Evening star., 1938-07-23

ship. won by the Congressional team
of that club grab five major titles in
aren't disguised with the whole proce
best man win" theory, but they'd like
to see different method of playing
the matches put in force when Sep
tember rolls around and the contests
start for the club team championship
of the Old Line State. Just now they
have their heads together on a pro-
posal to split all the competing teams
Of IL into two groups of six men each,
which would work out like this: If
Congressional played Baltimore Coun-
try Club. for example, half the Con-
gressional team would 60 to Baltimore,
while half the Baltimore team would
come to Congressional. That's about
what they've decided to do come next
fall
But it all sounds little funny to US.
II will for example. destroy the team
morale on which these contests depend
in large measure. for their continuity.
Take that away, take away
the enthusiasm Of group Of II
or more men travelling for dear
old Apple Valley Country Club,
and you haven't much left.
Such scheme as that proposed
probably would find only half-hearted
entry from the Washington clubs,
which heretofore have entered the
team tournaments in a body.
Home Courses Help.
AS explained by Edgar Lucas, the
proposition has come to the point
where State association officials con-
slider some scheme must be devised to
stop the preponderance OF Washington
victories. I'VE are all better on our
own courses" says Edgar And the
plan We propose would level of any
question of home course superiority.
We're going to try it to see how it will
work" Maybe it will work, but If
Washington clubs have been successful
in the State team Journeys for the
past seven years, as they have been.
they'd probably be more successful
under such a setup as that proposed.
It would simply become question of
winning more points and by bigger
margins.
So, Babe Didrikson is going to be
married. Somehow it's kinda hard to
form a mental picture OF the hard
boiled Babe, the Texas Tomboy who
shames full-grown men with her
athletic feats, shoe-horning her
athletic body into lace gown and
stepping up to the altar to swear to
love and obey leering George Zaharias,
one Of the top men in the grunt and
groan rassling racket. I remember
stopping in at the Country Club of
Virginia in the fall Of 1886 to see the
Babe play an exhibition match.
Somewhat shy and with suspicion
of a blush. the Babe took me by the
arm and cut loose with this bombshell:
I'm going to be married. Walter" E"
Naturally wanted to know who the
lucky man was. She wouldn't tell, but
she did say he was big man in the
golf business, located in the southwest
and that she'd wire me the details.
Nothing ever happened, and probably
the romance died in bunker or was
wrecked on the rocks of feminine links
superiority.
But this one-about the Babes
marriage to Zaharias-seems to
be genuine.
I can't imagine the Babe putting
George In the middle as press agent
stunt. He's too big for that, and too
husky. Unless he, too, needs the pub
licity. 1t seems to be on the level
In case you didn't know it the Babe
is the main support of a little family
of eight down in Beaumont, Tex.
That's doing alright And she nets
around 10 grand year. That's o. K,
too.
Entries are to close tonight for the
city municipal championship tourney,
to be played at East Potomac Park
next Wednesday and Thursday.
Tommy Doerer, East Potomac Park
manager, has about lis entries in
hand and will make the pairings to-
night. The tourney will be over the
72-hole medal route, and in addition
to the city municipal champion 1t
will turn out the four qualifyers for
the national championship from
Washington. The top man will captain
the team in the national tourney at
Cleveland next month.
Worsham Gets Hot,
Any doubt that Lewis Worsham, the
20-year-old assistant to Bob Barnett
at Chevy Chase, won't be a potent
factor in the Maryland open cham
pionship at Congressional next Tues
day doesn't exist today in the face of
the 5-under-par 81 the Worsham kid
shot yesterday at Congressional in a
match with Ralph D. Q,unter, Chevy
Chase Club champion. Lewis finished
with four brides in row for q s.
under-par 80 on the last nine, after
getting out In 81. -
Lewis will be hot stuff In that
forthcoming tourney and may
be the lad to lick.
But he couldn't steal the spotlight