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Evening star., 1937-07-18
ONCE CALLED SAP
FOR TURNING PRO
Refuses to Be Golf Bum,
Goes After Coin Tough
Way and Gets 1t.
BY ". r. McCAIIIM

BY w. r. McCALLUM.
~ F ALL the amateur golfers
whove turned pro in recent
years Lawson Little, the
~ Army colonel's son from CAL
1fornla, is making the best record.
Against such competition as the best
professional golf now holds you can't
expect any man to win consistently
but Larruping Lawson has done fairly
well.
He left the amateurs fiat in April,
1886, to affiliate with Spalding, and
since that time he has won ma
tiona! championship Cthe Canadian
OPEN, major match play tourney
and now he's won big medal play
tournament. His stunt of playing
that tough Shawnee course in 284
strokes was quite a feat.
Called Him Sap.
ISN'T any secret that the boys
were calling Lawson all kinds OF
sap when he announced his decision
to turn pro at the Augusta tourney
OF 1885. He'd won the American and
open championship two years in a
row, he was the acknowledged king
Of world amateurs, and every one con-
nected with golf could see for Law
son only lengthy and uninterrupted
string Of Simon-pure conquests
Another Jones" they said. AND
they were right, insofar as amateur
competition was concerned Profess
sional golf has stepped up in speed
and scoring since Jones retirement
In 1880 and with this in mind. and
Lawson on top Of the Simon pures
they we're calling him a double dyed
sucker for turning pro smack in the
middle of the toughest pro competi-
tlcn of all time.
But Lawson crossed 'em up. He
hasn't won the national Open and he
isn't likely to win it for few years
but he grabbed the Canadian open
right from under the noses of the best
OF the pros: he won the San Francisco
match play tournament, and now he's
won at Shawnee. He'll be eligible for
the P, G. A. championship in 1899,
and then watch his smoke.
Best at Match Play.
TITLE is good medal player, but
II is at the match play angle of
the game that he shines. Hes a
ripping, tearing match playing fool.
and one of the best putters you'll find
anywhere He outranges all but three
or four men from the tee. and he's a
poUerhouse with the big iron clubs.
All in all. Lawson Little is quite a
golfer. He's laughing nowadays at
the boys who called him a sucker for
turning pro.
Oh. sure, it's true enough that your
frst-class amateurs have made a wad
of money out of golf Half a dozen
crack Simon-pures have gotten up in
the higher income tax brackets be-
cause of their golf skill, and Lawson
Is no dummy He had the same
chance. But he chose to play the
game the hard way And pro golf is
the hard way. He's making a COM
Portable living out of golf as it is, and
he's been honest about it,
Plenty of amateurs have become
golf buns. and retained their amateur
standing, but Lawson took it the hard
way. You've got to admire the guy
He didn't dog it. He stayed straight,
and he is proving that he can win
Evening star., 1937-07-18
SPRING LAKE FINAL
GA|NEDBY ALLISON
Former National Champion,
Despite Hurts, Defeats
Harmon HandiIy.
By he Associated Press


- PRING LAKE. N. j., July IT,
Wilmer L. Allison of Austin,
Tex, former national singles
champion, gained the final
round of the annual Bathing and
Tennis Club invitation tourney today
by defeating Robert Harman Of
Berkeley, Calf, 81, 60. 1-6, 6-4
Allison took the court with his right
arm bandaged above the elbow, and
his right leg still sore from a spill
he suffered in the quarter finals
yesterday.
Harman's erratic play more than
offset the physical handicap under
which Allison performed, however,
and there was never any doubt about
the outcome
Through his triumph, the 33-year-
old Texan won the right to meet o.
year-old Ernest Sutter of New Orleans.
national intercollegiate singles cham
pion. tomorrow for the Clifford Hemp
hill Challenge Bowl won by frankie
Parker for the last four years.
Evening star., 1937-07-18

