Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-22
D. c. Women's Golf
Again Wide Open as
Match Play Begins
By MerreII WhittIesey

championship has been pretty
much Of a wide open affair since
Mrs. A. B. Bower. now living in
Richmond, left town In 1850.
after having won her fourth title
in five years. In fact. either
Mrs. Walter r. Stokes. who quit
the game because Of q back ALL
ment. or Mrs. Bower held the
title every year the tournament
was played from 1941 through
1850.
Mrs. Stokes won three. Mrs.
Bower four and 1t was not held
for three years.
Since 1850 it was Mrs. Richard
Kreuzburg in 1851 (now on vaca-
tion). Betty CARRIER in 1852 and
Mrs. E. c. Ferriday. jr., Of Chevy
Chase last year.
Miss CARRIER and Mrs. Ferriday
are trying for a second title in
match play starting today, but
there are other prominent con-
tenders, such as Mrs. Charles
Egenroad Of Washington, the
medalist with a IS yesterday at
Chevy Chase; Mrs. George Noble
Of -Kenwood, medalist and semi
ffnalist hast year, and Mrs. j. F.
Trouchaud of Kenwood, q former
Maryland State finaliSt.
Upper Bracket Tough.
For the first time the de-
Tending champion was made an
automatic qualifier and the
player with the No.. 1 position
in the numerical draw-if she
did not participate in the quail
flying round, or participated and
won the medal.
Mrs. Ferriday chose, as most
any one would do over their
home course, not to bother with
q crack at the medal, and now
the luck of the numerical draw
is against her. In the first
round today. she met Capt.
Lucille Busch, USAF, Of Argyle.
probably the Districts most i'm
proved player, who had q Is
recently in team competition ct
Manor.
And in the same bracket
there's Mrs. Noble and Miss
CARRIER, plus Mrs. Jack Smith
of Prince Georges, 1852 runner
up.
Mrs. Egenroad was the medal
ist by three strokes: She was
first of the tee and posted a
pair of 39s for a 70 that stood
up. The next best was Miss
CARRIERS 81, and "a was next
best.
This is, Mrs. Egenroad's first
medal. She was runnerup in
the Virginia State last year,
was semiflnaliSt In the Mary
land women's in 1850, and a
three-time club champion at
Washington.
Several Stars Miss.
It took SO or better to make
the championship flight without
a playoff, and four Of the six COS
made it. Mrs. w. s. Parsons Of
Chevy Chase was not around for
the playof and Mrs. George
Maksiln of Congressional lost on |
the third extra hole after finish
ing Asa on the tough finishing |
holes to shoot that 80.
The casualties were promi-
nent. the most outstanding being
last years runnerup, Mrs. Lloyd
Dennis of Washington. Mrs.
Betty Meckley. three-time win
ner, was a stroke too high but
she did not intend to play
through. Mrs. Webb Hayes of
the host club missed after play
ing the front nine in So, and the
back nine in 40. Sixteen-year-
old Debbie Wilder was only two
shots out with 90.
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There was a tie-up of eight |
matches on the fourth tee for
most of the day, and some of the
better players were bitter about
it. Seems anybody can enter the |
District tournament. and many
of the high handicap players did |
just for the opportunity of play
ing Chevy Chase. If it's the Dis
trict championship, it should be
for Glass A players only.
Championship fight:
Mrs. Edward C. Ferriday, tr.. Chevy |
Lucille Busch. USAF. Argyle (S7l.
Mrs: Allan sherier. ARGYLE lS4), rs
Mrs. r. J. Koshlick.. Army Navy. 600. |
Betty CARRIER, Argyle sd. VS.. Mrs. H. |
H. Goodman. Washington tS9).
Mrs. George Noble, Kenwood $3.50, ~. |
Mrs. Jack Smith. Prince GEORGES 600. |
Mrs. Charles Egenroad, Washington |
(7Sl. VS.. Mrs. L. G. Pray. Columbia 1888. |
Mrs. Landra Plat. Chevy Chase 1851 |
VS.. Mrs. Richard johnson. Chevy Chase
Mrs. J. p. Trouchaud. Kenwood (s4), |
vs.. Mrs. Frank Cush. Argyle 800.
Elinor Finckel. Columbia 1857, VS.. Mrs. |
Arthur Fins, Woodmont (9O).