The Washington times., 1929-05-24
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az George A. simpson
Aubrey Boomer 's striking
81 round Id the French open
golf championship brought
memories to George Diffen-
baugh, assistant pro at the
Indian Spring Club.
During 3 gabfest the midget pro,
: mighty swinger Of the clubs. re-
called sensational 2s he totalled for
the nine-hole course at Buena Vista,
near Penmar. Pa. IN 1928. It also
marked the occasion when Roland
MacKenzie introduced himself to-
Dif6enbaugh. then pro at Buena
Vista, " some meritorius deeds on
the links.
II n noticed this fellow hanging
around as if he wanted q match and
suggested that we try the course,
remarked Diffenbaugh.
asked his name and confess
] wasn't alarmed. The name Of
Mackenzie, at that precise mo-
nlent, meant nothing to me for
be lladnt yet sprung into the
national golf eye.
.Neyertheiess, he clipped one
that made me glance up and
scratch my head, wondering who
could this unknown be. this stran.
ger with q free and loose motion
who fired q long bah down tho
middle
Yes. indeed,,' emphasized Dit.
fenbaugh. that was beautiful
drive to behold. thought it would
never drop and, for 9 time. be-
lisved It would carry mountain
only q short distance beyond the
green.
sI managed to get q 26, which
bettered MacKenzie's round by =
few strokes, but made q mental note
of his name as memento Of the day
and also for future references. Ycu
know the place Mackenzie occupies
today In national amateur golf cir-I
cles.''
Entries for the Henry-Wil-
lianas Eup at Rann0clkburn close
tomorrow night at s. o'clock
with the golf committee ut the
Glen Echo organization. This
Is one OF the banner golf events
Of the year at BannOckburn,
and practically the entire nlenI-
bership is expected to take part
in the competition.
The Argyle Club tomorrow VIII
begin It's qualifying rounds for the
1S-hOle miniature tourney. Quail
fications will also hold forth on
Sunday. Argyle has also extet ded
the privilege Of its course and club
house to the entrants in the Indian
Spring tournament.
western High, deadlocked with
Central for the Dawes trophy, EN-
blematic Of the interhigh champion
ship, opposes Tech tomorrow morn
ing 1t East Potomac Park at
0sclock. Western and Central clash
for the championship on June 1 at
the Congressional Country Club.
Harry g. Pitt and Page Hufty
will probably clash in the finals of
the Indian Spring tourney this
afternoon unless they suffer un-
expected defeats at the hands of
Charles w. Cole, jr., and LeR0y
Sasscer in the semifinaI rounds
this morning. Hnftys in case he
reaches the finals. win be defending
the crown he won last year.
Hufty alone easily disposed
Of his two opponents in the
first and second rounds yester-
day, He nut out w. G. Brant-
lev, il, 0f Chevy Chase by .
) and 2 count. and then meas.
uFed s. III. Rlittz, Of Indian
Epring, and
b Z
pitt was extended by Walter Bar
rett, unattached. to win his initial
duel, ending the match, 2 up, on
the home green, while he also had
q struRgIe to best Charles ID. Evans,
Washington Golf and Country Club.
3 up.
ao1l. Of the washington Golf and
country Club. and /, when his
ball caromed off Nicholson's and
fell into the cup on the seventeenth
Green. Nicholson had previously
pinned i 3 and defeat on Joseph
III Leo, the nedalist, while Cole
eliminated r. T. Harrell, Washing.
ton Golf and Country Club.
Roger Peacock, young Indian
Spring golfer, carried Leroy Sass
Ger. 4 clubmate, to the twentieth
hole before losing out in a second
round encounter. Sasscer, in the
rough, approached short of the green
with his second but played dead to
the pin and then ran down his putt
for ! par while Peacock took S,
Although there were Vulnerable
extra hole matches yesterday, the
longest resulted between Jack Ed
naonston, son of the famous George.
town University athlete ,of more
than 90 years ago, and John III
label, Columbia Country Club. The
latter won out on the twenty-fourths
hole when he pitched near enough
the cup to give him par while
Edmonston needed two puts.
Leopold Freudberg, playing in