The Washington times., 1929-05-04

The Oakmont Country Club course
at Pittsburgh, where Tommy
Armour was coronated open king in
1927 in his now-famous play-off
with Light Horse" Harry Cooper,
will draw the bulk of the local
field.
Going to Pittsburgh are Bob Bar.
nett and Gene Larkin, assistant
pro at Chevy Chase; j. Monro
Hunter, of Indian Spring: Freddy
Mcleod, the expert veteran of CO.
lumbia who bagged the open title
In 1908: Arthur B. Thorn, of Town
and Country Club; Sandy Armour,
of Congressional Country Club. and
Tony Penna, assistant pro at Con-
gressional.
Mel ShOrey, of East Potomac
Park; Al HoughtOn, Of Harper
Country Club; Leo McNerhany,
of KenwOOd Country Club, and
AL Treder, of Manor, will make
their bids at the Hermitage COun-
try Club in Richmond.
Walter Reds" Cunningham, of
Burning Tree, alone has announced
his intentions of trying the Torres
dale-Frankford layout at Torres
dale, Pa.
Dave Thomson, of Washington
Golf and Country Club; Tony Syl-
vester, of Bannockburn: Frank Har-
tig, of Army, Navy and Marine
Corps, and Cliff McKinmie, his aide
de-camp, have made no decisions.
Sylvester, if he can take leave, will
go to Torresdale with Hartig and
McKimmie travelling to Richmond.
Darcy Banagan, assistant pro at
Columbia, and George Diffenbaugh,
assistant pro at Indian Spring, may
remain home.
Besides these entries, Washington
golf followers will also be interested
in Tommy Armour, Leo Diegel and
Ralph Beach, now at the Suburban
Club, in Baltimore, as well as
George Voigt. Roland Mackenzie
and Maurice j. Mccarthy, jr.. should
these three amateurs enter the Ma
tional open chase.
With ideal golf weather promised
by the weather. prophet, District
linksmen are expected to celebrate
the occasion today and tomorrow by
visits to the courses.
BannOckburn's golf COMMITTEES
of w. Fred Byrne, Leo F. Pass
and William l.. Pendergast. has
arranged q one days klcker'S
tournament for tomorrow, with
contestants privileged to replay
one shot ON each hole, puts ex.
cepted. Another novelty that
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"mOvie" cameraman will film
each golfer teeing off and these
will be flashed OH the screen In
the clubhouse at later date.
Town and Country will continue
its 1S-hole medal handicap with the
field split into Classes A, B and Z
according to the caliber of the
players.
A blind bogey affair will occupy
the golfing fever of Beaver Dam
members, while Argyle Country
Club will hold it's team qualifica.
tions of SO holes today and tomor-
row.
Indian Spring will stage a blind
hogey contest tomorrow. A four
some best ball handicap basis has
been listed for next Saturday and
Sunday by George w. MacCarter,
golf chairman. with medal handl-
cap event of IS holes for May IL
and 49, ..
A Scotch foursome is the golf
morsel at Indian Spring for May
26. with a Flag Day tournament
on MAY 80, featured by driving
contest for men and women at 4
o'clock. Chairman MacCarter an
nounces that the regular trophy
events will be carried out during
the season. These are the Tribal
Trophy, Tomahawk Cup, Presi-
dents Cup, Vice Presidents Cup
for women and club championship.
Tony Sylvester and Frank
HOughtOn tomorrow will play
Frank Hartig and Cliff MCkim-
mie i'm return exhibition match
at Army, Navy and Marine Corps
Club at 2 o'clock. Sylvester and
Houghton landed ON top in the
previous meeting.
Arthur Thorn and Mel Shorey jour
ney to Baltimore tomorrow for a
tussle with Warner Mather, pro at
the Woodholme Country Club. ana
Ralph Beach over the Woodholme
course. Thorn and Shorey form a
Pim|iCOS Spring Meeting
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