Evening star., 1938-02-13
MAJOR GOLF CARD
FOR SECTION FULL
Indian Spring Gets Junior
Event-Tourneys Crowd
District Slate.
BY WALTER McCALLUM.


1.-TWO more championship tourna-
ments were added yesterday to
the golf schedule for the
Middle Atlantic area when
the Middle Atlantic Golf Association
announced venues and dates for its
mems and women's title affairs.
The mems championship tourney
Tor the crown now held by Billy Shea,
19-year-old Georgetown University
student, will be played at Pennington
Country Club, Charlottesville, Va.
June is, II and lS.
The women's title event, won last
year by Mrs. Betty Palmer Meckley,
will 60 to Rodgers Forge Golf Club
Of Towson. Md, on October 10, II,
IL, 13 and IA.
Scores Of Washingtonians will play
In both tournaments, which are the
biggest sectional events in this terri
tory.
At the same time the association
announced the junior championship
for Indian Spring Country Club dur
ing the latter part of June, probably
June 30
d. c. Women's List Not Ready.
YATES for the Middle Atlantic
affairs round out the schedule
for major events in this territory
with the exception of the schedule OF
the Women's District Golf Associ-
alton which will be announced late
IN March.
The women's District championship
probably will be played at Indian
Spring, but places of the other fixtures
have not been made known.
The Virginia State amateur cham
pionship goes to Newport News, Va,
club this year. but inasmuch as only
one of the local clubs belongs to the
State association, the tournament
isn't of great deal of interest to
Washington competitors.
Congressional probably will get the
Maryland open championship, set for
July Is, and will get the District anna
teur championship, scheduled for the
week Of September 10.
The only invitation Journeys sched-
uled around Washington this year
will be held on succeeding weeks in
May. They are the Washington Golf
and Country Club affair, billed for
May 4, and 6, and the Chevy Chase
invitation, listed for May II, IL
and 13.
The Maryland State mems cham
pionship, previously announced for
the Rodgers Forge Club, will be held
June "a, Is and 26, week after the
Middle Atlantic.
Pros Meet Big Affair.
MAJOR event Of the early golf sea-
@ son, already shaping up as one
Of the biggest in competitive way
around Washington despite the lack
of invitation affairs, Is the Middle
Atlantic P. G. A. championship, to be
played at the Chamberlin Country
Club of Old Point Comfort, Va, April
~. % and "a.
The latter two days will be given
over to the 72-hole tourney for q
$1,000 purse, while an amateur-pro
affair will be played on April ~. Leo
Walper will be the defending cham
pion, and first money will be 5000.
Champions in this area are:
Middle Atlantic, Billy Shea; Dis
trict of Columbia, Billy Shea; Mary
land amateur, Volney Burnett; Mary
land women's, Helen Dettweiler;
Maryland open, Cliff Spencer; Mary
land teams. Congressional Country
Club; District women's, Helen Dett-
weller; Virginia open, Bobby Cruick-
shank; Virginia amateur, Dick Nelson.
THE complete schedule for the Mary
land golt events this year follows:
April 3O-May. s-Maryland handicap |
week EEK. at Al ass,oeiation ,?e clubs:
May s-June 5-sprine team matches.
May :4,;2S-Women's ~; championship at
May S4-Handicap tourney.
Championship. slated for Woodhoime Club Club
3aR: 3SRs j. gs s5d atoyEns.
'hJ1mDionShlp 1Tns Ss,n1,d7 at Rodgers Forge n
more Suburban Club
W June IN a0-lAamateur-pro tourney At q
July 12-Junior open at Baltimore.
July I3-Mixed two-ball tourney At |
JuIy 2O-scotch two-ban tourney At
.,cI,liy IVY se-M.ryl.nd open at Congress
a, ATgust i,,gny. 1o-Amateur-pro tourney At
AuEust ln and 14-Handicap tourney.
Baltimore. 'ouAne' ~
August 2S-Father.snd..or +.,,rn -.
Baltimore. Will 'oufheS &t
O., AUGUST 3O-Sectional qualifying rounds |
Columbia 'iooaDl1 NJ |
.,spe september 14-Best ball handicap
September 1s-october e-state team
championships. 'e~m