Evening star., 1952-05-03
Fight for Lead Keen
As Burning Tree Golf
Second Round Opens

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There were eight teams within
49, strokes of the top as the third
annual Burning Tree member
guest golf tournament entered the
second round today, with lower
scores expected.
The first day of the Scotch four |
some competition found most of
the scoring higher than antici-
pated. No team had an alternate
shot round of better than 78.
There is a tie for first between
the partners on the United States
international seniors team of last
year, John S. BrookeS, jr., of the
host club and Harrison Smith of
Oklahoma City, and the team of
Fred Marshall of the host club and
Eddie Gallaher of Congressional.
Brooks and Smith had 70 and
deducted 71a handicap strokes for
a net 711a, while Marshall and
Gallaher had 78-61a-71h. The
latter team was aided by a 1888
start on the back nine, which was
eagle, par. birdie.
Burning Trees Edgar Merkle
and George Farris Of Chevy Chase
had 81-71a-731z, to tie DR.. C. B.
Hall Of the host club and Harold
Hair Of Washington, 83-9h-73k.
Three teams had 741a, Jess Sweet
ser and Gen. Robert Landry,
White House air aide, 81, with 71a
handicap strokes; B. L. Cotton and
Phil Israel of Chevy Chase, 86,
with 111a handicap, and Les
Arends and Arthur Bud) Kroeger
OF Garden City, 70. with AZ
handicap.
Arends and Kroeger won last
year and entered at the last min
ute yesterday. They had a z
handicap each round last year.
Next was another former winning
team. the John L. Bars, senior
and junior. with 86-11-75.
The final round in the 54-hole
event will be played tomorrow.
Maury Nee fired eight brides in
Q round at Columbia Country Club
yesterday and posted a 3-under-
par 81 despite a 2-over-par 5 on
the 18th hole. Although Nee was
playing from the front tees, eight
brides still is quite an achieve
ment.
Ed Oliver, who will pair with |
Fred Bolton against Sam Snead /
and Frank Tenney tomorrow in an
exhibition at White Flint, has
been named to the 16-man field
in the Palm Beach Round Robin /
Invitation that starts May Is in
New Rochelle, N. Y.
Prince Georges has won its
second round match in the Mary
land State team championship by
forfeit. Woodholme, which was
to meet the defending champions
tomorrow at Prince Georges, de-
faulted because of previously
scheduled match with Green VAL
ley &C of Philadelphia.
Only a oint-and-a-half sepa-
rate the first four teams in the
third division of the Women's
District Golf Association team
matches after yesterdays play
at Argyle. Bethesda is the leader
with 17ia, with Kenwood second
with Is, Congressional 1512 and
Argyle Is.
Bethesda was the big winner
yesterday, defeating Manor, 71a-
Ia. Belle Haven defeated Ken
wood, 5-4, and three matches were
tied at 41a points each, Washing
ton and Chevy Chase. Indian
Spring and Congressional and
Argyle and Columbia.
Mrs. Lloyd Dennis won the
Hopkins Cup in intra-club compe-
tition at Washington with a 91-
17-74, with Mrs. Gordon Sim
monds second, 94-17-77. Mrs.
G. w. Calvert won low gross with
an 80.
Mrs. Fred Trew'S 50-12-38
won class A honors in 9-hole
event at Columbia and Mrs.
E. Brawner won class B with
52-14-38.
swung wildly and missed. A right
hand punch finished Tony. /