Evening star., 1928-05-11

"a EASInn VIII tilNGkF III Atlelt
N first big formal event Of the
yeer next Tuesday and Wed
nesday at the Congressional
Country Club when some two score en-
trants will play in 26-hole handicap
medal nlsv event for The Evening Star
Trophy. II the trophy is won again
this wear by Miss Dorothy White of the
WashinSt ton Golf and Country Club, the
biz silver cup will become her perma-
nent possession. as she has won the
tourney for the past two years, annex
ins the event in 1926 at Indian Spring
and again last year over the course OF
her own club.
Many of the entrants in the event are
practicing today at Congressional in
preparation for the test next week. The
course also will be open to practice for
contestants In the tourney next Monday.
Entries will close with Mrs. l.. l.. Steel
secretary of the Women's District Golf
Association, Sunday night. A limit of
Is strokes has been placed upon handi-
caps in The Star cup tourney.
So efficiently has the Women's Dis
trict Coli Association managed its own
championship. The Star cup event and
the several women's Journeys played in
addition around Washington. that the
men are Quite content 10 let the women
manage their own golf affairs. Five
years ago the women asked the District
Golf Association to be allowed to oper-
ate their own tournaments. The men
consented and since that time the golf
ers OF the fair sex have run their own
rnaments-efficiently and well.
For three of the first four years of
Its existence the Women's District Golf
Association had as its head Mrs. H. A..
Knox of Congressional. who managed
az fyN
satisfactorily to every one concerned.
Mrs. Charles L. Frailey was the first
president, but Mrs. Frailey has not
competed in a tournament for sNme
time. This year. on the retirement of
Mrs. Knox, who declined TO serve fur
ther as president, Mrs. w. S., Corhy
was chosen head of the woman lclfers
and affairs among the fair sex players
are moving forward with the same
smoothness and efficiency as In other
years. and with an amplified schedule
The women's District title event. for
the championship held also by Miss
White. will be played at Indian Spring
June IL. l3, IA. Is and Is.
Although field of forty-odd play
ers took crack at his mark made yes
terday in alternating showers end over
. course slowed up by heavy rains
Harry @. Pitts score Of Al stood up all
through the final day yesterday of the
qualifying round in the Town and Coun-
try Club tournament The nearest ap-
proach 70 Pitts II was "a registered
by a youngster-Charles Merrill of
Beaver Dam-who scored pair of ais
to finish the round four shots over par
Page Hufty Of Congressional. cham
pion Of his club, got around in rs to
tie with A. L. Houghton of Manor, who
was second to Pitt over the first day.
but no one came even close TO Pitts
mark. made under unfavorable weather
conditions. Pitt and Hufty are In the
upper half Of the draw as the FIRST and
second match play rounds are being
played today, with Earl McAleer of In
disn Spring, southpaw star. and Hough-
ton the outstanding players in the
lower bracket. Scores Of 81 qualified in
the first flight. attesting mutely to the
r7lggedaeks OF the Town and Country
Club course. while i04 was the deadline
in the last flight.
The Qualifying Scores.
Today's pairings, with qualifying
scores, follow:
rirss .aiEht--Harry G. Pitt, Manor t;1,,.
~ =. y wilson. southern Pines ts?t: ].
Washlrrtos TT: & H. Buta r. 4 Absrieen sss9is's, :.
p 81 fr..s E9o Eosa hvs.g;s colags,' 9gs
=. Pare HaIiy. copgrcssienal ,'7st 4 /.
Eoushton Masos '1s1 ys J, aegsr.
sansi rf@TsTon TIT ~ cox snses sSrsis 's35;
COZ. ArrTl. 80 y, Essri .NeAleer. IN
3oess1rn tssi. v.. chs'ie. asrrir. Besser S
second airs.z-wal,es S;ofsalins.g. .Tox,n
faol N Y. Miller. Congressional IS ys.
Eo,srss ~ s.ies5 Arsy,e ss Bun. P9,naS nrssI.
so MI Necar,s. ars. Isan sp.inf T.'Is., is,
lrsmlsia tso.: n g Pore innaiap seriins
ssi Ts Dr. connors. Man Manor ~, !, !:
ErowBe8I Ind ar sprtDg iga RoFpsns8D
Witt lelnrnsaa l sso,. ss y. cha|in Co.
spans feag. We, A. ". Laadsoirbt. Manor
ss2. 6 & Hesth. Banaocki,,rn talt ".
s,29si saet n J. ouIgler Indisn s9r1og
s,6liit indian 's5,1a sosias sss5 h, p. e,ef. &
spfinq % sss Barss sS Eir.pds @ Ma@or s@ '9.t1 aaa'
~ Tnsop. D / ,Ds1 gsog,Dso91 ~. xsoor '9sg: berry
yogrsb sirbs---i. J" J. Hsnaersog. Indian
sPssf g5o "9 v.1pda F'ass @gs';.sss ms'aiGs,2" G
y Sss. VIZ. I,Ies Toss oso, ass fes",ry a .s5
washnaess aSss ss s vrsab s Hard h. g Nabor II ff os
-. ~ y Eastman. wsshington 1922 r. T.
Pickett EsnnoekbuFr a19i. - q p. Chris.
1t0a1 50. p r Bryant Indian spring Il ~
!, Tsgi9r. CoiBwass faSl - T. !.
fais3msyie fioib. "a. l.. s. pfautz. Bannock-
burn tgs3
q. l.. yrerhon of Warrington IL lucky
~ b playing in the match play rounds
of the tourney tOdsy. He pushed his
tee sFot a. the short eighth which is
the aeyenteenth, Al Town and Country
sn6 then half topped nashie shot
wi1ich struck me bamboo n2gstsn and
dropped IS feet from the pin. whence
be ran down the putt for z par 3. Had
VeeFhoE taken or q on The hole
which Is quite likely. considering Town
and countrys terrifying rough he
might not have qualified
Geerge ". KiIi0it sn6 Walter r.