Evening star., 1939-07-03
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

The biggest golf week end of the
year moved toward its climax today
with every golfer who remained in
the city wearing bigger and better
blisters on aching dogs, and getting
ready for an even bigger day to-
morrow, when all the country clubs
around town will stage holiday
tournaments.
Not in years have the golfers of
the town had a three-day holiday
and they were celebrating it in
droves today. The first tee at most
of the country clubs looked as it
looks on the first warm day in
spring-jammed with the links
faithful. That's the way it will be
tomorrow, too. For every one
doesn't leave town over such a holi-
day. You might think so looking at
the jammed roads leading out of the
city, but it isn't SO. Quite a few
people play golf, too.
Not the least of the shows in a
big circus of golf was the District
Junior championship final today
between George Vass of Kenwood,
last years runner-up, and Jimmy
Stevens of Army Navy, runner-up
in 1887. One of these boys who
shook a rivals hand in victory was
to become the new champ today.
The final round at Army Navy, post
poned from Friday, was to be played
postponement.
Dettweiler to Show at Manor.
Tomorrow at Manor Helen Dett-
weller plays the first match of a
series around town, when Helen and
Al Treder, two good pro golfers, will
attempt to lick two equally good
amateurs. Marion Brown. Middle
Atlantic champion, and Harry G.
Pitt, Manor Club champ. will try
to put the bee on Helen and Al. It's
good trick if they do it. Even If
they use mirrors.
Over at Washington today the ma
tives still were shaking their heads
and wondering where the. lightning
struck. as they pondered over the
flock of brides flushed by four good
professional golfers yesterday.
Mel Shorey of East Potomac Park
who seems to be cast in the hero
role this year (he led the Mid
Atlantic qualiflers for the P. G. A.
tourney few days back, canned
big putt on the 10Th green to en-
able Shorey and Cliff Spencer to
lick Dave Thomson of Washington
and Leo Walper. Between them the
foursome bagged IA brides and had
better ball of So for the par 10
layout.
Spencer, as he has been so many
times this year, was the hot scorer
Cliff shot 8 under par St, a stroke
over the course record, but diminu-
tive Davie Thomson wasn't far be-
hind. The little fellow with the
magic putting touch scored a 69.
Thomson and Walper were up with
4 to go and you'd have given them
no chance. But both Shorey and
Spencer birdied the 10th and Spen-
Ger squared With a bird on the l7th.
After halving the home hole Shorey
became the Frank MerriWell with a
winning bird on the extra hole.
At Congressional Witty Cox put
on a fireworks show of his own,
with under par 81, consisting of
80 and 35. Survivors in the
Presidents Cup tourney are: First
flight, w. C. Eacho and M. Johnston,
George Hill and j. J. Kennedy: sec
ond flight. DR.. R. A. Keilty and Bob
Holland, Pat Winkler and c. B.
Quarles; third flight. J. E. Taggart
and T. B. Conlyn, w. w. Bayfield,
and w. J. Stanton; fourth flight,
F. M. Dawson and A. C. Paul, F. E.
Berquist and S. E. Golden.
A bunch of kids 35 years of
age and less, were smarting at the
Capital Club today, under licking
administered to them by seniors"
over 35. The juniors spotted the
seniors half the difference in ages,
and were whipped by 20 to 1112.
The losers bought the beers.
Palrings in the semi-final of the
Barry-Pate Cup tourney at Capital
find F. T. Granoville and B. Benidt
meeting John Phelan and L. J. Man.