Evening star., 1932-10-16
NO PLAYER OVER 50
BIG winner IN g
Peacock, 1-Year-OId Cham.
pion, Has Formidable Rivals
Much Younger.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

THAT early promise of future
golfing greatness, which a
i few of the younger group of
club swingers around
Washington have shown. has
grown this year into the full fruit
OF golfing glory. 1t has been dis
tinctly a year for the kids, and
one of disappointment for the
veterans. Not single player over
the age of 80 has been able to win
a tournament around Washington
this year, and the mark of the
kid" golfers is firmly implanted
on all the records around the
Capital this year.
The District Golf Association title
IS held by 21-year old golfer. who has
nnally come into his own after TWO
or three years Of knocking at the door
OF opportunity. Roger Peacock, the
oarK-nalred Indian Spring youngster.
VINO attends Duke University, holds the
title after one of the finest scoring
performances ever shown in the 72.,
mole championship. But Peacock il
Deng pushed. and will be pushed more
IN succeeding years By other youngsters
who are destined to make their marx
IN golf. Maurice Nee, the l7-year-old
Manor youngSter, who holds the Dis
trict Junior championship, is even a
brighter prospect at that age than
Peacock was four years ago Billy
DettWeller OF Manor, at the age of IA
has many more years of winning golf
to look forward to before he attalns
his majority.
ERANKLIN c. PARKS of Congress
L sional, the tall, smooih-swinging
lad from whom Sandy Armour
predicts great things in golf has only
begun to show what he can do Billy
Shapnon of Columbia, probably the
best OF the juniors at that club. has
come along this year in good fashion,
although he hasn't done as well as
Parks, Nee and Dettweiler.
With such youngsters as these, capa-
BILE OF breezing around any golf course
in figures below IS and proven capable
of playing good match play. the vet
Grams are decidedly in the eclipse.
lust now Nee goes to Georgetown
) Prep, where he plays considerable
foot ball. He has four years or
more of golf ahead of him before he
enters business. Peacock also is fortu-
nately situated. in a spot where he can
play enough golf to keep his game going
So is Parks. for the tall Congressional
youngster attends Catholic University
and Is member of the golf team.
Billy Shannon also is schoolboy and
should have time to improve his game
during the next few years
The eclipse OF the veterans has been
complete this year, but you can't figure
Harry Pitt at the age of 81 through
as winning golfer. Indeed, I have
felt that Harry. even though he is a
slow starter. has more potential ability
than any man developed in golf in
Washington since George Voigt Harry
acts difhdent about the game at times.
but when he is aroused and ready to
go he can match shots with any anna
teur in the game. This year. since he
won the Baltimore Country Club tour
ney, he has done almost nothing. True,
he placed second in the amateur cham
pionship qualifying rounds at Chevy
Chase. but he failed to qualify for the
championship itself.
Billy Dettweiler is too young to play
consistent winning golf. 1t takes sew
eral years of good competition TO de-
velop consistency. and Billy has only
been up Tor che season. He may de-
velop into first-class match player.
He has shown he has the shots and
the ability. but he needs a couple more
years OF seasoning before he can step
out and win. But with these promis-
ing youngsters ready and willing to
cash in on their promise. Washington
is assured of a few tirst-class golfers
for many years to come