Evening star., 1938-12-17
Mid-AtIantic Battle
Likely TO Be Held
In Washington
New Names for Links
Pellets Appear in
Next Yeur's Lines
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

BY WALTER McCALLUM.
AL three of the major women's
championships in this links sector
are scheduled to be held at WASH
ington clubs in 1899. On the heels of
announcement by the Maryland
State Golf Association that the
women's State title tourney will be
held at a local club, came today
an intimation from the Middle At
lantic Golf Association that the 1899
tourney of that organization prob
ably will be held at the Washington
Golf and Country Club in October,
next year. The championship last
was held at the Washington club
in 1884 and was won by Mrs. David
H. Clarke. champion of the Army
Navy club. who beat Lily Harper of
Portsmouth, Va, in the final round.
This years title tourney, held at the
Rodgers Forge Golf and Country
Club, drew the smallest field in the
history of the affair, notwithstand-
ing the award by the association
of the Charles E. McPhail Memorial
Trophy, permanent cup for the
Women's championship. The tourney
was held at Indian Spring in 1897.
Hot Springs Makes Bid.
The bid for the Mid-Atlantic for
1899 came from Mrs. George C.
Roney, Womens chairman at WASH
ington and vice president of the
Women's District Golf Association.
Hot Springs, Va, wants the tourna-
ment in 1910.
Through the years since the Mid
Atlantic women'S affair was or
ganized in 1926 Washington women
have done little better than break
even with their Baltimore rivals.
Champions from the Capital in
clude Mrs. J. N. Hodges, Mrs. Elsie
Haynes, Mrs. Betty P. Meckley
(twice), Helen Dettweilef, Mrs.
Clarke and Marion Brown. For
Baltimore Mrs E. Boyd Morrow has
won thrice, and Virginia Holzderber
and Mrs. M. Louise Bell once each.
Mrs. Jean Jones is the lone Virginian
to have won the championship, most
coveted sectional crown among the
in the Mid-Atlantic
area
The association, at its annual
at Congressional on jan
uary IA, will consider a request by
the women to change the date for
the title tourney from October to
May or June. 1t has customarily
been held during the middle of
October and sometimes has run into
bad weather.
Committee appointments shortly
will be made at Congressional fol-
lowing the elevation of Henry I.
Quinn, prominent Washington law
YER. to the presidency. DR.. Robert
A. Keilty and DR.. O. U. Singer head
the Greens and Golf Committees
and if both are reappointed they
will carefully consider a plan pro-
posed by Witty Cox for construction
Of completely new lS-hole course
for the club.
Chip Shots.
New names for golf balls will ap-
pear in the 1889 lines of the sphere
which don't 60 where you want 'em
to 60 :. One of the biggest manu-
facturers has changed his Top ball
to "Air-Flite' in place of a trade
name which has become almost
by-word All that conversation
about Al Houghton going with the
National Womens Country Club
was SO much malarkey Al
couldn't make peanuts there, and
he should be in spot where he
can make some money Walter
Cunningham gave up the job after
two or three days . The dope on
Al is that shortly he will announce
a connection with one of the big
links outfits in case he doesn't
go back to the Chamberlin Club
at Old Point Comfort, Va. :. Mean
while the boys are looking around
for another angel" for the Middle
Atlantic P. G. A. championship.
Sid Banks has kicked in with $500
and $1,000 for the last two years at
Old Point, but if Houghton doesn't
60 back it's doubtful whether Sid
will entertain the tournament next
year -. The ballyhoo is on for the
championship of club champions"
at st. Augustine, Fla, starting Feb
ruary l3.
None of the local titleholders
has made arrangements to 90,
although it would be a great
spot for Johnny Burke.
Witty Cox, leaving for the South
soon after Christmas, may pick up
the trouping pros in Texas instead
OF meeting 'em at New Orleans :.
Some years back Witty sported the
Texas open crown, in addition to
several others, all won during the
winter campaign.
There's something doing at Co.
lumbia along the line of testi-
monial to Fred Mcleod . which
is as it should be, for the little guy
is in his 9th year as the club pro,
and now holds the pro senior title
:. William Wade Hinshaw, Fred
dies constant links companion,
claims Fred only won the title be-
cause he trained with him . "Haw,
haw," says Hinshaw Kenwood
is planning to lengthen its 18th and
18th holes and will bunker the 14th
green a little more tightly :.
They've been able to bounce a
ball through that bunker at the
14th," says George Diffenbaugh =.
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