The Washington times., 1929-06-15

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"Why, Donald Weems." exclaimed
Pass, as he grasped the hand Of
his old college champion. Its been
Is years since I've last laid eyes
on you. Remember those old days
at Georgetown? Great days they
were, too.
II never dreamed would meet
you around the golf courses, de.
clared Weems. You were inclined
towards other sports In your col
lege days"
Pass was a football and base.
han star at the Hilltop institu-
ton Is years ago, while Wecn1s
was a tOpnotch dlatllOsEder. In
deed, he was so expert that the
late Jack Dunn gave him a
trial with his Baltimore Orioles.
spending two years as a prOfes-
siOnal player before he aban-
dOned the game for another
field Of endeavOr.
Weems win give anybody a tough
struggle on the golf links and barely
missed getting into the first fltght
of the Columbia event. He started
his qualifying round by driving over
the caddy house to the left on the
first tee and then managed to get a
on the hole. He came up to the
eighteenth needing n 4 for IS, but
took Z,
Yesterday he lost out to young
Roger Peacock, of Indian Spring,
2 up, in the first round of the second
flight. Weems, however, disposed OF
Sidney ii. Buttz, of Indian Spring,
3 and 2, in the consultations.
Buttz was the victim of some
flashy putting by Weems, who low
cred 10 and Is footers after Butte
had apparently won the hole. The
Indian Spring player, withal,
pitched two chip shots on the
eleventh and sixteenth holes that
drew weems' admiration.
Buttz' tee crack on the six
teenth landed in the stream
that courses i'm front of the
green. With his bali barely
covered by water and standing
i'm a difficult position, Buttz
chippesl neatly to within eight
feet of the pin and then muffed
his putt.
Il have a younger brother at
home better than myself spoke
Weems following his match with
ButtZ.
Leave him home" countered
DARCY Banagan, assistant pro at
MT IN
him II he's better than you"
Harry Wfsotzkey, who defeated
Henry D. Nicholson, of Washington
Golf and Country Club. 3 and /, to
reach the semi-finals. also turned
in a great chip shot on the fff
teenth. Wisotzkey, native OF
York, Pa. IL entered from the
Rolling Road Club of Baltimore
Only Albert X. Mackenzie,
the veteran player from COIaun.
bin, remains to defy the Out-Oi-
town challenge. Robert l.. Fink.
ensteadt, Of Chicago, and p
former District amateur cham
pion, and Tommy AycOck, Yale
University golf champion, re-
main in the tourney.
Finkensteadt, on a visit to his
parents here, put Harry G. Pitt
the medalist, out of the running ir
the first round. He terminated the
duel by driving the seventeenth
hole, 275 yards in length, and theT
scored a birdie three. Page Hufty
Of Congressional Country Club, fel
before the keen stroking of Tommy
Avcock, in the first round.
Elliott Spicer, of Indian Spring
almost clipped off Finkensteadt ir
the second round, He was up al
the end of eight holes, but Fin%en
steadt captured five consecutive
holes and gradually widened hi:
lead to win by and /.
Tommy Webb, playing Albert r
Mackenzie in the first round, re
fused to fold up when he wa!
dormie 8 to the veteran: The
youthful Western High lad cut thi!
margin to one by obtaining {
birdie on the sixteenth and birdie
on the seventeenth. He missed
his drive on the eighteenth, bu
Mackenzie went out-of bounds anC
yet earned a for the half. Mac
Kenzie slowed away another higl
school golfer, j. Munro Hunter, jr.
of Central, in the second round
Yesterdays summaries follow:
FIRST FLIGHT
First Round-R, L. Finkenstead
tCoI), defeated Harry Pitt (ManOr).
Elliott spicer U, 81. defeated }. A
Cox (Argyle), 4 and ;.
Albert Mackenzie tCol), defeste'
j. Monro Hunter, jr. Il. s., defeSte,
F. j. Mackay (Richmond), up,
Harry Wisotzkey (Baltimore), de
feated Tommy Bones tCol.), 2 up.
H. D. Nicholson twash.l, defeated
Chick Evans Wash.), and 1.
Hufty (CongD. and 1.
c. w. Cole, jr. II. S.), defeated GeOrg
James (Col.), 3 and 2.
Second Round-Finkensteadt defeRtet
Spicer, and I.
Mackenzie defeated Hunter, 1 up.
Wisotzkey defeated Nicholson,
Aycock defeated Cole. 3 and 3.
FIRST CONSOLATION
Harry Pitt defeated J. A. Cox. up
Tommy Webb defeated F. d. MacKay
Tommy Bones defeated C. C. Evans
Page Hufty defeated George Jane.
: and 2.
SECOND FLIGHT
First Round-Fred Hits defeated Don
aid Dudley. and 7.
R. r. Adams defeated P. David
s. F. Colisday defeated S. H. Butts
Roger Peacock defeated DoraE