Evening star., 1940-05-31
End Hopes Of Wa|peI
For Jaunt as They
Make Up Minds
Rugged Golfers Score
In Holiday Journeys;
Two Are Postponed
BY WALTER McCALLUM,

golf championship will leave town
Monday for Cleveland, where the
national title affair will open next
Thursday. Decision Of Gene Larkin
OF Woodmont, and George Diffen-
baugh Of Kenwood, definitely to 60
to the tournament means the finish
OF hope for Leo Walper, who is keen
to go. Leo was second alternate,
and was hoping against hope that
one of the five qualifiers would
Withdrawals Frank Strafaci did in
New York-and permit him to make
the trip, for Witty Cox, first alter
nate, stated definitely he would not
go under any circumstances.
Three days ago Larkin and Diffen-
baugh were not sure about going to
Cleveland, while Lewis Worsham,
who led the qualif1ers, was sure to
go. But the first two have made
up their minds to make the trip.
At the same time, Andy Gibson,
who won the last place in a play
off against Cox, also has decided
to go. So it's curtains for any hope
Walper had of being a participant
in the championship.
Larkin will go by train Monday.
Worsham will fly to Cleveland Mon
day night with his bride of a few
hours. He will be married Monday
to Virginia Shoemaker. Diffenbaugh
will leave Monday by auto.
Holiday Journeys Dampened.
Holiday Journeys found some
hardy souls struggling through the
soupy weather to play in the usual
club events. But at Argyle and
Army Navy scheduled tournaments
were called off and will be held later.
At Chevy Chase Corcoran Thorn,
jr., won the Victor Kaufman
Memorial Day tourney played at
match play against par with handi-
caps. flnishing'1 up on par. despite
the soggy course. H. Won Stremple
and Tommy Turner finished in a
second-place tie, each l down.
Columbia staged a best-ball two
man team affair, won by E. J.
Farrelly and E. c. Gott, jr., with a
card of 71-l1-60. Two teams tied
for second place. They were: G. F.
Miller, who had an individual II,
and Chris Heurich, at 69-8-61, and
Earle Skinker and j. A. Flournoy,
with 70-9-61. Other leaders were:
F. j. Cain and Mack Langford, with
79-17-63, and T. Stanley Holland
and Gail Morgan, 82-19-63. It was
announced the putting tourney on
the opening day resulted in a tie
between R. w. McCreary and Walter
D. Barkdull at 20 puts.
Beavers Manor Winner.
Manor put on match play
against par tourney, won by T. N.
Beavers with card l up on par.
A. l.. Alderman was even with par,
and w. j. Peters. S. E. Andrews and
j. G. Putnam finished l down to par.
A driving contest was called off.
In the women's flag tourney Bar
bara Simons recent winner of The
STAR Cup, was the winner, playing
her last stroke into the cup on the
18th hole for bit of good golf and
perfect handicapping. Club Cham
plon Mrs. l.. G. Pray was next, 3
inches from the cup, while Former
champion Marion Brown was
foot from the cup. Marion won the
putting tourney, with IS strokes on
the greens.
M. B. Shaw played his final stroke
8 feet from the cup on the goth hole
at the Capital Golf and Country
CLUB to win a flag tourney staged
by that club. F. j. Hanrahan and
Troy Hardman were second and
third. Ken Spencer and Frank x.
White, club champion, tied for the
gross prize with IT'S. Spencer and
Mrs. Leo Walper, the District
Women's champion, won the gross
prize in mixed foursome tourney.
with IS. The net winners were Mrs,
M. Fornear and w. E. Welch with
93-6O-63, while Mrs. H. E. Davies
and John Phelan were second at
86-18-68, with Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.
Lindsay third at 86-17-69.
At East Potomac Park Harry Mil
Ter took the lead in the John B.
Colpoys Trophy tourney with card
OF u. Gene Fossum, Wilbur Lines
and John Sparks were tied for Sec
ond at 70.
PardOe and Rice Winners,
In opposite halves of the draw C.
n. Pardoe and DR.. E. T. Rice won
their way into the semi-final round
In the Washington Golf and Coun-
try Club championship, now held by
Ralph S. Fowler. A medal play
tourney found DR.. c. M. Clay win
ming the gross prize with "a. Net
winners were: H. T. Bisselle. IT.
17-8O; F. H. Hankes, 82-16-66;
DR.. M. P. Campbell, F. B. Johnson
and o. M. Reed, all tied at net Ct.
V. c. Boggs won a flag tourney at
Congressional, finishing with the
aid OF a 27 handicap, on the Goth
green. A. L. Strong, with a %
handicap, was second.
Kenwood also staged a flag tour
ney, won by j. H. Humphrey, who
played his last shot 200 yards down
the fairway at the Goth hole, aided
by a handicap of "a strokes. j. C.
FOULS, with 10 handicap, played his
last shot 3 feet from the cup at the
18th hole, and A. H. Youngquist
was third. A women's tourney was
called of.
H. M. Strasser won the flag tour
ney at Woodmont, playing his final
shot down the 10th fairway. The
gross award was won by Cabot
Feldman with 80, with Willard
Goldheim second at "a. A driving
contest and mixed foursome event
were postponed until Sunday.
Sam Del Vecchio apd Erod po;re