The Washington times., 1928-06-05

acllrsing the rain demon nc every
aIOsl1y step but carrying on for
the glory Of their respective Do.
It seemed to Be g common thought
that: III Il wasn't for hurting the
department teams chance to win.
hang me IL ia 60 through with this. |"
And there were many gray heads
bobbing in the parade that wound
its way around the course. Execu.
tives setting q never-say-quft *.
ample for the youngsters, In some
instances.
Me for home and q hot lemonade
and stiff jolt OF what remains Of
the last prescription wheexed one
OLD gentleman with the snfffIes.
NE trudgeCn stroke ID more use
fuH than golf swing in this tourna.
ment, cracked a Jaunty youth.
John p. Miller, or the Treasury
Department, was the days best
golfer and considering the condi.
mons his Is TN the morning ana 90
~ the afternoon were Exceptionally
con1n1endable. He was nine strokes
un9er the next best, Felix "A. Early.
q interstate Commerce, and Thomas
4. heleher, jr., OF Commerce. each
q whom had total OF ITO for the
Sc holes
g. r. TarIeton. o. Paterk
Office. had tlIe low net scors
q 40. his gross being 17S. A.
Il. duncan Of Treasury. wna =
second with 172-36-l40 and .y0Ihm
=. Harris. the War Depnrtmeuk
veteran. was third with 1888.
More than 100 are competine -.
Gay, the field including George
Wordsworth and M. "A. ShipIey. sbofh
o y S.aIe. who tied last year for low
Some Of those players who turned
"a cards ranging from 10 to
round played the other dav ~,
George Dtffenbaugh. The aseistart
pro at Indian Spring. R,,t -.
lhat matter, George plaved ~.
Kind OF golf that might astonisI
anyone, including perhaps himself.
he shot the first nine holes n AZ
It's q tough par S..
On That first nine Georra rnada
I'VE brides. The word aprsad that
the little star was in siehf ~ :
course record and at No. 10 he.
was Joined by J.. Monro Hunter
Indian Spring pro, who has given
nl5 assistant some helpful poinfer.
nut hunter was too late to witness.
Georges miracle stuff. He had
Spent IL all on the first nine. for
winch his 81 stands as = record.
ne used up 80 strokes coming a..
AT that ne was under par for
n the 10. Here's the card:
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b BIZ b": ...:. :.::......ts.:,.::
George wasn't so taken up win
his own splendid pl8y that he di6r't
notice some brilliant shots made shy
his boss.
"Oh No. Is, which n sas
yards, he made one Of tina nrat.
tiest brides j ever saw" Diffe,..
baugh commented, ''and II -.
heve the shot that mada 4
possible never could have hem
pulled by me.
His tee shot was fairly long ana
down the middle. He tried for TIE
$500 '~NeA - SROOAP UuG y BACK lfls
jury made him finch a I,ttla era
the ball sliced into the rough IN hanE
OF the trap to the right Of the Rreen.
He was in rough that was reaJI1
rough. The grass was up to hts hipm
and you know how big he is. I guees
that grass would be almost To rov
shoulders. couldn't have unani11s.
lated club in it. %
'Well, he did. Where hi. ,,,hI,.Is
went through that grass there naugt
be a place that looks like q scYthe
cut. Up came the ball In q beauti.
full arc and, frankly, much to nv
surprise, the ball dropped almost
dead near the pin. He had q two.
FOOT putt. 1t was q golf shot, be.
lieve me-"
Carlisle Christy made 4 hOla
IN one on the 17O-yard No. 4
at Indian Spring. IL was the
third acc In ten days on this
course. ~
TODAY's GOLF RULE
Definitions: (10l The ''pqtttng
green" y all ground, except ha0
ARDS. within twenty yards Of tlao
helea