Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12
SHOREY IS RATED
CLOSE RUNNER-UP
Capital Has Not Had Really
Outstanding Performer
Since Voigt Left.
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.

IN ateur golfers on their com
4 \ petitive records during 1885,
assumes difficult com
plexion, for this year, even NOR,
than In the past three years, NJ
individual stands out by the con
sistenc of his winning streak
Ever since George Voigt lief
Washington, with possession of {
record no amateur about thu
Capital has equaled, there hal
been no single figure so com.
pletely dominating the field.
Last year Miller B. STEVENSON Of Co
lumbia stood cut as the top ranking
player, but STEVENSON had his defeats
like the others. This year Stevenson
has not played In anywhere near thu
number Of tournaments he played In
last year. for business reasons, and fol
the fact that two of the tournament,
which he won last year were not hello
this year.
On the face of their records during
the season of 1880, would rank the
amateur golfers about Washington ir
this order:
No. Frank K. Roesch of Washing
ton, the District amateur champion.
No. 2-John G. Shorey Of BannoOk-
burn.
No. s-Miller B. STEVENSON Of Column
bia.
No. Harry @. Pitt of Manor.
No. 81. Monro Hunter, IT,, Of Indian
Spring.
No. everett Eynon Of Columbia.
No Page Hufty Of Congressional
The rankings this year are doubly
diflcult, because of the fact that three
big tournaments were cancelled and be-
cause all the topnotchers did not play
In all the Journeys. Stevenson, for
example, did not play at Woodmont.
Roesch did not play at BannockbTlrn.
ShQrey did not play at Columbia and
Hunter, Eynon and Hufty did not play
in them all.
Shorey Close Second.
On the face of the record It seems
justifiable TO place Roesch at the top OF
the list. II we agree that 72-hole
medal play competition is the best test
Of consistency in the game Of golf, we
must place Roesch at the crest. And
for the same reason Shorey must be
placed at No. 2, for he finished but q
single stroke behind Roesch in the Dis
trict title tilt at Burning Tree. Shorey
has q valid claim to No. place for he
won the tournaments at Woodmont and
Bannockburn. But he did not play In
at least two Of the big-time events, and
finished second in the District event to
Roesch. The champion should have top
p11o ~ De
measured up to his championship VIC
tory. And believe Roesch's game has
been up to that standard.
StevinSon and Pitt should be bracket
ed together, with no distinction In place
between them. Both of them won one
major victory this year. STEVENSON beat
Pitt in an overtime match IN the WASH
ington tourney, and Pitt turned around
a few weeks later and beat STEVENSON
in the final Of the Chevy Chase tourney.
In SO far as victories over each other are
concerned, they are even. But Pitt
went along to the end in the District
championship. while STEVENSON with
drew at the end of the second round.
6tevinson also relinQuiShed his Column
bia championship. He did not enter in
the tourney.
On the other side Of the picture
STEVENSON was accepted for place In
the national amateur championship.
They are as nearly even in ability as
can be imagined, and either or both
Of them might beat the top pair at any
time. There Is really very little to
choose In golf ability between the first
four men in the ranking list. None
Of the four went TO the final in the
Columbia tourney-the largest event
Of the year around Washington. This
event was won by Billy Howell Of
Richmond, with Paul j. Frizzel Of
Columbia as runner-up.
Hunter . Conner.
1 The next three places are Just as
/ hay as the first four. J. Munro
Hunter, r., Of Indian Spring, won q
major tournament and was runner-up
an another, and / believe on this show
ing should take nth place. He won
the Maryland invitation event and was
rlInner-up to Shorey at Woodmont,
and has demonstrated his ability by
his consistent play and low scoring
throughout the year. He Is golfer
remains In washington Will undoubt-
edly become an outstanding figure In
the amateur ranks.
Next to Hunter place Everett Eynon
Of Columbia, who succeeded STEVENSON
as the Columbia champion, played con-
sistently to win fourth place in the
District amateur championship and
has played at q consistently high
standard all through the year.
Little has been heard OF Page Hufty,
the Congressional star, this year.
Hufty was ranked well up last year,
but this year he played In only two
local Journeys and in one Of these he
was disqualified because he mad
vertently played the wrong ball. His
standard Of play, however, has been
as high as ever and on this alone he
deserves q ranking at seventh.
There were several young players
who performed we'll in the various
events about Washington. Among
these were Robert Bowen OF Argyle
who won the District Junior title;
Tommy Bones Of Columbia, Tommy
Webb Of Washington, j. @. Drain OF
Washington and Congressional. Jack
Powell OF Columbia, John /. Tierney OF
Congressional. Beverly Mason Of Chevy
Chase. and Harold N Graves Of Indian
Spring. Among the veterans Martin
r. Mccarthy Of Beaver Dam won his
way TO the final at Bannockburn, and
William P. Di Este Of Argyle played
exceptionally well In the District
championship.
But the year, as q whole. has no,
produced an outstanding golfer around
Washington, and there is not today
single player who can be termed thu
best amateur player about the Capital
Roesch deserves first place by his VIC
tory in the hardest test Of all, but thu
margin between the champion, Shorey
STEVENSON and Pitt Is almost non
existent.
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