Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-23

TN addition to the balance OF tne
widely diversified golf schedule
that will cram the current week
full OF golf for all classes OF play
ers and players Of both sexes, the
washington Golf and Country Cup TO-
day announced the opening OF It's ciuo
Championship competition, TO starr
With an Is-hole Qualifying round, which
may be played either Saturday or sun
day. Frank K. Roesch will defend his
title. On Saturday and Sunday the
contestants in the 12-l7 handicap
class also will qualify for the Birney
Cup, which is for the high handicap
players.
o. L. Veerhoff, chairman Of the
tournament committee, announced that
II is the committees wish to run on all
the matches in one week. and so he
has set the first round for October !,
the second round for october 3. the
third round for october and the final
for october 6.
Tomorrow morning a group Of 80
players will gather at the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps Country Club to
play in the 36-hole qualifying round
for the Army championship. Out
standing among the competitors are
Mai. Earl H. Maiden, a former holder
of the title, who now Is stationed In
Washington; Lieut.. Wilfred A. Ouimet,
brother of Francis Ouimet, former ma
tional champion, and Lieut.. A. j. Bald
win of the Second Corps Area, the de-
Tending champion, who won his title
last year at the Chevy Chase Club.
They will play 80 holes tomorrow to de-
termine the players who will enter the
match-play rounds and to determine
which Of the corps area teams is the
best for 1929.
Erwin P. Hair Of the Washington
Golf and Country Club annexed the
medal In the Bannoekburn invitation
tournament yesterday when he out
scored William l.. Pendergast OF Ban
nockburn and Martin F. Mccarthy Of
Beaver Dam in the play-off Of three
cornered tie at II for the medal. Hair
registered an 81 in the play-off to 30
was well behind, picked UP his ball on
the sixteenth hole and dropped out Of
the competition.
There were no upsets In the first
round of the Manor Club championship,
which was concluded yesterday with the
following results:
First. fight-Harry G: Pitt defeated Burke
5s.!ea 4BtrsiHss in.o sAS .nd s !; Esn az
George p. Miller defeated William 2. Rich
srdsOn; ~, up; working a., ds tsstaS Ma|'
sseond iight,c0Md!s + d 3 Hrd defeated YaTed
4 Wit. ss..sa Z a;ss ssSaT
re n mS['I SSss ss|i; s
& POr1 a.;.r sd .pa + Thomson r w. w std
defeated Walter Taicott. and :; ,,,-
Third sns Grof S.S SssssteSS et EdEi9
d deoTes Landick. r.. and I: w. J. Peters
S dsfestsd T. R Fus.n VI and J. Nofrss
and i; 6. g; Storm defeated g. N; Wrisht'
s.: sHs & and ); J. s. Eysss defeated
!sgssS HIP ,,s.e Ys s sstsstss s.is.t u
9. W sSafer. uP sy dessalt g. II oefn.s d.
featsd 9. T. A!mstrons; ! snd 4 Ca 4
Howard Nordlinger was eliminated in
the Town and Country Club cham
pionship yesterday by Gilbert Ham
when the youngster failed to appear FOL
his second-round match. The default
of the former champion sent Hahn into
the semi-final, where he VIII meet
Fulton Brylawski next Sunday. Max
Weyl, the defending titleholder.. won
both his matches yesterday and Will
meet Ralph Goldsmith In the other
semi-final next Sunday.
Finalists in the wonen's champion
slip at Bannockburn are Mrs. r.. G.
lumbar and Mrs. q. F. Bufchard. mrs
Dunbar yesterday Sdowned Miss M
Havey by 3 and awhile Mrs. Burchare
won Cup victory over Mrs. H. r. Cole