The Washington times., 1930-08-13
Robert McVean Contender for Playground J nior Net Title
OLD
FORM AFTER
LAPSE

Look out, Mr.. Miller B. Stevin.
son, young Frank K. Roesch, the
Washington Golf Club player, is
coming ahead at furious pace.
This means that Roesch has Sc
rious designs on the District anna
teur championship that Stevinson,
ace of Columbia Country Club
golfers. has owned for. the past
two years.
Roesch, who gave high hopes
in the spring Of 1929. hit the skids
towards the fall of last year. His
game lacked his usual ,steadineSS
and he wasn't hitting his shots
with telling effect. &
The result was that he lost his
Washington Golf and Country
Club championship to Henry D.
Nicholson, who had come forward
in a surprising manner.
Many of the club members
believed Frank would regain
his top stride this spring. But
try as he might, the yOungSter
couldn't get back into his
winning ways. Perhaps he
was trying too hard. or his
slump may have brought
about a mental hazard.
He knew there was but one way
to bring back the game that made
him the envy of others. That was
to forget his failures and look to
the future. With this determine
ton as moving force. he has been
flashing his old-time brand.
Only recently he scored SO, one
under par, for the Washington
course, and this was under sum.
lner rules Maybe, Mr.. STEVENSON
will give some attention to young
Roesch when the 72-hole District
golf championships start on Sep
tember at Burning Tree.
This city will probably only be
represented by three amateurs,
Miller B. STEVENSON, Harry G.. Pitt
and Johnny Shorey, at the ma
tional amateur next month at the
Merton Cricket Club. At least,
these three have applied for en-
try.
There's chap who plays Rock
Greek every day who hits long
ball and. plays all clubs with
finesse. He is Joe Dinkin, former
Central High footballer, and a
member of the Mount st. Mary's
College eleven.
Mrs. b. C. Hartig won the
WOmen's miniature tourney
at the Manor Club yesterday,
beating Mrs. III. B. Hird,
and 3, to win the first flight.
Mrs. Hartig also had low
gross of ~ for the six holes
of qualifying.
Miss Helen Fay defeated Mrs. |
D. N. Burnham to take the
second flight honors. Mrs. e. M. |
McClelland captured the first
flight consultations, beating Mrs.
j. T. Powell, 2 up. Mrs. .. S.
Platt defeated Mrs. II. L. Simcoe,
2 and /. in the second flight con-
solations.
Miss Virginia Williams was the
winner of the women's competi-
ton at the Congressional Coun-
try Club with (36-D, 20 for
the best score for nine selected
holes with handicap allowance.
Mrs. H. A. Knox was runner-up
with (37-3), 81. Mrs. William
Bush was the winner in the
second division with (45-9, SO.
Mrs. Herbert Moffitt, (44-D, 81,
and Mrs. C. B. Murphy, (46-9
81, tied for second prize.
The honor of being the first
woman golfer ever to score a hole
in-one on the Congressional course
belongs to Mrs. Knox. She scored
her ace on the sixteenth hole on
Sunday. Lester A. Rose, Mrs.
Rose and Mrs. L. B. Chapman
were playing with Mrs. Knox.
The District Women'S Golf
Association will hold match
play handicap allowance tour
nament at the Columbia
Country Club Monday. Pros
pective contestants are re-
=. quested to notify Mrs. Frank
r. Keefer, president of the as
SOciatiOn, before Sunday even
ing. Pairings will be made by
lot. /
Gene Larkin, assistant pro at
the Chevy Chase Club, finished in
the money in the 72-hole Phila-
delphia open at the Cedarbrook