Evening star., 1952-08-25
Manor MedoIist Learns ShipIey
Beats Them AN-AtLeost Once
By MerreIl Whittlesey

Mel Shipley Is an old-timer
among the District amateur golf
ers whose proudest boast is that
at one time in his career he has
beaten every top amateur of the
last 80 or 40 years. Beaten them
at least once. that is.
Shipley, a liaison officer be-
tween the State Department and
commercial agencies, made the
weekend golf roundup when he
upset George Martin, the tourna-
ment medalist, 2 and /, in the
first round of the Manor Club
championship.
Mel has won the Bannockburn
and Argyle club championships at
least once each, and he thought
he had won the Indian Spring
title years ago, but his name is
not on the plaque of club cham
pions at the Four Corners Club.
Thus he is shooting for at least
his third title at different clubs.
and maybe fourth.
There just aren't any golf fans
In town as ardent as Shipley. He
probably should have been a golf
pro. because he has the cure for
every golfing ailment. He can
tell you the best and the worst
sWingers, and fancies himself as
a walking record book and rule
book.
Doesn't Claim Edge.
Go back over the Districts anna
teur golf greats-George Voigt,
Miller B. STEVENSON, Roland Mac
kenzie, Harry Pitt, Roger Peacock,
Bobby Brownell and others, and
Shipley will tell you the time and
place of a certain match where
ne beat 'em all. OF course the
overall series may not be in
Shipley's favor, but he doesn't
claim an edge. He just says he
has beaten them all-at least once,
j Mel doesn't reveal his age, but
his golf1ng buddies say he has
been eligible for the senior cham
pionship for several years, but is
TOO vain to play. He hasn't won
any important tournaments. but
his golf has had a certain nui-
saf1ce value.
He played a typical Shipley
match against Martin yesterday.
Mel lost the first four holes. was
still three down after 10 and then
decided he'd better go to work He
won the next five holes and the
match on the 17th.
II he doesn't add the Manor
Club titles to his conouests #
won't be from a lack of expert
ence.
Crab Eliminates Burrows.
A Chesapeake Bay crab figured
IN the Manor Club play. Ted Bur
rows. winner two of the last three
years, went fishing on Friday and
was bitten on the hand by a crab
His hand became infected and he
had to default to DR.. Leo Shaudis
jim Whitaker. the defending
champion, defeated w. J. Whalen.
s and 2. In other matches j. W..
klernan won over w. l.. Hemphill
8 and 4; Tom Tausig defeated
A. M. Pickett. 3 and 2; Tom Wilder
defeated F. r. Durham, default:
John r. Miller defeated L. E. Hill.
4 and 8. and Dave Leahy won, l up
IN II holes, over A. w. Braden.
The club championship setup at
other clubs:
PRINCE GEORGES - Charles
Redmond was one up and two to
play in a quarter-f final match in
the Prince Georges Club cham
p1onship, had hole-in-one scored
against him and still won the
match, up.
Howard Valentine made the ace
against Redmond on the 18th hole
to square their match, but then
three-putted the 18th and lost the
mole to Redmond's par 4. Gil Will
lett. the favorite following a wave
OF upsets. defeated Bob Bowie. 2
and l, and meets Redmond next
week. Bobby Miller defeated Jim
Kinder, a former champion, 3 and
z, and meets Art Woodside, S and
4 victor over Moss Innes.
ARGYLE: Pat Martino, who de-
serted the public links for private
club golf just a few weeks ago.
apparently has medal honors
cllnched in the Argyle Club
championship. MARITIME had rs
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