Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22
MANOR STAR SUCCESSOR
TO VOICT AS LINKS KING
Dominates Simon.Pure Brigade About Washington
Since Departure of Maurice McCarthy-Hough.
ton and STEVENSON Are Ranked Second.

has some such ambition. for only few
days ago he went up to Oakmont, where
he fell heir to Farrells Pennsylvania
open championship crown. And Fri
day he annexed the metropolitan open
championship, which was won by Far
rell last year.
Armour and Farrell the former the
holder of the national open crown.
paired together last year in trip
around the exhibition circuit in search
of the money that comes from exhibit
tons at $500 a day--and more. Every
where they went Tommy was merely
billed as the national open champion,
while Farrell, in blazing scare heads,
| was billed as the medal play cham
pion of the world" holder of eight
championships" They were not billed
as sectional titles, but simply as cham
pionships.
| Perhaps Tommy has some such idea
as winning a flock of sectional titles.
| now that he has been deposed as the
national open title holder. He will leave
| today or tomorrow for Toronto. where
| the Canadian open championship.
which he now holds. will be played next
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Bannockburn players are completing
today the final round in the 72-hole
competition for the Tom Moore cup
The tourney started early in July, and
is handicap affair at 70 holes.
The season for holes In one has ar
rived. Fast fairways and true putting
green's combine to make these miracle
shots more prevalent than in the Spring
and Fall when fairwayS and greens arc
fairly soft and the ball does not bounce
with the same straightneSS of the warm
weather, Two aces were recorded at
local courses on the same day last week,
James T. Maioney sinking a four-iron
shot on the fourteenth hole at Indian
Spring, while Cole e. Morgan sank a
niblick tee shot on the fifth hole at
Rock Greek.
A few years back we recall how young
Johnny Owens of Columbia went out
one hot afternoon to take a lesson from
Fred Mcleod. They worked together
on the practice tee for an hour and then
Johnny went out to play. He scored an
ace on the eighth hole, and Freddie
Immediately claimed the title of cham
pion teacher of the country, holding
that he impaired golf knowledge to his
pupils so effectively that they made per-
feet shots a few minutes after their
lessons.
But aces. while they are more or less
matter of luck, are not strictly freaks
of the game. Usually the ball must be
struck truly and certainly as far as the
hole. Freak shots fall into another
category, and we still believe the freak
shot record belongs to John NJ Leayeil
Playing the eighth hole at Chevy
Chase a few years back with A. S. w.
Frailey. Leavell hooked long tee shot
out of bounds over the fence which bor-
ders Bradley lane. The caddieS vaulted
the fence to hunt for the ball and were
almost knocked down by rushing fire
engines which came from all quarters.
There was great pow-wow. No one
could find the fire, and apparently there
wasn't any. But the ball was found,
and across its dimpled surface was
smear of red paint, while examination
of the fire box disclosed that the glass
was broken and the alarm hook had
been pulled down. Some one suggested
that the ball. flying fast and wild, had
struck the fire box, shattered the glass
and manipulated the hook in such
fashion that the alarm was turned In.
That shot, so farsas we know, takes the
prize for freak happenings on the golf
course.