Evening star., 1927-04-29
FAVOR|TES LEAD
IN GOLF TOURNEY
MCAIeer Is All Even at Ninth
Hole With Maj. {. L.
Maiden.

FaVorites were in the lead at the
end Of the initial nine holes In the
first round Of the Town and Country
Club Spring golf tournament today.
Earl McAleer of the Manor Club,
who tied for the qualifying medal yes
Ierday with Morris J. Mccarthy Of
Washington. was all even at the ninth
hole with Maj. +. l.. Maiden Of Wash.
ington Barracks, champion golfer OF
the Army
Mccarthy finished the first nine
three up on r. w. Diggs Of Indian
Spring. Miller b. Stevenson of COlum-
bia finished the first nine three up on
John +. Brawner, who won the
tournament last year. Page Hufty Of
Congressional was one up at the
turn on A. l.. HoughtOn, and w. J.
Cox of Beaver Dam and Frank
Reside of Chevy Chase were all even.
In Second Flight
In the second flight Chester C.
Warde of Fort Humphries. Va, de-
feated II. S. Rhodes of Congressional.
5 and T.
Results i'm the third flight follow:
H. +. Cochran. Indian Springs, de-
feated c. c. Heath, Bannockburn,
and 3. d. l.. Thomson. Manor, de-
feated John r. Harris. Bapnockburn.
4 and 8. Perry B. Hoover. Indian
Spring, defeated Harvey Warwick,
Washington, and 3. Harry d. Cash
man, Washington. defeated A. s. Gar
diner, Columbia. l up.
The second round in all flights Is be-
ing played this afternoon.
Father VS.. Son.
Pairings in the first round Of the
Town and Country Club golf tourna-
ment today matched several players
who had been picked as potential win
ners Of the tournament against each
other. John f. Brawner, last years
winner, was drawn against Miller b.
Stevinson, a clubmate. of Columbia
In the initial round, while Page Hufty
of Congressional, last years North
and South champion. was drawn
against A. L. Houghton, one of the
outstanding players Of the Manor Club.
All four of these men have played fine
golf. The vagaries of the draw threw
Russell I. Edwards of the Manor Club
against his son, Burke Edwards, a
member of the Central High School
golf team. Eighty-four was the high
est figure to qualify in the first flight.
Late yesterday afternoon Maurice
]. Mccarthy of the Washington Golf
and Country Club. who is q student at
Georgetown University, came in to
finish with a card of 70 in a tie with
Earl McAleer of the Manor Club in
a tie for low medalist position, after
Miller B. Stevinson had missed a putt
on the last green that would have
given him a tie with McAleer. The tie
for low qualifying score will be played
off Sunday morning.
McAleer's rs. made despite a dis
aStrouS on the fifteenth hole, the
sixth of the nine-hole course, was
made early in the afternoon, and
after Mccarthy had gone over the
first nine in 80. he was thought to
be out of a chance to tie or win.
He took a on the short fifth hole,
but finished with two pars and a
birdie to go into a tie at rs. Stew
inson came to the seventeenth with
3, 4 for "a, but missed a chip shot
at the short hole and pulled his Sec
ond shot at the eighteenth to finish
4, 3 for rs.
Pairings for Today.
Todays pairings follow:
First flight-Earl McAleer Manor (T5l,
W. Maj. E \, L. Maiden. Washington Barracks;
Mark FlaGhsan Ghssmaf North GolY2aa For 7sf y
Cox Beaver Dam 3d.. vs.. F. p. Reeside.
Ghs{S a%6Sa chasS ss s rs s. sTn.oS enS"s ia &colG@ G
bia t76) Page Hufty Congressional (77l.
ys; a l. JH9uShton, Manor 4S:il II e. PITT
!s11; Frank Roesch, Washington (7SI. vs..
4; Ar F. Williams Y,lII Indian . Spring ,os4ll w
y. Second iiS6,5 Ss: p:,Is1,d Collins Mapor ssel
Saods. Ss5d l05; ag%elsGsd' q S vs.
G. Griffith. Columbia 1881; ]. 9. shorey.
ASrsyie Sr 'sso3l vs. e. w. N,.gCaTter InSSlan
y,s. Jesse Baggett. Beaver Dam tssl W; F.
KcGeio KxoSel Ipdian E6ia,t Spring sg vs. r Mac
1881: ". l.. Pendergast. Bannockburn (S9).
VS. Paul y; Andecso33, Columbia .s6l.
D. L. Thomson. Manor (02I, VS.. ]. T.
Harris. Bannockburn t91;, P. B, Hoover,
gressionaI lo0l. vs. W. J. strobei'. Argyle
l92l: A. $. Gardiner. Columbia t92l, vs..
II. D. eastman. Washington (91l: w. Z.
Richardson. Manor te2). VS.. f. II. Batsop
b%rn @ forrest Thdmpson rass baRHSsE RrsSs
t00l: F. l.. Hudson Indian Spring t9I1' VS.
w v. Connors Manor 900.
.ogo poprt9 1ao fish-R s AntrSSbss ,CSonsgres-
ton 1901; Mai. ReyboId. Washington Bar.
racks t94la vs. NJ; Eiseman. Town and
Country tg9l; J. B. Keeler Beaver Dam
4 49o4: VS. J 3 Adams Columbia l94l; T.
wards. Manor (93l: H. A. Mihiils. Indian
Washington Barracks io4i A b 'Campbeil.
Indian Indian sPrIip3g }9I3 l96, vs. Hill ir Indian
1g4). vs., G. Lea stabler,. Indian Spring 1851:
wilson Barrett Indian Spring 1861. ys. A.
E. steinem. Town and Country tl00l.