Evening star., 1938-12-06
Capital Golf SoIons.
Face Busy Winter
OF Meetings
National, ; Sectional
Sessions Are Slated:
\ Cox to Shun. Coast
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

President Ralph s. Fowler and
Secretary William C. Barr Of the
District Of Columbia Golf Associa-
ton are planning to attend the
annual meeting Of the United States
Golf Association at the Waldorf, in
New York, on January 7. There
won't be so much local interest in
the meeting this year, unless an
other change comes along in the
stymie rule, which isn't likely.
Last year Jim Cosgrove, then
president of the District Golf Asso-
citation, went to the annual meet
ing primed to deliver a blast at re-
tention of the stymie The new
6-inch stymie rule which came out
of the annual meeting stymied Jim
and his effort to have the stymie
barred.
That same 6-inch rule, by which
ball within that distance of the
cup may be lifted In match play,
was used in all competitions this
year and worked we'll. 1t probably
will be retained.
Meetings in Cluster.
The y. S. G. A. meeting is the
first of a series of golf gatherings
that will keep the solons of the
game in this locality busy during
the winter. A week after the U. S.
G. A. meeting the Middle Atlantic
Golf Association will hold its an
nual gathering, probably at Con-
gressional Country Club. This
meeting is slated for January IA.
Then will come along the annual
meeting of the Maryland State Golf
Association in Baltimore, with the
District Golf Association meeting
slated for the first Monday in Feb
ruary.
The Middle Atlantic mems cham
pionship, under the regular rotation
system of the association, is sched-
uled for Chevy Chase Club in June
Washington probably will also gel
the Maryland State mems cham
pionship, and the women's Maryland
title tourney is certain to come to 6
Washington course, probably Il
Manor.
Cox Not to Go to Coast.
Back from Pinehurst with a con-
siderable group of members of hi!
club, Witty Cox, Congresisona
Country Country Club. plans to re-
main in Washington until after th'
Christmas holidays. Witty won't ge
to Miami in time for the $10,00'
Miami open and will not make tn
swing around the California circui
as he has done for some years.
Several years back he won tn
Aqua Caliente open. and two year
ago he grabbed top money at Sacra
mento. Barring small tournament
or two around the Miami area, Wifi,
won't play any competitive golf un
til the New Orleans open, slated TO
February 1919 for $4,000.
Leo Walper, who finished third a
Augusta, and picked up $3.50 in tn
tournament and $3.50 more in tn
mutuels, Is the only Washingtonial
who will play most of the winter cir
cult.
But Leo, unless he changes hi
plans, won't go to California. He i
fond of hunting and fishing and car
get plenty Of both in Central Florida
as he did last year, when he winteree
near Sarasota and crashed a rattle
snake den near Lake Okechobee.
Those burned snakes were rat
ting all around me-" he said. "l
didn't know which way to move. Blu
I finally got out without being bit
ten. I don't want any more of that
Scores of Washingtonians fol.
lowed Walper's progress, through
the newspapers, in the Augusta tour
ney. It has been some time since
a Washington pro finished up there
in the money in major tourna.
ment/ Leo should be all fixed fol
spending during the winter Ever
if he doesn't win any more, thai
$500 will go long way. And if hi
stays in the groove he'll pick up some
more dough.
d. C. Pros in Miami Open.
Bob Barnett and Lewis Worshan
are at Miami Beach and both will
play in the Miami open. where tht
touring pros currently are heading
This affair will be played over the
Miami Springs layout, taking tht
place of the Biltmore tourney, which
has opened previous competitive
plinks seasons around Miami.