Evening star., 1942-04-20

8 on the final hole. Both lads scored
II for the round, which gives you
an idea of how hot that Georgetown
golf outfit can be.
Even dog which gave a golfer
all the help he could ask didn't
relieve the cold and wind at Con-
gressional for Col. E. L. Patterson.
On the fifteenth hole, played into a
strong wind. Patterson hit his second
shot so yards short of the green.
Along came sympathetic dog,
which picked up the ball while it
was still rolling and dropped it 20
feet from the pin. Even the dog
knows I've been having trouble -
said Patterson.
Rittenhouse Bannockburn Winner.
G. c. Rittenhouse shot a good
score OF 79 in the high wind at
Bannockburn to win the gross award
in blind bogey event. Golf Chair
man E. r. Ferguson, jr.. scored 81
80 to tie with w. c. Whittle, 90
1870 for the net prize.
Mrs. Doug Mattison and c. B.
Hartman won the net award in a
mixed foursome event for the
Spencer trophy at Prince Georges
with card of 100-24-76. The gross
prize went to Mrs. M. S. Shahan
and J. A. Woodside, with 90.
n n Cr,oith u-o,, tha er-aay,efo u a =
event at Congressional with 900
70. Second was Robert Battle with
84-12-72, and A. w. Tilley was
third with 100-27-73. Battle won
the gross award with "a.
Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen are
back in town today experimenting
further with reprocessed golf balls
following an exhibition match they
put on at the Naval Academy at
Annapolis yesterday. Snead scored
34-36-70 with Capt. j. B. Pollard
and Dave Paul, while Sarazen paired
with Admiral Russell Wilson and
Jack Peat, the latter scoring an
eagle 2 on the par fourth hole.
r. E. Meisener with 89-17-72 and
A. 0. Dooley, 82-10-72, deadlocked
for the top award in blind bogey
event at Argyle. Tied for second
we're Cliff Scoggins, 89-l6-73, and
D. Hess, 88-l5-73, and tied at net
II were A. B. Clark, B. w. Johnston
and D. L. Myers.
Bogart In Form.
Ralph Bogart, reigning District
amateur champ, came back home for
a week end of golf and showed he is
back in old-time form by playing
the Indian Spring course in 73,
Ralph and Claude Rippy licked Jim
HUNT and Charlie Malone, and
played another nine with Rippy to
beat the best ball of Malone, Volney
Burnett and Eddie Ault, with Rippy
scoring 35.
Pro Al Jamison of East Potomac
Park has been ordered to his draft
board for reclassihcation Thursday.
Jamison originally was classified far
down in the Army draft.
At Kenwood V. C. Myers scored
7+9-65 to win the Victory tourney
opening event of the season. Don
Pollock and G. r. Hopkins also had
rounds of "a, but had handicaps of
8 strokes to tie for second net. All
three tied for the top gross award
at IA.
Manor will enter feminine teams
in three divisions in the interclub
matches this year. The women's S
Golf Committee met yesterday and
voted to give War stamps as prizes
in the club events. Opening day
has been set for May 5.
Two holes in one came from the
clubs Of two local linksmen as Will
son N. Rogers aced the fifth hole at
Manor and 1t. Albert Hartman
holed an ace on the second hole Of
Course D at East Potomac Park.
Hartman hit 2-iron shot at the
218-yard hsle. playing with w. H.
Burrows, w. Hagarman and Robert
Bowman, while Rogers scored his
ace at Manor with perfect 6-iron
shot on the l81-yard hole, playing
with w. Gray.
Georgetown Prep School, victors
in the Metropolitan section among
the high and prep golfers. opened
their season with a 6-3 victory over
Dewitt at Garrett Park. Dewitt for
feited the first three points. Coyle
Of the Little Hoyas was out with an
sppendectomy.