Evening star., 1946-08-26
Ho|Iander, 81, Leads
1kenwood 10 Victory
lin Invitation Golf

The District senior golfers are
about ready to concede the title in
the 50-years-and-up class to Ken
woods Nick Hollander following his
two-over-par 70 in Columbia's pro-
champions tournament yesterday
that helped the favored Kenwood
team to 12-stroke victory in the
novel invitation tournament.
Kenwood had better balance than
any of the other nine teams, COM
posed OF the pro and the club cham
pions, women's titlist and senior
champion, and Kenwood had Hol-
lander. The 52-year-old Hollander,
who upset the dope by winning the
medal in Kenwood's spring invita-
ton tournament, put together a
pair of 36s. He putted well but not
sensationally.
Pro George Diffenbaugh posted a
p Club Champ Bill Wenzel a "A
land Mrs. Betty Meckley an SO, for a
301. The winners were of to fine
| start when Diffenbaugh birdied the
first hole and the others got pars,
and on the second, Hollander and
Wenzel dropped birdie puts, Dif-
fenbaugh pared the hole and Mrs.
Meckley posted S, including pen
atty stroke. Among them they
played the four par three holes In
under par.
Bassler Tops Pro Field.
Chevy Chases second-place team
was dozen strokes out, although
Charley Bassler. the Maryland serv-
Iicemen's champ, topped the pro
field with a / under i par So
Charley was out in under par 80,
went over par on the next five
holes, then finished with two brides.
| Belle Haven was a surprising
third, aided by Col. Ben Schriever's S
one -over-par II, which tied for the
best round Of the day among the
amateurs as Bobby Brownell, play
ing for Chevy Chase, and Column
bias Buddy Bowie also had Ills.
Play was from the middle tees.
The second best pro score was IA
by AL Houghton, thanks to 1888
finish, while Congressional's Warner
Gray, playing In his first local tour
nament in five years, came through
nicely with 72. Gray was ap-
plauded by a large gallery for his
terrific tee shots. Jess Baggett had
a IS among the seniors while Gen.
Omar Bradley, out in As, rallied with
a 81 on the incoming nine for an &c.
o. D.
The tournament will be a fixture
on the local golf card and will in
clude Woodmont next year. Most
OF Woodmont's team was out of
town this year and withdrew.
Scores in the order the foursomes
finished with the total score, pro-
fessional, club champion, senior
champion and women's titilist, or
their substitutes, in that order:
sesse william sSHhseTss Tsnssl DsssRs.usa ssss
Msak,.z M,sk Hol1ander 1sde sse-ae-72; Mrs. Betty
Aeehsy; ehsvy ta.'sss Chase. ss1s)-charles sassl.r,
Robert Stead, jr.. 4s-4O-ss: Pat BakF.
4sie1E93; seli. haven tsas,-romm, Ryan. *.
se@74: eol. gsfnsrd sshrslss.rs as s1: s5.:ss@0 60
Dorothy Lewis. 4s-26-e5. ''
Ccngrsssicnal (323)-Warner-. Gray,
aend:Saop se 5.ek MeafarEssn a 4sss $685. Mrs D H
Prince Georges (324l--;A Houshton,
Jesse Basgett, 39-36-75; Mrs. Charles
Frownfelter, 52-50-102..
Army Navy (327l-Allan Burton, 40
Is; Gen. Omar Bradley. 45-37-s2; Mrs
s. e Little, 44.47-e1. ~
Thompson, as-lo-7s; Claude Rippy'
3S-35-73: Les Whitten, 42-43-s5; Mrs.
H. H. Goodman, 46-47-93.
s2: Buddy Bowie, 36-35--71; Clyde Asher
40-41-S1; Elinor Finckel, 52-47-o9.
Manor (342)-Cagett Stevens, 41-41-