Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-31

the portsiders seem to be licked before
they start. There may be something
in the muscular makeup OF human
beings that forbids golf1ng skill to those
who do not swing in the orthodox man
ner. But so far Tommy Bones has
demonstrated that he is not bound by
the restrictions that have hitherto held
back other southpaw golfers. Tommy
may not be the best lefthander in
Washington, but he is close to the top
in any southpaw field-whethcr local
or national-and he can hold his own
with most right-handers.
DOWN at Richmond last Tuesday
- Bones started with a great burst
of speed His spoon shot at the
difficult first hole left him only four
foot putt for 3, but his ball cut
divot out of the green as it hit and he
had to putt over this. Naturally the
ball hoped off the line, He then got
two brides in a row and was under
par for the first three holes. Trouble
aplentv came to him later, but still he
was good enough to qualify where golf
erS like NJ. B. STEVENSON Alex Knapp
and Harry Parr failed TO make the
grade.
A very long hitter from the tee,
Bones also is a fine putter. His
specially is making brides, and unlike
most southpaws he is consistently good
with the mashie and maShie niblick.
He has one fault common to many
younger golfers-that of underclubbing
himself and pressing a club too short
to make the distance. Experience will
teach him that he cannot press any
club, particularly on a championship
course.
WASHINGTON will have three en-
w trants in the championship and of
the three a good many folk will be
watching the progress of Tommy Bones.
the southpaw. Ro'and Mackenzie.
Washington's star amateur for so many
years, qualified in the Pacific Coast
trials and is registered from the Column
bia Country Club. John q. Shorey of
Kenwood also will be in there for the
first time in the amateur championship.
But of them all, one of the most in
teresting to watch will be Tommy
Bones. Put him on a hot streak out
there in Chicago and he may go some
and the time for the playing of the
championship early in September,
Tommy is going to absorb a lot of
common sense golf from Fred Mcleod
the man who taught him to play.
ToHN CONNOLLY, runner-up last
week for the District municipal links
golf championship. is paired to play
with Robert Wingate of Jacksonville,
Fla, the national champion, in the
opening qualifying round of the ma
tional public links title chase next
Tuesday at st. Paul, MINI. Connolly
will play with Wingate at las O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon and 10 o'clock We'd
nesday morning in the two-day qualify
ing rounds
Wesley W. Billings who failed to
qualify in the tests held at East Poto-
mac Park few weeks ago, is to accom-
pany the members of the team tomorrow
and will play in the championship, pay
ing his own expenses. Here are the
pairings of the other Washington con-
testants: 1:39 pm. Tuesday and Gas
am. Wednesday-Robert Burton, Wash
ington, and Mike Pollak, Indianapolis.
1885 pm. Tuesday and $50 am.
Wednesday-HarIan Will. Washington,
and Earl Klein, Davenport, Iowa.
20 pm. Tuesday and 9:35 am.
Observation-Disclosures H. Burrows. Wash
ir~,ton. and Elliott Martin, Jackson
willie, Fla.
2p.m. Tuesday and 1915 am. We'd
esday-Wesley W. Billings. Washing
ton, and William J. Russell, Indianapolis