Evening star., 1954-04-25
District Golf Teams
Involved in 7 Of 3
Maryland Tests Today
By MerreII WhittIesey

Washington area teams are in
volved in seven of the eight Sec
ond-round matches in the Mary
land State Golf Association team
championship today, with Con-
gressional meeting Prince Georges
and Argyle playing Manor in the
co-features.
Teams are made up of the club
pro and II amateurs, and for
the first time the teams are be-
ing split, with the first, third and
fifth brackets playing at one club
and the second, fourth and sixth
at the other. If a phone call
from one club to the other finds
there is a tie. the deadlock is
played off by the No. bracket,
or the pre- and top amateur Of
each team.
All matches start at l o'clock.
Following are the pairings, with
the pros playing at the first
named club:
Baltimore c. C.. VS.. Columbia.
Argyle VS.. Manor.
Chevy Chase VS.. Woodholm.
G. c. of Maryland VS.. WASH
ington G. and c. c.
Suburban VS.. Kenwood.
Fort Meade VS.. Bethesda.
Bonnie View VS.. Hillendale.
Congressional VS.. Prince
Georges.
Charley Bassler expects about
30 pros and $50 amateurs for
the first Middle Atlantic PGA
pro-amateur of the season to-
morrow at the Rolling Road
Club in Catonsville.
Starting times of the WASH
lngton area and Annapolis pros:
srs,ttS g;QS am; In; Carl Rasnie; 9I2 -
e:4s Bobby Bowers: s:s4SBill po%ninr;; pSTsnSer;
smitS. sg;1S Roger Idi Peacock; 1o:l2 - Allan
Roy Brian; iO:4sMsob iO4Es viii WiIlisms: aS;4I -
Harry Griesmer; l. l :06-George Diffen-
oaugn; Il:l2-Ward Burgess; 11:1S-
a a ,ag3ItS ,aaougE3htSn; III. Ii:4s-charlie Easton;
IL uoon-Joe Vaeth; 12:12-Bill
.;s6s cTs6be: l2;S94mTee Baker; 12:30-Tee
GIsrenc. GGIlerasei; b9:sf b5S;se-M Jsmison; I2;43I
12:54-Frank Tenney; Mel Shorey::
l:lS-Billy Gilbert.
Don Lee scored the third dou-
ble-eagle in less than a year
On the 451-yard fourth hole at
Washington Golf and Country
CLUB. a dog-leg par-5 that did
not give up anything lower than
an eagle for the first IS years of
the clubs history.
Lee knocked a three iron into
the cup for a two the other day
after a long drive around the
bend. The first double eagle was
scored on the hole by Bill Ritter
during match play round in the
WG&CC Invitation last summer,
and the second by Frank
Gradoville last month.
The other par-5 at Washing
ton, the 18th, gave up the only
double eagle scored there to
Herman Wilson about Is years
ago.
Today is the entry deadline for
the second annual Washington
Suburban Golf Associations
four-ball tournament which gets
under way with a qualifying
round Thursday at East Potomac.
Match play is scheduled Friday
through Sunday. There will be
flights for all teams, with hand
some prizes to the medalists, and
the winners and runnerup in
each fight.
Two television golf shows get
under way on WMAL-TV this
week.
On Thursday night Jim Glib
bonS will honor Columbia Coun-
try Club and present prizes to
winners of tournament being
held there this week end. Pro
Witty Cox of Congressional is
master of ceremonies on the.
Gibbons golf show. It will be
at 6:45 each Thursday. with all
clubs to be honored.
Friday night Jerry Strong's
show, Golf Tips" makes its
debut with George Diffenbaugh.
the Kenwood pro. giving tips
and interviewing other local pros
and champions each Friday at
$50.