The Washington times., 1923-06-11

favorite over the field as did Ed,
at Ottawa Park, Toledo, last Au
tourney, was an odds-on favorite
competition got under way.
And the confidence placed in hi
warranted. At that Held did not
as many have been led to believe
the Missourian were doing SO, moi
than Dick Walsh, Bill Quinlan, {
his wide and varied experience in
to carry him through to victory.
1t is to be regretted that Had
and George Aulbach, the low medal
ist in the qualifying rounds, are
not to compete in the second annual
championship, which will be held
over the East Potomac Park course
during the week Of June 25. Aul-
bach has turned pro while Held, Is
now affiliated with st Louis club,
and as a consequence both are in
eligible to play.
With Held and Aulbach out Of the
competition the field of possibilities
and probabilities has narrowed down
to about twelve who have better
than an outside chance of winning
the event. OF course, that state
There is always a possibility that
some unknown, unheard of and un-
sung entrant may come along and
upset all the dope.
If this years competition runs
to form there are at least dozen
who must be reckOned with as
having an excellent chance for
the title. Robert White. Of Chi
cagO; Bill QuinIan. of st. Louis;
Mike Tobin and Joe Boyle, of
Philadelphia: Henry Decker. of
Kansas City: Jack Christie, Of
Toronto: Dick Walsh. Alan Poin-
settle and Harry Scharff. Of New
Jack DOnly, of st. Joseph, and
Paul Carlson. Of Worcester. are
& dozen who are capable of shoot.
ing in the low seventies over any
mans course.
Against this array of golfing
Berthas, the National Capital will
present Charlie Agnew, Maury
Posey, George Weight, John Miller,
and William Di Este. Each of this
quintet, when in the mood, can
negotiate the East Potomac Park
course in anywhere from IL to so,
but whether or not they can con-
sistently shoot for three successive
days eighteen holes at this speed
remains to be seen.
Walsh has been turning in 6S's,
G9's. 70's, lis, and 72's over the
Van Cortland Park, in New York,
with surprising regularity, as has
also Alan Poinsette. And no one
can say East Potomac is a more
difficult course than Van Cortland.
White, in order to win the Chi
cago public links championship, had
a medal card of an even 800 for
seventy-two holes, played over four
different courses, that being one Of
the rule in the Chicago tourney.
The scores of the other five mem.
bers of the Chicago team coming
to Washington were as follows:
Lloyd, S02; Dawson, 303; Jams, 304;
Hoge, 305, and Wallace, 900.
Local public links golfers are
taking to The Times big tOurna-
: ment like duck takes to water.
Upwards of two hundred and fifty
players turned in qualification
scores made at East Potomac
Park and Rock Creek Park dur
ing the past week. Charles Ag-
new and William Mcclure led the
men with 36's, while Misses F. r..
CuIbertsOn and Sally Waters had
rounds of Sc each.
Secretary Walter McCallum, of
the Middle Atlantic Golf Association,
announces that entries for the an
nual tournament of the association
to be held over the Chevy Chase
Clubs course will close today at 2
p. m. The qualifying round will be
played Wednesday. and consist of
but eighteen holes. The champion
ship rounds start Thursday.
Mrs. w. r. Hall led the field in
the first round of 72-hole medal
handicap play for the Mrs. Tom
Moore Cup at the Washington
Country and Golf Club.
The results of the first round
were AS follows: Mrs. w. E. Hall,
117-24-93; Miss LOCKER, 128-32-96;
Miss DarneilIe. 130-33-97; Mrs.
Thorne Strayer. 120-16-104: Miss
Naylor, 153-38-115; Mrs. II. C. Tay-
Tor. 170.40-130; Mrs. D. Taylor,
177-4G-137.