The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-07

Team play was one feature OF
ladies' day program at Washtenaw
Country Club, Thursday morning,
with two teams OF Is on a side.
captained by Mrs. Paul Hayward
and Mrs. A. ]. Whitmire. Total
handicaps balanced. and the win
ming team was determined by he
side with the lower gross total on
the first nine holes. Mrs. Hay
wards team won with a total OF
500 strokes to S54 by he losers.
Low gross for the field was
shared at Sc by Mrs. Edward Nehl-
sen and Mrs. c. p. McLain. who
were also engaged in a semi-final
match in the club championship
to see who would meet Mrs. W. B.
Cameron in the finals, Saturday.
As scores would indicate, the
match was a battle, one which ne
cessitated extra holes, in fact. Mrs.
Nehlsen struck her stride early.
going out in Al to her opponents
As. while Mrs McLain reversed
the situation coming in, scoring .he
Al while Mrs. Nehlsen had the 40.
At the halfway mark. Mrs. McLain
found herself three down with the
ninth the only hole that she had
been able TO win. Both were on
the green in three, but Mrs. Eehl-
sen three-putted-to lose the hole.
Ten and eleven we're halved with
fives, with Mrs. McLain winning
he next two with a par five and
deuce. Fourteen and Is were halYed
in five and six, respectively, and
the match was squared at sixteen
which Mrs. McLain won with a
five. Another five on the 18th made
her one up and one to go. Here
Mrs. Nehlsen rallied to tie the
match with a deuce on the 18th
hole. On the first extra hole 1t
seemed to be all over when Mrs.
Nehlsen had a short putt for a
five-but she missed II and the
hole was halved. On the Goth hole
both contestants were out Of line
on their second shots, both shoot
ing to the left. Mrs. Nehlsen was
in better position than her oppon-
ent, being hole high at the left OF
the green. with only a trap to
cross, while Mrs. McLain had to
sacrifice a shot in getting out from
among the trees. With Mrs. Nehl.
sen but a few feet from the cup In
three, Mrs. McLain conceded the
putt and the match. 1t would have
been a spectacular round to have
followed-but everybody was too
busy.
Second low gross for the field
was scored by Mrs. James Weir,
93-l1-S2. Mrs. Lynn Schaffer was In
third low gross position for the
field and won low net in the B
group with g. 21-75. Miss Chloe
Todd, 9S-16-S2, was the only other
player to break 100. In the A divi-
sion, Mrs. Fred Battelle won the
low net prize, 10019-sl. Mrs. Err.
win Saunders. playing her best
game this season, was second low
gross and second low net in Glass
B, 105-2S-77.
In Glass c, Mrs. Rupert Miller,
63-1S-45, was both low gross and
low net. Mrs. Joseph elmer, Jr.,
was second low gross, 65, and Mrs.
Carl Signor was second low net,
46.
Special gift prizes were award
ed, each person bringing one and
receiving one in return; some OF
them wrapped, some exposed for
observation.
A former member, Mrs. Marian
Fashbaugh, who is now living in
California, was q guest OF Mrs.
John Montonye and took part In
the team play. While Mrs. Fash
baugh was being welcomed, good.
bye was being said to Mrs. Wales
Signor who left last evening for
her home in Sac Paulo, Brazil.
In the Labor Day two-ball mixed