The Washington times., 1929-09-07
TAKES
PLACE AS
GOLFER
By George A. simpson

SAbS - SImpbou
Some Of these star golfers
around Washington should be
thankful that Sam Rice. vet
eran outfielder Of the Griff-
men, can't visit the courses
more often.
For IL the sphinx.like star of the
diamond could make golf mix with
his baseball, he would cause some
trouble in golf fields. Rice proved
his ability yesterday when he scored
151 for 36 holes at Indian Spring
to retain his left.handed champion.
ship.
That in itself is an achievement,
for Rice has played little golf this
year and, II he could do this with
out much practice. then what would
he do IL he lived on the links as
many others?
Rice. taking 70 for the first 10
holes. spotted Byrn Curtiss, Of
Indian Spring, three strokes and
then beat him home by two
strokes, Curtlss finishing with q
~, for . total Of 153.
The baseball player consumed but
II strokes on the incoming nine,
which was only one over par. That
70 gave him the necessary edge,
and he stepped away from his rivals
on the last round.
Rice might have scored q SO on
that last eighteen, but he failed to
run down four short quits. He was
also one under par going into the
seventeenth. but went one over on
the last two holes.
Joe Judge. Sam Jones. Charlie
Gooch. Colonel" Billy Smith and
Sam West were present and mar.
veled at Rice's wizardry on the
links.
Rice got into the rough frequently.
but recovered nicely with dandy iren
tant pro at Indian Spring, declares
Rice's wrists are steel. because Of
his long iron hots.
The cards OF Rice and Curtiss
and other summaries follow:
= MORNING ROUND
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cafsr.. ehfs sta 80:
AFTERNOON ROUND
ese;,.. e1s; ::::t:::.::t:-::.
CURTIS. sis; .,:s::::.sss .s-,s-,s. s-ss--,;s-,s,
Luther Florine. Bannochburn, ss--ss--
ise; J: $; Abbott. Beaver Dam. ss-s2--s
Country Club s7--ss-ls5: DR.. Snath-
srs, Beaver Dam, 92-9s-isi; Leroy
King. indian Spring, ss-ss-lsS:
Club. 1O2-ioo-2oa. No card-NormaH
Damon. Bannockburn.
Neil BurLinshaw, assistant
District attorney, has returned
to town after q months vaca-
tiOn at Waterbury, Conn.,, where
ne gOlfed almost daily. He cele.
brated his return here by play.
ing Indian Spring yesterday with
BIZ OCOnneH and Harry
Whelan.
George Diffenbaugh often thinks
or certain hole on the Bedford
Springs (Pa) course. He remem-
bers this hole because there Ia \
steep incline of about 100 wards ia
the green. George had reached the
green in one shot and then tried
to putt. His ball took a funny
movement and then rolled down
the hill, leaving him an approach
of 100 yards.
The Indian Spring course was a
beehive yesterday. Besides the
left-hander, such top orthodox
players as Charles W. Cole, ir.. ].
Monro Hunter. jr., william 3.
Harvey, jr., Roger Peacock, Elliott
Spicer, William P. Di Este, Georse
Loose, and DR.. Larry S. otell had
workouts
Norman B. Landreau. Of Indian
Spring, may become a versatile
golfer, but he'll never shake that
football complex. He still elinEs to
a navy blue N0otbaH jersey and
wears it on his golf trips.
The date of the Junior cham.
piOnship at Indian Spring has
been moved forward to Tues.
day.
Indian Spring members viii take
part In an unique one-ball team
match tomorrow. Players must
use brassie, mashie, mashie
nloiick or niblick and putter in
succession. However. the team
captain can designate the players
for each particular shot. Hence,
the player driving off the firxt tee
with a brassie doesn't have to nse
this club throughout the is holes,
The captain has the option to cali
upon some other player to use the
brassie.
a formidable team for this com.
petition comprises Roger Peacock,
captain: William p. Di Este, Lerby
Sasscer and Elliott Spicer. Another
Team includes W. B. Vogel, captain
GeoTge W. McCarter, golf chairmaE
~. n. wagner and DR.. G. w. Max