Evening star. [volume], September 11, 1947, Page C-3, Image 44

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Upset of Stranahan
By Dawson Enlivens
National Amateur
ly the Associated Press
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Sept. 11.—
With Defending Champion Ted
Bishop and the pre-tournament
favorite, Frank Stranahan, rudely
bounced out of the running, 16
survivors of hectic third and fourth
round play headed into two more
sudden-death tours of Pebble Beach
golf course today in 'quest of the
National Amateur championship.
Still very much in the bitter chase
were such big name challengers as
Marvin H. •'Bud'’ Ward, 1939 and
1941 winner; Dick Chapman, the
1940 champion; Walker Cup player
Skee Riegel; Metropolitan New York
Champion Frank Strafaci, and last
but far from least, Johnny Dawson,
the man who provided the spec
tacular punch in yesterday’s play.
Fifth-Round Lineups.
As the mounting galleries con
tinued to buzz-buzz about Dawson
and the brilliant eagle-three he fired
against Stranahan on the 20th green,
today’s lineup of matches stood, in
the order of their fifth round tee
appearances;
Chapman vs. Strafaci.
Otto H. Hoffmeister, a darkhorse
vs. Dawson.
Thomas W. Barnes vs. John H.
Selby.
Frank Hixon vs. Bud Ward.
Jack W. Robinson vs. Harvie
Ward, jr.
Charles Lind vs. Felice J. Torza.
Charles Kocsis vs. Robert R. Ros
Skee Riegel vs. Young Jack Bari
teau.
That was the lineup, and the sur
viving eight were slated to proceed
into the quarter finals duririg the
afternoon.
Yesterday’s galleries braved gray
skies, drifting fog and a late after
noon wind that whipped over the
Monterey Peninsula and brought
red noses and chilly feet, but they
were rewarded by several touches
of excitement that helped raise body
temperatures.
Kocsis Shoots Steady Game.
Kocsis and McCormick in the
third round provided the opening
thrill as they battled to 20 holes be
fore McCormick, whose beautiful
eagle on the 14th put him back in
the running, succumbed to the
steady game of the sturdy Michigan
ace.
And then came Dawson, a slender,
sentimental favorite who looks—
and plays—much younger than his
44 years, and athletic-, hard work
ing Stranahan, long since estab
lished as the man to beat in this
47th chapter of the United States
amateur.
Dawson, who was quietly kept on
the sidelines of the National by the
United States Golf Association from
1929 until 1946 because of his con
nection wuth a sporting goods house,
came to the 18th green, trailing,
1 down.
Then Stranahan, the cool, metho
dical one, missed a put that meas
ured less than 2 feet. The match
was all square. They halved the
19th, aDd on the 20th Dawson
brought it to a dramatic end with
an eight-iron shot of 40 feet that
scored an eagle 3.
Redskins
(Continued From Page C-l.)_
touchdown play of the productive
third period, going all the way from
the 15-yard line for a touchdown.
He had picked np 6 yards on the
previous play and almost got away.
This scoring march was instigated
by Doug Turley, who scooped up the
ball when Zimmerman, hit hard
by-the entire center of the line,
fumbled trying to get off a pass.
Youel also started the Skins off
on their second touchdown trip,
grabbing the ball when Dudley
fumbled returning the kickoff. It
was a 36-yard march and ended
with ‘ Bones" Taylor taking a well
timed pass from Baugh deep in
the end zone as Joe Margucci vainly
tried to tip the ball. A 6-yard
thrust off tackle by Saenz, fol
lowed by an over-the-line pass to
Farmer on the 24, set up the play.
The Redskins’ defense looked
much better last night as Bill Dud
ley, Tippy Madarik Ac Co. were
held to a paltry 49 yards on the
ground. In the air it was a different
story, as the Lions, with Zimmer
man doing most of the damage,
piled up 161 yards.
Timmerman t»oes over.
It was a 32-yard gain on a pass
from Zimmerman to Ted Cook—
one of three completed in the
series—that set up Detroit's first
score, planting the ball on the 6
yard line. Zimmerman took it over
from the 1. Zimmerman picked
out Madarik in the end zone, where
he faked atfay from Youel, and
hit him with the Lions' second
touchdown toss early in the final
period. It ended a 66-yard advance,
begun with the kickoff.
