Evening star., 1926-04-30
FAVOR|TESLEAD
IN GOLF TOURNEY
R0uesche and BraWner De-
feat Miller and Asher in
First Match.pIay Round.

F'avOriteS won without exception In
the first round Of ma tched play In the
Town and Country Club Spring golf
tournament today. Frank Rouesche
Of the Washington Golf and Country
Club won the qualifying round yester
day, defeating W. r. Miller Of the
Chevy Chase club by and 6. while
j. r. Bra wner Of Columbia defeated
&. r. Asher. also OF Columbia. 5 nd 4
Other first flight results follow:
Norman p. Frost Indian Spring. de-.
feated r. A. LOTUS of Chevy chase. 5
and 4: G. V. Christie. Indian Spring
defeated w. r.. Richardson of Manor,
and :: 4. l.. Houghton Of Manor
defeated J. p. DuIin of Daytona
Heights. Fla, ! up: n. G. Pitt OF
Manor defeated r. n. Williams of
Indian Spring. | up.
Second Flight Results.
second fight results follow:
II. s. Pope. Indian Spring, defeated
A. :. Gardner Of Columbia | up: Mar.
shall Carbon. tr. Manor. defeated H.
~. Saum Of columbia. up in ~
holes: w. l.. Prendergast OF Ba mock.
burn defeated J. f. Mccormick of In
dian Spring, I up in 10 holes; r. n.
Thompson Of Argyle defeated II. F..
l. -.
F. Prescott of Columbia defeated Ma.
than r. Fran of Town and Country.
and |; Roger Coombs OF Washington
defea Ted G. X. Housh of Congress
sional, ! up: II. r. shannon of Colum.
hia defeated G. &. Wilhelm of Con.
gressional. ! up in 10 holes: !. r.
Murphy Of Congressional defeated j.
f. Murphy OF Bannockburn. up.
Frank Roesch. brilliant young play.
er of the Washington Golf and
Country Club. Is the winner Of the
qualifying round of the Town and
Country Club golf tourna ment-the
opening event of the tournament
season about the Capital Roesch
turned In a card of "a on Wednesday
the first qualifying day. All the rest
of the field of more than SIS PLAYERS
had shot at ii yesterday, but none
ca me within four strokes OF the ma rk
of the youthful Washington star.
}. r. Brawner and Tom Moore ha d
80. while F. II. Wins was 70. These
scores were the closest to Roesch.
Elghty-six was the last score to
make the first fight. and G. ri. Hough.
lr.. of Congressional lost out in
draw at that figure, dropping int,
the second flight. The first nd second
rounos Of match play are under way
today. with the semi-fnal and anal
rounds carded for tomorrow.
Pairings for the first round follow
" fiRst Rsarg n1gh,mErans mni Roe.ch. wash. - VI.
rrost. /, s., 50. Va. r. A. Lotus Chevy
Z: Richardson. Manor. ss: ". II M,f.in"m,
Wssh.. S3. Va. Tom Moore t. 8 So. i &
F. s'rs"fr B 6al,n Gol p.S,oI, -" vs. Asher cq So
ton. Manor 81 p. y. Anderson col nI"sa- ~ -.
~; ~; Z: Eyans Cot. 50. II. g. Pitt. Manor
8 sSad SsS.a.n nag aai o PoSe / s. SO IS 4.
m.cS m E'' Il 10 sa." a.. cql.. si J. +: 4ccor:
dannomDs0n. IN Argyle, 81: A. F. Prescott Col
~. Us. y. b. Frank. Town aud Country %:
C"ombs, Wash. 81 H. r. shannon Col n
". " Wilhe i'm Cong. SO: j. s. Murnhy
'one 20 IS: J. B. Murphy Bsnn. ~
Thtrd night--L. l.. Nicholson. Cong a6
" Chester Ward. Cong, NJ: ". Il. Mci.ister
Cons.. -. Us. Harvey warwick. Wssh' "a
y. g. Cross. Cong. a3 W. G. R,ns rawn
s"d cGsnsry; n; "S: p. A. Dsiin Bsnn.' ss' "w" W..
70: W; b L. Fuller. Wash D3: n p
bsfhsri iss Ioi ~. va. II. d. Cashmsn Wash
w.; M,oo.ssr,.d Dayid Tho,smpson Manor - ". G. e.
l. =. s5. Va. T.. J. Gray Manor o.