Evening star., 1935-06-25

nnal meoat play pnaSe at the Con-
eressional Country Club course today.
1t isn't either Of the two stocky lads
with the Irish monicker of Malloy,
nor lanky Freddy Haas nor yet john
son, LaXton or KocSis.
It's the lengthy and rugged Con-
gressional course. layout where even
the stoutest of hearts among 130 of
our best collegiate club swingers we're
unable to knock par for goal yester-
day and probably won't be able to do
any better today.
Two months ago the boys in charge
Of the Congressional course went into
huddle ard decided that If the rah-
rah boys were not to convert their
favorite golf links into a race track
and fiaunt a flock Of COS in the faces
of the members they had better do
something about it.
Par Tough to Lick.
THEY did, in the shape of heavy
rough and tees so far back you
need a spy glass to find the line to the
hole.
It worked, and today, after the
opening sessions hectic firing, it be-
gins to look as If no one is going to
bust that par of 72. 1t might be done,
but on the face of the first days scores
it isn't likely.
Two stocky boys by the name of
Malloy flung couple of par-matching
72s up on the scoreboard yesterday.
It may have been the good old Irish
spirit. They are not related and hail
from Princeton and Michigan. There's
another Malloy-out of Notre Dame
in the tournament, but he couldn't
get his Irish up like his pals of the
same name. He finished with an 81.
Jack of Princeton is his brother,
and it was Jack who turned in the
first 72 yesterday. Along came Wood
row, % years old. named after the
wartime President, who also evaded
the rain and wind of early afternoon,
to tie Jack Long and vainly the
other lads, through high wind and
heavy rain. strove to match the brace
of 72s, but they couldn't do it.
John Fischer of Michigan, 1882
champion, couldn't make it. He fin
ished with n. Charlie Yates, the
lanky Georgia Tech boy, who holds
the title. couldn't make it. He hit
49, Neither could such brilliant shot
makers as Charlie Kocsis of Michigan,
John Banks of Notre Dame, Wilson
Marks of Princeton, Joe Lynch of
Georgetown or Bobby Riegel, the new
Southern champion, from Richmond.
Bobby needed a golf miracle today
10 he
blew himself right out of the tourna-
ment with a first-round 84 He is in
spot where he. needs "A or better
to qualify. i
Closest TO the twin scoring. Malloys
was tall Freddie Haas of Louisiana
State, who wound up with a 49, Fred
die looked like the hot-shot to grab
the top spot, but he went over par
on the tenth, eleventh and twelfth
in q row.
Finishes With Eagle.
ONE Of the Malloy boys pulled hat
trick on the eighteenth to tie for
the lead. It was Jack from Princeton,
who parked his tee shot Is feet from
the pin on this 300-yarder and raped
in the putt for the only eagle of the
clay. Both of the Malloys finished be-
lore the big wind, which caught many
OF the lads far out on the course and
ran scores up before they knew what
was happening.
John Fischer, hitting the ball quick
and early, found so much rough he
thought he was going a-haying. But
his putter was working. If it hadn't
been he might have run up above 80.
Joe Lynch played a steady and good
round to card his IS, round which
put the Georgetown boy in a spot
where he can hardly miss qualifying.
But few of the big shots are out
on the wen-known limb today and
may miss the match-play rounds
which start tomorrow Among them
are Crawford Rainwater of Georgia
Tech, with 50; Tommy Dwyer of Stan
ford, at "a: Don Edwards of Stanford.
at S6; Bobby Anderson of Louisiana
State. at s3, and Spec Stewart of
Stanford, at 80.
Inc boys have revised their opinion
OF that Congressional course. So
many OF them were bouncing the ball
ground IN " and better in the prac-
t1ce rounds that they thought it was a |
pushover. But today they think that
las will grab the medal and that
scores Of l6O may qualify. With good
weather today. 158 probably would be |
the best.
Meanwhile Michigan State has a |
stranglehold on the team champion |
ship. It wound up the first round |
with 302, II strokes in front of Georgia
Tech, IL ahead of Oklahoma and 13
In front of GEORGETOWN. The VOL |
ver1nes are sounding the victory howl |
Today, They can hardly lose.
Yates Gets a 7S.
TOURNAMENT notes Charlie
Yates was working hard to keep out
OF the 30 group :. he needed all his |
skill to get that 78, for his shots
wouldn't click . the card and the
pencil shot the scores up an average
of five strokes per man no more
conceded puts and no more fun golf |
o.. it's all in earnest now.
What manner of man are you?"
Yates shouted at the seventeenth as
Johnny Banks nearly holed a pitch |
shot from bunker at the right =.
he slid one up against the stick from
smother bunker at the twelfth .l
the galleries were slim. with most of
the spectators coming in on Oakleys
:. tomorrow should be better.
It's a good show and well worth
watching.
John Fischer said he couldn't meet
the ball solid.y with his driver .
he was catching the edge of the rough
consistently with his tee shots.
Bobby Riegei may surprise the boys
today and do 70 :. he plays that
kind of golf Freddie Haas took
O golf lesson frcm Eddie Twiggs. coach
Of the Stanford team, after his 73
=. the son Of a pro, he was not cock
ing bis wrists on the backswing !.