Evening star., 1938-05-13

today could be the day that Chevy
Chase golfers long have had in their
dreams-a day when two men from
the host club will play in the final
round Of the invitation tourney, near
ing the finish Of the 28th joust for the
cups put up by jovial President Taft
and bearded Vice President Sherman
back in 1910.
It's rather a far-fetched dream
that one of having two Chevy Chase
golfers in the f1nal-but it could
happen. You don't often find the host
club placing two such good golfers in
the semi-final of major tournament
as "Trolley-Wire" Johnny Brawner
and blond Page Hufty. Up there in
the top bracket Hufty-faced Claude
Rippy. the guy who yesterday played
the finest golf in the tourney in sub
DUNG Russ Hollebaugh. Claude was
a shot under par when he shook hands
with Russ. And down in the lower
bracket the guy they've named ''Trol-
ley-Wire," because he hits 'em so
straight, matches shots with con-
sistent. straight-hitting Frank Allen,
the Pittstpn, Pa, boy, who used to
win tournaments for Georgetown
Prep, and who was runner-up to Levi
Yoder last year. If both Hufty and
Brawner win their semi-f1nal matches
you'll see this afternoon that meeting
Of which the Chevy Chase people have
dreamed for years-an all-Chevy
Chase final.
Golf tournaments bring out some
funny surprises. Here we've been
going on the theory for three or four
years that the liquid in Levi Yoder's
veins was Ice water and that of very
near freezing temperature.
The guy was such consistent
performer IN the clutches and
70 good under pressure that We
were convinced ice water and
not blood ran In his veins.
In way he has been a counter
part Of George Voigt in his pressure
playing golf, and his coolness and
consistency under fire. But we'll take
1t all back. Levi IS human, after all.
The guy missed 3-foot putt to square
his match with Johnny Brawner on
the 18th green yesterday, and he
didn't even hit the cup. He Is human,
for only humans do those things. 1t
was his second straight 3-putt green
when it looked as If he had Johnny
on the run and would catch him, and
go on to win in typical Yoder fashion.
Parker Nolan. the big medalist from
Congressional, fell before the lethal
putting Of Hufty, who has a new put
ting style and not such bad one, II
you can judge by results. For years
a notoriously bad putter, Page finally
hit on the idea of placing his hands
six inches apart on the putter shaft.
What have got to lose?" he asked
himself. And the burned thing
worked.
Instead Of jabbing his puts.
Page began stroking them and
they began going into the cup.
That unorthodox putting grip can
win the tournament today. But in any
case the good folk at Chevy Chase
have one thrill in prospect. They have
that chance OF an all Chevy Chase
nnal, remote as it might be.
Marion Brown, the tall Manor girl,
today has another bit of silver to put
UP on the shelf Miss Brown and
Mrs. Betty P. Meckley tied for the
gross award in the Keeler Memorial
tourney at Washington a few weeks
ago. Yesterday they played off the
tie at Washington and so well did
Marion play that she scored an 81
to win by three shots from Mrs.
Meckley's "a.
The big moment in the campaign
Of the Georgetown links team was on
today at Princeton, N j., where
Princeton, conquerors of the Hoyas
last week, clash with Pittsburgh, now
tied with the Tigers for the lead in
southern half of the Eastern Inter-
collegiate League. If Souchak and his
gang of Panthers lick the Prince