Evening star., 1928-03-26
YOUTHS, FORMER PUBLIC
LINKSMEN RULE d. C.. GOLF

YTTH the opening Of the Spring
M tournament season only Eve
wv weeks away. 1t again seems
certain that youth and the
graduates OF the public
links who have joined clubs over the
last three OF four years viii again
dominate the competition around Wash
3ngtOn. George Voigt. naturally. is the
topliner. and Il appears again as II the
BannOckbuT1 player is 10 have one Of
his characteristic seasons steady
march through the tournaments with
com paratively little opposition.
Last year he Won every tournament
he entered around Washington and
Baltimore OF the other tournaments
tao were wen by A. L. Hought0n Of the
Menoy Club. and one by Miller B.
Gtevinson og Columbia II Roland r.
Mackenzie elects again 10 remain out
of the local affairs there appears 20
be no one capable Of stopping Voigt
The eX-public links players. in fact.
appear 70 be headed for another big
year.
Last year. IN addition to Houghton
and Volgt. John C. Snorey and Page
Hufty, both of whom learned the game
or Potomac Parks fiat stretches. we're
prominent factors in the tournaments,
even though they did not figure as win-
ners. Shorey tied with Voigt for the
modal and was runneT-up 70 him in the
CnegY Chase event winning the Sher-
wood Forest tourney later. Hufty
yeachec the flnal u the Indian Spring
and Baltimore Country Club events
but Vas beaten 0y Voigt In both
Learns Under Difficulties.
There car D. little doubt that the
men ~no learned the game on the pub
liz courses nave shown their superiority
over those Wno developed the.r golf Al
private clIl1s-at least locally. There
Is THIS m4cn 70 be said for the public
l3nkf player ne WORKS Uucer difficulty
insofar - golf ls concerned lacking
ne frequent instruction the club mem
bers h2Ye - thelr beck suc call. 1re-
cDently lacking the time and more often
the financial means 81 that " develop
2 gODc game u golf under sgcn conoi~
tsotg u a marx " sticking power and
sRgTeAslreress
For several years George Voigt. who
wzE c&ccle 0u The I'D Columbia
course ~ Cegfgla avenue. practlceo
early % tat B4gFnlGg a. EaBt Potomac
PARK DefoYe He went ~ his WgFk iu the
Treasury Department he Yoyke0 naFd
~ rbe game and oeye.oDeo tne splendid
brand 81 gglt tEaL has Won him every
sectignal title lfl this part u tne coun-
Try. B4I me conditions under which
Ef csyeaggys6 LAat PANE nad none Of
tEe featDegDec stf0Osphefe that char %
scleTlzes many II the country clubs
gsoB he phys D06eF n1Cn more pleas
sli Cgs1CjtlgilH W]tH ample finances zno
practically unlimited Time for TIE game
HoUghtya Eutty ano %l1ofey Nc
fleer anc PIT all GeYelogec tnelT games
under much 1g4e same CoAculggss They
Bgrkec hard ~ goT mCFnluR I'd night
Gaming . .3Ylag during TIE day until
tie lln4e csH4s NHfu tney could JOIN Z
private Cs1D J54elT Cetelgpueut leads
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yeaF dof0lEa1e TIE Dlz events N4uU.us
tie QUALIFYING rounds auc tfequehllj
mefiiug eaeG DINey - ti4e hUal Gges'
credit Is due them lU Yls" II their earil
AzHclCsgs aEG their energy ard pr
seveFanGe Ju overcoming the frequently
c3sllgJFag5Ag 4aeuygs that faLec tBen
And the n4su4gefe ~ tne private ClOD
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way must ind cgHfoft ig kng"lnR tba
they nE4e HeYec ~ me TlgBt direction
Fletcher HeHasFs0u b ths first Wash
f4gt<sn G0H $40 CDuHtTy Gun neHbe
~ negotta1h 3 ssole lu gi4e oYeE tfle e'li
lsalfse this year ~ acDfed 81 ace N
tne I45-yafd secDUc bole yesterday
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ef4 CbaT4ek y EetachlFf o. DatiHf
against CsIfoI McHaaleJ and Giepi
tDsuceT professionals ~ EalLHloT'
r.4Bs
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40 On AUrl 10.