Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30

~ champion Of washington Is
~ going to be crowned Thursday
some time around noon.
At $50 Thursday morning MRS. Mae
Hill, who won the qualifying round in
the women's public links championship
10 days ago, with . card Of Sc, win
start out In the final round ut Rock
Greek Park against Virginia williams, q
member Of the Congressional and Ken
wood Country Clubs, who already holds
the Kenwood club title. Both players
have survived the good field Of golfers
who started almost fortnight ago.
Yesterday, Miss williams, Q slip of q
girl who still Is in her teens, dethroned
last years title holder, going to the
nineteenth green to beat Mrs. Evelyn
CLAWS, who has iorded 1t over the fair
golfers Of the public links for several
years. Miss Williams and Mrs. CLAWS
had quite struggle, which ended on
the nineteenth when Miss williams
stuck q second shot on the green at
the first extra hole and won with q
par 4. Mrs. Hill won her way to the
final round by beating Mrs. j. T. Powell,
who is member Of the Manor Club,
by 4 and 3.
The final round of the second flight,
which will be played at the same time,
Is between Mrs Nick Altrock, wife Of
the famous Nick" and Miss Pansy
Sieber
Harry Graham, manager Of the Rock
Creek Park course. expects crowd of
several score persons to be out Thurs
day morning to watch the final round
for the title between Miss williams and
Mrs. Hill. Both flnalists frequently
play in tournaments Of the Women's
District Golf Association, although
neither woman has figured as a winner
in the larger events. Miss williams, ac-
cording to Sandy Armour, the Con-
gressional pro, is one OF the coming
young golfers among the fair players
aboutSthe Capital.
playing today in the 18-hole competi-
ton for the junior championship Of
Maryland. over the course Of the
Rodgers Forge Golf Club, near Balti-
more. They were Lloyd 8. Carey Of
Kenwood, A. S. Gardiner, jr., Of Co
lumbia, and S. NJ Parks Of Congress
sional. The tournament Is open to sons
Of members Of member clubs of the
Maryland State Golf Association.
THEY still pay OF on the sock. r.
L Cliff McKimmie. the golfer with
out the usual complement Of
fingers, who has held various Jobs since
the time back in 1928 that he turned
professional after winning the Middle
Atlantic amateur golf championship
showed the boys who played yesterday
in the sweepstakes tourney of the
Middle Atlantic Professional Golfers
Association that the big dough still
hangs on the end Of the long and
straight wooden club shot.
McKimmie demonstrated this fact to
the satisfaction Of customers and gal
lery alike in the joust played by the
pros at Columbia. when he banged a
full brassie shot to within inches Of the
pin at the long twelfth hole to score an
eagle 3 and thereby set he and Sandy
Armour Of Congressional in the spot
from which they proceeded to lead the
field home.
Prior to that wallop McKimmie and
Armour had not been particularly bril-
liant. although they had kept pace with
the balance OF the field Of l6 pros who
braved a scorching sun. But right
after that they saw the light. for Nc
Kimmie ran down putt for birdie
2 at the short thirteenth, putting them
8 under par for two holes in q row. and
they finished with q birdie to clinch
the decision with q So
The names OF the 10 entrants In the
tourney were drawn from q hat and
were paired as they came out, so
there were no handpicked teams. The
duo of Hunter and Diffenbaugh of
Indian Spring was split up. and neither
of them figured extensively in the dis
tribution OF the prize money Hunter
was out there practicing shots in prepa-
ration for his essay at the national
open championship while Diffenbaugh,
notwithstanding the fact that he get
two brides in O row at the NTH and
sixth, could do no better than 10,
with Al Treder Of Manor as o partner,
to finish in second place.
Fred Mcleod. the home club pro.