Evening star., 1951-05-07
Belle Haven Golfers,
Hosts in Team PLAY,
Get Chance at Upset

Belle Haven, the surprise team
| to date Of the Maryland Stat
team championship series, play
favored Prince Georges at Bell,
Haven in one semifinal mattel
next Sunday, and over it's home
course is conceded an outside
chance of upsetting AL Hough.
tons team.
In the other match, a toss o1
the coin in the Maryland State
Golf Association in Baltimore to.
day will determine the site of the
semifinal between Kenwood anc
the Country Club of Maryland.
Kenwood. another unexpected
semif1nalist. gets a break here
inasmuch as it already has played
two matches at home and stands
an even chance of playing g
third. The c. c. of Maryland
team has played one match away
and one at home. and if it loses
the toss will play two out of three
away, to three at home for Ken
wood.
Emmet Gary, secretary of the
Maryland State Golf Association,
said today that only perform
ances of the past week count in
determining the site of the
matches. Inasmuch as Prince
Georges was at home yesterday
and Belle Haven away, it is auto
matte that Belle Haven play at
home next week. But Kenwood
and c. C. of Maryland both were
at home yesterday, making a toss
necessary.
Maryland Has Strong Lineup.
The defending champions from
Baltimore c. C. were beaten yes
terday but their 1914 to 41a loss
to the Country Club of Maryland
over the latter's course was not
regarded as an upset. The Five
Farms team did not have Jess
Sweetser. who played in the
Burning Tree Member-Guest, and
trailed 1912 to l2 going into the
last match.
Andy GibSon's team from the
C. c. of Maryland, winners three
straight years through 1948, has
another talent-packed lineup, and
on paper only Prince Georges has
a team that compares with it..
upsets are not uncom-
mon in the team series.
Belle Haven was taken into
overtime before defeating Hillen-
dale, 1919, over the latter's course.
Kenwood won decisively, 131a-4R,
over Rolling Road, while Subur-
bans obviously outmatched team
forfeited to Prince Georges when
several of the formers key players
were unable to compete.
Belle Haven's winning point
was scored by Charley Muck, the
assistant pro and Comdr. Frank
Heyer. club champion. on the
fourth extra hole of a playoff
with Charlie Betschler, the Hill
lendale pro, and Bobby Jones.
The match ended in a 90 tie and
in that case the top teams from
each club stage a quick death
playof to settle the tie.
Lower Bracket Play Helps.
Muck and Heyer played the
best tee-to-green golf of the play
of and it finally paid off on the
fourth extra hole, where Betschler
and Jones failed to scramble pars.
Last year Hillendale played a
tie match with Bethesda, also at
and lost in a playoff.
Belle Haven thanked it's fourth
and fifth brackets for the tie. Ed
Frank played some of the best
golf of the day and with Joe Dam
iels won all three points. Ed Tai
bot and Billy Boothe, the latter a
University of Virginia student.
came through with another three
point performance. Belle Haven's
other points were by Frank Wool
ley and Ben Schriever, two, while
Muck and Heyer salvaged one in
the top match before the playoff.
Kenwood didn't lose a single
one of the six foursomes to Roll
ing Road. and in the top match
Pro George Diffenbaugh and Don
Miller swept three points from
Pro Charlie Bassler and Spencer
Overton.
Buddy Sharkey's transfer from
Indian Spring has enabled Ken
wood to strengthen it's lineup all
down the line. with Sharkey in
the second foursome. At home.
Kenwood should give the c. C. of
Maryland a scrap, but If it has
to play in Baltimore, Kenwood
will be decided underdog.