Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-19


beat him six and five to win
The women's championship went
to Mrs. Kate Beale of Holtville,
whose deadly approaches and puts
we're too much for Carol Davis. Mrs.
Beale, who has won the club cham
pionship number of years ago. won
two and one for her first valley title
WIND BOTHERS
A strong west wind didn't help
any of the matches but Jack Nc
Baren, club pro who staged the
tournament with the help of Bob
FahS. secretary of the club, said
he didn't believe the weather was
a deciding factor in any of the
matches.
The heartbreaker in the mems
match came on the 18th hole when
Jersey was down six and had to take
the rest of the holes to run the con-
test to the 37th. His third shot put
him a short putt from the hole,
while Blalack's third left him ten
feet away. Vic missed his putt, and
it looked like a hole for Jersey until
his putt bounced into the cut and
out again. That gave them each a
five and ended the match.
JUST COULDN'T PUTT
The Yuma man was playing his
usual excellent game and while his
drives were a little shorter than
Birchfield'S, their approaches usual
ly evened things up. But Jersey
had one of those days, as every
golfer does, when he couldn't sink
putt and that decided the contest.
They came in at the end of the
first 18 with Vic two up, which
seem to be too great a margin, with
Is more to play. But every time
Jersey got an advantage, the ball
baked at the cup.
Blalack took four holes on the
third nine, but it looked as if Birch
field was making a comeback on
the tenth, which he birdied, taking
his only hole of the second round
Vic took the 18th tc put him six
up on the crucial 1StE.
SAME LAST YEAR
Last year Blalack defeated Birch
field on the 18th hole of the second
round when the fireball fireman
also had putting trouble The Yu-
man retired the Fred Bright trophy
that year. The new one, which is
being donated by Frosty Manley,
has not yet arrived, but this title
gives Blalack one leg on the trophy.
In a close match between the
women finaliStS, the two finalists
came up to 10 even. Mrs. Beale took
the short one and the 18th with an
easy five ON the latter. On Satur-
day Mrs. Beale defeated a former
champion, Lynelle Smith on the
10Th hole. Mrs. Davis already had
taken care of Louise Roberts, de-
fencing champion, in the upset of
the tournament.
The champion defeated Les Rog-
ers on Saturday, while Jersey beat
Clyde Lee. Ossie Austin won the
consolation of the championship
flight by defeating Forrest Fergu-
sen. Austin beat Ernie Wilson in
the semi-finals and Ferguson took
Bob Albright.
OTHER RESULTS
Results of the finals in other |
flights were:
First Flight-Charles Arnold of |
Il &c
ley four and three. Consolation
Eldred Ferguson OF Holtville defeat
ed 1t A. A. Roberts of the marine
base.
Semi finals Arnold defeated
Sherman Dandy by default; Post
defeated Ben Kellerman and 2.
Ferguson defeated Sgt. F. Robinson
2 up; 1t. Roberts defeated Sgt.
Reynolds 3 and 2.
Second Flight-Riley Mcbride of
El Centro defeated Earl Roberts of
Calexico l up. Consolation-J. Pan
crazi of Yuma defeated Sgt. Carl
Schwenn of the marine base and 2.
Seni-finals-McBride defeated
Max Sones 3 and 2; Roberts de-
feated V. j. Sims z and l, Pancrazi
defeated Frank Hewitt Sr. 5 and T.
Sgt. Schwenn defeated Claude Lenz
by default.
Third Flight-Chuck Sones of Ell
Centro defeated Sgt. p j. Novak
of the marine base up. Consola-
ton Glen McNay, Ell Centro, de-
feated Hank Jensen, Ell Centro, up
mi-finals-Sones defeated Jack
Younger and l; Sgt. Novak de-
feated Walton johnson and 4;
McNay defeated J. Valentine and
4; Jensen defeated Harry Hendrix
] up.
Fourth Flight-Bob Dougherty, Ell
Centre, defeated John Lund, FL
Centro, l up. Consolation-George
Townsend, Ell Centro, defeated