Dudley didn't score for his new
club and was kept pretty well bot
tled up by the Skins, but the Vir
ginian showed he can still pick 'em
up and lay ’em down. He sent a
couple of quick kicks whistling over
the Redskins’ secondary heads, but
the victors were willing to gamble
on loss of yardage in this fashion,
rather than risk completion of
short passes with the Lions still
keeping the ball,
Big Ed Cifers. who played both
tackles and in the middle before
the firing ceased, Demp Harris and
Don Avery were outstanding on de
fense for the Skins. The pass de
fense, while yielding much ground,
w'as on its toes when a completed
toss would have paid off for the
Lions, but it’s still too close for
comfort.
Three years ago—A m e r i c a n
League President Will Harridge
predicted circuit’s attendance
would show 1,000,000 increase over
1943.
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woman duckpin bowler of the country. She won the title by
the margin of a single pin over Maxine Allen of Durham. N. C.,
with a 416-game average of 118-72. —■AP Photo.
By Merrell Whittlesey
Bobby Brownell stumbled sleepily
to the telephone at 1:15 am. last
Monday morning and was surprised
to hear the operator say “Cali
fornia calling.” To his immediate
knowledge, the District's top-rank
ing golfer didn't know a person in
California, but he was willing to
listen as it was the other party's $3.
The call turned out to be from a
John Hubert of Seattle, who wanted
to take Brownell’s place in the na- j
tional amateur championship, j
"You’re not coming out, are you?” j
the stranger said, hopefully, and a i
trifle annoyed at being awakened at |
that hour Brownell replied that be-!
ing as he was supposed to tee off
in 7 hours and 5 minutes it was
fairly obvious that he was not. J
“Hold on will you,” Hubert said,'
“I’ve got permission to play as an
alternate in your place and now
I’ve got to get this call transferred
to Joe Dey’s (USGA secretary) room
to prove you won’t be here.”
Brownell waited. Two minutes, five
minutes, eight minutes, finally after
10 minutes Hubert returned to the
phone. i
“Joe said if I had gone to all the
trouble to call you and had you
waiting all this time, he'd take my
word for it. Thanks a lot,” Hubert
said, and hung up. By that time his
phone bill was almost $10.
Brownell glanced at the results
the next day which showed Eli
Bariteau, San Jose, defeated John
Hubert of Seattle, 4 and 3.
Barituea, incidentally, was the
youngster -who defeated Smiley
Quick in the second round.
Brownell may not be in top shape
to defend his District Amateur title ;
next week. He attempted to lift a
washing machine in his basement
last week end and twisted his back
He has been visiting a chiropractoi
this week and reports improvement
but may not be at his best' for 36
holes.
Entries for the four-day event
starting next Tuesday at Woodmont
close Sunday at 6 o'clock with Albert
E. Steinem, secretary, or Pro Gene
Larkin at the host plub.
Green Spring Valley Pro John
Flattery today announced details foi
the annual Baltimore Match Play
Open championship to be playpc
October 14-17 at the Garrison, Md.
course for a purse of more than $505
It is the only head-to-head competi
tion for the pros in this section
Walter Romans, the Baltimore C. C
pro. is defending champion.
The prize money has been dividec
so that almost everybody gets e
little bit. The winner will receive
$100, runnerup $75, defeated semi
finalist $50 and the defeated quar
terfinalists $25. In addition, then
will be a consolation flight, some
thing new, with $50 to the winner
$25 runnerup, $12.50 defeated semi
finalists and $7.50 beaten quarter
finalists. That adds up to $505, anc
in addition a medalist prize will be
awarded.
The event is open to amateurs
as a Baltimore pro will attest. Last
year the certain pro was upset bj
one of his club members in the
first round, which enraged hiih sc
he kicked ov»r a row of locken
when he came in.
Ten years ago—Baron Gott
fried Von Cramm of Germany
rallied to beat Bobby Riggs of
Los Angeles, 0—6, 6—8, 6—3, 6—3,
6—2, in semi-finals of United
Stattes tennis singles at Forest
Hills.
Favorites Survive Golf Tilts
For Women's Club Crowns
Women's club championships at;
Columbia. Congressional and Wash
ington Golf and Country Club reach j
the semifinal stage today with most
of the favorites remaining.
Betty Alvard nearly pulled the;
upset of the day yesterday when1
she took Mrs. L. G. Pray, medalist
and one of the District’s top-rank
ing golfers, to the 18th hole be
fore losing, 1 down, in the Colum- j
bin championship. Mrs. Pray met
, Elinor Finckel and Mrs. John Ives
played Mrs. Allen Minnix in to
day's matches.
Results yesterday:
Championship Flight.
Mrs L. G. Pray defeated Betty Alvard.1
1 up; Mrs. Elinor Finckel defeated Mrs.
W. C. Geling. * and 7: Mrs. John Ives
defeated Mrs. John Darby. 7 and 6; Mrs.
