The Washington times., 1929-09-26
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81 George q. simpson

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Had 1t not been for q series
Of shortcomings On the first
nine u William Harvey Jr,
of Indian Spring, would today
bein the running for the Dis
triet amateur golf champion !
shin and not ~ strokes distant
from tie three contestants
looked for the lead.
Harvey bumped into all forms nf
diff ties on the first nine OF Lne
nncf round yesterday at Con
rrca i5nsi Eolintry club when the
first 56 holes began. He ignited MS
chafipiofishfp hopes with 9 bleak
AZ, but finished strongly with sue
cesSlN fifliesll0Ie rounds OF 80, 81
ana S7 for 8 36.hole total OF 16l.
The Indian Spring linkman is "a
i1aolle for his sharp recoyeries from
lifafavoraiole lies but his magic
wouldn't work on that first nine.
He may better his standing when
the final 3e holes are completed to-
day. but it's doubtful that he can
catch the pacesetters.
weak.Ixneed chin on. the
efghteenth vOided The probable
honor % Miller b. StevinsOn. Of
Columbia and defending cham
BiOn, OK leading the field Tor the
first day. EtevinsOn came 20
the final hole. needing q birdie
70 wind up with 10.
He placed his tee drive about 10
yards off the green, but hit his
next too lightly, the ball striking
the small mound that protects the
green and barely reaching the car
pet He got down IN two puts. put
Stevinson was goalnB Tor that
birdie, His par 4 gave him 4 75
which. with his morning score Of
"A, placed him in q three.Way tie
with John g. ShOrey jr. Of Ban
lfockburYl, and j Monro Hunter,
ir., Of Indian Spring.
Shorey was In command at fn9
end 81 the first eighteen with 1S,
even par for the course. STEVENSON
ana Hunter were pressing him with
74's and overhauled the Banlock-
burn ace on the second round
when shorey took rs, q
Charles nv. Cole, jr.. OF Indian
SPRING. who holds fourth place,
with ISL, mixed mediocre and
brilliant rolf for a 80 on the first
nine In the afternoon. He collected
tour brides on the first six holes,
s vet was two over par for nine holes.
He landed ii the ditch on the par
4 fourth hole and hoied out In six
strokes.
He went three over par On
the short ninth, when be found
one 81 those dreaded bunkers.
He Was steadler ON the iIicOEl-
ing trip. recording S6.
Harry q. Pitt, Of Manor Club,
came home with ! S6 on tbs last
nine, the best nine-hole Of the day.
ana thus kept his name in the
contender class with 4 final total
of 1853. Pitt, scoring q Is in the
morning, had consumed 40 blows
on the first nine in the afternoon.
The Manor expert Is ever danger
Gus. especially where he can pick
up four strokes over the S6,hose
distance.
walter r. Mccallum. Of wash
fngton Golf and Country Club, al.
most eliminated himself from ths
title class with an atrocious ~ for
the first half Of the afternoon round.
He recovered sharply with q rs,
for total Of 154, having registered
III in the morning.
That outward journey on the
first nine was nightmare to Nc
CaIlum, missing many shots. He
settled down to real golf on the trip
home.
page Hufty, of Congressional, and
Frank II. Roesch, Of Washing ton
Golf and Country, clutch threat.
Hufty. getting rounds Of
57-58, Is six strokes back Of the
leaders. ROegcll h eight strokes
removed, showing rounds Of 80
and ".
Those short notes.-the third, ninth
smi sixteenth - caused many
angulshed faces as few Of the low
scorers escaped disaster at any
.Tohn g. Shorey alone obtained five
eIiccessive pars on these holes, but
was pinioned on the sixteenth q
the afternoon round when he tool.
SteVinsOn avoided harm until
the ninth OF the afternoon when ht
went one par and again at the
sixaeenth, fittingly named Hell i
sells. Harry Pitt was the heayi
est sufferer, securing only one par
ara that at the sixteenth during hts
furious afternoon spurt. The third
ninth and sixteenth exacted theil
koIl yesterday.
Ths cards Of the leaders and com.
plete summaries follow:
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out 80. ss4!s.!F&M