Evening star., 1939-04-17
Hagen Master Angler
As Well as Golfer,
Phi|bert, Cox Learn
Lands ConeressionoI's
Prize Boss Easily os
Home Pros Face Burns
By WALTER McCALLUM.

Philbert, the prize big bass of the
Congressional Country Club pond. is
sadder and wiser fish since Walter
Hagen, the big-game hunter of the
jungles of Indo-China and points
east came along And Witty Cox
is sorry he ever introduced Hagen to
the priced fish in the little pond
alongside the 10th hole at Con-
gressional.
For months Witty, armed with a
dinky little bass rod and a red
headed plug. had tried to coax
Philbert and his brothers out of
their lairs. Witty wore his arm out
casting but nary strike he got.
Along came the mighty game hunter
-Hagen-and Witty dropped hint
that there were bass in those waters.
Let me at EN-" said Hagen.
Gimme some tackle Any kind
of tackle. I can catch bass with
bent pin and a piece of horse
hair"
Lesson for Philbert.
Hagen is the kind of gent who
makes good his boasts. Five major
championships have come his way
over lengthy and honorable career
in golf, and who was he to quail
before bass pond. even if Philbert
was the pet of the club, a bass petted
and pampered by old and young
alike; bass grown hoary with age
and fat with feeding from the hands
of adoring infants and admiring
adults? And how was Philbert to
know that the hand that won three
British open championships and two
American opens also could cast a
mean bass plug?
Well, before WHY'S, bulging eyes
Hagen hooked Philbert, fought him
to standstill, and landed him at
| WHY'S feet. There's nothing to
this said Walter. you've gotta
have that touch. Come round some
| day, Witty, and I'll show you" And
Witty burned. He still burns. for
Cox has yet to catch his first bass.
Yes, Philbert is back in the pond
today. Next time before he hits a
red-headed plug, he'll look over on
the bank. And if there's a Hagen
around he'll run for deep water.
Pro Match May 21.
Cox announced today that follow
ing telephone conversation with
Sammy Snead and Ralph Guldahl,
the pro exhibition match starring
the National Open champ and the
West Virginia better is signed for
May 81. Il don't know who the
fourth will be-" said Cox. But it
probably will be Jimmy Thomson
If we can get him at that time" "
Snead will assay his qualifying
rounds for the National Open at
Philadelphia, where the champion
ship will be played June 8, 9 and 10
He will not attempt to qualify here
Henry Picard, the Hershey Fusilier
is back in Pennsylvania today with
memories of one of the really dis
NAL week ends we've had this year
Henry played q rainy holes of golf
IL at Army Navy and 8 at East Po-
tomac Park, but he didn't do JUS
tice to his fine golf game. He scored
a "A at the service club and q 81
for course D at East Potomac Park
An exhibition of shotmaking at the
public course was called of because
Of a steady rain. Appearing with
him at Potomac Park were Danny
and Allan Burton, Comdr. w. s
Popham and Ralph Bogart.
Melvin Skagg's mark of Is remain.
low in the East Potomac Park sprinf
tourney, but three men were push.
ing him hard for medal honors. jim
Gipe, Gus Kupka and Thomas R
King all scored rs.
Four men tied for first place ir
the blind bogey tourney at Kenwood
They were S. Schriver, K. A. Bras.
field, j. S. Vance and H. H. Hughes
all with net cards of rs. Tied fol
fifth place were Gus Sachlis, DR.
F. S. Bacon and william McCaw.
The 'Moaners" vs.. "Ahbiers'