Evening star., 1928-06-14
rHE big match is on, and for a
worthy cause,
For several months. ever since

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Il J. Monro Hunter came to Indian
Spring. he has been anxious to
engage in mortal combat on the golf
course with Tommy Armour. Both for
raer students at the University of Edin-
burgh and both former Scottish anna
teurs, Hunter and Armour have much
III common in the way of background in
golf and personality.
Both are now golf professionals of the
very first rank and both are now located
In Washington. But Hunter. strangely
enough, hasn't seen Tommy play since
the big man of Indian Spring and
Francis Gallett paired together out in
Wisconsin last Fall to beat Armour and
Johnny Farrell. Hunter has been
angling for a match with he and
George Diffenbaugh, the big little man
OF indian Spring, against the two Ar
mourS. Now the match has been ar
ranged and viii be played as soon as
Tommy and Sandy Armour get back
from the open championship. which
probably means it will be played during
the week of June IS.
The date has not been set. for too
much depends on the championship
itself and whether Tommy repeats and
hundred other things. But it will be
played over the course Of the Congress
sional Country Club, with Tommy and
sandy arrayed against Hunter and Dif-
fenbaugh. And the proceeds of the
gate will be turned over to the Olympic
fund under present plans.
Sandy is no longer alluded to at
Congressional as Sandy Armour, the
brother Of the open champion" Now
It Is Sandy this and Sandy that and
congratulations flying thick and fast
for Alex, the man who taught Tommy
AL the golf he knows. For Sandy has
come back In the game Of golf, and
has come back TO the high estate he
used to know in those days in old Scot
land. by virtue of his fine play at
OakmonE. where he finished second in
the open championship qualifying round
Nowadays Tommy is called Sandy's
brother instead Of the other way round.
Changing his previous plans, Tommy
Armour, who is playing today In New
castle. Pa, intends to be back in Wash
4ngton tomorrow and will leave the
Capital for Chicago on Saturday. with
the rest of the Washington professionals
who VIII play in the open champion
ahip.
Registering four brides en- route. and
With only four holes over par, Frank
K Roeseh, the Washington club cham
pion. led O select field over the first
10 holes Of the 36-hoie qualifying test
for the Middle Atlantic Golf ASsocia-
ton championship at Congressional yes
terday. Roesch scored u. exactly par,
for the testing Congressional layout. to
lead Page Hufty, the Congressional
title holder by four shots. but finished
only one shot in front of r. w. Digges.
Roesch was the leader Of the eight men
who broke 30 over the first 10 holes.
Behind him came Digges with scintil-
1atang 70. which might well have been
fvo shots lower had he not taken
mediocre on the 145-y2rd sixteenth
hole, where be went over the green from
the tee
Roesch was out In 80 and beck In
the same figure. while DiggeS, who is
playing splendid golf this gear and
looms as one Of the fayorites TO win
the championship, was out IN IS and
back IN a. Page Hufty staged fine
comeback 10 score q 76. after getting
GU. n 90. Al Houghton sank uasnae
shot for an eagle on the fourth hole.
but even that didn't materially aid
his score, for he took 70. To Miller
3. Esevlnson Of Columbia, who won bis
hone club tourney last week. goes the
palm for hard luck. Steytnson's tee
shot AZ the 40 yard eleventh went
over the green into . bunch OF Peter
Jackeouss most select daisies and he
nna1ly got out Of the rough into q trap
IN four shots. Then followed four shots
n the bunker and he finally hoied out
in 10. f5teYnscn win have 10 do very
much better today. for the scofeboaEd
eiaaTps Rave II that q 36-fele card Of
verse than ie4 viii not make the
championship fight.
Here Is The way RoeSch and Digses
burned l1p the course.