Evening star., 1938-09-10

the WORD OF Why Cox, and the whole
thing is very much up in the air
today, Just as it seemed sure Of being
signed, sealed and delivered with the
pledge Of the grand side bet from
Richmond.
Il think we can put on the thing
ourselves" said Witty, "and make a
little money for ourselves out Of it.
We might also raise some dough for
the District open. I don't know how
Tar Harrell has gone, but 1t seems to
me We can handle the whole thing
ourselves-the Tournament Committee
Of the District pros" All Of which
is news.
The boys never had let 1t be
known they have Tournament
Committee.
But they have. It consists Of Cox,
George Diffenbaugh and Gene Larkin,
with the latter acting as secretary
And this Tournament Committee
intends to see to it that the pros
get a fair shake in the future and
that they will go down the line help
ing each other by mass action instead
Of arguing and getting nowhere" Cox
added.
Match No Set-up.
Casting a golf-wise eye over the
lineup Of the Virginia boys, which
will consist Of Bobby Cruickshank,
Chandler Harper. Erie Ball and AL
Houghton, the Cox man opined that
he wouldn't risk too much Of his own
dough on the Washington side. Il
dunno but what I'd bet on the boys
from Virginia." he said. The Wash
ington team, under plans made a
couple of weeks back, was to consist
of Cox, Leo Walper, Cliff Spencer
and George Diffenbaugh. Those guys
can toss lot Of golf at you" said
Cox They are all good and I'm
not by any means sure we can lick
'em. I wouldn't bet much on 1t
myself"
Harrell, meanwhile, had made elab-
crate plans for the match, including
arranging of posters describing the
contest as one for $4,000. Which it
will be if the local money is forth
coming.
Cox. Walper and George Diff
fenbaugh will get together with
Harrell, probably tomorrow. and
they'll thrash the whole thing
out.
But you gather from CoX's con-
versation that he would rather see
the District pros put it on themselves
and reap the benefit of the gate, than
to see some one else arrange all the
details. and take part of the gate.
The main thing is to put the match
on. and it doesn't make much differ
ence who does it.
Another Links Tourney
Choosing an ideal time of year for
q golf tournament, the Rolling Road
Golf Club Of Catonsville, Md. today
announced plans for an invitation
tournament to be played over the
tricky little course on the Columbia
pike, September 30 and 3o and Octo-
ber and q All the private clubs
about Washington have invitation
blanks today, and you can bank, on it
that lot of amateurs from the Cap
ital will play in the affair.
1t will be Rolling Roads first
invitation tourney in q good
many years, and Spencer Over
ton will be installed the favorite
to win.
Rolling Road is Overton's home
course. Any time he goes over the par
of 10 he has bad day. Such a pace
will be far too fast for the rest OF
the field.
Meanwhile the District simon pures
are whetting their shots for the Dis
trict amateur championship, coming
up at Congressional September 81, %
and %. Entries will close with SIC,
retary William C. Barr of the Dis
trict Coli Association September 10.
1t will be the t.ird big tourney for
Congressional this year. That club
already has staged the Maryland open,
ond the sectional rounds for the anna
teur championship.
Shea Getting in the Groove.
Disappointed at not qualifying for
the national championship, Billy Shea,
who won the District title last year,
has been hard at work for the past
week getting his game in line for de-
fense of his crown. He has whitfield
strokes of that 77-8$ he shot in the
amateur championship trials, and
again will be the man to lick. In fact
with Shea In the groove, and with
Billy Dettweiler, who has been work.
ing all summer, hard at work on his
game, that District title tourney prob
ably will simmer down to . contest
Of youngsters.
Bobby Brownell, Buddy Sharkey