Evening star., 1938-05-29
JOURNEYS GALORE
ON HOLIDAY CARD
Jones Only Links Ace Who
Still Plays Game in
Short Pants.
By WALTER McCALLUM.

Short Pants.
BY WALTER McCALLUM.
The first big divot- -flinging day OF
the current golf season will find J. j.
Duffer, Esq. enjoying his initial major
links outing at more than a dozen
country clubs tomorrow. The public
courses will have their usual heavy
play on Memorial Day, closing 2k2-
day holiday for the golfers of the
town.
All the private clubs have listed
tournaments for their members, under
the following schedule:
Chevy Chase-18-hole compe-
tition for the Victor Kaufman
Memorial Day Trophy.
Kenwood-Medal play handicap
tourney.
Indian Spring-l8-hole medal
play handicap; flag tourney.
Capital-Flag tourney.
Manor-Jack pot tourney, a
three-day affair which started yes
terday; women's flag tourney on
the inside" nine
Congressional-Green Commit
tee tourney for the DR.. Robert A.
Keilty Trophy; medal play handi-
cap; driving, pitching and putting
contests.
Argyle-Flag tourney.
Beaver Dam-Tournament for
the Marmion Trophy; also ap-
preaching, putting and driving
events.
Army-Navy-F1ag tournament
Columbia-Best ball, four-ball
event at medal play with handi-
caps.
Mrs. Meckley Changes Swing.
1t may or may not account for her
licking in the Maryland State wom-
ems championship, but Mrs. Betty
Meckley, the Middle Atlantic women's
champion, is in the throes of chang
ing her swing around. Betty has been
taking lessons over the last fortnight,
seeking additional distance from the
tee. Such a change means that time
must elapse in order to get used to
the swing, but Betty would be the
last to say it caused her defeat by
Mrs. Jerome Sloman. Il hit the ball
20 yards further when I hit it with
that new swing" says Mrs. Meckley.
But I don't always hit it."
Next big tourney for the women
Is the District championship, slated
for Indian Spring, starting June 6.
Entries will close June 3 with Mrs.
F. j. Kennedy at Adams 1887. The
Herald Cup tourney will be played at
Washington on June 2, with entries
to close May 81.
Golfers of the Deposits and Ac-
counts section of the Treasury De-
partment will play in a tourney at
Beaver Dam next Friday. ]. w.
Harvey, jr., of Manor heads the COM
mittee in charge. Other members
are G. E. Jones, j. c. Palmer, G. II.
Jones, r. H. O,Malley, c. D. johnson,
J. F. Schoen, Everett Johnson, r. A.
Bishop, c. M. Martin, r. H. Moore
and j. H. Molster.
Duckett, Dawson Win.
T. Howard Duckett won the gross
award in a tourney held at Columbia
for members of the Advisory Board
Of the Keystone Automobile Club,
with F. Mackenzie Dawson winning
the low net. A special prize for high
gross and high net went to Luther
c. Steward, president of the National
Federation of Federal Employees.
Denver golfers are on the job where
the National Open championship is
concerned. They've sent to local
newspaper Offices an elaborately illus
trated program for the 42d title tour
ney to be staged at the Cherry Hills
Club at Denver June 9, 10 and IL.
The sectional qualification rounds for
the open championship will be played
in this sector at Indian Spring Tues
day. Three men will be chosen to
represent the mid-Atlantic section
over the 36-hole medal route. and
Witty Cox of Congressional, although
listed as a starter, will not play.
Chip Shots.
Bobby Jones remains the single top
notch golfer who hasn't given up
knickers in favor of slacks Bobby
appeared at Columbia in short jeans
=. Roland Mackenzie, who used to
be a pro, hasn't hit golf ball since
April Is :. He's doing some horse
back riding these days and isn't in
terested in golf Witty Cox has
the golf shop at Congressional all
fixed up with new appurtenances and
looks ahead to big year Next
tourney for the men will be the Mid
die Atlantic championship at Char
lottesville. Va, June l6, II and 18
More than a score of Washing
ton players already have entered the
affair for the crown now held by Billy
Shea, who also holds the District title.
The Pennington course, where the
tourney will be played, is ranked as
one of the better layouts in this ter
ritory, and players may stay at the
club.
An example of how hard work will
get you along in golf-Mrs Myron
Davy of Congressional Mrs. Davy
practices hours every day on her
game, and today is one of the best
linkswomen in this sector Those
new holes at Manor are plenty tough,
and make a better layout of the first
nine, in the opinion of Harry Pitt
.. Helen Dettweiler may leave
Washington shortly for a job in the
New York area Just now she Is
handling ticket reservations at the