Evening star., 1927-05-23
@HREE golf events were on the
local schedule today. Members
of the Gridiron Club gathered
at the Columbia Country Club


4 at the Columbia Country Club
early today to take part in the
annual tournament of the organiza-
ton of newspaper men. A dinner is
to be held at the club tonight at z
o'clock.
Professional golfers from Washing
ton and Baltimore clubs competed to-
day in a sweepstakes event at the
Burning Tree Clyub, while woman golf
ers of the Womens District Golf AS
sociation participated in a miniature
tournament at the Washington Bar
racks course.
Clark C. Griffith, who has become
quite a proficient golfer in his rela-
lively short time at the game, Is rap
idly acquiring a reputation as golf
wit Last Friday afternoon Griffith was
playing the sixteenth hole at the Bal.
timore Country Club in his match with
V. Calvert Dickey of the Washington
Golf and Country Club. Another
Washington player coming from the
sixth green watched Griffith lay
mashie shot within four feet of the
hole and asked the president of the
Washington Base Ball Club how the
match stood. Dickey stood about $50
yards away from the green playing
his pitch shot.
IdL ItIlbN has EOI W HClS llliS pIV
to stay in the golf match" Griffith
said.
The following afternoon Griffith
found himself in the same situation
at the sixteenth hole. Instead of be-
ing up he was down. And instead
of holding his maShie shot, his Oppon-
ent sank chip shot from the edge
of the green to win.
George j. Voigt played such ma.
chinelike golf in the Baltimore tourna-
ment, which he won, that Guy M.
Standifer remarked, after the Ban
nockburn player had missed a putt on
the thirteenth, "Nell. he's only human
after all. lie makes mistake like
the rest of us"
V0igt and Jimmy Thompson, young
assistant professional at the Hermit
age Club of Richmond, took a beat
ing yesterday in a S6-hole fourball
match at the Clifton Park public
course. in Baltimore, at the hands of
DR.. l.. S. OTeH and Kenneth Allen of
Baltimore. The Baltimore pair won,
3 and 2.
Washington Golf and Country Club
golfers downed a team of Georgetown
University club swingers yesterday
on the course of the Virginia club,
winning points to 3 for the college
men. Henry ID. Nicholson of Wash
ington held Maurice J. Mccarthy of
Georgetown all square.
Summaries:
;, + p. NICHOLSON. Washington, and N. J.
Hare wasGnsgton Defeated s ddqGaare f. er L
GEORGETOWN. l up. Best ball-Won by Wash
:, Frank X, Roesch Washington, and Mark
Stone, Washington; defeated Carl MGNulsy
L. J. NJ; Norman. anu washington, defeated w
Washington. defeated H. McManns. George gorge
town, j, up. Best bail-won BY Washington.
James G. Drain, Washington, defeated A.
Plansky, Georgetown; up: J Quinn, George
town. defeated d. H. Luttrell Washington
and 4 fP :. Best 0ali-"0n by Ge0rse'0~n'
Fred Walen won the low gross prize
in the sweepstakes event at Indian
Spring yesterday, registering a card
of 84. Low net went to G. j. Mulroy
with 89-17-72.
Members OF the board of governors
of the Indian Spring Club swept over
the golf course like a Texas twister
yesterday, uprooting golf regulations
ing between ]. V. Brownell and e. l..
Hutchinson at the conclusion of the
tournament. Each finished 4 down
to par. Brbwnell won on the playoff.
c. Chester Caywood. president of the
club. and Carl J. Bergman, treasurer
tied for the questionable honor of
worst player, finishing 16 down to
par. Bergman won the playoff.
Argyle golfers defeated the Manor
Club yesterday in a team match
played at the Argyle course, winning
II points to Z. John Shorey and A. L.
Houghton finished all square and
played an extra hole, with the latter
winning through a par 5.
Summaries:
Earl McAleer fM.l defeated W. p. Di
Este (Al. +. 5 and 4: II. G. Pitt (M.l defeat
ed Leroy. sasscer. fA0, 3 and 2. Best ball,
won y l. hfnST; Ho@rhton 3 and III, defeated j. c.
Gist IA ) defeated VI. Z. T. Richardson Gi9a I'M. J.
and 2. Best ball. all even.
r. c. Hird fM) defeated Roger Peacock
| IAD, 3 and /: L. T. Hopkins fA.l defeated
Ray Farrell tM). and 5. Best ball. won
| by Manor. / up.
n; NJ, Peacock a. and F; $. Millberg
j. z. McCabe lAJ. 9 and J.. Best ball, even.