Evening star., 1940-06-18
0Iiveri Deemed Best
Of LOT Here Hoping
To Qualify Ju|yS
Only a or 5 Spots Open
To CopitoI; Women's
Draw Top-Heovy
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

links golfers Will play in the Sec
tional qualification round July 8
at East Potomac Park, in prepara-
ton for the national championship
at Detroit later in July. This small
army of men seeking a total of four
or five places in the national cham
pionship will be augmented by
around IS entries from Baltimore.
Tommy Doerer, public links rep
resentative Of the United States Golf
Association in Washington, an
nounced today that although the
number of places is as yet unknown,
he has sent on to the U. S. G. A.
in New York the names of more
than 70 local entrants. AL of them
except those who drop out after
disappointing first round - will
play 36 holes July s. The city pub
lie links championship will not be
decided at that time The municipal
title tourney. for the crown held by
Andy Oliveri, will be played later
probably in September.
Oliveri, possibly the best of the
public links lads in Washington.
heads the list of entries in the
coming tourney. Others include Le-
roy Smith, recent winner of the East
Potomac Park spring tourney; Bob
Morris, Southpaw Charles Alexan-
der, Wilbur w. Seay, Anacostia star;
Bob Leapley and Miles Applebury.
The latter received the John B.
Colpoys Trophy yesterday.
Women's Draw Top-Heavy.
Opponents of the seeded draw in
golf tournaments today have a CO.
gent argument to bolster their idea
that draw 'out of the hat" is best.
Looking over the strictly seeded draw
for the women's District champion
ship, in its first round at the Ken
wood Golf and Country Club today,
YOU get the idea that even though
the draw was carefully made accord
Ing to uuallfying-round scores, it
couldn't have been more top-heavy
had an effort been made to place
the accepted stars in one bracket.
That top bracket in the District
championship is lopsided with big
names in local feminine golf. Mrs.
Walter Stokes, the medalist; Mrs.
Betty Meckley. former champion;
Mrs. Leo Walper, the reigning
champ. and Mrs Myron Davy. Con-
gressional titleholder, all are in the
top section of the draw. Down in
the lower half, even though eight
good golfers are in the group, not
one of them has won a major or
sectional title in this territory. The
whole thing is one of those queer
ouirks of the seeded draw which
sometimes occur.
Certainly no group ever was more
careful in making the draw strictly
according to scores than were Mrs.
Gale E. Pugh, vice president; Mrs.
FRANK Kramer, tournament chair
man, and Mrs. c. E. MCGOWAN, as
slstant chairman, all of the Women's
District Golf Association.
So If there is any sauawking on
account OF the draw blame it on the
qualifying figures themselves. They
were drawn, as they are in all
Women's tournaments, strictly ac-
cordlng to the qualifying scores.
Here is the way the first flight
worked out:
\, Upper bracket-Mrs. Walter r. Stokes,
Manor ,7sl: VS. Mrs. Woodlef Thomas,
kenwood e 900: Mrs. Leo Walper. Capital
,s7}; Mrs: Bishop P. Hill cheTy 'siHsss Chase
,s4), VS.. Sally Whipple, Washinston Isa1:
Mrs. Betty P. Meckley, Kenwood Is4). VS..
MRS Harry W. Sharpe. Kenwood (S9D
Lower QTdcket-MrS. Richard
Kenwood tS3, Us. Mrs. F. j. Godfrey. Con.
KsTesslonal KenHona ,sa 800; -, MIS- Jndson c. Dale,
Cnase tsel: Mrs. j. F.. HARRINGTON, Capital
.s:l, vs.. Mrs. L. G. Pray. Manor Ig0I.
Elizabeth Houghton. Chevy chase 1s5), VS.
MIS- E. c. Lupton, Kenwood (sS)
NOW the next thing that might be
expected is to have the survivor
from the lower bracket upset in
the final the survivor in the star
studded upper bracket. That could
happen here.
Mrs. Stokes Score Stands Ont
SHINING out like lighthouse on
dark night was the new competi-
tive record of 78 registered for the
KenWood course by demure Mrs.
Stokes. who has been playing excep-
tlonally well so far this year. The
Manor matron wasn't even pressed.
Closest to her score were the 83s
registered by Mrs. Kreuzberg and
Mrs. Harrington. newcomer to the
first flight in the District cham
pionship. Among the stunts of Mrs.
Stokes, who holds the Middle At
lantlc championship, was holing of
an 8-foot putt for an eagle on
the par 5 second hole She played
the mines in 80 each way.
Last summer Mrs. Stokes played
kenWood in Is, but it was in a
friendly round and not in competi-
ton. The 78 is competitive record.
according to Club Pro George Diff
fenbaugh. Losing in a playof for
the first flight were Mrs. j. F. Gross
of Columbia and Mrs. L. B. Platt
Of Chevy Chase.
Eight flights. seven of l6 and one
Of ID, started match play today,
with the tourney to wind up Friday.
At Chevy Chase Malvin Morse
and Clarence Dodge, jr., won the
final round of the Treasurer's Cup
tourney, defeating Landra B. Platt
and Don De Veau
Entries for the "Bannockburn"
invitation tourney of the Capital
Golf and Country Club will be ac-
cepted at the club up to week from
tomorrow. The tourney is to be a
hest-ball affair and contestants will
choose their own partners. Nothing
like it has been held as an invi-
tation affair aroundthe Capital be-
fore and the committee in charge
is hoping for "a pairs, or 1913 con-
testants, to start in the medal
round. A charge of IS per person
will be made, emitting the entrant
to dinner the night of the qualify
ing round, June %, and luncheon for
three days.
Already many of the top golfers
around town have located partners