Evening star., 1933-10-08
NATIONS LEADING
PROS TO COMPETE
Those Behind Tourney Feel
That 1t Will Prove to Be
SeIf-Sustaining.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

IL
getting the forthcoming
National Capital open champion
ship out of the red and into
the black. as Al Montague Ferry,
AL Houghton, and the other en-
thusiastic boosters for Washing
tons premier professional tourney
work out the details for the big
gest golf show of the season on
November II and II.
So satisfactorily have the plans for
the tourney progressed that the spon-
sors confidently predict the event Will
be self supporting this year. Consider
able reductions in expenses have al
ready been brought about. the prize
fund has been cut from $500 to S2,O00
and the coming tourney looms today as
a financial success, if good weather for
the two day affair comes along at
tournament time.
So forehanded are those kenWood
folk, who annually put on washington
biggest links show, that all the prellm-
mary details have been ironed out five
weeks before the opening of the Ma
tional Capital open, and if the affair
was to start tomorrow, little would be
left to be done before the first pair
faces that lengthy first hole. Such de-
tails as prize money distribution, ticket
sales, gallery policing, press arrange
ments and all the other multitudious
little things that go to make success
of big golf tournament already have
been worked out
Here is the way the prize money will
be distributed, for example: First, $500;
second, S40O; third, $500; fourth, 5000;
fifth, $3.50; sixth, Sl00; seventh, SIS,
eighth, $50; ninth, $40; tenth, S35;
eleventh, $25, and twelfth, S25, total
Of $4,000.
Ticket prices have been set as fol-
lows: ST. on Saturday November IL
when the entire field will play an 49,
hole medal play round, and Sl.50 on
Sunday, November II, when the low
60 and ties will play 36 holes Tickets
to cover both days will be sold for 81.
4 NNOUNCEMENTS of the tourney
~ are to be in the mails this week,
to be distributed all over the East
and Middle West. The tourney details,
in so far as the actual management is
concerned, will be in the hands of C.
Royce Hough and his golf committee.
AL Houghton. the KenWood pro, who
finished sixth last year, will be in
charge of the entries and already, more
ing of the event, Houghton has been
assured of an entry large enough and
fast enough to insure success from the
competitive angle.
Horton Smith and DenSmore Shuta
winner and runner-up last year will be
on hand, together with every member
of the United States Ryder Cup team,
except Olin Dutra, the galloping cabal-
lero from California. Gene SaraZen,
dapper magnetic little P. G. A. cham
pion; debonair John Farrell, long-hit-
ting Craig Wood and Ed Dudley, two Of
the finest looking men in the pro ranks,
in addition to their acknowledged supe-
riority as players; Tommy Armour, the
brings something new to the game, the
great thinker of professional golf, and
many others have promised Houghton
they will be present when festivities
start early on the morning of Novem-
Der H.
All the local pros will be in there try
ing for a slice of the prize money, an
attempt which has met with small sue
cess in the past two tournaments.
I'm PRESTON again will be in
charge OF the Scoreboard to be set
- up on the club house lawn opposite
the main entrance, and again details of
soldiers and Marines will police the
course, continuing the fine work they
have done for the past two years.
The amateurs. although they never
have figured in the winning of the tour
ney, again will be represented. Entries
will be accepted from amateur golfers
with handicapS of six strokes or less,
who will compete for special prize to
be put up by the club. KenWood again
is planning to stage the champion OF
champions tourney which 1t held last
wear as a curtaln-raiSer to the National
Capital open. This event is open to all
club champions around Washington and
probably will be played over the 36-hole
route on November 4.
It was won last year by John R. Mil
Ter, the Beaver Dam title holder. Fol-
lowing the National Capital open the
bulk of the pros will go to Pinehurst,
where they will compete in the tWo-day
Midsouth open. with its total purse OF
$500. AL Houghton tied with Al Wat
rcus and Henry Picard for the MldSouth
title last year This year the Pine
hurst event falls on November IA and 10.
1.-TWO more club championships are
to be decided at Washington clubs
- today. At Beaver Dam John X.
Miller is defending his club title against
the determined onslaught of Martin
F. Mccarthy a former Beaver Dam
champion. while at the washington
Golf and Country Club new champion
is certain to come out of the meeting
between Reese R. Hair, and V. Calvert
Dickey. Hair was beaten in the tnal
last year by DR.. T. D. Webb Dlckey
never before has reached the ultimate
round in the title tourney. Both final
rounds are slated to go So holes or less.
Members of the Union Printcrafts
Golf Association are to stage their an
nual Fall golf tourney at Indian Spring
this week, to start on Tuesday and wind
I'D on Thursday with dinner at the
club. Prizes won in three classes Will
be awarded The tourney will be at 18
holes handicap medal play, and about
70 entries are expected.
4 GROUP of between 10 and dozen
n woman golfers from the Capital
will leave Washington the latter
part of the week to compete in the Mid
die Atlantic Golf Association women S
championship. due to start over one OF
the courses of the Country Club OF Vir-
einia at Richmond on october is. Mrs
] Marvin Haynes of Columbia will de-
fend the title she has won for the past
two years Others who are planning
to make the trip include Mrs. William
smith. Mrs. Frank R. Keefer. Mrs. Har-
rison Brand, jr; Mrs. David H. CLARK
and Mrs H. r. Quinter.
The Maryland State Golf Association
will stage one of its final events of the
wear at Columbi' next Wednesday, The
AFFAIR will be the usual 18-hole medal
NAV handicap tourney. in three classes
contestants must have a 1888 Mary
land State Association handicap card