Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY

By MERRELL WHITTLESEY
Woodmont, whose No. IL man
plays it's No. 2 man even UP, had
a new star yesterday as it
reached the Maryland State
team championship semifinals
for the second straight year, this
time by beating the defending
titliStS.
Woodmont has a new script
every week. and for the second
time in two years won the play
off of tie match yesterday. 1t
seldom entered the team play,
and never had won a match be-
fore last year. 1t reached the
title round in 1855, and now is
knocking at the door again,
mainly because of a strong pro
player and a starless but ex-
tremely well-balanced lineup.
Next Sunday Woodmont plays
Manor, the team 1t tied, 90, in
the first round last year, and
then beat in a sudden death
playoff. The other match is
between Bethesda, 111a-61a win
ner over Argyle, and Fort Meade.
The latter beat Rolling Road
after a 90 tie when Pro Steve
Tobash Clipped into the cup for
a birdie deuce on the third extra
hole to win for he and Billy
Houghton over Charley Bassler
and Spencer Overton.
The pros and their partners
play off tie matches by the quick
death method. Woodmont and
Country Club Of Maryland also
tied, 90.
Lerner W0Odm0nt Star
Bobby Lerner, a member of
Bethesda Chevy Chase Highs
schoolboy champions, was Wood
mont's star against the defend
ing champions, with a big assist
from Clarence Doser, the Wood
mont pro.
The six Woodmont players
who went to Baltimore won, 6h-
az, in a big surprise. The Balti-
moteanS who played at Wood
mont won. 61a-21a, for the Gall
tie.
Doser and Lerner had won 2
points to / for Andy Gibson, the
&C Of Maryland pro. and Eddie
Meyer, and they had been sitting
around the grill at the &C Of
Maryland for two hours, awaiting
the outcome at Woodmont. When
a phone call brought the result
of a tie, DoSer, Lerner, Gibson
and Meyer put on their shoes.
The entire clubhouse emptied to
follow the match.
The first hole at the &C of
Maryland is long par four and
the wind was dead ahead. Meyer
was the only player to hit the
green in two, but he was 40 feet
from the cup. Gibson, DoSer
and Lerner all were to the right
and then approached. Gibson 10
feet away. Doser five and Lerner
four. Meyer putted three feet
short. Gibson missed his par
first.
Lerner Makes Putt
DoSer was away, but he told
Lerner to putt first. AS Clarence
said later. after all I've been
playing a little bit longer than
Bobby and the pressure should
be on me. rather than a
Iyoungster. If I had putted and
missed. that would have left
everything up to him. 1t was
better for him to putt first"
Lerner putted and made 1t.
DoSer picked his up, and then
Meyer missed. Earlier, Lerner
had Clipped into the cup for an
eagle three on the third hole.
and holed a 70-foot birdie putt
on the 18th.
Howard Nordlinger and War;
rem Krick gave Woodmont an
other experience-youth combi-
nation that was good for three
points with some excellent team
ing in Baltimore. And Dave
Workman and Buddy Fig threw
another six-under-par best ball
at their opponents. but this time
got only an even break.
Manor made its way into the
semiflnals with little fanfare, but
this could be the sleeper team.
Capt. Mel Shipley added Johnny
Grub. the st. Johns High star.
yesterday. and next week will
regain Bill McFerren, ST., who
last week end was on another Of
his transatlantic flights. With
McFerren's two boys. George
Thornton and others, Manor
could be tough.
Argyle Deserves Hand
Argyle deserves a hand for its
fine showing against Bethesda's
stacked team. Argyle's golf COM
mittee, in a special meeting.
voted against playing its stars
who failed to make the team dur
ing the qualifying rounds.
On paper, the match appeared
to be no contest. but Capt.
Howard Savage of Argyle vir-
tually conceded points in a cou-
Iple of spots. concentrated his
strength in others. and Bethesda