Evening star., 1955-07-06
TO GREEN
By MERRELL WHlTTLEsEY

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Selecting the juniors and SEN
Tors will be fairly easy. but with
only five weeks remaining before
the Districts all-star amateur
team meets Virginia at Lynch
burg In the annual match. the
task Of picking the amateurs will
pose problems for the committee.
The junior members of the
team have to be Deane Beman
and Bruce Kessler, unless Be-
man is selected as a member of
the team proper. The selection
of the two seniors lies between
Tom Belshe. Gene Pittman and
Martin Mccarthy. with all three
having strong claims.
Bobby Brownell, the Mid-At-
lantic titlist and Ralph Bogart,
the Maryland State champion,
of course are automatic choices.
Dating back through last years
National Amateur qualifying. and
taking into consideration this
years events, it would seem that
John Eisinger, Buddy Brylaw-
ski, Jack Rountree. Ben Hartig,
George Thornton and Perky Gull
linane deserve places without
question. After that, somebody S
feelings are going to be hurt.
Wynsol Spencer, who said
after winning his fourth Viz
ginia Amateur championship the
other day that his real 1855 OBJ
jective was the National ANA
teur In Richmond. was not talk
ing through his hat. If he can
dodge those short pitch shots,
which he never has mastered,
Spencer could take it all. Wyn-
sol went to the fifth round in
1851 at Saucon Valley, and at
the time was as good as any OF
the 16 remaining. He lost. ! up,
in the round before the quarter
finals to Jim FriSina.
Among the Is or more women
golfers from the District going
to Cumberland tomorrow for the
36-hole medal play tournament
at Cumberland C. c. is Mrs,
Kent Stratford Of Primo e
Georges, who is a future-book
threat for the District Women's
championship. In a Class A Cup
tournament at Bethesda c. c.
last week. Mrs. Stratford had sc
despite seven three-putt greens
and six visits to sand traps. AS
soon as she learns to score as
well as she hits the ball, she'll
be tough.
Pros AL Houghton of Prince
Georges and Roger Peacock OF
Sligo Park leave today for a
second trip to Iceland where
they will play exhibitions. give
clinics, and then visit Scotland
before returning home in about
two weeks. They are guests o1
MATS on the trip, plus repre-
senting the PGA.
Charley Luttrell, manager q
the Rock Greek Club, is con-
quering q serious pneumonia at.
tack and is looking forward tx
the time he will be released from
the hospital and return to tht
job. Jerry Long is subbing fol
Luttrell at Rock Creek.
Qualifying is scheduled Saturda!
and Sunday in the Washington
Suburban Golf Association 4
ball tournament at Fort Dupont
Mrs. John K. Barry of Manor
the runnerup in the Distric
Women's championship, is OF
one of the most torrid scorini
sprees among the women golfers
The n she had on ladies da.
yesterday followed an 80 q
Manor with two balls out o
bounds, the equivalent of fou
penalty strokes, and a 78 a
Chevy Chase. The Women
District Golf Associations inter
city team meets Richmond ther
on Friday and hopes to boos
its winning streak to nv
matches.
The USGA Girls champion
ship, scheduled August 1919 a
Florence, S. c., has been change,
to an all-match play tournamen
this year. to conform with tn
formal of the USGA Women
Amateur. The winner o
the 36-hole invitation tourna
ment for girls at Manor mex
Monday and Tuesday will ge
an expense-paid trip to Fqorenc
by the Women's District Col
Association.
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Bobby Brownell is finding tha
being the 10-time District Anna
teur titlist can be costly. H
had a 68 at Manor last week an
still lost money to Sal Di Mait
George Cornwell and Buste
Day because he was too gene,
Gus with his handicapping. :.
The Golf Course Superintend
ents meet Tuesday at Arm
Navy and will make recommen
dations to have the course in il
best shape for the District Anna
teur next month.
II anybody except Charlie
BaSSler of Rolling Road, Jac
Isaacs of Langley AFR or job
ODonnell of Norfolk wins til
Maryland Open next Monds
and Tuesday In Baltimore it wi
be an upset. Bassler won
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