The Washington times., 1927-12-28
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BY "Skeets" Watson

lie tAcepIlOnai nOlludX weather
has given the golfer a new lease on
life, and all Of the courses were well
filled with players YESTERDAY. 1t is
remarkable how the attendance
keeps up on the public links.
s. G. Leoffler. ir., supervisor Of
the public courses announced yee-
terday that all of the courses under
his management will close Saturday
to allow reconstruction work to pro.
coed. There will be many improve.
rner1ts made In the various courses.
The e" course in East Potomac
Park will get the greatest attention,
having IA bunkers and sand traps
added to the number already in.
stalled. This will make this course
more difficult and will satisfy the
desire Of many players to penalize
bad shots made by their opponents.
The IA" and "B" course in East
Potomac Park and the course in
Rock Creek Park will undergo many
changes. Traps will be added where
needed, and the tees will be recon.
structed on many holes.
Representatives Underwood Of
Ohio. Sinnott Of Washington state.
and Cooper Of Illinois. were out on
the links yesterday. There are
about twenty members Of the House
who play the public courses every
day.
Here is the "Polar Bear Club" Of
the golf links. Ed Barnes, Sam
Miller ana Harry Graham have
played over the Potomac course
every DAY 1t daybreak for the past
year. They say you have 20 be
q real polar bear to get out there
these brisk mornings, as they start
their round on ice formed on the
links over night.
Here IL q record for a lot OF
young golfers to shoot ut. Down in
Nast Potomac Park there is u man
~ Years Of age by the name Of
sam .IlubbeIl who has played golf
every day this year. and over that
period has an average Of 50 strokes
for Is holes.
Here Is a bronzed, broad shout.
dered. determined face man who
flaunts age in the face of Youth
ana PLAYS q holes every day. IT is
doubtful il any man in the District
near his age can defeat him in SO
holes and the boys down there are
ready to back him to the limit.
Mel Shorey. professional at East
POTOMAC Park, left Sunday in his
car Tor Florida. He will drive 10
Miami and play in the Miami open
ana the Sarasota tournaments. It
- expected he will stop at Pine
hurst on the way back and play In
the North and South open,
L. George, playing the Beaver
lam course, recently had a very
experience. George is an
excellent golfer, but the attitude Of
MS friends with whom he was play
ing indicated it was kidding
match instead of a golf match. On
the eighth hole he teed his ball ON
a nice rubber tee and proceeded
with his driving stroke and missed
the ball completely, causing his
friends much merriment.
On the down stroke of the sec.
ond attempt to drive the bali one
OF his companions threw a ball to-
ward the tee. Strange to say he
missed the teed bali again and
struck the one thrown by his friend
while in flight, sending it 2lo yards
down the course. He was much
surprised when he started to pick
up his tee to find his own ball still
lodged there.
There is a toursome down in East
Potomac Park composed of Maury
Posey, Bob Dugan, sam Hubbeli and
Albert Carter, who play day after
day together. Recently Posey
claimed that the weather was too
cold for golf, and he deserted them.
The truth has come out regarding
Posey's absence. 1t was learned
that Maury spends all his time now
in the due blinds in the lower Pc.
tomac. where his feet freeze to the
bottom Of the blind. OF course. Il
Is understood that there Is a diff.
ference between the cold In q duck
blind and che chill Of the golf links.
Every man to his own fancy.