The Washington times., 1929-07-20
KELLERNAN
CLOSEST
VlITH76
BY George A. Simpson

BY George A. Simpson
Those hardy golfers who
battled par in the Sherwood
Forest tourney failed to tumble
the stern old gent.
Not one of the eightscore ,i ui
entrants managed to give the olo
how "a scare. That up-and'doWn
course overlooking the lovely severn
River was too tough a proposluoan
for the field. Par Is placed AT aI,
and those etching that score Wl1h
their clubs deserved hign praise.
Perhaps some Of the contestan.ss j
were frightened by those eievaUsu =.
greens, hedged by trses, raVines y Y.
traps, They may also nave snlVelsS
At sight of the heavy rougn a.u ~
titanic bunkers that poDpeG ri, .p "
everywhere to spoil scores. 1nese
obstacles explain the hign huinOetS .d
that marked practically every car -
Golsera accustomed to scoring
low ON other, courses ran into
snags at Sherwood and addeu
Y,anv strokes to their average.
vet all expressed delight with the
Sherwood course that presents q; q
+hnrourh test for the golfers skill
ara neryes. Those losing tempefs
over a bad shot have no plaza at
Another feature is its natural
haaIltv. One may feel detected oy
weak round but refreshed by the
scouic snlendors Of natures garden.
Karl r. Kellerman, OF Cotumpla
ara medalist with 76, gave par
merry tussle for IL holes. In TACT
he was one under par at this point
disaster greeted him on the tntr-
teenth hole, where he was forceo 70
take az.
He steered home safely after
that Incident, but Old Man FAR
the ghost Of golfers, laughed
r. r. Jackson, of the Rollhs
Road Country Club, BaitimoTe, was
a stroke behind Kellerman. ne Was
out in 36, even par requlTns @ Ue
par also finished him on the second
nine the Baltimorean needing Al:
Mark James, of the Field CLUB OF
pittsburgh, also scored II.
KeIlermaan's card and today's pair
ings follow: .s
f%...... Out. 80. ssssaasss ss,s-si-1s
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
io:oO-Karl Kellerman (CoLl. Ts, vs..
:. ", Merritt (Balto. C. c., go; 1929
J. B. Pollard Is. F). -, vs.; & Jack FpR- Il
ton tHaltO; C. v.C Clr nami nj 4s, S'iV vs.. 4. N.
Rrsnn rRaito. G, C.), 79; 1915. Ernest
5aasson eBalsoM: u C. s. i; 1870 vs voIae9 53s9
surSstt 3; smes esesver Dam), so, 1925. Frank
Poeaeh (Wash c. c.l. so. vs.. W; =.
ROSS Is. FL. 81: 1880. F. s; Holmes
(U. s. N. Al. 81, vs. j: ~ u, 4Tell 1
SIndian spring.. 50, vs. Mark James
tPitt'2' e; SECOND FLIGHT
.o.Io s. Popham VS.. w. J.; Cox;
1O:l6, II. A. Parr VS.. Robert ?. poRen:
1S:SS 1S:SS ". " G. Harrway VS.. II. J. snnad. Chand
lar: IL 90, ]. r. Miller vs. John SnoreS:
i1:o5. Lindsay, stott VS.. s. H. Reanii Ressaii
lilo. william BALDWIN vs. W B.
Ross; 1l;16' E. D. NIXON 70
Curtis THIRD FLIGHT
,,.so Donald o'Brien VS.. C. L. Runs
~rick. 11:25, A. c. Burttn VS.. n f.
Lewis 11:So r. RdS F Gormiey E5emfey VS. VS. 8. l.
Eaver: 11:4O, E. s. Earnhardt vs. ~. L.
ourey: 11:45, e. M. Clark vs.. Or;
1ohn Fields: 11:50. S. Rupert Vs. Koianu
Thornas: 1l:s5, J. r. Arnacost VS
ovsrt0n' FOURTH FLIGHT
a.ao r. K. schleunner VS.. A.; r. =
r,scber: 9:25, ]. M. Barker VS.. h II 4
shriver: $3.50, r. L. Magic vs. W W.
Gill; 9:s5. H. B. COOPER y. D, G.
9sndy: GAS. ]. o'Hare VS.. B. F. Ham
hisch: $3.50. L. Sherfey VS.. H. Cnerrlhs
ton: s;55. F. sherand' vs. a. "
Wannan. FIFTH FLIGHT
S.Ia NJ Hoffman VS.. E. H. Heath;
a.Ss: W. E. Mall vs. J. }. IieTngyy. Iria;y
S:s6 ]. E. Malcomson vs. II. =. WIZ; VIZ.
S.ss Walter Leonard vs. C. OVs[ene'
500, Michael oliver. olIysri vs.; vs Emery n sFieSSer-
iS. a.iO. r. W. Mcclure VS.. Il. n
nrnver: S:15. H. NJ. steen vs. B. W.
Burcn' SIXTH FLIGHT
$500. Biggs rowns1i vs. wIll,am vs e. T. s. Lock
UOa. S."0d s:1O, 4. H. Gentry VS.. h; T.
wwsI. S.fk. e. B. Hart VS.. Z. >; Por-
ter; $50. H. Earlbeek vs.; w,;t,o; =: =; S:So'
S;s1; Donovan VS.. Eugene KEemson;
SS.S W. o. Wittenneyer vs R. Scnoide.
Svsha washington Golf and Country
f-,,,r has uosted notices on its bulle'
~ hoards that the Calkins system
- A. hardicapping will be in effect
Uaxt wear. The notice also states
thsf the CallSins system VIII ne
wsed fv the majority Of the District
citIbs In the future.
The golf committee, In prepar'
atom for the CalIxins system,
80 requested members to sub
nait their latest best scores SO
handicaps can be revised and
adjusted.
Commander C. r. Lynes, with q
&C Is leading the Class ! to II
handicap in the ringer tourney.
Raw j. Norman and G.. T. Howard
are next with 81, and Ralph s.
Fowler has 68. Jack Jester tops the
IL to 21 class with IA, and E. A.
Campbell the 20 and over the group
with "a.
Jack Hoffman returned to his
familiaf Washington links after a
trim to Norfolk and several mem
bers wished he had remained longer.
Hoffman collected when he covered
the last nine in a sparkling 3S.
cant. w. j. Clear. showing 65
for Is holes, has the best score In