Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
WOMEN in SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

FRS. CONDOR MCCORMACK
M topped the first fight of the
V Army War College handicap
4 golf tournament yesterday at
Washington Barracks, and
Mrs. Charles Bundel won the second
flight, the former scoring Al net and
the latter ~.
The event was the first of the Con
nor tournaments" to be the feature of
the golfers program once a month,
with special prizes offered by Mrs Will
liam D. Connor, wife Of the command
ant of the War College, for the three
low net scores, regardless of fight
ratings. In all of the other weekly
events the players are assigned to the
flights in accordance with the size of
their handicaps.
Winners of the Conner prizes yes
terday were Mrs. Mccormack, first:
Mrs. Thomas Catron and Mrs. Bundel,
tied for second, and Mrs. Phillip Baade,
third. Mrs. Baades net 43 was tied by
Mrs. j. T. II. O'Rear, Mrs. H. L. Steele
and Mrs. T. M. Robins, but she won
out In the draw for the award.
Twenty-six golfers were In the field.
Next Tuesday the regular handicap
event will be held. with special prize
OF golf club offered for the low net
score by Mrs. Tom Catron. This will
be in addition to the regular prizes.
Yesterdays scoring:
First fisht-Mrs: Mccormack. al; Mrs T.
Robins, s as Mrs a. i. f { steele eel MS Is;
MTs. J. qas zrd,.1 a. Mrs. Mr. Civ Lynch q
gross s. mot vet handicapped; Mrs 6,
SECOND sifisiht-Mrs. c. Bundel. a.; Mrs. P
Curry. a; Mrs g. N Parker, II jr.. II; MRS s.
I; e. = Re I en;, e; Mrs; W b connor. 81;
Mrs. R. 1. Phinney. SIS; Mrs j. r. Johnston.
s.; s and Mrs; Frank Mccoy: gross So mot
AIRS. D. r. Blakely, g.
George Washington coed racketers
who were to have opened their season
today, meeting American University on
the Monument Park courts, will en-
gage In an exhibition match with Hood
College netwonen Saturday at o'clock
on the same courts. The ColonialS have
not been defeated on the courts in
several years.
Army, Navy and Marine Corps golfers
VIII compete in their weekly handicap
tournament tomorrow morning on the
country Club course in Virginia. All
members of the club are urged to turn
out with their friends for the event
which Is the second Of the season.
Rain prevented play last week 1t has
been announced that If the weather Is
unfavorable In the morning in the fu-
ture the tourney may be played of In
the afternoon. Luncheon is served at
the clubhouse following the morning
round. Reservations for this should be
made In advance through Mr.. Campbell
at the club.
Women golfers of the Chevy Chase
Club are to play May 20 in the 18-hole
qualifying round for the French High
Commission Cup. Four match play
rounds will follow the medal round. The
women are playing in a ringer compete
ton which started yesterday and will
be concluded october 81.
The men golfers of the club were to
finish today the first round match play
in the current competition for the
mems French High Commission Cup.
The second round is scheduled to start
tomorrow.
Mrs. J. NJ. Hodges of the Army. Navy
and Marine Country Club. who was
runner-up In the first flight of the
miniature tournament of the Women S
District Golf Association few days
ago, won the tombstone event staged by
the womens golf organization yester-
day at Columbia, planting her flag In
the cup on the eighteenth green.
Women's par was set at "a, and Mrs.
Hodges had a handicap of six strokes.
Her final stroke placed her ball in the
cup on the eighteenth.
Second prize went to Mrs j. Dowdall
of Congressional, whose last stroke was
her shot from the eighteenth tee. Third
place went to Mrs. j. F. Gross of Indian
Spring. fourth place to Mrs G. H. Par
ker of Columbia and fifth place to Mrs
Charles B. Stewart of Washington
Mrs. j. M. Haynes of Columbia, who
finished fourth, decided to accept the
low net prize with her score OF &C.
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