The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
JAKE PART in TOURNEY FINALS
PRIZES AWARDED
IN -FOUR FLIGHTS
Star News Advertisers
Golf lournam ent Is
Termed Successful"
Continued From Page One,

fight and rached up a 1O1 to lead
the field. c. l.. Matthes rushed
crimson to take second with 1902.
and J. NJ. Geddie and W. H. Til
lerv tied for third with l07 apiece
As Ellison took this tournament
he looked forward to next Sunday,
when he again tangles with Wals.
.r the Municipal course champ
;onsh,o. Ellison now holds the
championship, Walsh is the ex-
dtlist.
l.. Alegood of the Star-News
advertising department, acting in
bebalf of the Star News publisher,
B. Page, handed out the awards
" tbe tourney stalWarts.
Ellison was given the Star-News
trophy. which he must defend sue
eessively twice more before it be-
,ones his permenantly. He took
tbe trophy from a finals field of
Is and a qualifying field of 90.
Medalist Glenn Herring was
awarded a 3-piece Plassie golfers
rain suit from Hines Sporting
Goods company. Herring had fired
76 to lead the qualifiers.
Walsh. winner Of the second
Mace in the championship flight,
was given the second place trophy,
q gift of Eaton's jewelers..
Louis Orrell and Ben Washburn.
beiDg tied, tromped out to a point
50 wards from the 18th hole and
made ron shots TO determine their
nlaces. Orrelr's landed four yards
nearer the cr,,, and he walked up
IN the prize pile, from which Ale
good withdrew an electric alarm
clock. the ~third-place contribution
nj Tbrif-T-Stores. Washburn was
not left out, however. He received
billfold from the Quality shop.
Walker Taylor, who COPIED sec
md flight honors, got a table lamp
from the Sutton-Council Furniture
company, second-place T. M.
Womble received a Bear sport
mans light from Macmillan WH
cameron. C. R. Williams was
awarded a dozen Of Saunders Drug
rms best Paracord golf balls,
while Charlie Baker, fourth, can
no seen on future weekends play
ing another 81 in his golf shirt
from Belk-Williams.
Womble and Williams had been
tied for second, in the same way
as had Orrel and Washburn. Wom-
bIe's iron shot proved to be slight
J.. more accurate, and he got the
Sportsman'e light.
Third flight prizes were award
I'd 10 champ E. P. Crawford, a
Parker 81" pen from j. M:
Weeks Office Supplies, a wrist
watch expansion band from King
offs to R. A. Phelps, a desk
cigarette lighter from Reed 5
Jewellers. and Ed Carr got a SET
Of club covers.
Phelps, Cuddington and Carr had
all been tied for second place, so
they 10 repaired to the outfield and
tried for home plate, resulting
In the above prize awards.
Fourth flight prizes were: a golf
shirt from Efirds TO winner Brln-
son, an order for a pair of golf
Stacks from F~incklesteins to Sec
ond placer Matthes, a ]. c. Pen
ny beach robe to w. H. Tilery,
and a fourth-place prize Of a mans
belt from Lewis Stein to j. M.
Geddie. The latter and Tillery had
TO take out their irons to decide
places also.
After handing out the prizes,
Allegood began thanking the
many people W h o contributed to
the success of the Star-News tour
nament. Especial appreciation
was rendered to Jack Newman. o.
the Star-News advertising staff,
who was the originator of the idea
Of the tournament, the first In
North Carolina.
Louis Orrell, chairman of the
golf committee, said after the a
warding of prizes that Il can sec
nc reason why, in a few years.
their cannot be top-flight profess
sionals playing here in Whining
ton, The golf courses are beautiful