Evening star., 1936-04-14

locked today in hedd-tO-head
match to be played over two
courses as the outcome of
challenge flung toward Leo Walper,
proprietor of a driving range, by
Walter w. Red) Cunningham, pro
at Burning Tree.
The first round in a 36-hole duel
was being staged today at Burning
Tree, with a sizable side bet at stake.
The second round will be played to-
morrow at the Washington Golf and
Country Club.
Walper has just returned to the
Capital after playing the Winter golf
circuit.
GOLF pros of the Middle Atlantic
sector face one of their busiest
seasons this year, with IS events
slated to be staged by and for the
pros between April 27 and October 26.
Alex Taylor, Scottish pro attached
to the Rolling Road Club of Cations
vile, Md, sits in the chair of presi-
dent of the Middle Atlantic P. G. A.
today, following the election and an
nual meeting at Indian Spring yes
terday. Taylor succeeds Al Treder
of Manor as the new prexy of the
pros. With him will serve the fol-
lowing: George Diffenbaugh, Indian
Spring, first vice president; Ralph
Beach, Baltimore Suburban. second
vice president; Willie Schneider,
orlr Do
retary- treasurer.
Diffenbaugh, the District open king,
and smallest man in the tournament,
proved himself a veritable golfing
giant in the strong wind which swept
the Indian Spring course yesterday,
as he mauled the ball around his home
layout in 70 whacks to grab the lead
er's share of the purse in the pro
sweepstakes affair.
Leo Walper finished second, with
IA, but the main scoring honors Of the
day came to young Bobby Brownell.
16-year-old scion of the Brownell clan
of Indian Spring and Manor. Bobby,
aided by handicap of 3 strokes,
sliced shots of the rs scored by,
Ralph Beach to pair with the Balti-
more pro and win first prize in the
amateur-pro sweepstakes.
Among other things, Bobby grabbed
a bird on the fifth hole, where he
had handicap stroke, giving him
net eagle deuce for the hole. He
scored 70 himself, after getting out
in "a. Five pairs tied for second
place, with cards of 70, in the funny
tourney, in which each pro could have
as many as three amateur partners.
Diffenbaugh paired with Tom Belshe
and w. R. Stone to return cards of
TO- Cliff Spencer and John r. Miller,
Beaver Dam combine, had the same
score, as did Alex Taylor and Spen-
yer Overton of Baltimore, and Car
roll McMaster and M. Lewis, also of
Baltimore. The Ills included Cliff
Spencer and Jesse Baggett. Charles
Betschler and Ed Barnes, McMaster
and M. Pleet, Al Treder and Harry
Pitt and Ralph Beach and Billy Dett-
weller.
The pro schedule follows:
April 27-Hilendale. sweepstakes and
amateur pro tourney. May 11-Open
championship qualifying rounds in all Sec
tions. May 1S-CongresSional. event to
be decided June 1-Rodgers Forge, sweep
stakes and pro-amateur. June 15-Bea-
yer Dam, sweepstakes and pro-women's
tourney. June 29-Woodholme. sweep
and pro-amateur. July 27--Mount Pleas
ant pro-amateur. August 10-Manor,
pro-amateur. August 24-Belle Haven,
Suburban Club pro-amateur. September
2S-kenwood, pro-amateur- October 12-
Five Farms, event to be decided. october
20-Chevy Chase. Senior-pro.
In addition to these affairs the pros
will stage their Middle Atlantic P.
G. A. match-play championship July
13, IA and Is. The sectional qualify
ing rounds for the national P. G. A.
championship will be played at In
dian Spring on date to be chosen
late, probably in October.
On May qualifying rounds for the
Pictorial Review tourney will be play
ed at all the local clubs, with four
women from each club to advance to
the sectional final rounds, to be held
at Indian Spring May 81.
W.. w. SEAY and Joe Rodgers, CO.
medalists in the Rock Creek
Park Spring tourney, were in opposite