Evening star., 1939-09-28
BY WALTER AcCALLUM.

The big test was on today at In
dian Spring for an unheralded team
in The Evening star-sponsored Fed
eral golf tournament and the one
which entered the round robin final
round today with the highest per-
centage in points won and lost.
Interior Departments bunch of
rugged linksmen, who dropped only
~ points in q five-month series Of
matches against tough opposition in
Section 2, were to clash this after
noon with Federal Housing Admin
istration. But even with Interior
Departments good record through
the long season, they were by no
means . cinch to lick Don O'Brien
and his boys from the Housing out
at.
The lineup Of the Interior team
brought together Everett johnson,
Don Lee, John Anistead and Gene
Fosslm. These boys, outside of
Everett johnson, better known as
'Edgie," are hardly known in coun-
try club links circles. johnson won
the Manor Country Club tourney a
couple Of years ago, Fossum was a
good public links player last year,
Lee plays at Washington and AMI
stead isn't ranked with the better
known club stars.
But between them these four have
put on the finest article OF golf Of
all the 80 teams gathered for the
Government series, II you can Judge
by the way they waded through the
opposition in Section 3. OF course
1t may have been that the opposition
wasn't As tough as 1t was In the
other two sections. We won't know
that until later, when the results Of
the round robin are known.
Interior Tough, Says Redick.
But Chuck Redick, director of
The Star tourney, thinks Interior
Is q tough number to handle. Those
boys have been going on quietly
winning matches without any fuss. +"
says genial Chuck. They haven't
dropped . single match, and they
have piled up the most impressive
record in two years of team COM
petition among the golfers in the
Government service. You have to
give them credit for that alone.
And I don't think they'll be far
back at the finish of this round
robin"
The winning team in today's
match next Monday will meet Gov
ernment Printing once. To the team
which amasses the highest winning
point total in the round robin series
will 60 the massive Star Trophy.
Other section winners and each
member Of the winning team in the
entire tourney also will receive
trophies, to be presented at q dinenr
next month.
District Golf Association activities
for the year are over, but Presi-
dent Dallas McGrew and Secretary
Bill Barr and the other men who
handle the affairs Of the association
can look back on q successful year
They wound up their competitive
season yesterday at Kenwood with
= mixed foursome tourney, which
didn't quite approach the scoring
IN previous affairs. but did all right
IN the matter Of entries.
Betty Meckley Of Indian Spring
and Ralph D. Quinter, jr., of Chevy
Chase accounted for the top gross
award with good rs. Three other
pairs tied with 70. They were Mrs.
K. S. Giles and w. A. Covert, Indian
Spring; Mrs. w. r. Stokes and
Maury Fitzgerald, Indian Spring
and Ellen Kincaid Harris and D. e.
Mattison, Beaver Dam.
Top net award went to Mrs. Rob-
ert A. Lacey, president of the Dis
trict Women's Golf Association, and
G. H. Messing of Manor, with a
card Of 87-1e69. Three pairs tied
at 10, as follows: Betty Burton and
r. Kroeger, 86-16-70: Mrs. Giles
and Covert, 79-o-70, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles L. Vaile, 80-l0-70
Anne Reh and George Bailey, jr.,
Of washington were next with
87-16-7l.
Bill Barr has had quite a busy
time. Last week he had the District
mems championship. and he has
just finished one Of the better mixed
foresome affairs.
Favorites remained in the chase
for the Columbia Country Club title
today Is eight survivors of the OPEN
ing-match round met again to de-
termine the semifinausts who will
play tomorrow. First-flight matches
today found the following pairings
George F. Miller and Craig Mckee
Martin r. Mccarthy and Maury
Nee, r. o. Swearingen and Ed Mer-
kle, Luther c. Steward, jr., and Don
Buckingham, who won the medal