Evening star., 1932-08-14
CHEVY CHASE LINKS
FAST, NEEDING RAIN
Score of 1856 May Be Needed
to Get In-LocaIs May Get
10 of 19 Places.

1ngton Will come at the
Chevy Chase Club day after
tomorrow, when these Capital
golfers will attempt, along with
some so more from Maryland
and Virginia, to qualify for
the national amateur champion
ship. With the championship it
self scheduled to be played over
the Five Farms course of the
Baltimore Country Club in mid
September, and the local sectional
elimination rounds to be played
over a course practically within
the confines of the District OF Co.
lumbia, the entry list from the To-
cal group is the largest in history.
Out of the entry of % amateurs,
which includes virtually every gooo
simon pure around Washington, the
National Capital should get about nall
of the 1e places open in the sectlonal
elimination rounds. And 1t Is more
likely that there will be 10 amateur
golfers from Washington who Will be
among the eligibles at Five Farms.
The scores made at Chevy Chase
will be low. No doubt OF that, even
though the course will be made harder
than it has been in the practice rounds
which have found practically every en-
trant trying out his shots over the
Bradley Lane layout. Had there been
a heavy rain fer full day during the
past week the course would be In bet
Ter condition for the sectional test, but
unless it rains on Tuesday the scoring
is certain to be low.
90 far the best score made in prac-
y tice over the Chevy Chase Club
course is the 70 turned in by Harry
Pitt last Friday. AS the matter stands
TODAY. what with the fast course and
fairly slow putting greens. 1t looks as
If a brace Of 7S's for total of l56 or,
at the most, 157, will be needed to
make the grade even with l9 places
open.
Bob Stead and his green's force have
been working night and day to get the
course in top-notch shape Tor the tr1aS
and they have it in fine condltion
But rain Is needed and needed badly:
The combination of fast fairways and
r1Ittine green's on which a pitched ball
will sit down with plenty OF bite Is
perfect eor scoring. And that's the
Way it will be at Chevy Chase two days
hence unless a lot of rain falls within
the next 48 hours.
The course is open today for prac-
tice by entrants from out OF town, ana
will be open tomorrow both to the local
entrants and to those from OUTSIDE OF
Washington. And the District Coll
Association will have no light task on
its hands in getting S8 golfers around
where every putt must be holed, ana
all the entrants are sure to work hard
on every shot. The first pair will get
under way at $50 In the morning and
the last pair will not leave the first tee
for the afternoon round until almost
$3.50. Which does not leave much !atl-
tude for a slow field.
EMPOWERED by the United States
IL Golf Association to crack the wnlp,
the District association announces
that any man not ready to play wltnln
Is minutes of the time assigned nm
will be disqualified. Promptness IN re-
porting at the assigned time Is neces-
sarv. the District association believes,
in order that the bulky field may play
36 holes without any more delay than
is necessary to medal play conditions.
It will not be necessary to play on ties
for last place Immediately. Such ties
may be played of at any time within
i've days. and must be played on at
lo holes medal play.
The main contest among the leaders
of the game in this section Will be 1or
the handsome gold medal that reposes
in the golf shop at Chevy Chase. Inns
medal will go to the player VINO ieaos
the field. and it probably will take
score of approximately IA or l45 TO
win it. Billy Howell of Richmond won
It last year on his home course at
Hermitage and he may repeat this year.
!. Billy and Roland Mackenzie loom as
the top pair In this competition. Inc
/ Richmond youngster arrived In WASH
ington last night and was to practlce
at Chevy Chase today. Roland Mac
Kenzie, still weak from q minor throat
! operation 10 days ago, should qualiy
! safely, but Roland Is none TOO sIIoi.g; y:
The mere task of getting around so
holes will be hard for him, for Roland
is not well, by any means. Harry Pitt,
Miller STEVENSON, Maurice Nee, Roger
Peacock. Tommy Bones, John Shorey
and Parker holland all should make the
grade locally, and there are sure 10 De
two or three more who can put together
two good rounds TO get in. fine test
of the game is in prospect in that sec
tional trial at Chevy Chase on Tuesoay.
XIOUNG Nee of Manor, best OF the
i younger prospects around WASH
ington. can go very lar II ne con-
tinues putting as he has been. He
picked up three brides on the last nine
at Chevy Chase Friday by the simple
eypedient of rolling in three lengthy
puts. A 1o-footer went in for bird
on the twelfth. 25-footer went down
for bird on the fourteenth and ne
holed a 22-footer for another bird 2
on the eighteenth. He Is hitting the
ball very well, and plenty far, and
can qualify easily If he keeps away
from 6's.
Ten of the best woman golfers Of the
club will accompany the team OF the
Hillendale Golf Club of Baltimore when
that club team comes over to Indian
Spring next Sunday to meet the local
team in a golf match. The top contest
will find Carroll T. McMaster, Hillen-
dale pro, opposed to George Dihell-
baugh, pro at Indian Spring.
"VNE probably have more play every
w day than at any club around
Washington. 1t really is sur
prising the way golf has caught on at
the Army-Navy Country Club
The speaker was Capt. Kendall ].
Fielder, course record holder at the
service club. who has played golf all
over the world and wears shorts on the
golf course as a concession to Wash
ington Summer heat.
I'm addition to the starting times
we need on week ends, we now have
70 have starting times to play during
the week. The course Is so crowded
irnnNSgthlN
start without time during the week,
Capt Fielder said.
As to the shorts, which are becom.
ing more and more popular aroune