Evening star., 1932-09-03

a comparative eclipse since
the amateur champion
ship qualification rounds on Au-
gust 16-will swing into a fort
night of torrid action next week.
The first of two major events will
find small field of the leading
club-swingerS around the Capital
gathering at the Chevy Chase
Club next Wednesday and Thurs
day to compete over the 72-hole
route for the District champion
ship.
Harry G. Pitt of Manor will defend
his title and is the outstanding entrant
to repeat. He led the local group in
the sectional amateur championship
rounds over the same course with a &c.
hole total of 144.
The following week-nine days from
today-the national amateur champion
ship opens over the rugged Five Farms
course, out on a hillside overlooking
Timonium, Md. There nine golfers
from the National Capitalize largest
group ever to enter the championship
from WaShington-wil attempt the
mighty job of qualifying for the match
play rounds in a field which includes
the most noted amateur golfers of the
world.
For this years amateur championship
is not alone United States event. Ten
British players-the best in Britain
are among the entrants in this forth
ha pt
since 1928, when the British Walker
Cup team met the American team at
Chicago in the international cup classic,
has such notable group of amateurs
gathered at a tournament as will be
together at Five Farms. The only
major entrants missing will be the one
and only Bob Jones and George Won
Elm. Major league golf among the
amateurs never will see them in action
again.
A LII of the nine local qualifiers for
1A the national are planning to play
in the local amateur title tilt at
Chevy Chase. Entries for this event
close with the District Golf Associa-
ton at the Chevy Chase Club Mon
day night They are limited to men,
bers of member clubs of the District
Golf Association having club handicaps
ID,
must accompany the entry. Privileges
OF the course to entrants in the tourney
for practice, will be extended on Tues
day, the day preceding the opening of
the championship. So the big-time
competitive season in amateur golf will
start off with bang next week and
move into creScendo at Five Farms
Not far along comes the invitation tour
ney Of the Congressional Country Club,
last of the big local events. of the
season, listed on the tournament cal
endar for September 1923, inclusive.
Most of the Washington uualifiers
already have been over to Five Farms
trying out their shots in practice over
the national championship layout. They
have found a truly gargantuan test of
the game, one that demands not only
extreme length from the tee but un-
erring accuracy around the greens. For
Five Farms is the only major layout
around Washington that has watered
fairways And any course that stretches
out to $500 yards with Watered fair
ways where the ball gets little roll is
certain to be test for sluggers.
THIRTY-THREE fair golfers of the
L Beaver Dam Country Club will
gather at the first tee tomorrow
TO play in the qualification rounds for
the Club title.
Here are the pairings:
shiRSIssy; NJ. %s e Ttcsst sltr..t . Mr. paul.
pessIsy p.Ioi Mrs ForePee osstt. osSst. MRS Grace @
Edna Strong, y Miss Marie wallace; -
s'Gas fso pm.Mrs Mlss shsldfp9 savarise. Mrs. NJ
MeCowan, Mrs; L. F.; Hussey ,.,,.,n mr.
,s l'so Ps{a s@@%is e En-. \; y Ffezfss' Mrs H. B
s'pas pm.Mrs nns 4 s. Tsd fRuthey Mrs Frank
Hessler. Mrs, a: Tucksr; u - o,....
Mt f4s + p.m.mMTse neMH J. H Alien. Miss x. Comp
= ton, Mrs. 8. Peterson.
HAROLD N. GRAVES is the new
i junior champion of the Indian
Spring Golf Club. Young Graves
finished just before the heavy rain
yesterday with 36-hole total OF l66 TO
outpace a field of five starters In the
Junior tourney. Five boys entered the
event. Graves scores were 8o ana 90,
James Brownell finished in second
place with cards of 87-90 for total
of lit.
AIRS. J. MARVIN HAYNES and Fred
lVl Mcleod of Columbia journeyed
over to Indian Spring to play
match against Mrs. Betty P. Meckley
and George Diffenbaugh yesterday. the
four were turned back by the ram a1ter
thev had played nine holes. with the
Indian Spring combination well in the
lead over the halfway mark.
THAT rain of yesterday was Just
l. what the local golf courses needed
to put them back in shape for the
Labor day holiday play. With the ram
promised by the Weather Bureau 1or
today the courses around Washington,
which have been plenty parched Tor
the last month. will be in better shape,
and will improve steadily from now on.
Yesterdays rain helped lot, but they
need a lot more to be in f1rst-class con-
dition.