The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-31

Stevinson, Mackenzie. Dun
ply and Houghton After
Jones' Title
By ROSS L. C0NKLN
1AKMnNT COUNTRY CLUB.


OAKMoNT COUNTRY CLUB,
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 81
washington's quartet of fighting
golfers, led by the redoubtable
Roland r. Mackenzie, of the CO.
lumbia Country Club, set out to-
Day in serious quest of the title
now held by Robert T. Jones,
youthful wizard from Georgia.
Whether or not any of them is
to dethrone Sir Robert remains
to be seen. It can be done.
Chris Dunphy, far from being
q little child, led all the Wash
ingtonians. Dunphy has reached
the peak of his golfing career and
he believes that there is no bet
ter time than the present to do
something desperate. Chris showed
actual flashes of brilliance in his
Sunday endeayors outside the card
room
Chris was proud of the 70 he
brought back. He had two sump-
tuous IS, five IS, and near-birdie.
lis first five came when he
plunked his drive straight into a
trap on the third hole. The traps
~ Oakmont are rank poison and a
venture in them is chastity. His
second half dozen was another ex-
petition into the deep-furrowed
traps. This time he chose the
twelfth hole, the longest of the
course. The 621 yards intervening
from tee to green are just so many,
invitations to disaster.
Out in 80, Dunphy came home
In 20. His card was:
Out :......5 465 It's
In ...... SIT As 4-79
Dunphy has been worrying
about his iron shots. He says he
right. A long Iay-off from which
he has just emerged Is blamed.
Roland Mackenzie and Dunphy
spent all of Sunday morning polish
Ing up their shots. They started
off together on. the tenth tee, each
driving and playing three balls. No
count could be kept of the strokes,
Tor they dropped and picked up at
random. Roland especially took
the opportunity to strengthen his
game. He ran his caddie ragged.
II was significant that on the long
twelfth neither had a tee shot that
was not in trouble.
His tee shots and putting are
causing Mackenzie no end of per-
piexity. His six weeks vacation
from golf in Colorado has dulled
his customary fine touch. He
slices and hooks with the best of
them now. The two hours he put
In on the practice green's may help
him.
Freddy Mcleod. Columbia Coun-
try Club pro, Albert r. Mackenzie,
Roland's father. Miller B. Stevin-
son and Chris Dunphy are all work.
ing on Roland's weaknesses Even
Francis Ouimet offered the boy
some. suggestions. Roland is very
popular here and every one wants
TO see him do his best
In the afternoon he played in
q FoursOme with s. Davidson
HERON, former amateur cham
pion, ID. Clarke Corcoran, who
was low medallist In the national
amateur last year, and Robert
Gardner. Roland had the large
gallery dizzy trying to watch his
tee shots. Whenever he did hit
one he sent the ball into the
distant state.
Corcoran and Roland played the
best ball of Heron and Gardner
and lost s and 5. He was out in
II and he made the return trip in
80, a very respectable score.
His in card was 446 444 345.
Albert Haughton, public links
luminary, was the happiest boy at
Oalxmont today. His lost drive was
returned, bringing it's tail in behind
It. He spent all Of two hours on
the practice driving grounds max
ing. certain that he had his child
back. He was hitting well, many
of his drives soaring 300 yards.
Houghton and Eddie Hasimann.
Ohio State champion played a round
together. and Houghton amassed
the grand total Of rs blows. He
didn't care about his medal score,
though. All he wanted was his
drive.
Houghton's game suits him and
he Is a hard man to please. His
card was:
Out .....-....
In ....... 4 5 4 4 3 4 6-79
Miller B. STEVENSON, another
Columbia entry, ran into short of
scuttling. He took unto himself an
unlimited number of blows in
practice. He was two under 4S at
the seventh and then he blew up
with dnesse. From the seventh
hole on he had every trap on the
course as his innane companion.
He had for a Al on the ninth.
Then he took 7. Plenty more
sevens were in store for him, too.
Canny old Freddy Mcleod, who
CHANGED to be with Stevie when
the latter started his ascent, felt
gatf-