The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-07
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~ George 4. simpson

Relieving that the Quallby Of
public parks golfers lis I'M
proving, officials At Rock
Creek have decided to lengthen
the course some $50 yards.
This Is expeced TO make the
course Il gterner test 50 natchiIsg
or shattering par wont Pc slfnpis
job. as Iii the past. Wherever pos
sible the tees win be moved pack
and obstacles added 70 annoy the
! players.
TI1e holes already changed
ara Nos. 3, III. ID and Hi. No.
n now Is yards longer while
RI wards has been added 10 No.
4. which, formerly measured S4O
Yards. Fifteen yards have been
added ID No. and 20 yards {
TO No. is.
BIN Illch, golf chairman at Town
ana Country Club, has completed
Dlans for the FESTIVAL Day" at the
Rethesda clubhouse this coming
Saturday,. Howard Nordlinger and
Max Weyl, amateurs, have been
chosen ais partners for Arthur p,
Thorn and Freddy Mcleod, pros, iIl
the pro.amateur exhibition that VIII
featlre the afternoon. A sweep
stakes competition win be the menu
for the morning and putting con-
test In the afternoon.
ThA strain OF competition appar-
entity unstrung the washington en-.
fraflts In the eighth annual nattonal
1i,hlic marks golf championships &C
the Forest Park course in st. Louis.
Tha hovs had nice practice rounds.
but exploded under pressure Of real
fire.
waiter Barrett. who scored
b ia n practice, managed tn
lead the District group with
~ 81. Joseph PI1elan, who
counted d 10 In practice. took
IA. They have scant chance
~ qualifying. Louis Fuchs
gathered 90 and James Robert
son, 81.
A. result OF these post scores.
Washington Is next to last in the
Warren q. Harding Cup play. nav
irlg q total Of S55. The qards Or
Barrett. Phelan. Fucas. and Rob
ertson follow:
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Fuchs:
Out ....s.S 45s7 446 lib
In ......... 4s464 5--47--ss
j. Munro Hunter. sr.. golf pro at
Indian Spring, and Glen Spencer,
gold pro at the Maryland Country
Club, Of Baltimore, have been Sc
lected to oppose Leo Diegel, p. G..
a.. and Canadian open champ, and
Horton Smith. in the exhibition
match here Tuesday. These four
golfers will stage their duel over
thet Indian Spring course, with &C.
ton commencing at 3 o'clock.
The exhibition has been arranged
iY order to gather a fund for Bobby
McWatt, afflicted pro who has been
abed in Richmond hospital for
over q year. McWatt, with wife
and four children, sorely needs a
Jump of cash, and golfers of this
section can contribute to a worthy
cause by attending the exhibition.
Al fee OF 81 is asked.
Officials of the Middle Atlantic
Professional Golfers Association
named Hunter and Spencer as OPP
ponents for Diegel and Smith be.
cause Of their driving feats. Hunter
and Spencer are placed with the
longest clouters in golf.
Mark Flanagan. of Georgetown
University, practically put himself
out OF the running for the Long
island open by counting 156 strokes
Il, the initial 36-holes test yester-
day ever the Salisbury Country
club course at Salisbury Plains.
Long island. He took rs for
the first IS. but leaped to 81 in
the afternoon round.