Speaking
Of Golf
By JOB MAPLES
Golfers took advantage of the
beautiful weather during the
July 4th holiday and kept the
Boon* course rather crowded
as all records for heavy play
were broken. The Blowing Rock
course waa likewise crowded as
many of the members spent the
holidays in the mountains and
quite a few out of town guests
also took advantage of a week
of fine playing weather.
Many of the local players are
getting into "mid-season" form
as the saying goes, turning in
some fine scores. John With
row shot M on the front side,
but wasn't too proud of his back
nine score. John by the way,
will be leaving us within the
very near future. He has ac
cepted a position teaching at
East Carolina College in Green
ville. John will he missed by
hia many friends. He just took
up the game about a year ago
and has eoae a long way fast
and is quite interested in mak
ing contact with some golfers
down east. John regrets having
to leave our area but found it
necessary te do so but he made
it clear he plan* to be back
nest summer.
O. K. Richardson turned in
his best score since taking up
the game, during the past week.
It was a fine round in the mid
70"s, 74 I believe, although the
exact score escapes me at the
moment.
Long hitting Sara Travis
finally made his eagle on our
tenth hole the other day, after
many unsucessful attempts.
His two wood second shot end
ed up about three feet from
the hole and he made the putt
for the eagle and a year's mem
bership.
David Henderson, better
known around the golf shop as
"Hindu", pulled off the perfect
shot late Sunday evening on the
third hole. Some players ahead
of his group heard a lot of
noise and saw someone run
ning, jumping and yelling down
the third fairway and assumed
that he had encountered a nest
of yellow jackeia. It turaad evt
to be "Hindu" after lqflfrig o|t
bis tee shot for as
A feat even mere rare was
pulled off by Joe Edmondson
?t the Blowing Bock Country
Club the other day. He made a
double eagle two on the par
five twelfth hole, holing out a
four wood second shot Jee
was unable to see the ball en
ter the hole but knew it had
from the loud reaction ef the
group afeud of hi?- An tadl
S d how rare . double
eagle U, Is the fact that one
has never been scored on the
Boone course In over four
years of play. .
Beone Ladles Golf
Association New*
Eleven of the Boone ladles
were guests of the ladies of the
Hilltop Golf Club for a match
on June 27 and from aU re
ports, a wonderful time was
had by all. The ladies were
treated to a delicious lilncheon
and were quite impressed by
the fine improvements made in
their clubhouse. Three of the
Boone ladies were prtae wto
ners including Jo Joines, Fro
ma Shapiro and Peggy Cline.
In the weekly ladies day
tournament played Tuesday, six
teen ladies took part. Jo Joines
Was first in the bUnd bogey
with Froma Shapiro second.
Low putts with * ?ent "b
Robertson followed by Fran
Weber with 38 and all winners
were presented new golf balls.
The ladies held a hole in one
July 4th in an effort to
with whieh to buy
some new furniture for their
lounge. All players were eligi
ble to enter this contest upon
payment of a small entry fee.
They shot for a twenty foot
circle on the eighth green and
any player getting inside the
circle won a new ball. It was
a bad day for the players as
winners were few and far be
tween but the ladies did quite
well, taking in some sixty dol
lars which they will put to very
good use. The Udies have de
cided for their next such event,
to let the players shoot for the
entire green from the back
tees, instead of just a twenty
foot circle and an extra prize
of a dozen balls will be present
ed to any player who makes an
"ace." The entry fee will be 50c
and anyone who enters and is
on the putting surface of the
green will win a new ball. This
will take place sometime dur
ing the early part of Augwt, so
tor
?ROWWE? N*A* gbavs
Flat Rock, Mich ? A 72-year
old man left his home to visit
his wife's grave and failed to
return home.
He was fevnd later drowned
ia a pond where he apparently
bad gone to get a pail of water
to pour oil flowers around his
wife's grave.
Bob Light's tennis clinic got underway last week with 23
youngsters reporting for action. In the picture, first row
(l-r)r are David Shrake, Hike Corey, Jim Godwin, Scott
Smith, Coach Bob Light, Tommy Pease, Mike Owen and
Mackie Mast. On second row are J. Craig Righby, Peggy
Martin, Dee Spainhour, Leigh Godwin, David Spainhour,
Keith Greer, Danny Wilson, and J. B Hodge*. On third row
first girl unknown, Barbara Toder, third girl unknown, Ro
berta Jones, Martha Allen, Alice Davidson, Mary Darwin
Marsh, Janice Lewis, and Diane Hagamaa.
