The Washington times., 1929-04-24
SITE.
Of ANNUAL. !.
TOURNEY
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

by HEU1edE a. SAMESVN
The Manor Club course has
been selected as the site for
the annual Interdepartmental
Golf League championship
while the playing dates have
been set for June 3 and 4.
The Norbeck organization win be
prepared to accommodate the, field
Of over 200 golfers for the two-day
period as the additional nine-hole
heath. which opens May 10, win be
in velvety condition by the first
part of June.
Only team championships will be
contested, although prizes will be
given to the leading individual
scorers. There will be three classes,
divided into A, B and c, according
70 the handicaps.
Eighteen arms Of the Govern
.ment viii contend for the lau.
rels, each placing three teams Of
: four players In the various d.
visions. Departments entering
teams are Treasury, War, Navy,
Justice, POstOffice, Agriculture,
Interior, Commerce, Labor, Vet.
Grams Bureau, Patent Office,
Marine Corps, Government
Printing Office, Interstate Com.
merCe Commission, State and
Tariff Commission.
The teams will play ss holes Of
medal, with half of the entrants
competing on the first day and the
balance on the concluding day.
Each department will hold it's own
tourney to determine what IL
players will uphold it in the major
event.
The departments have until May
"a to turn in their scores when the
handicaps and pairings win be
drafted. It is possible that Glass A
will be open to golfers of handi-
cap of II or under, with Glass B
ranging from a handicap of 13fto II
and Glass C having those with q
handicap Of Is or over.
Two trophies will be given in
each class fer team having low
gross and low net W lie individual
prizes will be awarded for low gross
and low net in each section as well.
Other individual prizes will be
given. a*
Mrs. Y. e. Booker, of the Wash
ingtOn Golf and Country Club,
captured the first annual Phyllis
Keeler Miller memorial golf
trophy yesterday by leading q
field of A fair competitors ON her
home links. Mrs. Booker crossed
%. which with q handicap of Is,
gave her net of IS.
1t was coincidence that Mrs.
Booker should be the first to win the
memorial as she succeeded the late
Mrs. Miller as secretary of the
Women's District Golf Association,
which erected a sun-dial, memorial
to the name of Mrs. Miller, on the
lawn OF the Washington Golf and
Country Club.
The sun-dia1 has a bronzed figure
OF girl golfer and Mrs. William S.
Corby, president of the Women's Dis.
trict Golf Association, stated it bears
as near as resemblance to Mrs. Mil
Ter as the sculptor could fashion
from the pictures of the late secre-
tary.
1t was unveiled by George r.
KeeIer, father of Mrs. Keeler, while
Capt. Watson B. Miller, husband
Of Mrs. Miller, spoke briefly and
presented the prizes, while Mrs.
Corby also eulogzied Mrs: Miller.
Miss Winifred Faunce, of
Manor Club, received the prize
for low gross, covering the 18
holes in 90, which, with a han.
dicap Of Z, netted her 86, one
stroke behind the winner. Mrs.
w. e. Hall tied Miss Faunce
for second low with 1O6, Is, So.
Mrs. ]. Marvin Haynes was sec.
ond low gross with 95, while Mrs.
Alma Won Steinner registered SO
and Miss Dorothy Hunter, daughter
OF the Indian Spring pro, scored
101. Others who participated in the
memorial competition were:
Mrs, M. A. Tyler MrS. E. F. Burch-
Hoover, S, ' Mrs. rs 1. L. steele, % Mrs. II. R.
Quinter, Mrs J. A. Taylor. Mrs. j. F.
Gross, Mrs G. b. DesJardins, Mrs. W.
Woodward, Mrs. F. Sturgis Mrs. +.
Yates. Mrs. ]. Hodges. Mrs. H. A.
3. stewart. Mrs. s. F. ColIaday, Mrs.
r. Lester Rose, Mra H. r. Harper,
Mrs. Robert Lacey. Mrs. J. q. McCabe,
Mrs. George H. Parker MRS H y.
n. B. Hird. Mrs. CT d. Swain, Mrs.
x. Lowman, Mrs. L. B. Chapman, Miss
Dorothy Hunter, Mrs. M. e. Miller,
Mrs. w. 8. Corby, Miss Susan Hacker
Mrs. e. M. Mcclelland. Mrs G. II.
stabler, Mrs. NJ. Little.