The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-30
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BY CHICK KENNY


tenth Annual Public Links
Championship Of the United
States Golf Association for the
District of Columbia to determine
four entries, will be staged July
IL and 13 over the East Potomac
golf course, it has been announced
by Dave Herman, public links
committeeman for the District of
Columbia.
The play will be a 72-hold test
with the four players possessing
the four lowest scores over the two
day session, earning the right to
compete in the championships TO
be staged at Harding Memorial
Park Course, San Francisco, Au-
gust 8 to IA inclusive.
Entry for the D. C. qualifying
rounds close Friday, July 8, at
which time it must be turned in
to j. Gibraski, manager at East
Potomac or Harry Graham. man
ager at Rock Greek.
Entries Received
Entries of the qualifiers will be
accepted until Saturday, July "a
at the Office of the United States
Golf Association, 70 East Fifty
seventh st. New York city.
The championship field will con-
sist Of approximately $50 players,
with the "a lowest scorers of the
two-day medal round in match
play of 18 holes for each of tie
four rounds and 36 holes for the
Semi-finals and championship
match.
To the champion goes the James
D. Standish, jr, Cup in addition
to q gold medal.
To the team Of four players
from any one city returning the
lowest aggregate score for the So
holes in the qualifying rounds
goes the Hon. Warren G. Hard
ing Cup. signifying the Intercity
Team Championship and in addi-
ton, each member of the win
ming team will receive a medal.
Defeated Rippy
The Individual Championship
was won by Pat Abbott, of Pasa-
dena, Calf, over the Farming
dale course at Long Island last
year, when he defeated Claude
Rippy Of the District Of Column
bia, in the 36-holeS final, 4 and 8.
In addition to Rippy being the
runner-up for the Public Links
Championship, he was also CO
medalist.
Seattle, Wash, won the 1886
Team Championship.
The four who represented the
District of Columbus at Long
Island in this national golf event
last year were: Bobby Burton,
a Navy machinist; Pat Axtel, a
barbecue attendant; Ted Bur
rows, a poultry salesman, and Of
course, Rippy, who at the time
was employed as a sporting
goods salesman here. Since
then, Rippy has moved into a
gents furnishing establishment.
Lost Interest
Due to the more or less lost
interest in tournament play IN
the major club affairs this
season, there is every reason to
believe that the qualifying
rounds of the District OF Column
bia will prove no exception.
OF late meagre fields have re-
sponded to competition as at
tested by nothing more than pure
unauthorized facts, namely, the
Middle Atlantic championships
here several weeks ago, and the
national open qualifying tests.
There is a possibility that the
field will not be near as large as
is hoped, but then the public
links stuff and any thing can hap
pen. And drawing a bumper crop
of enthusiastic, energetic and ef-
forvescent publinkS players, Just
because the club members fail to
do In their Journeys here this sea-
son, may be just that little thing
which will prove a surprise.
It is said that L. G. Loeffler,
local public golf course conces-
sionaire, will bear the major por-
ton of the burden Of sending the
four district representative to the
Pacific coast. And it is also men
toned that a local radio station
will chip in with a few Of the Eek
tras."