Evening star., 1937-08-31
PRO GAME B0OMS
AS GEORGE LEADS
p Little Giant, Former Turf
Exercise Boy, Puts Life
in M. A. Body.
BY w. Il. McCALLUM.

Z USED 10 cllng 10 the quarter
deck of race horses in their
morning workouts, although
L L he never was jockey. To-
day George Diffenbaugh, hardly taller
than the big driver he wields with
such astonishing accuracy and dis
tance. not only Is the District open
golf champion, but he's also the
spark plug Of the local professional
group. As president of the Middle
Atlantic Professional Golfers Asso-
citation. George. who holds down the
pro berth at the Indian Spring Coun-
try Club, has injected more life and
pep into professional events in this
sector than any man who has held
the office for years.
In past seasons the pros played only
In a few little sweepstakes tourna-
meHts among themselves, had little
amateur support. and had no regular
schedule of affairs
George a Man OF Ideas.
PUT under the Ditfenbaugh regime
that's all changed. Going into
office last Spring with many ideas for
betterment of the professional end of
golf, George quickly organized a
schedule which called for frequent
tournaments, worked with Witty Cox
to draw up a schedule of Sunday ex-
hlbition matches, and now the pros,
headed by little George, have started
on Fall schedule which will include
four big events and may be expanded
to six
One Of the smallest men hitting q
golf ball for money anywhere in the
bunkered land, Diffenbaugh at the
same time has found the secret of
lengthy slugging from the tee and de-
spite his small stature and relatively
light weight, he's one of the longest
hitters you could find anywhere. He
has won the District open for the
last two years. It's no soft spot to
repeat in such tournament in a
/. territory which includes such good
golfers.
You know, I never weighed more
than 95 pounds until I was 20 years
old" said George recalling the kid
days when he was an exercise boy
around the E. K Bryson stables
Nope, I never rode race, but I used
to get out with the brides in the
early dawn and breeze those nags
around the track Nope, I don't play
'em nowadays" Which may be the
tip-off Some of the other pros do,
and by and large, they don't do
<So we'll
Short Game Excellent, Too.
WHILE he's plenty long from the
tee, one of the biggest hitters
in fact, it's in the delicate shots
around the green that George excels
He's one of the finest clippers you
could want to see. Its because he
stands so close to the ground"
laughs DR.. Tommy Utz, one of Indian
Springs more popular members.
But I'm about the same size as
George and can't seem to do it.
Guess George has something on the
ball that I haven't got"
George has plenty on the ball when
1t comes to organization and popping
up the pro game. Under his regime
the Middle Atlantic pros staged in
early August their finest Middle At
lantic P G. A. championship, for
q purse of $500 down at Old Point
Comfort, Va.
Pro golf has expanded more in this
territory this year than at any time
over the last decade and the pros
really are making strides in the COM
petitive game. Witty Cox has popped
things up but the spearhead of the
whole thing is George Diffenbaugh-
135 pounds of little giant.