Evening star., 1953-06-01
Congressional Event
Gives Col. Kelly First
District Golf Title

Col. Robert (Rennie) Kelly Of
Los Angeles Country Club, who
replaced Col. Jimmy Wilson In
Washington, an Air Force trans
fer last fall, has his first title in
District competition after q week
of good golf in Congressional
Country Clubs member-guest
tournament. and some timely as
siStance from his 14-handicap
partner, Frank K. Smith.
Smith ana Col. Kelly defeated
Harry Bachman and Billy Mar
tin of Washington G&CC, 2 up.
yesterday, after having complet-
ed a semif1nal match in the
morning with an extra-hole
triumph over John Eisinger and
Joe O'Brien of Kenwood.
Col. Kelly shot a SO in the
final round and earlier in the
tournament had 68. But Smith
came through with net brides
on the sixth and seventh holes
and a par 3 on the ninth that
helped. Bachman, a 7-handicap
player, and Martin, with 8, shot
II and 78 in the final, reSpec-
lively.
Other results:
Championship. cOnsolation-Pat Gregg
aas assd MEf f.s Rss d sHsf seDs sGf
'nfSea; second fR1 filphtLcsorr. / Cornell and
John Connolly. Washinston. defeated
Ha and 0ddE EonsOiation soH MsuI t'esTsd csvs ana
Clark Daniels, WashinEton, defeated II.
10y Anderson and Tom Belshe. Burn
THIRD aisht3SJimmy c1eaT and Eu: :
bezevallos and Neil Maiden. Belle Haven.
eonsolatiCn Frank I; tJim@yl
WASHINGTON. and 2.
Another former champion will
compete in the Maryland ANA
teur starting tomorrow at Chevy
Chase-Paul Haviland Of Balti-
more. Post entries are not ac-
cepted, but Haviland'S name was
omitted from the pairings
through error.
The former greenkeeper's as
sistant at Five Farms Is the only
player to beat Ralph Bogart in
the State Amateur in fve years,
accomplishing the feat in the
seniflnals in 1850. Bogart won
the other four championships.
Frank McArdle won the nag
tournament at Congressional by
playing his last shot four inches
from the pin on the 20th, or
second extra hole.
Archie cinnamon was the
Class A sweepstakes winner at
Woodmont with 76-9-67. Lester
Rosenberg won in Glass B, So
14-72; Samuel P. Cohen in c,
88-20-6S, and Philip Robin in
D. 101-25-75.
cinnamon and Lou CORN tied
Mel Lewis and Everett Steinem
with 67S in the two-man team
championship qualifying.
T. H. Brewer made his strokes
last longest in the flag tourna-
ment at Manor, winning far
down the 10th fairway. H. E.
Davies was second, also In the
goth fairway and H. L. Green
was Is feet from the cup on
the 10Th.
Mrs. Ed Kekenes won the la
dies nine-event with a final shot
in the 10th fairway. Mrs. N. H.
Gildewell was second, 18 inches
from the cup on the 18th.
The Indian Spring flag tour
nament winners all finished on
the 10Th green. Lou Schelec 13
inches from the cup; Ernie
Werner 80 inches, and Charles
Gordon 3 feet away.
George Thornton and Jim
Hunt reached the finals of the
two-man team championship
with q 1-up victory over Denny
Hevener and Thomas Mudd.
Pro Harry Griesmer's par nine
Of IS and AZ by Chet Virgins
gave that team a n and a vic
tory in a novel partner event at
Bethesda, with combined score
for nine holes. DR.. w. c. Ready
and Ken Smith had an 80, each
with 40.
Mrs. Richard Foley and Andy
Oliveri won low gross in Argyle's s
mixed scotch foursome with a
78. Low net went to Priscilla
Buckley and Bob Blanck with
75-5-7O.
The flag tournament winners
finished around the 2Oth green,
with H. S. White the victor 8
inches from the cup. Others
were Gordon Davis, Chuck
Frazire and G. E. Bradley.
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