The Washington times., 1930-08-04
TEAM TROPHY
IS GOAL Of
QUARTET !
By JUNO KNERK

By JUNO KINERK
with another heat wave in our
midst making play again unconn-
Portable. interest in golf locally
shifts to the far.flung State Of
Florida this week to observe the
progress Of Washington's four
entries in the national public
parks tournament.
Reports drifting back from
Jacksonville indicate that the
course there ls IN
none too good condition. Even
the green's are affected by the
drought. Army worms
have invaded the green's, leaving
them uneven and bumpy. and
scores in preliminary practice
rounds have been running high.
The tournament gets under
way tomorrow with the playing
of the first l8 holes of the quail
fyine test. There will be lS
holes more on Wednesday. with
the 50 low scorers qualifying for
match play for the title itself.
All Of the Washington en-
tries are accorded an even
chance Of landing among the
select field Of qualifiers.
However, I'm view of what hap
pened 1t st. Louis last year
when none Of the four made
the grade, local fans will be
we'll pleased If just two quail
ify.
Ted Burrows, who led the pa
rade in the ~ holes of play here
for the Washington team, Is ac-
corded the best chance to do some
thing big among the local dele
cation, local observers believe.
They also think Sam Parks, If he
gets going on all six. may prove q
surprise in more ways than one,
too.
The other two local players,
Louis Fuchs and Robert Burton,
also have the games to go on to
do big things. Each has o good
goIfing temperament besides hav-
ing the shots. And temperament
is always a big factor in any sport
ing event. The contestant who
can rally from discouraging breaks
and make the most Of 1t is the
one who is the dangerous con-
tender. Fuchs and Burton have
plenty of this quality, as do both
Burrows and Parks. which should
stand them in good stead. II all
four get going together, the local
quartet stands a good chance OF
| winning the team trophy.
The 36-hOIe medal tourney
at Bedford, Pa. today also
captures the fancy of Dis
trict golf fans, since George
Diffen b q u Oh. of Indian
Spring; A. b. Thorn, Of Wood
mont, and Al TredOF, Of
Manor, besides several Of the
weIl-known Baltimore prOfes-
siOnals are among the field
Of contestants.
E. Hurst Handy, treasurer Of
the Hill and Tibbetts Company.
is receiving the congratulations Of
his friends today for having aced
his tee shot on the eighth hole
| Of r course at East Potomac
Park yesterday. Handy used his
maShie-niblic on the 103-yard hole
to achieve the result. H. A. Rule,
A. w. MertZ and Samuel Masland
we're the other fortunate members
Of Handy's party to witness the
shot.
w. r. Henderson captured the
Cheverly cup in the 18 hole OF
medal play at Beaver Dam yes.
terday. HenderSon's winning card
was 81, with q handicap of l3,
giving him a net SO.
George House was tied in the
runner-up position to Henderson
with q card Of (94-23 II with
A. B. Robertson. who had a
(S2-2D Il card.
w. Fred Byrne, chairman
Of the golf committee, showed
that he could play and win
rs well aS figure out the
kinds Of Journeys and handi-
caps for the BannOckburn
members yesterday.
When all the returns were In
/ for the novel event in which
golfers were allowed to take the
lowest score for nine holes out Of
an 18-hole round, Byrne's name
led all the rest with q neat 81
w. L. PendergaSt was second witt
80, while q triple tie for thirt
existed among Leo r. Pass, j. i
Alexander and q. Emerson Moore
with 33's.
| Out at Manor the week enc
event was q match play against
par contest in which C. w. Stod
dard led the way by finishing twt
up on par. Stoddard played WIFI
q handicap Of nine strokes.