Evening star., 1940-07-15
Indian Spring Looks
To Battle Between
Giants, Midgets
Washington Golfers Fail
In Bedford Pro-Amuteur,
Shoot in Open Event
By WALTER McCALLUM.


Shoot in Open Event
By WALTER McCALLUM.
One hundred and seven feminine
golfers started today in the annual
feminine tourney staged by the Cap
ital Golf and Country Club. It's
medal play affair, with handi-
caps, sponsored by the Women's
District Coli Association. and has
drawn the largest entry list this
year of any tourney not run directly
by the association.
Up at Bedford Springs, Pa, q
dozen Washington pro and amateur
stars are playing today in the Bed
ford open tourney, with Al Hough-
ton of Beaver Dam defending the
crown he won last year.
The boys didn't do so well in the pro-
amateur affair yesterday, in which
which entries from Wheeling. w. Va,
and Harrisburg, Pa, tied at IS for
the top spot. Tied were Charles
Onoretto and George Hoffer OF
Wheeling and Jack Helms and Gus
Tomajko of Harrisburg, while Art
Clark of Uniontown and T. B. Sea-
mans of Philadelphia were third
with 66.
Giants Midgets Match Listed.
Indian Spring golfers are looking
forward next Sunday to one of the
big affairs of the year for the men
at the Silver Spring club. It is the
annual Giants VS.. MidgetS match,
always a good one. Indian Spring
staged one of several mixed four
some affairs held yesterday at the
local clubs. Mrs. c. P. Medley and
Dick Melvin won the gross award
with 81, while first net prize went
to Mrs. w. F. Patterson and Earl
Clary, with 88-19-69. Other win
ners were DR.. and Mrs. H. M. De
Volt, 84-14-70, and Mrs. John F.
Feeney and w. F. Kroeger, 94-
22-72.
Anacostia held a mixed foursome
tourney, won by Mrs. Grace Long
and Bob Morris, with a card of IA.
Betty Burton and Jerry Crawford
had IS, while the combines of Anne
Dolan and Andy Oliveri, and Helen
Keeler and W. Wilson tied at 70.
Mrs. Betty P. Meckley and Bill
Carson played in a special mixed
foursome exhibition and scored a 10.
At Columbia the challenge round
for the Cummings Cup-two-man
team championship affair was
postponed until next Sunday because
of the absence at Bedford of M. F.
Mccarthy, one of the defending
champs.
Washington staged the qualifying
round for the Horton Cup, in the
1911 handicap class-and also put
on a sweepstakes affair. Reginald
Munson won the Horton Cup medal
round with 77-15-62, and also led
in the sweepstakes affair. Other
sweepstakes winners were F. w.
Bradbury, 84-22-62. and-gross,
DR.. w. r. McLister, "a.
Pairings in the Horton Cup tour
ney are:
.nhsap MupsGn y. vs xsntsn Ha.1s Brett i.
E: q. Storm, Pr: Hugh House vs.; g; F.
j. r: Murphy vs.. "A. r. Ricketts, Don Lee
Clever.
Jim Gipe shot 73 to win the
sweepstakes tourney at Beaver Dam,
a stroke in front of Joe Balestri's "a.
Flight winners were: First-R. Mel
bourne, 80-9-71; second-W. F.
Kerr, 84-15-69, and Bob Heimer,
85-15-70; third-Al Haas, 95-26-
50; fourth-C. r. Green, 93-2469.
Army Navy staged a mixed four
some, won by Mrs. E. T. King and
E. T. King, jr., with 83-13-70,
Second were Mrs. w. F. Sadtler and
Capt. G. K. Heiss with 84-1317l.
Tie at Capital.
Buster Mrstek, with 75-76-12-
139 tied for the Henry Williams Cup
at Capital with William Alexander,
who had 74-77-12-139. They will
play off the tie next Sunday. Pat
MARITIME won the gross award with
70-78-148.
-Four pairs reached the semi final
round in the Barry-Pate Cup tour
ney, with the following results: w.
Sanford and H. Baker defeated w.
C. Jenkins and F. Miller 2 up; w. c.
Brewer and George Keene defeated
Billy Houghton and Pat Foley and
/; John Phelan and Bob Seibold de-
feated Bert Ferguson and Frank
Gray 3 and 2; Frank Hanrahan
(70) and Frank Gradoville defeated
Buster Mrstek and G. Gibson 3 and 2.
Billy Shea and Mrs. Harry A.
Knox scored an 80 to win the gross
award in a mixed foursome affair at
Congressional. Net winners were
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Smith, 89-22-
81, and Mrs. A. c. Paul and George
Richardson, 88-17-7l. S. Merriam
won the breakfast tourney with 85-
1876, and also was In the winning
foursome whose other members were
j. L. Vandergrift, ]. Taggart and T.
Berrier.
Winners in a blind bogey affair
were John Klutty, 88-8-80; C. D.
Yarley, 92-12-80; w. L. Frederick,
8a12-71, and Harry Randel, So
1911.
Keele Kenwo0d Leader.
Jack Keele, one of the clubs long
est hitters, won the medal in the
Board of Governors Trophy qualify
ing round at Kenwood, scoring q "a
Five flights will start at match play
this week. First flight pairings:
E. s. NARROW VS.. Jack Keele, H. W
Sharpe VS.. Richard T. Kreuzburg, Don
Miller VS.. r. G. PEBBLES, Carl Gnam VS.
r M Kerr r Weaver vS Harry Lang,