Evening star., 1938-08-23


Not that they wouldn't If they could,
golf pros aren't big money makers.
fellow get along they can't afford to
kick in in a financial way.
Bob Barnett may not actually be
helping Eagle Beak" Worsham by
lining his pockets with money to travel
around the land to play in golf tourna-
ments, but he is making it possible
just the same for young Lewis to get
the experience he needs if he is going
anywhere in the game. And young
Worsham definitely has the ability
it takes to 60 long way in golf.
Maybe he's another Sammy Snead, for
six years ago, when Slamming Sammy
was 20 years old. he was caddie mas
ter down at Hot Springs, Va, kid
dreaming OF the days when he might
play in tournaments with the big shots
Of the game. That hasn't been proven
about young Worsham and it doesn't
follow that he is another uncrowned
champion. But he has possibilities.
Might Still Be Caddie.
The point is that without a shove
along the ladder of achievement young
Worsham still would be a caddie master
or maybe bag toter around Kenwood
or Chevy Chase instead of the poten-
tial tournament winner he is today.
And you have to give Witty Cox an
assist In his case. For Witty it was
who grabbed Eagle Beak" out of the
caddie ranks three years ago and put
him in his golf shop. He went over
to Chevy Chase last year and Bob
Barnett, impressed with the way the
boy handles himself and his good golf
game. started smoothing the rough
spots for him.
It's an old Barnett stunt to
do that. He has done it before.
notably in the cases of Ralph
Beach and Gene Larkin.
Today, young Lewis, with a cred
liable showing behind him in the Lam
caster open tourney, is on his way to
play in the Lake Placid IN. " $4,000
open tourney, which will start Friday.
He'll stay up there with Benny Lov-
ing, who is we'll known around Wash
lngton and has summer job at nearby
Saranac. That will make the third
olg one for Lewis this year He played
in the National Open back In June,
in the Cleveland open a couple of
weeks back and now he's to play at
Lake Placid. Doctor Barnett, with his
flair for experimentation. may have
something in the Worsham youngster.
Certainly few lads of 20 have had
such a chance to set foot on the
high road to golfing fame and fortune.
Usually they get 1t the hard
way. by selfdenial and hard
work.
II Lewis Worsham does a good Job
in pro golf, can't you see the glow of
pride that will come over the SUM-
burned face of Bob Barnett? For it
will have been Bob's willing spirit and
help that gave the Worsham boy the
push on those first few difficult runes
OF the success ladder. We're pulling.
not only for Lewis, but also for Bob.
johnson Has 6s-69.
A 68 with a on par hole.
Sounds like dream round. and it ac-
tually happened and not in a dream.
That round came from the blazing
clubs OF gangling Harvey F. johnson,
the Columbia Country Club champion.
and 1t set the stage for another sub
par round Of SO the next day. Harvey
bagged no fewer than seven brides
in that 68 round. and he took SIS on
the l4th and 18th, the latter of which
happens to be par 3 hole.
johnson. II you can judge by
the way he has been scoring
this year. looks like one of the
hottest yours golfers we've had
around town in many a year.
And yet he'hasn't played in tourna-
ments since the college season closed,
Wonder why?
He is an entrant, so Fred Mcleod
says. in the amateur CHAMPIONSHIP
sectional rounds at Congressional next
Tuesday, and if he qualities he might
do all right up at Oakmont. Two
back Harvey went to the
quarter-final in the intercollegiate
tournament over the same course
Along about that time Harvey and
Billy Dettweiler were playing as a team
In college golf and playing in four
ball matches around town. Billy was
the big shot and Harvey brought up
the rear.
But Harvey has come with a rush
and Billy hasn't played much golf.
You'll seldom find a young golfer much
straighter from the tee than Harvey
Johnson. And he isn't short, either.
The young man may have a better
than-fair future.
But he should play more
courses. Playing one course all
the time doesn't help anything
but your confidence.
That's worth while but it takes shots
% win on other pastures.
Fred Mel cod is n1anptpo trim &o