Evening star., 1939-06-03

being the best boy golfer we have
around town.
OF course the way the schoolboy
show is being run is all wrong
Frank Emmett, the fellow who has
done such fine job of keeping
schoolboy golf going in the face of
discouragements. is putting on a
one-man show. 1t should be
handled by the District Golf As
sociation, with the active aid and
support of the high schools But
Frank. even though he has the sup
port of the District Association, is
doing a one man job And a good
one. too.
The boys were to run through
two match rounds at Manor today.
with the four survivors to clash at
Washington tomorrow morning, the
two winners to meet for the title
tomorrow afternoon. Here is the
way the 16 qualifers started; Earle
Skinker, Wilson (76), VS.. James
Patterson. Roosevelt (83): Dick
Burgess, Tech t79), VS.. Dave Salla-
day, Western (a3); Frank William
son, Wilson t79). VS.. Ray Burgess.
Bethesda t83; Harold Kelly, ST.
Johns 1927, VS.. George Vass, West
ern t80>: Billy Bush, Wilson l78).
VS.. Fred Rita, Bulls (83); Carrolle
Willett, Bethesda f79l VS.. Harold
Gordon. ST Johns t8D David Ross,
Rockville (79), VS.. Jack McElfish,
Rockville t83); Bill Cassiday, Blair
(83), VS.. Ralph Bogart, Wilson (6D.
Next womens tournament on the
crowded slate of the Women'S Dis
trict Golf Association will be the
District championship at Columbia
starting June 10. But the dear gals
won't have much better golf in that
one than they showed yesterday at
Kenwood and Woodmont in the
combined Journeys for the Times
Herald trophies. with the low handi-
cap women playing at Woodmont,
while the high handicapped women
knocked the ball around at Ken
wood.
Another Record for Betty.
In the first place Mrs. Betty P
Meckley, perennial winner of plenty
of tournaments around town. set
new feminine record of 79 for the
Woodmont course. In the second
place woman with a handicap of
81 strokes-and a newcomer to the
winning circle-Won at Kenwood
She was Mrs. Russell C. Jewell,
member of that brave little band
from Argyle, who have competed
in first-team matches this year with
plenty of courage but little success.
Mrs. G. E. Stratemeyer of Colum-
bia, who has been knocking at the
door of victory for months, came
through to win the net award in the
low handicap affair at Woodmont,
with card of S6-l3-73. Mrs.
Meckley was next with 79-3-76,
and four tied for third. These were
Mrs. M. A. Dent of Beaver Dam,
94-16-78; Mrs. R. T. Schlossberg,
Army Navy, 95-17-78; Mrs. Leo
Walper, Capital, 83-5-78, and Mrs.
Myron Davy, Congressional, S2-4-
78.
Winners at Kenwood were Mrs.
Russell C. Jewell, Argyle, 102-31-
II; Mrs. Arnold McNitt. Congress
sional, 91-19-72; Mrs. Stewart
Smith, Argyle, 93-20-73; Mrs. w.
B. Jarvis, Columbia, 96-23-73; Mrs.
H. H. Hughes. Kenwood. 92-19-73;
Mrs. Walter B. Vogel. Indian Spring,
98-24-74; Mrs. Verne P. Simmons.
Congressional, 93-l8-75; Mrs.
Floyd Parks, Columbia, 94-19-75,
and Mrs. M. A. Miller, Kenwood,
103-28-75.
Maurice Mccarthy, the inter-
collegiate champ of II years ago.
and one of Georgetown's stalwarts
of golf in any generation. doesn't
care much for golf when the skies
are weeping. Neither does Joe
Lynch, the 1884 Hoya captain of
golf. Which is the reason sched-
uled exhibition match at Congress
sional yesterday in which these two
were to oppose Johnny Burke and
Charlie Pettijohn was called of.
The course was too wet, and no one
liked it.
But Maurice did play five or six
holes in two under par. He always
has been quite golfer, this staid-
looking businessman who was such
ball Of fire as a linksman at the
Hilltop. E. Quinlon shot an 81 to
win the gross prize in q Georgetown
alumni tourney at Congressional.
The net award went to E. p. Mecca
hill with 95-22-73, while the blind
bogey tourney winner was F. H.
Nuremberg, with 91-12-79. The
tourney was staged in connection
with Georgetown's current sesqui-
centennial celebration