Evening star., 1955-09-19
Four Club Champions
Crowned in Area Golf

Club champions crowned yes.
terday ranged from 17-year -olc
Deane Beman at Bethesda tt
Levi Yoder, a former pro. who
won at Court House. Other.
were DR.. John Hoge, a first.
year member at Washington
G&CC. and Sal Di Maio, who
became the first champion al
Norbeck &C.
Beman, q Bethesda Chevy
Chase High senior, defeated
Perky Cullinane. a Georgetown
U. senior. 6 and 5. Yoder. one
Of the Districts amateur greats
Is years ago, won over Frank
Mailley, a former public links
star. 2 and /.
DR.. Hoge played one-under-
par golf for 80 holes in defeat
ing Billy Martin, the medalist,
5 and 4, at Washington. Di Maio
won five straight holes midway
In the morning round and held
the lead for a 5-and-4 victory
over Duke Zeibert.
The club championship pic
ture at all clubs:
BETHESDA - Young Beman,
who had a Disappointing season
In junior golf after being ma
tionally publicized for qualifying
for the National Open champion
ship, played three-over-par golf
for 81 holes in beating Cullinane.
Deane played good golf all the
way. while Cullinane had putting
trouble and three-putted f1ve
times.
Second nisht-Frank KraWczel de-
Third-Phil Urauhart defeated Ralph
Fourth-Jerry Mason defeated Dave
Fifth-Horace Lurton defeated Dick
sixth-John Russ defeated Mack Bar
seventh = Arthur Balssroye defeated
Clint Thomas. and 2
Eishth u Fred Miller defeated Al
WA WAsH1SoroN. i IN DR.. Hoge,
who used to play at Fairfax.
is a slightly built dentist who
doesn't hit the ball far but is an
excellent chipper and putter. His
short game was too much for
Martin in the scheduled 36-hole
nnal. Although Martin was the
medalist, DR.. Hoge ruled slight
favorite among the club mem
bers because Of his consistent
near-par golf through the sea-
son.
NoRBECK, - Di Maio. who
couldn't break IS year ago. had
a morning IA despite two double
bogeys In taking a 7-hole lead
over Zeibert in the 36-hole final.
Zeibert cut two holes off the
margin in. the afternoon, but he
was too far back. Di Maio also
holds a share in the Manor club
two-man team title.
DR.. Harold Berman won the
first fight over Lenny SAKE. |
UP, and Herman Littman the
second over Nate Kluft, 3 and 2.
COURT HOUSE-Yoder won
four of the first five holes against
Mailley, lost them all back by
the 18th, but won Is and II
for his margin. Jim Tindell de-
feated Bob Benton. 2 and /, in
the consolation.
KENWOOD-Buddy Sharkey
never will be closer to losing
q match than yesterdays club
championship seminal against
Joe Gambatese. Sharkey. one
down and two to play, had to
make an eagle-3 on the par-five
17th to top Gambatese's birdie.
On the 18th Sharkey was buried
in a sand trap in two. blasted
out 10 feet from the cup and
made the putt for a para.
Sharkey, the defending cham
pion. finally won on the 10th
with a para. John Eisinger de-
feated Larry Imhoff. 3 and O.
and will meet DR.. Joseph Ken
rick, sands winner over Maury
Fitzgerald. for the right to play
Sharkey. Eisinger also is in the
Congressional Semif1nals.
Other flight winners:
Second-Fred Lancaster def II. G.
Park. and 4: third-Jack Schoo def
W. B. Cochran. Up: fourtn--I: +
Candy def. Scott R!gby, and d: fifth
Ben i7asser de-. II. n. 5tucsey. up. -
holes; sixth-Roy Devcrcsnx d,f. Par
Courtney. ! un; sevcnth.--W. $ wcr dcl
J. NJ. Derrick. 3 and y: nintE-P S
Alverson def. DicF Dutton. 4 and 8
tenth--C c. Hunter def. A. J.. c. k an
up; eleventh--H. NJ. Spottsv C def
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BELLE HAVEN-Clint Har-
mons 73-77-150 is the lowest
score to date in the 36-holt
qualifying which ends next
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