Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
SECOND BIG EVENT
LISTED THIS WEEK
Most of Best D. C. Golfers
Entered-Drain's Putter
~ is Magic Stick.
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.

Y peting in the annual In
vitation tournament OF
the Woodmont Country Club, the
/ crowded golf tournament season
! moves this week to its second az
fair, starting Tuesday. Other
I tournaments in which Washing
ton golfers will play are scheduled
for the next six weeks.
washington opened the season last
week with its Spring invitation event
T An traditionally happy fashion, uncover
/ ing q new star IN the person Oh 0smes
a. Drain. 2o-year-old son OF Ralph A.
Drain of the Washington Club. And II
! the rolf Il as spectacular and on the
whole as GOOD at Woodmont this week
"A II was at Washington, there Will be
no lack Of interest g..
Young Jimmy Drain has come fast
over the last two weeks. For some rea-
ann his game had not been as effective
early In the season as 1t was last year
but he struck his stride early IN tne
tourney, and, uncorking burst OF speed
IN the opening round to down Volney
q. Burnett of Beaver Dam. he sustain l.
winning putt in the final round. Indeed
,TimYnyg putter. quite as much as the
rest Of his clubs. was the magic blade
wherein Law the elixir of victory. In the
anal roaind against Walter McCallum,
MAJ the yolInrSter faltered with his put
tar he might have been in bad spot
For even though the rest OF his game
was very good, his putting was the oe-
Gliding factor. ~.
If Jimmy Drain elects. to play In the
woodnnont tourney and sustains the
sanne eoorching pace he set over at
washington he Is going to be a hard
lad to beat. Seldom has q golf gallery
around washington seen anything as
Srectacular as the closing burst OF
briIliancy the youngster put on to win
the washington final. One OF the three
iniyflies he scored in q row to win might
as well have been an ace. for his ball
lay only 6 inches away from the perIect
tee shot on the 210-yard fourteenth ana
his chip shot for a at the nfteentn
naisht iilst as well have gone in the hole
as stay an inch away.
HFVHE field at Woodmont this week VIII
lack the convincing Skill of Miller
a STEVENSON. for the Columbia ace.
Ionarinr forward to the Chevy Chase
toSIrnev next week. has decided to forego
TIRE Woodmort event and check up on
his business affairs. But most OF the
other stars will be over at Woodmont
To compete in the fine tournament
which IS staged annually by the mem
hers Of the Bethesda organization.
Two tournaments will be played about
Wilmington tomorrow, while q number
of club tournaments are on Tor today.
At Chevy Chase number OF members
kof the Senior Golf Association VIII play
/ with professional partners In q pro
senior tourney to be staged oy tne
Middle Atlantic Professional Golfers
Aa~nciatson. Handicaps Of the seniors
VIII count.
At Columbia q large field Of wom-
m, competitors viii play IN q miniature
Tournament sponsored by the Womens
DfEtx1ct Golf Association. Next week
tie Women's organization viii hold the
annual tourney for The Star Trophy
over the course Of the Manor Club
This event IL at SO holes handicap medal
play, and is listed for May IL and IL.
-Four clubs will hold tournaments TO-
day. Members of Woodmont are 10
play In a handicap medal play sweep
stakes tourney at 10 holes. Over at
Bannockburn, where so many improve
InentS are being made in the golf
course, w. Fred Byrne, chairman OF the
Coli Committee, has announced the
formal opening of the season with the
''Springtime Inaugural Handicap" This
win be an 1e-hole medal play tourney
with regular l1andicape, but viii not be
one Of the cut and dried kind. Players
viii be numbered consecutively as they
tee on, beginning at the FIRST hole. At
the conclusion of play on Saturday, all
numbers viii be placed In g. hat and
drawings made. Players drawing num-
bers Of the entries making the three
lowest net scores will be winners. Byrne
Is tricky that way.
To show the Bannockburn members
that this opening Springtime event is
q true inaugural tourney, Byrne an
nolnces that the winner will have his
name on the new cup presented for this
tourney and will receive a replica. Win
ter rules will be in effect and entrants
must complete the 10 holes.
TNAUdURAIIs seem to be all the
j vogue, for over at Indian Spring
Harry H. Kidwell, chairman Of the
Golf Committee, is staging an "inaugu-
ration" blind DOGGY handicap tourney Of
the club. This event started yesterday
and will end today.
Members Of the Electric League of
Washington will play in the annual
Spring golf event Of the league Tues
day at the Manor Club. About 100
men are expected 70 compete in two
Journeys One Is for players with reg
ular handicaps and the other Is a blind
bogey anatr. The leagues Entertain
ment Committee. composed Of r. P.
Harrington, chairman; J. G. McLaugh-
lin, A. s. Burns, A. C. Eastburn and w.
A. Rogers, Is handling the party.
INTER- city RIcYcIE