Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-30
GOLF SCORES SOAR
IN LOCAL TOURNEY
Rain, Slowing Course, Shoots All
Cards at Washington Club
in COS or Higher.
BONO AND PENDLETON TIE
Others to Get Of This Afternoon
in Qualifying Round.

A heavy rain starting carly this
morning caused scores in the first
half of the qualifying round Of the
Washington Golf and Country Cubs
spring tournament today to be high
A slow course and heavy putting
green's made all the scores turned
in up to noon go above 90.
e. L. Bono OF Bannockburn was low
at noon with a card of 90, with
Charles A. Pendleton Of Indian
Springs at the same figure. Monroe
f. Miller of Bannockburn was next.
with 81, and John T. Harris of Ban
nockburn was in fourth place. with 80.
other scores turned in UP to noon
were as follows: c. A. Ransom, un-
attached, %; J. NJ. Johnston, Ban
nockburn, 95; Major H, Robb. Ban
dian Springs, 81: W. L. f. King, In
dian Springs, 90: D. G. Patterson, In
dian Springs, 100: J. M. Willis, Wash
ington, 1o1; G. NJ. Church, Washing
The rest of the contestants today,
starting at 1 o'clock, include some of
the leading players in the field and
the scores turned in this afternoon
made this morning, notwithstanding
the rain.
One hundred and ten golfers, in
GLIDING many of the finest players
about the city, began play today in
the first half of the two-day quail
flying round of the Washington Golf
and Country Clubs tournament-the
first formal amateur event of the
1924 season here. The field has beer
split into two groups, approximately
equal in point of scoring ability,
although numerically the group
which is playing today is greater
than that of tomorrow.
Stars scheduled to start today in
clude Albert r. Mackenzie of Colum-
bia, the Middle Atlantic Golf Associa-
ton champion; Miller b. STEVENSON
| and Donald woodward of Columbia,
J. e. Baines, Hugh H. Saum and many
others. all of whom are among the
| topnotchers in local golf. Tomor-
row c. ]. Dunphy, last years District
titleholder: Roland r. Mackenzie,
Karl f. Kellerman, jr.: Charles H
Agnew and George J. Foigt win play
their qualifying round.
Nenrly All stars Play.
| With but one or two exceptions,
| notably Walter r. Tuckerman. the
District champion, and Guy NJ. Stan
differ, the 1921, titleholder. the field
| includes every golfer who has made
| his mark in local tournaments.
Post entries received late yesterday
| brought the list of entries we'll up
loW dEu Tie SOV
was also made by the golf committee
| that prizes will be presented late Sat
urday by Gen. Pershing. chief of staff
of the United States Army. Tourna-
| ment contestants and a number of
guests of the club will attend din
ner to be given at the clubhouse Fri
| day night.
| The entries received yesterday fol-
| low: William Hall, Elmer e. Rueling,
Duke Crane of the Maryland Country
Club; J. NJ. Cults, unattached; Com
mander II. N. Bemis. Col. D. F. Mer-
rill, Lieut. Col. ]. w. Grissinger Of
| the Columbia Country Club; I. II.
Tracy, and L NJ Benedict. unattached:
r. Hayden, Annapolis: H. w. Burr,
Washington; Clarence Hall, Chevy
Chase, and r. a. Lotus. Chevy Chase.
Entries Now Above 100.
! These entries bring the list above
| 100. as there were three Withdrawals
yesterday. including that Of George
B. Christian, jr., formerly secretary
| to President Harding.
Rain today improved the condition
! of the course, as it has been fast and
hard for the past week. In the prac-
| tice rounds the stars have found IL
| difficult to break 80. as the course has
| been very much changed since the
| last tournament was held two years
ago.