The Washington times., 1929-07-06
LAD SHOOTS
COURSE IN
LOW 80'S
BY George A. Simpson

than his golf clubs, Alfred
"Lindy" Baer, a 13-year-Old
boy is not only the youngest,
but also a respected entrant
in the annual District Public
Parks Golf Championships
scheduled Monday.
This mite golfer passed his thir.
teenth birthday in May and has
been swinging clubs less than two
years. Yet, this baby of the links,
called "Lindy" because of his con.
tagious smile. has stepped along at
. sharp pace,
The other day he scored a 81
on the B course at Rock Creek.
which stamps him as threat in
the approaching championships.
He followed this feat by turn.
ing in a complete round Of II.
combining 38 on course A and
a 80 on course b.
The lad, a student at the Macfar.
land Junior High School, first ap-
peafed on the links as caddie for
Walter Hall, then pro at Rock Creek
but now connected with the fashion
able Annapolis Roads Club.
~ 4. l,.sE y No nv
took a lesson, but noted Halls every
movement and initiated him. Young
Baer managed to obtain some clubs
and started to play. He slowly
progressed as he owned a golfers
aptitude and delicate touch and SEEM
ingly innate golflng skill.
He abandoned caddying a few
weeks ago when he saw he was
forging ahead at fast speed. At
the present, he averages around 80
and is the envy of thousands who
golf at Rock Creek, where an aero
bat would enjoy the landscape.
He now stands about feet
inches tall. but, & year ago,
when he measured only as
inches, he was tugging 42-inch
driver that only chaps like j.
MOnrO Hunter. ST., golf pro at
Indian Spring, carry in their
kits. Jim Preston, who can
sight a golfer from the Capitol
dome, chaneed upon the links
midget one day and advised him
to use a shorter driver.
Young Baer. a "bear" on the
course, has touseled hair and aver.
age weight for a boy his years. He
cans knock the ball zipping down
the fairway for great distances, but
crisply hits d straight ball and Is
seldom off line with iron or wood.
AS he grows older and adds pound
age and his game ripens by expert.
ence, he might become sensation.
The youngster has unlimited golf
possibilities and is gradually cutting
strokes off his score.
Probably this golf prodigy is an.
other Bobby Jones in the making
who can tell? Jones isn't like
water, he can't roll on forever as
.Old Man River" and someone must
come along to take the Atlantan's
place when he rusts.
The Bannockburn Club con-
duets the Potomac Handicap"
of Is holes today and tomorrow.
The event celebrates the install
IatiOn OF drinking fountains at
various places around the Glen
Echo course. Previous to then.
the players quenched their
thirsts at the springs.
Bannockburn starts competition
IN the Tom Moore Cup on July 1S.
It Is a 72-hole handicap tourney and
players have from July 1S to August
to submit cards A competitor
can play his rounds at his own
pleasure, but must submit a com.
piete round of 1S holes.
The finals of the two-man team
tournament at Manor Club will be
decided tomorrow. A monkey"
tourney is programmed at Beaver
Dam.
The Washington women golfers
defeated the visiting Frederick. Md.
feminine players, 22h to ION, in
return match yesterday at Colum-
bia. The hosts allowed the visitors
full handicaps, which in one instance
amounted to "a strokes. No Wash
ington player had a handicap ex.
ceeding 8. The results follow.
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