Evening star., 1933-02-27
TWO ASSOCIATIONS
WILL JOIN FORCES
Troupers Do Well in Florida.
Manor Unlikely to Stage
Open Event.
BY w. r. McCALLUM,

NJ IAMI, Fla, February 27.-
M The dove Of peace hovers
lYl over the ranks of profess
sional golfdom today as
negotiations go forward toward
concord between the P. G. A. and
the newly organized Tournament
Golfers Association.
Within a couple Of months you can
look Tor an announcement that the
newer body no longer exists, that the
pipe OF peace has been smoked between
the two rival factions for bigger and
better open golf Journeys and that no
| more will there be two organizations
working for the end, ie.. more and bet
ter tournaments for the trouping fair
| way prospectors.
Within "a hours of the time Denny
Shute missed a 15-inch putt at st.
Petersburg for a 81, the negotiations
were started with George Jacobus, presi-
| oent OF the P. G. A., meeting and din
ing with officers and members of the
rival body. Today the negotiations are
well along and soon peace will reign
| again in the ranks of the tournament
| golfers.
THE Manor Club probably will not
i stage the open tournament this
| year which members discussed.
BOD Harlow. rotund and popular mana
ger OF tne t. G. A. revealed this here
| today. Harlow told me that Manor
wants May date for its tourney By
tnat Tune, he said. the pros will have
returned North from the Southern
| tourney grind and will be too busy at
tlleir clups TO go to Washington for
an amount like the S2.5O0 which the
Manorltes have discussed.
| II Manor would hold its event dur.
| ing the first week in April, Harlow saws
ne could guarantee the appearance of
most OF the big shots But he added
that a May date would be unsatisfac-
tory Tor most Of the pros and for that
reason Manor probably will not stage
an open this year. Harlow said he
Understands Kenwood plans to go for
Maro with 5000 tourney next Fall.
me Florloa season SO far has been a
complete success.
NOI SO much money has been in
~ Slght as IN some previous years,
put the troupers have been kent
Dusy making short jumps. with longer
stays at such important places as
tampa and Miami. I am convinced
aiter watching Olin Dutra play a few
times that the burly P G. A. champion
| NoLc q great zeal Tor golf in
FLORIDA. He has had some good rounds
put ne has not shown near the form
which made him the pro champion and
Star OF the game In 1882. He and
Sarazen are hooked up TODAY in one
OF those laughable affairs the pros trv
70 put over once in a while. match
tor the world championship at Coral
Gaoies. 1t doesn't mean a thing, all
though 1t has attracted a good many
customers. I predict that Gene, de-
spite MS widely advertised flu attack.
Wlll lick Dutra, for the husky Cali
Iornlan does not look SO good here in
the land of oranges-and hokum.
a FEW more tournaments. a few more
"A close finishes. and the Southern
season will be over for this wear.
The pros still have another event here
ana Journeys in Georgia and North
! Carolina, but Immediately after Pine
hurst they split and go to their clubs.
And, incidentally if a Washington club
nolds big pro event this year, Horton
smith, winner at Kenwood. won't be
able to play unless it comes after the
season Is over. Horton told me his
contract permits him only four tourneys
thlS year. And there are four major
events on the schedule.