The Washington times., 1937-08-10
MEMPHIS SCENE
OF LINKS TESTS
FOR BIG CROWN
Six District Stars
Expected to Enter
BY CHICK KENNY

BY CHICK KENNY
Our golfing girls are getting
ready for the forty-first running OF
the Womens Amateur Champion
ship, which will be staged at the
Memphis Country Club, in old
Tennessee, from october to 9,
Inclusive
Although it is still some while
off, nevertheless, the official an
nouncement arrived today from
the United States Golf Association,
calling attention to the fact that
closing dates for entry is set for
IL o'clock noon September II for
all competitors whose handicaps
are not computed and cleared by
associations having representation
in the women'S committee of the
U. S. G.. A. and September 18 at
the same hour for all other COM
petitors.
Entries must be forwarded with
the SIS fee direct to the secretary
of the women's committee, Mrs. E.
Gillig Betz, P. o. Box IS, Rumson,
N. j.
Lowest Scores
On Monday, october 4, the quail
fying round of 18 holes will be
played, with the 81 lowest scores
qualifying for the first match play
round, Tuesday. From thence
through the semifinal round, Fri
day, 18-hole match tests will be
the vogue.
The championship round Of 36
holes will be played Saturday, Oc-
tober 9.
In addition to the regular cham
pionShip program, a series OF
special events has been drawn up
and open to all competitors. These
include, october 6, match play
against women's par, 18 holes; Oc-
tober 7, stroke competition,
scratch, better ball of partners, 18
holes; october 8, mixed foursome,
Is holes.
Defeated Mrs. Orcutt
Pam Barton, of England, cap
tured the Women's Amateur tile
last year when she defeated Mrs.
Maureen Orcutt at Summit, N. j..
AS for local women golfers par
ticipating in the event this year, at
the present time about six are
seriously considering entering the
tourney. They are Helen Dett-
weller, Mrs. L. G. Pray, Marian
Brown, Betty Meckley. Elizabeth
Houghton and Mrs. Bishop Hill.
Last year three local women
stars journeyed to the affair at
Summit. They were Helen Dett-
weller, Mrs. L. G. Pray and
Marian Brown. Only Miss Dett-
weller was successful in making
the match play, and she was de.
feated in the second round OF
play.
The prize trophy that the girls
strive for is known as the Robert
Cox Cup and remains the property
of the club from which the winner
has entered.
The winner receives a gold
medal; the runner-up, a silver
one, and the semifinalists, bronze
pieces.
Naturally the medalist receives
q prize.
Displaying some brazenly spec.
tacular golf throughout the affair,
George Diffenbaugh, Indian Spring
pro with SO and his amateur
partner, Volney Burnett, with 68,
crashed through to win the pro-
amateur tourney at Beaver Dam
yesterday afternoon. The pair
combined to record best ball OF
GA, and Georges three -under-par
effort carried off the sweepstakes
''munya" with plenty to spare.
Not far behind, however, was
Maury Fitzgerald, the roly-poly
golf writer of The Washington
Herald, who tied up with Diffen-
baugh and Mel Shorey, East Po-
tomac Club pro, to take two Sec
ond-place prizes along with the
combination of Pro Johnny Bass.
Of Clifton Park. and his Baltimore
amateur partner, Eddie Johnston.
The runnerup posting was best
ball of 65.
Shorey combined with Frank G..
Butler of Indian Spring; and Bob
Barnett. the titan-haired pro at
Chevy Chase, paired with Frank
Reside of Chevy Chase to split
for the third "munya."
In the individual pro sweepstakes
events. and right behind the win
ner, Diffenbaugh, was Witty Cox
and Bob Barnett, who posted Ills.
Shorey was third place winner,
with 70.