The Washington times., 1934-05-08
|RLPPY BEARS WATCHING IN GOLF TOURN
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BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEORGE A. SlMPSON
There's one entrant in the In.
dian Spring invitation tourna-
ment, opening today, who should
not be overlooked.
He's Claude Rippy, generally &C
knowledged as the best Of the
flock Of public parks golfers.
Rippy, scheduled for tomorrow's
qualifying rounds, is right at home
at Indian Spring. In fact, he did
the course in 33, IS, 33 for q
holes in a recent practice round.
That's five under par. No one ex.
poets him to set q similar scoring
pace during the tourney proper
but it does indicate he can step at
a brisk pace.
Disappointed Backers
Rippy was a disappointment
to his public parks hackers in
the Washington tournament last
week where he only qualified for
third flight which he won with
ease.
Rippy is not q ird-flight
golfer. He belongs up there with
the first bunch and the Indian
Spring tourney will give him an
opportunity to demonstrate this
contention.
Additional entries had swollen
the field to nearly $50 and low
scoring is in prospect in view Of
the warm weather and q fast
course dried by the sun.
Competition Advances
Competition in the French High
Commission Cup at Chevy Chase
has reached the Semifinals. Sum.
maries follow:
First Round-Oscar Coolican an, de-
feated R. S. Merriman (l3), up; A.
P; Mills u2)s defeated Victor whitlock
feated Dr.. T. NJ. Foley, / up.
Second Round-Coolican defeated Mills
by default; Lsndra B; Platt GO, de-
B. A Newbold t12l. defeated W. r. Pur:
nell (12), l up; Gen. c. G. Treat (13),
defeated W.. H. jenkins 10), ? and 1;
r. B. Gwathemy (1s), defeated Frank
FulisT s'Ss es5s defeated }s T Page Hufty " ' t55.
up; Robert Stead, jr. (s). defeated C. v.
Wheeler GO, I and 8.
and 5; treat defeated NewboId, 1 and
3; Fuller defeated Stead, / up in Il
holes.
E. G. Barnes, a 14.stroke handi-
cap amateur of the Hillendale
Club, provided the feature of the
pro-amateur tournament Of the
Middle Atlantic pros at Kenwood
yesterday. Barnes shot a 70. the
lowest he ever scored. and he and
his partner, Carroll +. Mac
Masters, Hillendale pro, walked off
with first place by virtue of q best
ball Of 81. Barnes helped Mac
Masters on seven of the first nine
holes.
HOughtOn Is Low
AL Houghton and Maury Fitz-
gerald, the Kenwood pair, came
home with better ball Of SO,
while George Diffenbaugh and
Roger Peacock, Of Indian Spring.
turned in 70. AL Houghton was
low in the individual sweepstakes
among the pros with 70. Bob Bar.
nett, Of Chevy Chase, placed sec.
ond with "a.
The Chevy Chase women golfers
defeated a rival team from the
Country Club Of Virginia, of Rich
mond, 2012 to 121a, over the Chevy
Chase course yesterday:
Mrs. J. w. Beller (Chevy Chase), u;
Mrs. c. c. Vaughan. 2la Mrs. Landra B.
Platt Chevy Chase), 2; Mrs. Basil Coale,
/: Mrs. J. Thomas Priddy (Richmond), 8;
Miss Elizabeth HOughton, o: Mrs. A. G.
Lewis (Richmond), 2; Mrs. A. 8. Merrill,
l: Miss Susan Hacker Chevy Chase), 2;
Mrs. C. r. Walden, i; Miss Elizabeth
Brawner Chevy Chase), 2; Miss Marga-
ret McVey, /; Mrs. Hume Wrong Chevy
Chase), ; Mrs. H. C. Kersten, O.; Mrs.
Bishop Hill (Chevy Chase), IN Mrs w.
r.: Graham, IN; Mrs. Frank r. Keefer
Chevy Chase), 3; Miss Maude williams,
0: Mrs. John T. Ryland (Richmond). rs;
Mrs. Harrison Brand, jr., IL; Mrs. Y. z.
Booker Chevy Chase). .; Miss Lucy
The Georgetown and North
Carolina golfers tied, 3-3, in
their match at tho Indian Spring
course yesterday. Summaries:
Lynch (Georgetown) defeated Lax
ton, and 8; FullenweilIer (Carolina)
defeated lyman, UP. Best ball
Georgetown, 3 and 1.
Michaels (Carolina) defeated o'Brien,
and 8; McPartin (Georgetown) de-
feated Coffman, 2 and l. Best ball