The Washington times., 1938-07-22

to close at noon this Saturday.
Baltimore's chief threats are
SPENCER OVERTON, Rolling
Road amateur, and WALTER
GREINER. assistant pro at
Woodholme. OF the Washing
ton entries, leading the list are
LEVI YODER, of Kenwood, and
GENE LARKIN, Woodmont pro.
BOBBY BROWNELL, of Manor,
has sent in his name and so has
DAVID ROSS, JR., of Capital.
JOHNNY FARRELL, of Hillen-
dale, will be Baltimore'S most
potent youthful amateur con-
tender.
FARRELL is the defending
champion in the Middle At
lantic junior championship to
be held at Indian Spring on
August 2 for boys under 81.
There will be SO holes of medal
play. Entries close on August l.
Too Serious
It will be a long time before
the Maryland State Association
schedules another one-ball, Sc
lective drive tourney for men
only. For some reason such
events, one of which was held at
Columbia Country Club yesrer-
dav don't take. With only "a
entrants, even able JOHN v.
D. TWEEDY, of Elkridge
Club, who came all the way over
from Baltimore to conduct the
tournament, admitted it was no
60. Consensus seemed to be
that mixed Scotch twosomeS
drew large entries and were fun,
but strictly mems events had
no drawing power at all.
The reason behind this para
dox may be Just this: When
men play Scotch twosomes TO-
gether they take it serious.
Either they blame themselves
for putting their partner in a
bad spot or else they growl be-
cause their partner is letting
them down. It depends on the
disposition. But when men
play with women that tension
is eased because no one expects
any great shakes in the way OF
a score from such a usually cre-
sided combination. Nobody is
letting anybody else down and
everyone has fun. Mixed Scotch
events appear to be the only
times when women are actually
welcomed on the course by
masculine golfers.
I Forgot
The Burning Tree Club has
once more escaped a fate worse
than, we'll, practically anything,
through an unforgivable over
sight by your reporter. On my
future book, 1 carefully pasted
the date of the tournament held
yesterday by the washington
Trade Executives because 1 an
ticipated pleasurably invading
that 4mpregnable golfing for
tress (for men only in my ca
pacity of reporter.
I had laid plans and at
tempted to pull wires to be sure
that my appearance would not
offend the clubs more reac-
tionary members. Unfortunate
ly. in FASTING up my future
scrap-book, I listed yesterdays
tournament for today, and, not
until the tournament was over,
did 7 discover that it was too
late to ride out to Burning Tree
and make a test case of the
question, "Shall q Female be
Permitted on Burning Trees
Sacrosanct PremiSes?"
Never mind, I console myself,
there will be other days and
other tournaments at Burning
Tree. Next time I'll tie a string
around my finger.
Better Competition
Plans are progressing rapidly
for the intercity amateur
matches between 20 top Wash
ington golfers and 20 Balti-
moreanS, picked by each city'S
golfing writer's. Play is SEIZED
uled for Baltimore's Rolling
Road Club and the lineup Of the
two teams will be announced
this Sunday. MAC MCCARTHY
is pretty sure to captain the
Washington contingent.
The recommendation of the
District women'S team captains
that each first team be increased
from six to 10 members is in
line with the general trend these
days to encourage golfers who
are not exactly topnotch per-
formers. Last year only two
first teams competed-Indian
Spring and Chevy Chase. BY in
creasing the number of players,
the brand of golf is leveled to a
nearer approximation of COM
petitive play for all teams en-
tered. An additional recommen-
dalton that no second or third
teams may compete, unless a
club also has entered a first
tie m, penalties, as it should,
clubs content to worry along
with inferior golf with no at
tempt to take a crack at really
stiff competition. The District
Association will pass on the rec
concentrations in December,