The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10
Locals Ready
To Qualify
For Event

S. G. Leoffler, local public links
conceSsionaire, will foot the ex-
pense of two Washington golfers
to San Francisco for the National
Public Links Championship SEIZED
uled over the Harding Memorial
Park course August 9-14.
The District qualifying trials
will be held over the 72-hole route
Monday and Tuesday at East
Potomac's course.
Dave Herman, local public links
representative of the United States
Golf Association, will attempt to
get the Chamber of Commerce
or some other local organization
to sponsor the trip of two more
players. thus giving Washington
a full representation in the four
man Harding team championship.
Failed Only Once
Only once before has the Dis
trict failed to send team. That
was in 1882, when the event was
held in Portland.
With Washington bidding for
the National Championship. ard
hoping to land it here. 1899, the
local representative is anxious
that a four-man delegation be sent
to the Coast.
Until the radio station an
nounced that it would be unaole
to go through with its original
intentions to send the four men
by plane, Leoffler had planned
only to take care of the expenses
of the players while in San Fran
cisco. But by sending at least
two, the good-natured public links
Santa Claus, proved that he is
anxious to give the local boys a
break.
Field of 76
A field of rs, one of the largest
in history, is entered in the Public
Links qualifying trials, which is
tantamount to the District Munic-
ipal championship.
Entries closed yesterday, and
positively no post entries will pc
received.
Despite the fact that thus far
only two men are assured of
places, there will be four qualify
ing berths open, in the event
there is another sponsor for the
two additional places.
The field is one of the classiest
in history, headed by Claude
Rippy, two-time titleholder, CO.
medalist and runnerup last sea-
son to Pat Abbott. the defending
champion from Altadena, Calf.
Sensation in 1896
Rippy, now a haberdashery
clerk, was the sensation of the
1885 event at Farmingdale, L. l..
setting a world record with his
nine-hole score of 30, and playing
sensational golf until Abbott set
him down, and 3, in the finals.
Playing with Rippy Monday in
the first So holes will be Bobby
Burton, qualifier last year, and
the new star, Andy Chubby"
Oliver.
Pat Axtell and Ted Burrows,
1886 qualifiers, are paired with
George Malloy, three-time quail
fier and former District municipal
champion.
:30-12:3O-Jimmy Leach. Charles
Alexander and Benton Ross.
S:35-12 :35-Charles r. Parks, j. r.
Miller and Don Lacey.
S;4O-l2:4O-W. L. Rice, Paul Reed,
William H. Morley.
s:45.I2:l5-C. II. Cohen. Howard
Habermeyer and Leonard Lehman.
S:5O-l? :50-Martin L. Moore, Robert
Suit and Lindsay Stott.
and Wesley Billings.
9:OO.1 :OO-John Cannon, Jos p h
Murray and Paul Fellows.
S:O5.1 :O5-JOhn J.: Ruane, Lamar
9:1O-1:1O-Fred ChaimsOn, Me in
Skaggs and Charles Canny.
9:15.1:15-Dr. Michael Oliver, Morris
Abrams and Francis 0rtman.
9:2O-1 :2O-Wilbur W. Seay, Pete Klein
and Edgar Forrest.
s:@5-l :25-Don sullivan. Bill LeapIey
and 8. C. Wimsatt.
9:3O.1 :3O-Charlie Williams. AdoIph
White and George Bolger.
S:S5.l :35-Harry F. Miller, Eddie
LightbOwn and Joe Micker.
s:4O.l:4O--MiIford stein, Matthew
Rettew and Jim Faust.
9:45-1 :45-BObby Bower s. G..
= LeOffIer, jr. and George Graham.
9:50.1 :50-Serge Folk. T. Welby Hines
and Clyde HALEY.
1851 :55-Albert wilhelm. Mark Daw-
son and II. w. McReynOIds.
10000 :OO-Gus Kupka, George Nealis
and James r. Cipe.
1O:O5-2 :O5-JOhn Baer. jr., Ernie Gar
lem and Bob Leapley.
1O:1O-2:IO-Gilbert Willett, Lawrence
Downey and Mac O'Malley.
10:15-2:l5-Pat AXtelI, Ted Burrows
and George MallOy.
O:20.2:2O-Claude Rippy. Bobby Bur-
ton and Andy OliVeri.
IO:25-2:25-TOm DOerer. jr., Harry
Saunders and Harold Bowers.
1O:SO-2 :3O-Jerry Hart, n a m n
Campbell and John DOwney.
10:35-2:35-Bob Ruane and Henry
Peel.