Evening star., 1938-08-30

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head" says Dave. ut will be the big.
gest thing of the year in pro golf
And we'll whip 'em, too." says
Walper. I'll get Cox to do some
practicing and have the other boys gel
in some practice licks and we'll 60 tc
town. Those guys from Virginia can't
! take US" Al Houghton took fourth
money in the pro sweeps with a 10
but either Walper or Gibson should
have collected all the marbles. Lee
missed a l-foot putt on the tenth
green and Andy finished with a or
the eighteenth, when par Woulo
have given him 80 for the parse
back nine. AS it was he scored 39-
33-72, which isn't common piece
of golf by any means. George Diffen-
baugh had hot partner. George
himself scored rs. but Harry W
Sharpe, a newspaper man. and an
Indian Spring member, collected q
flock of brides, and aided by handi-
cap of strokes, Sharpe and George
tied for the top spot in the pro-
amateur tourney with L. j. Goode OF
Columbia and Al Houghton. Both
pairs had better bail of 81. Goode
played with handicap of a. Hough-
ton and Harry Peacock and Gibson
and Charles Janney tied for third with
66.
Charley Price Coming Golfer.
But little l2-year-old kid with a
swing like Bobby Jones, was the main
magnet OF the crowd Tow-headec
Charley Price, son of an Indian Spring
member, played with Al Jamison, and
although they didn't figure in The
prize awards, the youngster drew a lot
of Abs and "Ohs" from the CALLER,
with a finely timed, smooth swing
that whacked the ball down those
fairWays It's yards and more
Little Charley, hardly bigger
10 than the driver he wields 80
effectively, is going to be
good golfer some day. 1t hasn't
been so long ago that Roger
Peacock and Bobby Brownell
"CIC tHC SdIlC axe anu tnC Sdh
size.
They've managed to do pretty we'll
Charley has 18th birthday in 6
week or so, and along about l94l
you'll see the boy winning tourna.
| ments. He has what a young golfe,
needs, firm sound swing. and ne
disposition to knock the cover of the
ball So many kids have been wrecked
on the rock of long hitting.
Amateur Qualifying On.
Out at Congressional today so O.
the best amateur golfers in this link!
sector were playing for eight qualify.
ing places in the national amateur
championship. The eight lucky one!
will 60 to Pittsburgh a week hence
to play in the national championship
which starts September ~. Earlier
predictions that 1855 will qualify wer.
unchanged as the course remained
fast. Practice scores, except for Bobby
Brownell's subpar 10. have not beer
low, and any man who shoots l45 car
pdth up lllS CluoS dIlu> kCG lCduy "
receive the medal II I were playing
and could shoot 1855, I'd feel comfort
able about it, That's about the aver
age top score for other years and i
won't be different this year.
Up at Rock Greek Park it looks a!
| il Harry and George Graham car
call themselves the top father -and-sor
combination of the public links Harry
is the manager at Rock Creek Parl
and George is his smooth-playing son
Together they shot a total of 324 ovel
those bumpy putting greens yesterday
and while few more were to play to.
day, you can bet that score will stane
| up.
G. d. and Bill Leapley had
800 for second place. while Ray
and Gail Holmes had 331.
Blond Bill Leapley tore off a 7.
for the best individual score.
Rarely do you find women golfers
making holes in one in golf tourna
ments. But Mrs. Leo Walper today il
receiving congratulations for the &C,
she made on the 145-yard eleventh
hole at Washington yesterday in ,
tourney staged by the women of tn,
Virginia club. Despite her good lucl
on the short hole she didn't return
a card. They held nine-hole tourney'
for members and guests, with Mrs
r. c. Young winning in the members
division with 81. followed by Mrs
Nicholson with 38. Mrs. G. c. Rome!
Won the putting prize, among th'
members.
Mrs. ]. H. Bullock won the CUES
prize with card of 81. followed b.
Mrs. j. r. Powell with 80, and Mrs
r. A. Lacey and Mrs. RI c. Dunbal
with 40. Mrs. Frank Whitaker ant
Mrs. T. N Beavers tied for the CUES
putting prize with 81 puts.
Over at Congressional Witty Co
bet Mrs. Myron Davy' she couldn'
break 80, so Mrs. Davy today has
flock Of new golf balls. She tlrnet
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