Evening star., 1941-09-21
Maryland State Body
To Hold Big Field
Day Tomorrow
Topnotchers to Shoot
For Puyne Trophy at
Rolling Road Club

Feminine golf moves into whirl
of activity this week with brace of
tournaments here and in Baltimore.
All the major affairs in Washington
are over for the year, although the
Presidents Plate event remains to
be played. This one, however, is not
an open affair, as only present and
past officers of the Women's District
Golf Association are eligible.
Tomorrow at Kenwood the Mary
land State Golf Association will hold
women's field day tourney with
a large list of entries. Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday at the Rolling
Road Club of CatonSville, Md, the
top feminine golfers Of Washington
and Baltimore will play in the Payne
Trophy tournament, a 54-hOle medal
play affair Women with handicapS
up to 10 strokes may compete for
the main trophy. Those with handi-
caps from 10 to Is can play, but not
for the big cup, presented to the
Maryland State Golf Association
last year by Mrs. Myron Davy. Mrs.
Davy won the initial affair last year
at Congressional.
Meanwhile the women are get
ting ready for the big sectional
tourney of the year-the Middle At
lantic championship, to be played at
Baltimore's Five Farms course, Octo-
ber 6, 7, s, and 1G. The affair will
be run off by womens committee
composed of the following: Mrs.
Walter L. Weible and Mrs. Harvey
j. Cooper of Washington Mrs. C.
E. Hanson and Mrs. E. Boyd Nor
row of Baltimore. and Mrs. Fred
Todman of Richmond Entries will
close with association secretary,
Bill Barr Friday, October 3 at the
Baltimore Country Club.
Look to Congressional Event.
Amateur golfers of the town are
looking ahead to the Congressional
Country Club invitation tourney.
scheduled October l. 2 and 3. This
is one which is certain to draw
big entry list, at So per entry. The
winner will have his name engraved
on the Presidents trophy, presented
to the club in 1924 by Herbert C.
Hoover, later President of the
United States, and president of
Congressional at that time.
The girl friends who play tourna-
ment golf face keener competition
next year from couple of women
who have improved vastly over the
last few months. They are Mrs. La
fayette Franklin of Washington. who
won the tourney at Congressional
last week with score of 85, only
two strokes off the winning gross
score of Betty Meckley. and Mrs.
Thomas F. Neblett of Manor, who
hasn't played lot of golf this year
but who can make the going tough
for any competitor. And where, by
the way, has Mrs. Walter r. Stokes
of Manor, the Dictrict champ, been
in the late tournaments? Mrs.
Stokes hasn't played in competitive
affair in weeks.
Birds Really Flocked.
Anu IlON dDOul tildI llJlle SUM al
Elmira, N. Y, where five men bagged
brides on the same hole? The hole
measured 3l5 yards 1t brings back
memories of fivesome playing the
eleventh hole at Washington some
years ago. Only one player was on
the green from the tee and he lost
the hole to four brides. Successfully
three men Clipped into the cup,
and the other from just off the edge
of the green. rolled in the long one
with the putter. Sometimes I can
hear the echoes of Ted Lynes' walls.
He was the man on the green.
With many male golfers in the
middle of match play rounds for
club championships Congressional
members will qualify today for their
club title, held by big Parker Nolan,
Match rounds will be played Sep
tember 27 and %, and October
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