Evening star., 1927-09-16
STAND|FER BEATEN
At BANNOCKBURN
Byrne Curtiss' Victory Pro-
vides First Upset in
Golf Tourney.

The first round Of match play in
the Bannockburn Golf Club invita-
ton golf tournament today was
marked by one of the biggest upsets
of the season when Guy NJ. Sta andifer
Of Columbia. veteran tournament
player and a former District cham
pion, fell before the prowess of Byrne
CCurtiss of the Indian Spring Golf
Club.
Curtiss defeated Standifer and
to move into the second round of the
tournament. Karl F. kellerman of
Columbia, who won the qualifying
Carnes, Maryland Country Club, 5
and 4. Harry c.. Pitt of the Manor
Club and John c. Shorey of Bannock-
burn, finished all even, Pitt winning
the last hole to square the match.
In other st-flight matches Ma ior
Fl. Robb of Bannockburn defeated
c. e. Heath. a clubmate, / up. and
A. l.. Houghton Of Manor defeated
Luther Florine of Beaver Dam,
and 4.
Second flight results follow: Frank
K. Roesch. Washington, defeated j.
Murphy, Congressional. and 6: En-
NETT Heitmuller, Argyle. defeated
Wilson Barrett. Indian Spring, l up:
Z, J.. Bono, Columbia, defeated W. J.
Cox, Beaver Dam, l up; John Thacker.
Bannockburn, defeated Hugh Mac
Kenzie. Columbia, and l. Harry
krauss, Bannockburn, defeated Mid.
dleton Beaman, Bannockburn, 3 and 2.
Match Play Starts.
Match play rounds in the Rannock-
burn Golf Club invitation tournament,
which started today, found Karl F..
Kellerman, medalist in the tourney
yesterday and holder OF the course
record. opposed to Francis Carnes,
one of the Maryland Country Clubs
brillia mt young stars. Kellerman,
who shot 20 in the medal round yes
terday to set new record for the re.
yamped Bannockburn course, was eX-
pected to beat Carnes and move into
the second round, where he would
meet either Harry G. Pitt OF Manor
or John G.. ShOrey, who won the tour.
ney last year.
The match play rounds today found
only one or two Of those expected to
make the fist flight laying in minor
| flights. Among them, however, were
Frank K. Roesch of Washington,
| whose 80 left him out Of the first
| flight, and w. J. Cox of Beaver Dam,
who shot a similar score to get in the
second flight. Seventynine was the
deadIne for the first fight. and one
player with this score was drawn out.
Kellerman's 20 was brilliant bit OF
scoring to shatter the previous record
of the course by three strokes. The
Columbia lad, who holds the western
Maryland title, was out in 36 and back
| in "a, garnering three brides over
| the route and having quartet OF
three.putt green's. Guy M. Standifei
| of Columbia turned in the second low
est score, with card Of ~.
Pairngs in the first flight follow
X. i. Kellerman, jr., Columbia, 70. vs
Francis Carnes, Maryland. II; II. q
Pitt Manor, 76. VS.. j. G. Shorey, Ban
nockburn, rs; c. &. Heath, Bannock
burn, 70, VS.. NJ. II. Robb. BannOck
burn, II; G. Browne Miller. Chev.
| Chase, II, vs. A. r. Bennett, Bannock
| burn, 70: Guy NJ. Standifer, Columbia
72. vs. Byrne Curtiss, Indian Spring
II; Capt. Reed, Congressional, n. VS.
Edwin Burr. Bannockburn. rs; A. l.
Houghton. Manor. VS.. Luther Florine
Beaver Dam, IS; Donald McPhail
Maryland. n, vs. George c. Gist, Ar
gyle, 70.
The semi-final and final rounds ir
the tourney will he played tomorrow
| The annual tournament dinner is tt
be held tonight at the clubhouse.