Evening star., 1932-07-02

n Spring Golf Club, one of
the longest and hardest
golf courses around Washington,
has just been set by Mrs. Betty P.
Meckley, the erstwhile Rochester,
r.. Y. woman who won the Dis
tricG feminine golf title last year
and has been one Of the stars
among the fair golfers around
Washington since she came to the
Capital four years ago.
Mrs. Meckley scored an 81 from the
mems tees, against a women's par of
rs, to set a mark for the Indian Spring
course that probably will stand for many
years unless some national ranking
woman star gets her clubs hot" enough
to shatter the 80 scored by Mrs. Meek
ley. The score was consistency itself,
for the former District title holder
scoree e nair of Ais for the new record.
Maso-peA Orcutt of New York played
the rsst'Rn Spring course in 81 three
or fouf years ago in an exhibition match
with George Voigt as a partner, but this
round was not played from the extreme
rear tees. Mrs. Meckley played her
record-breaking round from all the back
tees of the mems course to set real
record.
The course was stretched out to its
maximum length of more than $500
yards and was a real test Of the game.
COLF affairs are humming at Indian
" Spring. Tomorrow che final round
will be played at SO holes match
play for the Tribal Bowl trophy be-
tween J. William Harvey, jr., the long
hitting chairman of the clubs Golf
Committee, and Tom M Belshe, Inter
departmental League title holder and
present champion of the Indian Spring
Club.
The 1-omahawk trophy, played at 70
holes medal play throughout June, has
been won by Carl II. Willingham, one
of the mighty throng of men who never
before had broken 100. Entered in the
Tomahawk trophy tourney, Willingham
twice shattered the century mark to win
the cup by the wide margin. He regis
tered scores of SO, 100, 81 and 101 for a
four round gross total of 391. His
handicap was 80 strokes for each round.
which gave him a fcur-round net total
of 263 George A Ford finished in
OF course, Willinghams handicap now
will coIne in for big economy cut.
Willingliam attributes his improvement
to the practice he put in before and
during the competition for the Toma-
hawk trophy.
VI CALVERT DICKEY, ''the man
v who never gives up" of the
Washington Golf and Country
Club. is at it again. DR.. Thomas d.
Webb, one of the Washington Club
stalwarts and one of Dickey's most per-
sistent opponents, comes to bat with
complaint like this: II played the
seventh, eighth and ninth holes in con-
secutive threes against Calvert and
didn't pick up single hole. Two brides
and a par on those three holes and he
halved EN- all What are you going TO
20 with a gent like that" Those twin
scores make something of new record
for the Washington course, for the
seventh hole is about 420 yards in
length, the eighth is 445 yards long
and the ninth is a tough one shotter
of 100 yards. Yet both Dickey and Webb
played them in even threes, and neither
was able to gain an inch on the other.
What hard game golf gets to be when
they play it like that.
IND you know that Al Houghton, the
- Kenwood pro, played the last two
rounds of the National open
championship last week, with a tenn
perature of 102? And that, notwith-
standing his fever, he scored $50 for
the twin rounds. Houghton was sick
man as he stepped out on the first tee
at Fresh Meadow last Saturday morn
ing, suffering from cold he picked up
%xrr1 r1rr- LaF1 I,V,E L. all
and played the two rounds in IA and rs
Had he sliced a couple of strokes off
his opening round of 81. he would not
have to qualify for the open next year,
but would have been included among
the first 80 and ties who automatically
qualify.
CEVENTEEN = YEAR OLD Virginia
- Pope, pride Of the Kenwood Golf
and Country Club, today is the
first holder Of the junior girls golf
championship of Washington. The
youthful daughter of George S. Pope
added a 80 yesterday to her opening
round Of 81 to total 174 for the &c.
hole title chase which concluded yes
terday over the course of the Wood
mont Country Club. Her card of ia
led that of Virginia Willians-he1
nearest rivalry II strokes. Miss Will
uams, who scored 81 on the first round
added an SO yesterday for total OF
1876
Other scores were as follows: Miss
Sylvia Straus, Woodmont, 105-106-
2l3; Miss Helen Detweiler, Manor, Ill
109-220; Miss Jane Burke, unattached
122-103-225. Miss Vera Reifkin
Woodmont, 117-l16-233.
At the conclusion of the tourney Miss
pnYp q rdpI thu hot1REn frnr1hK
presented by Morris Simon OF the host
club, with the presentation being made
by Simon.
John w CHILDRESS registered &
76-8-68 to win the June tourney
of the Senior Golf Association oi
the Chevy Chase Club. John H. Cowlec
finished second with 79--4-75 Chill
dress handicap is reduced from TO
while that of Cowles is reduced on'
stroke.
The June putting trophy went t.
Capt. E. S. Kellogg. with a score o.
81. Rear Admiral J. D. Beuret anC
DR.. G. Brown Miller finished seconC
with So.
During July the usual tournament,
will be played for the low medal score
and the best putting score for 81 holes
The seniors will hold blind boge!
tourney on Monday, with number K
be chosen between 20 and 79. Admira
McVsy has donated a spoon to b;
played for, to go to the member turn
ing in the lowest net medal score dur.
ing tie week July TO July 10, boil
inclusive. Six golf balls Will go to tn,
runner-up.
SHORT BOUT IS DRAW.
NORWICH, Conn. July 2 (P).-Th,
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