Evening star., 1948-06-13
D. T.. Golf Crown Duel
Between Mrs. Bower,
Mrs. Stokes Looms

Mrs. Walter r. Stokes and Mrs.
A. B. Bower, co-favorites in the
District women's golf championship,
begin a week in which they are ex-
pected to see lot of each other by
qualifying together tomorrow at
Woodmont Country Club.
Five consecutive tournament
rounds of 80 or better have es-
tablished Mrs. Bower, l946 cham
pion. as the top player Of the season
to date Defending champion Mrs.
Stokes has strong support, however,
and is known to play her best golf in
..1the match play events.
Although two other former cham
pions are in the field of "a, Mrs.
Betty Meckley of Kenwood. the 1890
81 and 36 titlist, and Mrs. Marie
Walper, winner in 1889. the final is
almost an even money proposition
to be between Mrs. Stokes and Mrs.
Bower. provided they are in the
opposite half of the draw.
Mrs. Stokes won in 1941, AZ and
last year and was runnerup to Mrs.
Bower in 1916. Mrs. Bower was pot
in competition last season.
Tomorrows qualifying round will
be followed by one match day
Through the final on Friday in the
championship flight and three other
= sixteens. Players are to bring cad
Easdies.
AZ Mrs. Richard Kreuzburg and Mrs.
IS. F.. Little, semifnalists last year,
T Mrs. Walper, the runnerup. and
Mrs. Meckley, the 1947 medalist, all
figure prominently in the annual
championship.
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Tomorrow afternoon at / O'Clock
Is the entry deadline for the 28th
annual Maryland State Amateur
golf championship which will be
PLAYED, Thursday through Sunday,
at Woodholme Club in Pikesville,
suburb of Baltimore.
Entries should be sent to the
Maryland State Golf Association
In care of Wodholme Club, Pixies
vile 8, accompanied by the entry
fee of So.
No post entries will be accepted.
The State championship is open
10 members of member clubs, in
cluding the nearby Virginia clubs,
and non-members who are resi-
dents of the State.
A championship flight of 81 Will
qualify Thursday with two rounds
of match play Thursday and Friday
and a 36-hole final next Sunday.
not,by proupell will not defend his