Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-11
10 Former Winners
Head Maryland Open
Field tomorrow

len former champions. who
between them have won the title
10 times. are included in the
field Of Ill that win play in
the Maryland Open golf cham
pionship tomorrow and Tuesday
at Manor Country Club.
A total Of SLOTS in prize
money for the pros was an
nounced by the Maryland State
Golf Association, plus q trophy
replica to the winner, silver
prizes to the three low amateurs,
and merchandise prizes to other
amateurs.
The entire field will play 18a
holes tomorrow. The low S. pros.
10 amateurs and fiye senior pros
will qualify for the ANAL SO on
Tuesday. This will take in most
Of the pro field because there are
only Sc pros starting.
The champions entered In
clude the only four-tirne winner,
AL Houghton Of Prince Georges.
three three time winners, Cliff
Spencer of the Greenbriar
Range. Jack Isaacs Of Langley
A. r. B. and the defending title
holder. Charley BaSsler Of Roll
ing Road, plus Ralph Beach,
Andy Gibson, John O'Donnell,
Bobby Brownell. Harry Cries
mer and Spencer Oyerton.
The outstanding newcomer to
the field will be Clarence Doser
Of Woodmont. who won many
sectional titles In the Metropol-
itan New York area before tax
ing over the Woodmont job this
spring.
This Is only the second year
that the State Open has been
played at 81 holes. It was an
experiment at Prince Georges
last year and was found to be
more of q test at three rounds
and the change appears to be
permanent. Bassler won last
year with 68-74-74 for 216, even
par. Don Herring Of Petersburg,
Va. was second.
The field is the second largest
in the 81 years of play. being
topped only by the 1873 at Ha-
gerstown in 1852. and tied by the
III at Suburban in Baltimore in
1851.
PairtTr,E rims $685. nou,.m 49,.
SAVIOR. Burning Tree; Don Sullivan.
ss:S7-Dick Mullen. baltimore c. c.:
Boy M;GrAdy' unattached; Lewis Kann.
o s:i4Ebick lanes, Court House; .Ju-
Liam Ian Murphy NUT ksnwood; 'pavs MEMBERS.
SSi-Msl shSrsy Indian &. SPRING ,;
Stump; Green Spring Valley:
Cosimo TisO; Bonnie view; 'W. 5. NC
.s$:S: eas. Ska9'.' o sa.sssss:s
.s:4$@asnri van aosh, Mt; Pleasant;
! .CnerleS GaAent, heuWooo' NJohn quinn,
% :4SMciarence Underwood, The Golf
Shop; ,Chsrles Enrich. Rolling Road;
DE- sb Nike 9l,ysr s ksnES0d' washington
G. d c. c.; 'John Eisinger, Congressional;
Bob Hopkins. Woodmont.
russ eoSsneY Ro hSuf Road
McKown. Prince GEORGES,
heI%si; O:Hsiold siessi. ssinibridse; Bob
.Harold Dorsey. Rolling Road; 'Bob
MILE lo:s4 East eGt0p Bolton whit. rlint
ma sasFry ,, Ear ~; Green Spring; John
lSsl .Tdm n M0sss aS,n q h NssS
Chandler. Congressional: Clarence Dossr.
ie;4S.HHush Mcclellan, Army ch.ml-
snd csp Fsrl r h1P ManR OF Mary
Ra aSss SAM chg sD. ss:ne:F aF'sn'Fts!
io:59-Haroid oatman. Norfolk: ed
Fin nnsesSy sc, G. e; Of MARYLAND; Roger
1I:O6-Roy Brian, suitland; marty
Parks. Bonnie View; George Diienbaugh'
| Sii:1sGEddie Stevens. Fort Belyoir;
..Keit hKallio. East Potomac; John Kelly,
Norfolk.
.periy CUMMING. wooSmont; siii Bass.
i1:S7-aarry onutt. salisbury. Md:
Joe Cannon. Charlottesville. Va; Carl
% II :S4@.Jay Randolph. Bethesda: Dan
Herring, PetersburR' Jack Isaacs. Lang
11:41-Ed Lutter. unattached: Hush
schott, CTestwood Range; Bill Whitby'
1I:4s@charley Bassler. Rollins Road;
eCol: Rennie Kelly: Congressional; Harry
iS:O2-Arthur Jones. Front Royal;
sBilly Heimer. Manor; Clagett Stevens
iS:Gia-Fred Mcleod. RAY swearin-
gen and "oeorge Miller. all Columbia.
eddie Johnston. c. c. Of Maryland; Bill
cl9rks, Hias nsIn whit. fame, p,v.r.
sDel Beman. Bethesda; John Musser. All
iS:ao-M Houghton. Prince Georges:
Spencer overt1n. Rolling Road. Ward
Su 1ss7C csiGy oss uppert, woodmont;
Ben. Ben HaMrtis, Manor; Bill Dovnins' Be-
'H1 IS:44Mcharlie Easton. Conversational;
Dick Tyson. Clifton Park.
! l2:61--WalteI Romans. Baltimore &C;
Bobby grownelll Chevy Chase Clare
Larry Larry l A9caa Hosan's Range Billy
.RsipS Bocsrt. CHEVY Chase; Andy Glib
sOA 1:isSBfl ersbbs, Rock Greek:
G easy TF,, Mace & eehs Haven; Joe SspO-
SA i:isw.si III Deck, White Flint;
Henry Burch. Columbia; Joe Maloney.