Evening star., 1940-06-13
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Those caddies back of the golf
shop at the Chevy Chase Club
didn't name John F. Brawner
Trolley Wire" for nothing. Years
ago the boys looked at John, hunch-
ing his shoulders just before smack
ing a tee shot. marked the ac-
curacy of the man and dubbed him
Trolley Wire" with the same pic
turesque leaning toward nicknames
they use in hundreds of caddie yards
all over the land.
Today Trolley Wire" is about
ready to be crowned the new golf
champion of the Chevy Chase Club.
The obsequies haven't vet been
said over Page Hufty as the title
holder and they may not be, for
Page has a habit of coming through
with some phenomenal golf when
he gets his mind-and his game
geared up to go. But the champ
is in tough spot.
Johnny Brawner. winding up his
scoring in the tourney for the F.
Oden Horstmann trophy-a 72-hole
medal play event for the club cham
pionship-has whacked the ball
around that lengthy Chevy Chase
course in 72-72-75 and IA. That
totals up to 2s3. which happens
to represent a lot of good golf
by any player over such tough
layout as Chevy Chase. Hufty has
played one round so far. scoring a
rs The tournament ends next
Sunday.
So Page-defending his title-will
have to call on all the best golf
that won him the North and South
amateur crown few years back
If he is to win the Chevy Chase
Club championship for the fourth
time. Meanwhile Trolley Wire"
his score already in. can relax and
let the boys shoot at it. Our guess
is that Brawner will be the new
champ.
Nine d. c. Men in Mid Atlantic.
Roger Peacock, the defending
champion, topped nine entrants
from Washington in the Middle
Atlantic Golf Association champion
ship qualifying round at Balti-
more's Hillendale Country Club to-
day. Peacock, who made up his
mind to play last night. was to
start at 2 o'clock this afternoon
with Maury Fitzgerald. Other
Washington entrants included d
Ralph Bogart, George De Witt.
Billy Shea and Harry Sweigart of
Congressional. Earle Skinker of Co.
lumbia, Claude Rippy of Washing
ton and Buddy Sharkey of Indian
Spring.
The qualifying round today will
be followed by the usual four rounds
of match play. Entries total a few
more than 40-making the tourney
one of the slimmest in entries in
many years of Mid-Atlantic COM
petition.
Grace Amory Far in Front.
At Baltimore socialite Grace
Amory, entered from the National
Golf Links of America, had spread
eagled the competition in the East
ern women's championship. All the
slim Amory girl did yesterday was
shoot rs for a 36-hole total of
155. With one round to 60 no one
is in position to catch her on the
gross scoring.
Anne Krumbhaar of Philadelphia
is second, with 82-63-165, 10 shots
back of Miss Amory. Mrs. Walter
R. Stokes, the Middle Atlantic cham
pion from Manor, tops the local en-
trants with 86-84-170. Mrs. Betty
P. Meckley of Kenwood is seventh
with 87-88-175, while Mrs. Myron
Davy of Congressional is eighth with
87-89-176.
The tourney was to wind up to-
day over the Five Farms course
OF the Baltimore Country Club.
Washington's Advertising Club
an organization composed of good
businessmen and fairly good golfers
will play their annual tourney to-
morrow at Kenwood. Frank Gate
wood is general chairman of the
group, and William Janoff is golf
chairman. Entries will be received
by Charles j. Columbus at the local
headquarters of the club at the
Raleigh Hotel.
Good Red Cross Match Looms.
Fred Mcleod and Chick Evans
against Jim Barnes and Walter Ha-