Evening star., 1941-09-17
Jump Into Contending
Spot With so Rout
OF Treasury Team
6. P. O. Remoins Gloss A
Fnvorite by Toking
Measure Of R. F. G..
By WALTER McCALLUM.

by WALIbh NcCALLOm
A new and formidable challenger
for top laurels among the links
teams representing the Government
departments was being hailed today
n the spacious halls of Uncle Sans
marble business palaces as Class B
golfers IN The Star-sponsored Fed
eFal tourney look over the 6-to-C
win by Patent Once in the initial
match of the championship round
robin Anal series and shudder.
Meanwhile, up IN Glass A a de-
pendable team from Government
Printing Office, winners of the
championship in 1899, had estab-
nshed themselves again as favorites
TO lift the title and win the big
Star trophy.
For three years Patent Office had
been an underdog in the Govern
ment match play series. This year
they won their sectional title. And
yesterday they firmly established
their claim to bigger things than
q sectional ranking as they whipped
Treasury. to 0, at Kenwood.
G. P. o. Team Is Pressed.
Government Printing Office. win
ners of the big title two years ago,
won their opening match at Burn
ing Tree in the Glass A round robin
from Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration, 81 to q ?. establishing
q fact which every one already
knew-that the Printers are rugged
lads in any links company.
The second series of matches In
the round robin series next Tuesday
will bring together Treasury Defense
and Reconstruction Finance at
Burning Tree in Glass A, and Agri-
culture and Treasury Tuesday at
Kenwood in Glass B. These matches
will lead up to the final rounds
September 30 at Burning Tree and
Kenwood, with Government Print
ing Office and Patent Office due
TO meet Treasury Defense and
Agriculture, respectively.
BaieStri BREAKS Paf.
As has been the case in past
strong stands by the Government
Printing Office boys. husky Joe
Balestri, bad back and all, was the
spearhead of the attack. Joe car
ried the main burden in a match
which he and Clarence Purdy split
even, each winning liz points. with
Stan Grassland and George Wmkler
of r. F. c. Joe had an Individual
one-under- par II, while Wirkler
and Grassland each had 73 Purdy
had 80. A hole in arrears coming
TO the final green, Grassland flung
a 3-iron shot against the stick to
win the hole and square the match
with a bird 3.
In the other Glass A match big
Bill Lawrence, star of the 1889 final
win by G. P. o., was the bulwark
as he and Al Schneider for the
Printers grabbed two points from
Charles B. Rollins and Craig Nc
Kee of R. F. c., while losing one
The scoring was not as hot in this
match as in the top contest, the
winners having best ball Of IA
against II.
P. o. Turns On Power.
ThWarted in many previous
matches, the Patent Office boys
turned on all their latent power to
swamp Treasury in the Glass B
match at Kenwood, winning three
points in each foursome. although
the scoring wasn't too good. Capt.
L. M Goodridge of Patent Office
paired with Dan Arnold to win
three points from F. Hediey and
H. N. Bannister of Treasury, while
dependable c. c. Heath and A. o.
Andersen won three more for Pat
ent Office from K. J. Zoeller and
George H. Jones of Treasury. The
Treasury boys. good golfers them
selves. couldn't get going as their
rivals took an early lead and kept
It. Goodridge and Arnold wor by
3 and 2, while Andersen and Heath
won by and g.