Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-17

En- spiked feet rrmlv planted
IL on the comeback trail Mrs
Betty Meckley, Indian Spring
star and former District
women's golf champion. has a chance
this week to accomplish a stunt which
never has been done before by a
feminine club-swinger from Wash
ington club.
Never before has q local entrant won
both the Maryland and District titles
in one campaign. but Mrs. Meckley
the smooth-Swinging star who came
here from New York State seven or
eight years ago, has that chance this
week.
She has a triple barreled ambition,
to win all three OF the ma ior sectional
crowns for which she is eligible, for
she also has her eye on the Middle
Atlantic woman's title tourney, which
will be played in October.
Over her own course, which she has
played in II strokes. and on which
she is the course record holder. Mrs
Meckley was a favorite to 60 far as
the woman's championship event
opened today An 18-hole medal
round today will usher in the match
play phase Of the championship to-
morrow
Her chief opposition centers around
stalwart Winifred Faunce. who won
the title in impressive fashion last
year and who will not be dethroned
without a scrap: Mrs. L. G. Pray, rum
ner-up last year; Mrs. Betty Mac
KenIe. Helen Dettweiler and Mrs.
Jack Scott of Congressional. with more
than possibility that Mrs. Leo Wal
per, the Kenwood champion, will have
something to say about the winning
of the tourney.
MEANWHILE championship golf be-
comes hotter as the thermometer
moves toward the crest of the bulb
The mid-Atlantic mems title has
barely been decided. but today down
at Richmond the cream of golfers
OF the South were shooting In the
championship, where Morton Nc
Carthy, the new mid-Atlantic king,
will be no soft spot even for lads like
Freddie Haas, Sam Perry and Billy
Howell.
And to complete the championship
picture some so or so Of the top-line
Maryland State amateurs will gather
at Five Farms on Wednesday to usher
in the Maryland State amateur title
tilt, with Roger Peacock of Indian
Spring probably defending the crown
he has won for two years in Q row.
This weeks golf presents q triple
show. with plenty of action in all
three rings at one and the same time.
AL Hcughton. who haSn'. yet re-
signed at Kenwood, Is taking hold of
his new job as manager promoter
and salesman extraordinary at Indian
Spring. with AL Jameson, Houghtons
aide at Kenwood. holding down the
pro berth at the River road club
temporarily.
Billy Dettweiler, lanky Congress
sional ace. was engaged in the defense
Of his Maryland Junior crown today
at Rolling Road In the l8-hole medal
play tourney, which he won last year
at Manor. Other Washington boys
in the tourney include Bobby Brow
nell, the District junior champ; Billy
Shea OF Congressional Buddy Bowie.
Buddy Pope and Bill Kimball of Co.
lumbia.
1t isn't often that a member of Con-
gress does anything much in q golf
tournament, but Representative viii
Rogers. who halls from Oklahoma. but
isn't the brilliant movie star and
columnist. heads the pack in the cur
rent West Potomac Park tourney with
sparkling 66. The qualifying rounds
will end tomorrow with match play Il,
start Wednesday. Miss Alice Marston
leads in the women's division with a
score Of 81.
Roland Mackenzie is learning a lot
about how well Joyce Wethered can
play golf. Roland paired yesterday at
Five Farms with Ralph Beach against
the tall English girl and Johnny Daw-
son and the best the Mackenzie Beach
combination could do was break even
Dawson and Beach led in the scoring
with lis, while Miss Wethered shot rs.
MRS. WILLIAM r. BUSH and Billy
Dettweiler won the mixed Scotch
foursome tourney at Congressional
with card Of IS. The net prize went
to Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Elble, with a
net card OF 74k2. Mrs. Folsom Jones
and H. Powell were next with ISL
In the poker hand golf tourney the
following won prizes: Mrs. A. M.
Hyler and DR.. r. A. Kelly: Mrs. d.
L. Norman and G. T. Penn: Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Kennedy.
Three players tied for first place IN