Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.

NH Spencer, the maStOoonc MI
IN tiers of Indian Spring and the
Maryland Country Club, may
trounce Horton Smith and
Leo Diegel in their match at Indian
Spring today, but if they do they will
have accomplished something they
were unable to do again to local
professional combination yesterday.
Spencer. who some people claim IS
a bigger hitter of golf ball than
even the gigantic Hunter, came over
from Baltimore yesterday to play a
round of golf with his partner and
familiarize himself with the course on
which he and Hunter are showing
their wares this afternoon against the
steady lad from Joplin, Mo, and the
dynamic Diegel. the Diegel Of the
unorthodox putting style and the
birdie king. They found a game. And
what game
Hunter and Spencer are both big
fellows. as most big hitters are. Hunt
er stands up more than feet inches,
while Spencer towers more than 8
feet inches. Against them were
paired two of the smallest men IN the
professional game in the midatlantic
section. but two little game cocks, who
do not know the meaning OF the word
defeat" Bob Barnett of Chevy Chase
said to George Diffenbaugh OF Indian
Spring, Shall we take on these two
big guys, George?"
I'VE might try 'em" George said,
and the battle was on. Par followed
par, holes were halved in brides. and
when the match came to an end David
in the form of the two little chaps
had slain the Goliath on the seven
teenth green. OF course the match was
not a serious affair, for Hunter and
Spencer really we're trying out their
shots in prepare ton for the more seri-
GUS business of today but nevertheless
the little fellows played better golf
than the big gents and whipped them
on the seventeenth green by and /.
None Of the quartet scored particular
ly well. Little Poison" as Diffen-
baugh has become known, had the
best score of the four 70. which
aided in no small measure In bringing
victory home to him and his red-head-
ed partner. So If Hunter and Spencer
are, victorious against the more noted
pair of professionals today-as a good
many folks think they will be - they
still will have an argument to settle
with Barnett and Diffenbaugh. These
two little bantams take 'em as they
come. Big or little. it makes no differ
are the harder they fall. Such a
match as this. by the way. probably
would be fully as interesting as the
contest today with the more famous
names of Smith and Diegel.
Young Tommy Bones Of Columbia.
who probably is the best southpaw
golfer ever developed around washing
ton. is tearing things wide open in his
happy-go-lucky way these days. Only
a few days back Tommy shot SO at
Chevy Chase, which is exactly par for
that trying layout. And yesterday, in
company with Hugh Southgate and
Billy Legg, Tommy romped around the
Chevy Chase course in an easy 10. The
Bones lad is one of the longest hitters
about Washington. When he leans into
golf ball 1t goes away from there
fast. And his long hitting plays a
major part in the low scoring he is in
dulging in these torrid days.
Jim Preston's husband-and-wife tour
nament at Rock Creek Park is getting
nowhere fast. Although the first round
was scheduled to have been completed
10 days ago, only three matches have
been played and five still remain to be
contested before the second round can
start.
OF course, the genial Jim realizes the
difficulty of getting husbands and wives
out to play golf together. eve noted
the other day how an eminent medical
authority claimed they never should
play together. because 1t resulted in
heightened blood pressure for both
parties) But, at the same time, when
they enter tournament, they should
go through with it. Perhaps they will.
Blaine Mallan. one of our well known
barriSters, knows now that everything
comes to him who waits. Blaine has
been playing the Chevy Chase course
for some years in rather Indifferent
fashion, scoring somewhere between 30
and 100 quite consistently. But now
he has the laugh on the other fellows
with whom he plays. for none Of them
has done the thing he has done. Two
days ago Blaine knocked out mod
crate tee shot on the difficult fifth hole
at Chevy Chase, which left him a fairly
long iron shot to the small green. He
hit it we'll and hoped 1t would go on
and stay on the green. But the golf
ball (wayward things that they are)
ran on and on and finally ended IN
the cup for an eagle 2. Now Blaine
hopes he may have his handicap re-
duced.
Secretary William c. Barr of the Dis
trict Golf Association today sent out
circulars announcing the two District
championships to be played during the
Fall The first is the competition for
the Junior championship Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, which will be held
at SO holes medal play on September
4 at the Town and Country Club. John
C. Shorey Of Bannockburn Is the pres
ent title holder, having been declared the
champion Notwithstanding sensational
charges involving alleged infractions OF
the rules said to have been committed
during the playing of the championship
ct the Indian Spring Club last year.
The tourney for the senior champion
ship of the District of Columbia. to
which juniors also are eligible. Will be
r.aped over the course Of thu. Congress