Gulph Mills

Gulph Mills Golf Club's Sydney Blyn needed two extra holes to beat Riverton's Helen Ehlers and provide the clinching point in Gulph Mills' 4-3 victory yesterday in the second round of the Women's Golf Association's Interclub team matches. The win gave Gulph Mills, which also got individual match-play victories from Alexandra Walling, Ray Gordon and Dena Gibson, a 1-1 record in the Philadelphia Cup, which includes the WGAP's top six teams competing in a round-robin format. Merion is the only remaining unbeaten team in the Philadelphia Cup after handing Huntingdon Valley a 5-2 loss, and Spring-Ford scored a 6-1 win over Wilmington in the other match.

Westbound I-76 re-opened just after 4 p.m. Friday at Gulph Mills, after crews cleared two wrecked cars and a tractor trailer. The accident, which also involved a third passenger car, happened about 11:30 a.m. near mile marker 330, less than a mile east of where officials opened a new exit ramp from westbound I-76 to King of Prussia. One person was pronounced dead at the scene. The drivers of the tractor-trailer and two cars were taken to Paoli Hospital with minor injuries, according to state police.

Tommy Shimada, a 12-year-old Haverford School sixth grader, won the Port Washington (Long Island) International Junior Tennis Championships in the 12- and-under boys' division. Shimada, who lives in Gulph Mills, defeated Seth Gordon of New York City 6-1, 6-0 in the final, played Saturday. Lisa Raymond, a 13-year-old eighth grader at the Rosemont School, lost in the semifinals of the 14-and-under girls' division. Raymond, who lives in Wayne, lost to Sabine Appelmans of Belgium on Friday, 6-3, 6-1. Appelmans went on to win the tournament.

Gulph Mills Country Club's Barbara Kennedy followed last week's 89 at Talamore with a 95 yesterday at Manufacturers Golf and Country Club and captured the Women's Golf Association of Philadelphia's Class B Stroke Play Championship. Mary DeVan of Manufacturers took the Class C title by adding a 91 at Meadowlands to the 101 she shot at Blue Bell last week.

In a teary courtroom apology, Montgomery County double murderer Caleb Fairley yesterday said he could not explain his "inexcusable" crimes. "There was no reason for it. I don't know why I did it," said Fairley, 22, who was convicted of strangling a toddler and her mother as they shopped last fall in the Collegeville children's-clothing store owned by Fairley's mother. That was Fairley's first public statement about the Sept. 10 murders of Lisa Marie Manderach, 29, and her 19-month-old daughter, Devon.

Women's Golf Association INTER-CLUB TEAM MATCHES Round 2 of 5. Philadelphia Cup Sunnybrook 4, Gulph Mills 3 Phila. Cricket 6, Manufacturers 1: Kerry Rutan, PC, def. Tracy Albertelli, 5 and 4; Sarah Easton, M, def. Melana Regan, 2 up; Alison Shoemaker, PC, def. Sue Klauder, 2 up; Marji Goldman, PC, def. Ann Gilmore, 6 and 5; Jan Albert, PC, def. Tricia Delaney, 1 up; Cynthia Clough, PC, def. Betsy Quinn, 6 and 4; Becky Sanderson, PC, def. Jeanne McKenny, 6 and 5. Second Cup: Whiteford 1 def. Coatesville, 4-3; Spring Ford 1 def. Radley Run 1, 6-1; Sandy Run 1 def. Wilmington 1, 6-1. Third Cup: Medford Village 1 def. Aronimink 1, 4-3; Overbrook 1 def. Waynesborough 1, 4-3; Little Mill 1 def. Phila.

