Evening star., 1947-05-29
Pros Outside Section
Menace N. A. Stars
In U. s. Open Tests
Bv MerreIl WhittIesey

"F1OaLcrS, LQe geTm The UuIteO
States Golf Association applies to
golfers who attempt to qualify for
the National Open championship
away from their home section,
figure to cut heavily into the Middle
Atlantic allotment Of five players in
the sectional trials Monday at the
Country Club OF Maryland in Bal
timore.
Three professionals who will be
here for the National Capital Open
starting next Thursday have been
granted permission to compete In
Baltimore and all three are well
known in their home sections and
have some national standing.
They are Tommy ! Wright of
Knoxville, Tenn, Dale Andreason
Of Compton, Calf, and Jimmy Clark
Of Huntington Beach, Calf.
Payton Included in Field.
In addition, the Middle Atlantic
field, announced today by the Mary
land State Golf Association, in
cludes George Payton, the 21-year-
old Hampton, Va. pro, who qualified
for the Masters tournament as the
outstanding young player on the
winter tour.
With Lew Worshsm, Chandler
Harper and Sam Snead automat-
ically eligible by virtue of having
finished in the, first 25 in the Ma
&ional Open last year, the biggest
name-player from this section seek
ing a place will be the Wee Scot,
who has been close to several Open
championships, Richmond's Bobby
Cruickshank.
The Baltimore field includes Al
professionals and nine amateurs,
with Charles Price and DR.. Joseph
Kendrick of Kenwood the only
amateurs from the District. Walter
Hagen, jr., is the only amateur
entered from Virginia.
Last years qualifers from this
section were Harper, Worsham,
Cruickshank, John O'Donnell of
Norfolk and Otto Greiner, the Balti-
morean who will be playing in his
third tournament as a professional.
Spencer Seen ID. C.'s Best.
OF the District professionals en-
tered, Cliff Spencer has been playing
the best golf of late and appears to
be the best bet OF the eight Wash
ington contestants, the smallest
number of District players in many
years.
Pairings:
300 and 1:00-Ralph E. Beach. Sub
906 and I:o6-Arthur F. Jones, IT..
Gibson Island G. G., Gibson Island. Nd.
William Moran. Mount Pleasant G. c.,
s:I3 and 1:l2-ottq Greiner., unat-
G. Of Hh1mGle Vranla RchmGnd sHR1s
wooodhaolme GGac;, G G, Plkesville Nd; Harold
ss4 and Ssi Is49Ed3aTd fiS I'd + Taber HG,401R; West
Shore C. C. Camp Hill. Pa: George Low,
'r; aSd WilmipgfOni ina .Eeceors. Rel D,rsrn.ugb
Kenwood G. and G. C.; John J: oDonnell,
Commissioned ofacers, G: C.; Norfolk;
saehed knox7ie sne Te0n chsres MIsh H. q1as pan
a:4% and i:4aoHoWsrd E, Musssr, un-
attached, Richmond; Charles Bassler,
~e:4s and 14s-James W, Duke. gonni,
View nSIiaas 6 G galtmore = william c schrei
1854 and 1:54-Frank Invernizzi. I'M
attached, Baltimore; Leo .. Walper. Con
r,S;5'ssa, 5S'SS sSa nc ;geH.rry ! es,ssRss
messy, Mount Pleasant 6. c, Towson, Md
Hillendale {; C.. TowSon,, Md; walter
,ond,0Oi;12G 1917 and 2;I2a.Lynn Crenson, CO.
Clifton Park, G; G. Baltimore.
ley Field G. c., Langley Field, Va; Ed
InhnSfnn nf Nd
1924 and 2:24-John NJ Musser. ALL
view c. c. Elicott City, Md: Spencer
overton. Rolling Road G. C.. catonsville
10 80 and a:ao-Andy Gibson, c. G. q
van. Woodholme e, G. PikesviIle,, Md.
1925 and 2:36-Dale Andreason
SsSmmspntOG1. Calf; Cliff Spencer. East PO,
1912 and 2;42-Rick McHale. Chevy
Pr1s. 4kenw9oS e and GS nsthssda' 5Uae ~ NJ
Jones, HuIepdsie e. e. ToTson. Nd. g
Hillendale c. C., Towson, Md: Wilson Ford
Base g. c.. Norfolk; W. Glenn Spencer
Rolling Road G. C., -Catonsville. Md
11:06 and 3:06-George Payton. Hamp-
ton: Va; James M. Roche Elkridge c..
iI:I2 and 3:12-Jimmy Clark. unat-
tached, Huntington Beach, Calf: Walter
A. Romans, Baltimore C; G., Baltimore,
l1;Is and 3;Is-cHugh Mcclellan, Edse
Jamison, Quantico &C, Ouantico. Va
1l:24 and 3:24-'Frank Michalek Mt
Pleasant G; G.. Towson. Md; *Dr. Joseph
kendrick, Ktnwood G. c.
amateur