Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-15
LARK|N AND CLARK
RATED DANGEROUS
Conceded Chance to Go Far
in National Tournament
Next Week.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

wv the national open cham-
Y pionship next week a
fine pair of professional
golfers from the younger school,
lads who have performed so we'll
around the Capital that they may
go far in the national title chase
II the game they have displayed
during the past two months holds
up In the heat of a national
tourney.
In all, five Washington professional
golfers will mbake the trip to the Fresh
Meadow Club of Flushing, Long Island,
to play In the national title event next
week, but two of them are distinctly of
the younger group. 1t Is around these
two youngsters, who have come fast
over the past two or three years, that
much Of the drama of the open may
center.
They are Gene Larkin, the 25-year-
old assistant to Bob Barnett at the
Chevy Chase Club, and Archie Clark,
the 23-year- old assistant to Sandy Ar
mour at Congressional. Both are fine
golfers and both are capable of phe-
nomenal bursts Of speed over any mans
golf course.
Others Comparative Veterans.
The other three qualiflers from Wash
twenties in golf and all of them pre-
viously have qualified in and played in
national open championships. Larkin
also has qualified previously, but for
Clark his appearance next week at
Fresh Meadow will mark his debut in
national championship.
Bob Barnett of Chevy Chase, Al
Eoughton Of KenWood and Mel Shorey
of East Potomac Park comprise the
trio, all of whom previously have quail
fed for the national Although none of
these three is a doddering old gent in
the twilight of his golflng years, they
are not the comparative youngsters in
the game that are Larkin and Clark.
And it has become the habit in recent
years In golf to expect unusual things
Of the younger generation.
Tuning up for the national cham
pionship, both Larkin and Clark have
put on notable scoring streaks over the
past week. Clark played the last nine
holes at Congressional the other day in
81 strokes, with a row of six consecutive
lIOIu VIC lNcllIll lOlc
the eighteenth, for the boys to shoot at.
Larkin played his home course at
Chevy Chase in 50 strokes, exactly par
over course where par admittedly is
the toughest around Washington to
obtain. Both thees Smooth-cheeked
youngsters have the habit of tightening
up their game when the goingis tough
est, and on this account both may do
well In the title test at Fresh Meadow
No Runaway Expected.
OF course, if another Sarazen comes
along to outpace the field as the little
Sandwich last week, no one will be able
to nose him out. but such things usually
are not done in the American open.
There's always some one good enough to
keep on level terms with the pacemaker,
as the experience Of recent open cham
pionships, with their many ties, has
proven.
A few years back Gene Larkin won
the Maryland open championship.
chiefly because on one of the one-shot
holes at Elkridge. he put his first bail
out Of bounds beyond the green and
then, taking the stroke and distance
penalty, he hit his next ball into the
cup for an actual ace and par 8. He
won the title by single stroke. Larkln
has played the Chevy Chase course
many times in better than par. His
record mark is IS.
Last September Archie Clark finished
second In the Maryland open at Con-
gressional. one stroke behind Ralph
Beach. the winner He has played the
par u Congressional course several
times in better than TO- Both these
lads are capable of sustained bursts of
speed, and while they are youngsters
and the tourney is the national open.
where even the best of them frequently
60 wrong, either or both may be up there
lighting for the title when the payoff
comes week from next Saturday.
only two Washington golfers are
~ playing today in the first round of
the Gibson Island tournament for
women. Mrs. Betty P. Meckley, the
former District champion from Indian
Spring, who qualified with an 81, met
Mrs. j. F.. Gross of Indian Spring, who
scored 80, met Mrs. w. B. Hurst of
Elkridge, conqueror two weeks ago of
Mrs. j. Marvin Haynes
Meanwhile TO-DAY Womens team
from Washington clashed with team
of fair stars from Richmond over the
James River course of the Country
CluD OF virginia. This Is the same
course over which the Middle Atlantic
women's title tourney may be held later
In the year.
WOMEN golfers started their munich
w pal championship match play
rounds yesterday with only two
contests played in the tourney at Rock
Creek Park.
In the first flight Mrs. J. M Jester
defeated Mrs. D. M. Mcpherson and in
the second fight Miss Nina Owines
trounced Mrs. c. E. Gibson by 3 and 2.
The balance of the matches are sched-
uled for completion this week.
CHARLIE PENNA, the Congressional
~ caddiemaster. is gathering to him
self quite a reputation as lengthy
hitter from the tee. Recently Charlie
has accomplished pair Of notable
stunts by driving onto the fourth and
sixth greens at the Congressional course.
Both holes are normal drive and pitch
holes and both have been driven before.
but Charlie really is knocking the ball
long distance from the tee. Only the
other dav he played the par fifth
hole at Congressional with drive and
a mashie shot to give him putt fer 8
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