Evening star., 1953-07-05


Navy Country Club representing
the Air Force won the annual
independence Day team match
for the first time yesterday, Scor-
ing 1872 points to Ill for the
Navy and 10712 for the Army,
the defending champions.
The match, first played in
1927. attracted a record number
of 126 members.
In the match featuring Off
GERS representing the chiefs of
staff, the Army had the high
scorer as 1t. Gen. Anthony Nc
Auliffe scored 5l2 of a possible
six points competing against
Vice Admiral Matthias B. Gard
ner and 1t. Gen. c. B. Stone.
Pro Allan Burton made it a
foursome and shot a IA, but his
points did not count.
Admiral John S. Phillips,
chairman of the golf committee,
was high scorer in his threesome
making five points to four for
Col. John A. Pechuls of the Air
Force, chairman of the match.
They blanked Francis Stann, a
guest representing the Army.
1t. Ken Monypeny, USN,
scored a hole-in-one on the 1872
yard sixth hole. Members of the
fourSome were Col. H. L. Ha-
worth, Maj. L. L. Bradley and
1t. Col. H. B. Benedict. It was
not made in the match.
EAST POTOMAC-One-hun-
dred-and-four public links play
ers competed in blind bogey
tournament yesterday to help
make purse for Fred Luket
and Julian Williams, two quail
fiers for the National Public
links championship in Seattle.
They contributed 81 each and
the entire purse went into the
fund as Layne Leoffler donated
two dozen balls for prizes. Ted
King, the medalist in the quail
flying, will have his way paid by
the Leoffler Co.
The winners were, at the lucky
number rs, G. Rainwater, 76-1,
IS; Gordon Rule, 1873, rs; Ken
Skagge, 1874, IS: H. Davidson,
100-25. rs; Nick Veach, 81-6. IS;
Reds Fenwick. 1918, rs; Bob
Hayes, 86-11, IS; Charles
Weaver, 1918, rs: Earl Marcy,
75-0, IS and Doc Connor, 86-11,
IS.
BETHESDA-Flag tournament
winners were: r. D. Jones, who
played his last shot six inches
from the 10Th cup; Wayne Nc
Gee, 18 inches from the 10th cup
and Howard Chapman. Is inches
from the 10th cup. The women's
winner was Becky Feller, 165
yards from the 10Th green over
Mrs. Herb Rudd, ITS yards from
the 10Th.
INDIAN SPRING-Blind bogey
winners were: w. F. Patterson,
1918, IS; w. A. Olson, 94-16. 78;
N. Ellison, 90-12, 78; Phil Silver.
93-15, 78; Hy Posner, 90-12, 78
and Sam TaSh, 100-22, 78.
WASHINGTON-Keith Hall, a
9-handicap player posted a "A
and playing as a pro in WASH
ingtons "Pro"-Amateur tourna-
ment he took the lead with
Maxwell Caskie as they posted
a best ball 81. Caskie received
three-fourths handicap.
COLUMBIA-W. A. Boone, a
12-handicap player who posted
73. was the leader in the match
play against par tournament
that will be continued today.
KENWOOD-Larry Imhoff
and Buddy Sharkey, medaliSts
in the two-man team champion
ship tournament, defeated E. r.
Ferguson, jr.. and DR.. Joseph
Kenrick, 3 and 2, in the first
round of match play. In other
matches, A. P. Rudder and Will
liam McCoach def. ]. c. Larson
and E. L. Degener. 2 and /: c.
NJ. Merrill and M. A. Bost. def.
Louis Semia and Tony Bickel. 2
and /; and Bob Lewis and Allan
Laing def. Clyde Clark and DR..
Mike Oliveri, 3 and 2.
BELLE HAVEN-Joel Daniels,
chairman of the golf committee.
was the winner in the 1-12
handicap division of a sweep
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