Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-15

n be saved by the grace of a
"A birdie, the second birdie made
4 \ in 20 years Of golf by portly
genial Chesley w. Jurney, sergeant at
arms of the United State Senate.
Three years ago the Honorable Jurney
got himself a flock of headlines and
an armful of national publicity by
bagging birdie on the ninth hole OF
the Washington Golf and Country
Club course. He got this birdie by
mutual agreement with big Boy
Evans, his rotund colored caddie
Jurney hit the ball onto the green at
this 190-yard hole, and Jurney and
big Boy" conceded the putt for the
bird, because both were afraid they
might miss it.
But lots of water has flowed under
the bridges Of thousand golf courses
gained golfing pride and consider
able advance in skill. No longer does
big Boy" play his ball from bitches
and bunkers as he used to do. A.
tired in his high boots, his white
sweater, his sombrero and his gloves
Jurney bravely jumps into the bitches
and through the bunkers and plays
all the shots himself. It's all very
wearing on big Boy" who used II
keep in good physical trim chasing
Jurney's missed shots through the
swamps and hinterlands of nearby
Virginia.
And now Jurney has at last secured
for himself a real birdie, all made by
his own loving hands with no help
from big Boy"
1T CAME about in this way. Jurne!
= stood on the elevated eleventh tel
over at Washington looking down OF
the green $50 yards away. Mos
golfers play the shot with an eigh
iron or at the most spade mashie
But Jurney yelled for his driver. Thar
smote the artistic soul of Big Boy
for Jurney had been playing well tina
day, smacking the ball $50 yards anc
more down the middle Of the fairway
Better take your mashie, Mr.. Jurney,
the big colored boy said. "Oh, no
Big Boy, I'd go in the ditch with
that"
mo, sah," Big Boy pointed out
Tell you what I'll do. I'll bet vol
my pay for this round you can &c
over the ditch with that mashie."
Jurney wound up and swung, al
his 230 pounds. The ball rose in {
graceful arc, hung high over the DITCH
and dropped on the corner of the
green, as far as possible from the pin
about As feet. And then, wonder O.
wonders, he stepped up and holed 1t
They quit right there. The strain wa,
far, far too much. And the story viii
reach the United States Capitol today
If Jurney pops any more buttons of
that vest, he will need a P. w. A
appropriation to replace 'em.
Clarence Washin6un Jones, thu
effervescent locke- BY at Washing.
ton. works at the Capitol nowadays
where he runs erranos for Jurney
He met Senator Joe Robinson o.
Arkansas in one of the corridors
Senator Robinson las known Clarence
for many years, since he used to play
at washington years age. How gooc
is this fellow Jurney?" the Senator
asked Clarence. Il don't want any
hokum now, I want the truth"
Eyes, sab. be r1faks 100," Clar.
ence said. He breaks 100 every time
he plays alone"
WITTY COX, the new Kenwood pro
w needed some of that subpal
stuff he pulled Yesterday as flock
Of subpar gents cainred on his door
step today at Kenwood, where the
club was putting on little golf show
bringing together all the local pros
and newspaper ren to meet the
Brooklyn gent. Witty shot another
50 yesterday at kenwood, where he
and Russ Hollebaugn whipped Roland