Evening star., 1947-08-06
Mrs. Hartshorn Wins
Glass B Star Cup for
Columbia Sweep
By MerreII WhittIesey

Columbia Country Club, which in
q combined total Of SO years of
competition in the A and B sections
of The Star Cup tournament had
housed the sass A cup for only one
year, now holds both as a result of
some winning golf by two Of its
comeback competitors.
With Mrs William Abell's victory
In the class A competition less than
a week old. Mrs. E. s. Hartshorn
took The Stars class B cup tourna-
ment Of the Women's Golf Associa-
ton to Columbia yesterday after
she broke 100 for the first time.
Mrs. Hartshorn, a 25-handicap
golfer who took up golf six years
ago, dropped it until last year and
played in her first tournament this
spring. She was off to a bad start
yesterday but was encouraged by a
par 3 on the third hole and went on
to post 51-45-96, minus her 25-
stroke allowance for a winning
net II.
Indian Spring was host to the
greatest scoring spree in the history
of class B tournaments, those for
the linkswomen with handicaps of
19 and up. Whereas any contestant
who breaks 100 usually wins a gross
prize, yesterday 10 players were SO
or better and it took a net IA to
crash the prize list.
Mrs. Martin Has Low Gross,
Low gross went to Manor Clubs
Mrs. George Martin, who also had
her best score, pair of 46s for a 92
1t was only the second tournament
for Mrs. Martin and like Mrs. Hart
shorn she was very excited person.
While Mrs. ~R. r. Hayman of
Indian Spring, second low gross
scorer with SO, managed to finish
among the net prize winners, a score
such as "a by Mrs. c. F. Anderson
of Manor, good for low gross and
probably the cup in any other Glass
B tournament, went for naught.
The Indian Spring course never has
played easier and like the Glass A
players, who set records there last
week in the Invitation tournament,
the Glass B players enjoyed a field
day.
Second low net went to the wife
of one of the Districts top amateurs,
Mrs. Ted Burrows, who posted a 95,
minus % handicap for net 72,
one stroke behind Mrs. Hartshorn.
The other prize winners, in the
order of their finish by matching
cards, were: Mrs. Howard Hopkins
of Washington, 95-22-73; Mrs. R. L.
Brister of Washington, 96-23-73;
Mrs. Stanley Shanks of Kenwood,
95-21--74; Mrs. c. M. Hammersla
of Kenwood, 94-20-74; Mrs Mildred
Brown of Woodmont, 97-23-74;
Mrs. Hayman, 92-19-74; Mrs. H. B.
Wiley of Washington, 95 -21-74, and
Mrs. Dallas Rand of Belle Haven,
99-25-74. 1t was also Mrs. Rand's
first trip under 100.
Mrs. Barefoot Pulls Comeback.
The only former champion in the
eighth renewal of the Glass B tour
nament, Mrs. Paul Barefoot of
washington Golf and Country Club,
was credited with the best comeback
OF the day. Mrs. Barefoot had So on
the out nine, but chopped off III
strokes, coming back for a Al and 95.
The 1945 winner has been out of
competition for more than a year
and has been playing only short
time.
The contestants who broke 100, but
were out of the prize list in the
scoring spree, included Mrs. G. R.
Levy of Prince Georges and Mrs. j.
A. Brooks of Belle Haven, with 96s;
Mrs. E. x. Murphy of Washington
and Mrs. M. w. Fillius of Kenwood,
with OBS, and Mrs. A. J. Loda of
Manor, Mrs. M. l.. Chambers of
Manor and Mrs. Alfred Brandt of
Belle Haven, with 99s.
Mrs. H. 0. Porter, chairman of the
Women's Golf Committee at Co.
lumbia for a number of years, said
that women's golf at her club had
been suffering from lack of inter-
est, but the consecutive victories in
The Star Cup already had taken
effect, and Mrs. Abel and Mrs.
Hartsh3rn will be heard from again.
Mrs. Martin, 2O-handicap player
probably will be seen in Glass A in
her next outing, as that 90 may mean
q handicap cut.
OF the original entry of 96, SO teed
off. according to Mrs. Roderick Wat
son, who conducted the tournament
and presented prizes.