Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23
FEW GOOD ENOUGH
FOR BIG JOURNEYS
Era That Turned Up Voiyt,
McAIeer, Pitt, H1fty and
Houghton Is Ended.

Y courses about washing
ton with regard to the
turning out of potential golf
stars? Have the glorious days Of
George voigt, Earl McAleer, Harry
p. Pitt, Page Hufty and AL Hough-
ton gone forever or is the present
period the lull between the pass
ing of a group of stars and the
coming of a new set of golfers
who will take the place Of those
who vanished from the municipal
courses back in 1925 and 1925.
As public links golf about Washing
ton stands today, there are only two or
three men who appear to hive the
potential ability to go where Voigt,
Hufty. Houghton and McAleer went
four or Ave years ago. And to date
they have given little indication OF GO
ina as far as have these public links
stars of other years. B. H. (Ted)
Burrows of Rock Greek Park Is the
strongest player on the public courses
OF Washington. He has proven his
HDAllIV over THE ldSb bWO yCdlo al -
fashion that has left little doubt ne
is at the top Of the public links GOLF
ers, eligible for public links competition
because they do not belong to private
clubs.
A Few Others.
There are others, among them Frank
lin Parks, Louis Fuchs and one or two
more. but they do not seem to have
the downright golfing ability TO forge
through in the big tournaments. Fucns
and Burrows have played in one or two
invitation affairs, where they have gone
up against the best men the private
clubs could produce, and have gone
exactly nowhere True, Burrows won
the Qualifying round in the recent Ban
nockburn tourney, but he was beaten
"a the match play. and none OF the
present crop of public links golfers has
gone anywhere In private tournaments.
Back In 1924 and 1925, when George
Voirt Earl McAleer. AL Houghton and
John Shorey were coming along. 1t was
not ut all uncommon for these men to
win tournaments Indeed, we remem-
her one Chevy Chase tournament where
VoiRt and Shorey tied for the qualify.
inn medal and then went to the nnAl
at q time when neither was afflliated
with O private club. Earl McAleer gave
Roland Mackenzie one OF the toughest
battles the young Columbia star ever
had in an Indian Spring tournament.
CARRYING Roland (then at the crest OF
his garie) to the nineteenth hole. Five
wears and more ago the washington
public links stars were factors to be
SERIOUSLY reckcned with in the national
publc links championship. They won
the Harding trophy in the national
tourney played here in 1923. McAleer
won the medal in the championship OF
1924. and Hougl1ton went to the semi
fnal in the 1925 tournament at Sails
hurry.
Yoigt Ranks High.
Every one knows how far George Voigt
has gone since those days. If he isn't
ranked among the first three amateurs
next year the gent who does the pick
ing Is crazy.
Al HouEfton has turned professional
and is holding down the berth at Ken
wood. Earl McAleer has dropped out
Of the competitive side of the game,
and Page Hufty seems to have lost his
stranglehold on the leadership OF golf
at Congressional. John Shorey is now
q member Of the Bannockburn club
and Is rated ct either first or second
place among local amateurs on his
showing this year.
6ut 0b pICcCHt WlA6AlB bhVAC
appear to be no stars coming along on
the public courses to set the private
links golfers by their ears by the ex-
cellence Of their play, as the men men
toned did Ave or six years ago. Back
in those days it was the custom Of the
District Golf Association to invite a
few public links PROFESSIONALLY the
winner and runner-up in the municipal
links championships play in the Dis
trict amateur title event. Voigt won the
district title In 1925 and the Middle
Atlantic championship in 1926-the lat
ter title few days after he became
member OF Bannockburn.
Houghton was runner-up in Column
bia tournament flve or six years ago.
and Hufty won at Indian Spring and
woodmont, while Shorey was runner
up at Chevy Chase and winner con-
sistently at Woodmont. Can the public
links golfers OF these days do az well?
They do not appear to be able to DO so
on their showing recently.
The atmosphere CT the public links
breeds good golfers but it takes more
than atmosphere to create good shot
making. And the municipal links play
err are extremely fortunate in having
Q number Of excellent courses on which
to gain knowledge Of golf shots. East
Potomac Park has fine course, or
number Of fine courses. and Rock Creek
Park. although layout Of an entirely
different type, makes for knowledge OF
O wide range Of shots.
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