Evening star., 1925-05-03

as he is now. Last year he only beat
Chris Dunphy by 2 and 1 in the final
round. But this year he stepped out
on one of the wettest days of the
year-last Thursday-and shot 70 TO
win the qualifying medal. And yes
terday after he had squeezed out a
last-hole victory over c. Ashmead Full
Ter of Chevy Chase he stepped out in
the final round to win by so wide a
margin over the Burning Tree vet
eran that the contest resembled a race
between canal barge against an
eight-oared shell.
There was touch of pathos in the
outcome. In Tuckerman the Mac
henzie lad-splendid golfer that he is
and a coming national champion-met
one of the real veterans of the game
man who began playing golf, long
before Roland Mackenzie was born
and who has maintained the nucleus
of a steady, sound game for two dec
ades. And when Perry b. Hoover.
presiding at the presentation of prizes
yesterday, called out the names of the
winners in the five flights the pro-
cession of youngsters gave the appear
ance of college commencement day.
Instead of parchment diplomas, gleam-
ing silver cups and other trophies were
IhClA PliZSs+ younger gun SSIlSI-
alton around Washington has arrived.
Roland Mackenzie is only the fore
runner of other lads who will displace
all of the present top-notchers of the
city before many years have gone by.
Roland Extended by Fuller.
But getting back to Roland Mac
kenzie, the Columbia lad had rather
rough time in the morning with c.
AShmead Fuller.
Fuller has been playing magnificent
golf at Chevy Chase this Spring, and
his impressive victory over George
Voigt on Friday gave an indication of
his capabilities. Young Mackenzie
was aware he faced a tough match
and so it proved for Ashmead had Ro
s land down most of the route. In fact,
Fuller was up with to play. Mac
Kenzie. however, won the thirteenth
by virtue of fine putt around halt
stymie He missed a wee one at the
fifteenth to square, but finally con
trived to get on even terms at the six
teenth, where Fuller lost shot
through too intimate acquaintance
with the rough. Fuller dropped the
seventh by taking three puts, q. break
that cost him the match, for they
halYed the last hole, even though Full
ler had really splendid chance TO
square had he laid chip shot close
to the hole, for Roland hooked his
second shot into a trap near the green
and took a B.
Tuckerman had come through with
an easy and victory over w. K.
McCallum of Washington in the morn
ing The Burning Tree veteran was
very much on his game, having par
left at the fourteenth for "A when
he ended the match, while McCallum
was not so good.
on the strength of the form
Tuckerman displayed in the morning
an even match was in prospect for
the afternoon against Mackenzie, but
after the first seven holes, when
Tuckerman cracked, Mackenzie just
romped through.
Roland Takes First Hole.
Roland started out in the afternoon
by winning the first hole, laying his
second shot about Is feet from the
min while Tuckerman didn't get
home in two But Tuckerman came
back with a win at the second to
square when Roland failed to get
home in two shots, while Tuckerman
laid a chip shot dead and holed the
putt Tuckerman made a sorry hash
Of the third hole, topping his tee
shot and finally getting down in o, TO
for Mackenzie, putting the young
ster / up. Even though they both
found trouble at the fourth they
halved in 4, first Roland and then
Tuckerman holing puts of more than
10 feet in length.
Both reached the fifth green in two
shots and a half in 4 resulted. Roland
took three puts at the short sixth,
enabling Tuckerman to square the
match and they halved the seventh.
Mackenzie started to pull away at
the eighth. He stung great iron
shot to the far side of the eighth
green, and won the hole with a to
Tuckernlan's five, and then, although
he took three puts after driving the
ninth green, he won the hole to be-
come up, for Tuckerman took four
shots to get down from the edge of
the green. The procession turned
into a runaway for Roland at the
tenth and eleventh, for he won both
holes to become up, the tenth when
'ruckerman's second shot went over
he green, and the eleventh when the
tall Burning Tree player caught
trap with his second shot.
Half Styme Stops Tuckerman.
TuckSrrhan should have won the
twelfth, but a half stymie gave him
less than an even chance for a g.
foot putt and he Ieissed, half in
resulting. At this hole Tuckerman
played one of the finest shots of the
day. a full spoon shot to the green
after a badly hit drive.
Roland won the thirteenth to be-
come dormie up when Tuckerman
hooked his second shot into a trap,
while Roland hit the ball so far off
The tee he had only a short chip left
70 the green at the 334 yard hole.
They halved the fourteenth and
Roland had put away another golf
eyent in his bag.
Tuckerman, had he played his best
game, would have given Roland a
hard fight, but the superior length
and accuracy of the Columbia lad
doubtless would have told in the end.
The youth was from 80 to 100 yards
longer off the tee than his veteran
adversary.
One OF the hardest fights of the
afternoon came in the final round of
The second flight, when Reginald
LOTUS of Chevy Chase and Karl +.
Kellerman of Columbia went to the
nineteenth hole before victory came
to Lotus. Lotus sank a 50-foot putt
at the eighteenth to square the match
with a after coming to the last
hole / down, while Keilerman's try
for the half hit the back of the cup
and just stayed out, Lotus laid up
a fine mashie shot to the extra hole
and won with birdie g..
The reverse was the case in the
nineteenth hole match between w. E.
Baker and Clyde b. Asher, both of
columbia Although Asher won the
last two holes to square, after being
,Iornnie . dowE, he lost on the nine-