Evening star., 1932-08-26
Golfer Makes Birdie, Only
To Lose Hole as Rival Sinks
Niblick Chip Shot for Deuce

on that nine. seem to narrow down to
almost nothing, leaving only a tiny
strip of fair territory between tee and
green. No spot there for weaklings
who tighten up in the woods.
No room there for the wild driver who
hits 'em far and wide and doesn't know
where they will end Not so long as
golf holes go cit is only 328 yards long,
this seventh hole is terror, for in
addition to the enfolding woods which
menace the tee shot, the green itself
slopes sharply. After you put your ball
on it's no light task to get down in
two puts. But Mccarthy made
bird and lost the hole to ThomsonS
eagle deuce. 'TheSe lucky shots come
off once in a while" Thomson grins.
NUT there at Manor few days ago
~ two we'll known amateurs and two
local professionals did some birdie
shooting that marks just about the
hottest piece of golf seen around Wash
ington in many moons. Harry Pitt and
Maurice Nee, amateurs of Manor,
essayed to tackle Al Treder, the Manor
pro and Mel Shorey of East Potomac
Park
Those amateurs looked at best ball
of 63 at the hands of the two pros,
and between them the four had better
ball of so for course whose par is
71-and tough par at that. They got
brides galore-a consecutive strlng OF
them starting at the fifth and running
for nine straight holes. In all they
scored II brides in Is straight holes.
They didn't play the first hole as
birdie 4. although the score card lists
it as a par S. That string of birds from
the fifth through the fourteenth is just
about the longest consecutive run OF
birds that has been shot around Wash
ington this year.
Young Maurice Nee, who has a knack
of knocking in long puts for brides
himself, looked on in awe as the other
three canned birdie after birdie, some
to halve him and others to win. The
strange part of it all was that Young
Nee didn't win a syndicate, even though
he played the course in 76 strokes.
TOMMY BONES of Columbia put on
i quite show the other day, when
the young southpaw played the last
nine holes of his nome course IN ~
strokes-three better than par. Bones
was playing with George R. Holmes and
Set" Collins.
He played the first nine in 40 and
came home in 80 for 70.
Jack Powell, Schoolboy star of Colum-
bia, played the course in II two days
ago, eclipsing his previous best mark by
two strokes.
COME 200 Government employees
y gathered last night at the Interior
Department Auditorium and heard
details of the proposed new Federal
Country Club explained by the officers
of the ter-Departmental Golf League,
sponsors of the project.
The proposition was explained in de-
tail. Homer s. Pope, former president,
explained that this matter has been dis
cussed fer years by Government en-
ployes, but only recently has come to
head under the direction of the Inter
Departmental League.
I'VE simply form the nucleus for
what we hope will be a permanent or
ganization," he said.
The club has options on three pieces
of property located in nearby Mary
land, and proposes to finance the
project by issuing transferable certifl-
Gates OF interest to some 1,500 charter
members. A drive will be put on i'm
mediately.
Members Of the Army-Navy Country
Club are looking forward to the club
championship tourney which starts on
Sunday. A qualifying round will be
played during the coming week. to be
followed by match play rounds during
September. Maj. E. A. Noyes is the
present titleholder.