The Washington times., 1937-11-15
Redm0nd,S Trick Shots
Intrigue d. c. Golf Fans
Turkey Tests
+ e a ture
Club Play
MILLS SHOOTS ACE
By CHICK KENNY

Golfdom's round-the-world rep
resentative, Jack Redmond, who
has shot his favorite game in the
big-game country of darkest Africa
to the colorful terrain of New
Guinea and about 1899 other
courses throughout the length and
breadth of the universe, staged eX-
hibition matches at Indian Spring
and Woodmont yesterday to give
the clubmen of these institutions
a treat.
Redmond announced that he
would take in the Pinehurst play
this week and will depart from
here tonight.
Jack told a hot one yesterday
that took place several years ago
in Cleveland, which brings up the
name of the Forest City's great
ball player, iris Speaker.
It so happened that Redmond
was staging an exhibition of trick
shots at fashionable Shaker
Heights. The committee in charge
of arrangements strung a row OF
toy balloons across gully and Of
fered prizes to the lucky divoteer
who could break one of the bal
looms.
All who tried the feat, failed.
Redmond stepped up and an
nounced that he could break the
red one. However, the hard hit
pellet Splattered the blue balloon
that hung along side the red.
iris, who was bordering the large
turnout witnessing the perform
ance of Redmond exclaimed
aloud:
Mr.. Redmond is color blind.
He hit the ballon he aimed for"
The crowd thought it was a
great shot (and indeed it was)
went off singing the praises of
Redmond. The 'round-the-world
golfer accepted one of the prizes!
And now for the happenings
along the turkey tourney front:
Ladies carried on for the bird
of the season at Beaver Dam and
Indian Spring, while the mascu-
line gender competed for the fowl
at Argyle.
Mrs. Ora Emge, Beaver Dam
Club champion, won the net and
gross honors at her favorite
course by bagging a 96-7-89.
Other winners included Mrs. C. E.
Purdy and Mrs. Guide with net
93s, while Sara BriSsenden, Bessie
Taylor, Mrs. R. Carl Mitchell and
Mrs. Dlugensky followed close be-
hind for birds"
At Indian Spring a field OF "a
competed among the ladies for
Thanksgiving dinner. The win
ners were Mrs. Richard Kreuz-
berg, 81; Mary Bernard, 88, and
Mrs. Frank Kennedy, 80.
w. A. Covert with 80-13-67
barged through with a turkey at
Argyle and E. A. Drake with 85-15 |
10 came in second.
Turkey play will continue next |
Sunday with Congressional, Wash
ington, Beaver Dam and Indian
Spring staging such events to
close out the intra-club golf play
for the year.
The three-way playoff for the
Robert T. Smith presidents cup
at Congressional was annexed by
H. L. Anderson, who tailed an
85-15--70, to eliminate Claude
Rippy and Gene Pittman. The
three had tied for top honors in
play last week.
A hole in one was registered at
Columbia yesterday, when S. N.
Mills scored such a shot on the
eighth hole. He was playing with
M. Mackley.
The weekend found a flock of
the local professionals departing
for Pinehurst, where they will
play in 36-holes best ball event
listed at the North Carolina re-
sort tomorrow and Wednesday.
These include Cliff Spencer, for
mer Beaver Dam pro: Roland
Mackenzie, Congressional; Leo
Walper, Bethesda driving range
proprietor; George Diffenbaugh,
Indian Spring, and Al Treder,
Manor.
Gillie Young, Con gressional
amateur, and Joe Cronin, Boston
Redsox manager, who plays out
Of Indian Spring, is also on hand
at PinehurSt.
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