Evening star., 1933-09-22
- UT of the scrambled chase for

~ UT of the scrambled chase for
tine District amateur golf
~ championship whose twin
final rounds were being played
today at Indian Spring, to iron out the
deadlock which existed at l54 over the
first days play between Roger Peacock
and Maj. Richard K. Sutherland. may
come a revamping of the system for de-
Gliding the local simon-pure title.
Scanning the abbreviated entry list,
which totaled exactly II when play
started yesterday and just when the
third round started this morning, DrS.
William c. Barr and Bruce K. Taylor,
moguls Of the District Golf Association,
who ran off the tourney agreed that
something must be done to get the
interest of more golfers in the title
tourney.
The form of competition for the
District amateur championship Is part
of the constitution of the District as
sociation, and change must be voted
upon by all the member Clubs.
1t is certain that a change in
the form of play will come up
at an early meeting of the asso-
citation.
To say that the fathers of local golf
are disappointed at the entry in the
biggest tourney of the year is putting
it mildly There isn't any doubt that
a change in the form of play would
list" DR.. Taylor said. But just what
We shall do We don't yet know"
DR.. Barr added that a match play
Wit I hN1a ion,
round, to be followed by four match
play rounds, might prove more inter-
esting, and he also said that 72-hole
medal play tourney spread out over
four days might find a welcome from
the golfers. 1t is fact that many CT
the sO-called veterans do not like the
physical test of playing 70 holes of
medal play golf in two days and have
passed up the tourney for that reason.
Shoot Like Rounds.
Peacock. the present title holder. and
Maj. Sutherland. now a member of
Indian Spring as well as Army Navy.
shot identical scores of 79 and rs for
their 154 totals to tie for the lead and
played together over the last two
rounds of the tourney today.
The scores uere all high yes-
terday as brisk tcind sDept the
pel-groomed Indian Spring lay
out, TOR no one broke rs.
Peacock was out in 35 in the after
noon, but took 40 strokes to play the
last nine. Sutherland was more con-
sistent, playing the two mines in the
afternoon in 38 and 80. Dick Lunn
the tall Chevy Chase lad. started off
the tourney in bang-up fashion by hol-
ing 130-yard pitch for an eagle deuce
on the 4l0-yard first hole. This start
enabled Dick to score IS and 70 for
total of 157, cna shot behind the third
place total of 156 shot by Billy Dett-
weller, the District Junior champ. Dett-
weller, now registered from Congress
sional. scored II and 10. tying the vet
eran John r. Miller of Beaver Dam for
the lead at II over the opening round
But Miller slumped back to 80 in the
afternoon for total of l60.
VYIOMAN golfers Of the Capital are
w looking forward to an open
tourney to be staged next We'd
nesday over the Manor Club course by
the Maryland State Golf Association
the same DAY on which the professionals
will compete for the State open crown
at Five Farms. A generous assortment
OF prizes nave UeeH put up, Will oiit
gross prize and three net prizes in each
of three handicap classes for the 18-
hole medal-play handicap tourney.
Handicap classes are: Class A. from
to 18. Glass B. from 19 to 81. and
Glass c. from % to 35. There will be
no entry fee, but State handicap card
is necessary, which may be obtained at
the first tee. Entries should be made
through the Womens Golf Committee
chairmen.
The semi final round in the first flight
of the Anacostia open tourney today