Evening Star Newspaper, February 26, 1931, Page 43

* .40 men who essay SP ORTS. THE EV. ING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, FhoauakY 26, 1931. SPORES. D—3 - Test for Championship Golf Play May Be Held at Columbia Club Course Here AMATEURS T0 SEEK SPOTS IN NATIONAL Baltimore C. C. Also Offers Use of Its Course for Mid- Atlantic Test. BY WALTER R. McCALLUM. HE sectional qualifying rounds in the Midatlantic area for the national ama- teur championship of. 1931 *may be played at the Columbia Country Club some time during the coming Summer. The Colum- bia Country Club, scene of the national open title event of 1921, recently wrote the United States Golf Association, offering the use of its course this year for the sec- tional qualifying round for the amateur championship, under the new qualification plan adopted this year by the parent golf body, which will be tried out for the first time next Summer. Officials of the club have received %kfier of acknowledgement from the . 8. G. A, pointing out that the letter offering the course has been turned over to the Championship Committee and that Columbia will be given full consideration when the mat- ter of a course on which to hold the sectional trials for this sector of the bunkered land comes up. Columbia, however, is not in the posi- tion of an active campaigner for the sectional qualifying round tourney. The club wished simply to place itself on record as offering its course to the United States Golf Association, if the latter sees fit to hold the trials over §t. Columbia will make no campaign to secure the tourney, according to Ar- thur B. Shelton, the club secretary. Has Two Choices. The Pive Farms course of the Balti- more Country Club, where Baltimore Country Club folk hope the 1932 ama- teur champlonship will be played. also has been offered to the U. 8. G. A. for the 1931 sectional qualifying rounds, and it would appear that the Cham- g;mhlp Committee of the national golf y will have to make a decision be- tween Five Farms and Columbia as to which course the sectional trials will be played over. The two courses are out- standing layouts near their respective cities. Baltimore, however, is going after the sectional tests and the 1932 championship in aggressive h?lman :.:ld is and using all possible um‘:e‘ :;x-lnu secure both the sectional trials for 1931 and the amateur cham- plonship for 1932. ‘Which is perfectly all right with the Columbia people, and if Baltimore gets the sectional tourney Columbia will be one of the first clubs to offer its re- sources to help the Baltimore folk put on a real show, both for the sectional tilt and the championship itself, if awarded to Baltimore. All of which means that there is not the slightest fota of between the other hand, ition is the and if Columbia gets the sec- Baltimore be equally Dlllinf to help. Shelton explained that the sectional Rests will require only one day of actual tournament play, aithough the course y will be available to the 30 or the test for practice -several days in advance of the tourney. If the procedure followed in the quali- 1ying tests for the open championship are adhered to for the amateur cham- pionship, three, and possibly four, men ‘will be qualified fom the Middle Atlan- tic section in the coming sectional trials. Only one man from the Capital played Merion last year. B. Stevinson, the 1929 District amateur champion. One man from Maryland— Alex M. Knapp of the Baltimore Coun- try Club—played, and there were no from Virginia, although Billy olf Asso- clation title holder, was eligible to com- pete. None of the entrants from this section qualified at Merion. | ‘The amateur championship of 1931 will be played over the course of the Beverly Country Club near Chicago. MONRO HUNTER, the tall| professional at the Indian s Spring Golf Club, had quite & day yesterday. In the first place, playing & ball which he frankly says he does not like, he shot a score tle for the leading position sweepstakes tourney held yes- terday by golf professionals from this meighbor] at the Maryland Country Club, and in the second place, he was elevated to the presidency of the Mid- dle Atlantic Professional Golfers’ As- sociation. The