The Washington times., 1929-10-26

holder of the assistant pro CnalH
pionship of the Middle Atlantic, T.
G. A. because he was deadly with
his irons in the home stretch drive.
Trailing Sydney c. Moore. assis.
tant pro at Congressional. by two
strokes al the end of Is holes. the
Chevy Chase youngster passed
Moore on the last nine Of the Be-
hole competition yesterday at Con
gressional.
I.arkin. counting II, four over par,
finished ahead Of Moore by three
strokes and presented final
total Of lao. Moore best in the
morning round with so. scared to an
SO on the last eighteen.
The Chevy Chase lad, who is
scaling the steep golf cliffs, out
PLAYED Moore on the last nine,
especially with his seconds. Both
were about even off the tee with
straight smashes but where Lar
kin usually managed to reach
the green or approach within
chip or run.up distance. Moore
missed frequently with slices.
Paired for the afternoon round,
Moore widened his lead to three at
the second hole. but Larkin retrieved
this loss by taking the fourth and
gnawed Moores advantage by win
ming the fifth. He caught the Con-
gressional player by scoring a four
at the eighth while Moore took 5.
Larkin went to the front, never
to be overtaken. by picking up
fo,,r ct ~ Moore on tho IN CT
nine. one each on the eleventh
twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth
holes and, including a par s on the
tenth, was one under the standard
notch for five holes. The Chevy
Chase golfer wrested the lead from
Moore at the eleventh with a par
Z while Moore needed a 4. Moore
almost had birdie after his tee
shot trickled past the cup and
scooted >>wn the far trap. His ex-
plosion shot SKINNED over the hole
and nearly dropped in, but finally
stopped about Is feet away and
Moore took two puts. The breaks
didn't lean to Moore on that re.
covery from the trap. He hit
perfect tee shot that by all the
science and rules of golf should
have been near the pin, but some
of those greens at Congressional
are like the surface of a street.
A birdie 4 on the long twelfth
was skillful bit from the
hands Of Larkin. He sliced his
tee shot to the edge of the
rough and placed his brassie to
the left Of the green but got on
with neat run-up and lowered
15-foOt putt. Moore chose an
iron for his second shot and
lost ground in the bargain with
par ).
Larkin. whose game Is strongest
on the greens, had seven S-putt
greens in the morning round
George Loose. assistant pro at
Indian Spring. had rounds spotted
with extraordinary and mediocre
golf, Despite two brides and an
eagle on the first Is, he could do
no better than SO, three unwelcome
sevens spelling his card. Loose.
however. can boast of an eagle and
birdie on the long twelfth. a par 5
hole of 4S0 yards. He twice reached
the green in two pokes, first sink
ing a three-footer for an eagle in
the morning round and blowing a
tWofooter for another eagle in the
afternoon session.
Archie Clark, assistant pro at
Congressional, who took third hon
ors with 1863, would have been closer
had he been more opportune with
his putter.
George Diffenbaugh, assistant
DrO at Indian Spring, was pre-
vented from playing because Of
a heavy cold.
Sandy Armour, pro at Congress
sional, acted as father TO the
young pros and freely gave advice.
On more than one accession, he
pointed out mistakes and gladly de
scribed the remedy. That willing.
ness to assist the novices Of his
qualities. Armour himself is an
authority on the Scottish sport.
Claggett Stevens. assistant pro at
Bannockburn,, was one who proflted
by Armour's generous help. See
ing Stevens take a nine on the
fourteenth, Armour told Stevens that
he was swaying his body too much
in the forward swing. There was
an an immediate reformation In
Stevens game, so much that he
baggeI birdie two at that danger
Gus sixteenth.
The medal cards of Larkin and
Moore together with complete sum-
maries follow:
Morning Round
Out
Moore 81 4545 s S 4-4S
I.arkin :. s s $40
In
Moore ..s24 4443 S 4-s7-sO
Larkin. 64b4 4--42-sz
Afternoon Round
Out
Moore s4447 as S-4t
Larkin.. So S-39
In.
Moore E4k4Ss SIS 4-41-s2-1sz
Larkin. ass 4-Ss-77-1B9
Other scores-Archie Clark, 50. So