Evening star., 1932-07-17
s!OF course, it would be great
~ thing for Baltimore and for the

SnF course, IL "oulo We
~ thing for Baltimore and for the
game if Jones came back to play,
but he is out, definitely. I guess. He
Won SO many championships IN tne
wears from 1928 to 1880 that no one
else had a chance But to go further
with this idea, the U. S. G. A. would,
in my opinion, do fine thing tor the
game If they would open up the cham
pionships-both amateur ana open
to all former champions within Inn.
tied period. In the amateur we flnd
that this would include only eight
men. In the open 1t would include less
than IS. and how the gallery loves to
see the old-time favorites at work.
The Baltimore Country Club Com
mittee which is to stage the show In
September holds with this view
"Wouldt it be great" says Talbot I.
Speer of that committee. If We could
have Evans, Mar5ton, Sweetser Gull
ford, johnson and Ouimet in there
without qualifications"
There isn't any doubt those sectional
tests are the right thing, and that the
sectional qualification idea is the only
propsr way to weed out the unflt. But
it wouldn't do the game any harm IN
cur opinion. if the U. S. G. A. invited
some of the former champions to play
without qualification. They have done
thet~ stuff in former years and most of
them are good enough to do it again.
They have proven their ability and
can do it again Why not let in the
old-timers and get kick out Of watch
ing them play.
ALL woman golfers in the Capital
n regardless OF club affiliations. are
invited to play in medal play
tourney to be staged next Frioay over
the course OF the Army-Navy Country
Club, under the auspices Of the Army
Relief Association. Two cups have been
put up by the Army War College Post
Exchange and the Headquarters Com
pany Post Exchange, for the tourney,
in which an entry fee of so cents will be
charged. Another prize has been do
mated by Lionel c. Walker, pro at the
Army Navy club. Handicaps will be
limited to 25 in the 18-hole competi
ton and to II in the 9-hole event.
On the following Monday, the
Women's District Golf Association
plans to hold an 18hole medal play
tourney at Chevy Chase, when cups
won by the victorious teams in the
interclub team matches will be diStrib-
uted The Columbia team is an al
most certain winner in the first di-
the final match. In the second division
the team trophy has been won by the
Army Navy Country Club.
- JUST modest little putt" said DR..
T. D. Webb OF the Washington
Golf and Country Club. as 40
footer rolled in across the eighth green
for a 4. Just little putt" he ADDED.
DR.. Webb is playing just about as flne
game as any player in the Washing
ton club these days. He has bsen con-
sistently In the low 70s for several weeks
and is hitting the ball a mile. Last
Sunday he shot the lowest score OF any
OF the competitors in the Columbia
WASHINGTON match-a fine 74-and he
has been around 73 several times over
the Washington layout. He is an ex-
ceptionally fine putter, specializing in
knocking in the long ones that result
in heart throbs for his opponents.
Woodmont Country Club players are
In for a funfest this afternoon when
a team Of married men meets a team OF
bachelors, all from the Woodmont club.
The victors will dine tonight at the
club at the expense OF the losers.
Over at Kenwood work is going for
ward on the revamping of the course
in preparation for the National Capital
open to be staged on october l and 2.
The new second green has heen shaped
and is about in readiness for planting.
Other work will consist Of construction
of nearly a score OF new bunkers. and
1engthening of many Of the tees. AL
l1oughton, the club pro, says there will
be more fine professional golfers pres
ent at Kenwood this year than there
were last year, when the pick Of Eastern
professionals played in the tourney
xh;ch was, won by Willie MacR9rlane,