Evening star., 1947-07-09
State Women's S Golf
Finds Scoring Low
As -Four Break 90
By MerreIl WhittIesey

The field in the 26th Maryland
State womsn's Golf Championship
may lack . bit of the luster of some
OF the former tournaments but the
golf that is being played at Ken
wood Country Club certainly is as
good as any shotmaking OF the past
few years.
Nobody could remember q first
round Of match play in which four
players broke 80-snd when the
women golfers report q score it's
authentic. whether match play or
medal play-as most OF them turn
the scores Ia for handicaps.
Tbs current fayorite, District
Champion Mrs. Walter r. Stokes
Of Manor, led the scoring In yester-
days initial round with q 78 while
three other winners posted 79s;
host club titlist Mrs. Richard Kreuz-
burg and Baltimore's Mrs. M. Louise
Bell and Mrs. T. Z. Schluderberg.
The FIRST round found the CO.
medalists eliminated but, paradox
cally, neither match was an upset.
Baltimore's long hitting Mary Anne
Downey certainly did not figure to
beat Mrs. Stokes and Miss Downey
rlayed well to carry the match to
the 17th green where she lost, 3
and !.
Mrs. Meckley Loses.
Mrs. Betty Meckley, who tied Miss
Downey for the medal with an 81,
was . 19-hole victim of Baltimore's
Mrs. @. Il. Richards in match
that was even-up from the start.
Ths Baltimore delegation has earned
. wholesome respect for Mrs. Meek
ley's game for a number of years
but the visitors had picked one OF
their most improved players to win.
Mrs. Richards had SO and Mrs.
Meckley IS for the 18 and the
former won by dropping 4-footer
on the 18th.
It was the second straight tourna-
nent In which Mrs. Meckley figured
In the medal but lost in the first
round.
foday's feature was a rematch
Of last months District womens
championship seminal attraction
between Mrs. Stokes and Mrs.
Kreuzburg. Mrs. Stokes 78 yes
terday included q on the last
hole when the match was over,
which means she needed par for a
76 when the Downey match ended
on the 17th green. Mrs. Stokes has
the grand slam OF local women's
tournaments In mind and wants to
win this one.
Mrs. Kreuxburg Keen.
Mrs. Kreusburg, however, Is play
ing the best golf since she resumed
the game after George and Judy
Kreuzburg became of walking age
and over her home course the one
time District junior girls champion
can be tough.
Mrs. Stokes was one down on
the 18th hole Of their first meet
ing over Mrs. Stokes home course,
and lost only when the District
champion fired birdie and two
pars IN succession on the toughest
holsa on the course. Mrs. Kreuz-
burg Is using new set of woods,
. birthday gift from her husband,
and is not conceding yardage to
anybody.
A member OF the Baltimore dele
cation 10 almost certain to reach
tha final in the upper bracket. Mrs.
Florence Godfrey OF Congressional
pulled the only upset of the first
round in beating Jeanette Myers
of Suburban, but she can hardly
repeat against Mrs M Louise Bell. |
Two-time Champion Mrs. Maurice
Click and Mrs. Richards are In
the other upper bracket match.
Mrs Marie Walper met Mrs
schluderberg to see who meets the
Stokes -Kreuzburg winner in the
second. Both won easily yesterday.
Ms. Maurice Click (Woodholme> de-
fsated Elisabeth Bonthron CHillendale),
and 4; Mrs. Louise Bell Baltimore
tTds e defeated and h!s & Et. ssh'1e esshiSn acdfre1
tconEressionaD defeated Jeanette Meyers
}Gsnor5 defested Mary Ann Downey ISsi-
.ors so a sns,.nd1 snd 4 Mrs. d.f.,t,a RSn M1,
Mrs Mchsrd KreusburR (Kenwood) de-
feated June VoRel (Manor). and 8 Mrs. /
T. T., schludeIberg (BaltimoIs c. c de-
and 4: Mrs Marie walper prince deorsesJ
defeated Mrs. Margary Trouchard (An-