Evening star., 1934-09-19
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event. 1t will wind up with stag
dinner Sunday night.

event. 1t will wind up with q stag
dinner Sunday night.
NUT at Kenwood the big sign has
been posted at the front en-
trance telling the world once
again that the big-time troupers Of
professional golf are coming to Wash
ington for the fourth National Capt.
tai open tourney October 6 and Z.
Professional AL Houghton, equipped
with a new set of wooden clubs and
the usual assortment Of optimistic out
bursts, predicts a bigger and better
tourney with q list of star studded
names such as KY Laffoon, Paul Run
yam, Leo Diegel, Willie McFarlane,
Horton Smith. Walter Hagen, Tommy
Armour. Frank Walsh, Tom Creavy
and the rest. The gate fee will be one
buck on Saturday and 81 so on Sum-
day with a combination ticket cover
ing both days to be sold for 81. En-
tries will close October 8.
KATCH play in two women's club
N championships started today.
At Washington, where Mrs.
Douglas Tschiffely won the medal yes
terday with a card Of 81. the medalist
was installed as q favorite to win the
title. Two flights were being run of.
Mrs. Charles B. Stewart and Mrs. w.
c. Goodwin tied for second place with
cards of 102.
At the Manor Club Mrs. B. c. Har-
tig annexed the medal and will have
strenuous opposition for the title. Ar
rayed against her is Mrs. L. G. Pray.
the surprise runner-up in the Dis
trict championship last June. Wini-
fred Faunce, the District title holder.
who is a member of Manor, is not
playing in the tourney. Five flights
in all are contesting at Manor.
A third women's title tourney was
to continue through its second round
today. At Kenwood Virginia Pope and
Mrs. Leo Walper still were co-favorites.
Yesterday saw the elimination of Mrs.
A. A. McEntee, last years champion,
by Mrs. C. S. Teal. Mrs. Harvey j.
Cooper, recent winner Of the Keefer
Cup, also won her match.
CHORN OF his assistant profess
= sional's title, Frank Cunningham,
young Burning Tree assistant
pro, now is turning his thoughts to-
ward the Kenwood open. John Bass,
youthful assistant ut one of the Balti-
more public courses, won the title
yesterday at Five Farms with a medi-
ocer score Of 78-78-156 over the
| soggy course. Lawrence Wisner. aide
| to Warner Mather at Woodholme, was
second with 157. 3-putting the final
green.
Scores of the Washington lads were:
Frank Cunningham, Burning Tree,
al-7s-159; Claggett Stevens. Con-
gressional, s2-so-162: Eddie Stevens,
Manor, 83-s1-164; Billy Houghton,
Kenwood. 84-82-166; Harry Mesi-
mer Burning Tree, 89-no card; Jim
Schriber, Indian Spring, s9-no card.
Russ Hollebaugh licked Maury Fitz-
gerald yesterday to enter the f1nal
round in the Kenwood Club champion
ship, winning by and 2. Later in
the day Hollebaugh played in . four
ball match, which included Al Hough-
ton, Bob Barnett and Fitzgerald. and
holed a 40-yard clip shot for q birdie
on the sixteenth. Houghton scored
q SO for the round.
Out at Chevy Chase. where Bob
Stead is getting the course In readi-
ness for the Curtis Cup international
matches next week, the stakes have
been driven for the ropes surrounding
the tees, the official score card is being
printed, and everything is being pre-
pared for the biggest affair In women's
golf to come to Washington in years.
Press headquarters are being estab-
lished in the bowling alley. Tickets
for the matches will sell for 81 for
each day, with q combination ticket
for two days selling for $1.65.