Evening star., 1942-10-01
keenest Crown Fight
Now Being Staged
Al Washington
Title Defender Reaches
Columbia Final; Mems
Events Under Way
By WALTER McCALLUM,

On what has happened so far in
the three women's links champion
ships being played around town
there doesn't have to be any change
from the 1941 lineup of titleholders
Mrs. Landra B. Platt Of Chevy
Chase, Mrs. Thomas o. Brandon at
Columbia, and Mrs. Charles F..
Lynch at Washington all have gone
along serenely, as champions should
do. That is, they've gone along so
far, with tougher shedding ahead,
particularly at Washington, where
the semifinal in the club tourney
was on today.
Columbia's final round was being
played today, with Mrs. Thomas O.
Brandon arrayed against Mrs. w.
Marion Falls for the title. At WASH
ington the semiflnal round was be-
ing played, with Mrs. Charles F.
Lynch, the titleholder, arrayed
against Mrs. Lafayette Franklin,
winner of couple of smaller events
this year. while in the other bracket
Mrs. Virgil Rule, one of the favorites,
matched shots with Mrs. G. H.
Bailey, jr., winner of the Corby Cup
at Columbia last month.
One Match at Chevy Chase.
The Chevy Chase championship is
proceeding at slower pace than
the other affairs, with only two
matches played so far. The single
match played yesterday found the
Baroness de Gruben beating Mrs.
Albert w. Walker and l.
Yesterdays results in the other
events:
At washinston, hrst fight--Mrs. g. H;
saey III Rn1s Mrs S.,est.d Mra
nq Hotzs ny and iseS 8; Mrs Mrs G. F Iyneh Dc:
I, Franklin defeated Mrs R. Y. Young,
Second night.I7Mrs: Howard HOPKINS de-
feated Mrs ]! n NJ Miller ler By default; HGaMs MIS-; 7
and 4 MIS-. qs.tF +. F. Nicholson defeated Mrs.
", W. southworth, 5 and Z; mrs; H, 3.
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Ms sbs. HssshesC9 se9sstsd aSd Mr.. q Mrs
): Mrs: T. S o'HalIoran defeated Mrs.
drew sye; M!s. y; +. Niiss dstsased s MTs.
" v E Rornep sna Mfs F. T.
A columbia, h=st fisht@Mrs. Bra sndcn
consoia Con- Alto tionMMrs. Mrs. J. W j. Darby defeated
Mr " Frost dseats Gssns M A. 20 s. hess mss
sesosa @ f5sst-Mrs; i m Mrs.. NJ 4 ,,, Mscord a w de-
2. Consolation..Mrs. H. M: Porter de-
mrs W. Mfi l. Woodward es defeated MRS. so'1s T.
Other Journeys Later.
Other feminine championships
will be decided next week. The
title Journeys at Kenwood, Con-
gressional and Woodmont have not
been played, while championship
events at Argyle, Bannockburn and
Prince Georges are being played
on week ends.
Biggest club title tourney Of the
year for men is on at Columbia this
week under new schedule calling
for four weeks of play, with one
round slated each week. Qualifica-
ton rounds for the crown now worn
by tall Ray Swearingen are being
played this week, to end Sunday.
Swearingen, stroking the ball per-
fectly and missing several scoring
chances, has safely qualified with a
76, despite brace of IS on par-4
holes, and finish of 5, 6. Next to
him Is G. H. (Pete) Pardoe.
Pittman Tourney Favorite.
At Congressional Gene Pittman
remains the solid man to retain his
club title, although Gene hasn't
made the bet he made last year,
when with two matches to go he took
a small wager he'd win Gene has
brace of potent opponents in
Parker Nolan, runner-up for the
District championship the last two
years and a former club champion,
and DR.. Howard L. Smith, medalist
in the current tourney.
At Woodmont, where the boys play
their matches over week ends,
Howard Nordlinger is the favorite,
but Howard has been licked before
and may be again. A tall, long
hitting youngster named Buddy
Brylawski, who was the mainstay
of the st. Adams team in the inter-
scholastic series last spring, is play
ing we'll and may be the dark horse.
Eddie Ault, favorite in the Indian
Spring Club championship, has won
his way to the semifinal by licking
Ted Burrows, former public links
champ. Harold Gordon also has
won second-round match. Ault
became the favorite when Volney
Burnett, 1941 titleholder, was licked
IN the first round.