Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-15
Return to Putting Form
Aids Footer Regain Title

After a couple Of years of
upsets, the Woodmont club
championship returned to DR..
Jerry Footer yesterday. The
golfing dentist returned to his
odd putting stance and re-
gained his touch in a 3 and 2
victory over Warren Krick,
George Washington U. sopho-
more.
DR.. Footer won four straight
years, 1951-54, and his five
titles are more than any pres
ent or past Woodmont member
except Howard Nordlinger. who
has won about a dozen times.
DR.. Footer had his clubs
stolen more than a year ago
and his biggest loss. for which
he offered a reward, was q
putter. He putted with his lips
on top of the shaft. He couldn't
seem to find another putter
even close to suiting him until
he recently picked up the one
he used in the tournament.
Play was from the extreme
back tees and for the "a holes
DR.. Foster was five over par.
His only birdie Of the day end
ed the match on the 34th hole.
They were even after 10.
Kricks won the 18th hole in
the afternoon to cut DR..
Footer's margin to one, but
Warren drove out Of bounds on
the next hole and lost his big
chance. Penalties for wild
drives repeatedly hurt Krick.
Chips Cantor won the con-
ISOLATION. defeating Mel Kraft.
last years club champion, 8
and 2.
DR.. Nanny Aaronson won the
Class B title over Dave Stone.
3 and 2. Class C went to Dave
Weltman over Julian Refs, 3
and 2. and in D, Charles Col
stem defeated DR.. Herman Eli
senberg, 4 and 8.
In the Woodmont women's
handicap tournament Mrs
Burton Ostrow defeated Mrs.
Sam Brown. 2 and /; in
Glass A. Mrs. Henry Good
man was medalist with an 81
The Class B winner was
Mrs. Paul Bauman over Mrs,
Mandell Ourisman, 3 and q
Mrs. Saul Allen won Class C
over Mrs. Harold Melincove,
4 and 8.
COLUMBIA - Karl Keller
man and Ricky Willis, giant
killers Of the oman team, no
handicap Cummings Cup tour
naments. meet Bill Werber and
Dick Melbourne in the feature
semifinal next Saturday. The
other semifinal has Harold
Harwood and Bill West against
Billy Shannon and Ray Swear
ingen.
Kellerman and Willis dumped
the defending champions, Bud
dy Bowie and Ed Hickey, Q up,
on Saturday when Kellerman
holed a 30-yard wedge shot on
THE 18th or a birdie 8 They
defeated Bill Briggs and Don
Jones in the next round, 3
and 2.
Werber and Melbourne won
over R. T. Walsh and Francis
Murray. jr.. 2 and /: Harwood
and West defeated Dick West
and Roy Isaman, 4 and 2, and
Shannon and Swearingen de-
feated Miller and Cornwell, 2
and /.
PRINCE GEORGES Henry
Whisenant's 34-36-70 won the
cup for gross and Tom Perkins
-77-13-64 won the net trophy
in the annual Suburban Trust
tournament. Other net win
ners were Bill Benner, 1925
IS; N. B. Bennett, 82-16-66;
Don Hess, .78-11-67.
KENWOOD-The high han
dicappers took over in the an
nual George Diffenbaugh Cup
tournament. with Pete Haley
jr.. winning with his career
round. an IS. minus % nandi-
cap for a net 81.
John McCambridge, a rs
handicap player, appeared on
the way to all kinds of records
when he turned the first nine
in 81. But he came back in 81
for 88-25-63 and tied for Sec
ond with Robert Timbers with
82-l9-63.
Jimmy Emelio. the senior
champion. had 84-19-65 and
! tied for fourth with Andre
Simonpietri. 76-11-65. d. G.
Collins had 82-16-66 for third.
CONGRESSIONAL - Play
reached the semifinals in the
two-man team championship,