Evening star., 1928-04-09


" challenge the supremacy of J.
"A I. Power and j. T. McClena-
4 \ han at the Washington Golf
and Country Club. Given a
temporary setback three weeks ago,
when they entered sweepstakes affair
in competition with two other teams,
McClenahan and Power finished with
batting average of exactly nothing.
That is. out of three matches played,
they lost three.
Then they decided q reorganization
was necessary so they went about look
ing for way to win. and have succeed
ed, so far. But now Charles II. Doing,
ir., one Of the old guard Of the Wash
ington club, has teamed with G.. Thorn
/ Howard another of the men who have
been cutting divots at Washington for
several years, in the foursome competi-
ton that enliVens the week end golf
at the Virginia course.
Howard be it known, isn't such a fine
golfer: that Is, he doesn't score now. but
he is one of the dogged sort that never
gives up until eli hope Is lost. Doing
is auch the same type of player.
McClenahan and Power. sitting on top
Of the world yesterday after a victory
over a worthy pair. were approached
on behalf Of Doing and Howard for
thing like this;
We'll John. how would you and
Mac like TO take on Charlie and me?"
1T depends somewhat on the induce
ments," Power replied
We'll, of course, We can't give you
anything. and don't think you'd take
, 1t anyhow" Howard said
Well take anything we can get,
within reason" Power declared, but
don't see any point In playing two
unknowns Mac. what do you think
| about this thing?"
McClenahan casts back over the last
month and found about three weeks
| ago a trimming given his combination
by a duo which had in it this same
Howard. So he told his partner to go
slow on the negotiating. Power turns
( to Howard and says:
Well. George, the council has been
in session. and We find that We cannot
report anything favorable about you
and Charlie. Furthermore we don't
care to risk our reputation against two
unknowns You and Charlie go out
and whip some one. and then come
back. We can't afford to risk our good
name against you unless you've beaten
some one"
So 1t goes, every week end and In
ting 10 the point where some one is
going to organize a regular team COM
petition, to stop all the conversation
and challenging which converts the
erstwhile quiet locker room into bedlan1
Howard and Doing are not dismaved
nor downhearted They are going along
saving wood and piling up victories,
and 1t won't be long now before Me
Clenahan and Power will have to meet
them.
Howard Is one of those queer golfers
who does the unexpected very often
Yesterday, for example he was p,aying
in four-ball match which was very
close at the sixteenth hole Tommy
Webb, the fine playing son of DR.. r, D.
Webb, laid a maShie shot within six
inches of the hole at the sixteenth for
a birdie 3. So Howard laid his ball in
side. nearly holing the pitch shot.
A group of more than score of pro-
feSsionals from Washington. Baltimore.
Richmond and other nearby places are
stakes tourney of the Middle Atlantic
Professional Golfers Association at
Columbia. The tourney is TO be fol-
lowed tonight by dinner at the club.
at which officers OF the association viii
be elected for the year. Robert T Bar
nett OF Chevy Chase is president of the
organization, which numbers in It's
membership all the professionals in the
District of Columbia, Maryland and
nearby Virginia.
The sectional qualifying round for
the open championship, to be played
June IL at II places throughout the
country, probably will find most of the
local pros gathering either at the Phila-
delphia Cricket Club Of Philadelphia
or the Country Club of Virginia at