Evening star., 1942-11-15
NordIinger, McA|eer
Only Men 10 Cling
To 1941 Titles
Four Women Manage
To Remain in Front:
Worshom SIueeine
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

'o1 CHdlnplOnS OF Lne country
clubs around Washington did a
good job of spreading the medals
In the championship season just
ended. The boys and girls who
play for the erstwhile enviable post
Of club titleholder did not do much
repeating this year, although in past
years many club champs retained
their crowns.
Only two men were able to repeat
this year while only four women
were good enough to hold their club
titles again.
Howard Nordlinger at Woodmont
and Southpaw Earl McAleer at
Manor were the only male club
swingers able to grab titles again
after winning in 194l.
Woman repeaters were Mrs. Wal
ter r. Stokes at Manor, Mrs Thomas
o. Brandon at Columbia, Mrs.
Charles F. Lynch at Washington
and Mrs Dandra B. Platt at Chevy
Chase. Naval Aviation Cadet Ralph
Bogart, the husky lad who had
been winning championships around
Washington for three years, won
only one this year. He took week
end furloughs to play at Chevy
Chase and won the 72-hole medal
play tourney. Ralph now is sta
toned at Anacostia.
Club Champions Listed.
Here are the men and women who
won club championships around
Washington this year:
Men-Chevy Chase, Ralph Bo-
eart: Prince Georges. Joe Balestri;
Washington, Ralph S. Fowler; Ban
nockburn. Anthony MARITIME. Con-
gressional. DR.. H. l.. Smith; Wood
mont, Howard Nordlinger; Argyle,
Fritz Williams; Columbia, Tommy
Webb; Kenwood. John o. Bergelin;
Indian Spring. Eddie Ault Manor,
Earl McAleer; Burning Tree, John
E. Mcclure
Women-Manor, Mrs. Walter R.
Stokes; Indian Spring, Mrs. Karl S.
Giles; Columbia, Mrs. Thomas o.
Brandon Argyle, Mrs. Fritz Will
liams; sArmy-Navy. Mrs. G. D.
Dickey Washington, Mrs. Charles
F. Lynch; Kenwood. Mrs. Betty P.
Meckley: Bannockburn. Mrs. Frank
D. Overfelt Chevy Chase, Mrs.
Landra B. Platt: Congressional. Mrs.
G. Joseph Welch Prince Georges,
Mrs. c. T. Frownfelter.
Howard Nordlinger. at Woodmont.
has become the leading club cham
pionship repeater around town.
Howard. who learned the game as
a youngster, has won l3 club titles,
which bespeaks considerable class
as linksman. No matter what the
competition fellow who can win
13 titles packs lot of punch.
Worsham's Distance Big Asset.
One of the cogent reasons 25-year-
old Lew Worsham, the Burning
Tree pro, has been grabbing a lot
of coin In the pro Journeys has been
his increased length from the tee.
Suddenly 17o-pound Lew. only six
years out of the caddie ranks. has
blossomed into one of the longest
golf ball maulers In this territory
and one Of the big hitters of the
land.
I've made some adjustments in
my stance and feel solid on my feet"
says Lew. Il feel that 1 can take
real cut at the ball without losing
balance and by swinging harder
can get more distance"
He gets plenty of oomph into those
fairway consuming tee shots nova
days. this Virginia born youngster
who learned the game as caddie at
Kenwood. worked in the golf shops
at Chevy Chase and Indian Greek
and was chosen as pro at Burning
Tree. one of the better clubs around
town, at the age of %.
you simply have to have range
from the tee to keep up with the
leaders grined Lew. so I set out
to find way to bat that ball long
way"
Lew has been criticized in some
Qhdl hCIS 1ol tdhlIlS lOo IIluCIl llIIlc
to get set. But when he starts
f1ddling around with his feet and
waggling the club in an apparently
endless arc. he is getting set for the
big wallop. Il have to get my
weight set right" he says But he's
still no Bobby Jones in speed of hit
ting, Bob plants his feet. takes one
waggle and away goes the ball.
Not Quite Up to Hogan.
Worsham isn't quite the hitter
that Ben Hogan is but he isn't far
back. They played together at
Chevy Chase not long ago and when
both hit the ball right Betting Ben
outranged Lew around Is yards.
Ben hits ball with quite a rum"
said Lew. Wish l could do it, but
my ball drops fast without much
run. At that Ben carried up to my
combined carry and roll He really
is hitter, and don't let any one tell
YOU otherwise. But here at Burn
ing Tree, on fast fairways, l was