Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-05

Il MOTHER new golf course has
n sprung into being in this bunker
II infested vicinity. 1t is the
4 u course of the Annapolis Road
Golf Club, situated about az
miles south of Annapolis and sponsored
by a group of washington men, headed
by H. C. Pope of the Munsey Trust Co.
Walter r. Hall, professional at Rock
Creek Park last Fall, is the new mentor
ut Annapolis Roads, having taken over
the post this week TO preside IN the pro-
fessionals shop and to manage the club.
Like many new courses, the men IN
charge of construction work nave gone
abroad for golf ideas and in so far as pos
sible, have patterned the holes OF the
Annapolis Roads course after the &C
cepted fine holes of British courses and
leading American links. The layout is
6,402 yards In length, over gently undu-
lating ground on the shores OF CheSa-
peake Bay and some Of its inlets.
Hall plans to formally open the course
with four-ball exhibition match late in
May. The layout has never been used.
but Hall claims it will rank with any OF
the best courses of this section when 1t
is opened for play.
Charles w. Cole, jr., District public
links champion for the past two years.
will not be eligible to defend his title
this year. Cole has Joined the indian
Spring Golf Club and, being a member
of a private club, is thereby ineligible to
compete for the public links title.
Cole. who is captain Of the George
Washington University golf team,
learned the game at East Potomac
Park. but claims that he has been handi-
capped by the lack of pitch shots on
the down river course. He believes that
constant practice over a course where
| pitch shots must be made to the putting
greens will help his game, declaring that
most of the approaches at East Potomac
Park can be made by the run-up shot.
He adds that the man who plays con-
siStently at East Potomac loses the
knack of fine pitching.
Judged ON the basis of the scores
| turned in by its team members In the
| interscholastic golf championship yes
| terday at East Potomac Park, the Gen.
| trail High School golf team should wade
through the inter-high team series this
| Spring without great opposition. The
| three leaders in the 36-hole medal-play
event, which decided the high school
individual championship yesterday In
| favor of Francis Horton Of Central,
were from the Mount Pleasant institu-
| ton, and so well were they matched
that only one stroke separated the trio
Horton, who caddies now and then at
the Washington Golf and Country Club,
won the title in blanket finish with
Michael E. Oliveri, captain Of the Gen.
trail High School team. Horton regis
tered 159 for the double circuit OF
| courses d and F., while Oliveri, with
whom he had tied at 80 over the first
round, tied with J. Monro Hunter OF
Central for second place with $50. The
last nine holes of the championship
were played in a driving rainstorm.
Hunter was generally picked to win
the title. but was unable to negotiate
the keen greens in the morning. In the
afternoon he found his putter working
to better advantage, and was even with
Oliveri and two strokes in front Of Hor-
ton at the fourteenth hole of the final
round. But from that point on Horton
steadied, while both Oliveri and Hunter
were unable to maintain their pace, and
Horton won by single stroke. Hunter
turned In the best card Of the day. a
n made in the afternoon round, after
an 80 over the first round.
Horton and Oliyeri played together
in the final round, and Oliveri picked
UP IOuI SIlutS Ol IT'D tAfdA OSCk. LAC
third nine holes. But he took a
at the second hole Of course F. and
Horton picked up another stroke by
driving the green at the 252-yard fourth
hole. The new champions final nine,
SO, was the best effort of the day
and came under pressure, when he knew
what he had to do to win.
Everett johnson Of Tech finished
fourth with 1874. Don Wrenn Of West
ern, starter at the Washington Club,
finished fifth with 165 and Earl Kni-
becky of Central was sixth with 1853.
Several of the more than 20 starters
failed to turn in their cards.
Starter Henry is enforcing the qualify
ing rule at East Potomac Park on
week ends. With each pair of new
players he sends out boy who attestS
that the players are competent to play
the course in the necessary qualifica-
ton figures so they will not slow up
Auto Bodies, Radiators, Tenders
Repaired; also New Radiators
Harrison radiators and cores in stock.