Road Club Of Baltimore in a pro-pro
sweepstakes tourney.
Kiwanis golfers will hold their July
tourney Tuesday at the Washington
Golf and Country Club, and will wind
up the day with a dinner at the club.
OUT at Woodmont, Professional
Gene Larkin has a youngster
coming along for whom he predicts
great things in golf.
The boy Is only 13 years old,
and he hasn't yet had a round
on the course.
But he hits the ball so we'll on the
practice tee that Gene forecasts big
things in golf for Charles Schwartz.
He hits the ball around 200 yards
with the wooden clubs and already
has mastered those tough little mashie-
niblick pitches" says Gene.
Eight Washington golf pros Will
play in twin exhibition matches At
the Manor Country Club today. At
230 George Diffenbaugh and Wlfy
Cox will start against Al Treder and
Roland Mackenzie, and at 2.4O Cliff
Spencer and Mel Shorey Will open
firing against Bob Barnett and Leo
Walper
The boys all will put five
bucks in the hat with the win
ners to grab most of the ma
yuma.
Next Sundays matches will be
played at Columbia, with Fred Nc
Leod to appear as one of the contest
ants.
ITS long way off, but that coming
District amateur championship at
Columbia in mld-September probably
will find last years winner and run
ner-up missing from the starting list.
Bobby Brownell, the reigning champ,
matriculates at Duke University early
in September and he figures he won't
be around to defend his title
Roger Peacock. runner-up to Bobby
last year, has not entered A single
tourney this year and doesn't plan.
at this time, to play in the District
amateur.
So there NAV be an entirely
new line up in the coming cham
pionship.
And Billy Shea has chance to
add the District title TO his mid-At-
lantic crown.
Evening star., 1937-07-18
SHARKEY BURNS up
INDIAN SPRING LINKS
Plays Last Nine in 33, Entire
Course in 70-Tribal Bowl
Golfers Active.

BUDDY SHARKEY, sensational
Indian Spring youngster, played
the last nine of his home golf course
in 80 strokes, three under par, and
then went over to the first nine holes,
to play it in 81 for a subpar card Of
10.
Sharkey needed a par 8 on the
ninth hole for 50, but took 4.
Results in the Tribal Bowl Trophy
tourney over the same course:
j. F. Phelan won from P B. Hoover
by default; Alex Baumgartner defeated
J. D. Barnhardt, . and /; J. C. Holzberg
Sharkey defeated Louis semia. s and
4; Turner Smith defeated L. D. Ritter,
and /, and Jack Robinson won from
Dan Freshman by default.
Evening star., 1937-07-18

eral Of the local clubs. Last
Winter the Acushnet driving show
was sensation in the South. It
probably will be the same here
when flock of golf fans see q
golf ball rising out of sight.
Here's the schedule Of the
Acushnet appearances:
July $3.50 am, Indian
Spring Country Club; l pm, Man.
or Country Club; 4, Woodmont
Country Club; 6. Columbia Country
Club; tbs, Rock Creek Park golf
course.
July 26-7 pm. East Potomac
Park; $50, Walper's driving course
July 27-6 pm, Congressional
Country Club.
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Dispute Over Prizes.

MORE carnival atmosphere has
been added to the program
through a dispute with the United
States Golf Association over the anna
teur prize list. M. G. (Scotty) Fes-
senden. chairman of the amateur
prize committee, lined up 40 awards
everything from trips to swanky re-
sorts to big and little radios. The
U. S. G. A. decreed that no more
than four prizes might be offered tho
Simon-pures none to cost more than
S75 So Fessenden and his commit
tee decided to hold few prize con-
tests each of the three days, with
the profits going to the caddy fund.
The first two days Of shooting will
be done over Medinah's number one
course, with the final drive over the
more exacting number three layout.
Evening star., 1937-07-18
CHEVY CHASE TEAM
CLIMBS IN NET RACE
Displaces Bureau of Standards as
Womens Loop Runner-Up.
Army-Navy Lead Slim.

rHEVY CHASE swept into second
place in the Women's Tennis
League last week when its racketers
won out of matches. while Bureau
Of Standards. erstwhile runner-up was
losing out of 4. Both still have a
chance to catch Army Navy which
holds the lead by narrow margin.
Christine Sills of Wardman became
the second player to complete her
matches when she won two. from Vir-
ginia Talbert and Mary Bouve She
ended the season with a record Of S
victories and defeats.
The standings and summaries Of
recent matches:
Evening star., 1937-07-18
SUNNI aries.

