Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-10
THE golf challenge season is upon |
us, and two doughty knights of |

TINE golf challenge season Is upon
us, and two doughty knights of
the short tee shot and the
lengthy putt are full of Spring
pep and are out with a def to all and
sundry rivals in the amateur ranks, and
will extend their invitation to take a
beating even to the professionals.
The amateurs in question who feel
that their ability on the links equals
that of any other amateur pair ABOUT
the CAPITAL are Maurice j. Mccarthy
and Frank K. Roesch, both OF the
Washington Golf and Country Club In
asmuch as Mccarthy is the king of the
metropolitan golfers, and Roesch Is
former champion of the Washington
club twice a winner of important tour
naments about the Capital and GER
tainly one of the five or six best players
of the city, their challenge to their
amateur brothers really amounts to
something.
Given a fortnight or three weeks in
which to practice, they are willing to
take on any amateur pair about Wash
ington and will go further than that
They have cast their hat in the ring
against any professional and in anna
teur from the same club, which seems
to us to imply something of a s,lpe-
riority slant on the part OF these two
when they start including professionals
in their challenge they may run into
serious trouble.
Mccarthy and Roesch admit they are
not yet in shape to play serious golf
but nevertheless they have issued this
challenge in all sincerity and with the
hope it will be accepted, either by an
amateur pair or by pro-amateur COM
bination from some club. Ofhand, we
would rise to remark that Miller B.
STEVENSON of Columbia and Harry G.
Pitt of Manor would be able to put up
a considerable argument against Nc
Carthy and Roesch, and If that combi-
nation was not successful then Fred
Mcleod and STEVENSON might do some
winning business with them as an am
ateur-pro combination from Columbia.
Furthermore, Roland Mackenzie will be
in Washington on one or two week ends
before he sails for England with his
colleagues of the Walker Cup team, and
he and Mcleod would make quite for
midable combination for Mccarthy and
Roesch to buck up against. Perhaps the
boys have stepped out little too far
with their challenge. Later events will
prove the worth of their contention.
However, the challenge is issued in all
sincerity and with the hope it will be
accepted.
Indian Spring golfers will play in
their first club tourney OF the year next
Sunday. The affair, announced today
by the golf committee, will be circle"
tournament, such as was held last year.
Circles will be painted on the course on
a few of the holes and the competitor
who lands his ball in these painted cir
cles will receive a prize. Chairman Nc
Carter, looking back over the failure OF
those who played in the event last year,
announces that the circles will be big
ger this year than last year.
Indian Springs golf committee is
composed of the following: G. w. Nc
Carter, chairman; Howard Eales, Comdr,
G. K Stoddard, DR.. Walter B. Vogel
and John T. Harris. Vogel will be re-
sponsible for the handicapping and
members of the club are urged to turn
in score cards.
The golf committee will attempt to
arrange a program each month, with at
least three prizes in all events, so the
winners cannot be confined to certain
class, but will be equally distributed to
all of our members" according to
letter sent to club members. Each
month the golf committee Is to issue a
card listing the events and each Friday
an announcement Of the event will be
posted in the locker room and at The
golf shop.
Greens fees will be So on week days
and IS for local guests and 50 for out
of-town guests on Saturdays, Sundays
and holidays.
The golf committee announcement
points out that 1.-The caddie is under
your supervision, therefore make him