The Washington times., 1929-09-18
SOU THPAW
FILES HIS
ENTRY
BY George A. Simpson

NOOA60 A' 64APSOA
Sam Rice, star southpaw
golfer and veteran outfielder
of the Washington baseball
team, has filed his entry for
the District golf championship.
Tho entrance of Rice gives added
flavor to the championship for his
skill at the ancient sport is only
surpassed by his baseball fame. He
only recently successfully defended
his left-handed title at Indian
Spring with rounds OF 79 and Y. He
managed to attain this despite the
fact that he had hardly golfed much
since the opening of the major
league season.
The Washington ball club idles
next Wednesday, the first day of
the Distrit golf championship, but
plays New York here on Thursday,
September 26. 1t is believed that
President Clark G. Griffith and Man.
ager Walter Johnson will excuse
Rice from duty that day as New
W
playing out the schedule. The only
stakes will be individual aims of the
players, such as a homer or two,
or batters anxious to fatten their
slender averages.
The annual District golf cham
piOnship struggle will be contested
at the Congressional Country Club
and i'm 72-hOle medal play affair,
with S6 holes on Wednesday and
q similar number on the follow.
ing day.
Entries, which must be submitted
by the club secretary and accom-
panied with the fee of So, close
Monday night at o'clock. Entries
should be forwarded to DR.. w. G..
Barr, secretary of the District Golf
Association, at the Congressional
Country Club
Miller B. STEVENSON, the expert
SHOEMAKER of Columbia, is the de-
Tending champion. Many claim he
won't surrender his championship
silks, though admitting he will re-
ceive stern opposition.
Those "oily birds" of Rock Creek
Park have an odd system for their
have been arranged for the de-
feated players and now a player.
can lose three matches before defi-
nitely eliminated.
1t is reported that Mike Oliveri,
who captained the Central High
golfers last year, may transfer to
st. Johns. The latter expects TO
create havoc in schoolboy golf
ranks with Franklin Parks, John
Kershaw. Hanlon. O'Donnen, Lloyd
Carey, John Ruane and Albert
Parks.
A budding golfer is Roscoe
Lehman, who is learning the
game at an advanced stage of
life.
Lehman has played golf only
twice. yet recorded a SO the second
time he played East Potomac Park.
He made a par on the fourth hole
and was one over par on the sixth
hole.
Jim Preston, the Samaritan Of
public parks golfers, has finally
started that husband and wife
tournament at Rock Creek. The en-
tries are Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Hayden,
NIL. C1IlCA WI =. w Il. N1llSul Isl. Gu1s
and Mrs. J. T. Powell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Olvey, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Sunny, Mr.. and Mrs. X. r. Adams,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Prince, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Wrinkle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry w. Finney, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
b. Snyder, Mr.. and Mrs. F.. H. oliver.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Slieg. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. X. Meyer. Mr.. and Mrs. l..
z. F. Prince and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
satt, jr.
First round results were as fol-
lows. Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Hayden
defeated Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Gill
christ, and 5; Mr.. and Mrs. K. P.
Prince defeated Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Sunny, 2 and 1: Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry w. Finney defeated Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Burger, by default.
1t makes little difference to j.
w. Harvey, jr., of Indian Spring,
a.