Evening star., 1951-07-11
nPro's Daughter, II, Shoots 80 on His Course,
Costing Him a Golf Bag, but He Doesn't Mind
Avert Maryland State
Upset by Mrs. Mirfh

Mrs. Frank Mirth, who probably
gets as much fun out of playing
golf as anybody, never will forget
yesterday as long as she lives.
To her own amazement and to
the utter disbelief of everybody
at Indian Spring, Mrs. Mirth
almost beat Mrs. Maurice Click of
Baltimore's Woodholme Club, de-
Tending and FIVE time Maryland
State women's golf champion and
one of the country's top woman
amateurs.
Mrs. Mirth of Washington Golf
and Country Club, said as far as
she could remember she had not
been in a championship flight be-
fore. In the recent District wom-
EMS championship tourney, she
missed with a 43-53-96. Her big
gest triumph was an Indian Spring
women's title.
Before playing Mrs. Click in the
first round of the Maryland State
championship yesterday, Mrs.
Mirth said Don't beat me 10 and
g." Mrs. Click laughed, because
she'd heard that before.
Square Through 18th.
Thirteen holes later, Mrs. Click
was l down and five to play. The
vastly more experienced Mrs. Click
squared the match on IA, then
watched Mrs. Mirth one-putt the
18th and 10th for halves. But
with pars on II and Is, Mrs. Click
won the match, 2 up.
The amusing part of the match
is that players in other matches
would yell to Mrs. Mirth, asking
how she stood, and when she would
tell them she was even or l up,
they wouldn't believe her. When
they passed the ninth hole all
even, these near the clubhouse
were skeptical.
Mrs. Click was several shots off
her medal-winning pace of "a Of
the previous day, but she still
wasn't playing poor golf. Mrs.
Mirth simply was making the most
of her golf game, putting well, and
refusing to be overawed.
Regardless who is crowned
Maryland State champion Friday,
she hardly will receive any more
hearty congratulation than Mrs.
Mirth.
Mrs. Click, Mrs. Howard Play.
Today there was more serious
business ahead for Mrs. Click
as she faced Mrs. Rex Howard
of Kenwood, recent District wo-
mems semifinalist. Also in the
upper bracket, Mary Ann Downey,
the Trans-MiSSissippi women'S
champion from Baltimore Country
Club, plays Mrs. Ralph Goldsmith
Of Woodmont.
There's Baltimore threat in
the lower bracket. too, in 49,
year.old 10 Ann Nelson, a Sweet
briar, College student, who meets
Mrs. j. P. Trouchaud Of Kenwood.
Mrs. Trouchaud took advantage
of some timely play and two
out-of of-bounds shots to defeat Mrs.
Betty Meckley, a clubmate, 4 and
3, in a first-round match.
The other quarter final is be-
tween Mrs. Herb Lacey of Manor,
who sank 9-iron shot among
other good ones In defeating Mrs.
Herman Neugass of Woodmont,
and Mrs. Charles Egenroad Of
Washington.
Championship flight results:
Mrs. Maurice Click, Woodholme. de.
ss esS d:.asd ae MIS- MIS- r. Ed g. SsEer KsH Sa
Baltimore cc &C, defeated Mrs. Allan sherier
Bethesda, and 4; MIS- Ralph Goldsmith
Congressional. Z and /; Mrs. j. p. Trou-
Meckiey. Kenwood. 4 and 5; 10 Ann Nel.
son. Baltimore &C, defeated Mrs. Marty
Herbert Lacey, Manor. defeated Mrs. Her.
man Neugass, Woodmont, 5 and 4; Mrs
Charles Egenroad Washington G6CC
defeated Mrs. j., Lester Barnicle. Con-
oUARTER-FINALP PAIRNGs.
powney vs.. Mrs. Goldsmith, MRS. Trou:
Mrs. Egenroad.