Thomas Paul of Gulph Mills teamed with three players from Huntingdon Valley to win the Golf Association of Philadelphia's season-opening tournament after the chairman's meeting yesterday at LuLu Country Club. Wally Swiger, Robert Kiesling and William Weihenmayer of Huntingdon Valley joined Paul for a winning score of 64-71-135 in the net two-best-balls-of-foursome format, topping a field of 98 players. The results Wally Swiger, Huntingdon Valley; Robert Kiesling, Huntingdon Valley; William Weihenmayer, Huntingdon Valley; Thomas Paul, Gulph Mills - 64-71-135 Darrin Smith, McCall Field; Edwin Donegan, McCall Field; Robert Garis, North Hills; John Darcy, North Hills - 70-69-139 Bruce Dove, Burlington; Reggie DeCarlo, Burlington; David Lampi, Radnor Valley; Eric Levin, Radnor Valley - 67-72-139

Rolling Green Golf Club won the Ellen Gowen Hood Shield handicap team tournament for the second straight year with an aggregate net score of 374 for five players yesterday at Philadelphia Cricket Club. Rolling Green prevailed by 2 strokes over Gulph Mills on scoring by Meg Devitt (70), Caroline Coleman (74), Carol Fager (76), Judy Kaiser-Wellons (76) and Mary McGeechen (78).

Marji Goldman and Kerry Rutan each carded a 77 at Manufacturers Golf and Country Club on Wednesday to share the first-round lead of the Women's Golf Association of Philadelphia's 104th Stroke Play Championship. Goldman and Rutan, who guided the Philadelphia Cricket Club to back-to-back titles in the WGAP inter-club team matches the last two years, will take a 2-stroke lead into Thursday's final round. Defending champion Alexandra Frazier of Gulph Mills is in a tie for sixth place at 81. The Results Marji Goldman, Philadelphia Cricket.

Rob Shuey of Bent Creek Country Club, the first-round leader, won the $17,000 Philadelphia PGA Burlington Classic yesterday with a 36-hole score of 6-under-par 134 at Burlington Country Club. In Sunday's first round, Shuey led by 1 stroke with a 5-under-par 65. Yesterday, he shot a 1-under-par 69 after a rain delay of 1 hour, 15 minutes. Willie Scholl of Gulph Mills won the Senior Division by 2 strokes over Dennis Milne of Trenton Country Club with 66-77-143.

Women's Golf Association TEAM MATCHES PLAYOFFS At ; par 72. Phila. Cup: *Sandy Run 1 def. Gulph Mills 1, 6-1. 2d Cup: *Overbrook 1 def. Coatesville 1, 5-2. 3d Cup: *Old York Road 1 def. Phila. Country 1, 5-2. 4th Cup: *Commonwealth 1 def. Brandywine, 6-1. 5th Cup: *Chester Valley 1 def. Doylestown 1, 6-1. 6th Cup: *Plymouth 1 def. Tavistock 1, 6-1. 7th Cup: *Penn Oaks 1 def. Spring Ford 2, 6-1. *-indicates challenging team trying to move up.

Westbound I-76 re-opened just after 4 p.m. Friday at Gulph Mills, after crews cleared two wrecked cars and a tractor trailer. The accident, which also involved a third passenger car, happened about 11:30 a.m. near mile marker 330, less than a mile east of where officials opened a new exit ramp from westbound I-76 to King of Prussia. One person was pronounced dead at the scene. The drivers of the tractor-trailer and two cars were taken to Paoli Hospital with minor injuries, according to state police.

Merion Golf Club, with team captain Kim Simmons scoring a 1-up victory, wrapped up the Philadelphia Cup on Tuesday with a 5-2 victory over visiting Philadelphia Cricket Club. Merion won the top level of the Women's Golf Association of Philadelphia's inter-club team matches with a 5-0 record this spring, aided by wins from Catherine Elliott, Nancy Porter, Katie Sibel, and Vinny West. The results Philadelphia Cup Final standings: Merion 5-0, Philadelphia Cricket 3-2, Huntingdon Valley 3-2, Sunnybrook 2-3, Gulph Mills 2-3, Manufacturers 0-5. Merion 5, Phila.