The Washington times., 1938-09-02

coming up during the two fall
months. Congressional, Capital,
Columbia, Army-Navy, Argyle,
Indian Spring, Beaver Dam,
Kenwood and Woodmont links
will all see title struggles.
Puh-lenty Tournaments
The women Of the District
hold their series Of club events
the first week in October. On
october 10 the women's Middle
Atlantic championship will be
held at the tough Five Farms
course in Baltimore.
On September 28 the District
amateur title for men will be
ct stake; while on q date not
yet set during the fall season.
probably october 6 and 7-proS
and amateurs will compete for
the open title.
The professional card Is as
full as the amateur program.
In addition to the series of six
exhibitions, second of which Is
carded for Indian Spring this
Sunday, local pros plan four
pro-am events. Some time dur
ing the season q pro-pro event
will be staged, q pro-assistant
pro and a pro-lady tournament.
On September II, at Indian
Spring, Baltimore and Wash
ington pros will hold q benefit
exhibition for Warner Mather,
retired Woodholme pro, with
return engagement September
Is at Woodholme.
A special pro-am event is
scheduled for September 10 at
the washington Golf and Coun-
try Club, where each Of the
city'S pros, on the invitation Of
RALPH s. FOWLER, golf COM
Hnittee chairman, will bring, as
his partner, the one best anna
teur golfer Of his club. Anna
teurs viii play from scratch and
the prizes will be put UP by
the Virginia-side club.
Big Shots to Compete
Nor is that all. TOMMY
DOERER, JR., has plans all
set for q mammoth proam
event, which will include partici-
pants from the Middle-Atlantic
section and Pennsylvania. In
all, 100 pro invitations will be
sent out on September II over
MEL SHOREY'S signature ask
ing District, Maryland, Virginia
and Pennsylvania pros to show
up at East Potomac Park on
October 8, with their best anna
teur, to participate in scratch
event.
BIG ED DUDLEY, oldtimer
GEORGE SMITH, and ex-base-
baller SAM BYRD, all pros Of
the huge Philadelphia Country
Club layout, have promised to be
on hand. AL HOUGHTON is
rounding up the Virginia con-
tingent. Shrewd TOMMY
DOERER has the travelling rep
eesentativeS of golfing manu-
facturers greeting their pros
poets while on tour with the re-
mark: "We1l see you at the
East Potomac pro-am."
Each best-ball team will put
Up a IS entry fee and each en-
trant in the pro sweeps, 50. II
80 pros accept out of the 120 in
vited, the pool could be opti-
mistically estimated at $3.50,
which is not bad to look at or
10 compete for.
No $4,000 Open
One plan for the fall season.
however, has blown UP. The
Junior Chamber Of Commerce
was toying with the idea Of spon-
sortng a 5000 District open to
attract to washington the big
timers in the game, a boost
which local golfing certainly de-
serves.
Two clubs were under con-
sideration for the event-Con-
gressional and Kenwood. But
the board Of directors Of the
Junior Chamber decided that
they had started too late in the
season to build up enough in
tereSt in the event. They hope
that next year they will be able
to put over such a lalapalooza,
So it will have to be manana for
WaShington's golfing spectators
who hope to see SNEAD and
GULDAHL in action on the old
home grounds.
The week end Is a prelude
Of things to come. Belle Haven,
East Potomac and Woodmont
will hold mixed Scotch four.
SomeS on Sunday. In addition to
the pro exhibition at Indian
Spring, there will be a four-ball,
best bali club event over the week
end. Beaver Dam cards q two.
man team tourney for the Turn
age cup. At Congressional play
viii be inaugurated for the
Singer trophy on Saturday. Ken
wood stages the Hutchinson
tournament; while the Army,
Navy team deScends on Capital
for the three-day vacation.
Washington Golf and Country
Club holds two-day qualifying
rounds for the Birney trophy
An thA Akh and Sth