Evening star., 1951-09-04
Whitaker a Howitzer
FROM Tee in Winninu
Manor Club Crown

Big Jim Whitaker, making only
his third competitive appearance
of the season, captured his first
Manor Club championship yester-
day, using his sound long game
to good advantage. He won four
of the last five holes of the match
to defeat Lee Ritter, tournament
medalist, 3 and /.
Whitaker first commanded at
tention this season when he went
to the semifinals of the Mary
land Amateur, where he lost in
extra holes to Mike Jankowski.
On the strength of that perform
ance, he was selected on the Dis
trict all-star amateur team.
The big fellow is known for
his hitting prowess at Manor. He
demonstrated it on the first two
holes of the match when he drove
onto the upslope on the first hole
and past the woods on the sec
ond. both drives of more than 800
yards on a wet course. Then he
put together his winning margin
on the longer back nine after the
match was even at the turn.
Later in the day he won the
driving contest by averaging 260
yards for three balls down wet,
fairly tight fairway.
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Daniel defeated J; W. Wheian. 2 and !;
h and Ben RytE sxth Brewer
Whelan defeated willard EDWARDS. 1 up,
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Other Manor results yesterday: Mems
]. w. steuart on the Goth green; wom-
Mrs Mrs Hr' paFd R FtSan on ninth In Ssh Ir.sn sPs'o
ns. Mrs; Mario seandifh9: isG;ysEd aver;
and Mrs. George e. Martin.
Pairings for the Kenwood Club
championship show most of the
in the lower bracket,
where Perky Cullinane, Buddy
Don Miller, Larry I'M
hoff and Bill Briggs are brack-
eted.
Maury Fitzgerald, in the upper
bracket with DR.. Joseph Kenrick,
won the medal with a II.
First-round pairings in the
fight of 80:
Maury Fitzgerald CD VS.. Royce HouEh
@ Ghs'fss HsRais.F Rads B9ny S; VS. S Ss0Tss rs.
vs., Nick Holiander (7sy. Lou semia (7s(
vs.: Scott Rigby C7si, Don Thompson
Joseph Kenrick t7ej vs.. Z. R. Ferguson
Perky cullinans 72l vs. Russ Wood
Franeeaux (7s). Bill Briggs (74) VS..
sGss s P9 BddS S0sfs ssarfes s @
J: c. Larsen (77l, Don Miller (76) VS..
Ms1 ssm fSSt bs v.se6o ss LarEs 1E 1phe PTed @
C76) VS.. Roger Gambatese t79).
Two favorites won matches by
margins in the Fort Du-
pont Club championship as Paul
defeated Frank Abel, l
up, and Bob Pitt won over Fred
Allen, l up. Bobby Suit elimi-
mated Sam Konochuck. medalist,
by 2 and / margin in a tossup
Brock Grundman knocked in an
eight-foot putt for a par four on
the 18th green to beat Eddie Ed
wards, l up in a second round
match in the Belle Haven Club
championship. which put Grund-
man one round ahead Of the field.
Edwards, three down and four
to play, won the 18th with a birdie
and the 10th and 17th with pars
but went over on the 18th.
Billy Shea, defending champion
posted a f1rSt-round 76 in the Con-
gressional Club championship
qualifying and now needs a 10 to
tie Len Townsend for the medal
Those with better chance fol-
medal honors include Fleming
Bomar with an opening II and
George Cornell with u.
Arnold Prada won medal honors
in the club championship al
Argyle with a lat score for 81
holes, two shots better than Bill
Robinson with 149. Roger Mar
tino is defending champion.