Evening star., 1939-06-02
Lesser Players Slow
To Get in Line for
National Scrap
More Than 200 Women
Set Entry Mark for
Washington Events
BY WALTER McCALLUM.


but already the cream of the crop
as that tobacco ad so quantity ha.
1t, have entered the sectional quail.
Tying rounds for the national public
links championship, to be held al
Baltimore June 30.
Tommy Doerer, public links repre-
sentative in Washington, announced
today that four of the top municipal
linksmen have entered the tourna-
ment, and with them as a nucleus
he expects some 25 or 80 to send in
their names for the 36-hole test at
the end of the month at the Mount
Pleasant course in our neighboring
town. Already entered are Andy
Ohveri, the chubby checked lad who
won the District municipal title last
year; Jim Gipe, the Navy mechanic
who seems to be headed for the top:
Bob Morris, the youngster with the
good swing. who won the District
Junior municipal title two years ago
and Bobby Bowers, another lad who
can get along all right in any links
company.
Entries Close June 26.
"We will hold entries open until
June 26," Doerer said today. But
we positively must have them all in
by that time. 1t is disappointment
to some OF the boys that they cannot
play their sectional qualifying
rounds right here in Washington,
but the United States Golf Associa-
ton had to work out some way to
cut down the field. hope to be able
IN future years to divide the Sec
tlonal rounds between Washington
and Baltimore, but for this year we
have to go along with the boys quail
Tying at Baltimore. Well hold our
own municipal championship later
on September and g."
Doerer also said that Charles
Pairo, Baltimore representative for
the U. S. G. A., plans blind bogey
tourney at Rolling road on June 6
to raise money for the tournament
They won't raise much money that
way, but probably few of the boys
will go over.
Meanwhile the greenkeepers of
the Mld-Atlantic sector, the men
who keep your golf course in shape
through summer heat and winter
cold, will give the Mount Pleasant
course looking over next Monday.
They are concerned with this one
because the national tourney comes
TO Mount Pleasant starting July "a,
and they want to help Greenkeeper
Gus Hook as much as possible. Incl
dentaly they'll play next Monday for
the Monteith Trophy.
Strong Field In Federal Tourney,
That Federal Golf Association
tourney, coming up at Indian
Spring next Monday and Tuesday,
has drawn the strongest possible
field from all the eligible golfers,
which means men who work for the
United States Government or the
District government. Volney Bur-
nett, the golfing fireman, looms as
the man to lick, but there are a
good many others in there who won't
be too easy to beat. Volney won the
individual title two years ago over
the same layout with a 36-hole card
of 139. He probably won't be as
hot as that this year, but there's
always the possibility the fireman
will be on his stick again.
Jerry Hart, back in the General
Accounting Office, will be the de-
Tending champ. Jerry was the first
man to get his name on the j. Edgar
Hoover trophy last year. He knows
Indian Spring like a book and plays
1t well. Others with a chance in
clude Jock Olmsted of General Ac-
counting Office, Lou Harrison and
Comdr. w. S. Popham of Navy; Jim
Gipe OF Navy; Col. Kenneth Buc-
hanan and Capt. F. L. Parks of the
War Department. 1t looks to be a
red-hot tourney with the biggest
field ever scheduled to compete.
More than 200 feminine golfers
played today over the Woodmont
and KenWood courses in the Times
Herald Cup tourney, an affair that
set a new entry mark for women
golfers around the Capital. The way
things are moving in feminine golf
they'll soon have to restrict the en-
tries or use two courses for their
tournaments, as they are doing to-
day. Women's golf Is the fastest
growing segment of the game around
Washington, which happens to be
the hottest golf town in this part of
the land. And not more than a few
days ago 81 entered a Baltimore
women's tourney. The papers called
1t a banner" entry. They should
take a gander at what the WASH
1ngton women do in town not
nearly as large as Baltimore.
Team Matches At Capital.
Most of the top players of the Cap
ital Golf and Country Club will play
Sunday in the opening match round
of the tWo-man team tourney for the
Barry-Pate Cup. The pairings:
12 o'clock, H. D. Deel and N Thornton
vs.. J. 4: Reed and DR.. L. J. Salan: 1905,
C. T: Gibson and B: Merstik vs.. G. Borsari
and T. G. Herbert: 1918. Ken Spencer and
Mooy ys Hax Woed adl0 f. ana and qs0Tss Rosss
TboTntgn 5gT % vs. Don Geesa and a clesTy
a bye: l2;3o' B. Fowler and J. H Car
hsIr., ham; l2:a5S e; c. caaldssba9sh and Q:
1870 l. J; Manders' ii j., and J; Mossberg
Billy Hoqshten and Ed Fox vs.; H L; Hines
ana ana Hases yS DaVd WaT Roes M
Ed Heard drew q bye.
D Martin and Il. 3: McNeal LOS. j. b.
and 6. E. Getty: a 1:1o. CIV ". & Whittie ii aaies and
FtzseraId: i:i5. i. y. Ray snd R. +. Hilton
W. B. Atkinson and D. r. Stamp VS.. F. F.
Gradcyille and B: Benidt; 1:25. E. Piper
Dr. P. Brue: 80, r. R. Dunhan and T. Il II
Brewer vs. G. E. Lindsay and Knox Long:
1876. Pat Loughran and Ed Pruner drew
q bye; LAO, F. Keene and Bob Chamber
lain VS. E. r. Ferguson and J. c. OConnel:
1:45. r. (. Aten and A. Miller vs.. R. NJ
Weisberg and w. E Welch; 1850. F. F.
Pierdon and Allen La ing drew p bve. :55
r. j. Hanrahan and N E. Rogers VS.. r. c.
Rittennouse and T. M. Hunter
Hoyo Links Vets Clash
With Stars of Todnv