Evening star., 1940-06-02
Skinker Crowds Par
For Double Win in
Schoo|boy Golf
Clark His SemifinuI FOE;
Myers, Pre-Tournoment
Outsider, Plays Voss

Earle Skinker, 18-year -old medal
ist and current favorite to win the
Metropolitan interscholastic golf
championship, continued toward his
goal yesterday with a pair of VIC
tories and will meet red-headed
Frank Clark Of Montgomery Blair
High School in the semi final round
at Congressional today.
George o. Vass, jr., golf captain
at Western High School, will clash
with Arthur Myers, a dark horse
from Roosevelt High School, in the
other semi final. Myers was given
little consideration in the pre-tour-
nament dope.
Vass went to the 21st hole yester-
day in the second round at Manor
to shake of the determined chal-
lenge of lanky Freddy Bolton, cap
tain of the Bethesda Chevy Chase
team, who came from behind to
square the quarter final match at
the 18th and lost on the third extra
hole to Vass' par
Hugs Par For 28 Holes.
Skinker played % holes at Manor
IN one over par to erase two op-
ponents with comparative ease. Play
ing 13 holes in the first round in
one under perfect figures to lick Bill
Brownrigg Of Roosevelt, S and 4, and
then playing IS holes in the after
noon in two over par to wipe out the
championship aspirations of David
(Scotty) Ross of Rockville.
Skinker and Clark will start at
Congressional at 8 o'clock this
morning. with Vass and Myers play
ing five minutes later. The final
round is slated to get under way
before noon, Skinker runnerup last
year to Ralph Bogart. present Dis
trlct amateur champ. Yesterdays
summary:
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Ross lRockyille1 defeated 'IS Don Marphs aSla
ans ehase ds1ssea Rass, H5i,ek 6SsI
lBlairl defeated John vsndersrift Va n Sh1 SWilz
..v sSn defsses esPreil wess sss Ii etHssd.. Msss.
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Price (Woodward: 3 and 2; Dick Burgess
sonS saeSh defeated LEE Baker Baker ,Garrington W
defeated des James Anderson (CentraD. 8
Second round-skinker defeated Ross,
Vass defeated Bolton. / up Fl holes. and
Myers defeated Burgess. and 2.
Pardoe Erases Club Champ.
Defending club champion Ralph
S. Fowler fell in the semi final
round of the title tourney at the
Washington Golf and Country
Club as c. H. Pete) Pardoe un-
corked a hot round of golf. Par
dee played II holes in three over
par to lick Fowler, the 1899 win
ner, 2 and l. Pardoe today will
meet DR.. E. T. Rice in the final
round for the club title. Rice
entered the final with a 1-up VIC
tory over DR.. w. r. McLister. 81,
Finalists in the other flights are ::
Second f1ight-O. M. Reed and L.
Franklin, jr.; third f1ight-Maurice
E. Palmer and F. r. Shea; fourth
f1ight-Paul Campbell and George
Bailey, jr.
Elizabeth Houghton and Louise
Claytor will meet tomorrow in the
final round for the French High
Commission Cup at the Chevy
Chase Club. Miss Houghton won her
way to the final with 4 and 3
victory over the Baroness de Gruben,
while Miss Claytor defeated Mrs.
A. Y. P. Garnett, jr, and 4. Con-
ISOLATION f1nalists are Mrs. G. How
land Chase and Miss Susan Hacker.
j. M. Conroy took 5-iron in hand
and walloped tee shot into the
cup on the 154-yard fifth hole at
Beaver Dam yesterday.