The Washington times., 1929-10-09
STEVENSON
SHAPES AS
WINNER

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By George A. Simpson
Today finds golfing men,
bers of Columbia Country
Club starting their qualifica-
tion rounds for the annual
club championship, with one
half the field of 1872 entrants
qualifying today and the re
mainder tomorrow.
Columbias own championship is
as attractive as many of the in
vitation tournaments and the only
difference is that non-membels
can't take part.
The prizes, which are numerous
and worth the best efforts OF the
contestants, were donated by the
members. The tourney will be
climaxed by dinner Saturday
night when the prizes will be dis
tributed to the respective winners.
There are some first-rate
players i'm the field, but Miller
X. STEVENSON, reigning District
amateur champion, is by far
the most formidable entrant.
Stevinson, winner Of the Com
gressioual and Bann0ckburn
invitation tournaments, and
runner-up to Harry 6. Pitt in
the Chevy Chase event. ought
to easily gain the champions
emblems of his own club.
The District pros will he well
represented at the Maryland Open
Friday at the Elkridge Hunt Club
near Baltimore. Hardly any of the
local pros will remain at home that
day. Syndey c. Moore, All Hough-
ton, Sandy Armour, j. Monro Hun
ter, 81, Arthur Thorn, Freddy
Mcleod. Bob Barnett. George DIFF
fenbaugh, Tony Sylvester, Gene
Larkin. AL Treder, Mel Shorey, X.
Cliff MrKimmie, Leo McNerhany
and Walter Reds Cunningham
will probably compete.
The entry list for the personal
invitation tourney of the Annapo-
lis Roads CLUB Saturday and sun
dav are to close tonight. This affair,
y
Is a S6-hole medal play with eich-
teen holes on Saturday and eighteen
on Sunday, The officials plan 4
bigger tourney next year when il
will be possible to remove some Of
the restrictions as the new nine
hole course will then be available.
Congressional Country Club
hopes to have a representative
field for its club championship
which begins Friday and closes
Sunday. Page Hufty is defend
ing chamsiOn and looks good
to hold his title. He will meet
stout opposition, however, from
NJ. Parker Nolan. John !. Tirr"'.
jr., Steve COlIaday. Kenneth
Nixon. ii. ID. COpp, Jack Gilmore
and Bruce Taylor. jr.
Bill Wood, general manager OF
@,e Never Davis enterprises. is get
ting things in shape for the opening
Of the King Pin Indoor Country
Club Monday night at O'Clock.
Several novel indoor devices will ne
provided golfers driven indoors by
winters cold.
As the opening attraction. Harry
Pitt and Page Hufty will engage
Al Treder, Manor nro. and Arthur
Thorn. Town and Country Club pro.
The King Pin indoor course is loca-
ted in the King Pin Building, Four
teenth and Monroe Streets North
west.
Mrs. J. y. Hodges accounted
for the Evening Star trophy
with net Of 100 for the 36
holes which was concluded
yesterday at Chevy Chase. She
crossed 1863. Mrs. j. Marvin
Haynes, of Columbia, won the
low gross prize with 82-84-166.
Mrs. Hugh l.. Nicholson. yOf
Washington Golf and Country
with 8S-S5-I73.
Mrs. Harrison Brand. ir.. nf
Chevy Chase. took second low net
with 179-10-l69, and Mrs S r.
Colladay Of Columbia, third low net
with 1SO.s-172 Mrs. J. Q. Rhyme,
Of Bannock burn, had a low net of
173. Other low net scores were:
Mrs. W. W. Nottingham, Columbia,
176; Miss Dorothy Hunter, Indian
Spring, III; Mrs. j. William
Harvey. ir., Indian Spring. 17S, and
Mrs. Perry B. Hoover, Indian
Spring, 1S0.
Frank X. Roesch has advanced to
the final round of the club cham
pionship at the Washing on Golf
and Country Club by successive vic
tories over Ralph s. Fowler. s and 4:
DR.. w. ]. Clear. and 3. and f. r.
Collins. and 3. Henry -. Nichol.
son will meet Erwin p. Hair or r.
d. HOeber to determine which will
clash with Roesch in the finals.
r. T.. Smellter defeated DIR. r.
s. Taylor. 4 and in the finals
of the l9-l1 handicap tourney.
DIR. r. II. Huffman will oppose
c. s. Moore i'm the Birnpy Gun
finals. The former won over G.
ID. Egler. up. in the semifinaIs,
while Moore disposed of J. II.
Walter, 6 and 4.
L. T. Hopkins won the Agriculture
Department golf championship with
q gross card of S4-S7-161, for the
S6 holes of medal play contested at
Beaver Dam. r. M. Roudab bush was
runner-up with 85-90-175, and Will
liam Fl. White third with S9-SS-
1T. w. II. Young landed the low
net honors with 182-36-142.
Dr. George Gregg. of Pittsburgh,
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