Bowling Highlight
Monday Night League
Scoring ? High 4 Game Set ?
Tony Isaacs 794, Frank Auton
S73, lamer Aldridge 662, Char
les Craig 640, Mae Greene 648,
Joe Mast 639, R. D. Auton 630,
Willard Trivett 629, Edsel Hod
ges 626, Dick Young 623.
High Game? Mac Greene 332,
Tony Isaacs 213, Frank Auton
20*. Bob Wilcox 202, Willard
Trivett 1M, Dayton Teague 182,
R. D. Auton 181, Elmer Eld
ridge 178, Charles Craig 178,
Ben Ward 172.
Standings
TEAMS W L
Ben's Foursome 21 11
Kingpins 21 11
Turkeys 19 13
Hi Four 14 18
Hi Hopes 13 19
Has Beens 8 24
Tuesday Night League
Scoring ? High 4 Game Set ?
lack Gleason 748, Jake Jacobs
717, Roger Thomas 679, Marvin
Deal 668, Joe Mast 661, Jim
Sawyer 682, Glen Coffey 640,
BUI Edmisten 816, Jack Mar
tin 601.
High Game ? Jack Gleason
221, Bill Edmisten 217, Marvjn
Deal 213, Jim Sawyer 200, Rog
er Thomas 1M, Jake Jacobs
191, Joe Mart 186, David Tho
mas 189, Randy Marsh 178,
Rev. J. K Parker 17S.
Standings
TEAMS W L
Pin Toppers .....24 12
Foulers _ 24 12
Misfits ..._ 20 16
Splits ...15 21
Gutter Boilers _. .14 22
Washouts 11 23
Major Scratch League
Scoring ? High 9 game set ?
Lowel Cable 900, Jake Jacobs
963, Ernie Lewis 934, Max Tri
vett 902, Bay Farthing 883, Ro
bert Warren 872, Ray Ward
859, Major Thomas 854, Stan
Smith 854, Harvey Ayers 835,
R. D. Hodges 833.
High Game ? Jake Jacobs 223,
Lyle Cook 223, Robert Warren
213, R. D. Hodges 212, Ernie
Lewis 212, Lowel Cable 211,
Major Thomas 203, Ray Ward
201, Max Trivett 100, Ray
Farthing 190, Fred Mast 198,
Harvey Ayers 198.
Standings (End of first half)
TEAMS W L
Striker* 12
Ward's Team 20 18
Smibj ? 28 17
Majors Trio 24V4 20H
Neophytes 23 22
BJB Trio 23 22
Splits 19V4 25 V4
Keglers ? 10 26
Holdouts * 11 20
Antique Auto 10 30
Blowing Roek Cains First Plaee Tie
In Avery-Watauga Baseball League
Blowing Bock gained ? tint
place tie in league play by win
ning two forfeit games from
Bamboo over the weekend. Elk
remained in a tie for first
place by beating Rutherwood
0 to 8 after losing to Ruther
wood on Saturday by a score
of 8 to 3. Valle Crock and
Foscoe split s pair of games.
Valle Crueis wter'ng 8 to 2
on Saturday and fo.com on top
12 to 8 on Sunday.
Blowing Rock _..7
Elk 7
Rutherwood ..... 6
Valle Crucis ?
Foscoe 3
Bamboo J
Cove Creek ? ? I
Crossnore ? ? 1
Saturday's Schedule? Foaeoe
at Bamboo, Rutherwood at Cove
Creek, CroSsnore at Elk, Valle
Crucis at Blowing Rock.
at Foaeoe, Cove Croak at B?th
crwood. Elk at Croeanore, Blow
ing Bock at Valla Crude.
un CIVIL w AS ?II
Winchester, Va? Two CMl
War shells, (uaad and ready,
ware discovered la tka Mandley
library by Maauai Sempeles
A 8-inch Navy shell was found
in the basement and ? smaller
shell upatairs.
Two Fort Belvoir Army ifw
defused the shell and
carted them off.
The librarian, David Upland
recalled how the shell* tod
bean toeaed about to a newt
cleaning and cb?? eovar.
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