SUNNI rieS.
Eleanor Voith ,Columbial defeated Har-
riet Williams Mount Pleasant, o.
Chase defeated Betty Bullion tWardman)
t-3. 6-4; Anne Ellis Chevy Chase de-
feated Peggy Smith Bureau OF Standardsl
60. 81: Christine Sills ,Wardman)
defeated Virginia Talbert &C. W. 6-3.
60: Christine sils tWardmanJ defeated
Mary Bouve Chevy Chase. "a. i-6.
6-4
Alison Claim &C. wy defeated Doris
RothWell tRacoueters), 60. 6-2: Doris
Roth~ell 'Racuueters, defeated Matte Pi-
nette Bureau OF Standards). e.. 60:
Mary Ryan 'Racaueters' defeated Peggy
Smith Bureau of Standards, 4-B. 81
b-3; Dorothy Bergstrom CWardman) de-
feated Ruth Widmer 'Nationals,. s-I
6I3: Barbara Christie lArmy-Navy, de-
feated Hattie Meyerhof1 tWardman,. o-3.
6-4
Josephine Trey Bureau of standards>
defeated Elizabeth Robertson tRacaueters>
IS. S-3. 6-4: Eliza beth Robertson
Race, ,RseaueterS defeated Enid Mitchell (Rock
Creek. Ito. 81: Marsaret Robinson
tArmy-Navyl defeated Mary Ryan (Rac-
auetersl. 6-3. S-f: Corella Bageant
'G, W. defeated Florence Meier fNation-
alSl. e-s; 6-4. 1.--5;. Christine GAVIN.
Chevy Chase defeated Florence Meier
tNauonals). 6-2. IS.
Evening star., 1937-07-18

ground to Mangan, for he comes from
Pennsylvania town first made
familiar to Wsshingtonian by Bucky
Harris. Mangan halls from Pittston
and, indeed, probably knew all about
Harris long before Clark Griffith
signed Bucky as a second baseman
in 1922.
For Mangan, sports reporter for
the Pittston daily in 1919, covered"
Bucky'S activities as a base ball and
basket ball player in those days
Mangan would work on the paper each
afternoon until 2:30 o'clock, then
yes, you guessed it-go out to play
tennis That he still retains his love
Evening star., 1937-07-18
CHICAGO TOURNEY
IS GOLF CARNIVAL
Variety of Events Carded
to EmbeIIish $4,000
Open This Week.
BY the Associated Press.

BY me Associated Press
~HICAGO. July 17-Profes-
I sional golfdoms followers of
the money trail will shoot for
their biggest pot of the season
to date-$l0, ,000-Friday. Saturday
and Sunday in carnival surroundings
for the benefit of charity.
The presentation will be revival
Of the Chicago District Golf Associa-
tion's open tournament at the Medinah h
Country Club and it promises to
produce a golfing show the like of
which has not been seen any time
anywhere
The elite of the money trailers.
National Open Champion Ralph
Guldahl P G. A. Title Holder Denny
Shute. Horton Smith, Henry Picard
Harry Cooper. Jimmy Thomson. Ky
Laffoon. Johnny Revolta and all the
rest. will have their sights trained
on the $4,000 victor's prize. The
amateurs will play for four merchan-
disc prizes, two radios. an electric
fan and a rug. choices to be made in
the order Of finish
Caddies Get Profits.
WHILE the pros will whack up
the big dough. the $4,000 young
sters who tote bags at the So clubs
in the Chicago district will be the
big winners All of the profits will
be turned over to the association S
caddy foundation, fund being built
up to improve the bag-toters' well
fare
Spectators. for whom seats have
been erected at 10 locations on the
number three course, over which the
final 36 holes will be played Sunday,
will be kept busy watching trick shot
exhibitions by Joe Ear of Texas. the
Chicago amateur putting and driv-
ing championship tests. and a hole
in-one tournament. There will be
a public address system to keep spec
tatos advised OF developments on
all parts of the premises.
Evening star., 1937-07-18
SYNDICATE WINS REGATTA

