Evening star., 1938-08-26

ol tne peSt grace OF golf balls made
guy who travels with the machine and
is in way. its front man." stood UP
on the seventeenth green at Columbia
with Fred Mcleod. The machine was
located back Of the first tee, about 48o
yards away from the green.
Mechanically and flawlessly, with
perfect timing and perfect elevation it
pumped ball after ball smack onto the
middle Of the seventeenth green, stuck
far up in the air above the fairyay.
One OF them almost hit Fred Mcleod.
And then, to give a final burst
Of thrills, the operator speeded
up the driving arm and whiried
couple of balls clear over to
the fourteenth green, more than
500 yards away. When you con-
slider that the machine stood
behind the first tee at Columbia
and knocked that ball 30 far It
makes you wonder why human
beings are 50 puny and why they
can't do the things q machine
can do without half tryinx.
It's one OF the great shows Of golf
this driving exhibition. Don't miss it,
II you can be at one of the four places
where 1t will show. And il the boys
who operate the Acushnet show really
want lot Of people to see their robot
distance-eater they'd better make ar
rangements to have it at Indian Spring
the afternoon Of September II. A lot
OF folks will be out there to see six
Washington pros play six Baltimore
pros in a benefit match for Warner
Mather. They couldn't find a better
crowd than on that occasion.
Hole in Half Strokeo
Ever hear If hole being made in
half stroke? OF course you haven't,
but it was done no later than yester.
day. Fulton Brylawski is going around
with his chest out today, passing the
cigars around among his pals because
he made a hole-in-one on the eighth
hole at Woodmont. But he really made
1t IN half stroke.
Playing with Stanley Fischer
As his partner, Fulton took his
trusty 6 iron in hand On this
130-yard hole. and played a shot
that covered the pin all the way.
took one hop and nestled in the
cup for the ace.
And I gave that guy q half stroke
a hole" moaned professional Gene
Larkin. THAT gave him a hole in one
half stroke" Larkin's partner was
Albert E. Steinem.
Washington Golf and Country Club
will entertain Army Navy Club golf
warriors in q team match over the
Washington course Sunday afternoon.
It's one Of the features Of a big golf
day. that will find several local club
pairs playing in the Maryland State
father and son championship at Balti-
more, while up at Rock Creek Park Q
score Of pairs will play for the public
links father and son title In the first
round Of two-day tourney.
Fourteen separate tournaments for
pros and amateurs under the banner
Of the local golf professionals will be
ushered in Sunday with the hrst Of An
s-player pro exhibition series at Ken
wood. Other events listed are four
pro-amateur tournaments on Mondays,
pro-pro, pro-lady, and . pro-amateur
District championship tourney. all
scheduled on Fridays. to be closed with
the District open championship, which
probably will 60 to Army Navy If that
club follows through suggestion made
last week and puts up an addition TO
the purse.
Brownell Shoots 70.
Bobby Brownell, the tow-headed
Middle Atlantic junior champ, was IN
stalled q favorite to win one Of the
qualifying spots In that coming sec
tional test for the national amateur
championship next Monday. All be-
cause Bobby whacked himself out q
sub-par 10 round yesterday. But 1t
goes deeper than that. Bobby has been
playing far better golf than ever before
this year. and he can 60 fairly far in
that amateur championship If he quail
fes and gets in q good putting mood
on those fast Oakmont green's. The
boy has gobs Of competitive spirit, and
lot of golf compressed In that thin
frame.