The Washington times., 1933-08-09
CALDWELL ONCE DISCOURAGED WITH GOLF, MAKES COM
TIES HARPER
FOR MEDAL
IN TESTS
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

Only three weeks ago, Ernie
Caldwell, of the Hillendale Club
Of Baltimore, was on the verge
Of chucking golf for the year of
1888.
Caldwell, beaten by Don O'Brien
in the first round of match play
in the Maryland State amateur
championship, over the Indian
Spring course, grew so disconso-
late as to announce he might not
attempt to qualify for the ma
tional amateur championship.
CaldWell's game all season long
was below it's consistency of the
previous year and the Baltimore
sharpShooter was almost near the
point of quitting. He was pre-
vailed upon to make another
trial.
Game Returns Overnight
Caldwell then filed his entry
for the big event and his magic
golf touch seemingly returned
overnight. He played the steadi-
est game of the group of 48 that
battled in the Middle Atlantic
sectional tests over the Columbia
course yesterday, his "a and 73
placing him in a tie Nth Chand-
Ter Harper, of Princess Anne
Club, Virginia Beach, for the
qualifying medal.
Harper put together rounds of
rs and II for lat. The two
were playing off the deadlock
this morning.
Harper'S round of II in the
afternoon, though one over par,
was extremely spotted. He gath
cred six brides in all, but then
played several holes like a rank
duffer. This was true at the
ninth, where he needed a par 4
for an outward 80. He took 6,
caused by a sliced drive. He
repeated with another 6 on the
par 4 tenth by hooking his drive
and sicing his iron.
Mccarthy Qualities
Next to Caldwell and Harper
In this districts scoring was
Roger Peacock, of Indian Spring,
who paired a 76 and "a for $50.
Then came the veteran Miller B.
Stevinson, of Columbia, with IS
and rs for ISL. Martin F.. Nc
Carthy, of Beaver Dam, qualified
with (80-74) 154. He managed
to get under the wire by reeling
off successive brides on the
twelfth, thirteenth and four
teenth holes.
Dick Lunn, the chunky Chevy
Chase lad whose morning 81 put
him on the border line, came
back with a fine "a in the after
noon to clinch a place. Luther
c. Steward, jr., of Congressional,
was the only other District golfer
to qualify, scoring (76-79) 155.
Spencer Overton, Of Hillendale
Club, Baltimore, also made the
grade with 76-78-154. N. E..
Edgerton, of Raleigh, N. c., who
paced the field into the second
round by virtue of his morning
II, Slumped to 81 in the after
noon but his 152 easily qualified
him.
Win Remaining Places
The remaining three places
went to Charlie Kent, of Rich
mond, Va; Nelson MacRae, Will
mington, N. c., and Fred NeWn-
ham. Raleigh, N. C., with 1858
each.
The four biggest failures were
Billy Howell, Harry Pitt, Dave
Crook and Maury Nee. Howell
totaled 158, Pitt staggered about
the course in 1855, while Nee, who
counted 80 in the morning, picked
up in the afternoon, as did Nook.
Summaries:
Billy Howell CRichmondJ. 8i-77-15S;
Frank C. Goodwin (COngressiOnaD. 81
T7-l5si Frank c; Ford (Char!estGn. $.
more c; e.; 7S-si.l59; A. 8 Gardiner.
GBaltimore G. c.; sl7so1161; !; W; Git
weller tManOr). SO-S2-162; Harry
WisOtzkey york, Pa). 79-SS-162; HaT-
vey johnson (KenwOOd, 8O-84-164:
Donald Woodward (COlumbial, SO-S5-
1855: William d. Waxter Baltimore C.
g.. 7S-85-163: Harry G. Pitt (ManOr),
8S-82-l65; NJ: Lucas baltimore C. C.),
S4-82-166; Franklin Parks, Congress
eiOnal, SO-S7-167; F. w. Cramer york,
Pa.l. 81-SS-169: Albert w. Owens york,
Pa.). S9-SS-172: Frank Emmett (COn-
tKOlIing kOad), S9-SS-l77: NJ. Fftz-
gerald (Kenwood). 85, no card: Ralph
Fowler (WashingtOn), 80. withdrew; f.
j. Carver (ManOr), S2, withdrew; G. S.
Arthur Raleigh, N. c.. IS. withdrew;
DermOt Nee (COlumbia), 81. withdrew;
Dave Crook (ROling ROad). 80, withdrew;
Bobby Reigel (RichmOnd, Va), IS, with
drew: Harris NJ: Jones Baltimore G. c.,
80, withdrew: Morton Mccarthy (Prin-
cess ANN, withdrew; Allen A. Smith
(AshevilIe, N. Co., withdrew; Maury
Nee (COlumbia). 80. withdrew; Mark e.
TrOne tHanOver, Pa.), 30, Withdrew;
Norman Frost. (Columbia), withdrew;
Fred A. Salvage (Elkridge), IS. with