Evening star., 1938-04-28
Back TO Wooden Shafts.

WOuIu 4IlCk 10 4Leel AnAlS, now JTla I
he finally has given in and accepted
them. But today the Columbia pro
has an OUTFIT Of wooden -shafted clubs.
made up OF a new shaft material called
Danga-wood. Fred built the clubs
himself from . shipment of the new
wood. and it looks like hot stuff. AS
thin As steel. the shafts have that old
wooden-shafted feel. Old-timers will
remember it. but the younger gen.
Grafton won't.
They never knew the sweet
feel Of \ well-hit shot with
wooden shaft.
These kids don't know how fine it
feels to hit good shot with wood" :"
said Mcleod We have q generation
of steel users growing up who never
used wood and wouldn't know how to
handle it. Look what Horton Smith
did back in 1880 when he WAS so hot
and when he went to England with
steel shafts He finished away down
because the English barred steel and
Horton didn't know what to do with
wood. But he went over to France
where he could use steel. and won the
French open championship. I'll let
you know how these new shafts work
They certainly feel good"
Two matches to be played today
will wind up the first round in the
French High Commission Cup tourney
At Chevy Chase. First round byes
were drawn by Landra B. Platt. c. D.
Hayes, ]. P. Nolan. Gen. F. w. Cole
man, A. Z. Reside. J. o. Gawner.
Henry Ravenel. P. s. Ridsdale and
J. H. Chase. Matches played in the
first round resulted As follows: Robert
Stead, jr., defeated J. P. Lannon, l
up: F. L. Fisher defeated George Gal
braith. Z and i; c. B. Mcvay vs. Col
Ed Clifford match scheduled for to-
day; Reeve Lewis, jr.. defeated w. G
Brantley, up, 2l holes; I. J. Carr de-
feated d. D. L. McGrew. 2 and l: Col
E. A. Hickman defeated J. F. Brawner
up, ~ holes; w. R. Purnell-Dr. T
NJ. Foley match scheduled for today
DlnenbAuGh Here Saturday.
George Diffenbaugh, former Indian
Spring and Roanoke pro, will report
for duty at the Kenwood Golf and
Country Club Saturday morning Ken
wood officials were advised yesterday
that George will be on the job two
days hence, ready to take over the
golf shop post vacated when Witty
Cox went to Congressional George
straightened out his contract troubles
At Roanoke and again will be in the
fold Of local pros.
Blond Helen Dettweiler. Congress
sionAls ace girl golfer. holder OF both
the District and Maryland titles. had
better than An even chance today to
make 4 clean sweep Of the first two
opening affairs of the women's links
season. Victor last week in the Miller
Memorial tourney at Washington. Miss
Dettweiler had a one-stroke lead in
the Keefer Cup tourney at Chevy
Chase as play started today in the
final round for the cup donated by
the former president Of the Women's
District Golf Association. Helen shot
an 80 yesterday and, aided by two
stroke handicap, had net card of 78,
which was good enough to give her a
one-shot margin over three women
tied At net 70 for second place. And
had Helen's erring putter. which acted
unladylike At Washington last week
not betrayed her again, she probably
would have set new course record
for women.
She had Ave 3-putt green's
in that round Of 20. which may
give you an idea Of how the
Congressional blond Is strekinE
that ball.
Tied for second as the tourney went