Evening star., 1952-09-02
Jim Whitaker Eying
District Title After
Second Manor Win

Pro Clagett Stevens and some
of the Manor Club members are
trying to persuade Jim Whitaker
to enter the District Amateur
championship next week after
watching Whitaker win his sec
ond straight club crown without
being extended.
Whitaker is a big fellow who
can power the ball a country mile.
Sometimes Manor's course is al
trifle tight for him, but at Indian
Spring. where the District ANA
teur will be played starting next
Tuesday, the course is wide open.
Whitaker probably will compete.
Last year Whitaker played only
in the Maryland Amateur, the
club championship and the Dis
trict-Virginia team match. He
went to the SemifinalS of the
Maryland Amateur, losing to Mike
Jankowski in extra holes by three
putting two straight greens. He
won the club title.
This year Whitaker has played
only in the District-Virginia match,
in which he and Eddie Ault won
212 points; several pro-ams and
the club tournament.
In the final against Dave Leahy
yesterday, Whitaker used practi-
cally the same script as in last
years victory over Lee Ritter. He
won the first three holes against
Leahy with 4-4-2 and was 4 up
after six. Leahy won 9, 10 and II
to pick up three Of the holes. but
Whitaker won the 14th, 18th and
10th in succession. In the 1851
final, Whitaker won four of the
last five holes.
DR.. Michael Oristian, former
dentists champion and new men,
ber of the club, won the second
flight over Robert S. Jacobs, s.
and 3.
Other flight winners:
Third-W,o B. sutter defeated H. E.
'Ft; FouTthME. = @ H. whitlam defeated Steve
Kokes, up. 90 holes.
Fifth F Schmidt defeated o. w.
sixth.W. A. Gray defeated J. E. orubb,
sseV%enth-c. Sew A. Merrill defeated H. W.
s'Gssi siahth1R. Z fRa T. L Harmon defeated Leo
Other Labor Day winners at Manor:
Mems nag tournament-W. B. sutter
In the 10th fairway; william Casson and
WomenUMrs. H. E. Davies. in the 18th
cup: Mrs. George Maksim on the 18th
Ereen. Inside nine-Mrs. L. H. Ward. in
Driving contest-sskipDy Nash. ESQ
puttinE-skippy Nash.
Two of the top four players in
the .Kenwood Club championship
were paired as first-round oppo-
nents in a tough break in the
draw for both. Buddy Sharkey,
former Indian Spring champ, and
Perky Cullinane, the Districts
junior golf star, will meet Sat-
urday in the flrst-round feature.
Larry Imhoff. the defending
champion, and John Eisinger,
medalist and runnerup last year,
are in opposite brackets, with
Eisinger in the same half with
Sharkey, Cullinane and Don
Miller.
Championship fight pairings:
s..ndn. taEEz l%s es.%poa s sEsss qssF s
Robert Judd t73), vs.; William Rutter l79};
Don Jones (73l VS.. E. Craig Wilton. IT.,
Youneauist tsol; E. crais wilton. jr::
(5si VS.. J. H. somes (s2).- =.
John nEas Eisings5 5n T. MeTshs1l
cahiil tso5; William Meade I74} vs.. Don
Miller t79); M A: Bost CD VS.: Maury
Fitzssrald ts2l: Ted Rutley Ga, vs..
R. J. Devereaux tsi); BUDDY sharkey (75i
Gs) VS.. Clif Kohlman ts2).
Qualifying continues through
Sunday in the Army Navy Club
championship. Col. w. B. Reed
is low to date in the 36-hole tests
with a pair of 76s for 152 and
there's a chance his score will
stand up. Col. Reed trounced Col
Jimmy Wilson for the title last
year.