Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-17
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.

" NCOURAGED by the success Of
its initial womenS invitation
tourney yesterday. the women
golf committee of the Washing
ington Golf and Country Club
is looking forward to holding DIG
match play tourney for the fair sex
golfers about the Capital next year.
Assurances have already been given
the women'S committee that the ciuo
will be whole-heartediy behind sucn an
event, which would be the flrSt Q! us
kind in Washington outside OF tile Us
trict women'S championship. aao Woulo
,,rohahIv attract many stellar woman
.,aavers not only from Washington. Bal
t1r1ore and other nearby cities put Iroln
M METROPOLITAN centerS farther NoTIh
aS we'll ,>,.,
while invitation events for women are
hold il, MANY other cities each year,
washington has not had such an event
other than one-day affairs Tor many
wears Indeed, while the man goiIerS
are blessed-or cursed--wlth a plettora
of tournaments during the Spring ano
rsU the woman players have lew events
o,'.Si5a of the District championship
. 10 Star Gun event and the monthly
one-dav tournaments sponsored by the
wonnen's District Golf Association. IN
ssr,uch as high-claSS competition Is
conceded to be the best way 10 oe-
yelop a game Of golf that VIII Stano
nm under the fire of tournament play.
the lack of events may be one OF the
corent reasons why Washington mas not
deyeloped more fine woman players.
Net more than three or four woman
golfers about the Capital would nave
chance 10 qualify in the won1ens ma
tionsl. and the likelihood Is that not
more than one OF them Wonlo MAKE
the grade in the medal round.
However. several of them are plan
ming 10 play in the tourney at Hot
Springs. Va, late IN september ahIolls
them Dorothy White. premier woman
vnIfer g the city: Mrs. Alma Won Stein.
Ter r,,nner-up in the local champion
shin last year: Winifred Faulce. victor
In this wears Star Cup event: MRS. ).
Marvin, HAYNES Of Columbia. former
local title holder, and possibly one or
two more.
Possibly Miss White would not have
done as well as the IS turned IN by VIZ
rinia Holzderber Of the Baltimore
Country Club 10 win In Class A IN the
WASHINGTON tourney yesterday: But
many Of the women players Of the city
would have liked to see Miss White ano
Miss Holzderber fight it out at medal
piav in the tourney. MISS WnlIe, cLaLI
man of the women's golf committee at
washington. did not enter the tourney.
giving her time to the handling OF the
event along with Mrs. Y. E. Booker, her
committee associate.
Miss Holzderber's card of Sc spread
earled the rest of the field. leading
the card of her nearest competitor
Miss Faunce-by six strokes. Only
four women shattered the 100 mark.
Mrs Won STEINER registered e6. one
shot behind the 95 turned in by Mrs.
STEPHEN r. Colladay. Miss Dorothy
Hunter Of Indian Spring and Mrs. L.
B. Chapman Of Congressional had an
even 100.
Mrs. L. II. Hedrick of the Army War
College scored LOT TO win the class B
prize. with Mrs. Thompson Of Chevy
Chase In second place. with li3. Mrs.
Earl D. Krewson of Columbia turned
in q card Of 1ol 70, win. FIRST place IN
class c. fiW shosH in front of the 1o6
turned IN by MfElW. Il. jenkins OF
washington, In seoond place.
Nearly q score of amateurs OF the
Washington club are looking forward