Evening star., 1927-06-03
ANNOUNCEMENTS of the third
invitation golf tourney of the
Congressional Country Club
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NNOUNCEMENIS or the third
n invitation golf tourney Of the
"A Congressional Country Club
\ were out today for the tourna.
ment to be held June %, %, "a
and 25. Five sixteens will qualify in
the qualifying round to be played
June % and 23 Match play rounds
will be played June "a and 25.
Entries close at noon on Monday
June 90. and must be accompanied by
the official club handicap Of the
entrants. In addition to the standing
golf committee of the club, headed by
J. r. McCarl, the following members
are on the special tournament COM
joseph H. Hines. Frank w. Mon
dell. John c. Koons, Edward F.
Colladay, Maj NJ. J. Connolly. Gen.
Samuel T. Ansell, Oscar w. Under
wood. jr.; Col. II. A. Knox, Monroe
E. Miller, James L. Baity. Avon M.
Nevius. Albert w. Walker. Thomas
w. Bradley, c. w. Warrington,
Whitney Leary. DR.. William j.:
Cusack, Howard D. lie Roy, Herbert
H. Moffitt, Capt. L. n. Wertenbaker'
DR.. II. r. Perry, John 2. Gilmore;
Frank J. Hughes. w. f. Spragg ana
James +. Meegan.
the last of the strictly Washington
events until the Fall season opens.
The championship of the Middle At
lantic Golf Association opens at the
Norfolk Country Club two days afteE
the final day of the congressional
event.
Manager LOeffier of the public
courses is making plans for the quan-
flying of a team of six men TO repre-
sent Washington in the national pub
lie links tournament at Cleveland Aug
ust 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Competitors from
each city throughout the country are
t. be chosen in a 36-hole medal play
event to be played during the week OF
July d. The date for the Washington
qualifying round will be announced
later.
The announcement of the tourna-
ment by the United States Golf AS
sociation today carries with it a new
ruling by the golf governing body. The
tourney announcement sets forth that
entrants in the championship may ac-
cept their travelling expenses to and
from Cleveland to their hon plus
Sc a day while in Cleveland without
violating the definition Of an amateur
golfer. Lester Bolstad of Minneapolis,
WHO Won the UdtlOI1dl tlllo dC Buffalo
last year will not defend his champion.
ship. as he has joined private club.
Washington entrants in the national
open championship qualifying round
vii leave the Capital tomorrow to
practice over the three courses, where
they will play their medal rounds.
Fred Mcleod, Bob Barrett and Ralph
Beach, professionals at Columbia,
Chevy Chase and Burning Tree, re-
spe> lively. will leave Washington to.
night for Philadelphia. where they will
join Miller B. STEVENSON, amateur, who
is in the Quaker City on business.
George j. Voigt will go tomorrow to
Richmond, where a qualifying round is
to be played at Hermitage. Mel Shorey
also will go to Richmond.
Eddie Towns Of Indian Spring will
leave the Capital tomorrow for Pitts.
burgh. where he will play in the
Pittsburgh section qualifying round at
Oakmont on Monday.
C. Ashmead Fuller. leader in the
first round Of play in the Chevy Chase
Club championship, played SO holes
today with A. McCook Dunlop, an
other championship entrant, to catch
up with the rest of the field, who
played yesterday while Fuller and
Dunlop were idle.
Walter r. Tuckerman, the playing