The Washington times., 1930-07-31
FIVE PLAYERS
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BY JUNO KINERK

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! Washington's public links golf
champions are off on their way
30 Jacksonville. Fla. in two auto
mobiles, this evening and early
tomorrow morning in their quest
Tor national honors, something
which has eluded the local team
In recent years.
Bradley H. (Ted) Burrows, who
led the local qualifiers in the r.
hole test with a fine 296 score.
leaves this evening. Besides
members Of his own family, Sam
j. Parks also is accompanying
him, Parks having won the
fourth place on the washington
team.
Early tomorrow morning ROD
ert Burton and Louis Fuchs, the
other two members OF the local
team, depart with w. w. Bill
ings. The latter failed to make
the local team but Is paying his
own expenses and will enter the
qualifying tests preliminary TO
the Selection of the 80 low play
ers for the championship match
play.
Burrows and his party ex-
meet to do their driving az
night and arrive in Jackson
vile Saturday morning. Inc
first days qualifying play Is
to take place Tuesday, 50 ne
and Parks will have at least
two practice rounds over the
course I'm before this.
Fuchs, Burton and williams also
plan making forced marches on
their tourney, and will arrive IN
time to play preliminary rounos
over the Jacksonville layout sun
day and Monday, at least.
Feeling prevails among local
nunicipal golfers that Burrows Is
the lad who will carry the nrunt
of Washington's hopes Of victory
His consistent play Throughout
the tournament here was OUT
Standing. Since then he has given
his game plenty Of attention ana
has been scoring well ana playing
A general bang-up game in all DE-
partments. ,
The others also have been doing
nicely locally in practice ROUNDS
and are confident of making ex'
cellent showings down In the LAND
of palms. All have had previous
experieface in natural public links
championships, and this is ex'
nected to prove a big factor IN
their ambition to accomplish their
determination Of bringing back
the title.
The local players will be
Joined in Jacksonville by Jim
Preston, impreSariO OF the
local municipal courses.
The Parkway Motor Company
Is sponsoring big blind handicap
tournament, which is to be held
at the East Potomac course over
labor Day weekend. Play Will be
at is holes, and any player IN The
city. regardless Of club affiliations
is eligible. This applies to women
players as well. Handicaps are 10
range from l to ID.
A large silver loving cup Will be
awarded to the winner. The date
1T the tourney will be September
. 4 and 5. Bob Redman, ener'
retic Parkway advertising man
aser. conceived the idea for the
tournament and expects to have
in the neighborhood OF 300 entries
for it.
Bannockburn players are to par
ticipate in what is known as the
potomac Handicap tourney over
the coming weekend. The tour.
new consists of 10 holes Of medal
play. no handicap, but contest
ants are privileged to select the
hest nine.hole score. taking scores
for such holes of each nine as ne
may desire.
Winter rules are to preval dur
ing the BannockbWrn event, the
hiily course being burned to a
crisp. Although the Washington
Golf and Country Club is prac-
tically as hilly as Bannockburn,
summer rules are still prevailing
there. The fairways on the Wiz
GINA course are badly burned,
too, but the greens are in excel