Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26
PITT IS ONLY ONE
Who APPEARS I'm"
'Tryouts to Be Over Course
of Hermitage Club in
Richmond Tuesday.
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.

of them lett In Jne IouIIld-
ment after dusk comes
down on the Hermitage
Country Club course Tuesday
afternoon, but just at present
there are eight Washington golf
ers in the national amateur cham
pionShip, before the Sectlonal
qualification rounds start.
These golfers, representing six clubs
near the National Capital have entered
in the sectional qualifying round to be
PLAYED Thursday over the course OF the
Hermitage Club of Richmond ana II
two or three of them qualify Tor the
major test scheduled to be played over
the course of the Beverly Country Cluo
at Chicago starting August 81, they VIII
have done well.
Most of the entrants from Washing
ton in the sectional rounds will leave
the Capital early tomorrow to get In a
round or two of practice in advance 81
the 36-hole test on Tuesday that VIII
determine their eligibility to play In the
simon pure title chase for the crown
to be vacated by Bobby Jones. They
will step out Tuesday knowing that only
six out of field of nineteen contest
ants can qualify, and that two or three
Of the starters are practically certain
to make the grade.
Those who will essay the quallhcatlon
rounds are:
Miller B. STEVENSON and Thomas P.
Bones, Columbia.
James G. Drain and Walter r. Nc
Callum Washington.
John c. Shorey, KenWood.
J. William Harvey, Indian Spring.
Harry G. Pitt, Manor.
M Parker Nolan, Congressional.
Pitt Seems Certain.
In view CT the fine game he has been
playing this year since he got out OF
his early Spring rut, Harry Pitt is al
most certain to qualify. So is Billy
Howell of Richmond, the middleatlantic
and Virginia State titleholder. So II
the dope runs true the others must play
for the other four places. And IN
them are such stars as Alex M. Knapp
end Ernie Caldwell of Baltimore.
The going will be none too easy IN
the sectional rounds at Hermitage ana
already the dopesterS have II tnat
score of 154 or better will be required.
TO qualify.
The system of qualification is en-
tirely new this year. In previous years
entry for the amateur championship
has been based on the competitive record
of the entrant But the United states
Golf Association got tired OF having
charges of "favoritiSm" leveled at the
Championship Committee, decided to
put ali the amateurs of the country on
an even basis and make them all
qualify.
The sectional trials to be held at
Richmond ana at 10 other cites
Throughout the country will inaugurate
tie new system. 1t seems to be gooo
system and probably will be continued
BIZ the u. S. G. A., on the theory that
if a man is not good enough to qualify
in his section he is not good enough
to qualify in the championship ltSel1.
The only drawback to the scheme IS
that it makes the competitors point
themselves for two tournaments instead
of Cne-the qualifying round and then
the championship itself.
With the national amateur to go TO
Baltimore next year, if the sectional
rounds are continued as they have
started this year, Washington probably
will have 20 or 80 entrants in the sec
tional trials next year.
The national tourney will go to the
famed Five Farms course OF the Ba!tl-
more Country Club next year, which
brings it farther South than 1t ever
has been before. and also brings it Tor
the first time within easy reaching dis
lance of the National Capital.
THE Committee on Team Matches OF
l. the Womens District Golf ASCOT
alton has mapped out fairly busy
schedule for the fair golfers who plan
to play in team matches for the bal
ance of the season. Just as an example
of how busy the fair club swingers VIII
be. a glance over the schedule shows
fva matches arranged for this week.
Tomorrow the Army and Navy Club
team will entertain team Of players
from the Washington Club, and Tues
day Columbia players will match shots
with the fair golfers from Manor. on
Wednesday the Woodmont team Will
journey over to Indian Spring, and on
Thursday Congressionals team Will en-
terrain the Washington clubwomen.
The contests for the week will wind up
Friday with a team match at Indian
Spring between Indian Spring and
Columbia.