BEAUFORT, S. c., July IT (P.-
F. w. Scheper's sleek craft, Syndicate
winner Of the first two days races
came in first again today to win the
annual Beaufort Regetta and also to
set a new record for the ll-mile
Beaufort River course. The boat, pi-
loted bH T. B. Rodgers, had . time Of
J hour ~ minutes and - seconds,
Evening star., 1937-07-18
Tennis Is Only Exercise" to Mongon, 43, Star
after 10 Years on d. e. Court He Long Ruled

else is what he gets out OF the sport,
for he is the picture of health. Clear
blue eyes, ruddy complexion, firm
step-all go into the portrait Of
family man without physical worry
a living suggestion to all who would
keep their waistlines as their life
lines
That Mangans exercise diet is not
confined to the tennis season is
evlnced by the fact that he also is
one of the best hand ball players in
town and plays daily during the VIM
ter at the Y NJ c. A.
There S quite an interesting back
Evening star., 1937-07-18

CITY 5 OlICldl JuIlOI LAWS Oup squad.
such players receiving the j. D. c.
pin.
The pin consists Of 4 shield
inlaid with dark green enamel
and bearing the letters -. d.
c. S." at the top.
On the main position of the pin
are crossed rackets, bearing the letters
u. S. L. T. A. with a tennis ball
and entwined scroll below the racket
handles
1T is noted, however, that an in
durable foot faulter, q chronic crouch,
or a collector of all close points will
not be eligible for the pin, even though
he ranks in actual playing ability.
Court manners and proper dress play
an important part in keeping the
tennis standards at a proper level"
So reads the requirements.
For the purpose Of aiding the COM
mittee in the seasons 1inal rating,
a tournament in September is
planned for all players on the ladder.
Appropriate prizes YIll be given to al
who reach the quart t.t,nals.
Evening star., 1937-07-18

" HE somewhat puzzling post
ponement of the Middle At
lantic doubles tournament un-
Il til this week, in addition to
possible conflict with the start of the
public parks tourney on Saturday.
has deprived the sectional event of
two of its most prominent entrants
Of 1886.
Relying upon the official date as
released by the Middle Atlantic As
soclation in early Spring, which called
for the doubles championships to be-
GIN last Thursday. Gilbert Hunt. de-
Tending co-champion with Ralph Nc
ElVenny, made special trip home last
week to be here for the start on
that date. Thinking it was to be
completed today, Hunt already had
made plans for entering the invita-
ton tournament at LongWood. Mass.
which starts tomorrow. He still plans
to play at Longwood.
The other absentee will be
Dooly Mitchell, losing finalist
with Tom Markey last year. to
Hunt and McElvenny.
Mitchell, as winner of the Times
grand national tournament here, goes
to New York for the sectional tourna-
nlent this week.
Why it was postponed is cleared
up by tourney officials as follows:
The date originally assigned for
the start of the tournament was
July II, yesterday Realizing that
the average draw of "a teams would.
by starting on Saturday, reach its
f1nal round in the middle of week
instead of preferred week end,
officials advanced the start to Thurs
day, July IS, which was duly an
nounced.
On second thought-several DAYS
afterward-they assumed that out
of-town players of the Middle Allan
tic territory, not informed OF the
earlier start, might not be able to get
here on time.
100000, they merely post
poned the start-on a Thurs
day-until the following week.
They may get those out of town
players, but they're losing couple
epf faNorite hometown bets. After all,
what's the use of having a schedule
committee if dates are to be shifted
around promiscuously in the middle
: Of the, season?
Evening star., 1937-07-18
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

THE Mats dropped both ends OF
twin bill with the White Sox,
SO and 80. In the first game
Cicotte gave the Griffmen only one
hit.
Burton Shipley, former star
Maryland State athlete, pitched the
College Park nine to 7-6 victory
over Company F OF the local Ma
tional Guard.
Bernie Boland. Detroit pitcher.
has set back the New York Yam.
kees eight tines Ia . row.
Evening star., 1937-07-18
PEAKS RYDER CUP
TEAM FOR CRISIS
Hagen Gives Sponsors OF
Money Journeys Credit
for Win Abroad.
BY WALTER HAGEN.

ONDoN, E.IIsIdIlu, July li.-ouE
pro golf team won a fine VIC
tory in the Ryder Cup match
- over here, and every man rates
praise. But the point is: These stars
are the top layer of a great competi-
tive golf machine in the United States
Many men who do not even hit ball
play an important part.
This, our first Ryder Cup win on
foreign soil, is the result of tremen-
dous national interest back home, just
as our Olympic track victories reflect
the same spirit-note how Lawson
Robertson watches our home track
meets.
Golf minded folks in many Ameri-
can cities and resorts over a period
OF years have made this all possible
by open tournaments and prize money.
Evening star., 1937-07-18
BY BILL DISMER. JR.

