Evening star., 1949-09-19
Oliver, Occasional Golfer, Wins Fourth Title;
Eight District Teams Advance in State 4-BoU

Andy Oliveri is one of those
rare golfers who can stack his
golf clubs in the corner for several
months and still play par golf the
next time out.
An electrician by trade and a
model plane maker by hobby,
Oliveri has had little time for golf
in the last year. But a few days
ago he decided to take a crack
at the District public links cham
pionship. which he had won three
times. in 1888. 80 and the last
time in 1947.
In the qualifying round he said
he was hitting the ball as well as
ever, but just needed a little bet
ter touch around the greens. He
won his way through the toughest
half Of the draw. and yesterday
in the final at East Potomac won
his fourth title over Fred Proulx
by a 2-and-1 margin.
Andy, chubbier than ever now,
due to little golf. was two over
par for the match. 1t was his first
leg on the third S. G. Leoff1er
trophy as he retired the second
one in AT. Claude Rippy retired
the first.
Frank Battista won the second
fight, over George Pigott, l up in
19 holes, and Ralph McGonagill
won the third over Capt. Norman
Jarvis, 6 and 5.
Eight teams from the District,
six from Baltimore. one from
Annapolis and one from Frederick
won first round matches in the
Maryland State Golf Associations s
four-ball championship yesterday
at Indian Spring and Suburban.
Results. at Indian Spring:
Wsshinsten Golf and Country Club No.
feated sparrows Point No. "a. W. Reed
sndnI sDd r Busays and 4 Indian
q. P. craxg and F. H. Dorsey. 2 and i !;
George HoTsari) defeated ,Elkridge No. 2
catectin No. ap Sob eSo arra Marrinston ana ana
Carl snook1 defeated Suburban No.
{hate Kaufmsn and Bob Goldman. l up;
Bob Wharton) defeated Hillendaie No. /
Bobby Jones and ollie Wilcox, and
,nR z seshesds N. No. Gack ,Fe Fersuson and
2 ed Cover and Ben Poster, and s;
Prince Georges No. drew bye.
AnnanoIis Po.de No = Aef.at.a ps1t,
more Country Club No. 2, l up, II holes;
No, 9. default: Rolling Road. No. 2 de-
rows Point No. defea5ed R II Bethesds Is sDss No.
2, L up: Indian Springs No.. defeated
sW R5Ree NO. desed SS R.na.te snd Il NS Ronne
l UP: washington Golf and Country Club
No. 2 defeated Elkridge No. 1. 5 and 4;
It's a standing gag at Indian
Spring that w. B. (BilD Meier
rem, one Of the clubs top golfers
who usually has to postpone his
golf matches because he is In
Paris. London. Rome of Cairo, is
playing SO holes a day wherever
he may be while his local oppo-
nents are playing weekend golf
only.
McFerren is a technician on
a transatlantic airline, and he's
out of the country at least once
every two weeks. But he always
takes his golf clubs along, and
when he returns Is on top Of his
game.
McFerren had to be just that
as he defended his Indian Spring
Club championship against Eddie
Ault and won by a 1-up margin.
For the SO holes the winner had
a pair of Jos for an even par 140,
while Ault was 73 and SO. Last
year McFerren beat Ault, 7 and
S, for the title.
One down and two to play, Nc
Ferren won the 35th with a par,
and on the home hole he dropped
a 20-foot birdie putt while Ault
his birdie attempt from
10 feet. Other results:
bcha@DiH1ssiD Ss,satsa eo1solstiSn BUDDY
2; second, Elliott Spicer defeated c. b.
Hartman, 1 up; third, Tom Meaney de-
feated Ben Cohen. 2 and /; fourth, Lew
NTH. Harry Kipp defeated Frank Kretz-
Ed Griesemer. i and s: seventh, W. r
PATTERSON defeated Jack Harkin, / up;
Inof,. and 4; ninth, Ben Hayman de-
feated Adolph Seigel. 3 and 2; tenth,
Jack Minovich defeated Jack Levinson,
UP.
Former Champion Joe Wilson
and Bill Briggs. q quarterfinalist