Evening star., 1947-10-16
Three D. {. Golfers
In Quarterfina|s Of
Baltimore Open
BY q Staff Correspondent Of The star

BY a Stoff Correspondent Of The Star
BALTIMORE, Oct. 16.-Wash.
ington golfers threatened to break
up the home city monopoly in the
Baltimore Match Play Open cham
pionship today as the District sent
three players into the quarterfnals
along with three from Baltimore
and one each from North Carolina
and Norfolk.
Al Houghton, the Prince Georges
pro who was afraid he couldn't
make 36 holes and then played
his finest shot OF the day on the
36th; Charles Bassler, the terrific
hitter from Chevy Chase, and
Charley Price, the dapper young
amateur from Kenwood, won two
matches each, and an ex-District
product, Cliff Spencer, joined them
after upsetting Favorite Otto
Greiner.
Spencer Meets Gibson.
Today's third-round schedule
called for Spencer to meet Andy
Gibson, who played 8-under-par
golf for two rounds yesterday to be
the only survivor of four ex-cham-
pions. The only remaining anna
teurs. Price and 50-year- -old Mary
land Open TitIst Spencer Overton,
met for semifinal berth, while an
old pro rivalry was renewed in the
Houghton- Ralph Beach match. The
fourth quarterfnal was between
Bassler and Norfolk's little, round
man, Harold Oatman.
Price, 22-year-old Holy Cross grad
uate who suddenly has found his
putting touch with an old blade
that is an exact duplicate of the
one used by Bobby Locke, played
some of the best golf of the first
day. Little Ben" so nicknamed
because he practices nearly as much
as Ben Hogan, met clubmate Ed
Sen1mler in the second round and
won, and 2. Price was 2 under
par for "a holes.
Houghton breezed to his first
round triumph but was down most
all the way to Eddie Johnston.
Baltimore's second ranking anna
teur in the second round. Houghton
finally squared the match with a
birdie on the 18th and on the tricky
little finishing hole he knocked his
tee shot within inches of the pin
and johnson conceded after f1oun-
dering around in sand trap.
Bassler Wins ON 18th.
Bassler took an advantage of a
putting lapse by Baltimore's john
ny Bass TO win his morning opener
in 19 holes and at the same time
eliminate one of the home citys
top golfers. The Chevy Chase as
sistant pro had it easier against
Hugh Mcclellan in the second
round.
Although Spencer's defeat of Grei-
ner was greeted with considerable
surprise on the scene, the match
was merely duplication of last
years second-round match, when
Spencer won the 18th to de-
feat Greiner, / up, in the same set
ting as yesterdays match.
Leo Walper is the only District
golfer ever to win the event, the
only match play tournament on the
pro schedule, but the District was
favored to supply the finalist in the
lower bracket at least for tomor-
rows SO holes.
Results:
First round-ErnIe Caldwell c. G., OF
more s,s C. C.; up; Andy An. .g Gibson; C. G. Of
dsfesed john Masser All View and s.
Cliff s2encer, Elizabeth city: y. C.. de-
feated Frank Tsnney. Forest Park; 8 and 4;
Pries kenwoed rd defeated & Merre er WhittIs atIs.
sons MaPSg Road deaed sna FsnS
Baltimore. 3 and 2; Larry Bradley; Balti-
1 Aberdeen, 2 up.
Moran, Forest Park and 4; Glenn spen-
Forest PARK. % and /: Al Houshton, Prince
' SPRING valley. Is and % s; EDDIE sA' johnston.
c. c. Of Maryland, defeated r. C. Stewart,
GbeSn Bsse aRe 8 JoSanH Gh nsss
ton Park, / up, 19 holes; Hugh Mcclellan.
Aberdeen, defeated Roland Mackenzie,
Baltimore c. c. Mackenzie was forced to
withdraw due to illness in family: Harold
Oatman., Norfolk. defeated Jimmy Duke,
Spring, defeated Hi Taylor, Fort Meade,
l up.
Second round-Gibson defeated cald-
we'll and 4: C. Spencer defeated Greiner.
] up: Price defeated Semmler, 3 and 2;
overton defeated Bradley. 2 and l; Beach
defeated G.. Spencer, and 2; Houghton
defeated Johnson, ] up: Bassler defeated
Mcclellan. 3 and 2; oatman defeated Flat
terry, 3 and ..
Todays pairings-Gibson VS.. Spencer,
Price VS.. Overton, Beach VS.. Houghton,
RaSSler VS.. Oatman.