OR Y FREE Years Old, father
- Of four children. and still one
Of the Districts ranking ten
A MS players for the sixteenth
consecutive season But he says he
doesn't take the game seriously any
more. playing primarily for exer-
else.
Those, briefly. are the conditions
under which Tom Mangan plays ten
mis- today. nearly a decade after the
year IN which he won the District
championship for the fifth success
sive season to end his reign in the
Evening star., 1937-07-18

.EPEAKING Of Hunt reminds that
he hasn't been faring so badly out
OF town on grass courts, on which sur
face he undoubtedly plays his best
games. In winning the Nassau invi-
tation tournament, he not only beat
Frank Bowden, fourth ranking player
Of the East for the title, but handed
Ernie Sutter, intercollegiate champion
for the second straight year, 60,
60 defeat.
Also included among Hunts
victims was J. Gil\ II Han, who
Evening star., 1937-07-18
HAIRS 76 BEST SCORE.

Reese Hair shot a 76 to win the
gross award in the sweepstakes tour
ney at Washington Golf and Country
Club. M. B. Stevens had the best
net card of 8l-l6-65, with ]. S.
Nicoll second at 8l-l4-67 and DR..
j. T. Bradley third at 84-l6-68.
Evening star., 1937-07-18
LOWE TAKES GOLF MEET

Shoots Net 81 at Kenwood for
Japanese Am AMBASSADORS Trophy.
]. M. Lowe scored a 79 with the
generous impost of Is strokes for a
net Of 81 to take the lead in the
japanese Ambassadors trophy golf
tourney at Kenwood. His net card
Of 81 let by three shots.
r. E. Joyce. with 9l-27-64. and w.
o. Wooley with 6l-17-64. were tied
for second. The tourney Is a 72-hole
medal play affair to wind up next
sunday, V
Evening star., 1937-07-18
ANXIOUS FOR RIVALS.

A strong Boiling Field nine wants
Saturday or Sunday games for the
rest of July and the month OF Au-
gust. Write Sergt. w. P. Griffith at
Boiling Field or call Lincoln 68s7
dlr1uS uaorningA % ...
Evening star., 1937-07-18
PARK VIEW VICTOR.

Park View Playground soft ballers
won the city championship for the
second consecutive year by trouncing
the Sherwood Playground team, 1914,
yesterday on the Mcmillan Playground.
Evening star., 1937-07-18
TIE IN NEWMAN GOLF.

Col. Sam Howard and Col. J. o.
Steger turned in identical scores Of
77-l1-66 to tie for the lead in the
Newman Trophy golf tourney, which
ends next Saturday at Army-Nasy
Club.
Evening star., 1937-07-18
American Golf at Peak.

A MEXICAN pro golf now is at a
world peak even though as
wrote in my last column. we beat the
best team the Britons ever fielded
And their 1897 side was their best
yet because over here they've seen
the wisdom Of American year-round
enterprise. The game has been step
ped up amazingly. but we'll keep pace
I've gotten a new insight into golf
around the world on my South African
tour, and expect to pick up lot more
when l resume my wanderings
through Holland, Norway, Egypt,
Africa. India and Japan
Now we're the champions, I feel we
should take the lead in encouraging
other countries.
The Argentine and Japan are fast
developing first class pros. eager, as
are their hackers. to get somewhere in
international play.
I hope it won't be long before We
have regular competitions with both
the Argentines and japanese. That
goes for other nations too. but it
wouldn't be wise to start before close
competition would be assured.
lCopyright, 1880
Evening star., 1937-07-18
Heat PrOStrateS Rohey
Betty Couzens' Horse Third.

