Evening star., 1942-06-19
Qmnter Now Chevy Chase Title Threat
IA Round Ralph Socks
Puts Him in Crown
Race With Bogat
New Links Dynasty Due
Among Women; Maryland
Tourney Lures Stars
RH WALTER McCALLUM.

BY WALTER McCALLUM.
Ralph Bogart, the tall District
amateur champ, isn't going to have
matters all his own way in his quest
for the Chevy Chase Club links title.
Several days ago Ralph turned in
brace Of 74s. which put him on top
in the tourney for the club title
scheduled to end in few days. No
one was near Ralph when he posted
those twin 5-over par rounds. But
now Ralph D. Quinter, a former
champion. and one of the few
Chevy Chase members who have
won their club invitation tourney,
has his hat in the ring and is max
ing a bid to catch Bogart.
Quinter has played only one round
in the tourney, but it has been a
good one. 1t matched Bogarts "a,
and another like it will put Ralph
Quinter right alongside Ralph Bo-
CART. John F. Brawner, also a for
mer champ, Is three shots back
with II, but that isn't Johns true
game. He's better than that and
can overhaul the leaders in the three
rounds to Tbe played before the r.
hole medal play tourney ends.
Ace Linkswoman Out of Meets.
Possibly the best feminine anna
teur golfers around town didn't enter
the District women's championship,
which wound up today at Chevy
Chase. Mrs. c. B. Munson, the
former Edith Cummings, was asked
to enter the title tourney several
days ago, but declined.
Mrs. Munson won the national
womens championship in 1923, lick
ing Alexa Stirling in the final round.
She was fine player in those days
and remains a fine player today
but she isn't interested In competi-
ton any more. She is a Chevy
Chase member and has played the
course many times in the 7os.
She may be as good today as the
best around town. That wouldn't
be known unless she played in some
tournaments, but she was at the top
two decades ago, when such stellar
lnkswomen as Glenna Collett and
AleXa Stirling were among the best.
New Golf Dynasty Looms.
Perhaps new dynasty in fem
tnine golf around town is in the
making nowadays to take the play
away from the women who have
dominated the game locally over the
last decade.
Sure to be in any new top rank
ing list this year are the two final
lists in the District womens champ
ionship at Chevy Chase today,
where Mrs. Walter R. Stokes of
Manor, 1941 winner, defended her
title against Mrs. Thomas o. Bran
don of Columbia, champion of the
latter club
Mrs. Stokes, of course, is well
known to the headlines and to the
feminine golfers who have admired
her skill and courage under fire.
Although she has been playing golf
only half dozen years she has won
all the major titles in this area, in
cluding the coveted Middle Atlantic
crown.
Mrs. Brandon isn't so well known.
Medalist in the District champion
ship last year, she has been around
town only two or three years, and
today marked her first appearance
as fnalist in an important title
affair.
But she is a golfer with plenty of
ability. Last summer her son won
the Columbia junior championship.
Then she won the women's club title.
Her husband, Navy officer, went
a long way in the mems champion
ship and for a while 1t seemed a
triple for the Brandon family was
In the making at Columbia.
Son HON, now 18 years of age, is
the District junior champ, and will
defend his title at Washington next
Tuesday, June %, If arrangements
can be made. Tom enters Harvard
University on the oath, and he'll
have to hustle to get to Cambridge,
Mass, If he plays Tuesday at Wash
ington. Any one can see the Bran
don family are golfers.
Mrs. Stokes Brilliant.
Mrs. Brandon played no spectac-
ular golf yesterday to beat Mrs. Leo
Walper of Indian Spring and 8.
She simply played steadily, and well
enough to win. But the other semi
final, in which Mrs. Stokes licked
Betty Meckley, produced the real
fireworks. Mrs. Stokes oozed de-
termination and had plenty of golf
shots to back it up as she won the
first three holes from the Maryland
champ with three straight As After
that she didn't relent a bit as
she turned up and ended the
match on the 14th, at which point
she needed par for 76 1t was by
far the best golf of the tourney
over a lengthy course where Mrs.
Stokes long tee shots gave her a
conclusive edge.
Stars Enter Maryland Tourney.
At least four of Washington top |
amateur linksmen have entered the
Maryland mems championship next
week at the Five Farms course of
the Baltimore Country Club. Tour
nament Chairman Keilty has re-
ceived the entries of Volney Burnett,
reigning champ: Charlie Malone,
Parker Nolan and Gene Pittman.
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