The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-06-08

VI LIlC DdlLlJuOLC NOuhLA S1uD
Since 1922. Washington golfer has
been hailed as the Middle Atlantic
amateur king, but q Baltimorean
will hold that honor until the 1880
event. The reign of Washington.
ianS began in 1922 when Albert
Mackenzie won the crown. Then
there followed Roland Mackenzie,
Cliff McKimmie. George Voigt and
Harry Pitt.
Further than that. it has been
Washington failed to put at least
one player in the semi-finals. The
rout of the Capital City forces was
complete as the Baltimore delega.
ton swept the field to put four of
their number in the semi-finals.
Although Washington quail
fled seven for the championship
flight, Baltimore golfers person
ally attended to the Rnnihila-
ton Of six. Harry Pitt disposed
of G. r. Morrow, Indian Spring
Club, 4 and 3, in the first round:
while Walter II. McCallum, OF
the Washington Golf and COun.
try Club; George #. Miller. OF
Manor Club, and Albert II. Mac
Kenzie, of Columbia Country
Club, were first.rOund victims
Of Baltimore opponents.
Only three Washington golfers
are left in the tourney, two in the
second flight and one in the third
flight. Henry D. Nicholson. OF
Washington Golf and Country Club,
and Charles w. Cole, jr., OF Indian
Spring Club, advanced to the semi
finals of the semi-finals Of the Sec
ond flight. Lindsey Stott, Of Beaver
Dam. Is in the semi-finals of the
third flight.
B. Warren Corkran, of Baltimore
Country Club, and winner OF the
event in 1921, accounted for two
Neutrality-suspicious.. His golf scythe
cut down his old rival. Albert Mac
Kenzie, of the Columbia Country
Club. in a stubborn battle that went
the regular route before Corkran
gained the edge. 1 up. Then he
disposed of William J. Cox, of the
Beaver Dam Club, 3 and 2, in the
afternoon session.
Cox played sensational golf in the
first round to smother Thomas r.
Symington, and 5. He made six
as in 10 holes and Symington &C
cepted one of the worst lacings OF
his golfing days.
Tom Sasscer, of the Maryland
Country Club, IeveIed John c.
ShOrey, ir., Of BannOCkburn,
a medal round Of 70. Sasscer,
who bagged the trophy in 1918
and 1922, is a brother Of LeRrOy
ID. Sasscer, Of the Indian Spring
Club,
Shorey gained the second round
by shaving w. D. Waxter, jr., l
up in a match that extended to 10
holes, after Waxter went to the
van on the seventeenth. Shorey,
nevertheless, vnd tn match on the
nevertheless, evened the match on
the final green and won out on the
extra hole.
Harry G. Pitt. the defending
champion from Manor Club. yielded
to the strong game OF Fred A.
Savage, the medalist from the Bal
timore Country Club. 2 up. Savage
was savage in his game. scoring
brides on the second, third, sixth
and eleventh to give him margin
of & up going into the sixteenth.
Here Pitt slashed Savage's lead
to one by obtaining a birdie and
halved the seventeenth. He spoiled
his own cause by slicing his drive
deep into the woods on the
eighteenth. Yesterdays summaries
and todsy's pairings follow:
FIRST ROUND
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Fred A. Savage, Elkridgs Hunt Club,
defeated T. 7. spesr, Baltimore C. C.
Harry Pitt Manor. defeated c. R.
Morrow. Indian Spring, and 3.
John L. Grimes Rolling Road: de"
feated A. F. Miller, Manor. and 5:
H. A. wisotcsky, Rolling Road. de-
feated Walter R. Mccallum. Washing
ton, and 3.
B. Warren cOrkran, Baltimore c. c.,
defeated A. R. Mckenzie. Columbia
W. J. Cox. Beaver Dam, defeated It.
r. Symingon. Baltimore c. c., and g..
Tom Sasscer. Maryland c. c.. de-
feated H. A. Parr. Sd. Baltimore c. c.,
John c. shorey. Bannockburn. de-
feated W. D. Waxter. Baltimore C. c..
/ up In 10 holes.
SECOND FLIGHT
J. L. Sanford. Baltimore C. c.. de.
feated E. r Morse. Baltimore c. c.. By
H. D. Nicholson. Washington. de-
feated H. E. Crooks. Baltimore C. c.,
R.. Lewis. Beaver Dam. defeated
r.. T. shriVer. ElkridEe. l up in 19
s. H. Buttz, Indian Spring de-
feated EmmonF Smith. Chevy Chase
6. W Cole tr., Indian Spring. de;
feated W. I. Green. Bait. c. C..
e. R. strobel, Baltimore C. c.. de-
feated ". C. Murphy. Baltimore c. {"
V. 6 Burnett. Beaver Dam. defeated
D. L. McGrew, Chevy Chase. 3 and 2.
THIRD FLIGHT
J. C. Corcoran. Washington, defeated
I. NJ. Parsons, Baltimore c. c. up In
L. s. stott, Beaver Dam. defeated D
| H. NJ. Pitt, Baltimore C. c.. defeated
e. b. Baxter, Manor. 6 and s..
Brook Boyer, Columbia, defeated II
| p. Galliher, Baltimore C. c. by default
FOURTH FLIGHT
| r. W. Gill. Baltimore c. c., defeated
J. d. williams. Baltimore c. c., up.
w. Barrett. OF Manor, defeated A.
A. Mckay, of Baltimore Country Club
E. A walton. of Baltimore Country
| Club. defeated w. L. Heap. Of Manor
R. T. strobel of Baltimore Country
Club. defeated NJ. P. Nolan of IConEres'
''C j. NJ. Butler. of Baltimore Courtr,
| CIuh defeated II l., BARTLETT of Argyle