Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-08
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

Woodmont. j. Monro Hunter Of Indian
Spring and Ralph Beach of Suburban
were chosen vice presidents, while
Betschler was reelected treasurer ana
A. r. Bergman was reelected secretary.
OF the golf little can be said, except
that the score of Barnett and Dihen-
, baugh was pretty hot stuff in the face
Of the wind that swept the course.
Douglas Brooke Of Hillendale, Balti-
more, thought he was due for 5 at
the first hole, until he stepped down in
q bunker and holed pitch shot for a
birdie 8. Monro Hunter played IN the
same game with Glenn Spencer, and
the few who braved the elements to
watch the match saw another exhibit
ton of gargantuan hitting from the
clubs of these two siege guns. Hunter
was one Of the three professionals who
was able to reach IN three shots the
sixteenth green, where the gale ragged
strongest against the players.
There was a triple tie for second
money between three pairs, all with n.
They we're A. L. Houghton, Harper and
Cliff Spencer, Baltimore; Gene Larkin,
Chevy Chase, and Ralph Beach, Subur-
ban; Sandy Armour, Congressional, and
Warner Mather, Woodholme. The
others ranged up to a best ball Of 81
turned in by two pairs.
Pros Gard for Year.
Here Is the schedule the pros drew
up for the year:
April 2l-Rolling Road, pro-amateur
| sweepstakes.
May 5-Congressional, 36-hole sweep
stakes.
May 19-Maryland Country Club, So
hole sweepstakes.
June 2-Bannockburn, 1s-hole sweep
stakes.
June 23-Rodgers Forge, professional
| junior amateur, at Is holes.
July Army, Navy and Marine
Corps, pro-pro. best ball, SO holes.
July 30-Catoctin Country Club, Fred
erick. Md, 1S-hole Scotch foursome.
August 11-Columbia, competition 10
be decided.
August 25-Forest Greens, near Balti-
more, l8-hole sweepstakes.
September 8-Chevy Chase, senior
amateur professional tourney, with
handicaps of seniors to be allowed.
| September 22-Woodholme l6-hole
sweepstakes.
October 6-Woodmont, amateur pro-
fessional, Is holes.
October 2O-Suburban Country Club
Of Baltimore, to be decided.
Woman golfers Of the Capital were
|
of a miniature tourney at the Chevy
Chase Club, which was postponed after
the qualifying round yesterday because
of bad weather. Mrs. j. Marvin Haynes
of Columbia, who recently returned
from a successful season of competition
in the South, led the qualif1ers, with a
card of 20 for six holes. Mrs. Betty
Meckley was second, with 81, and Mrs.
H. A. Knox was third, with 80. Mrs.
w. w. Nottingham is the other player
in the first flight. Forty-flve players
competed In the medal round. The
tourney was to be finished today.
One of the gigantic oak trees which
! grew west Of the parking space at CO.
| lumbia blew down in the gale yesterday
Fortunately there were no cars parked
near the spot at the time and little
damage was done.
Charles P. Betschler and Ralph Beach,
Baltimore professionals, have challenged
j. Monro Hunter and George Diffen-
baugh of Indian Spring to a match on
a winner take all basis. The Baltimore
pros proposed that the SO holes be
| played over Rodgers Forge and Sub
urban in Baltimore, but 1t may be made
a home-and-home affair. with half the
match at Baltimore and half at Indian
Spring.