Evening star., 1941-05-13
Coleman From Miami
Dark Horse Amonq
Over 100 Golfers
Lunn, Who Shares Mark
Of 81, and Quinter
Ex-Chumps, Listed
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Out Of red-hot field of good
golfers may come a new qualifying
record for the Chevy Chase Clubs
invitation tournament tomorrow.
Added entries today had brought
the field well up over the 100 mark,
with two former winners Of the
tourney added to the list in Richard
D. Lunn, 1888 winner, and Ralph D.
Quinter, victor in 1885.
Meanwhile, Bob Barnett, veteran
club professional, predicted the scor-
ing would be low because the course
is playing faster than at any time
in the last six years during the
tournament season. Lack OF rain is
responsible, Barnett said, although
the fairways at Chevy Chase are
watered and for hours last night
gushers of water poured over those
Immediately groomed acres where
tomorrow the best shotmakers in
this neighborhood will gather for
the 31st renewal of tourney that
has become one of the classic events
of the East.
Coleman May Be Dark Horse.
Barnett made no predictions about
George L. Coleman, club champion
at Indian Creek, Miami Beach,
where Barnett holds the winter post,
but he said Coleman, with a fair
break in the draw, can go long
way. Coleman is not known around
Washington, but he scored IA in
practice yesterday, while Dick Lunn,
the towering former District champ. |
holed a spoon shot for an eagle 2 on
the para eleventh hole. Other added |
entries include Walter L. Peterson
of New York, Frank P. Reside and
DR.. j. L. Thompson of Chevy Chase; |
w. Byrn Curtiss of Indian Spring, |
Maury Fitzgerald of Kenwood. and
Craig Mckee and C. A. Slater, jr.,
of Columbia.
The amateur record at Chevy
Chase Is ST, made by Maury Nee In
1888, and tied by Dick Lunn that
year. Since that time watering
system has been installed.
Cox Not Open Entrant.
Witty Cox, Congressional pro, and
topnotch tournament star of past
years, will not play in the national
open championship this year. With
entries for the open closing late
this afternoon at the Office of the
United States Golf Association,
Witty announced that even If he
qualified he would not go to Fort
Worth, where the tourney will be
held June S. 6 and 7. He has not
sent in his entry.
Fred Mcleod of Columbia, 1908
champion, automatically eligible for
the first time this year under new
q. S. G. A. ruling, has entered along
with many other pros in this area,
but Freddie will idle while the bal
ance of the local field attempts to
qualify May rs at Columbia for the
right to play in the tournament
proper Mcleod and Andy Gibson
of Baltimore, who finished Goth last
year, are the only pros in this sector
who do not have to qualify section
ally. Among those coming here for
the sectional tests will be Bobby |
Cruickshank of Richmond, twice |
runner-up for the national crown.
Washington public links players will
travel to Baltimore this year to quail
ify sectionally for the national pub
lie links championship to be held |
at Spokane, Wash, July 14-19, in
elusive.
Trials at Mount Pleasant.
The United States Golf Associ- |
alton today announced that Sec
tional trials to qualify public links
players from this sector will be held |
June 81 over Baltimore's fine Mount |
Pleasant municipal course. An entry |
fee Of 81 plus a greens fee OF the
same amount will be charged. Local !
entries will be taken by Tommy |
Doerer, jr, public links representa-
tive for Washington. Doerer Is
course manager at East Potomac
Park. The sectional trials in Balti-
more also will include public links |
men from Maryland and from the
entire State of Virginia, which will
not have a separate qualifying spot.
All entries for the sectional rounds
must be in the hands of the super
Y1sOrs Oy pm. MOLiudy, ouic o,
and must be filed on forms provided
for that purpose by the United States
Golf Association.
In past years s. G. Leoffier, con-
cessionaire for the local public
courses, has paid the expenses Of
the Harding Cup team from Wash
tngton. Although no announcement
as to his intention this year has
been forthcoming, he will probably
follow his usual custom. Public
links team qualifers are allowed by
the United States Golf Association
to accept expense money up to Sc
per day. The entry fee of 81 may
be used to aid in the expense OF
sending players to the champion