Evening star., 1936-09-16
But 2 of s Survive.

THESE two Peacock and Yoder
probably Washington's best anna.
teurs, were the sole survivors of the
eight Capital men who started out
Monday in the championship. Three
local mashie wielders fell yesterday
before the pin-seeking drumfire OF
better golfers.
Claude Rippy. public links champ
fell on the eighteenth green before
Max Knesche of Ridgewood, N. J..
after gallant scrap that carried
him from dormie 3 down to the
final hole. Tommy Webb, fighting
a grim scrap with Ralph Strafaci, the
Brooklyn hairdresser, had his hail
curled by the public linksman by
and !.
Volney Burnett, the fire laddie
from No. engine and Indian Spring
was licked by Don Armstrong, the
tall Chicago blond, who was a semi
f1nalist in the 1884 championship at
Brookline. Volney lost by 8 and 2,
but not before Armstrong knew he
had been in a golf match. They were
level most of the way, as were Webb
and Strafaci, but the greater expert
ence told in both matches. Rippy,
playing indifferent golf, was down all
the way against Knesche, won two
holes in row to go to the home hole,
and lost the eighteenth when his over
strong tee shot was trapped.
Peacock Spurt Wins.
PEACOCK sprang one of the big
surprises Of the tournament when
he came from away back to whip DR..
William Tweddell, the unorthodox
swinger who heads the British Walker
Cup team. Out in 40, Roger was 2
down, and he was down with 3 to
60. But he put on full steam and won
on the eighteenth with a par 8, when
Tweddell became wild from the tee and
began to sample the sand Of Garden
City's deeper bunkers.
The rotund Britisher found five
traps in the last three holes, and
each visit cost him a hole. With the
contest all square at the eighteenth,
Roger arched No. 6 iron shot across
the pond to the green, while Tive
dell found the Travis bunker set
right in the middle Of the green,
popped it out and got down in 4,
while Roger laid an approach putt
2 inches from the cup to win l up. 4
great match to win for Peacock and
a distinct upset, for most of the wise
boys had picked Tweddell to 20 pretty
well in this mans tournament. But
they still play golf with a club and
q ball, and they still pay OF on fight.
Roger has bag full of that.
Two Matches Today.
VODER had an easy time with Alan
Smith, an Asheville boy, whom he
has beaten before. Always in the lead,
he closed out the match on the fif-
teenth green, holing a 20-footer for
par 4. Yoder had three pars for a II
and needs to do better today to whip
Mclean. Peacock didn't play well
against Tweddell. scoring 70 against
80 for the Englishman, but Roger has
the habit of turning on the steam
when he needs it.
He should beat Davis in the third
round, but they play two matches to-
day. At the end of today's hog killing
there will be only eight survivors.
Davis may turn on the same kind of
golf he shot yesterday, however, and
If he does Roger can pack his kit
and shove for home. But he shouldn't.
He is a better golfer, from any angle.
Davis, however, whipped Sandy Som
erville, the 1882 champion, yesterday.
Any guy who can do that is no push
over.
The championship was really round
ing into a dog fight today. Big shots
who dropped yesterday included Jess
Sweetser, the 1922 titleholder; Charlie
Yates, the lean Atlanta boy; Je-se
Guilford. champion in 1921, and Eddie
briggs, a home-club boy who was
favored to 60 long way. But such
guys as Chick Evans, champion OF
1916 and 1920; John Fischer, the
string bean from Cincinnati; Johnny
Goodman, the Omaha kid who looks
like the new champ; Scotty Campbell.
who came back to form finally; George
voigt, former Capital luminary; Gene
Homans, George Dunlap, 1888 champ,
and Joe Lynch are still hanging
around.
Tough Course.
TODAY'S twin 10-hole rounds will
be full of heartaches and sorrow,
but at the end only the class will re-
main. They really bury 'em deep and
Csee PEACOCK, Page A-16.)