Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-16
-FOUR HAVE PLAYED
FOR TITLE BEFORE
Wannan Is Only Newcomer.
Cole viii Lead Quartet
in Cup Contest.

Five Warrington public links golfers
will leave the Capital about July "a
for PhtIAdelphiA, where they win COM
pete In the seventh national public
links championship for the title now
held BY Carl r. Kaufman OF Pittsburgh
Successful In qualifying tests held al
East Potomac Park and Rock Greek
Park. these men win represent the
Capital In the national title tilt and
four o. them viii take part In the Sc
hole competition for the Harding Cup
team championship.
Charles 5. Cole, East Potomac Park,
Who win CAPTAIN the Harding Cup team.
A. 7. wannaA, East Potomac Park.
Earl McAleer, Rock Greek Park.
Jehn Il. Miller, Rock Creek Park.
Bradley II. Burrows. Rock Greek Park.
ceIe - Lead Teams.
The flrst four will form the Harding
Cup team BY reason OF the fact that
their qualifying scores In the sectional
tests held July were the lowest turned
In. Another man--C. N. MerrIl-Qual-
lied fer the championship. but his
entry Is being held up pending q deci-
sion as to whether he has disqualified
himself for the championship by max
ing 4 pnistake on one hole in his score
@ D course IN the qualifying test.
Cole, McAleer. Miller and Burrows
ere al more or less veterans OF the
national public links championships.
Although Cole Is q youngstef In years,
In already has played In two national
public links championship and LED the
washington Harding Cup team IN one
Of them. NeAieer won the qualifying
round In the national tourney at Day.
ton In 1924 and went to the second
round before bowling In defeat. He also
has played In two national public links
championshins. Burrows went to the
rhird round In the. title chase last year
n PittsburKh. while Miller has done
val In Other championships. Wannan
N a newcomer to the public links title
chase. but 10 . fine player and may
This years tourney win Be played
July 81, August 1, ., and 4 over the
spleneid course at Cobbs Greek In Q
public park In Philadelphia This u
thu course whore Joe Coble, who won
eanne. Coble has since turned pro.
fessionai. The course Is on the short
slae as regards yardage. but more than
raaIkes IN In natural hazards and man
made difncult what It lacks In length
TIVE FersAke Clubs.
McAleer vas for two years Q mem.
~ Of the Manor Club, but has returned
e his art love, the public links. wan
nan was o member Of thu nann0ckhurn
CSclf Cub for time. The others have
not been members Of private clubs
about washington. All have done well
n the tournaments In which they have
played. notably McAleer, who was run.
ner-up In the Chevy Chase tourney
of Two years ago.
TIE Harding Cur, which has become
enc cf the most prized trophies In golf,
was placed Ia competition by PTesi-
dent Harding when the national public
links rhampionsiaip was played at East
Potomac Park In le23. The Washing-
fon team won it u 1874. with George
8. Voikt then IN East Potomac Park
player, teanlng with McAleer 10 bring
the trophy h the Capital. The lowest
axxregate score Of four-man teams IN
tia aualifying round viii win the
trophy wilich 10 how held b. Pitts.
hufrl, frpn which city the champion
Many interesting sida trips and sps-
eial entertainment features are planned
b the ccrnnaittee a charge Of the na-
ticnsi event this var. Those who do
nat qualify wiH c3mpete n . special
ecnsolakicn tournament at another
course near rhtls1elphiA.