The Washington times., 1936-08-25

AAndl U4S Ling 4OL CAuS yedA III
That army of club swingers
which will battle bunkers at 30
points about the nation today will
be trying to crowd into a meager
210 places in the championship
proper, with some of these already
filled by exemptions.
New Threat on Hand
While participants CLEAN some
solace from the absence of Lawson
Little, winner in 1884 and 1885,
who since has turned pro, to re-
move the outstanding menace
since Jones was the man to beat,
they find new threat from an
other Quarter-the British Walker
Cup team.
These stars arrived yesterday
for international conflict with
American forces at Pine Valley,
Clementon, N. j., September "a,
and, with this to help acclimate
them, they will move in body
into the National Amateur, exempt
from treacherouS qualifyin G
round.
The visiting team includes
young Hector Thomson, the Brit
ish Amateur champion, who al
ready has been established among
the favorites for our national
crown, despite three decades of
precedent during which every
British attempt has been halted.
With Little out, they can't find
anybody who looks better than the
youthful Thomson, rated a sound
golfer and fortunate enough to
make his bid on a course con-
structed along typically British
lines. Garden City, officials agree,
is made to order for the foreign
contingent.
Former Champs
Americas hopes will center on
several former champions, also
exempt from qualifying, including
George Dunlap, Francis Ouimet
and Ross Somerville and other
capable performers such as George
Voigt, Tommy Goodwin, Rudy
Knepper, Watts Gum, Johnny
Goodwin, the former open cham
pion, and a few others scattered
about the nation.
However, recalling what hap.
pened to Little when he sought
his first big title as a pro and
failed to even qualify for the Ma
tional at BaltuSrol, recheck on
the United States chances will be
in order after the shooting is over
today.
AS usual, some of the brightest
stars will wind up among the cas-
ualties and will be missing from
the starting fled.
The tenth annual golf tourna
ment of the In-Com-Co Club, com
posed of employees of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, viii
be held at the Indian Spring
Country Club, September 8. The
Practitioners Trophy is the major
prize.
Miles L. Brownell won the
tourney last year. Rumsey N
Trezise won in 1927; George v
Lowering in 1923, Claude A. Rice
in 1929, w. w. Seay in 1880, F
E. Early in 1881, Mack Myers ir
1882, George B. McGinty in 1888
and Ernest J. Kendrick in 1884.
The golf committee for this
years tourney includes j. F. Shee
han, Ernest J. Kendrick, RumseJ
N. Trezise, c. P. Morris, j. E
Snider, E. J. Doyle, M. L. Brownel
and Mack Myers.
Los Angeles and San Francisco
already have held their qualify
ing rounds, and play today was al
these points, with number Of
places allotted for the champion
Rock, Ark, /; Denver, Col, 3;
ship proper indicated:
Birmingham, Ala, 2; Little
Portland, Ore, 1; Washington, D
c.. IL; Tampa, Fla, 5; Atlanta
Ca, 4; Honolulu, /; Chicago, 16;
, Indianapolis, 6; Des Moines, Ia.
8; New Orleans, /; Boston, Is;
Detroit, =; Kansas City. 2; st
: Louis, /; Omaha, 8; Buffalo, N. Y.
6; New York, 81; Schenectady, N
Y, 4; Winston-Salem, N. c., 6;
Cincinnati, S; Cleveland, S; Tulsa
2: Philadelphia, Is; Pittsburgh, 7;
, Houston, Tex, 6; Richmond. Va.
8; Huntington, w. Va, 3, and Mil
waukee, 4.