Evening star., 1946-09-02
District Amateur Golf
Tourney Is Liplited
To Only One Flight
By MerreII WhittIesey

Posters on next weeks District
amateur golf championship reached
the country club bulletin boards
yesterday with the surprising an
nouncement that only one flight of
Is players would qualify for the
match play rounds.
District golfers who looked for
ward to four and possibly more
flights in the championship event
at Columbia Country Club Tuesday
through Thursday, September IT.
1919, were disappointed to learn of
the new conditions for the event.
Harry G. Pitt, president of the
District Golf Association, said he
had been informed by the Columbia
club that due to the heavy weekday
play and the fact the club was hold
ing its week-long club championship
the following week Columbia Off
cials could not order the course tied
up by big field To date Columbia
has been enjoying its biggest season
In entertaining outside tournaments.
Entries for the event. which will
be played over the match play route
for the first time since 1912 when
Bill Bailey was the winner, close
September Is at 6 pm. Albert 4.
Steinem, DGA secretary, will accept
entries at the host club. 8,
The Middle Atlantic women's golf
Championship, to be played Septem-
Der 1920 at the Rolling Road Club
at Catonsville. Nd, will draw one of
the finest fields in its history, ac-
cording to Dr.. r. A. Kelly, MAGA
secretary.
The top District women golfers,
who did not play in the Maryland
State championship, have made
arrangements to compete. along with
Baltimore's best. A few players are
expected from Virginia.
DR.. Kelly will accept entries at
1850 Connecticut avenue until Fri
day, September 13, at 6 pm. A pref
erence for starting time and the
handicap of the player should be in
Guided with the entry.
The Maryland State Golf Asso-
citation pro-amateur tournament,
scheduled September 9 at Congress
sional Country Club, has been shift
ed to Prince Georges. at Congress
sional's request, Frank Mirth an
nounced yesterday. Although the
condition of Congressional course is
nuch better than expected after
fo,,r 1oorc of ,,onfaof J,,r;,p Tho WOW
IT. is not yet ready for tournament
golf, In the opinion of club officials
With only East Potomac announc-
ing its list. 26 players have entered
the District Public Links champion
ship. to be played September Gil
at East Potomac. Entries close Sep
tember with IT" Gibraski at the
host club.
With most of the District area
clubs holding golf events continued
through Labor Day, only few re-
suits were reported yesterday:
KENWoOD 1ow scorers with one day of
play rems inine in club championship quail
and Joe wilson. IS: George Borsari a Hand and
BoD,I BoD G9os s,,is+ 4 B. SHARP. John subb and
CONGRESSIONAL breakfast foursomes)
Low net. c. Vance, s7-1s-69 low gross,
P. J. Wtnkier rs, Low foursome. j. II.
Roddy, J. G. outler; pr: W, Gerwig and
L. H Jennings, best ball SIS, with "a handi-
WoopMoNT oed5sH n nesders at halfway mark
q 3s,hole medal play tournamenD-class
wheeler, s5-l4-71: Class c, Mason Lubar,
WASHINGTON csemihnals. Birney Cup,
Col D. R. King defeated D. L. wilkins
3 and 2. blind bogey) c. H Doherty, 50
ds.7t; J; E, Smith. s6-15-71: DR.. J. A.
Cope, S5-l5-70; c. NJ. Clegg, ss-I0-7s:
George Thomas, e So rs; L. z. Hntchtson
ssSrv ssss3snTs; A L dEstey. .s6-1s-7s; H, B.
PRINCE GEORGES Husband and wife
tournamentl-Low net. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles H. French, 1s9-34-l55 Mr and
Mrs. Fred l. Chaimson. 1s3-27-156: Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph A Byers, 20O-42-I5S:
low gross. 1t. and Mrs. James Kinder 179
Sweepstakes, low gross, 1t. Jim Kinder. rs;
low net, Jack Bennett. 79-10-6e
MANOR fLow scores with one day Of
ptay remaining in club championship
QValifyins)-John r. Miller, n; Lee Ritter,
7s: E. 3: wharton IS: Ralph p. Gibson.
WASHINGTON AVIATION fouarter-
finals, club championship)-Tom Manning
defeated Comdr. W T. Tarrant. and 4
G. c. Rittenhouse defeated W. j. Nolan.