Evening star., 1939-10-19
BY WALTER McCALLUM.


close the 1889 match play tourna-
ment for Government golfers, spon-
sored by The Star. were announced
today by Charles P. Redick, Federal
Golf Association president.
The dinner will be held at the
Cosmos Club at 7 o'clock the eve
ming of October ~. and details now
are being worked out. Witty Cox,
popular Congressional Country Club
golf professional, and an experienced
master of ceremonies, probably will
preside at the dinner, and the pres
entation of the handsome trophies
donated by The Star will be made
by B. M. McKelway, managing edi-
tor of The Star.
G. p. 0. Won Championship.
The Government Printing Office
team, victors in the five month long
tournament, will come in for bulky
bunch Of trophies. G. P. O., win
ners in Section of the 30-team
tournament, will receive the massive
Star trophy for the winning outfit,
and also will receive the section VIM
ner's trophy. Each member of the
victorious outfit will receive an in
dividual trophy. Members of the
G. P. o. team are Joe Balestri (cap-
tain, AL Schneider, Bob Elan and
Bill Lawrence. 1t was Lawrence who
holed 15-foot putt across the last
green at Indian Spring on October 6
to clinch the playoff for the printers.
Had he missed deadlock would
have resulted, and another playoff
would have been necessary.
Interior Departments outfit, and
Federal Housing, victors in Sections
5 and /, also will receive team tro-
phies. Federal Housing finished in
the runner-up position in the play
of. Their players were Don O'Brien,
w. Beverly Mason, Pat Martino and
Roger Peed. The Interior team was
composed of Everett johnson. Jonn
Andestad, Gene Fossum and WAYNE
Van Leer.
Redlck has made arrangements
for showing of several golf movies,
including one of an all-star pro
quartet in action. Players in the
movie will include Horton Smith
Harry Cooper, Jimmy Thomson and
Lawson Little.
Prize winners for 1899 at the Con-
gressional Country Club will receive
their awards at a dinner Sunday
night. DR.. o. U. Singer, chairman
OF the club Golf Committee, will
make the awards. Gene Pittman
won the club championship.
Mrs. Robert A. Lacey, president
OF the Women's District Golf Asso-
citation has invited all past presi-
dents Of that organization to be her
guests at luncheon tomorrow at Co.
lumbia during the playing of the
Presidents Plate tourney, one of the
last events of the year. All past
heads of the association have ac-
cepted. They are Mrs. Charles L.
Frailey, first president: Mrs. Harry
A. Knox. Mrs. William S. Corby
Mrs. Frank R. Keefer. Miss Eliza
beth Harris. Mrs. C. K. King and
Mrs. Ralph w. Payne.
Feminine golfers Of the city.
smarting under a 47-to-7 defeat
handed by crack team of Phila-
delphia women, are looking forward
to another team match next week
when they engage the women of
Baltimore in match which the
Washington women won't win with
out real battle.
The all-star Washington team
was back home today with memories
of a gooo time in the Quaker City
but also with recollections of bad
licking on the Merton Cricket Club
course. They dropped the singles
match held in the morning by a
score OF 29l2 to 61a. and also lost
the Scotch foursome affair in the
afternoon. winning but half q point
in the final event.
Mrs. R. L. Rose of WASHINGTON
was the only successful contestant
in the singles matches, although
Mrs. Bishop Hill halved her match