Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-09
BY STEVE HERSHEY
Star Staff Writer

Del Beman, at %. appar-
emily has finally become the
consistent golfer many expected
him to be after he compiled
an outstanding college record
at the University of Maryland.
The older brother of Deane,
a National and British ANA
teur champion who teed off
this morning against Colum-
bias Dick Latimer in the Ma
tional championships at Des
Moines, Iowa, has had a color
full but spotty career - until
recently.
Last year Del won the Dis
trict Amateur title and fol-
lowed it by winning his first
club championship at Spring
field Country Club. Yesterday
he successfully defended his
title by defeating Bobby
Bowers, jr.. 3 and 2.
Beman jumped to an early
lead over his 18-year- old OPP
ponent and a II gave him a
two-hole advantage after the
morning round. He strength
ened his lead to 4 up after the
first nine in the afternoon.
Then Bowers, the son of the
club pro, pared 10, IL and IL
to close the gap. But the
youngSter, who will be a fresh
man at George Washington
University this fall, never could
overcome the lead. Bowers
never had gone past the second
round in his previous club
championship efforts.
BETHESDA - Kent Kittle
has another championship to
take back to Wake Forest this
week when he returns for his
sophomore year. Kittle. 10, re-
gained the club championship
he lost last year by trouncing
Mike Nesbit, 8 and 8. in yes
terday's finals.
Kittle went out in the morn
ing with a steady 2-over-par
70, despite a lost ball on the
18th, to gain a 4-up advantage.
He turned the front nine in
even-par IS after lunch to go
9 up with nine to play. A par
on the 10th closed out the
match.
The 1861 champion lost out
in the Semifinals last year to
a former District Amateur
champion, Harry Cain. Nesbit,
II, who will enter the Univer-
sity of Maryland this week, up
set Cain two weeks ago in the
semifinalS, 2 and l.
Bethesda's "B" team handed
Belle Haven its first loss ever
in B" competition, 23-7.
MANOR-The door seems to
be widening for the return of
George Cornwell as club cham
pion. Cornwell, who won the
title two years ago and lost to
Bill McFerren in the finals last
year, will meet Sal Dimaio in
the SemifinalS next week.
Cornwell was on top of his
game yesterday, beating Buddy
Sharkey, 4 and 8, while Meier
ran was among the first-round
casualties.
Dimaio hipped N. F. MaderS
l up, DR.. V. ViaSi defeated l.
E. Hill, 2 and l, and Charles
Holmes beat DR.. Leo ShaudiS
2 and l, in other quarter final
matches.
2 WOODLAND - Capt. Court
2 Babcock, playing in his first
club championship, braShly
9 knocked off the defending
: champion, George Tew, 3 ano
2, in the quarter-fin a Is
Babcock will meet Billy Blu
chanan, co-medalist with Tew
J in the semifinals.
: Steve Reed, 16-year-old jun
? Tor champion, defeated Herman
1 Bane, 4 and 3, and Buck Kigel
! eliminated Emil Kenn in the
Z other matches.
s KENWOOD-Don Miller, de.
3 Tending club champion, was tn
8 most lopsided winner in tn
% championship flight first rount
70 yesterday as he defeated Lol
Semia, 8 and 7. R. D. Cour,
sen ouSted Dick Kreger,
up; Bill Schmidt was four un,
der when he Sidelined Jerry
Gibson, 6 and 5, and Nick Hol.
lander eliminated Max Bost
IL 5 and 4, to fill out this bracket
Winners in the other bracke
= were Ron Rhodes over Bill Bal,
y ley, 6 and 4; George BorSari owe
Il his son, Tommy, 3 and 2; Jo
GambateSe over Allan Lainp