Evening star., 1938-08-17

towel. why, 1t gets you down so
that you sort of play in a daze. and
try to hold onto your club and vow
you'll never do it again in summer
heat. And the very next day you're
out there again. But I've played at
Panama a good deal, down there in
what they call the steaming, lush
tropics, and I've never felt heat like
this"
The tourney is getting as hot as the
weather. Everywhere you go among
Government golfers, they talk about
nothing but The Star tournament.
They scan the papers each day to
find out how their lads are getting
along and every captain cuts corners
to get his best golfers out to play.
There's the case Of Jock Ohm
sted of General Accounting Of
flee, for example.
Jock, who plays at Indian Spring,
and who happens to be one of the
best players in Uncle Sans service
Che finished second in the individual
tourney last June) had the bad judg-
ment to use up all his. leave before
the match play tournament was ar
ranged. They left Jock of the team
in the first match and G. A. o. dropped
the match by a close margin. But
the sweltering heat that bore down
on Washington yesterday closed many
of the Government Offices early in the
afternoon and Capt. Frank Butler of
G. A. O. seized the opportunity to
stick Ace Olmsted on the team.
1t could be done under the
rules. for substitutions are al
lowed at any time.
And Jock helped materially in his
teams clean sweep over Internal Rev.
enue.
Proposes Wind-Up Party.
And now, six weeks before the close
of the tourney, Go-Getter Chuck Red
lex. the live wire from Securities and
Exchange Commission and vice presi-
dent of the Federal Golf Association,
is looking forward to a big show to
wind up the tourney. Il hope We can
mold banquet with 100 or more play
ers present at one of the clubs" said
Redick, with some high Government
official to present the prizes to the
winners. The tourney has gone for
ward in such fine shape so far that
every one is tickled to death and we
should wind it up in fitting fashion"
But unless some high Government
officer can prevail upon those weather
sharps in their eyrie at Twenty-fourth
and M streets to change the brand of
weather they are serving up these mid
summer days, there won't be anything
left but a bunch of grease spots, with
flock of here marks the spot" signs
strung around over the local fairways
where the boys of dear old Uncle Sam
uel played their Matches
To Arrange Pro Matches.
Witty Cox and George Diffenbaugh
nettled at the failure of the local
pros to agree on series of team
matches. have Just about decided
to take the bull by the head append
ages and arrange an arbitrary series
of contests without consulting many
of the lads who sat in on the abortive
meeting a couple of weeks ago tina;
resulted in nothing but a lot OF
derisive remarks in the papers.
Witty and George will get to-
gether, probably tomorrow, and
try to work up schedule that
will include some seven matches
at as many country clubs, to
wind up the District open
tourney.
Professionals who will play in the
series include Cox and Diffenbaugh,
Leo Walper. Cliff Spencer. Bob
Barnett, AL Treder. AL Jamison, Mel
Shorey and Gene Larkin.
I've had lot of phone calls from
interested people asking me what has
been done about the matches" said
George. If those people are that
much interested a lot of others must
also be interested. We have been un-
able to get together on a schedule al
meeting of all the pros and maybe
Witty and I can fix up something
that will work. Anyhow we are going
to try it. Some one has to take the
first step and it may as we'll be us