Allen Minnix defeated Mrs. Norman Frost.
1 up on 3 0 holes.
Second Flight.
Mrs. William Abell defeated Mrs. F.
C. McCord. 4 and 3: Mrs. Webb Hayes*
defeated Mrs. A. G. Gardiner. 7 and 5: j
Mrs Howard Foley defeated Mrs. Walter;
i Jarvis. 4 and 3: Mrs. Ed Hartshorn de-1
feared Mrs. Hueh MacKenzie, 4 and 3.1
Third Flight.
Mrs. H. O Porter defeated Mrs. R. A.:
Lacey. 4 and 3; Mrs. H. C. Fisher de
1 feated Mrs. John Hopkins. " up; Mrs. |
W. W. Smith defeated Mrs. Vem Wilson.
; ‘J up. Mrs. George Crawford defeated Mrs
G. I. .lames. 7 and H.
The Washington championshij
foufid Mrs. J. L. Mason vs. Mrs
H. H. Goodman and Mrs. George H
Bailey, jr., meeting Mrs. Lafayeth
Franklin, the defending champion
Mrs. Mason advanced with a 4
and-3 triumph over Mrs. M. Hb1<
Dinneen. Mrs. Goodman won by the
same margin over Mrs. A. G. Stm
monds, Mrs. Bailey edged Mrs. J. J
Corson, 1 up. and Mrs. Franklin won
j and 4. over Mrs. E. M. Norton ir
yesterday's matches.
The Congressional linkswomer
resumed their championship todaj
with Mrs. D. H. Henderson, medal
ist. against Mrs. E. V. Brumfiel anc
Mrs. E. S. Hanson against Mrs. H
M. Chapman.
In a Manor Club Women's Gol
Committee surprise tournament
Mrs. Leo Butler had the most 5s
seven; Mrs. W. Edwards the mos
7s with six and Mrs. William Billicl
won putting honors with 34. Th
guest prize went to Mrs. Georgi
Hunter of Indian Spring with i
gross 93.
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Julie Singer Off Again
To Good Start as Pin
League Is Opened*'
By Ben McAlwee
Right off the bat it appears Cham
pion Jblie Singer again will be the
bowler to beat for the Men’s Major
District League individual title/
Firing top scores of 169 and 429,
the Greenway manager was off to a
brilliant start last night at Hi-Skor
in ' leading Winchester Packard
Motors to a 2-1 win from Galliher
& Huguely Lumber in the circuit's
opener.
Back in action after a year’s
absence, Sam Simon, still looking
the part of one of the city's finest
team bowlers, also had a hand in
helping down the Huguely outfit,
with 161 and 416. His single wallop
was coupled with Singer’s big blast
in the final winning game. The Win
chesters bagged high team counts
with 661 and 1.870. The Winchesters
copped the first game by one pin,
610 to 609.
Heurich Brewers were off to a
winning start by' beating Arcade
Pontiac, 2-1 at Brookland. Veteran
Jack Talbert was best for the victors
with 374. TfouAg Jack Barkley,
rising Clarendon southpaw, starred
for the losers with ,155 and 416.
With the entire team marking in
the last frame to snatch the final
game out of the fire. Burr Heishman
Tires quint came through with a
2-1 victory over Winn’s Motors at
King Pin. Billy Stalcup’s 328 set
_ was high for the winners. Paul
Perkins sparkled for the losers with
143—414.
Mann's Potato Chips clipped
Maple-Edge Pins 2-1, at Colonial
Village.
The Masonic Duckpin League, of
which John Deitch of National
Lodge is president, will open its 34t'n
season tonight at Colonial Village.
Twenty-eight teams start hostilities
at 8 p.m., while the other eight
quints are scheduled to bowl tomor
row night.
King Pin will be jammed at 7
o’clock tonight when the 18-team
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens’ As-1
sociation League gets under way.
Out of action during the war years,
the District of Columbia government
loop has reorganized and will stage
its opener at 7 o’clock tomorrow
night at Brookland Recreation. Guy
Pearson, District tax collector, is
president of the 14-team loop and
Charley Bernhardt is secretary and
scorer.
Col. Will Curtin’s 418, w'hich paced
the Barbettes to a 2-1 win from
Promoters and Jake Quidley’s 156
that enabled the OD’s to salvage
their lone game from Transporta- j
tion, were the top scores as the War!
Department ushered in its 29th sea- {
son at Chevy Chase Ice Palace.!
Operations swamped last season’s
pennant-winning Reproduction with1
highs of 617 and 1,728.
