Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-16
PROFESSIONAL golfers from all
sections of the midatlantic terri
tory will gather September Is at
the Rolling Road Golf Club OF

i the Rolling Road Golf Club of
Gainesville, Md, to contest for
two places awarded this section in the
national professional match play cham
pionship. The national event is to be
held in California in December, and the
qualifying rounds in all sections of the
country must be finished by october !.
On receipt Of word from national head
quarters of the p. G. A., secretary Berg
man of the local professional body i'm
mediately got in touch with the pros to
sound out their attitude on the qualify.
ing round and particularly the Balti-
more professionals, since the tourney Is
to be held in their city. With only one
dissenting vote, they agreed on the Roll
ing Road course as the scene OF the
qualifying round, and 1t will be held
over the Gainesville course on Septem--
Der rs. Because of the money involved
In q trip to California and the time nee
essary, 1t Is not likely that many Of the
local pros will essay the task OF quail
flying.
Columbia Country Club has set the
dates OF its club championship tourna-
ment for october 8, 10, IL and IL. This
tournament usually Is fully as large as
one or two of the invitation events
around Washington. for Columbia has
shin and most of them make 1t point
to play in the club championship event.
There are five flights with trophies do
mated by the members of the club for
each flight, and eight men qualify In the
championship division, to play So
hole final round, while the other flights
are played with lS-hole match play
rounds.
]. D. Kaufman, president OF the
Town and Country Club, Is q southpaw
and an inveterate golfer who seldom
cracks 100, broke 90 in the qualifying
round of this club championship yes
terday and thereby entered the cham
pionship flight He made o score OF
SO, which was only two strokes worse
than the fine % he scored q few days
ago.
Harry @. Pitt Of Manor, former Mid
atlantic champion, was trimmed by
Luther Fiorine of Bannockburn on the
last green of their match in the Ban
nockburn Manor team match yesterday
at Manor, which was won by Bannock-
burn by the margin Of a single point.
Pitt, after getting over the rugged first
nine at Manor in IS strokes, suddenly
developed a streak Of wildness and took
46 for the second nine, enabling Ray
Farrell to tie him for first place In the
qualifying round for the championship.
M. A. Shipley led the field in the
qualifying round for the Argyle Club
championship with card Of rs, but
that was not unusual, for Shipley has
been the most consistent player at Ar
gyle this season. At that, his leading
score was only one stroke better than
the n turned IN. by L, d. CopnoFs. At
the Town and Country Club Ralph
Goldsmith vas the low scorer, turning
in a card of 70, even with q six on the
ninth hole. to lead the qualifyers. How
ard Nordlinger was second with 81.
Woman golfers at Bannockburn quail
fed for their club ttular event, which
resulted in a tie for f1rst place between
Mrs. Robert F. Cole and Mrs. j. o.
Rhyme, each with scores of 46.
Here are the pairings in the Manor
Club championship in which one match
play round will be played each week:
First fiight-Harry @. Pitt, 81, VI.
Burke Edwards, 81; B. P Nimro, 90, VS..
Earl Carbauh, 80; c.. w. Stoddard. 81,
VS.. N. D. Hawkins, 81: DR.. s. @. Hop
kins, 30, VS.. B. r. Lands, 90: Ray Far
rell 81, VS.. Herbert L. Lacy, 81; William
E Richardson, IS, VS.. George M. Miller,
90; B. 8. Working, 80, VS.. Mai. z. r.
Ely, 90; Russell T. Edwards, 90, vs.. ]. z.
Vol. 81.
Second fiight-Comdr. H. B. Hird, 81,
VS.. James North, 81: J. Frank Staley,
81, VS.. Gov. r. A. Young, %; Mack
Myers, %, VS.. Comdr. r. A. White, 90;
B. c. Hartig, o., VS.. Or. r. M. Murray.
95; Z. M. McClelland, 81, w. j. r. Pat
tison, OIL; G. j. Doris, 81, W.. r. w. Rade,
%; D. L. Thomson. %. vs.. G. A. Metz