Evening star., 1932-12-04
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

in the recent turkey" tourney, scored
the ace on the new seventh hole, a hole
Of 230 yards. He played the shot with
a driver and the ball went into the cup,
after a short roll Graham says the
boys at Rock Creek Park want another
tournament this month and he is plan
ming to promote another event Just be-
fore Christmas This will be an 18-hole
medal play affair.
Two of the better known feminine
golfers at Rock Creek played a match
the other day with just one stroke and
one hole separating them in 18 holes.
Mrs. Nick Altrock, wife of the base ball
comedian, and Mrs. Evelyn CLAWS,
former municipal women's champion.
halved the first eight holes of the first
nine, and Mrs. Altrock won the ninth
to break the tie, Mrs. Altrock scoring a
Al to Mrs. CLAWS AZ. They played the
last nine even, both scoring 46. Mrs.
for her opponent
THAT snake must have been Is feet
long if he was an inch. He looked SO
bad I was afraid to go near him and
play that ball" AL Houghton, speaking
of an incident that occurred on the
seventeenth hole at the Biltmore course
in the tournament at Miami last week.
Houghton knocked his ball over the
green into a swamp. AS he waded
down into the palmetto scrub to take
his stance, the big reptile moved and
Houghton went away from there fast.
Even the colored caddie, who knows
Florida snakes, told Houghton he had
better not go near the reptile. So Al
went back and played another ball,
taking on the hole. II would rather
loose a shot than get bitten by that
snake" Houghton said He was
mean actor. I didn't like his looks and
he didn't look as if he liked me-"
Houghton tells the yarn Of how John
Farrell and Joe Kirkwood scored eagle
3s On the last hole at the Biltmore,
even though both were trapped on the
second shot Kirkwood knocked his ball
cut of the sand right into the cup, 70
yards away. for 8, and Farrell topped
his ball out of the sand. 1t rolled along
the ground into the hole right after
KirkWoods pill.
"ONE of the greatest putters ever
~ have seen. He has the perfect
touch for putting" Sandy Armour,
Congressional pro, was speaking of
John F.. McCarron, "All Weather Jack"
as he is known to many Congressional
members, because he plays golf no mat
ter what the weather conditions may
be- He is almost certain to hole those
6-footers," says Sandy. And he is just
as liable as not to roll in a 20-footer
any time he starts" To look at Nc
Carron address the ball you wouldn't
think he could putt at all. He waves
the club around as if he were going to
knock the pill off the green, but when
his club meets the ball it is going toward
the hole. Jack rolls 'em in. Ask Jimmy
Maloney or Henry J. Richardson or DR..
Bruce L. Taylor
Mrs Frank R. Keefer, who has been
president of the Women'S District Golf
Association for the past three years, will
continue as an active organizer for
golf affairs around Washington, even
though she no longer is an officer OF
the association. A new slate of off,
GERS, headed by Miss Elizabeth C.. Har-
ris, was elected at the annual meeting
of the association last Thursday at
Chevy Chase. Mrs. Keefer. who is an
able organizer, will act with the new
officers in an advisory capacity.
Mrs. Betty P. Meckley, the new second
vice president Of the association. is re-
covering from tonsil operation and has
not PLAYED golf for some time.