Evening star., 1942-08-06
More TiIts for Fun
Under DGA Sanction
Proposed by Utz
Group Matches Popular,
Links Leader Finds;
Manor Scores High
By WALTER McCALLUM.


thing started, but If there Is any
organized golf around town next
wear DR.. Tommy Utz, president OF
the District Golf Association, Is
going to press for a schedule OF
friendly inter club team matches
Tommy is quite hand at gin rum
nv. Between hands, on day When
golf outside was none too pleasant,
the DGA prexy hoped that team
matches will be played next year IN
ereater number than ever before.
81 don't mean these grim affairs
where A club turns out its very best
team. with members selected by a
process of elimination, said Utz,
grabbing a king for a nine-card
snread. IT mean these friendly
affairs where 80 or more members OF
one club visit another club, the boys
play a round of golf, no one cares
much who wins, and all have good
time. That's relaxation, which we
all need nowadays. And 1t promotes
good feeling between the clubs ana
the true spirit of golf. I wish we
could have more Of just that type
Matches for Fun Wanted.
"Why, last Sunday bunch OF us
went over from Indian Spring to
Kenwood. We had lot Of fun and
played a little golf. Argyle did the
same at Prince Georges and I hear
that match was a success. I think
that If the District Golf Association
did something to help these matches,
even to arranging schedule. we'd
really have something worthwhile,
Championship matches are all right,
but they don't give the average
golfer a chance. He wouldn't make
the team. But he can make fun
team and that's what we want. II
there is to be any fun on the golf
courses next year"
Meanwhile the Maryland State
Golf Association is getting set with
plans for its team championship.
This however, will be grim affair,
with the IL best men from each club
competing. 1t will start September
l3, and this year the Washington
clubs will meet to settle the city
championship, with the winner to
meet the Baltimore champ in final
round. But these affairs are far
away from the idea of the DGA
prexy. He Is for more fun and frolic
in golf.
Scoring High at Manor.
The bows and girls who insist on
playing in mixed Scotch foursome
affairs, such as that put on at Manor
by the District Golf Association yes
terday, want more of the same, but
they hope the next one will find bet
ter weather than the midsummer
stretch of rain which cut down the
field and shot the scores skyward.
In sharp contrast to the low scoring
in . Maryland State tourney last
month, the DGA affair failed to pro-
duce a score below 80, even with
some smart teams in the tourney.
Top score of the day was the 30
shot by Mrs. Fred w. Evans and Joe
Wilson, the long hitting Kenwood
combination. Next to them was an
50 scored by Mrs. Thomas o. Bran
don of Columbia, and DR.. w. r
McLister of Washington. Mrs. Wal
ter r. Stokes and Harry Pitt OF
Manor, the favored pair, who shot
u at Chevy Chase last month, could
do no better than SO, at which figure
they tied with Gerry Weible ano
Dick Melvin of Kenwood, and Mrs
j. E. Nell Of Manor, and Jim Will
meth of Prince Georges.
Three Tie for Low Net.
Three pairs deadlocked for the ne'
lead, with net scores of 73. They
were Gerry Weible and Melvin, 83-
1918; Mrs. Gladys Surratt ant
Ralph Benner Of Kenwood. 87-l4-
73, and the last pair to finish, Mrs
Ethel Davies and John o. johnson
Of Prince Georges, with 92-19-73
Benner holed a 6-iron shot for ar
eagle on the par-5 fifteenth hole
the only incident of this kind In {
mixed foursome in years. Tied a
net "A were the following: Mrs. j
r. Powell and w. A. Covert (Manor)
S5-1l-74; Mrs. Nell and Wilmetl
(Manor and Prince Georges, So
IA: Mrs. Bessie Taylor and DR.. L
L. Levine prince Georges, 90-1'
IA.
Entries for the Manor Countr,
Club two-man team match will clos
Saturday night with Club Pro Clag
gett Stevens. More than IS pair
are expected to enter the tourney.
Last night at Manor more thai
80 contestants in the recent Cit
Slickers VS.. Country Jakes mattel
gathered at the clubhouse for era
feast where the Slickers were tn