Evening star., 1940-06-03
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

julio, IllIet washington RO1l PROBES.
sionals will be in Cleveland tomor-
row working out their shots in prep
aration for the National Open
championship, due to start over the
Canterbury Golf Club course Thurs
day. George Diffenbaugh of Ken
wood left by automobile today. Gene
Larkin of Woodmont is to take the
train tonight, while Lewis Worsham
of Burning Tree, following his mar.
riage to Virginia Shoemaker tonight
at 8 pm. will take a plane with his
bride and two hours later will land
at Cleveland's airport.
AL three of the lads will have their
first peek at the allegedly fearsome
course of the Canterbury club to-
morrow. We use the word "allegedly"
because prior to every Open cham
pionShip the same old bear talk
comes out about how tough the lay
out is. And the boys still crack the
ball around in par or better. Can
terbury happens to be really tough
layout, and it may be that it will
take 285 or better to win. But if the
winning score is higher than that all
the low scores made during the
| spring campaign must have been a
smoke screen.
Ben Hogan Fav0rite.
Benny Hogan, the diminutive
White Plains IN " professional, is
tabled as the gent to lick. But the
Open championship happens to be
the one that blows up regularly in
the faces of the favorites. Maybe it's
Sam Sneads turn. Sam has been
taking this one seriously, and actu-
ally has gone into arduous physical
training The trio of local entrants.
good as they are, will be obscured
in the gang of stars and near-stars
who will be at Cleveland.
Roger Peacock and Claude Rippy,
the new Maryland State four-baI
champions, have a tough match
coming up this week against local
opposition. Roger and Claude, who
won the championship of the Old
Line State with a 3-and-2 victory
yesterday at Five Farms over De-
Tending champions, Spencer Overton
and Erford Barnes, have accepted
a challenge flung by John Burke
and Willie Shea, the Georgetown
University pair. The match should
be red hot, for there aren't four
finer amateurs around than this
quartet.
Rippy scored a II, while Peacock
was u, in the final match Yesterday.
Between them they carved out a
best ball of SO.
Skinker Tops Schoolboys.
A foretaste of future cham pion-
ships for the tow-headed youngster
who learned the game of goH at the
feet OF Fred Mcleod came the
way of little Earle Skinker, Wilson
High School golf captain, as he won
the seventh annual interscholastic
championship at Congressional,
beating George o. vass, Western
captain, and /.
Earle was the outstanding player
in the title tourney, winning the
medal Friday at Kenwood, waltzing
through three match rounds and
finally winning the title on the 18th
from the hard-fghting Western lad.
The new champ wasn't too hot in
the flnal. however, playing II holes
IN SIX over par Skinker, whom
Red" Banagan declares may be-
come Washirgton's leading amateur,
entered the final with a 6-and-4
victory over Frank Clark of Mont
gomery Blair. while Vass went to
the 17th to win his semifinal match
from Arthur Myers of Roosevelt.
Rice New Washington Champion.
DR.. E. T. Rice, one of the clubs
smoothest swingers, is the new
champion at the Washington Golf
and Country Club. DR.. Rice put on
a stellar exhibition Of scoring to
lick c. H. (Pete) Pardoe, 7 and 5,
IN the scheduled 36-hole final. In
the morning he had u and was 4 up.
Out In 80 in the afternoon, he took
3 on the par-3 18th hole, 5 at the
18th, and still finished with a II.
The second flight went to o. M.
Reed, who beat L. Franklin. jr.,
b and 5, while the third flight was
won by DR.. F. r. Shea, who licked
M. n. Palmer, 6 and S. In the fourth
hight George Bailey, jr.. went to the
nnal hole to win from Paul Camp
bell.
East Potomac Parks golf team
took Anacostia over the jumps in
a Davis Cup match at East Poto-
mac. winning "a to 81. w. w.
Seay OF Anacostia scored a 74-the
best OF the day. Tom Cleary scored
a hole in one on the new fourth
hole at East Potomac. The hole
measures around 100 yards.
Maurice Cooper shot an eagle 2
on the 10th hole at Argyle in a
nag tourney, but it didn't help
much, for Ray Lawrenson won on
the goth and two others-F M. Ben
son and Paul Hathaway-ended on
the goth fairway.
Allan Laing shot a 70 at Capital
to lead his team into the second
round in the Barry-Pate Cup tour
ney. Lalng, paired with B. M
Mcneil, defeated E. c. Rittenhouse
and R. C. Henrichs.
Rogers Beaver Dam Winner.
N. E. Pop) Rogers shot 7s-13-
IS to win a match play against par
tourney at Beaver Dam, ending 6
up. j. A. Woodside, E. Harris and
DR.. L. Levine tied for second. 9th
ers IN the prize list were Jerry
Burch, Forrest Thompson, Jack
Palmer, John r. Miller, F.. A. Smith
c. A. Jorg, Bobby Mills and w. L.
O'Brien
At Indian Spring Jerry Enright
who has been scoring around the
century mark, shot 88-22-66 to win
the DR.. A. j. Utz tourney.
At Congressional Myron Davy
president of the club, and Mrs
Davy, the club women's champion
scored an 85 to win the gross award
in mixed foursome tourney. The
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