gent wio tied with him for first place was A. L. Houghton of | the Kenwood Club, near Washington, 80 first honors in the tourney went to | Jocal professionals. Hunter was play- | ing, as were all the others, with the| new ball, which he admits he does not like. To make the showing of the ‘Washington contingent more impres- sive Walter W. Cunningham of Burn- ing Tree turned in a 74 to finish in third place, while Carroll T. McMaster of Rolling Road was fourth with 75. Nine professionals competed in the tourney. The new president secured birdies on the fifth, ninth, tenth and eleventh holes, one a par 3, another a | par § and the other a par 4 affair.| Houghton had birdies on the sixteenth | and eighteenth, the latter to tie with Hunter. Ralph Beach of the Baltimore Subur- ban Club, who now is in Florida, au- tomatically became vice president of the association. The pros elected Bob Bar- nett of Chevy Chase to the office of | second vice president, and chose Car- | yoll T. McMaster treasurer and Warner | was | , the retiring president, secretary. The pros decided to follow the lead of the Maryland State Golf Association, which has closed its Maryland open title to pros connected with the Maryland clubs, and close the Middle Atlantic open to pros connected with clubs in ‘Midatlantic area. Because several of the pros are in the South, the asso- clation did not draw up’its tournament schedule. The schedule will await an- other meeting when the pros are home from the South. Louisiana, Kentucky, Alabama Fives After 8. I. A. A. Loop Title. JACKSON, Miss., February 26 (P).— TwWO basket ball teams went . into the Southern Intercollegiate Ath- Jetic Association tournament semi- finals along with one Kentucky quintet and an tion from Alabama. Tonight's games will find Birming- ham Southern meeting Centenary of Shreveport and Western Kentucky ‘Teachers Louisiana Normal. Louisiana Normal appeared the favorite on the basis of its showing in eliminat the smooth-working Mis- team, 39 to 38. Southern 0 28, in a featureless gme. eliminated Eastern Ken- ‘Teachers, 29 to 20, and Howard ‘Western Kentrcky, 37 to 26. Cenl k5 the two clubs. | the | opens. DIAMOND SQUADS CALLED Lionels and Corinthians to Hold Meetings Tomorrow Night. ‘The almost balmy weather of the last few days has caused Manager Kerner of the Lionels to issue a call to all Lionel and Corinthian base ballers to attend a meeting tomorrow at 8 o'clock at the Immaculate Conception Hall, merge this coming season, playing under the name of Lionel-Corinthians. BESTOW HIGH HONOR ON GOLF’S EMPEROR 1,500 Will Witness Presentation of Sullivan Memorial to Jones in Chicago. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 26.— Bobby Jones will receive his final reward as an amateur athlete—the James E. Sullivan Memorial |—tonight at a huge testimonial dinner at the Medinah Athletic Club. | The award, to be given for the first time, pays tribute to Jones as the most accomplished and most sportsmanlike amateur athlete of last year. The trophy,” a gold medal 5 inches in diameter, will be handed to Jones by Avery .Brundage, president of the Ama- teur = Athletic Union of the United States, in the presence of 1,500 leaders in Chicago’s civic and sports affairs. Among the speakers will be Herbert H. | Ramsey of New York, president of the United States Golf Association. Jones arrived from Atlanta yesterday, but had no time for social engagements. He conferred with officials of the broad- casting system over which he lectures on golf, and with representatives of the motion’ picture company for which he | will make educational golf movies. He | will leave for Hollywood, Calif., to pre- pare for the latter business tomorrow. o 0’CONNER SETS PACE ON LINKS IN FLORIDA Shoots 145 to Lead Golf Field En- tering Final 36 Holes in Open Tourney. By the Associated Press. