Evening star., 1933-08-29
Wilson Play D U.s. Coli Hopes Horseshoe Pitchers Vie Bndoded
Columbia to Hold Club Title
Tournament September 26-29

in the first night were scheduled today,
while matches in the other flights may
be played any time during the next
two days. The fnal round In the hrst
flight will be played Thursday.
Claude Rippy, Walter Bo3rett,
/ John M. Bder and HdTldn WIN
tied for second place srith 75s.
There was plenty Of squawking at the
slow pace of the field. One three-some
reported it took IS minutes to play two
holes and all the field was tied up some
where along the route. In future tour
neys It might be well for the manage
ment to split the starting list into two
parts, with half to start at the 11rst
tee and the other half to 60 Oh the
tenth tee.
WITH only Is youngsters entered
w in the tourney when entries
closed last night, DR.. Bruce L.
Taylor Of the District Golf Association
announced today that entries for the
tomorrow will be received up to 8
o'clock tomorrow. The tourney will be
over the 36-hole route for the title won
last year by Maurice L. Nee Of
Here are the pairings:
ESQ. Gale oeddes tcolumbiS and Sam m
Watkins columbia; 9;36.! Dayid W.isa ~
navy; $40. A. wray icoiumbia) and David
Parkman Beaver Pam) GAS, Billy Dett-
Weller !MsnSn 'f,. snH Hs,yss sonnscn SG
and c. A. Slater tcolumbia); s:bb. Buddy
Borril tColumbial and Charles = Han9an
sDsina GIn8',d and passnss. aS;SS: Wills Au'a ''n'''n
PROHIBITIVE favorite to win the
~ tourney, AL Houghton did the ex-
pected yesterday and romped
home with the major portion of the
money In the Middle Atlantic p. @. A.
Sweepstakes at Burning Tree. Houghton
scored q subpar 50, but his fine round
was dwarfed by better round earlier
in the day shot by young Roger Peacock.
the District amateur champion, who
helped himself to 81, two shots better
than Houghton's mark and f1ve un-
der par.
A group Of club house visitors who
used to play golf themselves, organized
a "book" on the tourney and made
Houghton q 21s-to-1 favorite.
Al took . niece Of the odds to
win, but Ralph Beach, pro at the
Baltimore Suburban Club, gave
him q scare.
Ralph nearly holed q chip shot on
the eighteenth green to tie, finishing
In q deadlock for second place with
Frank Cunningham OF Burning Tree,
at 10. D.,
Houghton scored seven brides on the
round. getting out In "a and back IN
IS. Pescock's card had five brides and
an eagle. The Indian Spring youngster
was out in IS and home In . dazzling
81. to tie the unoficial amateur record
for the course, made by George VolSt
back in 1926.
Summaries Of the pro tourney:
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$40 Ralph Beach ans SSnouTenn1ii 9sapnina Tee,
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Ss ssSsti william ses4siD.s aly Ms's01
Gil CUNNINGHAM !BuInins srseeer rses,; AG AMsry-
I.1s SsDs g. Map0e E. cS c1c no Seen ea1ds! spencer
FRS. L. g. PRAY Of Manor ana
MI Mrs. George Diffenbaugh OF In
A'A dian Spring paired together 10
win the invitation tourney at Inolan
Spring yesterday with combined net
score Of 1859. Miss Margaret Barnard
of Indian Spring and Mrs. II. K. BECK
of Manor were second with ~ eafo
Of 173. ,.
A special prize donated by Mrs. Di-
enbaugh, wife Of the club professional
was won by Mrs. Don Scott and Ella
beth c. Harris, president Of the District
Woman's Golf Association. The tour
ney marked the formal opening OF the
new woman's quarters at the Indian
Spring Club.
O. B. Rogers scored an ace on
the second hole OF Course B at
Rock Creek Park, using a No. 4
iron for the shot. He tDds playing
pith Miss Epd Anderson, A. L.
Strong and w. F. Thompson.
After taking 48 strokes for the nrst
nine, Mrs. j. Marvin Haynes. the DIS.
trict champion from Columbia, failed
to return card in the qualifying
round Of the nationals woman's cham
pionship at Chicago yesterday.