Evening star., 1956-08-27
Weekend Golf
|High|ighted by
|Cu||inane Win

Another spectacular round of
golf by Perky Cullinane at Be-
|thesda, a stunning upset by 81
year-old Don Smith at Court
House, and q subpar SO by Col.
Rennie Kelly at Congressional
Ihighlighted the club champion
ship activity over the week end.
In other club title events,
George Thornton took a big z
on the 18th at Manor but still
leads the qualifying with 72-77;
Frank Clark watched his 149
still top the Argyle trials, and
Henry Kerfoot, jr., posted a 72
to lead at Washington G&CC.
BETHESDA - Cullinane and
John Gonella had q best ball of
81, 8 under par. in their match
which Cullinane won, 4 and 2.
Cullinane had a SO despite a 9
on the par 5 seventh, where he
was in trouble all the way.
Perky was three up after six
but lost the next three to
Gonella's par and two brides.
But Cullinane had three more
brides on the back nine, seven
for the round.
The tournament will be sus-
lpended next week end because
iof the holiday, but on September
8 Cullinane will meet Bill Dud-
ley, who defeated Spencer Davis,
l up in 10 holes.
The other semiflnal will be
between Herb Rudd and Del
Beman. Rudd defeated Stan
Engeberg, 4 and 8, and Beman
won over Ben Whiting, 6 and S.
Claude Rippy, one Of the
favoriteS. was forced to default
in the first round.
COURT HOUSE-The happi-
est golfer OF Court House was
Red Smith. former club cham
Ipion and current Golf Committee
chairman, who watched his 81
Iyear-old son, Don, defeat Frank
Mailley, 2 up, in a quarter-fina
upset. Red is lefthanded but his
son is a righthanded golfer.
George Winkler's eighth
straight birdie on the first hole
was good for a 1-up victory over
Odell CAN'T. They meet in one
semifinal, with the other be-
tween Levi Yoder, defending
champion, and Pierce Bragg.
Yoder defeated Fred Waller, S
and 8, while Bragg won over
Jim Tindell, 8 and 2.
Frank Stoppa, jr., 18-year-old
Fairfax High golfer, defeated
Dave McCahon. and 6, in the
Junior finals at Court House.
NGRES ONAL - Col.
Kelly's SO, from mines of 35 and
"a, is the best halfway mark
round in the club championship.
George Cornell has the best So
hole score reported, 72-78. John
Eisinger, now in the service, will
not defend his title.
! ARGYLE-Roger MARITIME with
a f1rSt-round 73 and Tony Popo-
laSki with rs are among those
with chances to win the medal
at Argyle. Frank Clark is low
with 1918, lag, followed by Bill
Gartner with ISL. Defending
champion Howard Savage, is an
automatic qualifier.
WAS S HIN G T O N-Ker-
foot posted a 72 to lead the
early scores at Washington, but
he may not be around for the
tournament because of school at
Wake Forest. If Claude Wild
qualities for the National Anna
teur tomorrow, he will miss the
tournament because OF a conflict
in dates.
MANOR-Thornton was head
ed for a score that probably
would stand for the medal at
Manor when he slipped with a
seven. but still is a threat with
72-77. 149. George Cornwell,
1915. 152, and Tony MCGOWAN,
1913, 152. are next.
Barbara Diggs won the club
junior girls title with 1894, 1877,
with Toni KekeneS next with 81
81, 1874. Barbara won the Jim
Busby trophy.
S. H. Burgess made a hole-in-
one on the 185-yard fifth hole
with q four wood.
SENATORS