Evening star., 1952-05-27
More Upsets Likely
Jas SchooIboy Golfers
Begin Match Play

Henry Kerfoot. jr.. OF Wash
lington-Lee and Perky Cullinane
lOf st. Johns, favorites in that
order in the 18th annual school
boy golf championship, are in OPP
Iposite halves Of the draw as match
lplay starts today at Indian Spring
but there's no assurance they viii
be in Sundays final.
There were SO many surprises
in the qualifying round yesterday
lat Bethesda that further upsets
seem certain. The medaliSt was
Del Beman Of Bethesda, COM
lpletely overlooked in the pre-
tournament talk, with a IS. He
was playing over his home course
land took advantage of the local
knowledge.
Kay Fletcher, ranked right be-
hind Kerfoot and Cullinane, failed
to make the championship flight
with an 80. but he had company
in his disappointment. Mel Ar
mold Of Wilson. Dennis Folken and
1.-THE McFerren brothers Of Blair,
Gary Robson of Bladensburg anC
Mike Brown of DeMatha were
among the touted schoolboys who
failed to qualify in the champion.
ship 16.
EnfOrces Summer Rules.
i Scoring was higher than ex.
Ipected as Frank Emmet, tourna.
ment director, decided the bow
might as well learn to- play tn,
right way while they are young
land he enforced summer rules.
! Kerfoot. runnerup to Bobb
Brownell for the District amateu
title last year; Cullinane, school
boy f1nalist to Mike Mehr. no,
Iof Holy Cross; Jay Randolph. sol
Iof the former congressman frou
West Virginia. and Richard Addi
son OF Roosevelt were next t
IBeman with 76s.
Beman. Hank Ford of st. AL
bans, Ernie Ruffner, son of Ger
IRuffner, and Glenn Mitchell. sol
of Howard Mitchell, Nationa
Symphony Orchestra conductor
are the chief contenders in Ker
foot's half Of the draw.
Fairfax Player Youngest.
Randolph and Gene Howerdt
the Georgetown Prep captain, ar
/ in Cullinane's bracket.
g The youngest qualifier was Joh
Beach. 14-year-old Fairfax H.g
J player.
2 Suburban schools placed seve
qualifiers in the title bracket. pri
vate schools five, and the inter
high teams only four.
Second round matches will b
= played at Chevy Chase tomorrow
semifinals at Woodmont Thurs
= day and the final Sunday at Co
: lumbia. A second fight will pla
: all matches at Georgetown Pre-.
Championship Flight At Indian Spring.
FORD ST. aifS%an RiSana s5 HssGe:ss @ Ra1 R
! nsE; Western {7sj rs. Pete Loda,Y IS s
. johns (S2); 3:1O-Cris Gilbertson, Fair
: fax tS1 VS.. Fred Babb. Bethesda (8Oj
I 3:l5-Glenn Mitchell. st. Johns (79) V;
! Henry Kerfoot. ir.. Washington-Lee {76j
, l3:20-Jay Randolph. Western (76) Vi
Richard Mason. Blair SD: 3:25-Rich
Howerdd. Georgetown Prep l7s); $50
Sohn Ohm Beach; d,; Fairfax a1 tsp VS.. Irwin
schmann. Washington-Lee (S1) VS.. Perk
Cullinane, St; Johns (76).
Second Flight ut GEORGETOWN Prep.
!. SJohn Figge, GEORGETOWN Prep (s2
5 ys. Jerry McFerren: Blair -(S3); 3:O5-
D Dick Coulson. Washington-Lee (S4) VI
D Kay Fletcher, Roosevelt (S25: 3:f0.Pa,
/ Kern: Legion 9s3) VS. Ed Baronowsk
i Ithesda t85) VS.. Sam Harvey. Blair iS2]
3 l33;SS0n;Jip 3Sa D.. p,n CLARK. St: John's Ss2) "
b Frederick. Bethesda ts4l VS.. Harold Rec
) Coolidge ls2); 3:30-John Cahill. George
$3.50: Jack Connolly, Fairfax (S3) VI
= tSkippy Nash. Georgetown Prep (S2).