Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05

~ seems to be to develop young
golfers who are good enough
to take the measure of their seniors
within a short time after their capabil-
tiles become known. over a stretch
Of four or Ave years such fine playing
youngsters as Henry d. Nicholson,
James Drain, Charles Evans and Rus
sell Jewell have been developed. Nichol-
son is the present holder of the club
championship and his game was de-
veloped on the course of the Virginia
club
This year another youngster has come
along in the big time whose golf seems
sound enough to take the measure of
any of these younger stars and who
today Is good enough golfer to hold
his own with any man in the club.
That lad is the 20-year old e. T. Rice,
son of DR.. T. j. Rice who last year
gave up all hope of beating his son.
The young man stepped out yesterday
morning and played the last nine holes
OF the Washington course with seven As
and brace of IS for a card of 81
which is one better than par.
And yesterday afternoon he regis
tered a "a, the best score in the four
ball game in which he played which
the club. Eddie Rice won the second
flight in the Washington clubs invita-
ton tourney this year, in which Frank
K. Roesch, Parker Nolan and Everett
Eynon were playing. He beat Eynon by
single hole in the final round.
AS yet the youngster has not had the
competitive experience to play winning
golf in tournaments over unfamiliar
courses, but he has shown enough golf
q he TO- Int
rant the prediction made by Dave
Thomson, the club pro, that he is one
of the best prospects ever uncovered at
the Virginia club.
Ralph S. Fowler, one of the best
players OF the Washington club, had
quite a day yesterday. He played SO
holes and won both his matches, and
then late in the afternoon the club
pro made the drawing for a set of
matched clubs which had been ratified
of, and Fowler won them,
Ira L. Wright won the flag tourna-
ment at the Argyle Country Club-the
Fourth of July attraction staged by the
club. He registered gross card of 80
and aided by a handicap of % strokes.
he played his last shot down the nine
teenth fairway. He finished a single
stroke In front of Maj. j. w. Meehan.
p. w. lie Due won third place, holing
out on the eighteenth green.
John E. Mcclure. who recently scored
hole in one in the eighteenth at Con-
gressional, won the holiday event at
Congressional yesterday, registering a
10 to win low gross honors. In Sec
ond place was Melvin Bennett, who
shot 81. A triple tie resulted for first
low net between Stewart Mitchell, "a
l7-40; w. d. Osgood, 93-23-7O, and
w. K. Hartung. 84-l4-70 The tie
is to be played of later.
Leroy D. Sasscer won the first flight
of the miniature tourney staged at In
dian Spring, defeating Perry b. Hoover
in the final round. Here are the winners
In the four flights:
First-nisht consolation-Byrn Curtiss.
:, Second night-J. j. oulahsn defeated r.
:, Third isht-Harry T, whelsn defeated ].
:, Fourth nisht-w. b; oconnen defeated
Graves. ~
Col. A. o. Seaman won the blind
DOGGY event at the Army. Navy and
Marine Corps Country Club. with a
card OF l0l-24-77, that being the
lucky number. Mrs. p. l. Ransom was
second with net card OF rs and Lieut.
Comdr. E. B. Gibson was third with a
net "a.
j. t. Mccarthy won the main event
at BannocRburn-a tombstone tourney
playing his last stroke within two inches
OF the cup at the nineteenth hole, The
competition was close, for Prev Savoy
played his final stroke to within 10
inches and John Thacker PLAYED his
flnal stroke to within IA inches.
Julia Connor won the blindfold driv-
ing contest, knocking the bali 100 wards
down the flrst fairway. William l..
PendergaSt, the club champion, drove
the ball $50 yards.
Mrs. j. o. Rhyme won the flag tour
ney Tor women. playing her final stroke
lhIo the cup on the eighteenth green.
Second place went to Mrs. Middleton
| Beaman.