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., February 26— | John O'Conner, a 27-year-old profes- sional of Lake George, N. Y. today led some of the Nation's best players into the final 36 holes of the Florida open golf tournament. O'Conner_put himself in front with rounds of 73 and 72. and Horton Smith were well down the list. Al inosa, Chi , whose par- brelkln?p 71 yam‘f;‘ovheea him in second place; George Christ of Roches- ter, N. Y., and Wifly Cox of Brooklyn were close to the lead. Espinosa had 146. Christ and Cox were tied at 149 with young Ed Fernety, Jacksonville money player. Charles Guest, Detroit, blended a for 150 to tie with Joe Ezar, Waco, Te: Jack Toomer, youngster from Jac! sonville, appeared to be a cinch to win amateur trophy. He was tied at 152 with Smith and Farrell. SPRING GRID DRILLS TO BE HELD AT YALE Despite Student Op- position. , February 26.—In spite of opposition from the Yale Daily News and different plans by rival institutions, Yale will have foot ball practice this Spring. Dr. Marvin A. Stevens, Yale’s varsity coach, has announced his plans for the Spring workout. He said that the prac- tice would begin either March 2 or plan 'being to include 20 practice ses- sions, regardless of when the season It was not made known whether the full coaching staff would be on hand, but this being the usual procedure, it was thought that all four varsity coaches would be available. means that Benny Friedman, the latest addi- ‘alsh, who is a 1t Char] ord. Haven, and L ‘The icement came from Ste- vens, with the explanation, made to members of the foot ball squad, that such Spring practice was necessary teach the players the fundamentals, ‘The plans were announced through the columns of the Yale Daily News, undergraduate daily, which has ex- pressed critical opinions on many mat- ters concerning athletics this year. Accompanying the .foot ball an- nouncement the News printed a critical editorial which claimed that such Spring foot ball work “defies not only the sentiments of many a foot ball | player but likewise not a few of Yale's opponents.” The News pointed out that “justi- fication cannot be maintained on the grounds that Yale needs protectiom | against her foot ball rivals,” since Dart- mouth, Princeton an Army have dropped Spring practice. hcion HOWARD WILL PLAY TWO Meets Hampton Tonight and Vir- ginia State College Saturday. | Howard University's basket ball team | will attempt to atone for two early- season defeats when it meets Hampton | Institute of Hampton, Va., and Virginia | State College of Petersburg, Va. The games will be played in the locals’ gymnasium, the first mentioned tonight and the second Saturday afternoon. Hampton is reputed to have one of favorite to beat the Bisons. Howard, however, has shown great improvement recently. GAm AT HYATTSVILLE. | Richards' Colonials will face the last- place Mount Rainier team in a Prince es County Basket Ball League Armory floor here. also are to play tonight to round out a double-header. BETTER USED CARS Used Hupmobiles that look and run like new. Mott Motors, Inc. _ 1520 14th St. N.W. Dec. 4341 Johnny Farrell | || 72 and 78 Early Foot Ball Practice Is Ordered | |fil March 9, according to weather condi- | [fl tions, and would last four weeks, the | |l tion to the Eli staff, will join Stevens, | | Adam Wi t of New 2 encounter | [{f its greatest teams this season and is a | || HYATTSVILLE, Md., February 26— | li Georg game tonight on the National Guard ||} Company F National Guard tossers | [f TENNIS IN BERMUDA Players Near Semi-Final lhtchell in Title Tourney. HAMILTON, Bermuda, February 26 (#).—Three matches were played yes- terday in the men's singles of the ‘The Lionels and Corinthians will | i ORDERS ARE “SELL”—PRICES Il.nnu;l Bermuda champlonship tennis tournament. CIiff Sutter of New Orleans defeated H. Colin Smith, Bermuda, 6—2, 6—4, and qualified to meet the winner of a match between Johnny Doeg of New- ark, N. J., first-ranking player in the United States, and Herbert L. Bowman of New York, the defending champion, to see. who goes into the semi-final. Doeg_defeated H. R. Hill, Bermuda, 7—5, 6—4, and Bowman scored an easy triumph over Alan McMartin of Montreal, 6—2, 6—1. . WANT TENNIS TOURNEY Count Cornweli ana Leonard Nichol- son, athletic advisor and tennis captain, respectively, at Devitt, are canvassing IT HAD TO COME... WE ARE OVERLOADED, CROWDED Jammed With Monster Stocks Auto Supp lies, Radios, Sporting Goods Hardware, Tires, Tools, Etc., Etc. NO TIME FOR PROFITS! 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