Garvin's, Kavakos Clubs
Go to Softball Tourney
Garvin's Grill girls’ softball team
and Kavakos Grill men’s team are
j slated to leave at 9:30 tonight by
train for Cleveland where they will
compete In the world softball cham
pionships this week end.
Garvin’s, Washington and regional
champion, tuned by defeating the
Alexandria All-Stars, 10-3, yesterday
on the Monument Grounds.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION FLATOFFS.
Nashville, 3: New Orleans. 2 (Nash
ville leads best-of-seven series. 2-0).
I Mobile. 7; Chattanooga, 4 (Mobile leads
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Gallagher's Hopes High in First
Year as Johnnies' Head Coach
. By Bill Fuchs
With Former Coach Gene Augus
terfer now on the athletic staff of
Catholic University, the job of
whipping into shape the St. John’s
football team falls on the capable
shoulders of Joe Gallagher, himself
a St. John's alumnus and former
football and basket ball standout at
George Washington University ath
lete.
Helping Gallagher will be Tuffy
Leemans and Ray Hankins, a pair of
ex-George Washington stars who
went on to professional glory with
che New’ York Giants, and Ray Fen
lon. brother of Johnny Fenlon,
Richmond University mentor. Fen
lon also was a Colonial star and he’ll
be in charge of prepping the junior
squad for future service.
Gallagher and his able staff took
the Johnnies over to Roosevelt High
School the other day for a scrim
mage session with the Rough Riders,
and although it’s a little early to
make a prediction, the Johnnies look
as if they’re going to turn up with a
pnnri t.pam
making his debut as a head coach
a success.
About Miller, who with Waldron
was a sub last year, Gallagher is
very enthusiastic.
"He'll be in the fullback spot. He
looks very good, plows very hard'
and we're counting on him to pick
up that extra yard when we need
it.”
Fannon at Right End.
Tom FannOn, who played fullback
last year, has been concerted to
right end, while Dick Robey and
Joe Palmer will fight it out for the
other end position. They both look
promising.
Gallagher has four big boys flank
ing Center Dick Fennell, Tackles
Joe Kidwell and George Donohue
and Guards Joe Cardaci and Lou
McCarthy. ,
The schedule:
September 28—At Calvert Hall.
October 4—Charlotte Hall at C U..
in, at Blair; 17, at Western: 24. Cham
berlain: 31, at Georgetown Prep
November 7—At Central: 14, at Ana
costiat 29. Gonzaga, at Griffith Stadium.
' Jack George Is Mainstay.
The Jack of all trades—that would
be Jack George, who siems to excel
in every sport—is Gallagher’s main
stay. George will be in the quarter
back slot and on him rests the as
signment of flinging the pigskin.
According to Gallagher, he has all
the qualifications.
In the halfback positions Gal
lagher has Bob Poch, who starred
in that position last year, and Duany
Waldron.
“Waldron was a sub last year,”
Gallagher explained, “but he’ll get
a starting berth this season. Among
other things he's a good runner.”
Harry (Hotsy) O’Meara, whose
running ability was a high light of
the Johnnies’ attack for the last
three seasons, has graduated, and
although O’Meara’s knee injury kept
him out of action most of last sea
son, Gallagher admits- he’ll be
missfed.
But with George, Poch, Waldron
and Bill Miller backing up the
line, Gallagher has high hopes of
Takoma Girls Open Play
In Phoenix Softy Meet
Special Dispatch to The Star
PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 11.—
Takoma Decorators of Washington,
D. C., are scheduled to clash with
the Oklahoma City Sooner Queens
in the second game of a twin bill
tonight as the National Softball
Congress championships get Under
way here on the new Phoenix soft
ball field. Winner of this game
n>eets Santa Monica tCalif.) Ram
blers tomorrow night.
In the opener tonight, Dorst
Sweethearts from Toronto meet
Phoenix Holsum Bakery Maids.
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State Links Matches
Definite for Sunday
After announcing Monday that
the first round of the State team
matches would be postponed to Sep
tember 21, the Maryland State Golf
Association today reversed its field
and named next Sunday, September
14, as the date of the firsk-round
matches.
Pairings find Indian Spring vs.
bye, Suburban at Woodholme, Roll
ing Road at Bonnie View, Chevy
Chase vs. bye, Catoctin at Hillen*
dale. Prince Georges vs. bye, C. C.
of Maryland at Manor, Aberdeen at
Five Farms. .
That Manor-C. C. of Maryland
match brings together the same
teams that played for the title lass
jfear. with the Baltimoreans wins
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Bowlers Wanted
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an eight-team league to bowl at
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