The Washington times., 1931-05-11
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TOMORROW
By GEORGE A SIMPSON


The dates for the annual
Washington Passengers Associa-
tion golf tournament have been
set for August II and IL, it
was announced today by Sam
WE'LL, chairman of the tourna
ment committee.
The tournament will be held
at the Woodmont Club. scene of
the tourney for the past several
years.
"We are expecting a much
larger entry field for this
years tourney" asserted WE'LL,
"as we are counting upon many
players from Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and near
by towns"
Women golfers of the District
are playing today in the annual
Star Cup 36-hole medalN play
handicap over the Manor Club
course. Eighteen holes will be
completed today and the other
18 holes tomorrow.
/ Practice Rounds Today
/ Many of the golfers entered
in the Chevy Chase Club tourna-
ment will take practice rounds
over the course today, It has
come to be known as Harry
Pitts private tourney because
of his successive victories in the
last three years.
I However, Pitt will have to
step on his golf accelerator if
he wishes to survive this tourney.
He hasn't been playing with his
steadiness of other years but
may regain his form in his pet
/ tournament.
AL HOughtOn, KenwOOd pro,
and Reds Cunningham, Burn
ing Tree pro, defeated Mel
ShOrey, East Potomac Park pro,
and Arthur Thorn, WOOdmOnt
pro, by a 2-and.1 score in their
exhibition match at KenwOOH
yesterday. The feature was an
eagle 2 by HOughtOn on the
fifth hole.
w. B. Brumbaugh won the
sweepstakes at the KenWood Club
with a card of 83-15, SO. J. C.
Barkalow was second with 80-8,
70.
ThilIettS Wins Tourney
H. B. Thilletts won the match
play against par tourney at
Indian Spring, being 3 down to
par John w. Harvey, jr., and
E. L. Hutchinson tied for second.
each being 4 down to par.
DR.. w. 1. Og6s won the weekly
sweepstakes at the Woodmont
Club with 88-21, Ct. Henry
Kaufman was second with $50,
SO, while H. N. Shapiro was third
with 97-25, Y. John Shulman
was the winner in Glass B with
1913, 68. M. Bildman, 1O5-
35, 10, and Simon L. Nye, 109-
38, II, placed second and third.
DIR. BeardSley was victor in
the tombstone tourney at Argyle,
driving close to 200 yards down
the nineteenth fairway on his
final stroke. DIR. BeardSley had
a handicap Of II. F. F. Sher-
wood, who also drove his final
stroke on the nineteenth fair
way, took second prize. J. B.
Robertson, J. B. Murray, and
F. F. ShOrtall hOled out their
final strokes on the eighteenth
green.
Ralph P. Gibson annexed the
kicker's tourney at Bannockburn
with a card of 84-14, 70. Otto
Thacker was runner-up with 92-
19, 73.
Low Gross To Nee
First low net in the sweep
stakes at the Manor Club went
to j. E, Hanksdury with a card
of 87-19, So. E. E. Healy was
second with 88-18, 10. Maurice
Nee was third low net with TO
5, II. His 76 was low gross.
The Georgetown Prep golfers
blanked st. Johns, 80, in their
matches at Garrett Park, Md.
Summaries:
sanjul (G. P.) defeated Ruane, 3 and
/; Dumler &c. P.) defeated Carey, and
?; best ball. Georgetown Prep. / up.
+ Abel &c. P.) defeated Gordon, and
. I; Nyhoff &c. P) defeated Parks. and
:; best hall, Georgetown Prep. ! and I.
Reese &c. F.) defeated stanley, and
s: Finn &c. F) defeated Serrite s and
.; best ball Georgetown Prep. T and 6
TmoL noro.-oa Os~o