Evening star., 1928-06-11

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were attempting to qualify
IL today in Pittsburgh and Phila-
delphia for the national open
championship, which will be decided
next week over the No. course OF
the Olympic Fields Club near Chicago
Tommy Armour, the national open title
holder, after playing an exhibition
match in Philadelphia yesterday, set
out today for a short exhibition tour
of the Middle West. which viii bring
him to Chicago late in the week and
give him ample time to practice for the
defense OF his title. Armour and nearly
30 others who finished we'll up in the
open last year do not have to qualify
for this years title test.
Seven professionals from the Capital,
headed by Fred HcLeod. who won the
championship two decades ago at N.Y.
opia. worked out yesterday at Oak
mont. near Pittsburgh. and were play
Ing in the 36-hole qualifying round
today. At least two of the seven should
qualify today, even though the field
at Oakmont numbers 1876 and there
are but IA places open for the qualifiers.
The Washingtonians at Pittsburgh are
Mcleod and Bob Barnett OF Chevy
Chase, j. Monro Hunter of Indian
Spring. Gene Larking of Chevy Chase.
Alex A. Armour and Ton Penna Of
Congressional and Arthur B. Thorn Of
Town and Country.
Roland Fl. Mackenzie. star amateur
of Columbia, is in the field attempt
ing to qualify today over the course Of
the Philadelphia Cricket Club at Flour
town. Pa
Oakmont, according to advices from
the Smoky City, is slow and heavy.
not at all an ideal condition for low
scoring, and clubhouse predictions were
made todav that scores as high as 1863
would qualify for the championship.
Last year three players-one of them
EDDIE Towns of Indian Springfield
1or the last place in the qualifying
round with cards of l6T. Barnett did
a as over Oakmont's rugged stretches
yesterday to lead the Washington con-
tingent in practice, while Thorn had a
"a.
Although the women's District of
Columbia golf championship starts to-
morrow over the lengthy course of the
4lolan Sprmg GoI I4uD, h1iS. William
S. Corby. president OF the Women's
District Gon Association, decioed to
wait until tonight to make the pairings
for the tourney. In the hope tnat the
entry list will be swelled by the entry
OF many other players today. Early
today 80 players mad entered the tour
ney. and Mrs Corpy said ii Is hoped
that so or more viii enter the tourney.
An i8-hole qualifying round tomor-
row viii inaugurate the event, TO be
followed by lS-hole match play rounds
Tor the balance OF the weeK- Among
the entries already received are the
following:
Mrs. Frank Keefer Columbia: Mrs. New
man Little. Golumoia; Aars. l.. o. Cameron
cnsEy GnsSe e Afs 1ntay r. q aaTo' Aanof 1arn s e.
Leignton. Coiamoia; Mrs: caaries PsIrisa. .la
SDaop.s rs l. L sseele diao1s lnGan sOrs ss
NlaTfrea Faunee, Aaa4scr; AAfs. =. 2; DeS
SorIn' @ chsvy "a Cnase. MTs. =. ste0nss p. Coz
lady, Columbia; nars- fs0vert De F1T1f' 20
r. h Booker, wasainsIcn Col ano C0untry
CluD; Mlss Dorotny waite, MAsnaaanston Con
and Country Cub; Mrs. ". w: Notsns-
spnng. MFS. W. L. Heap, Indian sDrnsi
Mss DorotGy 1untsr & i'dlsn Spr'ns' Ars.
il. Gross, Inossn Soflng' sars. h. hihs
coraweil cO'amo'a ,asss Ai.as fo 'ls..l. ~ :1, !,
ton BsiEaeEs; AaTs A.. D. Hearic&. h@saiiis-
ION baTF~cAsi aa.sS sNSaa nacKef StsSs
Dorothy White Of Washington. who has
Won Lne championship iof .iiS las. tso
years. practlcea yes.eroay al WASH
ington, and iuogeo oy the way IN wnlcn
sfae Is playing viii De hard 10 peat 10
the title chase. Only last Friday she
froanced Mrs z. Boyd Morrow OF Elk
rioge. the Maryland and Middle AtlanLlc
Eosnenss title holder. Miss White has
been scoring low IN practice ROUNDS over
her own course and should 90 nearly as
vel over Indian Springs long reaches.
Harry ID. eastman and K. r. BROOKE
OF Washington, still are wondering Wnat
a takes 70 beat tE0 men. neither of
<fa4 kGs1AsN1ksE Ia fAGlrNN ia YHk~
aerday CaEamau and Brooke ran up
against a yaiTiwind in the person OF
Ralph s. Fowler and Ben lie Feyre,
whose best ball against them totalec %
for the round. By sensational team WORK
Fowler and Le Feyre played the nrSt
nine holes In best ball total oi 81, gcor-
ing fours and threeS. and getting back
IN SO. eastman and Brooke were hter-
ally swamped under the avalanche of
brides.
Entry for the mems championship Of
the Middle Atlantic Coli Association
close al 2 O'Clock this afternoon WIN
w. X. MccaIIum, secretary Of the asso-
ciAtion care the Congregational country
Club The tourney Will start WedneG-
Gay. but IL has not yet been determined
whether the qualifying round VIII be
zs hole or an 10 hole affair. In con-
3sInctlon with the medal round the
team championship Of the organization
viii alto be played. for tne title nov
heid oy the sorfoik Country Club.
The mixed Scotch f0aFsome event at
the town and Country CIuo yesterday
was won BY Mr.. and Mrs, Herman
Shapiro VINO negotiated the 10 holes In
50T strokes with handicap OF ~. gly"
ing them Det o. 90. Second place
went 10 MT and Mrs. !. Goidenberg.
VINO had ii5-z5~70. Third place was
w0n Dy Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Hahn,
wIpo naG I0S-~zT~~72.
Members of tbs Mznsr Club COM
g4sted IN the first ~ series of team
matches yesterday 81 the club, with the
foliOs4flg results.
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YssnE Tommy Ee1es Of Columbia
was fIIE Tez! sensation III tl4e Ltjilh4gt,iz