Evening star., 1938-09-04
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

1t seems only short toss back to
the first big links holiday OF the 1898
season. but already the last weekend
golflng holiday of the year bears down
upon the thousands of linksmen Of the
Capital. tournaments at more than a
dozen country clubs will be played to-
morrow, and hundreds more will play
in informal matches at the public
courses of the city on the last big links
holiday of the year Here is the pri-
vate club golf schedule for the Labor
Day week end:
Washington Golf and Country Club
-l8-hole medal play tournament.
Woodmont Country Club-Today,
sweepstakes tourney; tomorrow. match
play against par tournament, and
mixed Scotch foursome.
Congressional Country Club-Golf
Committee tournament for the o. U.
Singer Trophy: pitching and putting
events.
Kenwood Golf and Country Club
18-hole handicap tournament for the
Hutchison Trophy.
Beaver Dam-Competition for the
Needham c. Turnage Trophy, two
man team event; driving, approaching
and putting competition.
, Argyle Country Club-Continuation
of qualifying for club championship.
Manor Country Club-Tournament
for the Presidents Cup, today and to-
morrow.
Capital Golf and Country Club
Army-Navy tournament today and
tomorrow; also driving, approaching
and putting contest.
Indian Spring Country Club-Four-
ball. best ball sweepstakes tourney.
Columbia Country Club-Best ball,
four-ball medal play tournament.
Chevy Chase Club-Tourney for the
Secretary's Cup, match play against
par, with seven -eighths handicap al
lowance.
Army Navy Country Club-Tourney
for the Admiral Standley Cup. 18
holes handicap medal play.
Tommy Doerer, East Potomac Park
manager, today will stage a mixed
Scotch foursome tourney at the park
course, and tomorrow will put on
blind bogey affair.
Ed Oliver. the big bunter from Will
mington, Del, will be the big attrac-
ton of a pro exhibition match at
Indian Spring this afternoon, but
you can look for Witty Cox, the tall
browed guy from Congressional, to
steal the show. Witty and Lewis
Worsham, the young Chevy Chase as
sistant pro, will oppose Oliver and
Al Jamison, Indian Spring pro. Two
other pro matches will find Leo Walper,
Cliff Spencer, Gene Larkin. Bob Bar
nett, George Diffenbaugh and Frankie
Cunningham playing. The show will
be free and the first match will start
at 2:30.
Pro affairs are picking up all along
the line Next Sunday at Indian
Spring q team of Washington pros
will oppose an all-star team from the
Baltimore golf shops in the first of
two matches billed as benefit affairs
for Warner Mather A return match
will be played September l8 at the
Woodholme Club of Baltimore.
The local pros are to decide today
whether they will hold the District
open championship at the Army
Navy Country Club next month.
Chip Shots.
B, Warren Corkran will defend his
Maryland senior championship at the
Green Spring Valley Hunt Club next
Thursday in an 18-hole tourney {.
The affair is open to players who
have reached the age Of so Miller
B. Stevinson, the old Columbia star,
should play in it and would probably
win .. There are few golfers Of any
age who can whip Steve in this sector
At 56 he is a remarkably fine
player Woodmont Country Club
players will qualify September II for
the club championship, with match
rounds scheduled during the succeed
ing month A team match with
the Woodholme Club of Baltimore IS
scheduled for September rs.
Helen Dettweiler, now in Minneap-
oils, may not come back home before
going to the national championship at
Wilmette, Ill. Helen has played
very little golf this year and won't
be smooth She will be joined at
Wilmette by Mrs. ,Myron DAvy and
AAEton Brown, tho lAtaR tho DISTRICT