Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-05
Fine Recoveries Win Kroft
Another Woodmont Title

Mel Kraft was l down going
to the 14th. or 32d hole, of the
Woodmont Club championship
final yesterday, and when he
half-misSed his drive on the long
par 5, it appeared that Lou CORN
WAS close to his first club title.
But Kraft hit fine wood shot
an excellent approach and holed
l5-footer for a birdie and
won the hole. Then on the 33d
he hit tree close to the tee,
and the advantage again seemed
to be Gorin'S.
But Kraft made it to the edge
of the green IN three and then
holed a 60-foot approach shot
foi a par to win that hole. With
that kind of encouragement, he
halved the next hole and ended
the match, 2 and /, on the 35th
green.
Titlist in 1888
Kraft thus becomes the first
Woodmont member who held the
title at the old club to win it al
the new. He was Woodmont It'll
ist in 1885, one of the years
Howard Nordlinger didn't wiz
the title. Kraft beat him II
the final At the time Mel was
just moving out of the junior
golf bracket. having been one Of
the top juniors in the District
Then he gave up golf for a few
years.
Kraft had been 2 up after
! the morning round but Corn
squared the match at the 27tf
and then went up for the first
time at the 30th.
Buddy Fig won the champion
ship consolation, defeating CHUCK
Lubar, up. Richard Ehrlicf
won the c fight over Ben Singer
2 and /. and Dr.. Arthur LeWi'
the u flight over DR.. Ben Golden
> and /.
Dr. Nanny Aaronson broke 81
for the first time and leads the
midget tournament qualifying
with a 1874. "a.
ROCK CREEK There S a pos
sibility of husband and wifi
club champions at the uptown
public course, where Del Todd
defending champion in the men
championship. is in the semlf1
nails and his wife is in the wo
men S final.
Todd meets Lou Spangler il
one seminal and the other vii
be between Ted Lively and Bucl
Sarcey. The women's final vii
be between Mrs. Todd and Mrs
Doris Carpenter.
ARMY NAVY-The Army golf
erS broke losing streak that hat
extended at least six years n tn
annual Independence Day inter
service match. scoring ia point
to Isl for the Air Force. WHINE
the last two yeals. and l34 TO
Navy.
1t. Col. A. j. Hoebeke not onl
was captain Of the winning team
bat inspired his Army teammate
with a 2-under par 70. Brig Ger
George R. Mather also Stare
for Army with a 70.
Comdr. M. A. MADDEN with 7
and r. c. Harrison with a 70 al
the leaders in the Newman Gu
play.
BETHESDA-Harry GrieSme
boldly went for long putt o
the 18th green and a 60 at hi
home club. but three-putted an
81 players beat him in the Beat
tne-Pro' tournament. The lead
ers among the members. VIII
used handicap allowance, wer
AL Weeks. 84-21-63; Ka,
Brouse, 77-l3-63; Dr.. D. \
zap. 79-16-63; R. E. Garrel
77-l3-63, and john Shearol
1856
The Herb Rudds won a hus
band-and-wife tournament. MI
Rudd scoring 8l-l6--65 and he
husband $780, Mr.. and Mr.
Dave Tipp were next with 100
3l-69 for Mrs. Tipp and 79
ll-60 for her husband.
CONGRESSIONAL-Theres
tie for medal honors in the two
man team championship qualify
ing between Col. Rennie Kell
and Vern johnson and jill
GeddeS and Howard Jobe, bot
With Sos. Two other teams. HI
Roddy and Frank McArdle. an
George Cornell and w. T. Pie
son. had 70s. Qualifying is with
out handicap.
William H. CObufn shot a
and made his strokes in the tls
tournament last to the Goth hol
In the scotch foursome. DR.. J.