Evening star., 1932-09-11
ILLNESS PREVENTS
! HIM FROM PLAYING
Acts on Advice of Doctors
Pitt Has "a as D. c. Men
Try Title Layout.
BY W. r. McCALLUM.

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Cup star, and ace of the
nine qualif1ers from Washington
in the national amateur golf
championship, has withdrawn
from the title chase. Roland to-
day wired the Championship
Committee of the United States
Golf Association that his physical
condition forbids participation in
the event in which he has been a
prominent figure for nearly a de-
cade. His withdrawal cuts down
the list of entrants from Wash
ington to eight.
Roland, over the phone, said to the
writer that his doctors had recon-
mended that he withdraw from the
championship. -Four weeks ago he had
an operation on his throat, which was
considered minor at the time, lut has
since placed him in such weak physl-
cal condition that he has been vertual-
ly unable to practice for the champion
ship. Notwithstanding his weakened
condition he qualified for the national
at Chevy Chase on August l6 with
a total of lat for the 36-hole test.
THE withdrawal of Mackenzie and
J. the phenomenal 68 shot by Maurice
j. Mccarthy of New York, former
Washington Golf and Country Club
star, were the talk of the championship
tonight Most of the contestants know
Roland and expressed their regret at
his forced withdrawal.
Mccarthy, who was one Of the stars
in the recent Walker Cup matches,
played the fiyst nine holes of the course
in 81, four better than par, and went
two over par on the last nine for
81 to tie Tony Torrance's course record
of 68.
Six of the Washington qualifers
played the course today, three Of them
in one match. Harry @. Pitt Of Manor,
hitting the ball far better than he has
for months, whacked his way around
the lengthy layout in "a. Harry has
liked the Five Farms since first he
planted his brogans on this course.
Roger Peacock, the new District anna
teur champion, playing Five Farms for
the third time, knocked the ball around
in 76 strokes, scoring 81 and 80.
Maurice Nee, the junior champion, was
around in rs. Billy Dettweier Of Manor
and Franklin c. Parks, jr., Of Con-
gressional both scored Gas. John F.
Brawner of Columbia, the only other
local qualifier who played today, said
he probably broke 100, but he had
plenty of strokes. Johnny is that way.
He may have had 10, but he wouldn't
talk about it.
MARTIN F. MCCARTHY of Beaver
lVl Dam hasn't shown up at Five
Farms yet. He has not checked in
at the register Of players in the CLUB
house and apparently believes that he
is hitting the ball we'll enough without
lot of practice over the championship
course. Miller B. StevinSon Of Colum-
bia did not play today, but is due over
here tomorrow.
They have shaved the putting greens
down here at Five Farms until most
of the boys are afraid to go after a
lengthy putt and content themselves
with knocking the ball close enough to
hole the next one. I saw Harry Pitt
three putt two greens, missing puts
he wouldn't ordinarily blow, and even
young Maury Nee, who goes Tor the
hole on everything, was hole shy. Roger
Peacock is continuing the same streak
of steady play which won the DISTRICT
title for him last week and Is one OF
the local lads who should qualify.
Among the leading scores registered
today we're the II credited to Max
Marston of Philadelphia, the 73 re-
corded by the veteran Chick Evans
and the IA made by Johnny Lehman OF
Chicago. Gus Moreland, the Texas
boy, who holds the Western amateur
title, has not appeared at Five Farms
yet. He is due to appear tomorrow,
Notwithstanding the injury to his right
hand he is supposed to have sustained
a few days ago.
Most of the contestants found the
course fairly fast despite the watering
system which has piled water on those
lengthy fairways for weeks. They all
moaned of putting trouble, the usual
pre- championship complaint.