Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29
ROESCH PASSES UP
DEFENSE or TITLE
72-HoIe Tourney September
80 Not Likely to Have
Marked Favorite.

trict amateur golf cham
pionship starts on Septem-
Der 8, and all the amateur
stars of Washington are taking
the tournament so seriously that
most of them are practicing as
siduously for the coming tourna-
ment at the Burning Tree Club.
AS has been the custom in many
years the tournament will be
72-hole medal play affair, stretch
ing over two days, and If you think
that isn't as much test OF stam-
ina as OF golf shots, enter it your
self and see how you feel at the
end Of the route-if you go that
far.
Not since 1920 has the District simon
pure title been held at match play:
That year it was held at Columbia ana
q man almost unknown to goi mere
sbouts won his way to the final, to lose
in the ultimate round to Robert FIN
kenstaedt Of the host club.
That virtually unknown competitor
at that time was Miller B. Stevenson,
who had then been playing golf only
a matter of three years. Since that
time STEVENSON has come TO be one
of the most potent factors in any
tournament he enters and he will again
enter the tournament at Burning Tree
two weeks hence one of the prime Ia
yorites to annex the title he won IN
1928 and 1929. Last year he was de-
posed by Frank K. RoeSch, the SMOOTH
swinging star, then attached 10 the
Washington Golf and Country Cluo.
.T-nis wear the championship will be
PLAYED without a defending champion,
Tor Roesch has resis ned from the
washington club and Is not now afna-
aeeG with any goE organization ABOUT
the Capital.
A GLANCE over the list Of players
"A who are among the possible win
uers discloses no club-wielder who
a q standout to win. Harry q. Pitt OF
the Manor Club might be classed as
the one outstanding favorite were It
not for his habit Of having one bad
round in four. And the man who has
any round above 30 is not likely to win.
Roesch had o 72-hole card OF 300 IN
winning last year, which Is an average
Of rs over tough golf course.
Pitt has had an impressive season.
He won the Indian Spring. Columbia
and Baltimore Country Club Journeys
after a slow start early in the Spring,
and went to the final in his own club
invitation event, only to lose 70 an
inspired round by Ted Burrows, the
public links lunninary. Next 10 Pitt we
would place Stevenson as one OF the
favorites. steve played ragged golf
in the Spring, going through the early
schedule without a tournament victory,
but lately he has been knocking the
hall around Columbia at fast clip,
scoring wen down In the lows 7os.
TF Jimmie Herman Of Washington
4 PLAYS in the District title event, the
other competitors will have 70 look
at q lot Of golf from the clubs OF tnls
rotund xlugger from Ohio. Jimmy mas
= lob at the Capitol, which he expects
10 reIinduish next Winter. But Il ne
T,lavx In the District amateur, he may
win the local title. He IS good enough
TO win. as he has shown in the Few
tournaments h which he has played
about washington.
Bfl Di Este Of Indian Spring and
Arryle. who finished fourth in the
ehampionship last year, IS one OF the
Inarvels Of golf Always smoking
cigar, his putter equipped with gadget
which enables him to pick the pail from
the hole without STOPPING over. BIZ not
only plays IN picturesque fashion, but
is q hne golfer as well. He plays cross
handed-that is his left hand is on
ton of the shaft as opposed TO the con-
ventional grip with the left hand up
perrnost. He also is possibility to win.
Asst years runner-up-John G.
LShorey Of Kenwood-is figured BY
many folks as the logical contender
70 win the championship. Shorey has
won many tournaments and surely Is
not only one of the finest sIylists about
the CAPITAL. but one OF the finest golf
ers II he puts on fighting streak
such as he showed at Burning Tree
last wear. the other competitors VIII
have TO show lot Of golf 70 beat him
Young Monro Hunter has been SHOW
ing the ball around his home course at
indian Spring at q blistering pace. For
ave consecutive rounds recently ne
averaged II over that long and hard
layout.
such . pace as Burning Tree would
leave the balance Of the field founder
ing heiplessly In his wake With him
n IL a matter Of holding his iron shots
on the line and regaining his putting
touch.
Everette Eynon CT Columbia, Leroy
Sasscer Of Indian Spring, Thomas ?.
Bones Of Columbia and Jimmy Drain
Of Washington. Not since George yoigt
laft the Capital fiat on its back early IN
1928 has there been such an open
ehampionship race as this ore.
some outsider may step in and shoot
four not rounds 70 win but probably
%ha 4JtIa aAs f,etween the men men