Evening star., 1935-09-16

~ ARELY finished with the Mary
- land State open golf cham
pionship, which Vic Ghezzi,
IL the tall. black-haired Italian,
won. flock OF the local pros are
heading within day or two for Hot
Springs, Va, where they will play in
the Hot Springs open, starting Thurs
day.
Al Houghton. stripped of his Mary
land championship by Ghezzi and not
able to lead the Maryland pros in the
renewal of the championship, which
ended yesterday at Rolling Road, is
to be one of the competitors at Hot
Springs. So is George Diffenbaugh
and so are AL Treder, Bob Barnett
and Cliff Spencer, the tall, dark
haired Beaver Dam pro, who yester-
day succeeded Houghton as the boss Of
the paid players of the Old Line State.
But the pros are not alone among
the clubswingers who are heading
for championships. The local ANA
teurs are tuning up their shots this
week for a brace of big time events
which will come off next week at the
Washington Golf and Country Club.
Next Monday the amateur-pro
match will be played at Washington
with a team of 20 pros meeting
group Of Simon-pures, and on We'd
nesday the District amateur title tilt
will get underway at Washington with
an 18-hole medal round. If Roger
Peacock. who bids fair to become the
Lawson Little of the Washington fair
ways, is in the groove he enjoyed at
Cleveland, he will wade through that
tournament without a great deal of
opposition, even though Roger never
has played the Washington course well.
ERESH from Cleveland, where he
pounded out his yarns in long
hand down in the press tent, Bob
Jones paid a flying visit to Columbia
yesterday. played round of golf. was
the dinner guest Of Chip Robert.
Assistant Treasury Secretary. sad
hoped a train for New York Ast
night Bob scored "A over the Co.
lumbia course in a game with Fred
Mcleod, Dana Belser, Red Watkins
and Bob Gardner, and plainly showed
that he is strictly on his game.
Bob wasn't pestered so much by the
autograph hounds at Cleveland, and
he also missed it at Columbia yester-
day. But he did predict that Lawson
Little may become Americas greatest
golfer. His words about Little spoke
only the highest praise for the be-
hemoth Of the fairways, whom Bob
watched closely at Cleveland. "A
great golfer, this Little" Bob said.
The local boys didn't put up much
Of a scrap in that Maryland open
which Ghezzi topped with a 72-hole
card of 282, two above par for the
Rolling Road course. For a while
Cliff Spencer was in the thick Of the
scrap, but he faded over the last
round. leaving the way open for
Ghezzi and Gene Kunes, the new
Canadian open champion, TO crash
through. Kunes finished second with
285. Spencer won fine special prize
for Maryland pros with a card of 293,
one shot in front Of Ralph Beach,
who three-putted the last green.
Houghton wound up with a final 70
for 295. In the prize money were
Spencer. Houghton and Mel Shorey,
among the local lads. The amateur
! prize went TO meticulous Spncer
Overton Of Rolling Road with 296.
RERNIE HALLOCK and John c.
~ Shorey will clash next Saturday
for the Kenwood Club championship,
following Hallock's defeat yesterday
Of Russell Hollebaugn, the portly gent
! who won the title last year. Holle-
baugh never was n front in his
match against Hallock, who won on
the final green. Shorey reached the
final by a 1-up victory over Top
Dennell.
In the second flight Bill Tew and
H. Henry are the finaiists, while the
third flight final lies between F. w.
Sickle and Fletcher Henderson.
John P. Holzberg took his place at
the top Of the Indian Spring medal
lists in the club championship quail
flying round with a card of "A, while
Betty Meckley won the medal in the
women's tourney with a score of 81.