The Washington times., 1929-10-03
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REPORT
BY George Al simpson

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~ George 4. simpson
Those brave golfers who do
fled j driving rain and Z
watery course yesterday at
Manor Club should be given
medals for their courage.
Approximately 40 golfers slushsd
and plodded around the ecsir ~,
sticking upturned faces TO the skies
With hated look e. e to say,
..Keep on, rain. but you can't stop
U.S.
Il was q day entirely unsuited
tor good gOlf but the ccslssas 49,
were not much concerned ap0us
] their scores, They simply Wallts1
to say they played through " ln
later years they could recau sne
day In their golf yarns.
And despite the unIaYOLs.lls
climatic conditions there Mets
hardly more than % scraIcnes ~
tilese may be assigned qialifSang
places today.
There were an sorts ct
vaIOrOgIr deeds and unique sll0ts, 1
hI1t fae major praise goes 90
Major n. RObb and @. 9. Mentlls
Of Rannoclburn, who were 90
tee dff re O'clock. Major
Rolsh has che iOiiDE Ok starting
every invitation tourney aIld ne
never reT1nquiel1ed this dtstlmc'
tiOn yesterday.
& Z F.
,rha Manor club 4 some is miles
distant from the heart OF the city,
go Robb and Heath must hate
arisen early. They were forced 70
drive through an early morning
doWnpour to reach the Manor Cub,
but were present Ct the starting tee
at five minutes to seven. Tnsy
finished the eighteen holes koDD
turning ia an 81 and Heath scor.
ing an even 100.a
AZ tiraeg, the rain was 20 thick
that the golfers could hardly follow
their drives through the mist. Even
come were forced to used nibliek1
On the green's in order to pitch over
casual water to the cup. Roddy
Thomas was one cf these using nib.
licks. He turned In l0e, which -
not SO bad In face Of the playing
ConoltlOMAs s. 3.
As the dRenched and shivering
players holed the iast putt, tney
hurried to the clubhouse Where
they donped dry clothes.
zone " tie best strokes
used ont there was the crawl
ntrtlee.D q laughed one 0f the con.
feetarts, as ne shed his dripping
nIAkIsaa IN fI1e locker room.
.sT4ow many did you take, = shyly
4 aakef Dave Thomson, green's chair
man at Manor, as w. Fred Byrne,
soIS chairman at Bannockburn, and
Middleton Beaman, president q
Bannockb kburn, reached more COMFORT
able environments.
Plenty they chorused.
Fred Spicer arrived late and
someone asked his delay. been
here to qualify he replied. but I
couldn't get my automobiles started. /.
Charlie Zellers, chairman q
Manor,s house COMMITTEES, was COM
nliYnSnted on his novel atraIlg geIaenI
81 the entertainment feature
srl,o,,sh brisk ana biting
vrlnd n tanning the coITse TO-
day better scores are liz pros
necf a the leading amateur
R0lfera 81 this section are 70
sT1alify. Also, the rain haS i
ee0DDed ana the wind win dEy 81
the wet places quicker than I
hot sun.
Among those who will try to
lower RAY FarrelPs figure Of 30.
which topped the qualifying field
yesterday; are Lieut.. r. 8. Holmes
and Commander Pophanl, Of the
United states Naval Academy;
IsoI1ls Fuchs. of East Potonac
park. Luther Florine, Bannoc ockburn;
LfndeAy Stott, Beaver Dam; DR..
T,srry g. Otell, Indian Spring; wal
ter Nee alum, washington Golf
ana Country Club; Page Hufty,
Congressional; Sam Rice, Indian
gprI Martin McCa rt hy,
. 9aEn; M. A Shipley, Argyle:
& Eaxg cA Ser, Indian Spring: Miller
s. Etevinson, os Columbia and Dis.
4 tFlet ana tsifr champion. and Harry
q. Iitf, 81 Manor.
Odd - II seems, Ray Farrell
claims that yesterday's conditions
we're adaptahls kc his ganae and
.caused his SO over his home course
Farrell eaye Il the green's were fast
he would hage been lost, as he
pitches high ana the Wakery greens
held his BAH yesterday. Farrell did
not have single tliree.putt green
Next TO Farrell were Thomas 81
Pitt, of Argyle ana w. q. Brant-
ley, gr., OF Chevy Chase. who talliec
93 each. w. M Baldwin was fourth
With S4 ana Tom Belshe, of Air he.
nth with sg. Farrell's cards and
leading scores yesterday were:
c9nk ssssassssi 9 q gs4l ~ B "a e--43
IN ss@.sssss.s 4 8gA - So s A--3a a---6D
W ~. Baldwin Mancr, 8A; Herbert
Gaeexs Manor. SRs AEaufy Fitzgerald
HnAktAcheq e0:s James North. Manor.
ga w. W. Jones, Cpngreesions1 % Z
Whltney Ae1Fys Cclunnbia. s4s ViIilAfs
Tarrsys Bannoc octlhuFn, 81; n. II. Elirds
14anc1. S B; Do0sh ettys VAahlnGs
ton, - 81 W. King, ManoF seg
e. Ruehers 9fanof. ee Cs Y. bAEl,ys
Naner. Carl EeetHsi. Afsyie. i
8. ". Burnhara. Manor 1905
siuelair Washlngten 4O2.
Aay laxFesh MAnes. SD Hts
chase. So = M Beishs ARggie gss G.
Eo6veg, Indian spring Sd; q 8. Beafds
t. ~ +; .sssis y5.lEsl sllss 9ses
so q ". siod6 "a 1Ear6r IS; i.
Wannsn, unattached. Sef I'd
Wafda glanor. pos Earl casbausii
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