Evening star., 1942-04-27
5ehooIboys, Women,
ColIegians Spice
Golf Action Here
Youngsters. Hoyos cIosh
Today, Keefer Cup Test
Is Corded Tomorrow

While the adult male amateurs
have gone into tailspin On golf
events this year. with little bistims
competition available for the simon
pures In the form OF invitation at
fairs, the women and the school
boys get away to . real start this
week in the first big week Of The
links season.
The campaign opens today at
Bannockburn, where group OF six
hopeful schoolboys. realizine they
are hunting big game with . pop
gun, take ON the Georgetown Uni
versity golf team. swinging into It's
stride after two early season de-
feats In Carolina. The hopeful
Hoyas are pointing toward the East
ern college crown, which they won
In 1910. Since returning from IN
Easter Carolina trip they have won
four matches, all by clean sweeps,
and have shown steady ifnprove-
ment. Today's match pitttd q
picked all-star high and prep school
outfit against the Hoyas.
Women Start Tomorrow.
Tomorrow the women start the
first tourney Of what may b their
biggest links season. rlagued by
predicted gasoline shortage, with
the tire situation also o factor, and
with shortage Of first-grade golf
balls In the ofing. the women ncne-
theless have gone ahead and drawn
up q full schedule. Their opening
AFFAIR Is the Keefer Cup tourney
over the 36-hole route, with IL holes
scheduled tomorrow and 10 more
Wednesday at the Chevy Chase
Club.
Tomorrow also TIE schociboys hit
the midpoint In their competitive
schedule for the Dawes Cup and the
metropolitan title, with the big
match of the day meeting between
the top-ranking Roosevelt team.
holder Of the public high school title.
and Wilson, its most persistent rival.
Roosevelt Appears Stronger.
Both teams are undefeasod I'm
matches so far this year, but Hoose-
welt has displayed more strength.
and its players have produced lower
scores than the presidents. Hoose-
welt has won "a out OF 45 possible
points so far In winning Is straight
matches. The schoolboys also SEQ
action Friday In . continuation Of
the high school matches, but to-
morrow's match between Roosevelt
and Wilson at Indian Spring prob
ably will produce the Dawes Cup
champs this year.
Tony sylvester leads his George
town team to Philadelphia Friday,
where the Hoyas engage two college
opponents Saturday. Twin Victories
viii put the 0eorsetown lads ON the
high road leading to the Eastern
titiew assln ri1sf o. IlesoeI syoGtlss
Nelson Ii Bunkered-
War Production Board Chief
Donald Nelson gave pro Why Cox
q priority to remove the bunker
behind the ninth green at Congress
sional as he carved deep holes In
the sand trying to get his bah out.
Nelson played one Of his rare
rounds OF golf around Waahing.
ton with w. +. Bait and W.. Wein-
berg.
Amateur members Of Prince
Georges masqueraded NJ pros In 3
"pro"-amateur tourney with pro"
Doug Mattison and r. N. Miller
scoring q net go to win. Mattison
also paired with Clarence Purdy
to win second place at 10, and
wound up q victorious day hy an-
nexing the driving contest with =
wallop Of 3l5 yards. John n. Mil
ler won the approaching contest.
Club Champion Jim Gipe won .
sweepstakes tourney gross award
with 73, with Mattison again COM
ing into the prize picture to win
low net with 76-5-71. Charles
Grimm won the blind bogey with
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