Evening star., 1946-07-08
AuIt in Select Group
After Golf Triumph
At Indian Spring
By MerreII WhittIesey

The first fight of the Indian
Spring club championship often has
been compared to the title flight of
the District Amateur-usually it's
that tough. In the past Is years the
Four Corners club has been the
home of more city, State and sec
tional champions tharfany course in
town.
That's the reason Eddie Ault's
smile was as bright as his f1ashy
ensemble yesterday as he joined
three other two-or-more time win
ners of the Indian Spring crown.
Eddie PLAYED one under par golf for
Is holes to defeat r. H. O'Malley,
a former National Public Links
qualifler, and 3. in the 18-hole
title match
Ault broke up the Roger Peacock
Volney Burnett monopoly in 1912
with his first triumph and Joined
Peacock and Burnett, four-time
titlist. and Buddy Sharkey, two-time
winner in the select group by yester-
days victory. He was top man in a
championship flight of 80 players
that included Burnett, Sharkey, Lou
Harrison. Ted Burrows and others.
Ault has been rated with the
citys top amateurs for years al
though he plays comparatively little
tournament golf Jimmy Demaret,
the dapper dan of pro golf, has
nothing on Eddie who dresses loud
but well. Yesterdays match was
Ault's fourth appearance in club
championship final, as in addition to
his triumphs he lost in the title
rounds at Indian Spring and Prince
Georges, when the latter club was
Beaver Dam
Indian Spring Club. through Pro
Mel Shorey and Owner A. S. Kay,
turned over $3.50 to Miss Matte
Gibson of Children's Hospital as
result of blind bogey tournaments
held at the club Thursday through
yesterday. The fund was the larg-
est collected by any local club for
charity this season. Bob Harmon,
with 84-6-78, and Buddy Kann,
85-15-70. were the last two win
ners.
The Belle Haven club has come up
with a par breaker in 1t. Col. Ben
A. Schreiver, who has spent most
of the past three years in the Pa
cific theater. Col. Schreiver won the
Demaine Memorial Trophy yester-
day with a 70-4-66, over Charles
Elliott's 77-10-67.
The colonel is a powerful hitter
He reached the longest hole at the
Alexandria club. the 9Th and 18th
which measures 557 and $50 yards,
with a driver and four and three
iron. respectively.
Col. Schreiver was four under par
on two different occasions in yester-
days round but ran into bogeys and
finished two under. He hopes to
have time for a tournament or two
in the fall.
Hot rounds department (noncom-
petitivet: Joe Balestri at Prince
Georges and Redskin Lineman Bill
Young at Manor came up with their
best rounds of the season yesterday
Balestri was four under with a 68
over his home course in a round
with Robert Bowie, Ed Bowling and
Dick Milbourne. Young. one of the
longest hitters in town, was two
under par with SO at Manor in a
foursome with Eddie Stevens, Ralph
Gibson and Bud Nebeker
Pros George Difenbaugh of the
host club and Lew Worshsm OF
Congressional figured to do most
of the par breaking in the Maryland
State Golf Association sponsored
threein-one tournament at Ken
wood today. the usual pro-amateur.
pro sweepstakes and amateur
sweeps
The host Manor Club team drew
a bye, which left it up to the Belle
Haven Sextet to score sufficient
points to take over the lead in the
District Women's Golf Association
team match series. Manor led by
5la points with Belle Haven playing
for possible nine.