The Washington times., 1937-04-05
0rioIe Pros
MaySp|itWith
DC. Group
BY CHICK KENNY

Today marks the opening Of the
1887 local golf season.
Although there has been q bit Of
play at all the clubs from time
to time, it takes something more
than a foursome, q practice round
or a flock waiting in line to usher
in the season.
So today we have two assocta'
tiCn tournaments at two distinct
spots in nearby territory, whico
to many Of the folks involved,
mean less than the scheduled
meetings that have been arranged
in addition to the Journeys.
Election COnflab
We are referring to the initial
election conflab Of the Middle
Atlantic P. G. A. which is slated
for Indian Spring Country CLUB
and the session Of the Mid-Atlan.
tic Association of Greenskeepers,
which is listed at the Manor Coun'
try Club, Norbeck, Md. These
meetings will be followed by an
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tourney, respectively.
BY the time YOU have read this,
George Diffenbaugh, the Indian
Springs pro, will have been elected
president Of the M. A. P. G. A., but
the main bone Of contention con
Germs whether or not the aSsocia.
ton will split, with the Baltimore
pros joining up with the Pailadel'
rJia chapter.
It is known that the Oriole
members of the group are heartily
in favor of the breakup and have
been for the past year. On the
other hand, however, the Wash
ington faction has had the same
idea for the past three years
and as the Capital City members
control three-fourths Of the mem
bership, something may happen.
But these questions arise. Will
Philadelphia admit the Baltimore
group? Can washington line up
enough members to support an
association Of its own?
Fail to Appear
The reasons for the apparent
breakup Of the two groups, so ii
Is said, revolve about the facts
that the Baltimore professionals
with the exception Of two OF
three, fail to appear at Washing
ton tournaments sponsored by
the P. q. A., and that the Balti
moreans refuse to second mo
tions unless they are beneficial to
the Baltimore district.
Consequently, with these issues
as q nucleus. an impending dis
aster threatens the mid-AtlantiC
pro group at it's meeting today.
AS for the greenskeepers' outing
at Manor, the affair is a gala one
with a short meeting followed by
the aforementioned sweepstakes
and capped by an interesting and
instructive topic, Growing Seed
from Bent" presented by H. F.
North, Of the U. s. G.. A. greens
section.
Washington's Helen Dettweiler
and Mrs. Charlotte Stern are en-
tered in the ninth annual Won
ems mid-South tourney which gets
under way today at Southern Pines.
Deborah Very of Worcester, Mass.
is the defending champion. Of
course, Mrs. EStelle Lawson Page
of Chapel Hill, and Virginia Gull
foil, the Syracuse University ace,
finalists in the North and South
last week will compete and are
the favoriteS. Mrs. Page won the
North and South.
According to Horton Smith, mis-
takes most common among the
average golfers are. first, they try
to kill the ball, and second, they
overclub.
The Georgetown University var
sity golf team will entertain Cornell
at the Columbia Country Club
Thursday starting at o'clock
This is the first match of the
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forced to abandon q barnstorm
ing trip south as far as Florids
during the Easter vacation, be
cause of sickness and injury. Nine
matches were Cancelled. thus cut
ting the schedule in half.
Tommy Ryan, Belle Vernon pre-
and greenSkeeper, has rebuilt the
tees on the Nos. and 9 Of the
Virginia course. It took him three
days to complete both Jobs. He
will be on hand at both the
P. G. A. and greenskeepers' meet
ings today.
AL and Danny Burton, the "prC
brother act" at the Army and
Navy, will occupy their new gon
shop on May is.
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