Evening star., 1949-10-05

For Presidency OF
ID. T.. Linkswomen
The District Women's Golf AS
sociation concluded activities for
the year yesterday with its annual
Presidents Plate tournament for
officers, committee chairmen and
past presidents. It also was the
last official event for Mrs. w. F..
Patterson Of Indian Spring, who
is stepping down as president.
Although Mrs. Patterson was
noncommittal on the subject, it
was learned that her successor as
president probably will be Mrs.
M. j. Torlinski of Army Navy.
Mrs. H. Hale Dinneen of Wash
ington Golf and Country Club or
Mrs. Willard Edwards of Manor.
The slate will be named at next
months meeting of the Nominat-
ing Committee.
Mrs. Patterson served two pro-
gressive years as president, in
which her top contribution was
the encouragement of high handi-
cap players and establishing a
class c schedule. Mrs. Patterson
also attempted to promote Junior
girls golf, had a hand in estab-
fishing handicap classes which
were more equally divided. and
continually fought for a handicap
system which would make local
women's handicaps compare with
players of equal ability in other
cities.
Mrs. Dinneen. the Class BI
tournament chairman. won net
and gross honors yesterday at In
dian Spring, but took the Presi-
dents Plate, the low net award.
with 85-9-76. Low gross went
to Mrs. S. B. Crocker. the assist
ant prize chairman from Ken
wood, who had S6.
The prize list included two past
presidents, Mrs. Robert Lacey Of
Columbia with 102-24-78, and
Mrs. Frank Mirth of Washington,
91-11-80.
Other prize winners were: Mrs.
William e. Welch Of Manor, o.
15-77; Marie Spates Of Prince
Georges. 93-15-7S; Mrs. L. N.
Hill of Kenwood. 105-26-79;
Mrs. Gordon Fisher Of Irdian
Spring, 105-25-80, and Mrs.
Theodore Peyser of Woodmont.
89-9-80.
Mrs. S. B. Crocker Of Kenwood
had busy day on the golf course
yesterday. After q morning round
in the Presidents Plate tourna-
ment at Indian Spring. Mrs.
Crocker hurried to Kenwood for
her first round match in the Ken
wood women's club championship.
She won easily over Mrs. Frances
Hunter, 4 and 8.
In other championship flight
matches, Mrs. Betty Meckley.
medalist and defending champion,
defeated Mrs. Rex Howard, 4 and
3; Mrs. j. P. Trouchaud defeated
Mrs. Ed Widmayer. 6 ard S, and
Mrs. J. H. Bullock defeated Mrs.
Roy Jarmon, 6 and 5.
Manor women's Golf Committee
staged a nine-hole sweepstakes
with Mrs. Mario Scandifio the
winner with 46-7-39 over Mrs.
F. w. Chambers. 61-10-41 and
Mrs. E. w. Lawson, 55-l2-43.
The inside nine winner was Mrs.
A. E. Thompson with 59-l5-44.
Most Of Washington top wom-
en- golfers apparently were going
to pass up the three-day Payne
Cup tournament of the Maryland
State Golf Association that
started today at Rolling Road In
Catonsville.
Betty Gardner Of Argyle ap-
peared to be the Districts top
hope for the title won last year
by Mrs. Walter r. Stokes OF
Manor.
Columbia Country Clubs mem
ber-guest invitation golf tourna-
ment was under way today with
an 18-hole qualifying round
scheduled for the AZ teams. One
round of match play is scheduled
for the championship and other
flights tomorrow and Friday, with
semifinals and final on Saturday.
The annual field day and stag
party. the highlight of the golf
schedule at Manor Country Club,
will be held for the 28th year on
Saturday. The program includes
a golf tournament. dinner and
presentation Of prizes won in the
club championship, and enter
tainment under the direction Of
Gene Archer.
Members of the Middle Atlantic
PGA will compete in q pro-
member tournament tomorrow at
the Five Farms course Of the
Baltimore Country Club. Host Pro
Walter Romans will supply all
the partners, who in turn will
supply the prize money and be
hosts at q dinner to follow.
The 18-hole invitation tourna-
ment of the Women's Golf Com
mittee at Congressional Country
Club attracted 70 players yester-
day, with guests winning most Of
the honors. Low net went to
Anne York Of Army, Navy with
81-7-74, and low gross to Mrs.
A. B. Bower of Manor with an 81.
Low gross in class B went to
Mrs. D. Tomlinson Of Belle Haven
with an "a, with net honors to
Mrs. j. v. Hall Of Argyle with