Evening star., 1928-06-18


is getting 20 have quite repu-
tatlon as a graveyard for lost
4 hopes and buried clubs. Twice
during the past week has a
player of the club tried unsuccesstully
TO get across the wide and deep water
hazard played all his balls into the
pond and given up in disgust and anger,
finally hurting the clubs and bag into
the pond. On one occasion, SO the
story goes, only the f1eetness Of foot OF
the caddie prevented him following the
clubs into the water.
It's all rather mysterious. but 1t must
be authentic, for at least tour members
of the Manor Club, VINO are known for
their reputation for truth telling, have
related The yarn about the first occa-
sion, early last week, when a player
threw his clubs and bag into the water.
The latest incident occurred last Satur-
day. but in neither case was the name
OF the individual revealed, Indeed, on
the other hand, 1t was vigorously sup
pressed.
Now the members of the Manor Club
are wondering just what will be the
fate OF the players in the forthcoming
tournament next Fall, when the Nor
beck club is slated to hold Its first III
vitation event. with the new nine-hoie
layout west of the clubhouse IN use.
Visions of dozens of golf balls lost IN
the pond fill the air, with pictures OF
clubs flying into the water as the COM
petitors varlly strive TO get across the
| water hazard.
Congressional has just installed a
new caddie system. by which the TAD
dies are rated according 10 ability and
divided into three classes-A, B and G.
! a
before they leave the first tee. obyiating
| a wait by the caddie for their pay
while the members so into the locker
room to get change.
| Tommy Armour. holder of the ma
| tional open, star performer with the
| British Tank Corps during the war. Is 10
revive his acquaintanceship with these
monster engines of warfare early in
July at Camp Meade. when the tank
| battalion at the camp Is to take part
| in mimic warfare maneuvers. Tommy
/ has been asked to demonstrate some
| of the tactics used by the British Tank
| Corps in the world War and will handle
/ one of the big tanks. Marx 3, in the
maneuvers at Camp Meade.
| A. L. Houghton of the Manor Club
outsteadied four other Washington
| golfers to win the play-off Of tie for
/ the Columbia tournament qualifying
medal Yesterday at Columbia. Hough-
| ton won on the last hole with card
| for the I8-hole play-oT of ~, one stroke
under the 7S of Page Hufty, with whom
| he was tied coming to the last hole.
| Albert r.. Mackenzie of Columbia
scored 70. Walter R. McCallum Of Wash
inctor had al and Frank r. Roesch OF
| Washington had e3 All had tied at 10
| nearly two weeks ago for first place
in the Columbia tournament medal
round.
| McCailum started out as If to make a
runaway match of the piayof, nego-
tiating the first four holes in exactly
par. and being two strokes In the iead
over all the contestants. Roesch nao
virtually eliminated himself by start
ing 5, 6. 5, 6. But McCallum nooked
bali out of bounds at the nth TO score
z for this long hole. and took on the
sixth. where he found two bunkers,
leaving Mackenzie. Hufty and Hougn-
ton struggling for the lead. Mackenzie
and HourI1ton were both out in 81.
Hufty was 80 and McCallum was 40,
aided by another out-of- bounds ball at
the ninth.
! Mackenzie, Houghton and Hufty were
tied at the end Of the fourteenth hole,
each with SO strokes. but Mackenzie
hooked into a bad lie In bunker at the
fifteenth and took TO for Hougn-
ton and Hufty. Here McCallum IN
Cured two penalty strokes when MS
ball struck that of Houghton on chip
shot from of the green, practically
eliminating him from the competition.
The three leaders all had 3s on the
short sixteenth, and Hufty appeared
about to 90 into the lead on the sew
enteenth when he drove on the edge OF
the green. But he took TO get down.
leaving he and Houghton still tied after
| Mackenzie had missed a short putt for
4. Both Houghton and Hufty hit long
tee shots at the eighteenth. and Hutty
put his second shot In bunker. With
the green wide open Houghton hooked
far TO the left. and his chip shot back
struck on top of water pipe cover
bouncing down Is feet short Of the hole
Hufty missed a shot in the trap. got out
in 4. and made bold bid for his 5.
Hougnton got down In two puts and
won the hole and the medal.
Indian Spring golfers dccisively de-
feated q team Of IL players from the
Rolling Road Golf Club OF Catonsville
Nd. yesterday In a team match at In
dian Spring. winning 25 points 10
for their Baltimore opponents. At the
same time j. Monro Hunter, the In
dian Spring pro, and George Dinen'
baugh his assistant, beat Carroll +
/ Afchfaster. Rolling Road pro- and Rich
, ard Scott of the Baltimore Country
/ Club. and 6. In an exhibition match
in which Glenn Spencer of Green
. Spring Valley was originally scheduled
10 appear
/ Hunter and DifenbaUgh we're out with
, best ball Of 81 and were Z up on
! their opponents Each had an individual
ball Of "a for the first nine
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