The Washington times., 1932-09-10
NINE DISTRICT.
"PLAYERSARE
!. ENTERED
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

District golfers entered In tne nd
tional amateur championship
which starts Monday over the
Five Farms course of the Balti'
more Country Club.
The local representatives are
Roland Mackenzie, Miller B.
Stevinson and John F. Brawner,
Of Columbia Country Club; Harry
q. Pitt, Maury Nee and Billy Dett-
weller, of Manor Club; Franklin
N. Franks, Congressional; Martin
F.. Mccarthy, Beaver Dam, and
Roger Peacock, Indian Spring
Club, and new District amateur
king.
All will be at the Five Farms
course today testing their shots
and they will repeat their practice
sessions tomorrow All have
taken previous practice trips over
the course and none is unac-
Quainted with it's hazards.
Youngest and Oldest
Billy Dettweiler, IA years old
and youngest entrant, has been
paired with Lovan L. VanZandt,
40, the oldest contestant. Van
Zandt is also the father of son.
18. Only one other golfer younger
than Dettweiler ever qualified for
the national amateur.
Brawner and Parks formed an
advance guard, each practicing
yesterday over the Five Farms
course. Brawner played with
Freddy Mcleod, Columbia Coun-
try Club pro, and Parks was ac-
companied by Sandy Armour,
Congressional Club pro. Parks
carded 80 but Brawner kept no
score.
Tony Torrance, captain of the
British Walker cup team, spun
a dazzling 68, two under par, in
q practice round yesterday, estab-
fishing a new course record. Tor
rance whiSked around the first
nine in 80 and returned in 35.
Howell Spins 144
H. Chandler Egan, of Del
Monte, Calf, also eclipsed par,
scoring SO. The national anna
teur champion of 1904 and 1905
covered the first nine in "a and
came back in 35. Par each
route is 35.
Billy Howell was one of the
few who tried 36 holes, the Rich
mond lad counting II and 73
for 144. That ought to prove
that last years semi-finalist will
be a hard kernel to crack in
the 1892 play. Chandler Harper,
Princess Anne Country Club, Vir-
ginia Beach, was around in II
and "a for ISL. Harper led this
sections qualifiers at Chevy
Chase back in August.
Others who tested the course
were rank Dolp Underwood
Country Club, Portland, Ore.
70; Max r. -Larston (Merion
Cricket Club. T1averford. Pa, 70;
Charles H. Mayo, jr. Lido CouA-
try Club, Long Beach. N. Y, 72;
Johnny Rob bins Underwood
Country Club, Portland, Ore,
70: Keefe Iarter (TWin Hills Golf
and Country Club, Oklahoma
CITY, Okla, 72; H. Law Weather
wax (Albany Country Club. Al
bany, N. Y, 73; Robert M. Grant
(Wethersfield Golf Club, Weth-
etsfield, Conn.,, "a; c. Ross Som.
ervill, Oondon Hunt and Golf
Club, Canada, IA; Logan L. Van
Zandt CTulsa Country Club
Tulsa, Okla. IS; Francis L.
Brown (Oahu Country Club
Honolulu, II. T., IS; Tex Newton
dido Country Club, lg Be- Hh'
N. Y, 76; Eric A. McRuvie Ieven
Golf Club Ccot Id. 76; H. w.
Koehn, jr. Merion Cricket Club >
l;.ye~"c::dd, Pa, rs; George T.
Dunlap, jr. Garden Ctty Coun'
trv Club, Garden City, N. Y, rs;
william o. Blaney (Brae Burn
Country Club, West Newton
Mass. 76; Howard E. Crook, jr'
CRolling Road Golf Club, Bal,
timore, II; Doug Casey CRlver,
side Golf Club. Riverside, Ill,
II; John E. Lehman Olympia
Fields Country Club. Chicago, ~:
Francis Ouimet woodland Con
club, Auburndale, Mass, 78; j.
Denniston st. Clair (Kiskiminetas
Golf Club, Salisbury, Pa. 78;
Frank Justin (Edgewood Valley
Country Club, La Grange, ILL.,,
70; Knox Young, jr. (Highland
Country Club, Pittsburgh, 79;
Chris Brinke (Arono1link Coli
Club, Newton Square, Pa, 70;
Eric Fiddian (Stourbridge Golf
Club, England, 80; David E
Crook (Rolling Road Golf Club
Baltimore, 90; Sidney w. Noyes
ir. (Ardsley Club. Ardsley N. Y
so: John E., Parker, jr., essex
County Country Club, West
orange N. j.. 80; John E
Hines (Old Westbury Golf Club
Garden City, N. Y, 80; Milton P
Warner New Haven Country
Club), New Haven, Conn, 81.