Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-03

he topped his tee shot out of bounds at
the seventeenth to score a 6 and then,
needing to win at the eighteenth,
he pushed his second shot to the right
and took q 5. He did not definitely
know then that he. would win, but it
was known that any score below $50
would be very likely to win, and so 1t
turned out. Young Bowen, who had
tied with Jimmy Drain of Washington
for the lead over the first round at 70,
came to the last hole needing to tie.
He hooked his second shot and was Is
feet short with his third, leaving him
an uphill putt of yards to tie. The
ball hit the right edge of the cup,
hesitated moment and dropped in.
Bowen is the son of S. r. Bowen,
vice president of the Washington Rail-
way & Electric Co., and is 20 years
old Bennett is the son of Maj. c. A..
Bennett of Congressional, is 18 years old
and is a student at Staunton Military
Academy. The contrast between the
youngsters is striking. Bowen Is short,
not more than feet z inches, while
Bennett stands more than feet / inch
and weighs 1913 pounds.
While Jimmie Drain, Tom Bones,
Monro Hunter and the ether favored
contestants faded away on the second
round Bennett and Bowen continued
bllcH SbcdUy pAuSSuiB. 6oliCo AAoO 10
on his first round and was out in "a
in the afternoon, but on the If
tenth killed his chance.
Drain tied with Bowen for the lead
over the first round at 70, and took an
8 on the sixth hole In the afternoon.
At the sixteenth hole he had played so
we'll that he needed three Is for total
of 148, but he sliced out of bounds at
the sixteenth and took a 6, which put
him outside.
Young Hunter played the steadiest
golf of any of the contestants, but
Z on the third hole in the morning
round hurt his score, where his second
shot found ditch. He had q number
of three-putt greens.
Rounds of the youngsters who tied
were: Bowen, 73-76-149; Bennett,
75-74-149. Other leading scores were:
J. Monro Hunter jr.. Indian Spring,
73-78-151; G. D. Evans. Washington,
75-76-15l; w. B. Curtiss, Indian
Spring, ~77-74-151; Roger Peacock,
Argyle. 76-75-151. Young Peacock
lost his chance to win the title for the
second year by putting his third shot
out of bounds at the tenth hole in the
afternoon to take a z.
EoRTY-FTvE leading amateur golfers
L of Washington have been paired
by the District Golf Association for the
District amateur championship, which
will be played tomorrow and Friday
over the course of the Burning Tree
Club. Miller b. STEVENSON of Column
bia, the champion. will defend his title.
Here are the pairings:
= o'clock. volney @. Burnett, Beaver Dam;
Lee Manor. Sos. 6. Amory " Maddox i' Con-
gressional; Dr.; Bruce l.. TAYLOR, Congress
$40. William Hoover, .Bannockburn: John j.
T1erney, Dr., Conversational; Paul Y. Ander-
son, Columbia; Sis. M. Parker Nolan Con-
g gTsssional; Miller p steyinsOn Columbia ~
I. s. o'Tell Indian Spring; Roger Peacock
Argyle: Page Hufty, Congressional gas,
John @. Bigss, Argyle; John P. Holzberg,
S:sa ia. suliysn, Indian Spring
WASHINGTON. 9:35, Harry O. Pitt. Manor;
Everett Eynon: Columbia: Clyde B. Asher.
Columbia OI'nI g4O Charles z Morrow, Indian
Bowen, Argyle. 9:45., Z. T. Rice. washing
Indian Spring: $50, Thomas d. Webb, jr..
snra sek sow M1nrs Mnbtsr III Indian
W. Harvey, tr., Indian Spring; Charles D.
Evans, IT, Washington; John C. Shorey
10 O'clock, william P D'Este. Argyle: Har-
lurnbia; Luther Steward, Chevy Chase;
Thomas 9: Pitt, Argyle. 1910. ]. J. Lynch,
ARGYLE George y. Sharp. IT, Columbia;
W Bion Moore. Beaver Dam; Max Weyi,
Woodmont: Russell G. Jewell. WASHINGTON
1920, Lindsay Stott, Beaver Dam. and Der
mott Nee, Manor.