Evening star., 1923-10-12
CHRIS DUNPHY LEADING
GOLF FIELD IN BATTLE
FOR D. c. CHAMPIONSHIP

Steady as the proverbial oaock and
brilliant when he needed to be. Chris
]. Dunphy, the District champion. led
q field of thirty-four starters In the
first half Of the eighth annual COM
petition for the District golf title at
| the Chevy Chase Club yesterday. with
a 36-hole card of 156, composed of q
pair Of 7Ss. One shot back of Dun
- made yesterday afternoon. when
| he was not conceded a chance to
catch the title-holder. came Walter
r. Tuckerman. the Chevy Chase Club
crack and former holder Of the IT,
tie. Dunphy and Tuckerman are
the one-stroke handicap Dunphy has.
1t would not be at all surprising to
see Tuckerman catch and pass the CO.
lumbia crack. for Tuckerman is a
gets the feel Of the ball.
Three shots back of Tuckerman
come Miller B. Stevinson and Roland
r. Mackenzie, the youthful star Of
morning to lead the field. He took
"a In the afternoon. Stevinson had
rounds of 70 and 81. Albert r. Mac
Kenzie of Columbia, the middle At
lantic champion stands by himself at
iss. while John +. Brawner Of Colum-
ton are tied at 164. The rest of the
| field is strung out down to A. NJ. Por-
ter Of Columbia, who had two rounds
| OF log for a total Of 212.
Four Stand Out I'm Play.
In medal play anything may hap
pen. but the course of the Chevy
Chase Club is not conducive to rum
ming up a big score on any one hole.
and the chance OF any one but Tuck
erman. Stevinson and young MacKen-
| xie to catch Dunphy is slim. Roland
and Stevinson are playing today.
while Albert Mackenzie is playing
playing with Samuel Dalseii' the s
Chevy Chase Club champion. who had
score of 165 yesterday. Guy M.
Standffer, the 1921 District champion,
on his way to Washington from Cali
fornia, was detained by a train wreck
and was unable to play. He wired
the committee asking that he be al
lowed to play 72 holes today, but was
refused.
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Davidson, Washington. S7-S9-176; A. n.
Prescott, Columbia, S5-92-17s: @. T. Cum
ningham. Bannockburn, e1-eO-18l; g. r.
Speelman, Indian Spring. 88-88-ls2; A, b.
Christman. Columbia, 9O-9s-ls8: n @.
Train, Columbia, 95-94-l89; J. 4 WHITE
1r., Bannockburn. 94-oT-l91: A, NJ. Purter'
Columbia, 106-1O6-212.
Many withdraw.
withdrew-G. E. Truett, washineton. eo-
96-195; A. 8. Mattingly, Columbus 30; w. r.
Peafce, Bannockburn, o.: G. p. Lynde, wash.
ington, 80: II. p. Davidson, Chevy Chase, oil;
q. P. orme. Columbia; G. p. James, Columbia,
60-S3-l71.
Tuckerman's card Of "A follows:
in...:.:... Ea'.... 81 & g.. 80
In his morning round Tuckerman
came within four inches of an eagle
two on the eighteenth hole. His ball
hit the Flagstaff and came to rest but
four. inches away. McCallum and A.
r. Mackenzie were the only players
to secure birdie threes on the dimcult
seventeenth yesterday.
In addition to being in second place
In the District titular event at the
close OF play yesterday, Tuckerman
led for the Chevy Chase Club title,
which Is being played in conjunction
with the District championship. with
his score of 157, Tuckerman led Sam
uel Dalsell. the present champion, by
eight shots.