Evening star., 1933-03-22
PEACOCK IS SEEN
| AS SETTING PACE
Nee, DettWei|er and Others
Due to Shove Veterans
Into Background.

wv 1888.
1 ' i Headed by the formid-
able figure of Roger Pea
cock, young benedict from Duke
University and Indian Spring, the
younger crop of golfers around
Washington are just about ready
to move in and take possession of
the bulky crop of tournaments
that will be played within a few
miles of the Capital this year.
Taking up wnere the old-timers
have lett off (they haven't been so
prominent lately, these youngsters of
the age of Il and less are preparing
for concerted onslaught on the
tournaments this year, and it would
not be bit surprising to see them win
a majority of the larger events.
Peacock alone is good enough to &C
count for tournament or two, and if
Maurice Nee, young Columbia star
Who developed his game at Manor, and
Billy Dettweiler, the tall young Manor
ite who flashed into prominence last
year, comes along as fast this year as
he did last, the oldsters are going to
have to move along at quicker tempo
than ever before to keep up.
Naturally Peacock stands out as the
strongest Of the younger group, with
Nee probably ranking second. And
Roger isn't letting time slip through
his hands without plenty of practice at
Duke University and on courses m the
Carolinas He writes Harry Peacock,
his dad, that he is playing better than
ever.
IT'S too early, Of course, to predict
i that the winning days of such vet
Grams as Miller B. Stevinson, Harry
G. Pitt and one or two others are over
Both these men-perennial rivals OF
past Seasons-still pack plenty OF
punch. with Pitt in particular carrying
wallOp that will take a lot of beat
ing. But Peacock. Nee and Dettweiler
| have come SO fast over the past year
they cannot be kept back much longer
If their progress continues.
Strangely enough the victory oi
Peacock in the District championship
last September was his first and only
major win of a local tourney. But
ing previously, was noticeably boil
stored. Young Nee is the District jun
ior champion. and a worthy one. al
l8 years of age a golfer who can hold
his own in any company
| Dettweiler, WI will be Is years ole
soon, hasn't yet Steadied down. He i
as likely to be 81 as 70. But the kid is
quite capable of turning ON enough
here to erase any one from the pic
ture at any time.
A ND the roll of youngsters does not
! IA end with these three. There are
Dick Lunn of Burning Tree, the
young Friends School slugger, who a,
18 IS one Of the strongest Of the
younger group: Billy Shannon, the
Stylist from Columbia who qualified al
Chevy Chase last year when many anc
better known golfers failed to make
the grade: Junior Slater, tall young
Ster who hits the ball long way; A. S
Gardiner, jr. also of Columbia, steady
performer who can score down in the
low 70s often enough to cause trouble
and the fine playing j. Munro Hunter
/ who has been out of competition fol
nearly year OF the old guard Stevin-
son and Pitt stand out as the best per-
formers. But Stevinson failed to wiz
tournament last year and Pitt wor
only one-the invitation event Of the
| Baltimore Country Club.
! Peacock is the eldest Of the young
| sters-a veteran tournament player al
/ the age of 21 The others have had
enough tournament experience, even
| though they have not vet reached their
majority. to cause quite rumpus in
tournaments, particularly young Nee
who made fine showing in his first
essay at the national amateur last year
1t looks like a big year for the kids
Watch 'em 60.