The Washington times., 1931-05-13
GENTLER SEX
TAKES Up
GAME
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON
Perhaps the most significant
point of District golf this year has
been the enthusiastic support
given tournaments of the Won.
ems District Golf Association.
Never before have there been the
record number of fields as this
season and the remaining tourna.
ments may receive greater re.
sponse.
The cause of this widespread
enthusiasm among women is
obvious. Golf is a mild game
that not only fails to tax the
strength of the so-called gentleE
sex, but also is a recess from home
cares.
Remove Restrictions
Removal of restrictions was, in
no small measure, responsible for
the increased entry fields, also.
Heretofore, only women affiliated
with clubs could compete in tour,
naments under the auspices of
the Women's District Golf Asso-
citation. Today. unattached
players are invited to all tourna-
ments except the Phyllis Keeler
Miller Memorial, the Corby Cup
and District championships.
Each year sees more women
taking up the game and, as
they make progress, there is a
natural ambition to match skill
in competition with tournament
players.
The Star Cup event, which
ended yesterday at the Manor
Club, furnishes an idea of the
added golf interest among local
women. Eighty-two fair golfers
played in this event, by far the
largest entry for any women'S
golf tourney in the District. There
is every indication that close to
100 will take part in the women S
championship schedule to start
May &c on the Chevy Chase
| course.
Look to Championships
With the Star Cup tournament
out of the way, women golfers of
the District today are turning
their eyes towards the next most
important event, the annual
championships.
Mrs. Alma Won STEINER, of
Beaver Dam, won the Star Cup
tourney of So holes medal play
handicap with a low net of 1856
The event was contested over the
Manor Club course, with 18 holes,
, on Monday and 18 holes yeSter-
day. Women's par for the first
and inside nine at Manor is "a.
Mrs. Won Steinner crossed 80
yesterday, and a handicap of
ii strokes gave her a net 79.
Her medal round on Monday
was 80 and her net score II.
Second place for low net de-
veloped tie between Mrs. Betty
Parker Meckley of Beaver Dam
and holder of the Women's Dis
trict golf championship and Mrs.
j. Marvin Haynes of Columbia
with 100 net apiece.
Mrs. Haynes took down low
gross laurels with her 1853. Her
"a yesterday was sparkling
brand in view Of the soggy course
and the rain that refused to
adjourn.
Wins Consolation Prize
The consolation prize, a cup
donated by Mrs. Frank R. Keefer.
of Chevy Chase and president of
the Women's District Golf Asso,
citation, became the property of
Mrs. F. D. Let's, an unattached
player. She scored 0O7-15), 81
for 18 holes. The runner-up was
Mrs. W. A. Angwin of Army and
Navy Country Club with Q12-18)
"a. Summaries follow:
=, Mrs Alma Won steinner, Beaver Dam
| (l7S-22) 1856; Mrs. Betty Parker Meek.
ley, Beaver Dam. (172-i2) 16O; Mrs. J.
Marvin Haynes, Columbia. (16S-8) 16Oi
! Mrs. j. NJ, Shock Army and Navy
lS9-36) 1853; Miss Virginia, Williams
Congressional, (184-2O) 1874; Miss Susan
Hacker Chevy Chase, (1S7-2O) l67
Mrs. w. E. Hall, Washington, (194-26)
16S; Miss Florence Scott, Indian Spring
Q94-26) 1853; Mrs. Jerome Meyer Wood
mont, 197-2S) 169; Mrs. Phyllis Holtz.
man, Columbia (2O7-36) III; Mrs. j
| William Harvey, jr.. Indian Spring
G99-28) III; Mrs. L. A. Lawler, un.
attached, (2OS-36) 172; Mrs George d
See. Manor, (2OS-36) 172; Mrs Ralrt
Orr Congressional, (2O5 -32) 173; Mis-,
Sue Eliza beth CAN'T, unattached
l21O-36) ia; Mrs. T. N. Beavers
Beaver Dam. (21O-36) ia; Mrs. Frank
r. keefer Chevy Chase, G99-24 IT'S
Mrs. H. A. Knox Congressional l.
Gs6-2O) 176; Miss Betty Burton. un.
attached, (202-26) 176; Mrs j. o
Rhyme. Congressional, (2O7-3O) III
Miss Dorothy Hunter. Indian Spring
GS24 17S: Mrs. H. Simons, un.
attached C214-36) 17s; Mrs. B. c
Hartig, Manor, (2O2-22D 1sO; Mrs. Ora
Emge, Beaver Dam, (211-30) 1871; Mrs
J. F. Gross, Indian Spring. (2O6-24
1872; Miss F. ]. Godfrey. unattached
(216-SD 1872; Mrs. Douglas Tschiffely
Washington. f21S-36) 1872; Mrs. Julius
Peyser, Woodmont, (222-3D 1SS Mrs
Fy1Gy, PsT5y B.; g., Hoover. Indian Spring
CONSULTATIONS
Mrs. F. D. Let's. unattached, CO7-15l
90: Mrs w. A. Angwin. Army and
Navy (112-1S) "a: Mrs r. A. Lacey,
| Washington. G19-1S) 101: Mrs. J. T