Evening star., 1932-08-07

Chevy Chase course should bring
that number in with scores low
enough to qualify them for the
championship itself.
To all practical purposes the sec
tional round will be Just like qualifying
for the first flight in a big sectional
tournament such as the Middle Atlantic
championship, with three places thrown
in for good measure. And who would
say that such men as Roland Mac
Kenzie, Harry Pitt. Miller STEVENSON,
John Shorey. Fred Hitz, AShmead Full
Ter and Tommy Bones could not def
nitely be placed among the first 10
men in this section of the country?
DAVE THOMPSON, the Washington
- Golf and Country Club pro, looks
for a brace of 82s to qualify
among the 19 contestants who Will
make the grade. But most of the pro-
fessionals and most of the contestants
think it will take a pair of sOs to
qualify. They all agree that the Chevy
Chase layout is a tough test for any
golfer. but they also agree that $50 |
will make the grade, possibly with
stroke or two to spare. In addition
to those named Ralph S. Fowler OF
Washington is playing very well these
days If he keeps on as he Is playing
now he should qualify. So should young
Maurice Nee of Manor, Byrn CurtSs
of Beaver Dam is another who has
been playing well enough to justify the
prediction that he will be among those
in line for the pay-off along about
sundown on August 16. Parker Nolan
and Maj. H C. Dagley of Congressional
can whack q golf ball around any golf
course in n or better. John F.
Brawner of Columbia is back in the
form he showed seven or eight years
ago, and is playing Columbia in the low
70s whenever he starts. Fred Hitz, the
Chevy Chase champion, is an almost
sure qualif1er.
IRON outside of Washington there
i are several almost certain qualifierS.
Among these are Billy Howell of
Richmond, the same blonde-thatched
youngSter who Sprang the big golf sur
prise of last year by going to the semi
final of the championship; the veteran,
B. Warren Corkran, Maryland State
title holder from Baltimore; Alex M
Knapp and Talbot T. Speer of the
Baltimore Country Club; Chandler
Harper from Portsmouth. Va, who is
better than most folks think, and Ernie
Caldwell of Hillendale, the Middle At
Hermitage, in Richmond. is a fine
player. So is Malcolm Jones from the
same club.
But the experience and knowledge
OF the course Of the Washington con-
tingent should gain them at least half
the places awarded to this section in
the elimination rounds. It is more than
likely that Washington will have the
largest delegation IN this years cham
pionship that ever has represented the
Capital in the amateur title chase. And
the word is out: watch Harry Pitt. He
is just about the hottest thing there is
in golf around these parts" Harry him
self thinks his biggest hurdle is in the
sectional rounds. Not that he expects
to win the championship but Harry
has liking for the Five Farms eDurSe.
If I can qualify at Chevy ChSse
think perhaps I can qualify at Five
Farms" he says.
"VoU don't have to actually have
J. the club in your hands when I:
hits the ball." says DR.. c. E.
Buck, the Episcopal clergyman who IS
one Of the better players Of the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club. And ]
can prove it." he adds. The other day
1 was playing the fifteenth hole IN a
pouring rain which wet the grips Of my
clubs and made everything slippery.
Down there in the fiat short OF the
ditch I took a No. iron and hit The
ball onto the green. In the down
swing the club few completely out of
my hands. l know I didn't have hold
of the club when it hit the ball. 20
slippery had the grip become, but the
ball went up in the air just the same
and ended on the green. Funny, too,
the shot took divot in front of the
ball and acted in every way just as any
other Wellhit shot does. But I didn't
have the club in my hands at all when
the club head struck that ball"
INDIAN SPRING golfers are looking
i forward to another of their Summer
stag dav parties The next party
will be held the evening Of August II.
with the usual features. Fred Walen
Is TO run the show
Mrs. Tom Moore of Indian Spring
has arranged ''tacky' tournament for
women golfers of the club to be held
as medal play handicap event on
August 10. The contestants all will be
dressed in odd and unusual costumes,
mostly consisting Of cast-of clothing.
Indian Spring will take some rs golfers
over to the Hillendale Club of Balti-
more on August 81 70 play team match
with the Hillendale club swingers. In
the top match George Diffenbaugh,
Indian Spring pro will play Carroll T.
McMaster, Hillendale instructor.
B. Harry Graham, manager at Rock
Greek Park. who arranged the Uptown"
championship row in progress at the
park course announces that the final
round in the tourney is to be staged
over the 18-hole route next Wednesday.
Volney G. Burnett, who used to play
at Beaver Dam, already has reached
the final round. The favorite in the
other bracket to oppose Burnett in the
final is Bradley H. (Ted) Burrows.
twice municipal links champion Of
seven flights and Rock Greek golfers
have shown great interest in the event.
TENWoOD is rapidly rounding its
N course into condition for the
National Capital Open champion
ship TO be played over the River road
course on October / and 2. The new
second green has been completed and
several changes have been made in the
tees. The tourney, according TO Al
Houghton pro at the club. will draw
the most brilliant field which will have
been seen around Washington in many
years. The tourney in these days when
purses are not as large as they have
been in past years. comes fairly close
TO taking rank as major money event.
Any two-day affair in which the VIM
ner gets $700 for four rounds Of golf
is worth while for the pros. Total
prize money again will be $2,550.
Changes now under way on the last
nine holes at Congressional will add