Evening star., 1926-05-27
SCORES RUN HIGH
IN GOLF TOURNEY
Tuckerman. With 81. Lowest
in Morning Round of
Middle Atlantic.

Sc"res in the morning half Of the
second days play Of the qualifying
round for the Middle Atlantic golf
championship At the Washington Coli
and Country Club today ran high.
An s. registered by Walter r
Tuckerman of the Burning Tree Club
MAS the lowest card turned in this
morning TurkermHn'S 81 Was not
certain to qualify in the championship
flight. as many Of the leading players
of the Middle Atlantic section play In
he qualifying round this afternoon.
The only other score turned In up to
noon today was the card OF SS. made
by J. Holt Wright. Earl McAleer. A.
l.. Houghton and Harry G.. Pitt.
Manor Club stars; Gordon F.. Wood
Of Richmond and X. F. kellerman
and J. F. Brawner. Of Columbia. were
among the men expected I" score low
today.
Scoring Is Mediocre.
A day marked by mediocre scoring
found George J. NOigt of Rannock-
burn and r. T. Harrell. the Congress
sional Country Club champion. en-
tered from Washington. in the van of
nearly fourscore golfers who trud4ed
over the hills and valleys Of the
Washington Golf and Country Club
course yesterday In the first half Of
the two-day qualifying round for the
Middle Atlantic Golf Association
char ampiOnship.
Voigt and Harrell each scored IL,
one shot in front of the long hitting
Page Hufty of Congressional: holder
Of the Pinehurst North and South
cha ampionship. These three and John
H. Davidson Of Washington were the
only PLAYERS in a group Of 76 who
started to finish under 80. Only 80
players turned in cards. The others
ran up scores too high to record or
succumbed to the rigors Of the hilly
course across the Potomac.
Fighl players turned in cards OF
"a or better. hut probably the scores
above 81 will not get in the champion.
ship fight. az the class Of the field
which started today in the classic
was even better in scoring possibli-
ties than the group which played yes
terday.
Neither HarEell nor Eoigt ran into
any bad holes playing steady golf all
the way around. Ilarrell secured a
birdie 3 on the seventh hole and FOigt
plaved his usual machine-like game,
with nary birdie gracing his card
fluffy secured birdie 3s on the fifth
and thirteenth. but ran up on the
tricky seventeenth to boost his score
to IS. Frank Roesch of Washington
a fter A 3--3--7 start played splendid
golf to finish with a card Of 30.
George r. Lynde Of Washington took
a q on the tenth hole. while John
Bryan. also Of Washington. ran up
similar total on the fifteenth.
Dinner Tomorrow Night.
Gen. James A. Drain. president of
the club and former national com
handler of the American Legion. will
preside Al tournament dinner to-
morrow night. Senator Pat Harrison
Of Mississippi. a club member and an
enthusia site golfer. will present the
prizes tn the winners Saturday after
noon.
The scores turned in Yesterday fol-
17-R r. HarrelI. Washington. and G. J.
5s1f'fHf 5s-1f' Il fsi'xd baeidson "%"Ss;:S"a ws:hi"s,oo.
s0--Frsnk Roesch. wsshinEton:
Sl-A l.. Christman. Columbia.
S3-E. l.. Bono. Columbia
SIT. J. Rice. Washington.
ss1Dr Br"Se Tsyior Cp"sFesso"sa: nens co.
9s-N b. Frost. Indian SDring: Harry y.
Kraus. Bannork burn; o. j. De MOll COlum-
hiai: !. p. Murphy. Rannock burn.
aS-G 7. Howard. Washington: Paul Y.
Anderson. Columbia: r. II; Wins. Indian
Spring: H. X. Cornwell. Columbia. 90,
ss-R q Merryman, Washington: r. W.
Diges Indian Spring; J. T. Barnes. wash
w:s3s,ss E"sn ssa~ rcc"bs cS." eon,s,. 6 psttss <
Lyndt. washington:. Ben LeFevre. washinr.
T. McCienahan. Warrington: 6. G. Dueanne.
washntton: e. II. Doing. ir.. Washington.
aj-T. o. wehh. washington.
a6-.O l.. VeerhOK. Wsshineton: r. =.
Cummings. Columbia: r. r. Hoover. Indian
a3-L. W. Heron columbia John Bryan.
Washington: d. Davidson. WaAhinRton: l..
G. Gsrnett. Warrington: G. c. Todd. Wash
94-Dr W &. McIister. Congressional.
95-Ben L. Fuller. Washington: H. ID.
c Csshman. Washington: r. g, Appieman. Co
Iumhiai: z. J. Connolly. Washington.
98-Guy NJ Church. Washington: Hugh
Mackenzie. Columbia:
w0rthinetun. Washington.
as-E Dgyie Thems: ss""Sts %asS;nH;.o. SH,n G. A.
Watson. Columbia: F. s. Cross. CenEre ssi i0na
. IO1-w. 9. Warner. Washington: Z. c..
GOft. Columbia.
I02-C. Y. Peters Bannock burn Major
1O7-E. r. West. Columbia.