Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-23

N ALIIMORE, Ma, July 23.-One
- Washington golfer, but he the
leading player of the Middle
H. Atlantic section. even though
he is forbidden to play in
amateur golf tournaments around
Washington. was left to fight it out
in the semi.final round of the first
flight of the Maryland Country Club
today with three Baltimoreans.
Visibly disturbed by the ruling of
the District of Columbia Golf Asso-
citation barring him from amateur
tournaments around Washington.
George J. Voigt, star amateur of the
Bannockburn Golf Club, met Howard
Z. Crook of Baltimore in the semi
final round, sole survivor of eight
Washingtonians who qualified in the
first 16.
Voigt won both his matches yester-
day with ease, demonstrating the
same mastery of stroke that won him
the qualifying round, scoring and
6 victory over Donald McPhail of the
home club in the first round and win
ming from r. NJ. Anslie of Monterey,
Md. and 8, in the second.
Officials of the Maryland Country
Club took no cogniZance of the action
of the District of Columbia Golf AS
ISOLATION barring Voigt from future
amateur play around Washington.
He will play through the tournament
and is the outstanding favorite to
win, even though B. Warren Corkran
of the Baltimore Country Club is still
sticking around in the first flight.
Upset BY Ruling.
Voigt was upset by the action of
the Washington golf body, even
though he declared that he would be
willing to abide by the decision of the
District Golf Association or any other
golf organization. He is to appear
before the eligibility committee of the
United States Golf Association in
Washington on July % to answer
charges made by the local golf body
that he has acted in a manner detri-
mental to the best interests of golf.
He did not take exception to the
ruling, preferring that he play
through the present tournament with
recognition of officials of the Mary
land Country Club before carrying the
matter further. If Voigt is declared
professional by the United States
Golf Association he will be the Sec
ond nationally prominent golfer to
leave the amateur ranks.
George Won Elm of Los Angeles,
present amateur champion. was de-
clared professional by the golf gov
erning body in 1922, but was later re-
inStated.
Results in the first flight of the
tourney follows:
defeated Donald McPhail. Baltimore. y and &
F. NJ. Ansley, Baltimore. defeated H. b.
8 5ess:naE INDIAN m'EsS bns ssS
BG2f Mon defesed e. snq Bone
! up: B. Warren Corkran. Baltimore, de-
feated Gordon Stone WASHINGTON. and s.:
Leroy Sasscer; Argyle. defeated P, c. Tread
S Es ARnaD ease and H. Porter a. RnH9P
3 and 2; Everett Eynon. Columbia. defeated
w. ]. Cox. Beaver Dam, 2 up.
Second round--Voigt defeated Ansley. 4
and 3: Crook defeated Digges: 3 and 2:
Corkran defeated Sasscer. up: Knapp de-
feated Eynon. 8 and 4.
Fate of Other ID. c. Men.
]. NJ. Julien of Columbia defeated
r. c. Gormley, clubmate, in the
second flight.
w. p. Hall, Maryland. took the
measure of G. P. Mallonee of Wash
ington, and 1. in the third flight.
while Paul j. Frizzell went 10 holes
to beat Hugh H. Saum Of Columbia, a
clubmate. J. B. Murphy of Columbia
defeated j. L. Rintoul of Baltimore, 5
and 4, and DR.. J. T. McClenahan of
Washington downed j. o. Day of
Maryland, 6 and s.