The Washington times., 1937-11-08
Cummings Challenge Cup
Golf Finals Next SUNDAY
MatChHalted
By Darkness,
To Play Off
HOUGHTON WINS
BY CHICK KENNY

If you don't succeed at first,
try, try, again.
And that is what the finalists
for the Cummings Challenge Cup
at Columbia Country Club will
do next Sunday afternoon fol-
lowing the deadlock between the
two teams yesterday. Miller B.
STEVENSON and Donald woodward
finished all even with the defend
ing champion pair, Dana Belser
and Craig Mckee. The STEVENSON
woodward twoSome were leading
in the play at the conclusion of
the sixteenth, 1.up when the Bel
Ser-McKee took the seventeenth
to square the count.
However, the eighteenth found
the bathing divoteers breaking
even. AS darkness had already
descended on the course, it was de-
cided to postpone the important
play until next week.
Billy Houghton, kid brother of
AL Houghton former local pro,
now engaged in a similar capacity
at Old Point Comfort, Va, cele-
brated his return to amateur
ranks yesterday by capturing the
club championship at Capitol Golf
and Country Club by defeating
Frank White in the 36-holes final,
4 to 8.
Billy "Snooks' formerly com.
peted IN the assistant pro ranks
but returned to simon pure stand
ing early this year. He won the
medal in the club championship
several weeks ago. Houghton
shot q 73 in the morning 10, as
White registered a 76.
Second flight top prize went to
Ode Kephart who defeated r. L.
MacCutcheon. and /.
Claude Rippy showed some real
stuff yesterday at Congressional
where he annexed a double-barrell
victory by shooting a sub-par 70
to win the gross prize in the Pres
1dent's Cup play and the v. v. O.
trophy.
Rippy edged In for low net in
the Robert P. Smith trophy play,
shooting from scratch, to tie with
Gene Pittman, 1870 and H. L.
Anderson, 85-15-75. The play
off between the three will be
staged next Sunday. Major Gar
field Riley and DR.. o. U. Singer
tied with net TBS in the blind
DOGGY event.
Mrs. G. C. Freer and James
Tracy won the mixed Scotch
foursome event staged at Wash
ington Golf and Country Club
yesterday by posting a net 10.
The due was aided by a 16-Stroke
handicap. Second spot went to
Mrs. W. s.. Masden and Ralph
Fowler and Capt. and Mrs. N. E.
Niles, with 76s.
Indian Spring staged a Scotch
foursome yesterday and E. w.
Clarey and Turner T. Smith with
q gross rs, handicap 7, and net
e., carried off the prize. K. s.
Giles and ]. B. Robertson closed
at second, three strokes behind
with net II. The team of Arthur
Urban and Jim Livingston fol-
lowed with 70 and two teams tied
for fourth with 74S-John C.
Wineman and Louis Semia, and
J. D. Bogar and Frank Butler.
A four-way tie existed in the
turkey tournament at Argyle Club.
All posted net Ills. They were Ed
McAleer, Paul Hagen, George
Stiles and Ed Million. Willie Fox
scored a net u to finish in second
place. Play will continue through
next weekend.
Manor Club was the scene of
the Pratt family two-ball best-ball
championship. Alton and Dan,
playing on their "own" course, de-
feated Kenneth and Ollie, non
members, UP.
With two more days yet to play
In the qualifying round, Harry
Miller and Lawrence Kroger are
leading in the medal round in the
Rock Creek turkey tournament
with 74'S. Miller shot q IS on the
out nine and returned In 80. Kro-
ger posted a pair Of 3T's.