The Washington times., 1929-04-23
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FESTIVAL
TO-DAY
BY George A, Simpson

BY George A, Simpson
Golfing disciples of the
Washington Passenger Asso-
citation will frolic today and
tomorrow at the Town and
Country Club in an informal
affair. A proposition to stage
a regular tournament was
vetoed.
1t has been decided to divide the
participants into groups and allow
each unit to choose the competition
desired. A guaranty has been given
that good golf will be rare speci-
men.
The golf convention of the. rail
way men will rival the programs at
Columbia Country Club tomorrow
and Bannockburn on Saturday.
These clubs will hold festival day s
that will be spiced with golf con-
versation and diversified pleasures.
The railway men claim no
golf heroes. but use their two.
day recess as opportunity to
diVest themselves of business
worries and become kids again.
They let their merriment flow
unrestrained.
Members of the Women's District
Golf Association are competing to.
day in the Phyllis keeler Miller
Memorial event of IS holes. medal
play at the Washington Golf and
Country Club. Capt. Watson B.
Miller will be on hand to help in
the ceremonies in conjunction with
the erection of a sun dial on the
club house lawn in memory of Mis-
Miller
The next tourney of the associa.
ton will be held May 6 at the Co.
lumbia Country Club with pro-
woman best ball an aggregate af-
fair. s-
Clyde B. Asher had his name in
scribed on the William L. Radcliffe
Cup, emblematic of the Rotary Club
golf championship, as he led the
field in the annual title event yes
terday at the Congressional Country
Club. Asher turned In the low gross
score of Al, $50, but decided TO
take the low net Of 72 with handi-
cap allowance of s. Past winners of
the championship were James p.
Meushaw. L. W Laudick, Charles
Il. Claggett and Percy Thompson.
The low gross prize was taken by
l.. w. Laudick A. 41-S5. and the
second low gross award to Leroy
w. Heron with a SO. o. r. Evans
gathered In second low. net with
90, 24-75; with John Dolph as
third low net prize on 1925, 7S.
and Monroe Warren fourth low net
with 96, 1873.
Charlie Betschler. pro, and Frank
M Sweeney, amateur, representing
the Rodgers Forge Club, won the
pro-amateur golf tournament of the
Middle Atlantic Professional Golf
Association yesterday on the
Suburban Club course in Baltimore.
They did the Is holes in 20,
equaling par
George Diffenbaugh, midget
assistant pro at Indian Spring,
paired with f. Harvey. amateur,
OF Indian Spring. and netted
best ball of 72, giving them
tie for second place with three
other pairs. The others were
Ralph Beach and Nathan Kauf.
man, Suburban Club; Glenn
Spencer and w. j. English,
Maryland Country Club. and
Warner Mather and Ernest
Caldwell, WOOdhOlme Country
Club.
J. Munro Hunter, pro at Indian
Spring, teamed with Walter r. Nc
Callum. amateur of the Washing
ton Golf and Country Club, and.
landed 49, which placed them
outside the award list.
The object of much favorable
comment was Hunters young son.
J. Monro, jr., who partnered with
Arthur B. Thorn pro at Town and
Country Club and president of the
Middle Atlantic Professional Golfers
Association. They scored a r. but
many were loud in their praise of
the Junior Hunter.
Freddy Mcleod. the rustic cam
paigner of Columbia Country Club,
Joined hands with Albert r. Mac
Kenzie. of the Columbia Country
Club. and chalked up a "a. The
winning card and other scores fol
low:
Par out. - 4444@4 ; 5-a5
Betschler and Sweeney
Out ...,..t tss5 s-s7
In ......S - 3 4-3S--70
Ralph Beach and Nathan Kaufman.
Suburban Club. ........... ....... ~
Glenn Spencer and w, j. English,
Maryland Country Club. ,.......... 10
Warner Mather and Ernest Caldwell,
Woodholnle Country Club. :....... 72
George Diffenbaugh and F. Harvey
indian Springs Country Club. . ~
J. NJ. Hunter and W. r. McCallum
Washington ..,................ 73
A. B. Thorn and j. NJ. Hunter jr..
Washington ................... "a
Freddy Mcleod and Albert Mac
kenzie, Washington. On............... "A
Carroll MacMaster and ]. s. Grimes
Rolling Road. Observation-Disclosures. rs
James Roche and r. r. Jackson
Elkridge Hunt Club. ......... n
Kenneth Allen and w. J. Palmer
Al TredeP ana H. Lacey. washington IS
Tony sylvester and L, Pate, Wash
Laurence D@ Wisner and s. Weller, sub "
urban Club. .....:....... 81
Julius Plat and H. Earring, Bal
Joe schrsibsr and Ben Burch. Bsiti-
william Schneider and c. Riddeil.
catoctin Country Club. .........,. IS
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