Senior Women

Bobby Farr yesterday posted an 83 over her home course, the Elkridge Club, and claimed her second Senior Women's Cup, an annual event conducted by the Women's Golf Association.Farr had won in 1989 and lost a playoff for the title last year.Nan Pinkard gave Elkridge another title with her low net of the 92-player field, 66.Marie Hess of Hillendale Country Club took the Peterson Plate (60-over), 84; Lila Emory of Elkridge earned the Nelson Pitcher (70-over), 91; and Evelyn Glick of Woodholme CC won the Appling Bowl (80-over)

At age 8, Mahal Maria May started dance class and quickly made it as much a part of her education as the ABCs. She concentrated on Hawaiian routines and has spent decades mastering the nuances of the dance forever associated with America's island state. She often performs in traditional grass skirt before an audience or at a family luau. "I love the hula," said May, whose first name translates to "love" in her native Filipino. "It tells a lovely story in a feminine way. " Now, at 65, she is the reigning Ms. Maryland Senior America and is practicing her signature dance for the national pageant in October in Atlantic City, N.J. May, a retired education consultant for the federal government and a Davidsonville resident, is used to performing as a member of the South County Showstoppers, a traveling troupe of seniors.

As it neared 6 p.m. on a recent gray and cool Tuesday evening, women began to fill the ratty softball field at Jacobsville Park in Pasadena.They came with bats and balls and gloves and caps, flexing, stretching, swinging, chatting. The job, kids, home and husband were fine, they confirmed. Some had hastily cooked dinner before rushing to the field.Some adjusted gloves and tucked in shirts. Some pulled baseball caps over gray-streaked or white hair.Finally, they threw out the first pitch.Every summer since 1994, the Bay Ladies Softball League -- about 25 players between the ages of 40 and 79 -- has met weekly in Anne Arundel County for practice and games.

Soccer Bays Chelsea U-19 boys win national title The Baltimore Bays Chelsea under-19 boys team defeated the Chicago Fire, 2-0, on Sunday in Phoenix to win the United States Youth Soccer Association national championship. The Bays scored five minutes into the game on a header by Marquez Fernandez (McDonogh) and added a goal by Jeremy Kirkwood (McDonogh) at the 51-minute mark. Phil Saunders (Perry Hall, UMBC), who recorded the shutout, won the Golden Glove award as the tournament's top goalkeeper.

Chasing balls and ripping line drives up the middle has been sweet for Janet Hull. But the 75-year-old Brooklyn Park woman is tired of trips to Northern Virginia to play with the Golden Girls, a senior women's softball league. She wants to play in her own back yard: Maryland.After five years of making the 100-mile round trip to Vienna, Va., twice a week, Ms. Hull is trying to organize a senior women's softball league here. "You just can't explain how much fun it is to get out there and play with other senior women," said the retired secretary.

2 accused of dealing drugs from motelA man and a woman were arrested Tuesday afternoon on drug charges as they drove away from a North County motel. LTC County police said they found more than $1,700 worth of cocaine in the couple's motel room.Lori Diane Brown, 32, of the 600 block of New Jersey Ave., Glen Burnie, and Bryan Leonard Stevens, 37, of the 1600 block of Plum St., Brooklyn Park, were charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine.Authorities said they had been investigating the couple, whom they suspected were using the motel to distribute cocaine.

JudoSenior men: Light, Matthew Veader, Chevy Chase; Medium, Philippe de Mazancourt, Bethesda; Heavy, Mark Dantzler, Gaithersburg; Extra Heavy, Flint White, Laurel; Masters, Mazancourt. Senior women: Light, Diane Tamai, Landover; Heavy, Pam Hinkle, Glen Burnie. Junior men: Light, Matthew Salmond, Upper Marlboro; Medium, Stephen Rudge, Severna Park; Heavy, Shawn Poore, Prince Frederick. Junior women: Light, Rhonda Leatherman, Smithsburg; Medium, Christina Salmond, Upper Marlboro; Heavy, Bobbie Jo Smoot, Keedysville.

WASHINGTON -- The CIA's operations directorate -- where the spies work -- has long been one of Washington's classic "old boy" networks. But it may not be much longer.Roughly 200 women in the directorate are saying that they have been deprived of promotions and power. They are considering filing a class-action suit, charging that they have been blocked from posts as covert operatives, case officers and station chiefs, according to lawyers and women involved in the case.The top jobs at the Directorate of Operations, the clandestine service that conducts espionage abroad, have always been for men only, lawyers and former intelligence officers say. Fewer than 10 women hold positions of real power in the directorate, which has more than 2,000 employees, they said.

Jerry and Todd Eckenrode place a remarkable streak on the line in today's two-man team championship final at Wakefield Valley.The Eckenrodes, who are not related, are seeking their seventh title in the 36-hole Bill Horney Event.Prodded by their success on home grounds, the Eckenrodes took a swing at Maryland State honors at Newmarket's West Winds course last week. They finished with a 74, just short of the prize list.Joe Young is the spring handicap champion at Wakefield. Bob Hoy and Butch Horner tied for second.

