Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-02
By WALTER McCALLUM.


be added to the lengthy list of
affairs staged by the Womens Dis
trict Golf Association. is ready to
be announced. According to pres
ent plans. it will be an affair for
British war relief, with all entry
fees to go to that cause. The course
probably will be the Army Navy
Country Club layout, which hasn't
been included on the list of courses
used for major events of the wom-
ems organization.
Play for District Title.
Meanwhile today 125 Of the top
feminine golfers of the city were
playing in the qualifying round of
the District championship at Manor.
The course is in excellent shape for
this crucial test of the year for
the women. One match round is
scheduled each day, starting tomor-
row. with the final round slated
Friday. Elizabeth Houghton of
Chevy Chase will defend the crown
she won last year at Kenwood.
Favorites. in addition to the cham
pion. are Betty Meckley of Ken
wood, Mrs. Myron Davy of Co.
lumbia, Mrs Walter r. Stokes and
Mrs. l.. G. Pray of Manor and Mrs.
Leo Walper of Indian Spring, run
ner UP last year.
The Hair family of nearby Vir-
ginia believe in doing things such
as winning golf club championships
in wholesale quantities. And there
by hangs a story.
A few years back a tall. loose
swinging gent named Reese Hair
won the Washington Golf and
Country Club title. A couple of
years later Erwin Hair, brother of
Reese, won the same title. Yester-
day. Harold H. Hair, youngest of
the three golfng Hair brothers. won
the Washington club crown. coming
from behind to lick DR.. Walter R.
McLister, up, with a inal-round
10 IN the 36-hole ultimate round of
the championship.
All three of the Hair brothers
were 80 years of age when they
won the club championship.
Hair a Stretch Runner.
In yesterdays final, McLister
scored a 2-over-par 70 on the first
round to 60 to lunch 2 I'D. Then
Hair, who earlier had won the
medal turned on the heat. One
down with to go, he won the 14th
and 18th holes, and stood on the
36th tee l up. He won that hole
with par 4, finishing the final 10
holes with level par 10 round.
You don't often see that kind of
golf In club championships. Nor
40 you often have the coincidence
OF three brothers winning a club
title at the age of 80.
Other final results in the WASH
lngton tourney: Second f1ight-Pat
Patterson defeated c. F. Blandinr
8 and q Third flight. N. Strick-
I'm defeated K. G. Abernethy, l I'D.
Fourth flight. D. Marsh defeated
w. B. Stringham, 4 and 2.
Thompson Beaver Dam Leader.
Mrs. William O'Brien won the
Marmion Cup tourney for women
at Beaver Dam, defeating Mrs. M.
F. Shahan, 2 and /, in the final
Qualifying for the mems club cham
pionship will continue through
Thursday. Leading scores so far
are: Forrest Thompson defending
champion 70; Eddie Bean, "a;
Everett johnson, IS; John r. Miller.
10; Bob Thompson, 70; John M.
Palmer, 70; A. A. Hopiak, 70; Doug
Mattison, 70, and j. r. Gipe, 80.
Kenwood wound up its weekend
schedule with driving, approaching
and putting contests and final
rounds in two-man best-ball tour
ney. George o. VasS, jr., won the
driving contest with a hefty WALTON
OF 286 yards. Cy Anderson was next
with 277 yards. Jack Jago, from so
yards away, pitched a ball S inches
from the pin. DR.. E. B. Frank and
Don Dudley finished 4 feet away.
Dudley also won the putting con-
test. with five strokes on three holes.
In the best-ball handicap event
Cy Anderson and Kern Mclaughlin
won the first flight by 3 and 2 from
Jack Keele and Ray Koontz. Dick
weaver and Don Miller won the
second flight, beating Don Pollock
and Joe Wilson, and 8.
Zeve Wins Flag Tourney.
Woodmont and Indian Spring
staged flag Journeys and mixed
foursome events. Victor Zeve, han
dicap 10, with a gross score Of 70,
won the Woodmont flag tourney,
playing his final stroke into the cup
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