Evening star., 1927-10-30

TALK OF revivinS the almost de-
fuuct Washington Newspaper
Golf Club has been in the air
4 for the past few days. with
the possibility that the or
Raniza ton of newspaper men who
played in Journeys twice wear from
1921 through 1926 may have a Fail
affair this year.
There has been no tourner held this
year. partly because of inability of
maiordomo Jim Preston to pre-
because Of lacl. of iu*"rest in the
affair But with Winter and the
Opening If a new session of Congress
approaching. the newspaper mon are
stirring around ard talKing Of hay
ing tourney hafore The snow flies.
Preston is still ti"d up with duties
incident to The 'all-Sincla.f uial,
hut some one else will he found 10
handle the ecorehoaId The difficult
part of the tourney. however. falls to
the handicap. COMMITTEES. over which
Arthur W. Dunn presided until his
death last year.
Golf goes on merriiy AT the Manor
Club. where major Improvements are
und er way, with a new nine le
course being built anl several greens
on the old course being reconstructed
4 temporary eighteenth green is in
use while the old green is being re-
constructed while several other
green's are being rebuilt. Most Of the
work is going on on tho other side
~ the clubhouse whore tho new nine-
hole cour@e is being blasted through
slm@st virgin forest.
Such weather as Vcehin. .:cn on.
toyed last week lends color 10 the
thought" IF many delegates to tn.
District Golf Association meetings
THAI some of the big club invita- tior
events should be held in the Fall in
stead cf being crowded together in the
Spring. as at present.
Tommy Armou: al Congressional
reaches the second apex of his gOlfin2
wear this week Embarked on q chase
after Walter iiagcn's professional
match play championship in the tour
ney which starts at Dallas. Tex. to
morrow Tommy is ALREADY listed ir
the betting books = : one OF the three
outstanding faV0rites bracketed at
to ]. The other faVorteS are HageI
md Sara.on, who between them have
Feld SIX F. G.. \. match play titles
His present venture will mark Tommy
Armour'S first serious attempt to an
mex the pro match play title. an'
carry trio nf major championship
into 1928, which should be his biGGes
money making year.
Already possessor Of tWo Of th'
most important titles in golf on III
North American continent Armour
could well use the match play cham
pionship q a loadstone for exhibition
matches next year. With Hagen. b.
holds all the ma jor titles. for T0mm'
has won the national and he Cana
dian, while Hagen holds the =. G. \
and the Western. II they meet in an
Of the four rounds Of the +. 6. \. I'll
their match should come pretty clos
to determining the champion. An IN
terestng bit of done Is the fact tina
Armour has met Hagen more than
dozen times in match play and has sc
to bow TO the redoubtable Walter
Their meeting. If they clash q
Dallas. Will bring together two Of tn
sreat PSYCHOLOGISTS of the game. 70
Hagen Is noted for his goat getting
propensities. and Armour is a NOR
quiet. affable psychologist. with di
ferent methods for establishing hi
mental superiority over the other fe
low Such a match should be wort
going many miles To sec. noi alone t
witness the great golf that is sure t
result. blt II watch the interplay {
golf brains that is certain to accon
pany II.
Strangely enough too Tnmm
Armour, who as an amateur, W.
never noted as a tremendous hitte