Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-02
BARNETT PRESENTS
ENDOWMENT PLAN
Exhibition by Horton Smith
and Other Stars May
Start Coin Flow.
EY WALTER II. McCALLUM.

~ UT Of the forthcoming exhibit
ton match on August IS, in
which Horton Smith will show
his wares in Washington for
the first time, may come per-
marent enow6ment fund for the relet
Of needy professionals.
Il will come If Bob Barnett OF Chevy
Chase has his way, for the little red
headed mentor at the Chevy Chase
Club believes the Middle Atlantic Pro-
fessional Golfers Association should do
more than promote golf tournaments
and stand as a guarantee OF profess
SIGNALS financial sponslbility-the two
aims Of the association at present.
Barnett today proposed to the as
ISOLATION. through Arthur B. Thorn, It's
president, the establishment of per-
marent endowment fund, through
which golf professionals and their
families in the Midatlantic territory,
who are members of the association ana
are in need of temporary financial aid,
NAV be helped. The matter was brought
directly 10 head by the predlcament
of Bobby McWatt, formerly the profess
sinnal at Columbia. who has been I'M
able 10 perform his duties for more than
q year because Of injuries suffered in
an automobile accident last Summer.
Family in Need.
During that period McWatt's family
has been in need and the benefit match
to be played on August l3 WILL 1t Is
hoped, raise sufficient money to put the
McWatt family on Easy street until the
husband and father RECEIVERS. Details
Of the proposed endowment fund plan
remain to be worked out, but Barnett
is confident that if part OF the dues
from members of the association ana
- tt,a P1cn
Of the semi-monthly tournaments Is
placed in such q fund, in year or two
there will be the growing nucleus OF an
endowment fund which will be OF great
aid to needy menberS.
The business of being professional
golfer is not all beer and skittleS, for
some of the pros are frequently in need
of a Job Many of them have families,
and without a certain income they are
sometimes hard pushed. Such jobs as
that of Fred Mcleod at Columbia, Bar
nett at Chevy Chase and Dave Thom-
son at Washington are the goals OF all
professionals, but they are not SO easy
to land.
Would Branch Out.
At present the major activities Of
the Midatlantic Association according
n Barnett, are to guarantee the flnan-
to put on golf tournaments. But the
CHEVY Chase pro believes the assocla-
ton should go further and provide an
insurance fund for its members. II the
project works out, it will be the first
of its kind among the many sectional
professional associations. and VIII be
thoroughly in line with the wide-awake
policy Of the local pro body. which al
WAYS has been a leader in any move 70
aid the professionals. The pros In the
Middle Atlantic section are deeply
grateful TO Horton Smith and Leo
Diegel for furnishing their services Tor
the exhibition match on August IS
The date Is on Tuesday, and is made
necessary By the requirements OF Hor-
ton Smiths exhibition match schedule
which is an extensive one.
As soon az It Is definitely known
whether Tommy Armour and George
Won Elm will come to Washington to
PLAY in the match tickets will be print
ed and placed on sale. Every one who
sees the match will be expected to pay
and as an added inducenent q driving
competition will be put on after tbs
match, each entrant to pay 81 ball
In this event, which will be open to
amateurs and professionals alike.