The Washington times., 1929-07-09
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BY George A. simpson

Two pubic pdThS SOA0ASs
Ralph Bennie and Bill Me
Guire, today are mourning
their misfortunes in the East
Potomac Park division of the
annual 36-hole championship
yesterday.
! Locked with Louis Fuchs for the
leadership at the end of IS holes
with rs, Bennie exploded on the
afternoon round, rising to bitter
80. This gave him a total of 159
and tie with Harry Kidder for
third.
Probably the feverish heat
+ affected Bennie's game as he had
eight 3-putt green's on the final
nine. However, the burning tenn
perature bothered the other con-
testants and they played under this
= disadvantage. Many picked up.
Again, the fast greens may
have contributed 10 Bennie's
collapse. Approach shots calcu-
lated to roll near the cup ran
Iilze rabbits to the far edges Or
traps. The greens were slick as
velvet and wouldn't "hOld"
pitches.
Yet, the main reason for Bennie's
downfall was lack OF sleep, He
had been awake since 1 o'clock Sun
day afternoon and had scant four
Shours of slumberland's precious gift,
ut that. A milkman, he worked
from O'Clock yesterday morning
until 7 o'clock and then boarded a
bus for East Potomac. Bennie
couldn't survive the opposition
heat. want of sleep, fast greens
and the mental hazards.
McGuire's fall was due to a pair
Of frightful sevens on the second
nine. He had scored 80 in the morn
ing round and his golf in the after
noon was as heated as the day. He
ran into a peck of trouble on the
second hole Of the second nine when
, his lengthy tee shot landed in the
trap and expended six more strokes
before advancing to the third tee.
He captapulted himself out of the
championship by adding another z
on the fifth, taking to reach the
green and getting down In three
puts.
Pars on these holes would have
netted Mcclure the title as he played
the other holes in flashy style. His
tee cIout on the last hole carried to
the green, 307 yards away. His bail
was resting at spot 30 feet paral-
lei with the flag and dropped In two
patts for birdie three. Mcclure is
reputed the Big Bertha of East Poto-
mac Park players. He also poked
one on the 295-yard No. l hole ont
Course A that was few yards shy
Of the green. Mcguire, who carded
$50 for his S6 holes. did not turn in
his card and his name does not ap-
pear among those who finished.-
Faaclls, whose l56 placed him
even with James B. Robertson
Tor first hOnOrs, turned i'm
master shot on the final hole.
His tee drive struck the top OF .
m1enacing trap and barely went
over.
Although having clear opening
Ia the green, his ball wrapped IN
d the grass, was at the bottom OF
slight slope. Knowing he needed 9
birdie TO. tie Robertson, Fuchs lifted
THE hall to within six feet of the. pin
and ran down his putt dettly
The highlights of the East Poto-
mac Park tournament were oU4Ioot
,,,Itt by Bill Wimsatt, the 7.foot en-
trant and tallest golfer around
j. washington; Charlie Msrrill's flaw
less putting and erratic driving, and
James Robertson's steadiness. Joe
MADDEN, the Georgetown University
varsity lightweight boxer, eaddied
for the golf skyscrapper, Wimsatt.
! waiter Barrett, as expected. led
the Rock Greek Park group with
! total of $50. Barrett, who led
Pradley H. Burrows by two strokes
aftet. the morning round, was shoot
Inr in record-breaking fashion on
fhe first nine Of the afternoon
round. He counted 80 strokes,
which Is some golfing in view Of
the excessive heat that caused half
81 the field at both places to quit.
Barrett was so far ahead of his
councillors at Rock Creek at the
end Of y holes that the event