Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-03
STRAIGHT. OFF THE TEE

These dates were chosen today by agree
ment between Mrs. Frank r. Keefer,
acting for the woman golfers OF the
club and the Women's District Golf
Association and Robert Stead, jr., chair-
man of the club golf committee. The
event Is q 36-llole medal play affair,
with association handicapS. 1t wa7 won
last year by Winifred' Faunce OF the
Manor Club.
On September 10 the woman players
will hold q miniature tournament at
the Manor Club. On September II a
small group of woman golferS-not more
than eight altogether-will go to Rich
mond to play a team OF players OF the
Virginia State capital, captained by Mrs
Charles Withers, chairman OF the w0m-
ems golf committee OF the Country Clun
of Virginia. Mrs. Withers asked Mrs
Keefer TO organize q small team OF
woman golfers, and the team has been
tentatively chosen from this Rrorp:
Mrs ] M. Haynes, Mrs. Keefer, Miss
susan Hacker, Mrs. j. r. Gross. Mrs. J..
l. Steele. Mrs. Y. L. Booker. Mrs. VIII
liam 8. Corby. Mrs. George IL. Parker,
Mrs. II. A. Knox an dMrs. Perry b.
Hoover.
Immediately after The Star Cup
event IL concluded woman players OF
the Chevy Chase Club will start the
competition for their club champion.
ship. They will play this year for the
first time for the Sheridan trophy. 9
handsome solid silver cup, valued at
nearly 81 900, presented to the woman
players by Harry C. Sheridan. VINO Is .
golf enthusiast. 1t still Is doubtful II
the woman,s championship Of the Mid
die Atlantic Golf Association Will be
played. but II 1t is played 1t VIII be
held in mid-October.
Ralph 8. Fowler Of Washington
scored birdie IS on the seventeenth and
eighteenth holes over the week END, 10
reduce his ringer score TO So In the
competition now going on at washing
ton. and maintain n one-Stroke LEAD
over Erwin F. Hair, who Is In second
place with 81.
The last big golfing holiday OF the
season was celebrated yesterday by
hundreds of golfers. who competed IN
special holiday events sponsored by the
clubs. At Bannockburn, which offered
varied program for its members, the
flag tournament-majOr event Of the
day--was won by r. G. Dunbar, who
played his last stroke to q spot more
than 200 yards from the nineteenth
tee. +. j. Doyle played his last stroke
into the cup OH the eighteenth green
to finish second. Miss /. M. Harvey
and Mrs. X. c. Dunbar finished in q
tie In the woman's flag event. both
playing their final strokes OH the ninth
green at equal distances from the cup
The driving contest staged late in
the afternoon was won by A. E. Alex
ander who poled ball 240 yards from
the tee. w. A. Torrey finished second
John Thacker won the mems approach
ing contest, with E. j. Doyle In second
place.
Don r. Dougherty won the flag tour.
ney at Washington, playing his last
stroke to within a few inches of thu
cup on the nineteenth green. He wa:
aided by handicap Of il strokes
William Middleton finished second or
the nineteenth green, while L. B. Un-
GerWood was third.
M. II. RittenhouSe, jr., won the match
play against par tourney staged at Con-
greSsional. finishing 5 up on par. E. E
holman tied with j. L. Baity for Sec
ond place. up ON par, while @. II
Giroux and w. w. Griffith were each
up.
Charles w. Cole, jr., won the first
flight In the miniature tournament
played at Indian Spring, although Pat
Cook annexed the qualification round
and also was winner OF the first-figh'