Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-01
NJ. A. TITLE EVENT
ON AT RICHMOND
Horstmann Trophy and Inter-
departmental Journeys
Also Are Scheduled.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

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MI ing brigade from the Capital
front will return to the golf
ing wars this week. with two
championships listed and one OF the
biggest tournaments Of the season
scheduled to start tomorrow over the
course Of the Indian Spring Golf Club.
Major interest In the battle of the
niblicks centers In the competition for
the championship Of the Middle At
lantic Golf Association, which VIII start
next Thursday over the fine James
River course OF the Country Cup OF
Virginia at Richmond. While the Capt.
tai entry In the claSsic-which is the
biggest titular event of the year in this
sector of land-will not be large, 1t Will
make up in golfing class what 1t lacks
In numbers.
Miller B. STEVENSON Of Columbia,
already winner of one tournament this
year, has not yet decided whether he
can make the trip to Richmond, but
Harry G. Pitt, victor IN the Chevy
Chase event, will be the Outstanding en-
trant from washington II STEVENSON
does not go.
The tournament will start with an
1e-hole qualifying round on Thursday,
70 be followed by the customary four
18-hole match play rounds. B. War
. rem Corkran of the Baltimore Country
Club will defend the title he won last
year over his home course. Entries for
the IIiidatlantic tourney will close to-
morrow and should be sent to w. r.
McCallum, secretary of the association,
care of the Country Club Of Virginia.
They should be accompanied by the
usual So entry fee.
TOMORROW morning a small army
J. of golfers from Uncle Sans work.
shops-the employees who keep the
wheels of Government turning-wtl
start play in the annual championship
event of the Interdepartmental Golf
League, one of the largest and most
important tournaments held annually
about Washington.
More than 200 players from nearly
every Government bureau have entered
the tourney, which will be run on IN
two days, with half the field starting
tomorrow and the other half playing
80 holes on Tuesday. The Government
has in its service some formidable golf
ers, capable Of holding their own with
the best in the city. Among these are
NJ A. Shipley Of the State Department,
present holder Of the individual title of
the league; z. p. Hair Of the State De-
partment. Mai Earl l.. Maiden of the
War Department, who viii play in the
tourney for the first time this year, as
well as many others who can give
good account Of themselves In any
company.
THEVY CHASE golfers Cor . small
~ part of them are to start play to-
morrow In the annual competition
for the F. Oden Horstmann trophy, en-
blematic of the club championship. This
kNt {a IaiRIfra1ry affair off In
q fashion which Is particularly pleasing
to most golfers. One 18-hole medal play
round Is scheduled each OF the four
days beginning with tomorrow, with
the final round listed for Thursday. G.
Ashmead Fuller will defend the title he
won last year.
CoLF il Just breezing along these
~ days, with tournaments scheduled
In every direction. Columbia Is to
hold its invitation event next week. the
tourney which always has the largest
entry Of any local event. The Columbia
tourney Is to start on Tuesday, June 10.
and will have two days given over to the
qualifying round because Of the ex-
pected large entry. Those who wish to
play In the Columbia tourney must have
their names listed with the club golf
committee by 6 o'clock next Teusday,
June 3. or they may not be able to play
In the event which Is listed to start a
week later.
During the Columbia tournament
most of the golfers of the fair sex from
the Capital will be over at the Wash
4ngton Golf and Country Club singing
divots in an attempt to unseat Dorothy
White Nicholson from the womens
championship throne she has occupied
for three years. Entries for this event
close June Z with Mrs. Frank r. Keefer,
president of the Women'S District Golf
Association. The tourney is to start on
Monday, June 8, and will run through
the following Friday.
WITH the professionals billed TO play
wv In an 1S-hole sweepstakes event
tomorrow at Bannockburn, most of
the Washington golf mentors are looking
forward TO June Is, when they will scat
ter through widely eeparated sections Of
the surrounding country In their various
efforts TO qualify for the national open
championship.
Most Of them will concentrate at
play their 36-hole round In the attempt
to qualify over the fine course Of the
Lakeside Country Club, where serried
rows Of pine trees lie in wait for tee
shots hit of the line. Among those
who will 60 to Lakeside are Arthur B.
Thorn Of Woodmont, Fred Mcleod Of
Columbia, A. L. Houghton of Harper,
Mel Shorey Of East Potomac Park, Al
Treder Of Manor, and Walter w. Cum
bingham Of Burning Tree.
Bob Barnett and Gene Larkin Of
Chevy Chase, and r. Cliff McKimmie
Of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps
Country Club will go to the Philadelphia
district, where the sectional qualifying
rounds will be played at the Spring.
haven Club. Sandy Armour of Con-
greSSional plans to go TO Pittsburgh,
uled at the Pittsburgh Field Club. J.
Monro Hunter Of Indian Spring and
Dave Thomson of Washington are not
to attempt to qualify.
Entries for the open championship
closed last week with the United States
Golf Association, and disclosed record
list of more than 1,loo names. Of whom
fewer than 140 will qualify for the
championship at Minneapolis in July.
Two exhibition golf matches are listed
at local clubs today. At the Woodmont
Club Mel Shorey and Arthur B. Thorn
professionals at East Potomac Park and
the host club, respectively, will seek f
turn the tables on two amateur goltP.
from Georgetown University who beat
them last Sunday. Dick Wilson and
Mark Flanagan got real "hot" against
the two pros last Sunday and beat them
On the home green.
Over at Washington Maurice ]. Nc
Carthy and Frank K. Roesch are not
convinced that Henry d. Nicholson, the
club champion, and Dave Thomson, tbs
club pro, are their masters. and vii
attempt to reverse the two trouncing'
they have taken at the hands Of
Nicholson and Thomson. This match
win start about 80 O'Clock.