Evening star., 1933-07-02
.ALL CLUBS SLATE.
HOLIDAY JOURNEYS
Connolly and Steward Play
Off Deadlock Today for
Congressional Medal.
BY WALTER X. McCALLUM.


- OLF will burst out in a
l - blaze of tournament &C
~ tiyity over the second big
holiday of the playing
season, when young America cele-
brates July in the traditional
way, while the elders strive to
put golf balls into elusive 41a-inch
cups. At all the clubs around
Washington Golf Committees have
scheduled events which will keep
the divot-lifters of the city busy
from dawn to dark chasing golf
balls around scorching courses.
The schedule comprises every sort OF
| links event from mixed foursomes down
to miniature tournaments, with some of
the tournaments starting today, to be
| concluded on Tuesday. Here is the
golf schedule at the clubs about Wash
ington July 4:
Chevy Chase-Eighteen-h handicap
medal play for the Hungarian Trophy,
donated to the club by Count LasZio
Szechenyi
Columbia-Two-ball best-bal tour
ney, with one-half the combined hand
| caps to apply.
Congressional-Conti of mir
iature tournament. which starts today.
Indian Spring-Fiag tournament
Beaver Dam-Eighteen-hole handicap
competition for the Presidents Cup;
approaching, putting and driving con-
tests for men and women.
Manor-F1ag tournament for women
on course 3 ;l8-hole event for men,
most pars with handicap to count;
driving contest for men and putting
contest for women.
Kenwood-Flag tournament and two
bail mixed foursome in afternoon.
Argyle Continuation of flag tourna-
ment, which started today.
Army y-Navy-Tombstone tournament.
Observation-Disclosures tournament.
ton for the Marc Goldnamer Trophy,
| with club handicaps.
TOEN CONNOLLY, 17-year-old Rock
Creek Park champion. and Luther
- Steward, jr., are to play off today
their tie for the qualifying medal IN
the Congressional Country Club tourney.
They tied at 73 in the medal round of
the event, won by Roger Peacock, with
qualifying day and Connolly tying on
the second day.
All question as to Connolly's right to
play amateur golf has been dropped.
The ycungster has produced birth
| certificate showing he is only II years
OF age. The amateur rule prohibits
player caddying for hire after reaching
the age of 18 years.
DON'T forget, you aspiring ANA
tuers, that entries for the ma
tional amateur championship vii
close (and we main close) at pm
July 20 with the United States GET
| Association The U. S. G. A. does II
take entries after the closing hour. Z
tries. with checks for the SIS entry fC~
should be sent to the United States G-l
Association, 110 East Fourty- -secor.
street, New York The sectional quail
fication round for the Middle Atlantic
area will be staged at Columbia on
August g.
In connection with this sectional
round Miller STEVENSON, famed Columbia
amateur, thinks that the contestants
| should qualify in twosomes instead of
the usual method of qualifying in three
somes This is an amateur tourna-
! ment," says Steve" land the amateur
game provides that medal play shall be
in twosomes. Let's have the boys play
ing in twos instead of threes"
Mrs. Winifred Hoffman and Mrs D.
o. Hickey are tied for first place in the
| June ringer competition at the Army
Navy Country Club. Both players had
best ball of 72 fc- the rugged course,
| which is considerable golf for women
over that tough layout.