Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-21
Mrs. Allen Wins
DC. Golf Title
|FromMrs. Barry

Mrs. A. H. Allen Of Army Navy
scored q decisive 5-and-4 victory
over Mrs. John Barry, the de-
tending champion from Column
bia. in the final Of the District
Women's Golf championship to-
day at Congressional Country
Club.
Mrs. Allen outplayed Mrs. Barry
in every department and lost
only one hole. the eighth. The
winner had par for q 70 when!
THE match ended on the 18th
green. Mrs. Allen was out in 49,
two over mems par, and was only
one over on the back nine.
Mrs. Barry was of to a shakyI
start and never got organized.
She three-putted the second
green from Is feet to lose AMI
opportunity to win it. She took
three from the edge of the fourth
green to lose that one, and
missed a iairway shot on the
fourth hole to drop it.
Golf Was Sparkling
Mrs. Allen added the District
title to her Virginia champion
ship, while Mrs. Berry now has
lost two Of the three titles she
won last year. She was de-
throned as Middle Atlantic
champion last month.
Mrs. Allen played sparkling
golf all the way and had only
one poor shot in the IA holes.
That was on the 18th, a long
par-four. where she hit a poor
chip shot, but made up for it
with l2-foot par putt. On the
l4th. where the match ended, it
looked for a momentrlike she
was going to make a hole-in-one.
However. the ball stopped two
feet short of the cup.
The Service club champion
had a few anxious moments yes
terday. but made her way past
the semifinals with a 2 and /
triumph over Georgia Mae Nc
Keever of Argyle. Mrs. Barry
won, 4 and 2, over Mrs. Edward
Ferriday, two-time District
champion from Chevy Chase. 1t
was their first head-to-head
match since Mrs. Ferriday de-
feated Mrs. Barry for the Dis
trict title in 1855.
Mrs. Allen Was Medalist
Both seminal winners were
two over women's par when their
respective matches ended yester-
day. They played about alike all
week except for the qualifying
round where Mrs. Allen won the
medal with a n and today's
final. Mrs. Barry was an au-
tomato qualifier.
Other seminal results:
Championship consolation - Mrs.
George Noble. KenWood. def Mrs r. r. |
Creasey. Congressional and g. Mrs /
Paul II. Street, Chevy CHASE. def. Eiinor
Finekel. Columbia. . and e.
Second fiight-Nina Crampton. Con-
gressional. def. Barbara Digs. Manor.
? and !. Mrs. c. p. Phoebus. Army Navy.
def. Mrs. Tom Konopa, Argvle, ] Up.
consoIation-Mrs. ., 7. KalEier. Army
Navy, def. Debbie wilder. Manor. s and
4, Mrs. William Weitzen. Indian Spring
def. Mrs. ID. J. Garrison. Army Navy.
2 M.
Third night-Mrs c. C. Collins. Con-
gressional, Def. Mrs. c. Marvin, Kenwood,
? and /. Mrs. J. l.. Hoen, Congressional,
def. Mrs. l.. A. Francisco. Belle Haven, |
3 and g. Ccnsolaticn--Mrs j. p. Pitt
man, Army Navy. def. Mrs. william Pye. /
Manor, and g. Mrs Roy smalley, Belle
Haven. def. Mrs. Henry Riley. Washing
Fourth fllaht-Mrs. Luke Beals. Arryle.
def Mrs W. W, Teeter, Belle Haven. 3
and p. Mrs. A. W. Braden. Manor, def |
Mrs c. l.. Jewett. Bethesda, 4 and .. |
Consolation-Mrs B. p Hofheimer. |
Woodmont, def Mrs Z. L. Dunes. WASH
ington, 2 and 2. Mrs. J; 8. Myers, Con- |
gressional def Mrs. J. L. Mc0rath, |
| congresisonal. and 4.