BOSTON -- Damn, what did I do with that T-shirt? The one that says "These aren't hot flashes, they're power surges." Where is it now that I've finally found just the right occasion?Ever since the boomers started hitting 50, the cutting edge of this ever vigilant, ever youthful generation has been trying to get us to think positively about the pause.A fleet of pop (or rather, mom) psychologists reminds us that the reproductive finale doesn't mean the productive end. A choir of HTC gender spinmeisters (or rather, spinmistresses)

Sandra J. Caplan, a former businesswoman who owned and operated a Mount Washington florist and clothing store and later became a founding member of New Directions for Women Inc., died Friday of pneumonia at Sinai Hospital. The Cross Keys resident was 75. Sandra Joan Axe was born in Philadelphia and raised in Lower Merion Township, Pa. After graduating in 1951 from Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pa., she attended Pennsylvania State University for a year. In 1953, she married Martin Caplan, a Baltimore businessman, who later owned A-1 Cleaning Service, a home cleaning business.

PHILADELPHIA -- As she rushes down the homestretch of her collegiate track and field career, Kierra Foster continues to raise her sights. The University of Maryland senior from West Palm Beach, Fla., is already a two-time NCAA indoor medalist in the long jump. With a leap of 20 feet, 10 inches yesterday at Franklin Field, she claimed the women's collegiate championship of the 112th Penn Relays. Now the NCAA title - on the line June 7-10 in Sacramento, Calif. - becomes her goal. "It's a boost," she said of her winning jump.

BOSTON -- Damn, what did I do with that T-shirt? The one that says "These aren't hot flashes, they're power surges." Where is it now that I've finally found just the right occasion?Ever since the boomers started hitting 50, the cutting edge of this ever vigilant, ever youthful generation has been trying to get us to think positively about the pause.A fleet of pop (or rather, mom) psychologists reminds us that the reproductive finale doesn't mean the productive end. A choir of HTC gender spinmeisters (or rather, spinmistresses)

As it neared 6 p.m. on a recent gray and cool Tuesday evening, women began to fill the ratty softball field at Jacobsville Park in Pasadena.They came with bats and balls and gloves and caps, flexing, stretching, swinging, chatting. The job, kids, home and husband were fine, they confirmed. Some had hastily cooked dinner before rushing to the field.Some adjusted gloves and tucked in shirts. Some pulled baseball caps over gray-streaked or white hair.Finally, they threw out the first pitch.Every summer since 1994, the Bay Ladies Softball League -- about 25 players between the ages of 40 and 79 -- has met weekly in Anne Arundel County for practice and games.

WASHINGTON -- The CIA's operations directorate -- where the spies work -- has long been one of Washington's classic "old boy" networks. But it may not be much longer.Roughly 200 women in the directorate are saying that they have been deprived of promotions and power. They are considering filing a class-action suit, charging that they have been blocked from posts as covert operatives, case officers and station chiefs, according to lawyers and women involved in the case.The top jobs at the Directorate of Operations, the clandestine service that conducts espionage abroad, have always been for men only, lawyers and former intelligence officers say. Fewer than 10 women hold positions of real power in the directorate, which has more than 2,000 employees, they said.

Chasing balls and ripping line drives up the middle has been sweet for Janet Hull. But the 75-year-old Brooklyn Park woman is tired of trips to Northern Virginia to play with the Golden Girls, a senior women's softball league. She wants to play in her own back yard: Maryland.After five years of making the 100-mile round trip to Vienna, Va., twice a week, Ms. Hull is trying to organize a senior women's softball league here. "You just can't explain how much fun it is to get out there and play with other senior women," said the retired secretary.

Sandra J. Caplan, a former businesswoman who owned and operated a Mount Washington florist and clothing store and later became a founding member of New Directions for Women Inc., died Friday of pneumonia at Sinai Hospital. The Cross Keys resident was 75. Sandra Joan Axe was born in Philadelphia and raised in Lower Merion Township, Pa. After graduating in 1951 from Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pa., she attended Pennsylvania State University for a year. In 1953, she married Martin Caplan, a Baltimore businessman, who later owned A-1 Cleaning Service, a home cleaning business.

WASHINGTON -- Women and minorities are trailing white men at the U.S. Naval Academy, due in part to the macho traditions of the school and to lingering gender and racial biases, congressional investigators report.In every area of the Annapolis academy's scholastic, physical training and military curriculum, female and minority students have fared worse than their white male counterparts -- including living up to the school's rigorous honor code, investigators reported.In one of the more surprising findings of the 22-month study, the General Accounting Office said female midshipmen were cited more often than white men for rule infractions.

2 accused of dealing drugs from motelA man and a woman were arrested Tuesday afternoon on drug charges as they drove away from a North County motel. LTC County police said they found more than $1,700 worth of cocaine in the couple's motel room.Lori Diane Brown, 32, of the 600 block of New Jersey Ave., Glen Burnie, and Bryan Leonard Stevens, 37, of the 1600 block of Plum St., Brooklyn Park, were charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine.Authorities said they had been investigating the couple, whom they suspected were using the motel to distribute cocaine.

Jerry and Todd Eckenrode place a remarkable streak on the line in today's two-man team championship final at Wakefield Valley.The Eckenrodes, who are not related, are seeking their seventh title in the 36-hole Bill Horney Event.Prodded by their success on home grounds, the Eckenrodes took a swing at Maryland State honors at Newmarket's West Winds course last week. They finished with a 74, just short of the prize list.Joe Young is the spring handicap champion at Wakefield. Bob Hoy and Butch Horner tied for second.