Evening star., 1934-08-11
FOURTEEN PLACES
OPEN TO SECTION
65 to Play Qualification
Round on Five Farms
Course August Il.
BY w. n. McCALLUM.

Warrington last year.
Tnat IN the set-up for the sectional
Qualification round for the nst.onal
amateur championship, 10 be played
over the 3e-hole medal play route at
the Five Farms course Of the Bait
more Country Club on August 81. 1he
championship proper viii be played ut
the Country Club OF Brookl!ne, Mass.
starting September 10. and iso play
ers. representing all sections Of the
United States. viii start right in a.
match play without the formality OF
another qualifying round.
The entry list Is larger than last
year for the local sectional ROUNDS,
and the number Of places is greater
Lat wear the elimination trials were
PLAYED Mt the Columbia Country Club
with a field Of ~ starters Of whom IL
qnallfied. Five OF these were from
Washington. All the local qualifiers
failed 10 qualify for the match play
rounds at the championship at Gin
cinnatt.
Entry List Grows.
-~HIs year, with assurance that all
those who qualify sectionally
Immediately VIII enter the
match rounds without going through
the bugaboo OF all championship
contests-another qualifying round as
the scene Of the title tourney-the en-
try list Is larger and the number OF
places greater, The Five Farms course
OF the Baltimore Country Club VIII pe
or,eu for practice to championship
contestants starting August II. The
tourney viii be run of by the Mary
land state Golf Association. headed
by Robert Stead. jr., of Chevy Chase.
Washington qualifiers last year and
their scores at Columbia were: Roger
s, Peacock, Indian Spring. $50: Miller
b. STEVENSON, Columbia. ISL; Martin
r. Mccarthy, Beaver Dam, i55; Luz
ther Steward, jr., Congressional, l55;
Richard d. Lunn, Chevy Chase, l55.
Lunn's appearance for the sectional
rounds will mark the first start OF the
District champion in a local tourney
this year.
Outstanding pairings, as arranged
by the u. s. G. A. and the Maryland
state association, are: S:4S am. and
i.is. Bobby Riegel middle Atlantic
champion) and Alex M. Knapp; s:lS
and i.4S, Maurice L. Nee, Carl Snook
and Frank Emmett; 9:24 and l:54,
BILLY Howell, Miller B. STEVENSON and
Hugh Leach; 9.42 and 2:l2, Harry
q. Pitt, A. S. Gardner, jr., and Har-
vey johnson; 9:54 and 2:24. Allen
smith, Biltmore Forest. N C.; Luther
Steward, jr. and, Thad Street, jr:
Charleston: 1912 and 2:42. Richard
I.unn. Edgar Lucas and Forrest
THOMPSON: 1918, Billy Dettweiler
and Levi Yoder; 1924 and ASA. Gene
vinson. Manor (winner Of the Chevy
Chase tournament); Roger s. Pea
cock, outstanding local star and Mary
land State champion, and Donald
McPhail; 1926 and 3:06, Chandler
Harper, virginia state champion from
Portsmouth, Va, ard Tom SomerVllie,
Richmond.
Davis and Gordon "Floaters."
T,wo ''fioaters" are included In the
starting list. They are David H,
Davis Of culver City. Calf, and
Jennings b. Gordon OF Atlanta. IL
their scores match or beat the top
score TO qualify among the IA success
full ones at Five Farms they VIII De
Qualified to play for the champion.
ship. They will not upset the local
quota of IA, however. even II they are
successful In matching or beating the
last qualifying score, for "noaters
are claSsed as outside the quota OF the
section In which they play.
All former champions and W. Law
son Little, the British amateur cham
pion. are exempt from qualifying.
which must be considerable consola-
ton to George T. Dunlap, the reign
ing title holder. Dunlap barely got In
in q play-off last year and went on to
win. Francis Ouimet. champion OF
1914 and 1891, was among the prom
inent players who failed to qualify
last year. With fast course, care
fully groomed for this tourney, a score
of l56 probably viii be necessary at
Five Farms to make the grade.
Here are the pairings and starting
times, as announced by the United
States Golf Association:
$50 am and p%MH1TryM MaIfid Mac.FtST A Pa5T'
s:36 and l:o6-James. Watts. oakwood
G. G: LyneneurS Va d John 4 Maooen'
Arsyls sno W soss Psesfs kfRwGSS Puetfs C. Of
Virginia.; Spencer s Oyerton. Hillendale
C. c. Charles Carroll jr.. Rollins Road
s:4s and 1:1s-Alex NJ, Knapp. Elk
Road c. c.; Robert p. Riesel, HermitaEe
s54 ana 1:s4-David Davis, California
C. C: Thomas b. Howell, ir.. Hermitage
c. G; j. CrOssan Cooper, jE-. Eikridse
and l:so--Phfip r. RieSel, Hermitage
c. c.; John Van Dyke Tweedy. Elkriose
Club Jennings G9Fdon' xAai, Atlanta a = Her E
G. G; Thomas +, Brown, cumoerland 6 9.
lumbis G C.; James q. Drain, WASHING
ton q. 4 c, C; Charles W. Kent. c. C.
ars: sPs stsGss. / s. sesSs gssSsl. HsPdel: g. &c
Franz. Emmet, consressionsl g Cs u.
bia &. c.; Hugh Leach Baltimore e; c.
c. SSO &: Frank rank weller. Columbia c. C, E. L.
eAessia sss and snsJ sos@Judd id Rrun,ley. Cherokee
C. C, Knoxville Tenn. Everard J. Carver.
Aar9E s.as 0sGSi nnd s:i20H s osrdinsT, ir.
Columbia 9 G; Harry u. Pitt Manor
club. Harvey r. Johnson 'r' Column
'I a:4s and .:ls-F NJ Goodwin IL.
Congressionai c. c.; Auliek Burke, G. 2.
OF Peterseurs; W. D, waxter, ir' Balti-
mGss sssS ! ana s.e4-Allen smith. Btltmore
Forest C G; Thad Street, H.. Charleston
c. c; Luther C Steward. 'r.. Consres-
''0ns' "a and : s:so-Hsrrls Jones Baltimor.
c. q: Louis Puehs. Indian Spring c. c.
Lewis johnson, jr Charleston c. c,
1905 and .36--Jaek Fulton. Baltimore
C. C.; Hickman Greene ARGYLE G. G
Morton Mccarthy. Princess Anne c. e.
Virginia Beach. Va. -,
timore C C; Richard D. Lunn. Chevy
Chase Club Forrest Thompson, Beaver
1 io:is Is ana a:4s-w. E. pestweiler IL:
consress.OnI & Levi ,T,s,s. YSdsr ,1n indian IA
Charlotte C. c., Charlotte, y. c.
1924 and s:54-Gene vinson. Manor
Club; Donald McPhail, Baltimore C C.;
Roger S. Peacock. Indian Spring c. G
lo:So ana 3-Tslbot T. Speer. Baltl-
more c. G.: Walter Negman. Hanover
lO:a6 and S;06--Chandler Harper.
Princess Anne c c.; Thomas n. somer-
VILE. c, G OF virginia.
iot4a and S.le-Nelson MscRse LIN
xtiie c. G. LAnxille. n G; J. w. Gilt
MRS nOwnAII. VICTOR