Evening star., 1936-06-13
CAPITAL GOLFERS
SHOOT FOR SWEEP
D. c, Women Reach Mary
land Final, Men Mid-Atlan-
tic Semi-FinaIs.
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
~ ALTIMORE, June ia clean
- sweep of all the golf tourna-
ments scheduled to wind up
~ around this town today was
not outside the gambling chances as
two Washington women met in the
final round of the Maryland State
championship at the Baltimore Sub
urban Club and two Washington men
were in opposite halves in the semi
final round of the Middle Atlantic
championship at Five Farms course
of the Baltimore Country Club.
Not In eight years has Middle
Atlantic title come to Washington.
but 1t may turn toward the Capital
today, for two valiant shot makers in
the persons of Volney Burnett, the
golfing fire laddie from Indian Spring,
and phlegmatic Levi Yoder. the steady
youngster from Kenwood, were in
tourney for the premier sectional
title moved towards its final phase
this afternoon.
OVER at the Suburban, for the
~ second successive year, an all
Washington final was due in the
Maryland State Women's Tourney,
where Mrs. Betty P. Meckley, queen of
all the golfing dominions in this ter
ritory, met Mrs. Leo Walper Of Ken
wood in the final round for the
crown, which Mrs. Meckley won last
year. They were to start at 2 o'clock,
but Mrs. Meckley was lucky to get to
the final for yesterday. She had to
win the last two holes to stand of
the determined challenge of Mrs.
M. L. Bell of Baltimore, who had her
l down with 2 holes to play. Mrs.
Meckley finished ga, which was good
enough to win both holes and the
match. Mrs. Walper had an easier
time winning from Mrs. w. B. Hurst,
jr., of Elk Ridge, whom she beat by
2 and /.
Yoder clashed in the Semi-final
Spencer Overton, the steady medalist,
while Burnett, winner of an invita-
ton tournament over this course three
weeks ago, met Morton j. Mccarthy,
the portly champion from Virginia
Beach.
EOUR other Washingtonians fell
in the heavy firing which pre-
ceded the final day of the tournament.
Burnett won from Royal Gill and Fred
Savage, jr., while Yoder whipped
Bobby Brownell Of Manor, 2 and /,
in the first round and then beat the
favored Ernie Caldwell by and in
the afternoon. Washington victims of
the par-shooting brigade in addition
to Brownell were Maury Fitzgerald
of Kenwood. Harvey johnson Of CO.
lumbia and Billy Dettweiler of Con-
gressional, who lost in the second
round to Overton, the guy who looks
like the new champion.
Fitzgerald and Brownell are the
survivors in the first flight consolation.
In the second flight Tommy Webb
of Washington, the new Government
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of Manor will probably scrap it out
in the final this afternoon. Both boys
won handily yesterday and should go
to the final this afternoon. L. z. Hill
of Kenwood remains in the consola-
ton. Astor Clarke Of Washington
lost two matches in the third flight
yesterday.
Mccarthy, the champion, shot a 70
yesterday to win from Don McPhail
of Baltimore, and won't be any soft
touch for Burnett, but the Capital
firemen is such a straight shooter
from tee to green and such an ex-
cellent putter that he may whip the
champ, if Mccarthy is a little of
form. The chances are good for an
all-Washington final in the Middle
Atlantic as well as the women's State
tournament.