Evening star., 1933-01-02


~ youngsters, some of whom
4 \ already have carved out
niche for themselves in
competitive golf around Washing
ton, carry the hopes Of the Ma
tional Capital for high place in
future golf among the amateurs
of the land.
On the shoulders of these fresh
faced, keen-eyed kids, most of them
well short of their majority, rest the
prospects of Washington for continued
success in the major championships
around this section and, indeed, in the
blue ribbon classic Of the Simon-pure
game, the amateur championship itself
AS the veterans who have dominated
the game over the past decade fade
away, as their game loses its sting and
punch, these youngsters will come to
the fore and, picking up where the
winners of past years leave of, will
carry the golfing hopes Of the Capital
perhaps to greater heights than have
been attained by the greats of other
years.
washington has furnished two great
players among the amateurs. George
j. Voigt and Roland Mackenzie, both
of whom learned the game in the Ma
tion's Capital, have been members of
Walker Cup teams, both have won the
qualifying medal in the amateur cham
pionship and both have gone far in the
Simon-pure title chase. Can the
youngsters Of today carry on where
they have left of?
THE main hopes Of Washington for
i a high place in amateur golf cen
ter around group composed OF
the following promising members of
the younger crop of links artists: Roger
Peacock of Indian Spring. the 2l-year-
old District champion; Maurice Nee,
17-year -old District junior title holder,
and Billy Dettweiler, IA years old, both
of Manor; 18-year-old Richard Lunn
of Burning Tree and Chevy Chase, the
young giant who poles the ball such
tremendous distances Franklin Parks,
19-year- Congressional lad, whom
Sandy Armour claims has the finest
swing among all the players around
Washington; Billy Shannon, the au-
burn-thatched Columbia lad, son of
former president of the Columbia Club,
who qualified in the Chevy Chase tour
ney last year when many veterans
failed; A. S. Gardiner. jr., rotund son
of A. S. Gardiner Of Columbia; Bobby
Brownell of Indian Spring and Junior
Slater Of Columbia.
Among these lads Peacock Nee and
Dettweiler already have begun to cash
in on the promise of their earlier years.
Peacack waded through the District
championship at Chevy Chase last
year in devastating style, leading his
field from the opening tee shot to win
with total Of 299. Nee has had many
fine rounds and won the District junior
title in such impressive fashion that he
rates high place in golf around Wash
ington already, even though 1882 was
only his second competitive year. Billy
Dettweiler. the tall, slim Manor Club
youngster, was the real junior sensa-
ton of 1892.
If Billy keeps on improving as he
has done ever the last twelve month,
he wiz go farther than most OF the
rest oG the crop of youngsters. Here
was kid Of IA years of age, shooting
a 70 in the sectional qualifying rounds
for the amateur championship to quail
fy well up the list at Chevy Chase last
Summer and then, in the big show at
Baltimore shooting 78 in the first
round when so many of the seasoned
stars faltered and stumbled. True,
Billy did not qualify for the match
play rounds in his first essay at the
championship, but he made an ex-
ceptionally fine showing for one Of
such tender years. He will be Is years
old next month and If he l:eeps on
improving as he has improved in 1882,
this Manor Club kid will be at the top
of all the youngsters in anothes year
or two.
DICK LUNN has had some great
- rounds and some spotty rounds.
A very strong hitter from the tee,
Dick knocks the ball so far that most
Z courses are drive and mashie affairs to
4 him. He needs to tighten up his game
i with the medium irons, for he is a
Z good putter. With his natural advan-
! tages Lunn can go long way. The
3Dick has it-plus.
Roger Peacock took three years or
more to reach the crest, even after he
began to score down in the low 70S.
Rogers success in the District cham
pionship, impressive as 1t was, consti-
tuted his first important victory around
Washington, for the Duke University
lad never has been able TO win an
other big tournament, even though he
has been a favorite to annex some of
the events in which he has entered.
Roger has all the golf shots any man
sneeds to win, plus a cool head and
"a scrapping temperament. Roger came
very close to qualifying for the national
at Baltimore Had he played the last
nine holes at Five Farms as he can
play them he would have made the
grade in his first attempt. The boy
has everything 1t takes to win. He
can become another Voigt, completely
dominating the amateur game about
Washington, If he goes on with the
sort OF golf he showed to win the Dis
trict crown.
Parks, Shannon, Gardiner and Slater
all have had fine rounds, but none Of
them has done well in an important
tournament. Parks qualified for the
amateur championship, but failed at
Five Farms The others all have
played their home courses in good
scores, and all Of them have consider
able promise in the game they play 50
well. But Peacock, Nee, Dettweiler and
Iunn stand out as the most likely pros
poets to replace the Pitts, Stevinsons
and MacKenzies Of past years. Among
these four there may be future ma
tional champion It all depends on
how much time and effort they are
willing TO give.
Hundreds Of Washington golfers came
out Of the fog Of snow and rain during
the past week and played on the two
or three days on which the sun shone.
They found the courses soft from heavy
rains, but in fine condition for Midwin-
ter golf And what a relief it was TO
swing a club once more after two weeks
of gloomy weather.
BETHESDA FlREMEN BUSY