Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Cox, Spencer, Mcleod
Best Combination
Among Paid Clan
Pres, Sports Writers
And Bowling Moguls
To Hold Joint Party
Nv WALTER McCALLUM.

Who would be your composite
sbest" golfer among the pros and
amateurs around Washington? Who
would be your choice to play the
wooden club shots, the long irons,
the pitch shots and the puts among
both pros and simon pures?
Jimmy Thomson, COLTS longest
hitter, stirred it all up when he
propounded the question. 1t came
on the heels of a match in which
Jimmy himself was starred few
days ago at Metropolis in Westches-
ter County. N. Y. Jimmy played
the wooden clubs for his side, and
was aligned with Horton Smith and
another pro against Ben Hogan,
Craig Wood and Paul Runyan.
Naturally Smith did the putting on
one side, while Runyan putted for
the other side. Thomson's side won
q to IA, but Jimmy didn't get a
lot of kick out of it. you get cold
between shots" he said, land you
don't get the feel of your clubs
Among the amateurs in the three
departments of the game (drlVlng,
iron play, pitching-putting), you
could put out pretty good COM
posite golfer around Washington.
The pros, too, could put on better
than-fair brand of golf, with COM
posite game.
Of hand District Amateur Cham
pion Ralph Bogart would be good
bet to handle the big shots. Ralph
isn't the longest hitter around town,
but he hits more of them straighter
than any amateur we know. And
he isn't a sissy hitter, by any means.
When 300 pound Ralph leans into
a tee shot it moves out there
long way. The best part of his
hitting is that the youngster has
something left. He doesn't put
everything into every shot.
For the long irons Roger Peacock
would be a good man. The Indian
Spring champ hasn't played lot of
competitive golf this year, but he
can punish those big iron shots with
any man in the game.
Brownell for Short Game.
Bobby BroWnell for the short
pitches. chip shots and putting.
There's a trio that would make
''best" composite golfer hard to lick
by any threesome.
Among the pros you don't have to
60 further than Cliff Spencer for
the big shots. Cliff can hit that
ball along with any but the very
longest of the sluggers. And he is
straight with it.
Witty Cox for the long irons.
There is natural Witty was the
peoples choice land the pros
choice for a long stretch of years as
the best player of the land with the
big irons. And how he can pound
'em up there around the pin on
200-yard hole.
Fred Mcleod for the short pitches
and the putting. Al Houghton
might well be the choice for the
pitching angle of this make-believe
best golfer, but Al is something less
than a good putter. He has his
days, but day in and day out Freddie
Mcleod would play rings around
him with the short irons and on
the green Nor is Mel Shorey any
sissy with the short clubs and the
putting blade. He would do if Fred
die declined the honor.
We'd like to see a match between
these composite best" amateur and
pro combinations. It would hardly
be possible just now because Bobby
Brownell is at school and wouldn't
be available But you could stick
in Parker Nolan, the Maryland
champ, for the pitching and put
ting angle, and take advantage OF
the courage that Nolan fellow I'M
doubtedly has. With a money"
putt coming up there aren't many
around who can lick him.
Pros and Scribes Play.
The pros may start out seriously,
but they'll end up laughing tomor-
row, when they toss an eye toward
their sports-writing partners in the
pro-sports writer's tournament to
be staged at Kenwood. Rumor is
that the pros have a gag they are
going to pull on the scribblers, but
they aren't alone. The writer's also
have concocted gag for the pros.
The tourney also will see the
sports writer's playing for a group
of prizes put up by the bowling
alley operators. This affair was
scheduled for last winter, but cold
weather put a stop to it and the
scribblers all through the summer
have claimed they were too busy
ito play So the alley operators
agreed to hold their affair at the
same time as the pro sports writer's
shindig All the players CD will
be the guests of the bowling gents
ut dinner at Kenwood tomorrow.
Feminine golfers of the town,
licked in two team matches this
year, will try to prove that previous
matches with Baltimore and 'Phila-
delphia were mistakes when they
go up against Baltimore's best at
Rolling Road Wednesday. Unless
they can gather an outstanding
team they're likely to take another
licking The days when Washing
tons feminine links team was tops
may be on the way back, but the
intercity outfit hasn't done so well
this year.
Presidents Plate Tourney Draws.
Tuesday at Columbia a banner
field of women will play in the
Presidents Plate tourney, held an
nually for past presidents, officers
and members Of the committees for
the current year. Friday the women
will play in the N. B. G. tourney for
Glass A players at Army-Navy.
Entries for this one will close
Wednesday at / pm. with Mrs. NJ ]
K. Barroll at Emerson 8067.
That Bling Crosby exhibition match
at Columbia last week enriched the
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