Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15

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turnout Of girl golfers in years
than the 26 who showed up last
Thursday at the Junior Girls
Talent Hunt sponsored by Ken
woods promotion-minded Junior
Golf Committee.
The committee, Frank Emmett,
a group of mothers and several
school teachers all contributed
to its success, but where was the
Women's District Golf Associa-
ton?
Now that it has been proven
that there are at least 26 junior
girls who are interested in turn
ing out for 9-hole tournament,
shouldn't the WDGA go ahead
with a youth program Of its
own? It's been in the talking
stage for years, but never has
gotten beyond that.
Who was the local golf profess
sional who, in trying out one Of
the golf cars last week, put his
foot on the accelerator instead
of the brake and crashed
through a barn door? Fortu-
nately, nobody was hurt.
Incidentally, in thinking over
this golf car situation, it has its
complications.
Suppose you're playing a fell
low and somewhere in the match
you or he hits a lucky shot that
draws unfavorable comment or
somebody makes a reference to a
handicap being too high, or
something else comes up where
there are momentary fireworks.
In riding the cars there's no
chance of walking down opposite
sides Of the fairway and avoid
ing the fellow until tempers cool.
You sit side-by-side, chummy-
like, in the car and ride the next
couple of hundred yards, even
though what you think about
your carmate is unprintable.
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A few years ago when the
Maryland State team champion
ship match sites were decided by
the flip of coin, you could pick
the winners and virtually be as
sured of 80 per cent accuracy
just by sticking with the home
team. 1t made that much diff
ference.
Now they have the system of
splitting the teams, six members
of each playing at home and six
away, and no longer are the
selections automatic. From APP
proximately 80 per cent accuracy
this department has dropped to
SO per cent this year, with IS
winners and 9 losers.
All of which leads up to to-
days title match. Woodmont
has played four matches, won
'em all, of course. We picked
'em to beat Fountain Head of
Hagerstown but lose the others.
So did most everybody else.
But by some unmatchable
team spirit. some magnificent
teamwork and timely juggling Of
the players by DR.. Jerry Footer,
team captain and club cham
pion, Woodmont is in the final
against a power-packed lineup
from the Country Club Of Mary
land in Baltimore. The 1-3-5
brackets will play at Woodmont
and 2-4-6 at Baltimore, both
starting at ! o'clock.
Acceding to the wishes Of the
Woodmont members, who have
pleaded with us to pick EN- to
lose again today. we'll go along.
Not only will We pick the winner
c. c. of Maryland, but the score.
II to 7. Go to it, Woodmont.
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DIVOT DATA-The final sal
wage operation from the Manor
Club fire Of 31a years ago was
completed last week when the j
Webster Manning Invitation tro-
ply was returned to the trophy
shelf. The donor spent several
hundred dollars having the huge
bowl re-silvered and the club had
it re-engraved with the names of
past winners, Miller B. Stevin-
son, the late Ted Burrows, Harry
G. Pitt, Levi Yoder, Edgie John
son and Bobby Brownell, the
latter twice.
The area pros have three dates
this week. a Pro-Am tomorrow
at the c. C. of Maryland in
Baltimore, Pro-Member Thurs
day at Woodmont and Fridays