Evening star., 1938-07-31
Bv ROD THOMAS.


nounced last night for a two-month
struggle from which will emerge the
team match play golf champion of
Uncle Sans departments and agencies
a title for which Federal linksmen will
play for the first time
The tournament, sponsored by The
Star. will open Thursday with action
in three Of the four sections into which
the "a teams were divided without re-
gard to relative strength. The fourth
will trail into the strife on Friday.
Into the capable hands of Charles P
Exchange Commission, vice president
Of the Federal Golfers Association
fell the complicated job Of framing the
schedule, and he came up with a gen.
uine achievement in arranging things
so that not more than one match will
be played on any course in one day.
that no team will be called upon to
play at close intervals and that the
four courses on which the tournament
will be contested will be shared alike
on to Snappy Start.
Fur should fly from the start. In
section 2. Federal Bureau Of Investi-
cation will meet War Department at
Bell Haven, Procurement and Treas
ury will clash at Beaver Dam in sec
ton 3, and in section General Ac-
counting ONCE and Accounts and De-
posits Of Treasury will battle at Indian
Spring. all on Thursday. On Friday
Reconstruction Finance Corp. and
Post Once Department will meet at
Army Navy
Starting times will be arranged by
team captains throughout.
The F. B. I-War match will bring
together feared title contenders and
two distinguished individuals. In the
Sleuths' foresome will be Tommy
Weeb, who won the Federal Golfers
Association championship in 1896, and
probably opposing him will be Tom
Belshe. the only golfer ever to win the
Federal crown three times.
Procurement's lineup likely will
include Tom Bones, K NJ Skaggs and
Paul Carey, who are capable of MAX
Ing any golfer flash to win. and Treas
ury will present similar linksmen In
George Bolger. J. w. Turner and r.
M. Goodwin.
Arthur J. Haidle of the Weather
Bureau. past president Of the Federal
Golfers Association. has been made
referee OF the tournament. Rules of
the event are simple. but wherever
hitch occurs. If any. Haidles judg-
ment on how to straighten 1t will
prevail.
Competition for Champs.
General Accounting Once which
won the Federal medal-play title this
year. will have all it wants In the way
of an opponent in whatever lineup
Accounts and Deposits chooses from
half a dozen skilled performers, in
cluding ]. w. Harvey, J. r. Miller,
Jack Palmer, Everett Johnson. Jack
Lynch and r. H. O'Malley. Those who
won the Mellon Trophy. emblematic
OF the Federal team medal title, this
year for G. A. O.. were Jerry Hart,
Jock Olmsted, Frank Butler and Sam
Harvey. Hart may not be available
for while in the coming tournament,
but G. A. o. has other talent
To start the section / strife r. F. c.
and Post Ofhce will meet Friday at
Army Navy This section is sort Of
dark-horse affair. including as it does
many newcomers to Federal golf.
Each match will consist of two low
ball Nassau contests, with a point
counting for each nine and each l8.
Each team will meet the others of its
section, and the sectional winners will
clash for the big title.
The winning captain in each match
is requested to phone the results by
Cleveland 9046. and if McCallum isn't
Evening Star golf writer. at his home,
Cleveland so46, and, If McCallum isn't
home call The Star sports department,
National 5000, branch 351. by Q am.
the following day.
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