Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-27
BY WALTER r. McCALLUN

q ONE years back George It. How
ard invented name for a phe-
nomenal hole or stroke in the
~ game of golf that has stuck ever
since in the nomenclature of the
game at the Washington Golf and
Country Club John l. Power holed a
lbrasSie shot to win hole that appar-
entity had been lost, and Howard inme-
diately dubbed the shot hat trick. -
Nowadays anything that is out of the
ordinary in the way of golf strokes or
'savors of luck is called hat trick. "
Whether or not the way Ward b. Me-
Carthy played the fifteenth hole at
Washington yesterday would be termed
a that trick We don't know but it GER
tainly falls into the category of freak
holes.
Mccarthy was 3 down with 4 to go In
a match with j. H Hoffman. and when
he sliced his drive of the fifteenth tee
far over in the third fairway. which Is
divided from the fifteenth fairway by a
hill the match looked as good as over.
Mccarthy found his ball after a con-
siderable search, and played mashie
over the hill. It looked for all the
world as if would be good score
for the hole for him. Instead he pulled
spoon out Of his bag and cracked out
shot that ended Is feet from the flag
Then to make ID better. he hoied the
putt for birdie 4. while Hoffman. who
had played the hole In orthodox fash
ion, sank his putt for a par g. Hat
trick" cried Hoffman.
To which Mccarthy replied with the
tlmeWorn and moSs-covered truism that
they don't pay of on the tee shot"
The hat trick" or great shot. depend
ing on how III situation is viewed,
enabled McC Arthy 20 square the match.
for he won the seventeenth and eight
zenith holes.
Hoffman. by the way. has consider
able reputation as a wit He was play
ing with Page Hufty at Congressional
the other day and had won all his bets
from the Congressional champion by
the time the sixteenth hole was COM
pleted. Hufty suggested another size
able bet at the seventeenth, which
Hoffman didn't like and didn't intend
70 take. After Hufty made his PROPOSE
ton, Hoffman declined it. saying
Your secret is kept, Page. IN never
tell"
Pairings for the national amateur
championship qualifying rounds, to start
September 10 at the Brae Burn Club
near Boston, disclose that the Wash
ington entrants In the championship
all have favorable starting times Harry
O. Pitt Of Manor, The first local player
10 get under way. is paired with Albert
X. Hakes Of Sherwood, one-time New
York junior champion They start at
9:O3 the first day and at 800 the sec
ond. Reid w. DiRges Of Bannockburn
Is paired with George J. LAWYER of
Schuyler Meadows at $40 and 3:I5
Miller b STEVENSON Of Columbia i
paired With f. M Hancock of Meta
comet at 9;i5 and 3i0. A L. Houghton
81 Manor Is paired with w. o. Blaney Of
Brae Burn al 10 O'Clock and z 25
Page Hufty leaves the first tee at
1875 and ~ 50 With Marx w. Flana~
gan Of North Fork Flanagan rs a
student at Georgetown University and
a frequent entTant In the local tonrna-
ments Roland H. Mackenzie starts
At ! SIS and 1890 with b. r. Oxnard
Of MetacOmet
Others in whom Washington golfers
are interested who are competing IN
the championship are G. J. Voigt
Maurice j. Mccarthy and Chris j
Dunphy
j. J. Baggett won the tombstone
tournament al the Beaver Dam Club
yesterday playing his second shot
meas Lac nineteenth green To win tbs
event His score was 10 with Il IG
handicap M II Mailer finished sec
! ond about 10 feet from the cup Oh Lht
eighteenth green
pairinss in the Bann0rkburn Clul
championship follow.
Glass Al Pass ~. W w Mari. ~
dooa " Tagiot. = 6 snredef1
+ P Resa fhsfNtJ s5,as esF% "a T. pr a1i
@ W Billings
o ,P ssenss'q,g ! caigme, "a , vs. +
! q V Weldon "a n % stockmsi, i. l.
i s,aaa 9, Y M,oGthfe y.s cr"m o
! f>owllns ii q Orlfl vs. q NJ Charesi
Class q J gnbton drew . bye, JOSEPH
kirchnfY drew bye Eugene Aeseham ~
L l.., H 6' L 4 To~nsend y John "a
II q EhDfIet drew . byf. p J. Gunner
| -. y Whiie6ide Is Heal drew bye
Argyle Country Giub golfers shat
tered the record oi consecutive teau
victories piled up by the Banu0ckburi
Colt Club yesterday nexing team
match played at Argyle by "a point
10 H.
Summaries of the match follow.
i Fl W Dleefs. HspuaeR Bum defeated W
n Ekst, Aiegie ana i.efos sassfFl