Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-23
0ARKS MODEST
SchooIboys'
18th Hole
Sideshow
PARKS MODEST
BY MERRELL wHITTLESEY

The finishing hole at Manor
Country Club was a Sideshow
yesterday during the first round
matches of the 23d annual
Schoolboy Invitation tourna-
ment. 1t went something like
this:
First Manly Parks of Friends
ltrudged up the fairway, alone.
His father, Gen. Floyd Parks.
greeted him and asked the re-
suit. Sir, I won, 2 and L."
Manly reported, without a smile
or change of expression. The
fact that he had upset the
medalist, Jack Doser, left little
impression on Manly. He had
a job to do. and he did it.
Then big Bobby McFerren of
Blair. excited after overcoming
a four-hole deficit, came to the
18th in his match against Tom
O'Melia of Georgetown Prep.
Small, freckled O'Melia, from
Grove Hill, Ala, was composed.
McFerren finally missed a short
putt for S. shouted mo-" took
his head in his hands, and then
shook hands. He lost. up.
Incidentally. all handshakes
were mere tokens-nothing en-
Ithusiastic.
Carl LOhren Takes Match
Carl Lohren of Blair followed.
He needed two puts for a win
over John Redman of Anacostia.
So he whacked the ball against
the pin from 20 feet out instead
lof playing safe, and the ball
stayed in. Lohren had about a
10. Redman would have beaten
almost any other player in the
field except Lohren with yes
terday'S score.
Keith Bowie of BladenSburg.
6-feet-6, came to the 18th all
even with Joe Haney of Ana
costa. Bowie skied his drive,
then drilled a four-wood shot 3
feet from the cup. 1t was a great
shot for 1-up victory.
Chick Cullinane followed, even
with Harvey johnson of Mount
Vernon. Chick had a 4-foot putt
for win and he and his older
brother, Perky, lined up the putt
for several minutes. Perky telling
him how every blade of grass
broke. johnson, all alone, stood
on the SidelineS and obviously
wasn't too keen about the over
done brother act. Chick made
the putt, won, up.
Deane Beman passed by, taking
ia short cut after an easy 5 and 4
victory over the 1854 champion,
Bruce Kessler, a Bethesda team
mate. Somebody said Kessler
had played three rounds since
last September.
Bobby Lerner of Bethesda
came to the 18th one up on Billy
Curtiss, also a Bethesda team
mate. CurtiSs had won the 18th
ito keep the match alive.
Lerner Finally Wins
Lerner tried to run the ball
through grass eight inches high.
OF course, the ball stopped and
Curtiss won the hole. Later
Lerner won the match on the
goth when Billy was in trouble
in the woods and never did get
out.
The last match was Larry
Burd, BetheSda's No. man,
against Johnny Grub of st.
Johns. home club Junior star.
The temperamental Grubb lost
this one, 2 and l. Burd. quar-
terback on Bethesda's football
team, almost was apologize
about winning.
After answering the routine
Questions about age and how he
played, Burd said, Don't waste
much time on me, sir. If you
saw my swing you know 1 won't
be around very long"
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Manly Parks, Friends. defeated Jack
! DoSer, 81. Johns. 3 and |: Tom O'Melia,
Georgetown Prep. defeated Bob Meier
/ rem, Blair. 1-up; Carl Lohrer. Blair,
defeated John Redman, AnacoStia. =
! up Keith Bowie. Bladensburg. defeated
Joe Haney. Anacostia Cup: Chicky Gull
! inane, 81 Johns defeated Harvey
johnson, Mount Vernon. 1-up: Bobby
( Lernen, Bethesda defeated Bill Curtiss,
Bethesda, l-up in 20 holes; Deane
I Beman. Bethesda, defeated Bruce Kesslee,
| Bethesda. , and 4 Larry Burd. Bethesda,
defeated Johnny Grub, ST. Johns. >
/ and I.
Today's pairings at woodmont-3:Oo:
Parks VS.. OMelia. 3:05; Lohren VS.