Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
uLER 3. STEVENSON stopusd
n . friendly argument at Coz
VV lumbia the other day in con-
IVA vincing fashion. w. G. Evans

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nm Q friendly argument at Gov
N lumbia the other day in con-
vincing fashion. w. c. Evans
and several other golfers were
sitting around table in the sun parlor
discussing long hitting amateur golfers
The names of Jesse Guilford, jess
Sweetser. Roland Mackenzie, Henry
Davis and others were brought into the
discussion. Just as STEVENSON entered
the room Evans remarked that Jones
is a good, fair hitter, man who al
WAYS keeps the ball down the course,
but isn't tremendous hitter oy any
means.
Now STEVENSON has played several
rounds of golf with Jones. And the
District amateur champion is not short
from the tee himself. "Chick," he said,
'I don't think Jones Is long hitter.
I know he is the longest Of them all"
And the argument stopped right away.
Fred Mcleod declares that round Of
81 made by Aubrey Boomer last week
in the championship at st. Cloud, Is
the finest round CT golf ever recorded
remember Hagen's So at Belleair," NC
Leod said. But that was a much
shorter course than that at st. Cloud.
And Harry Cooper's 60 was not in COM
petition, and Duncans 81 was made
on n little course in the Alps. But
for sheer, downright merit. never
have heard of such round as that
of Boomer, and I don't think any man
ever has played such round OF goli
before"
And the little Columbia mentor went
of into o Scotch revery, dreaming OF
the days when 1t really amounted 10
something to knock the ball moderate
distance down the fairway. and when
there was q definite premium on &C
curacy through the fairway. Freodie
knocks them as far as he ever DID, out
the great hitterS have gone past him
with the lively ball, which he can't hit
as far as the larger men can.
Page Hufty missed an expensive putt
at Indian Spring the other day. He
was PLAYING in q game with Perry B.
Hoover and Brooke w. Boyer. and the
sixteenth hole was played into a strong
west wind Various bets were made at
7 and 8 to that Hufty would not get
a birdie 4 on the hole in the prevail
ing conditions He hit a good tee shot
and q fine iron shot, which left him
a pitch of about ITO yards to the pin.
At that point Boyer laid 10 to l that
he would not get his and Hoover
LOOK LEe Del. I1uIIy tllCh lolN a lAocAliS
niblick shot dead in line with the pin
and but 80 inches past. Well, you
know the rest.
Speaking of low rounds OF golf Fred
Mcleod said that Tommy Armour In
all his years of championship. never
has felt anything so keenly as the
putt he had on the eighteenth hole at
Congressional last year to score his
marvellous SO. Mcleod said Tommy
described the putt as far more dith-
cult. from the mental standpoint, than
the 12-footer Tommy holed to tie for
the open championship at Oakmont in
1927 That round Of SO, 1t will be
remembered. included on the par
fourteenth hole, and probably IS the
finest round ever played around Wash
ington by any golfer. Personally we
never forget the marvellous round OF
81 made bv Miller B. STEVENSON to set
a new amateur record for the Indian
Sprinq course How he started two
over par and then followed with moth
ing but pars and brides for fourteen
holes In row.
Woman golfers OF this city are TO
play In a miniature tournament over
the course of the Army, Navy and Ma
rine Club next Tuesday.
Effective June Is, green fees at the
Manor Club will be raised from 81
a day through the week to 50 a day,
while on Saturdays, Sundays and holi-
DAYS. the fees will become 81 a day.
At the same time the initiation fee is
to be raised to $3.50.
Lieut.. Col M. C. Bristol won the first
flight in the spring tournament Of the
ARMY Finance Golf Association, con-
cluded last week on the course OF the
soldiers Home. He has been awarded
possession of the Gen. Carmichael
trophy, and had his name inscribed on
the cup, which remains the permanent
possession Of the association.
Members of the Argyle Country Club
are completing today the qualifying
rounds for the miniature tournament
which will be played at the club on Me-
mortal day.
Bannockburn members are to compete
today In an lS-hole medal play tour
ney. A blind DOGGY tourney is the event
offered today for members of the Manor
Club, while Indian Spring golfers are
to- play. in q. tyo=pan toursome eQmpe'