RETTY COUzENS. daughter of the
late Michigan Senator, astride
Bean Beetle finished third in the
closely contested touch-and-go sweep
stakes
The winners:
Green hunterS-Fox-Way Mr. and Mrs
4. Beatty Brown. Middlebure
Two-year-old colts-No Play. E L, Red
man. Middleture
Old Guard King. Judee
John Alexander. Leesbure
Middle and heavyweight hunters
ryville
Hunter pairs-Grsnd Fumer and Greek
Timber. Mrs. d, N Lee. Middlebure
IhorouRhbred hunter-RoX- Mr.
and Mrs. T.. Beatty Brown Middleburg
Pride. MI and Mrs. U. S Randle. Wash
1ishtweiaht hunters-Brown Lass. Mrs.
Corlnthian-Hunter Choice. Springs
bury Farm. Berryville
Open to.all sweepstakes-Primerva Ellie
Wood Keith
Grooms-Shirley Pavne riding Greek
Timber. Mrs. d. N. Lee Middlebure
Championship Hunters Choice
SprinRsbury Farm. Berryvile.
Evening star., 1937-07-18

WITH Matte Ritzenberg tending
his business as a professional
these days. new local public parks
champion will, of course, he crowned
in the affair which starts at the
Reservoir courts on Saturday. Most
prominent contenders for Natie's
vacant crown appear to be his brother
Allie, who was semi-finalist last
year; Ray Stocklinski, who has been
playing we'll in this seasons tourna-
ments; Deane Judd, Billy Contreras,
Art Simmons and Hugh Trigg.
One familiar figure may be missing
from the womens competition, how
ever, as Dorette Miller, defending
doubles champion with Sara Moore, is
out of town.
Sara remains an outstanding
favorite to retain her singles
championship.
Entries, with entry fees of 81 for
singles, will be taken until 6 o'clock
Friday night at the Tennis Shop.
Evening star., 1937-07-18
Trained in Tournaments.

OUR Ryder Cup players were trained
in this tournament school,
You can say all you want about
keeping your game sharp in an of
season. But you don't. You need the
heat Of competition.
Clifford RaWson Of the Los Angeles
Junior Chamber of Commerce, Col
Henry L. Doherty of Miami, Bob Lit
tier Of Seattle, the Junior Chamber
OF Commerce in st. Paul, Bobby Jones
masters tournament. Don Ross and
Richard Tufts of Pinehurst, and hun
dreds of others l could mention, have
done job
They've sponsored events, kept in
terest high and keyed the touring pros
to the right pitch for the international
climax
I've been waiting for this victory
to give credit to their work in paral-
leling our national tfack-and field
set-up-in the sense Of constant COM
petition, ! mean-and now can do it.
Evening star., 1937-07-18

, for the major sports is seen by his
and boxing.
Evening star., 1937-07-18

just precedes Barney Welsh in
the national rankings.
They're still trying to get Gil to
play in a local tournament this
season.
Evening star., 1937-07-18
Won Net Fame With Hovas.

Won Net Fame With HoyaS.
MANGAN didn't start to play tennis
until 1913, when he was 10, but
since then his net position in his
immediate area has been conspicuous
He hasn't failed to be ranked in the
District since he came here in 1921
His local career started when he was
regular on Georgetown UniversityS
tennis team of the early POS.
Eight or 10 timeS-he can't re-
Evening star., 1937-07-18
HUNTERS CHOICE
EARNS TOP PRIZE
Fox Way Second Horse in
RappahannoCk ShoW-Heat
Topples D. C. Rider.
~ the Associated Press.

by lne hSSOClhleO f1eSS.
w YASHINGTON, Va, July II,
A. Hunters Choice, owned
v " by Mrs. George P Green
halgh of Berrvville, cap
tured the championship trophy TODAY
in the annual Rappahannock County
Horse Show
Second place went to Fox WAY,
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. T. Beatty
Brown of Middleburg
One severe spill and heat prostra-
tion marked the closing days pro-
gram, witnessed by several thousand
sportsmen from Virginia, Washing
ton, D. c., and Baltimore.
Heat ProStrateS Robey.
ROBBY ROBEY of Washington,
D. c., riding for U. s. Randle,
was removed from the course in an
ambulance after being overcome by
the heat
Mrs. Billy Weatherall gave specta-
tors bad scare when her mount in
the Corinthian class tumbled and
rolled over her arm. The rider, how
ever, said she was "all right"
Judge John Alexander of Leesburg
won the "old guard jumping" for rid
ers over 40 with his Vagabond King.
Another novelty class for groonS
furnished dramatic relief at the close
Of the program.