The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-08

Bolun& CHAMPIONS
The District Of Columbia can
titleholder. In fact, the District
National Capital cannot only boz
What other city can?
Today George ]. Weight, Arthur
e. Weatherly, Thomas n. Galloway
and Mrs. Helen L. Nobel are re-
ceiving the congratulations and fe-
licitations of their adInirfng friends.
They are the recognized anu ac-
cepted champions Of their respec-
tive classes in the Districts public
park golfing ranks.
They are the champions because
they conclusively proved that they
were the best in their class Of the
National Capitals great army Of
municipal players which participat-
ed in the first annual District
championships held under the aus
pices Of The Washington Times.
The tournament which closed yes.
terday with the playing OF the final
rounds in Glasses A, B and G for
the men and the women's events,
was unquestionably the biggest and
most successful golfing venture
ever staged in the National Capital.
A few more than 500 public.
park players filed classification
scores for the event. OF these
more than 500, 296 were entrants
I'm the qualification rounds. OF the
296 who entered for the qualifi.
cation rounds, 229 completed their
tllirty.six holes rs required.
Five days were necessary alone
In which to run off the Qualifica-
ton rounds. Four were required to
dispose Of the championship flights.
The prize list was by far the most
pretentious ever contested for in
this city. Not hitch marred the
event.
When The Washington Times
first announced the tournament to
determine the District champions In
Glasses A, B and C for the men and
q class for the women, the most
conservative estimates did not place
the entry list anywhere near the
number Of those received.
That the tournament has been an
unqualified success is due to the
spirit in which the municipal players
It, in a measure to Times efficiency.
Few details were overlooked.
The national open, the national
amateur, or any other golfing fix
ture Is not conducted with more
thoroughness or completeness than
that which characterized the first
annual District municipal champion
ships.
The tournament very fOreibly
brought out any number Of facts,
chief among which are that George
j. VOight today stands head aud
shoulders above any other mu-
nicipal player in the District.
Secondly, it just as c0nclusively
proved that Mrs. Helen I. Nobel
occupies the same position among
tho fair sex.
Weights decisive score over Will
liam A. MCGUIRE In the final rounds
Of Glass A win be the subject OF
much discussion and comment for
months to come. It is extremely
doubtful whether any player ever re-
ceived q worse drubbing in the final
rounds Of a championship tourney
than that which MCGUIRE experienced
ut the hands Of Voight.
In downing Mcclure by the over
whelming score Of Is up and 10 to
90, Weight broke two course records
at East Potomac Park. His first
accomplishment was that of nego-
tiating Course A in 81. just two
under par. His second was that of
-, which is even par, for eighteen
holes.
In his first nine Weight did not
make mistake. He shot two birdie
threes and was down in par on the
other seven green's. In his second
nine he had one birdie three, pared
live holes and was one over in three.
Dead stymiee on the twelfth AMI
thirteenth added just two strokes to
his aggregate.
Voight's only error came on the
sixteenth green. He was off the tee
with a beautiful drive and he laid
his brassie close to the green. In
attempting to pitch over an inter
ventng knoll his BAN hit on the
side and rolled away from the
green.
He was barely on In three and
then over.ran his first putt to such
an extent he was unable to 20 down
on his second for a par. He holed
out In six.
For the twenty three holes Of
play-the match ending on the
twenty.third green-Volght was
just one stroke over par. His ex-
hibttlOn was undoubtedly the
greatest ever given over the East
Potomac course.
Mcguire, on the other hand. was
not driving with the power or &C.
curacy Of which he 10 capable. His
approaches were continually short
and his putting weak to an extreme.
In Class B. Arthur e. Weatherly
won the title from George Crook,
only after a most gruelling battle.
At the end Of the thirty-sixth hole
both players were even. An an
proach shot from off the green
which sank in the cup ended the
match on the thirty-eeventh In
Weatherly's favor.
It was q great shot. ending q
great match. Coming to the thirty
sixth Crook was on in four with
but a three foot putt to sink.
Weatherly had approached to the
left Of the green and when he did
get on hand played four for O putt
Of four feet.
Weatherly sank his putt and the
crowd conceded Crook the match
as he had to but run his short putt
down for half and the match,
he being one up at the time. The
ball started for the cup accurately
enough, but a rub OF the green as
serted itself. Six inches from the
cup the ball hit q worm cast and
deyiated to the left. Crook lost the