Evening star., 1936-11-09


i Y ton Fur today were New
Dealers, whether they like it or not,
following their double defeat In the
election and in . post-election golf
match yesterday which came about
as the result of the poll Of last Tues
day. Jimmie Corcoran and DR.. Stacey
Noland not only took 'em in election
wagers, but they whipped 'em yes
terday in an election bet golf match,
playing in the rain and mist at the
Washington Golf ard Country Club.
Dickey and Fur. garbed in full dress
clothes and top hats, played Is holes
to absorb a 3-and-2 whipping. with
Corcoran the big shot Of the winning
team. He started by rapping in q
birdie at the first hole, and from then
on he kept the lead. Quite . group
of club members gathered to watch
the match, and a few Of 'em followed
around in the wet.
WELL, Thurston, guess we are
w New Dealers now, and we may
as well be good ones" said Dickey.
Let's make 1t Roosevelt right down
the line and hope that we can win
back in increased business this year
our losses on the election and In this
golf match" The match was played
for so bucks, but that was only q
small part of the wagering. when
my run-up shot on the eleventh hole
didn't stick on the green I could see
that we were In for q licking" yelled
Dickey.
"Whaddye mean, run-up?"
said FUR. "You weren't any
good any time. I need . new
partner. and It isn't going to
be you"
'Well, you stick to Roosevelt and
you'll have a good partner" Dickey
laughed. The way that fellow can
60 convinces we that we've been
wrong, and If Jimmie Corcoran Is q
friend of his we'd better change over"
Two public links golf tournaments
were being run of today at East Poto-
mac and Rock Greek Parks, where
turkeys will await the winners Of
match-play affairs to be decided q
fortnight hence. The medal rounds
at East Potomac Park got under way
yesterday, with Gus Kupka shooting
73 and Bobby Burton "A to take the
lead. The tournaments will end
Thursday. Up at Rock Creek Park
the qualification round in the tourney
will run through today and tomorrow,
with Volney Burnett, last years win
ner, the favorite to grab the first
fight. More than 80 players have
entered at East Potomac Park, while
70-odd have entered at Rock Creek
Park.
Bill Whites Country Hicks today
hold a victory over Judge Needham
Turnage's City Slickers In their an
nual golf contest at Beaver Dam. The
hicks" won by 1914 to 1914 yester-
day in the annual joust, with White.
long hitting champ Of the club, beat
ing Judge Turnage by and 1.
A turkey tourney scheduled for the
week end at Argyle was postponed
because Of bad weather. Leaders
were W. Sobers, 7s-l0-69, and Ed
McAleer, 80-11-69.
Another two-man team tourney Is
to be held next week for members
of the Washington Golf and Country
Club. The first flight will play from
scratch, while the second flight will
play with club handicaps. The first
match must be played over the coming
week end.
Witty Cox was host today to
. group Of professional golfers
from the Washington clubs In
. little informal sweepstakes
tourney, probably the last Of
the season, for by next week
three or four Of the better
playing pros will be on their
way south.
The Army War College was barri-
caded today against the onslaught OF
a group of sport writer's who were
playing in the annual Cleland cup
tourney, an 18-hole laugh fest for
. mammoth silver trophy. At noon
the sports writers were the guests Of
the officers at the post ut luncheon.
More than two score writer's were
eligible, If they can finish before dark.
Leo Diegel, out Of competition for .
year, will b among the starters at
Pinehurst :. Leo was laid up with
pulled ligaments.
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