The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-05-15
SLOWS
COURSE FOR
BEST PLAY
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

today's qualifying round Of the
twenty-fourth annual Chevy Chase
Club invitation golf tournament
will find par an elusive figure,
especially since the course has
been made more difficult by yes
terday's rain.
Furthermore, murky skies early
this morning carried the threat of
more rain, which would impose an
additional hardship upon those
teeing off.
Par for Chevy Chase is SO and
the course stretches 6505 yards
from the back tees. The fellow
who carveS himself a par SO at
Chevy Chase can rest assured he
has accomplished something.
Rain Prevents Practice
Yesterdays rain prevented much
practice and many were diSap-
pointed by this turn in events.
One in particular was Claude
Rippy, Rock Greek Park star,
who has never played Chevy
Chase before. This might serve
as a handicap to him and then
again it may not.
Half of the field is scheduled
to qualify today, with the other
half tomorrow. Match play
rounds will take place Thursday
and Friday.
For the second time in two
years AL Houghton, Of Kenwood
Country Club, had failed to qualify
for the national open champion
ship. He tied with Mel Shorey,
of East Potomac Park, and
Bobby Cruickshank for the
last two places in the Richmond
tests over the Lakeside course yes
terday, each with 36-hole cards of
148. Darrell Napier, young assis-
tant to Cruickshank at the coun-
try club, paced the field with 143.
Only three places were allotted the
Richmond district.
Loses On Second Hole
Houghton lost in the play-off on
the second extra hole, where he
three-putted, while Shorey and
Cruickshank scored par IS. The
latter pair executed spectacular
recovery shots on the first hole to
match Houghton's par 4.
Other local pros who missed
out at Richmond were George
Diffenbaugh, Indian Spring (77-
7N, ISL; Al Treder, Manor Gil
82), 1853; Fred Mcleod, Columbia
G5-8O, 1856; Walter Cunningham,
Burning Tree (80-76), 1856, and
Bob Barnett, Chevy Chase, (83-
74, 157. Treder's II in the morn
ing included a smoking 80 on the
second nine.
Roland r. Mackenzie, Con-
greSsional Country Club pro,
gained a qualifying berth in the
Philadelphia district when he
completed his unfinished round
this morning, scoring rs. He shot
rs yesterday, giving him 36-hole
total of ISL. Darkness overlook
Mackenzie yesterday when he
had six holes left to play.
Match play rounds in the East
Potomac Park tournament were
being held today. Eddie Stolark
took the qualifying medal yester-
day with a 70, one over par.
Harlan Will, public parks cham
pion and tournament favorite,
was runner-up with IS. The only
other players in the field of 70
able to break 80 were Robert
Bowie, 70; John Connolly, 70:
Jerry Enright, 70; Bob Marks, 70;
Everett johnson, 70, and A. S.
French, 70.
The final 10 holes of the Star
Cup Handicap competition for
women were being concluded to-
day at the Indian Spring Country
Club. Mrs. F. Dickinson Let's,
Congressional (94-18), 76, paced
the field into the final lap. She
was closely pursued by Mrs.
George Diffenbaugh, Indian
Spring (95-1D, 10; Mrs. Landra
B. Platt, Chevy Chase GLIB -,
10; Miss Nellie Mae Neff, Manor
t95-1O, 78; Mrs. T. N. Beavers,
Manor (94-15), 70: Mrs. H. B.
Hird, Manor (95-15), 80; Mrs. L.
T. Powers, Indian Spring (94-14) ,
30. Leading in low gross were
Mrs. J. F.. Dowdall and Mrs. Jack
Scott, both of Congressional, with
80; Miss Louise Clayton, Chevy
Chase, 80, and Mrs. Platt, Mrs.
Donald Scott and Mrs. Betty
Palmer Meckley, both of Indian
Spring, with 81 apiece.