Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-15
Georgetown Anticipates Rough Going Virginia Tech ue Friday Night
Pin MoguIs' Party to Writers
And Golf Pros Clicks Despite
Victory of Thomas, Houghton

of mettle and patience. Few golf
ers could have taken the licking
they took as the sports writers
flung shots into parts of the course
known only to the greenkeeper. But
they took it like men. 1t proves
once more that the golf pros around
Washington, even though they NAV
not be national champions, are
rugged souls.
ANY group who could take the
weird shots made by their COM
patriots in crime must have the
saving grace of humor or be utterly
bereft of notions of time and place
and the general fitness of things in
golf.
The party was put on jointly by
the pros and the bowling alley OPP
orators, who have had in a safe
for year a flock of cute cups which
they wanted to give away. They
gave them away yesterday, and
Thomas took most of them. He
not only won first prize in the tour
ney, flock of golf balls, some cash
and a cup, but he gave his pal
Glib Crockett-a handicap which
enabled him to coast home with the
third prize. Maury Fitzgerald and
Mel Shorey were second with 1873
net, with Shorey doing a 70 and
Fitzgerald scoring an 30 to top the
writer's.
The pros held a sweepstake tour
ney among themselves, and. Of
course. Houghton's SO topped them
all. Witty Cox and Shorey were
next with 72s.
Cartoonist Jim Bergman was dis
covered lying in bunker at the
14th hole. I'm not working here.
said Jim. I'm really trying to get
out, but I don't know how"
Intercity Tourney Planned.
Jim Wilde, Baltimore newspaper
man, a guest of the sports writers,
ran up the all-American high score
when he bagged a Is on the 18th
hole. Jim quit soon after that. His
feet wouldn't carry him any farther.
Now Jim, satisfied that the Wash
ington scribes aren't so hot as golf
ers, is going to promote an inter-
city newspaper team match. He
has something there and the tip
is out not to bet too much on the
Capital writer's.
The bowling alley operators. who
picked up the check for fine party,
are going to draft Witty Cox to do
the postmaster chore at future
blowouts. They agreed that Witty
knows his gags and can handle any
situation. He was the only man
able to handle the old Columbia
coach, Buck ONeill. Witty silenced
Buck with a reference to his former
Brooklyn days. and it stopped Buck
cold. All in all, it was quite a party.
Even the pros enjoyed it. Or at
least parts of it.
Feminine golfers of the Capital.
nearing the end of their schedule.
were playing today in the Presi-
dents Plate tournament at Column
bia. Fifty-four officers and former
officers of the Womens District Golf
Association were competing for a
flock of prizes put up by the won-
ems organization. They'll play Fri
day in the N. B. c. tournament at
Army Navy.
Terrier Will Be Back.
Jim Terrier, Australian open and
amateur champion, left town to-
day with only one round of golf be-
hind him during his stay in the
Capital. Jim promises to be back
in town later in the month for sew
eral rounds.
The big Aussie scored the Army
Navy Club course in 10 last Sat-
urday but had to go back to New
York today. He had expected to
play at Columbia, but he wants to
spend several days at the Worlds
Fair before it closes.
Terrier is one of the best anna
teurs to show his game around
Washington in many years. He
plans to come here before the Mid
south tourney at Pinehurst and will
play in the early tournaments along
the winter circuit before leaving for
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