Evening star., 1950-05-29
Sparkling Team Golf
Gives Gardner, Wilson
I'd Belle Haven Crown

Jim Gardner and Col. Jimmy
Wilson, who played remarkable
subpar partner golf to win the
Belle Haven four-ball invitation
tournament yesterday a second
straight time, f1rst teamed up
strictly by accident. Now they
must be recognized as the top
amateur golfing pair in the Dis
trict.
Last year Wilson was paired
with Col. Roger Brown and Gard
ner with his clubmate at Wash
ington. Claude Rippy. Brown sud-
denly was ordered to Greece and
Rippy was unable to obtain time
off from work.
Both Wilson and Gardner took
their troubles to Eddie Edwards,
Belle Haven's ambassador of good
will, and Edwards. who was afraid
the tournament would lose two
Of the city's top players if they
couldn't find partners, suggested
they team up.
Both Good Match Play Golfers.
Gardner is a long hitter, often
wild, and Wilson is a steadying in
fuence. Both are good match-play
golfers. Gardner reached the
final of both the Maryland and
Middle Atlantic Amateur cham
pionships last year, losing to
Ralph Bogart each time, while
Wilson's top achievement was
winning low amateur honors in
the Washington Star Open.
|. Wilson won the medal in the
Kenwood Invitation two weeks
ago. but lost in the first round and
went to Woodmont Pro George
Fazio for a lesson. George
Strengthened him out and Wilson
went to Charlottesville, where he
won the Kenridge Invitation.
Gardner and Wilson, who also
won the Belle Haven medal last
year with best-ball So, lowest
score in the tournament in two
years in the medal or match play
rounds. barely qualified this year
with SO. In fact, one of the SO
teams didn't make it.
And they won the title the hard
way. They beat the favorites,
Bobby Brownell and Ralph Bo-
CART, in the first round, and thus
for the second straight year
Brownell and Bogart won the
consolation.
Semifinal Only Easy Win.
-Four down and eight to play
against Keith Kallio and Doug
Jackson. Gardner and Wilson won,
up. They had their only easy
match in the semiflnals, defeating
Edgie Johnson and Jim Gipe, 4
and 8, with a IS. In the title
match they defeated Mike Jan
kowski and Bob Chandler, l up.
Jankowski and Chandler, forced
% holes in the semifinal before
Jankowski's birdie beat Col. Ben
Schriever and Comdr. Frank
Heyer Of the host club. forced
the champions all the way in the
title match. In fact. Chambers
second shot on the finishing hole
was laying beside the cup for a
sure birdie, but Wilson holed a
12-footer for a birdie to protect
| a one-hole lead and end the
match.
The only two-man team, nom
handicap tournament in the Dis
trict, the second Belle Haven
event drew a stronger field than
the first and everybody seemed
to like it. A third event is al
most certain for next year.
Results:
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT.
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FFhinais-Gardner FIN and Wilson defeated
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1t. T. r. Wellinss. Army Navy, defeated
Frank Woolley. Belle Haven, and Hal
Webb, Washington, up: Bobby Brown
ell and Ralph Bogart. Chevy Chase. de-
feated Tony Popolaski and e. A. Roell
Tinais.,BSss5t and Broynsn defeated
KuFt7 and SFcoND MslIlrs5' fLrGar + enf 2
McFerren. indian sprins. defeated H; I
! Savage and D. P. Berry. unatt., 2 and l;
Ernie Garlem and Hank Robinson, un:
att; defeated Jerry shreiver, unatt. and
Finals--Garlem and Robinson defeat;
ed HUNT and McFerren, Up in %
THIRD FLIGHT
Semifnals-John Holzberg and Byrr
| Curtiss, Columbia, defeated Phil Don:
a1dson and C. Dixson. Bethesda. and
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Finals-wolf and weisburg defeated
Holzburs and soSiRTN Ggrtissr r1,eR4 4 sRS s.
.Semiflnals-T. R. King and Bill Wet.
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c. A. Harmon and J. A. Mccormick. Dahl
Finals@King and wetzel defeated
Snyder and Kendall. 2 and l.
Tukomu Decorators Win
The Takoma Decorators girls
l. L. 4 -