The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-06-26
TYPO GOLF
AYNEXT
MONTH
BIZ GEORGE a. sIMPsON

By GEORGE A. SIMPSON
The forward march of golf
has added more followers as
the local Columbia Typograph-
ical Union will hold it's first
tournament late next month.
Cy Burriss, one Of the chief or
ganizers of the tourney, is endeavor.
ing to secure East Potomac Park
as the playing scene.
The four contestants who finish
at the top of the field will be sent
to indianapolis, Ind. in August to
compete in the sixth annual Inter-
national Union Printer champion
ship.
The golf events win be held
In connection with the nine
teeuth annual international
baseball series Of the typeset-
tiers. II is expected that the
golf tourney will draw as much
interest as the diamond con-
tests.
Burriss also announces that the
District golf tourney to determine
the four who win represent this
city in the affair at Indianapolis
WIN be a medal handicap event OF
Is holes. All expenses Of the four
local representatives will be de-
frayed by a subscription campaign.
RffnFnO0n
inundated the Congressional course
and chased half the contestants TO
cover, accepting disqualifications In
preference to an unwelcomed bath
ing.
The torrential downpour flooded
the traps and bankers and fairways,
while putting on the greens required
more than ordinary golf. Those who
finished their rounds in the morning
were fortunate, as they played over
a course that was lightning fast.
IL was different I'm the after.
noon, as the unwarned players,
caught UNPROTECTED on the
course, struggled against the ele-
mentg.
The majority thought It best to
call a. halt, but Miller B. STEVENSON,
OF Columbia Country Club, and Dis
trict amateur champion, marched on
ward and trotted home with q mar
velous rs, great golf in the face OF
such unfavorable conditions. This
! placed him in tie for the qualifying
medal with Lindsey Stott, Beaver
! dam, who also scored IS.
STEVENSON, shooting on greens that
were watery and ofttimes forced to
use a niblick rather than q putter,
was overtaken by the storm on the
eighth green and played the next
five holes under most adverse condi-
lions.
The District amateur king OBJ
tanned a 81 on his outward nine,
despite taking three puts on the
eighth green, filled with enough
water to hold q swimming meet.
He came home in 80, brilliant scor-
ing in view of the fact that he
missed many puts because Of the
soaked greens.
Had 1t not been for the storm,
Stevinson may have reduced his
score by several strokes. Yet, his
performance yesterday in face of
the storm, must De cnronlcteQ rs
one of the outstanding golf feats Of
the local season. His rs was only
four over par.
Page Hufty, Of Congressional
Country Club, and Tom Belse,
Of Argyle, found difficult nayi.
CATION through the watery
course. Both managed to
make port safely, but listed
with heavy scores, Hufty re-
porting with an 81 and Belse
with an 81.
Lindsey Stott, tied with Stevin-
son for the qualifying lead, secured
his score in the morning. Martin
F. Mccarthy, of Beaver Dam, was
the only other player to break 80,
scoring II in the morning. Nc
earthly Is the chap creating q stir
in local circles by his phenomenal
golf. He has been in the game
only a little more than a year.
The cards Of STEVENSON, Stott,
Mccarthy and summaries follow: