Evening star., 1933-01-13
EYNON ANDLAUD|CK
HAND OUT LESSONS.
Mcleod and Banagan Beaten
in Brilliant Duels, Fred
on 3 Birds in Row.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

Banagan, golf impreSario
and assistant impresario at Co.
lumbia, are a deeper pink these
midwinter days as they think
back on the humiliating defeats
handed these two stellar profess
sionals by pair of amateur golf
ers Of their club.
Freddie and Darcy, the latter more
familiarly known as Red" the Co
lumbia spark plug, are fine players, and
they have the ability to perform at
their best when the going is toughest,
but both of them are smarting under
the sting of lickings handed to them by
Lou" Laudick and Everett Eynon,
when it seemed the professionals had
their matches well in hand
T AUDICK, a giant of a man. who
- knocks the ball long way, and by
his tremendous distance converts
the present Columbia course, played
from the front tees, into a curve-and-
pitch layout, Stalked around the course
In q fat par TO- knocking all the wind
out Of Banagan's sails when the big
red-head thought he was playing fair
ly well with a 73. Freddie had the stage
all set for knocking of ''Evvies Eynon,
former club champion, when the little
Columbia pro had Eynon up with 8
to go and then himself was licked on
the last hole
Laudick is on his way to Florida,
where he will disport himself on golf
courses for the remainder of the VIM
ter in the sunny cline of that Southern
State. But he win carry with him
memories CT the thrill he got when he
handed Banagan that neat and form |
fitting 20 and and licking over
reds" 73. Tisnt often that a man
shoots 73 on such a tough course as |
Columbia and takes whipping. But |
Red" took it and liked 1t. He had to. |
Mr.. Laudick played fine golf" Ban |
agan said. II thought was playing
fairly well, but he was better. He has
been playing so well around here that
doubt If anyone could beat him as he
played his shots that day. I couldn't,
anyhow, and It seemed to me I was
hitting the ball well enough"
DUT the finish of the Eynon- Mcleod
- match is one TO write home about |
"Evvie" finished with three bird
les IN row against Freddie's three
pars to knock of the little Columbia |
mentor In spot where Freddie appar- |
emily had the match in the bag. Eynon, |
two down with to go, finished that |
golf course 2, 2. 3, birdie on every
one OF the last three holes to cop them
all, and win the match by up. Many
a time Freddie himself has done that
very thing, but this time the tables
were reversed.
The sixteenth and eighteenth holes
at Columbia are played nowadays just
as they are played m nltdseaSon, with
the exception that the back tee is not
In use at either hole But the softness
Of the ground makes the holes play ap-
proxiznately the same length as they are
in Summer. The seventeenth Is being
played from low tee, and for the bet
ter players Ia full spoon shot to the
elevated green, or perhaps full No. 2
iron. Anyhow, Eynon,s feat of knock |
ing over three brides in q row isn't |
done every day. And particularly 1t !
isn't being done in spot where the |
player Is down with to go.
CCRAPPING Is habit with the Eynon |
- family when they play golf Father |
Ed used TO have it when he was the |
kingpin Of amateur golf around Wash |
ington. Son Everett has 1t, and Ever |
ett's wife, who used to be the women's
champion Of Rhode Island, has it, too. |
Two years ago she and her husband
won the woren's and mems champion
ships Of the club.
But all the low scoring at Columbia
these days is not confined to the Eynons
and Laudicks. Miller B. STEVENSON, the
veteran club champion, walloped the
ball around the course few days ago
in 72, and Evert L. Bono, veteran
who disdains accepted golf form but
gets there just the sames scored u.
Bono played the harder first nine in
IS strokes and came back IN 81.
ForerunnerS of the Democratic inva-
sion of Washington are coming to the
golf clubs as Democratic chieftains plan
to play golf when Franklin D. Roosevelt
takes over the Office of President of the
United States. John F. Curry, Tam
many chieftain, of New York, has be-
come member of Columbia, and at
other clubs Democrats are active, await
ing the day when the Republican Office
holders move out. There may be quite
a change in the political complexion
at some of the clubs, particularly those
where men high IN politics play their
golf.
GEORGE p JAMES was the only
~ Washingtonian to go South with
the party Of golfers from New
York and New England last night en-
route for the oficiaI opening of the
Bobby Jones golf course at Augusta,
Ga Attempts to interest q large num-
ber Of Washington golfers In the trip
were unsuccessful. 8fe
The party. which includes num-
Der Of United States Golf Association
officials, and Francis Ouirnet of Bos-
ton, former amateur champion, went
through Washington about o'clock
last night and arrived at Augusta this
morning. In all more than 100 men
were in the party and viii play the
course, which lies just a short distance
from the lake course Of the Augusta
Country Club
With the opening of the new Jones
course, designed by Alister Mackenzie,
the city Of Augusta will have four fine
golf courses. The two courses of the
country club are among the best in the
South, the Forrest HillS-Ricker course
is rated as exceptionally fine, and the
Jones course is declared to be out
standing among American layouts.
One OF the unique features of the
Jones course, which Bobby himself
supervised, Is its almost bunkerless con-
struction. Fewer than two dozen bunk
ers dot the layout, as contrasted with
some modern courses which have nearly
200 sand traps. The course has been
laid out to offer alternate routes to
the pin. The long hitter can take a
chance and play for possible birdie,
while the moderate hitter can take