Evening star., 1947-10-15
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
WEDNESDAY, ocIoeER Is, l91z.
Semm|er's Subpar 50
Justifies Club Ratinu
He Thought Unfair
BY q stoff Correspondent Of III. s.ar

DALI 1MOftE, CCC. lo.-EQQ1e
Semmler, Kenwood Club member
and Washington sporting goods
salesman, was accosted before he
teed off in a tournament last week by
Maryland golf official who wanted
to know what Semmler was doing
playing with scratch handicap.
That's what I want to know"
Sennler answered, somebody gave
me scratch handicap at the club,
but I can't playup to it," The off,
cial answered "well, you shouldn't
have one, to play from scratch
around here you must earn the
right"
Instead of being peeved about
the possible prize money lost be-
cause he has not been using two
or three handicap strokes during
the summer, Semmler apparently
is out to show he is a scratch golfer,
now that the season is about over
Second Low Scorer.
The carefree simonpure SHOEMAKER
was second low scorer with a s.
under par SO in the qualifying
round of the Baltimore Match Play
Open yesterday at Green Spring
Valley. trailing only medalist Bill
Moran. a 6s-shooter, in a record
field of so. 1t was Semmlers second
69 in two days as he also beat par
in the Hillendale pro-amateur on
Monday. =
Handicaps are out, of course, in
the Baltimore Open, but the pros
respect Semmler as much as any OF
the 10 amateurs who qualified in the
flight Of 80 that started match play
today.
The pros build up few grudges
over the season, some with the
amateurs, and this tournament, the
only match play or man-for-man
competition for the pro and amateur
golfers in this section, Is fitting
finale to the season.
Four Men Break Par.
Moran, a Baltimore public links
pldy ullGl4 Ul1lS WILL tIlC
s25 medalist prize with his four
under par score, one of four sub
par efforts of the day. The others
were by Semmler, Johnny Bass of
Clifton Park. 10. and Otto Greiner,
the District Open champ and tour
nament favorite from Woodholme
who had II.
AL Houghton led the District pros
with a par 70, after a double bogey
five on the tricky little finishing
hole, while the next best District
scores were 73s by Cliff Spencer and
Merrell Whittlesey, Manor Club am
ateur.
Rick McHale of Chevy Chase
was one of the losers in the most
weird playoff in the history of local
golf. It was absolutely dark when
McHale, Carroll MacMaster of
Woodholme, Hi Taylor of Fort
Meade and John Miller. unat-
tached, four 79 shooters. set out to
play for one place, Taylor finally
beat Miller on the fourth hole with
the aid of matches. flashlights and
lights from four automobiles that
followed the play. McHale and
MacMaster lost out on the first
hole.
Loaded With Star Players.
The upper bracket Is loaded with
star players and either Walter Ro-
mans, defending champion, or
Andy Gibson, one of the main con-
tenders, will be eliminated by night
fall. In addition to the Washing
ton players who qualified, Donald
Cook of Chevy Chase turned in a
n, but Withdrew while Mel Shorey
of Indian Spring missed out with
an 80 after shanking long iron
the first of his career, on the back
nine. One of the first rounds
top matches pitted Bass and Charles
Bassler of Chevy Chase. Roland
Mackenzie, formerly of the Dis
trict, was among the qualifiers.
Pairings:
rgHis Msltss ca,dTs E9R'4s e. e.!2 Ne as; 81 and;
St5FoH Of Piss Ma go F1sne otlf
Grener, woodholme (71}. ~; vs. John Musser
Allview Is CIld Spencer, Elizabeth City
n. C. G3). IS; Frank Tennes. Fores
$50, VS., Jim Flattery. Forest Park C75)
Merrell -Whittlesey. Manor c73l. VS.. Charlie
Rolling Road T7o) VS.. Frank Invernizz
Baltimore t76p: Larry Bradley, BALTIC
e. c. 90, VS.. Lawrence Wisner, Aber'
Bill Moran, Mount Pleasant 1857, VS.
Ralph Beach, Suburban (75); Glenn Spen'
Ger, Rolling Road (73), VS.. Babe Raj
ferty, Forest Park C771: al Houghton
Prince Georges t72l v. Emery sulli-
c. c. Of Nd. (74. vs.. R. C. stewart
Green Spring (7sl; John Bass, Cliftor
Park (70D, VS.. Charles Bassler: Chevy
Chase (15l: Hugh Mcclellan. Edgewooe
C73), VS.. Roland Mackenzie, BALTIC. C.. c
G7);- Jimmy Duke, Bonnie View 72l
VS.. Harold Ostman, Norfolk t76l; Johr
F1attery. Green Spring 90 vs.. Hi TAYLOR