Evening star., 1950-07-28
Donations Pledged to Send
a Junior Golfers to Tourney
By MerrelI Whittlesey

Sentation in the national Junior
golf championship sponsored by
the United States Junior Chamber
of Commerce, thanks to Frank
Emmet, who stepped in to assure
all-expense trips to Ames. Iowa,
for four District qualiflers yester-
day after expected financial back
ing fell through.
Billy Wolfe, Kay Fletcher and
Bill Ball, as expected, and Joe
O'Brien, a surprise survivor of
the match-play eliminations at
Georgetown Prep, will compete
August 1919 at the Iowa State
Golf course.
The Jaycees' junior champion
ship is 5 years old this year. 2
years older than the United States
Golf Associations national junior.
1t was expected that the District
chapter of the United States
Junior chamber would follow
custom and sponsor the Washing
ton qualifiers.
But the qualifying tournament
was underway, an entire Emmett
production, before the boys were
informed that the budget of the
District organization did not pro-
vide for free trips to Ames for four
golfers. Emmett told them in an
informal gathering after the
qualifying round Wednesday that
they might be playing for a hollow
honor.
Contributes Prizes.
But yesterday Lou Streiter OF
the District Jaycees made late
afternoon appearance at the tour
nament site, promised to send one
player, contribute prizes for the
three flights and send Jaycee
members to the finals this after
noon.
Emmet, junior golf director Of
the District Golf Association.
dipped into the Districts junior
golf funds for expenses for an
other qualifier, and had contacted
another so persons by this morn
ing for funds for the other two.
Thus transportation to Ames and
tournament expenses for the four
youngsters was assured.
1t appears the Jaycee tourna-
ment could stand better super
vision from national headquar-
tiers. On Tuesday, without con-
tacting Emmett for advice. the
Silver Spring Chapter of the JAY
Gees took seven District area
youngsters, Wolfe, Ball. Fletcher.
Denny Bolster, Perky Cullinane,
Paul Mcmahon and Lloyd Kelly
to Baltimore for the Maryland
qualifying, which was held over
the 36-hole medal play route at
the Country Club of Maryland.
Only Bolster made the grade
and he will be sponsored in Ames
by the Silver Spring chapter. The
other three winners were from
Baltimore. Thus the other six had
a second chance to qualify at
Georgetown Prep and Wolfe, Ball
and Fletcher came through. Then
after winning a trip in Baltimore,
Bolster was permitted to play in
the qualifying round at George
town Prep and won the medal.
But he dropped out of match play,
as he couldn't use two trips to
the same tournament.
Sullivan May Go Along.
Out of the Maryland group,
George Sullivan, one of Emmet's
proteges of more than q decade
ago in junior golf, was named
director Of sports and recreation
Of the Maryland chapter, and he
may go to Ames with Bolster and
the three Baltimoreans.
Wolfe, who advanced to the
semiflnals of the USGA's National
Junior last week in Denver. ap-
parently has nine lives in the
Jayvee'S championship. After fail
ing to qualify in Baltimore, he still
had another chance at George
town Prep. where the four semi
lnalists in the title flight would
win the trips.
In the first round yesterday.
Wolfe was three down and six to
play. and after a rally still one
down and one to play against
Skippy Nash of the host school
and Manor Club. But Wolfe
squared the match on 18, beat
Nash on the 10Th and then wal
loped Willie Beach In the after
noon to win a free trip.
Ball. 17-year-old Western High
captain last year, who is headed
for either West Point, the Uni