Evening star., 1933-05-09
[|NKSMEN BATTLE
MANOR CLUB MUD
Constant Rain Puts Premium
on Long Drives as An.
nuaI Event Opens.
BY w. r. McCAILUM.
T UNLESS the weather man
| promotes some sunny
~ weather soon, there are

Washington in the wet this
Spring. The Manor Club invita-
ton event, which started today
with some 150-odd golfers sched-
uled to tee off in the first section
of the qualifying round. was sure
to be played over a rain-soaked
course.
The course at Manor is certain to
be gummy for the balance of the week,
and if more rain comes along, the pros
who play in the sectional qualification
rounus next Monday for the national
open will have themselves a slugging
match, Furthermore If it continues to
rain, that Chevy Chase tournament
next week is sure to BE- played over
one of the longest golf courses any
where around Washington.
7 ONG enough under favorable con-
IL ditions, Chevy Chase becomes real
test for the long hitter when the
ground is soft. If the tournament is
played from the back tees, as it prob
make the first flight, provided mere
The woman golfers who were sched-
uled to compete in The Star Cup tour
ney yesterday braved another soggy
course at Congressional today, as the
field of well over 100 started out on the
first round of the event, which was
postponed because of another blast of
rain from the East. The weather so
far this Spring has been a blessing to
the greenkeepers. but to the. gents who
y.-ttI av,,r@
nothing short of poison. Perhaps We
will have better weather later on, but
so far the weather has been terrible for
the playing of that mania called golf.
ID USS HOLLEBAUGH, who refereed
n the Sarazen-Kirkwood VS.. Hough-
ton-Thorn match last Sunday at
Kenwcod predicts great things this
year for Kirkwood He still goes for
the trick stuff" Hollebaugh says. but
he is more serious this year than ever
about competition. ice always has
been one of the great golfers of the
world. but he is entering this years
events with a new determination. Play
ing with Sarazen won't hurt him, either
When it comes to concentration on the
job in hand and determination to win,
Sarazer has it over most of the others"
Gene told me that Immediately after
the American open at Chicago he will
rush to New York to catch a steamer
on June IA for England. where he will
defend his British open title He
hopes to win 'em both again this year
and is not a bit dismayed by the fact
snuff. For two weeks Gene has been
scattering golf shots all over the land
scape, but he is satisfied he can take
up the slack in his game at any time
with little diligent practice. Mean
while the boys are living fairly well,
travelling in a de luxe bus owned by
E. L. Doherty. And what a bus it is
Twelve thousand bucks, it cost, and. yes.
it has running water and everything
else
THE trouble with most golfers is
they stand too close to the ball after
they hit it,
It's an old golf saw, but it came
true the other day at Woodmont. where
DR.. Alexander Chase played two shots
and was still 10 feet back of the spot
where he teed his ball., 1t happened
on the third tee, in a match with NJ.
Jacobs and Al Goldstein. DR.. Chase's
tee shot hit a tree and bounced far
back behind the tee. His second shot,
intended to be out in the fairway, still
was behind the original spot where he
teed the ball.
D EGARDLESS Of weather conditions.
N and faced with prospects of more
rain. the Manor Club tourney got
under way this morning. with c. w
Stoddard and c. C. Heath teeing off
shortly after o'clock this morning
For years Major H. Robb. formerly Of
Bannockburn. was the gent who form
ally opened golf tournaments around
Washington, but Robb has Slipped
badly. He used to get away from the
first tee in almost every tourney about
the time the brides began to chirp. but
now he prefers more sedate hour.
The field was split into two parts
with about 155 players doing their act
in the qualifying round today and some
200-odd scheduled to attempt to qualify
tomorrow
Inasmuch as there are only five flights
OF sixteen each, or 80 players. to
qualify from the field of more than
$50, it can be seen that the battle for
a spot in the match play rounds is
going to be keen one. Match play
rounds will start Thursday and con-
tinue through Friday afternoon.
The initial Manor Club invitation
event was won by Miller B. Stevinson
of Columbia in 1929. No tourney, was
won by Bradley H. (Ted) Burrows of
Rock Creek Park. who downed Harry
G. Pitt, the home club star, in the final
round.
The course is in excellent shape, con-
sidering the weather, and with a day
or two of sunshine would be in the
pink of condition.
Because of the size of the field the
committee insists that matches must
start on time. Any contestant who is
not ready to start at the time assigned
him will be defaulted. A handicap
tourney will be held on Friday, open
to all tourney contestants except semi
finalists and f1nalists.
CFNE SARAZEN and Joe Kirkwood,
" famed professional stars who
played at Kenwood on Sunday,
paid visit to the experimental turf
garden at Arlington this morning and
tried out the various types of putting
green grass.
R. T. B. Gwathmey and R. D.
Stands, finalists in the French High
Commission Cup tourney at Chevy
Chase, were scheduled to play their
match today. The final has been post
poned because of bad weather.
The professional tourney scheduled
at Clifton Park, in Baltimore yesterday,
also was postponed because Of rain.
Teams from four clubs will form the
Bi-State Golf League of Virginia and
West Virginia this year. under arrange
ments made at a meeting held in
Winchester Teams are to be entered
from the Belle Haven Club of Alex
andria, Va, and from Winchester,
Purcellville and Martinsburg, W. Va.
The teams will be composed of eight
men instead of IL, with the schedule
getting under way on May 27 at Win
chester. Present officials will hold over
until the final meeting Of the season.