Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02
VETERAN IS THREAT TO YOUNGSTERS
RipPy in Good Form
For Club Tourney

Bethesda Country Clubs tai
ented and trophy-laden young
golfers may wish they had let
the sleeping dog lie before the
club championship is over.
SO much fuss has been made
over the high school and col
lege boys at the club that
Claude Rippy, who hasn't hit
many serious golf shots in the
last is years. started working
on his game. Members who
saw Rippy on the practice tee
the past couple of weeks did
q double take. They couldn't
believe it.
Rippy. one of the areas all
time amateur golf greats,
missed the medal in the cham
pionship by one stroke, and
then waltzed past Herb Rudd
and Del Beman by 4 and 3
and 5 and 4 margins in the
FIRST two rounds.
Rippy's seminal opponent
will be young Bruce Kessler,
who upset Deane Beman, the
National Amateur qualifying
medalist, 8 and 2, in the first
round yesterday.
1t wasn't q case Of a let
down on Beman's part, because
he played par golf. Kessler took
an early three up lead, lost two
OF them. and then rammed
home back-to-back brides on
is and Is to end it.. 3 and 2.
Kessler, who was third alter
nate in the Amateur qualifying
last week, has been Just a
couple of strokes here and
there from crashing through
for the past couple OF years.
This was his biggest victory,
and could do him a lot of
good.
Perky Cullinane and Jay
Randolph meet today and
Dwight Mock plays Tom Man
ming, the veteran pitch-and-
putt artist who already has an
upset victory over Frank Black,
the l7-year-old comedalist with
Deane Beman.
First round results:
Perky cullinane defeated Spencer
Davis, ! up. 10 holes: Jay Randolph
Tom Manning defeated Frank Plack.
2 and /: Dwight Mock defeated Doug
jackson. and 4; Deane Beman de-
feated John Oonella, ) and a.: BRUCE
Claude SsI Ri h5ry's defeated Herb Rudd. 4
and 8: Del Beman defeated Frank
Krawczel. ) and e.
INDIAN SPRING-Dr. Alan
Weisberg, the defending cham
pion, meets Bert Ansell in the
feature quarter-flnal match Of
the club championship. Dick
Mason. former champion. and
John Owen, jr.. the clubs
junior star. are in the opposite
bracket and will be seminal
opponents if they win their
next matches.
First round results:
Dick Mason def. Leo Lehman, and
Harold Schwartz def. Dick Bird. 8 and
2; John owen. H.. DEF Matyin sins rs,
Jake plumbers. 5 and 4; Bert Ansell
man def. Vernon -Thrower, and 2;
John owen. IT,, def. Bernie Moltz. 3
CONGRESSIONAL = Frank
McArdle, mentioning today at
his annual Cape Cod retreat,
would be mighty happy to know
that the 73-75-l48 he posted
before leaving on his trip stood
UP for the club senior title.
1t might not be too much Of
a surprise, however, as that
kind Of golf certainly figures to
win q senior championship. w.
B. Greenwood won low net with
171-36-135.
In the finals Of the husband
and-wife match play cham
pionship, Mr.. and Mrs. r. w.
Danischefsky defeated Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mccormack. up.
Club championship qualifying
goes through next Sunday but
Col. Rennie Kelly. the Defend
ing champion, has a flying start
towards medal honors with a
33-34-67, three under par.
WASHINGTON-John Con-
molly has the temporary lead
in the club championship quail
flying with 73-74-147. Quail
flying continues through next
week end.
MANOR - Manor figures to
have one Of the most exciting
club championships in town
when match play starts next
Saturday. Johnny Grubb, the
defending champion, is the low
scorer for SO holes with 1874
LAT, but the McFeren BROTH
ers, Bill, jr.. and Jerry, both are
working on FIRST round Sos.
DR.. Mike Christian, 1916
1872, and Chan Whalen, 1874
l52, are second among those
with both rounds in.
NORBECK = Myron Gerber,
the defending champion. is
oothered by a sore wrist that
caused a postponement Of his
cup Championship seminal
mateh against Eddie Miller. II