Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-16
MANOR VICTOR
Briggs, BeoII Common
Capture Golf Titles

Bill Briggs at Columbia.
Lanham (Tex) Connor at
Washington Golf and Country
Club. and Charlie Beall at
Westbriar won their club cham
ionships over the week end in
slight surprises, while Jerry
McFerren won at Manor in a
tossup.
The days biggest comeback
and most exciting finish was
supplied by Conner, 49-year old
former champion at Dallas,
Texas. c. c.. who finally beat
Henry Kerfoot, jr.. up in 80
holes after Kerfoot led four UP
with nine to play.
, Beall ended Bob Rhodes
three-year reign at Westbriar
with a surprisingly easy S and
4 triumph. Briggs. secretary Of
the Middle Atlantic Golf Asso-
citation, defeated Bill Werber,
5 and 4, in the Columbia final.
McFerren lost a four-hole lead
and then won all Of them
back to beat George Thornton,
4 and 3, at Manor.
The Woodmont women's title
went to Mrs. Henry Goodman.
WASHINGTON - Connor's
comeback stunned the gallery
in the final after Kerfoot APP
peared to be home with a four
up lead after ~ holes.
But the determined Texan
won 11-13-15-l7 on the back
nine, the 18th with a birdie
and the rest with pars. He
scrambled to q halved on the
last hole, and when they halved
the first two extra holes with
pars.
The deciding hole was a
comedy Of errors which Conner
finally three-putted to win with
a six while Kerfoot, who had
been in the ditch. took seven.
, Both players had 73-75--l4B
for the SO holes and Klerfoot
played 80 holes without a
birdie.
COLUMBIA Briggs domi-
nation Of the championship
was complete as he was medal
list with a par 70.
Briggs defeated Joe Barse, a
former champion, 2 and l, in
one semifinal while Werber de-
feated A. @. (Otts) Dezendorf.
! up. Werber supplied the big
upset Of the tournament when
he defeated Buddy Bowie. TO-
time champion. in the second
round.
other flight winners:
tirst-John Harding def. DR.. r. 3.
Holt, up, 10 holes.
seeond-Don Jones def r. A. Mahar.
Thirda-Roy ,Tuerks def Bennett
Fou,t6ZHSm W, W. Smith def.
Flfth-cory Lockwood def. Adm. c.
B. PAtt. I up. 20 holes.
slxth-Ray Swearingen. jr. def. DR..
o. Y. singer. . and L.
,Ss,s,ysnth-Paul oehmann def. p. W.
WESTBRIAR-BealI. medal
ist and championship consoia-
ton winner in the Washington
Invitation this year. shot a "a
in the final TO upset Rhodes,
the only club champion West
briar has had.
Pro Ernie Garlem called it
a l0-to-l shot. Beall is a prom
inent sandlot baseball figure
N,I second p,a, siSht.c F. corrissn def.
Third Gisht-pon Havsfman def.
Fourth 6iEht-c. williams def.
Lep p',, si% sSssi Z snd S;.
pavts. 4 ia SufAnE oet. ). W.
Sixth nisht-charlsS Yaser def.
Seventh nisSt-yaet p.sAl asf.
:. EiIhth night-Harry Lee def I'd
MAN R. Jerry McFerren
played par golf to defeat
Thornton in a match Of streaks.
McFerren was four up after
six holes. Thornton won the
next four, and McFerren four
Of the next five.
1t was the third time in the
last four years Thornton has
been in the final. He won once.
McFerren lost in the final two
years ago.
Second nisht-Dr. Frank Crilley
def Rudy Yeatman. / up.
T. II. wilson. up. q holes.
Fourth fiight-capt. Bill Bryant
def; Tommy. Love. 4 and 5.
s. Eiith nishtaBssil Jones def. Nat
S's siz!S aisS sao {; Pa.co def. How
ard 0rothe. 4 and 3.
DR.. r. w. Gibson, ] up.
Eighth fiight-R. U. Sherman def.
DIT. A. Betz, 9 and 5.
Ninth fiight-Dr. John Haberlin def.
Frank Selnow. 8 and 4.
Tenth fiight--B. Hancock def. c. r.
Eleventh fight-'P v. o'Reilly def.
Gene Beaded. and /.
CONGRESSIONAL - Col.
Rennie Kelly and Bob Chand-
Ter. last years finalists, will
meet in the feature seminal
Of the club championship next
Saturday. Col. Kelly. the de-
Tending champion, defeated
Tom Pritchard, 2 and /, and
Chandler won over DR.. S. A.
Thomas, 4 and 3.
John Eisinger defeated Jim
Grear. / up. in a well-played
match that featured some Of
Grear's best golf and almost
produced q startling upset.
Eisinger meets Paul Kern, jr.,