Evening star., 1949-08-22
Washington Captures
Northern Va. League
Title Second Time

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Washington Golf and Country
Club, finalists in the Maryland
State team championship, sent
its strongest golf team to Quantico
yesterday and came back with its
second title in three years of play
in the Northern Virginia League.
4 washington trailed the hosts
by half-point going into the
final match, but won. 451a to 81
for Army Navy, 321a for Quantico
and 20 for Belle Haven in the
final series. That left the win
ners with a Hotpoint total to
147la for Quantico, last years
winner; 1852 for Army Navy,
and 122 for Belle Haven.
High individual Scorer was
1t. Col. P. T. Clifford of Army
Navy with 261a points to 20 for
Harold Hair of Washington and
25k for Joe Daniels of Belle
Haven, as the latter scored a per-
feet nine points yesterday.
Col. Clifford won the driving
contest among the league mem
bers yesterday and the prize for
the closest second shot on the
18th hole went to Maj. Jack Jor-
dan, who knocked his shot into
the cup for a eagle deuce. 1t.
r. A. Andres won the blind bogey
with a 80.
Claude Rippy, who had a "a de-
spite a seven on the par four third
hole, and William Walsh scored
eight points each for Washington
while w. c. McCabe scored 6h,
Lew Swartwout 6. Sid Carroll and
Hair AZ and Jim Gardner and
Hal Webb 4 each in the final
match.
Billy Griffin and Ted Burrows
will play off for the medal in the
Manor Club championship next
week after tying with three-over
par TBS in. the qualifying round
that ended yesterday.
Griffin and Burrows are heavy
favoriteS to reach the final. as
several of the clubs top golfers
are not competing in the club
tournament. Defending champion
Eddie Stevens is out of town and
Earl McAleer, a former winner, is
playing in a member guest tour
nament with former Manor mem
ber Bud Nebeker in Boston. Don
Sullivan qualified with "a and Bob
Wharton with rs but they with
drew due to conflicting dates with
the Fairacre Bowl tournament at
Hot Springs.
w. F. Founder had a "A and Lee
Ritter rs for the next best scores
in the medal tests.
William McFerren and Eddie
Ault moved a step closer to a.
duplicating last years finalists
in the Indian Spring Club cham
pionship as McFerren. the win
ner over Ault in 1948, defeated
George Thornton, and 8, and
Ault won over Eddie Fitzgerald,
6 and S. Ault will meet Doug
jackson in one semifinal match
as jackson defeated Dick 6chatt-
man. 2 and !. McFerren plays the
winner Of the Joe Zekas-Alan |
Weisberg match. |
Mrs. K. s. Giles, q former cham
pion. and Mrs. John Long reached
the women's final as Mrs. Giles
defeated Mrs. George Thornton,
3 and 2. and Mrs. Long won over |
Mrs. r. Hayman. z and 8.
Marvin worsham, who is playing and
practicing daily for his debut In the
aneed to the sennsi honpiSninaS q ehe Prssid.n
Gh.mpoo o1T,sder ps and 1o, 2efsndps enc
Anacostis golfers did It again. The
matches away from home but It avenged @
view IN Norfolk By Winnins. WIN han0s 4s. essa oaep
played the short course in 81 strokes and
P csf fRS ee W. points sehy from Of John tas hss
Marshall Cherry.
Mrs. Richard Mothershead. who soon
will begin defense of her women's club
championship at Argyle, won q 36-hoie
,nedal play tuneup. even with gross
saf' sa asa MRS A. Mrs T. s.ssesf Hsss
sf5 fs4sias ias MT H.s eha.fs n.t venG rhGms g
Mrs. Frank Mueller with s4e-es-i7s. "
1. 6. Stewart posted a pair of sss and
net 144 and the lead At the two-thirds
mark of the Board Of Governors trophy
Psy at ss. and M Enh sah,
handicap strokes from each for a net 100
j., Dave 2 wortm.n.s 7s-sms7 was low score
Chip hfpe'e Cantor s With 74.7-ao In Class ana a.
Class 3 winners were were stan Rossnweis;
sobby dolsdstein, rl ss-i$-sa. In Class sne
8: zsne5s 5s. kssn ssss Hs--s sssa sssa
Ssss ssirss sa s' ana
Mr. and Mrs. william OBrien won |
Prince Georges husband-and-wife cham
pionship with q net scoA of 1885, with |
second to Mr.. and Mrs. George Voigt !
with 152. Mrs. OBrien had 1O1 and |
her husband, 81; and Mrs Voigt, 95, and |
her husband, n.
Washington's handicap tournament in
holes went went to h 7. II HaSnsberfer S Hr with WITH
63-12-5I and e. S. Coffman sr,
6S-l7--51. Other winners were: D. v. |
Mccarthy. $685.; Conrad Siebold |
74-21-53; H. B. Swartwout, 64-II-53;
y. X. Davis, jr., 6S-15-53 and D. r. |
Monsees, 60-7-53.
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