Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20

TO be more than usually lmpOrCan
When the field of 150-odd starts away
at $50 o'clock on the morning of June
81 for the first days 10 holes of play,
the contestants will know that ahead
of them lies a course with two 5l7-yard
holes Cthe fifth and ninth), many holes
over 400 yards, and not mashie hole
in the lot. In this latter statement
refer to the short holes. There are four
of them. the shortest of which is the
seventh, ITO yards in length. The tenth
hole is 100 yards, the thirteenth hole is
213 yards, and the third hole 217 yards.
That means a No. 2 or No. 3 iron, or
possibly spoon shot. Those holes are
tough par threes.
Much Depends on Weather.
Much will depend upon the weather.
II it remains hot and the course be-
comes baked out, the long iitters will
get a roll which will give them terrific
distance from the tees. In such cases
they might frequently have a mashie
shot for the green; but If the weather
happens to be wet the best of them will
have to lay the ball with an iron or the
wood.
Rain Monday and Tuesday before the
match opens on Thursday and fair
weather the remainder of the week
would produce the most favorable con-
ditions for a real test. This wouldn't
suit the oarsmen and base ball fans.
but it would be highly satisfactory to
the devotees Of golf.
AS is customary, ID holes will be
played on Thursday and the same num-
Der on Friday. but Saturday the field
will be cut to the leading so and those
who tie for sixteenth place. to permit
of SO holes being played. Many Of the
favorites have early starting times,
which is q source Of qualification to
those spectators wishing TO get back
to New York for the Schmeling Pauline
bout on Thursday night.
George Won Elm and John Bernadi,
from Newton Center, tee of at e:25;
Horton Smith and jess SHUTTLE Of Kan
sas City start at 9:35, and Mae Smith
and Fred Mcleod are scheduled for
9:55: Leo Diegel and Emmett Spicer. the
Nashville amateur, get away at l0:05;
Johnny Farrell, present champion, and
Willie Kidd, from Minneapolis. shoot
toward the first green at 1925, and
Robert Tyre Jones, jr, and Emmett
French leave the initial tee at 10:45.
You will find big gallery leaving with
them.
Hagen Starts Late.
It will be almost an hour later before
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Cleveland amateur, get away. Their
starting time Is 11:40. Right on their
heels will come Walter Hagen and
Louis Chiappetta Of Hartford, who be-
gin the mornings work at 11:45. The
Haig is another player who will carry
a gallery with him. On Friday the
men will have the same partners but
new starting times, while on Saturday
both partners and times will be
changed.
At Oakmont Armour and Cooper tied
with totals of 301 At Olympia Farrell
and Jones tied with totals OF 294. 1t
appears likely that this championship
will be won with a score somewhere
between those two. OF course, If the
fairways are baked to the consistency
OF concrete, there is no telling what
scores may be made. Under ordinary
conditions at Winged Foot the total Of
the winner should add up to somewhere
around 296, which is to say an average
of "a strokes per round. The man in
an open tournament who shoots q SO
one day is likely to shoot a 70 the
next. Few Of them get through with
out one bad round.
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