Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-19
FORGE T. HOWARD Of the
Washington Golf and Country
Club does not yet know whether
he is lucky or not, but the
other members of the match


Washington Golf and Country
7 Club does not yet know whether
~ he is lucky or not, but the
other members Of the match
say he is. For George has just been
the victim of very unusual clrcum-
stance on the golf course, and it was
only through the kindness Of the other
men in the game that he got away
without losing the hole through his
own careleSSneSS.
over at Washington the sixteenth
and seventeenth fairwayS run parallel.
In the attempt to keep the ball from
rolling into the ditch which runs along
the left side of the seventeenth fair
way mo easy task these days, what
with the hard groundD many golfers
play up along the edge of the sixteenth
fairway, hopeful that the slope of the
hill will bring the bail down into the
shot at the hole. Playing to the six
tenth hole, the seventeenth fairway is
out of bounds and a row Of stakes runs
along the dividing line. 7 .
Howard was playing the seventeenth
and struck his tee shot far to the right
along the edge of the fairway. When
he came up to his ball he found it had
come to rest within six inches and
exactly behind one of the stakes which
mark the out of bounds line for the
sixteenth hole. He didn't know exactly
what to do with it, but after some
inquiry the other members Of the match
decided it would be alright to move the
stake. But that wasn't SO easily done.
They tugged at the heavy piece of wood
for minutes before it reluctantly left
its place and incidentally left deep
hole in the ground.
Then Howard, who is somewhat Of
an opportunist when it comes to shot
making in the pinches, took a heavy
mashie and laid the ball inches from
the cup, scoring birdie 3 to win the
hole. The post was not replaced.
The tragic part Of the yarn comes
few days later. Howard hit the same
type of shot from the seventeenth tee,
toward the same spot. He searched
long for his ball, and finally found it
in the hole made few days previously
by extracting the out-of-bounds post.
He was in quandary. Under the rules.
he must play it or call it an unplayable
lie. But the other men in the match
agreed to let him. drop. And he laid
the ball on the green and registered
a par 4. Now he doesn't know whether
he is lucky Or good.
r. Cliff McKimmie, assistant pro-
fessional at the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps Country Club, set new record
for the course of the service club in a
match yesterday with Frank Hartig,
the club professional, paired against M.
Argyle McKimmie went around the
lengthy layout of the service club in
II strokes, breaking par by one stroke,
and Shattering the best previous mark
by the same margin. McKimmie and
Hartig triumphed over the Argyle duo
by 4-and-3 margin, with best ball Of
SO. McKimmie'S mines were 35 and SO,
and the former Midatlantic title holder
was hitting the ball the proverbial mile
score of 70, while both Shipley and Pitt
scored 70.
Results of the week end medal play
events at the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps Club were announced today as
follows: Saturday: Col. A. j. Cooper,
85-17-68; Lieut. Comdr. j. B. Waller,
97-27-70; Comdr. H. w. Scofield,
98-26-72. Sunday: Lieut.. r. H. Har-
rell, 90-22-68; Col. ]. j. O'Hara, 90
1914; Col E. B. Miller, 89-14-75.
Scoring a birdie on the eighth hole,
Ralph S. Fowler has maintained one
stroke lead over Edwin P. Hair in the
ringer competition in progress at the
Washington Golf and Country Club.
Fowler now has a composite score OF o9
for the 10 holes. while Hair Is right on
his heels with 60.
Several Washington professionals are
planning to play in the Virginia open
championship, to be held over the
course of the Hermitage Golf Club, at
Richmond, August 20 and 80, for the
title now held by Charlie Isaacs Of
Fredericksburg. First prize in the 70
hole medal play event is $3.50. Second
money is $500 and third money Is SIS.
The golf committee Of the Bannock-
burn Golf Club has decided not to
change the method of playing its
tournament from the modified Pine
hurst system, which now has been In
vogue for four years at Bannockburn.
Definite limitations on qualification
play, with regard TO the handicaps Of
competitors again will be In force this
year.
The tournament will be held Septem-
Der 1921, inclusive, and announce
inents Of the event will go out within q
few days, according to w. F. Byrne,
chairman of the golf committee. En-
trants whose handicaps are less than
8 win be eligible only for the first flight.