w. G. RvsIs Fl Msin,sre as sS va.
George Biddle. se: R. B. Cummins, 81; n. M NJ
Thayer' 9,; De We're Burr. 81; Lieut.. Frank
nart,S tsa ss es; s,.s GreeSaw,it en- ss s. POI.
King. 100; +. G. 'Gott. .1ol; q. NJ. McKeebMs, "
b.Fiel s0iasfu 49, IL 49, 3 Wb.sis, fsIt iO
Daniels, 104; r. NJ. Finley 100 " -