Evening star., 1939-06-19
Peacock Has 0verton.
Caldwell 10 Beati in
Maryland Tourney
Shea Trims Shorkey in
Mid-AtIontic Tourney
PIoy-Off for Medal
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

BY WALTER McCALLUM.
A course slowed by heavy rains
was expected to force the scores
high as the womens District of Co.
lumbla championship opened today
at the Columbia Country Club. The
dear gals, on such lengthy layout
as that at Columbia, depend on run
on the tee shots. They didn't get it
today, following the rain of yester-
day, and any score below 80 prob
ably would win the medal. if any
one goes that low Outstanding con-
tenders for the title now held by
Marion Brown are that perennial
favorite to win any tournament she
enters-Mrs. Betty P. Meckley of
Indian Spring-Mrs. Myron Davy,
Mrs. Walter R. Stokes and Mrs. Leo
Walper of Capital, a finalist in the
Maryland State championship last
month. Helen Dettweiler, former
champion, now pro, will present
the prizes next Friday afternoon.
The qualifying round today will be
followed by four match rounds-one
each day-through Friday.
Also Friday at Rolling Road a
score or more of the better male
golfers around town will play in the
medal round of the Maryland State
championship, with Roger Peacock.
the new mid-Atlantic champ, billed
as the man to beat. Roger won the
title back in 1888 and is anxious to
win again. But first he'll have to
lick Spencer Overton and Ernie
Caldwell, and those gents are not
easy to lick on their own course,
where they know every blade of grass
and all the putting green contours.
And don't think that isn't impor-
tant.
Shea Back on His Stick.
Billy Shea of Congressional, back
on his stick, won't be a soft touch
IN that Maryland championship.
Billy won the playoff for the medal
IN the mid-Atlantic yesterday, scor-
ing 73 over the soft Chevy Chase
course to beat Buddy Sharkey by
a single stroke. Buddy picked up
two shots with bird 3 on the final
hole, but it wasn't quite good
enough.
Army Navy Country Club links
men can claim the team Champion
ship of Northern Virginia today,
following their 14l2 -to-6i2 win over
the Washington team on the WASH
ington course. The Washington
players started their intra club team
play with 1912 -to-5la victory for
the "Pelicans" over the 'Moaners,"
and 9la- -to-8l2 win for the "Scuf-
fers' over the "Dingbats"
Spencer Is Hot.
Cliff Spencer, home club pro, shot
a form fitting 81 to be the top man
in fourball exhibition match in
which Spencer and Bob Barnett
licked Rut Coffey and Maryland
State Open Champ Andy Gibson,
6 and 5, at Beaver Dam. Barnett
Topped three shots off Spencer's
score with II. Spencer barely
missed a 6-footer for 66 on the
home hole. Last week he broke the
East Potomac Park record with
sub-par 81.
Back in town today, celebrating a
victory over their old rivals from
the Lakeside Club of Richmond,
were the golfers of the Woodmont
Country Club. They won a two-day
contest in the Virginia capital with
the Richmond clubmen by So to "a,
with Woodmont pro, Gene Larkin,
starring for the visitors.
East Potomac Park golfers also
were hopeful that a few of their
number may qualify for the national
public links title tourney in the Sec
tional tests June 30 at Mount Pleas
ant, following their 19la-to-131a team
victory at Clifton Park, Baltimore,
yesterday. Entries for the national
will close next Mon
day with Tommy Doerer at East
Potomac Park.
At KenWood E. M. Warner won the
Saito Memorial Trophy with a net
total of 260 for the 72-hole event
honoring the late Ambassador from
Japan. Warner had a gross total of
1872, deducting 18 strokes per round.
T. E. Hanell was second with net
274.
Seven Teams Remain in Tourney.
Seven teams remained today in
the chase for the Barry-Pate Trophy
at Capital, following third-round
matches yesterday. Still in the run
ming were the teams of Grill and
Molloy, Benson and Buckingham,
Phelan and Manders, Keene and
Kinoshito and Gradoville and
Benidt, with one tied match to be
played off this week.
Pat Winkler won the gross award
in the Presidents Cup match play
tourney at Congressional with
card of 73, while George O. Neville
and George Hill topped the net
scorers with Gas. The first match
round is slated July l and 2.
At Indian Spring John Feeny won
the blind bogey tourney with 95-
20-75. R. w. Way was next with
98-18-80. A mixed foursome tour
ney was postponed.
A husband and wife tourney at
Manor was postponed. but it didn't
stop the avalanche of eagles at the
Norbeck course, where J.. T. Maddox
knocked a second shot into the cup
on the para seventh hole.
Bobby Brownell, one of the rank
ing favorites to win, sporting the
colors of Duke University, left the
Capital today for Des Moines, Iowa,
where he will compete this week in
the national intercollegiate cham
pionship. John Burke of George
town, who also holds the District
championship, will defend the title
he won last year against a classy
field.