Evening star., 1941-08-18
Score Of Amateurs
Expected in Event
On September 4
81 Women to Compete
In c. B. S. Tourney;
Griffin Rising Star
By WALTER McCALLUM.


pionship, scheduled for the Indian
Spring Country Club September 4,
will not be an overcrowded affair
Played on a nine-hole course over
the 36-hole route, it will be limited
to 70 entrants on a first-come,
first-served basis, which means
that the men who get their entries
in quickly to Al Houghton. tourna-
ment manager for the P. G. A., will
be sure of spot in the affair.
The pros hope for lot of
amateur support in this one and
will get plenty of it. Probably there
will be 20 or more simon pures in
the starting list, along with all the
paid boys in this sector. The total
purse may go to $500, which will
make it a luscious affair for one
day sectional tourney. Houghton
hasn't yet set a closing date for
entries. but the list probably will
close on September l.
Washington was deserted today
by many of its top-playing pro and
amateur links talent, as most of
the tournament playing crowd
moved up to Lancaster, Pa, to play
in the annual amateur-pro affair
put on by Arthur B. Thorn, pro
at the Lancaster Country Club.
Feminine Tourney Tomorrow.
Tomorrow field of "a women will
compete in the Columbia Broad
casting System tournament at Chevy
Chase, while the men will be COM
peting in one of those three-event
tournaments staged by the Mary
land State Golf Association at
Congressional.
Four new candidates for the iron
man role in golf appeared today
at Beaver Dam, where it took 36
holes to play off a mixed foursome.
Two pairs tied for the top spot in
the Jerry Burch tournament, first
of a series. Jack Palmer and Mrs.
Ben Dyer scored 83-15-68 and
tied with P. M. Miller and Mrs. Edna
Strawn, who had 88-20-68. They
played another 18 holes, with Palmer
and Mrs. Dyer scoring 86-15-7l,
against 95-20-75 for Mrs. Strawn
and Miller. Forrest Thompson and
Alice Kay tied at SO for the gross
prize with John r. Miller and Doris
Kerr.
Sixteen-year-o Billy Griffin,
proclaimed by Pro AL Houghton as
q budding young star. won the gross
award in a sweepstakes tourney at
the Landover club with card Of
76. Net winners we're Ed Mosser,
7S-S-7o, and Karl Schmidt, 85-
1872.
Bannockburn Golf and Country
Club members entertained visiting
team from Argyle and treated their
guests to a 25-to-20 licking. Billy
Houghton and George Borsari had
the best ball of the day-a four
under-par 66.
At Indian Spring Dick Peacock,
brother of the more famous Roger,
paired with Frank O'Conneil to
win the two-man team trophy. They
scored 37-38-75-10-65.
Ace at East Potomac.
m, L IlhACUCIly liOiCu Alio VCC
shot for an ace on the seventh hole
of F course at East Potomac Park,
using 7 iron for the shot Play
ing with him were A. j. Owens, H.
M. Bragg and F. L. White.
A. j. Cristadoro won the Golf
Committee tourney at Congressional
with a card of 83-l6-67. Other
winners were: Glass At. E.
Hughes, 81-1o-71; class B-Verne
P. Simmons, 81-11--70; class CIV.
T. Hayes, S6-18-68; class Drank
Murphy, jr., 100-25-75, and Frank
Robinson, 97-22-75.
Kenwood members competed in
a 36-hole medal play affair." won
by v. G.. Myers. with 77-75-152-
20-132. Three tied in blind bogey
event. They were A. H. Young
quist. 86-8-78; R. G. PEBBLES, 78-
0-78, and Paul Lion, S8-20-78.
Entries will close August 20 for
the pro-woman tourney scheduled
at Congressional September 2.
Pairings will be drawn, and the
feminine competitors will be chosen
by the Women's District Golf Asso-
citation.
Anacostia golfers are looking for
hotter competition among the public
links boys following their 261a to-
61s victory over a visiting East Po-
tomac team at Anacostia yesterday.
The Fairlawn boys piled up the
points in every match.
Nordlinger Crosses Dope.
At Woodmont, where Howard
Nordlinger wins a flock of gross
prizes, he stepped out of char
acter to win the net award in
sweepstakes affair. Howard scored
72-6-66, to top class A. Other
winners in that class we're Lou
Harris, 80-12-68, and Sam Wheel
er, 89-17-82. Glass B winners
were Joe Sharlin, 94-27-67; DR..
L. Shore, 93-24-69, and Joe Car
roll, 94-25-69.
There isn't much doubt that
the top mixed foursome pair around
this sector is composed of Betty
Meckley and Ralph Bogart, who
hold two sectional titles between
them. A month ago they played
Congressional in II to win a Dis
trict Golf Association mixed four
some affair
Yesterday they played the Coun-
try Club of Maryland course in a
four -over-par "a to win the gross
award in Maryland State Golf
Association event. Next best score
was IT bya Baltimore combination.
Jerry Weible and Bill Rea of Wash
iRgton finished out of the prize
list.
Smith Medalist at Washington.
Washington Golf and Country
Club members this week start
match play in the annual tourney
for the Dion S. Birney Cup. G. w.
Smith won the qualifying round
yesterday with 94-28-66. Match
play pairings:
c. W Smith VS. P, B. Burke, Ralph
Us. Phelps Adams, William F. Tubbs VS..
L. W. Dennis. Fred Bradbury VS.. E. A.
]. Fay, Guy Chase VS.. John Pausg, Henry
G. Pratt, jr.. VS.. Jack Pelton; DR.. H. M.
Burton VS.. Howard Sharpe.
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