The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-06-10

means InaC the 400
golfers as yet unentered.
The Columbia Country Club an-<
nual invitation golf tournament
starts Wednesday with the qualify.
ing rounds and 344 golfers will at.
tempt to qualify for the xix flights.
The field sets a record for invita-.
ton events here and eclipses by 6z
the number that competed in the
Indian Spring tourney.
However, 1t is not the record
field for District golf tournaments
as 448 entered the Columbia meet
in 1927 under the old "oren" sys-
tenn. Columbia Country Club Off
Gals then realized that something
must be done to cut down the
entries and decided that In the
future entrants must be invited by
club members.
1--WE decided two years ago."
explained Chairman James,
when 44S golfers, the largest
number ever competing In Dis
tr.ict tourney, took part In our
open tourney that the event was
becoming unwieldy and that 1t
would require three days for
qualifying IL we did not do some
thing to cut down the entry field
for the future.
1--WE can't care for any more en-
trants unless some of those already
entered withdraw"
AS is customary, Major II. Robb,
of Bannockburn, has the distinction
of teeing off first in the qualifying
rounds on Wednesday. He goes off
at TAO a. m, and is paired with Jo-
seph O'Hare, also of Bannockburn.
w. F. Mitchell, jr., and G. r.
Morrow took first place in the
best ball. two-some competition
yesterday at Indian Spring, which
drew more than so entries. They
were out in "a and back in S6 for
gross of 10 and a net of So, due
to a seven handicap. Leroy d.
Sasscer and Elliott Spicer carded
36-34-70-6-64. while r. j. Mulvey
and Sam Edmonston scored 36-4l-
77-10--67.
j. B. Heron won first prize in
the tombstone tournament at
BannOckburn, carrying his flag
to one shot on the nineteenth
hole. Robert f. Cole was sec
Ond, using his last stroke by
dropping the ball into this cup
ON the eighteenth green. Miss
Sue Elizabeth CAN'T was the
winner in the wOmen'S event.
playing her last stroke within
IL inches Of the eighteenth cup.
Miss Elizabeth Harris was Sec
Ond, finishing with her drive off
the eighteenth tee.
Tom Belshe gave the best per.
Torrance when Argyle nosed out
Beaver Dam, 1912, in their team
matches yesterday over the Beaver
Dam course. The Argyle star
tbrashed w. &C. Cox, Of Beaver
Dam, 8 and Z, and scored medal
round of 70, par for the course.
Coz reached the second round Of
the Middle Atlantic amateur cham.
pionships last week but lost to
3. Warren Corkran, who won the
title.
Mel Shipley, the Argyle Club
champion, handed 5 and 4 lacing
to Luther Florine, the left.hauded
club champion of Beaver Dam.
Shipley had a medal score of Is.
Raw Roche, Of Beaver Dam, chalked
up q medal round Of rs to defeat
Major Meehan, OF Argkle, 8 ana 3.
John J, Lynch, the wallopping
ace Of Argyle, and w. Bion Moore,
one of Beaver Dams best players,
finished all even in a match that
provided some real golf. Moore,
dangerous opponent, was only one
down to Lynch at the turn. although
the latter scored three brides in
row and was So for the first nine.
Moore, playing the course for the
first time, was 81.
An example Of their golf was
shown on the sixth green when
LYNCH Clipped nearly so feet
into the cup for . birdie three.
And vet, this kind Of fame
wasn't sufficient to defeat the
nIuclSy player from Beaver
Dam. LyncE's younger brother,
Joo Lynch, is the junior anna
teur champion of Massachusetts,.
Moore managed to square the
match on the incoming trip. He
and Lynch had opportunities to
gain the decision on the final
green, but missed their puts for
pars by the narrowest Of margins.
The team match was not decided
until the last pair. Carl Noetzel. OF
Argyle, spanked Harry Byrne, of
Beaver Dam, and 5, in the final
match. The summaries follow:
M, A. Shipley (Argyle) defeated
Luther Florine (Beaver DAMP, and
1: John Miller (Beaver DAMP defeated
Thomas s. Pitt (Argyle), 2 up. Best
bali Argyle, and Q.
+. M. Belshe (Argyle) defeated W.
G. Cox (Beaver Daml, 9 and IL J. J..
Lynch (Argyle) VS.. w. B. Moore
(Beaver Damel. all even. Best ball.
Argyle, and s.
j. A. Cox. (ArgyIe) defeated D. G.
Morris (Beaver Daml. 4 and .; T. H.
Phipps (Beaver DAMN defeated +. l..
Bartlett (Argyle), UP. Best ball. all
DR.. L. C. Hopkins (Argylel defeated
volmey Burnett tBeaver Damp. l up:
Ray Roche (Beaver DAMN defeated
Maj. Meehan (Argyle). 6 and s. Best
bali. Beaver Dame, s and 4.
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