Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
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week for its members. Just now two
Journeys are in progress. One OF them
Is the seniors kickers' tournament,
which started last Saturday and will
end next Saturday. Members may
choose their own handicaps in this
event. Members Of the association also
are competing in a single club event,
in which they may choose any club In
the bag to play around, but must play
all their shots with the one club. This
event will close May 80.
Results In the second round OF the
competition for the Perkins plate are:
Charles v. Wheeler defeated r. H jack
son, 3 and 2: w. @. Brantley, jr., de-
feated H. L. Rice, and /; L. o. Cam
eron defeated H d. Champion, l up;
&c. Harry Taylor defeated r. M. Saw
M. Talcott, 6 and 4; Gen. D. C. Shanks
defeated DR.. j. H. Bryant, 6 and S.
Page Hufty of the Congressional
Country Club, winner last year of the
Indian Spring Golf Clubs Spring tour
nament, and recently victorious in the
Town and Country Club event, again
has entered in the golf war which
started on the Indian Spring front to-
day. Hufty's entry did not come to the
golf committee until late yesterday,
while at the same time Miller B. Stevin-
son, District golf champion. announced
that he would not be able to play because
of business matters. More than 100 golf
erS were scheduled to start today over
the long Indian Spring course. consider
ably slowed UP by the heavy rain Of yes
terday and last night. and certain to
bring high rather than low scores. In
dian Spring Is difficult enough under
favorable scoring conditions, but when
1t Is wet and slow it Is one Of the hard
est courses about Washington on which
to score. The field to start in the two-day
qualifying test numbers more than ESQ
and Is the largest in the short history
Of club invitation tournaments.
Woman golfers Of the Chevy Chase
Club were favored today with better
weather in the first round of match
play for the French High Commission
Cup than greeted their qualifying eff
eron topped the field, with q card Of
81. The medal round was played
through rain which shot all the
scores up toward the century mark.
Mrs. A. 8. Merrill was second In the
medal round, with 90, while Susan
Hacker placed third, with 80, and Mrs.
J. F. Dryden and Mrs. F. r. Keefer
tied for fourth place, with 100. Today's
pairings follow: Mrs. L. o. Cameron
(6) VS.. MRS. w. j. FlAther C4, Mrs.
A. T. Strong u6) VI. Mrs. J. F. Dryden
Q2), Susan Hacker 90 drew q bye,
Mrs. Gwynn Rust Q6) drew a bye,
Mrs. A. s. Merrill 90 VS.. Mrs. Lambert
02). Mrs. I. Caldwell U2) VS.. Mrs.
Harrison Brand 06), Mrs. Walter r.
Chappell 1D drew q bye, Mrs. Frank
r. Keefer drew a bye.
Fred Byrne, who heads the Bannock-
burn golf committee, with infinite pa
thence finally has unscrambled the
scores in the hard hat" tournament
played last Sunday. Out Of the tumble
1t was found that DR.. H. L. Weer was
the only competitor to get all the letters
on the holes where they belonged to
spell the two words "hard hat" About
a dozen players got all but one of the
letters. Byrne adds that many Of the
contestants showed they had the letters
"Ha Ha," but Bill Pendergast, also O
member Of the golf committee, who
chose the holes on which the letters
were to be played, says the laughs were
not intended for him. In the woman's
event Miss I. M. Harvey and Mrs. r.
F. Cole tied for first prize. Miss Harvey
spelled liar At" and Mrs. Cole spelled
"Ard Ha." s
Four players tied at Sc for first place
in the amateur pro best-ball event
yesterday at the Maryland Country
Club. All the amateurs were from the