Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
- ALPH DRAIN and D. G. Gruver
of washington learned about
Y dogs and golf balls and penal

Ties the OLner Gay 1IOin Ola AASA-
dent which happened on the tenth
green at the washington Golf and
Country Club. The yarn concerns two
dogs. which hover around the tenth
green and show a prediction for golf
balls.
Gruver had played his shot onto the
putting surface and went up on top Oh
the hill where he could see the green.
Playing around the greens were pair
of dogs, belonging at nearby house.
Drain played splendid second shot,
which carried to the green and stuck.
But before the ball stopped rolling, right
under Gruver's astonished eyes, one OF
the animals grabbed Drains ball IN his
mouth and made of quickly down the
valley behind the green. No amount OF
whistling and coaxing would bring the
animal back with the new golf ball. Not
having had such an experience before.
both Drain and Gruver were at loss
to know what to do. The rule was
cleared up when they came into the
club house.
Obviously, the incident fell under one
of two rules. II the ball had stopped,
it was displaced by an agency outside
the match, and Drain was entitled to
drop a ball on the putting green. If it
had not stopped. but had lodged IN a
moving object-to-wit the dogs mouth
he still had the right to place ball
In neither case could there be
penalty, under the rules Of golf.
If you like to listen to yarns of low
scores, cast an ear to the walls of those
who played against Vivian G. Dickey
turned in neat rs and gathered unto
himself all the matches which he had
made. That rs represents the best score
Dickey has made. But one day last
Summer Dickey needed a on the last
hole at Washington for a 10, and took
a 8. Some of his playmates were ma
licious enough to aver that he took that
have cost him considerable handicap
the next time he played. Dickey says
1t is not so.
Last Sunday E. M. Willis played his
tee shot to the eleventh green at Wash
In front of the green. bouncing back
onto the thin ice which covered the
water hazard that day. 1t lay in such
a position that Willis, who is left
handler, couldn't play it. But he bor-
rowed right handed club from Paul
Y. Keyser and laid the ball within 3
feet of the hole. He missed the putt.
Sandy Armour, the Congressional
pro. mas been getting around the lengthy
congressional layout in sub-par figures
Tor the past two months. The genial
mentor has averaged II or better for
MS last 20 rounds and has dropped be-
low 70 on several occasions. Sandy
mas that elongated Spark Plug" his
queer-looking putter. working in great
style.
y. Munro Hunter the tall professional
az indian Spring, will remain with the
CLUB Tor another year The board OF
governors voted to retain Hunter fer the
year 1880 and at the same time gave
MN what amounted to a vote of con-
noence. Hunter now has been with the
cruz Tor two years and Is rated as one
o. tne outstanding professional golfers
about Washington
For obvious reasons the mans name
is not mentioned but the yarn of an
rascible golfer who started out with
one club and came back with none is
gong the rounds at Washington. 1t
seems that this player wanted to get
acquainted with particular iron club
tnat mad been giving him trouble. So
ne started out alone, with this iron to
learn It's vagaries and master them, II
possible. Somewhere, far out on the
course, after flubbing a few shots. he
became disguised with the performance
OF the club and decided it wasn't any
good anyway. He came back 10 the
clu6 mouse carrying the shattered shaft
and head.
Carl Quentell played q wooden club