Evening star., 1933-06-21
r RS. j. MARVIN HAYNES, Co.
II lumbia Country Club star, has
a chance during the next few


days to accomplish something
never before achieved by washington
woman. Never, since the womerl's tour
uatnent of the Middle Atlantic Golf
Association was started back in 1875,
has a Washington player held both the
Midatlantic and the District titles. Mrs.
Haynes has that opportunity In the cur
rent District women's tourney at Ken
wood, where she Is q top-heavy favorite
to succeed Mrs. Dorothy White Nicolson
Is the champion. But already the ciuo
house dopesters are making their choices
to beat Mrs. Haynes.
The slim young Virginia Pope OF
Kenwood, who played the first nine
holes in 40 strokes yesterday against
Mrs. Jerome Meyer was one Of those
chosen to knock the Middle Atlantic
title holder out of the tourney. An
other mentioned as a possible winner
was Helen Dettweiler. the stocky lass
from Manor, who played almost as
we'll as Miss Pope In defeating Mrs
James w. Beller Of Columbia IN the
opening round. Against the ebulhence
OF youth Mrs. Haynes has background
of seven or eight years OF tournament
experience gained In many events from
the national down to the, smaller al
fairs. Just now she s playing better
than ever. She will take a lot OF beat
ing from any one around Washington.
It looks like her tournament this year,
regardless of the progress the youngsters
have made.
But these same youngsters cannot
be kept long from winning major tour
namerts. The Pope girl, the Dettweiler
girl and Virginia Williams, who is q
fine player notwithstanding her defeat
Yesterday at the hands Of Mrs. Leo
Walper, all have possibilities. although
all OF them are far from playing real
top-notch golf.
Mrs. Haynes beat Mrs. Ora Emge in
first-round match yesterday by 5
and 4, while Mrs Katharine May OF
Kenwood, who tied with Mrs. Haynes
for the medal on Monday, won her
match from Miss Louise Claytor OF
Chevy Chase. after reaching the turn
all square. Mrs. Harry A. Knox OF
Congressional was down at one time
to Mrs. E. A. Rule OF Kenwood but
by q game comeback she squared on
the last green. only to lose on the
nifleteen nth hole Other matches found
Mrs. Donald Scott Of Indian Spring
defeating Mrs. Ralph Goldsmith Of
Woodmont, and 3. and Mrs. Hubert
r. Quinter of Columbia downing Mrs.
j. F. Dowdall of Congressional. 2 and l..
For the past two years Mrs Haynes
has won the mid-Atlantic, something
no other Washington player has done.
This year she has the opportunity to
make 1t double by winning the local
title affair as well.
MORE than $50 players left the first
lv1 tee at Congressional today In
quest of the elusive par score OF
72 which would beat the fine 73 turned
in yesterday by Luther Steward jr., to
lead 227 starters on the first qualifying
day OF the tournament. Among the
starters today we're several fine golfers,
but the club house gossips figured that
Stewards 10 would stand up throughout
the day to win the medal. The black
haired son Of Pop" Steward, beloved
Congressional member. who held the
club title two years back. scored 36--37
for his leading 49, topping his partner.
Harry G. Pitt OF Manor, by single
shot
Steward started badly, going over par
on each OF the first three holes. But
he quickly pulled In the slack by getting
brides on the fifth and sixth and an
eagle on the long eighth. where he put
his second shot 10 feet from the pin and
sank the putt. He came home In 2
over par FOR his leading card. Pitt
/ drove the eighteenth green. 270 yards
| from the tee and made bold bid for
a deuce, but the ball remained outside
( the tin. while Steward took after
/ overplaying the green with his second
/ shot.
! The wind which blew across most OF
! the holes yesterday had died down to a
whisper today and scoring conditions
were better, even though many con-
testants complained because their pitch
shots ran too far. To which Sandy
Armour replied that they should know
all the shots. Only four players broke
80 yesterday. but il was expected there
would be . hall dozen or more under
that figure today, with the larger field
and better golfers competing. In addi-