Evening star., 1932-12-13
Event TALKED UP
FOR NEXT SEASON
Care Would Be Taken Not to
Interfere With Annual
KenW0od Classic.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.


TIME Manor Club Of Norbeck,
Md, one of Washington's
i outstanding golf organiza-
tions, and one of the two
golf clubs about Washington
with more than 18 holes of golf.
may stage an open tournament
Capital open championship which
has been held at KenWood for the
last two years.
The board of governors of the Manor
Club, which will meet tonight, probably
will be notified informally of the project
for staging of an open tournament to
which most of the leading professional
stars of the country will be invited.
While Manor has not decided one way
or another as to whether the club will
stage such a tourney. it is being dis
cussed among the club officers and may
become reality, to be played either
next June or next October. Inspired by
the success OF the recent KenWood open
tourney. which showed small profit
cdcials have had the proposed tourney
IN mind for some time. They have con-
terred with Kenwood members on the
details and cost Of staging such a
tournament and are seriously consider
ing the event.
IF the tourney is held. it will not con-
j flict in any way with the 1888 Ma
tional Capital open to be played
again at KenWood as either 72-hoie
$4,000 tournament or match play af-
fair with purse OF the same size. Ii
KenWood announces its tourney for a
Spring date, Manor. if it decides to hold
such an event, will come out for Fall
date. while If Kenwood wants Fall
date. Manor may ask for Spring date.
I'm either event, provided Manor decides
to hold the tourney, it will be several
months away from the KenWood affair.
Manor is admirably situated for such
m event with commodious club house
and even an extra nine-hole course on
which the members Of the club could
play while the big shots of the game
are practicing for and playing in the
proposed tourney. The only drawback
Is that the club can be reached only b.
motor and this will be no hardship, IS
has been shown by the success Of the
tournament at Kenwood. although Ken
wood is closer to WASHINGTON than
Manor. The National Capital open
championship this year drew the strong
est field in the East, except that for
the national open tourney at Fresh
Meadow Only half dozen of the out
standing stars of the professional game
were missing for the Kenwood tourney,
(which was won by Horton Smith with
xhe fine score Of ZIG, made under
execrable weather conditions. Sarazen.
Dutra, Diegel: El Espinosa, Craig Wood %
and George Won Elm were the only pig
shots of the professional game who did
not play at Kenwood.
MANOR could expect similarly fine
lVl field if it stages a tourney next
year. for the p.ckirgs and purses
for the pros are few and far between
nowadays. The bare announcement OF
an open tournament with a purse OF
$4,000 or more will bring the pros fo3k-
ing to the city in which it is held. The
tournament schedule has bcen SO ma
terially curtailed that most Of the tour
ing pros feel they cannot overlook a
single chance to pick up a dollar II It
does not involve too much travel and
expenditure OF cash. KenWood prob
ably will raise the ante next year from
So. 500 to SIS 900 and will choose dates
on which better weather can be ex-
pected. If Manor holds an open tourney
with a purse Of $4,000 it can expect
successful event.
II PRESCOTT galley was re-
j /. elected to the presidency OF the
Chevy Chase Club yesterday. to-
eether with the Other officers who have
served during the past year. Th9-e ro-
elected in addition to G9tlcy ar g.
Thomas Dunlop, vice PRESIDENT: san
ton C. Pcele. secretary, and William r.
Ham. treasurer.
The meeting of the new board OF
governors, the first since the election
Of Ave governors week ago, was held
at the Chevy Chase Club. The board
has decided to deed a corner OF the
club property at the intersection OF
| Wisconsin avenue and Bradley lane to
!; the State Of Maryland in order to
permit of road widening. Several years
: ago the club decided some OF its prop
erty along Wisconsin avenue TO the
State to permit work of the same
character.
dds submitted last week by two
ID local bidders for the golf conces-
sion in the public parks OF Wash
ington probably will be turned over to
Controller General McCarl for ruling
on the legality of accepting bids for
three wears. Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant,
Sd. ofice in charge of public buildings
and parks. asked for bids on one
wear basis. The Park Amusement Co.,
headed by S. G. Loefler, and Hot
Shoppe, Inc, the only bidders, sub
mitted bids on three-year basis.
Loefler's bid was the highest.