Evening star., 1940-12-10

Realizing that winter golf at Con-
greSsional is not so popular, Witty
Cox, the club pro, has set the ball
rolling toward providing better IA
cilities for skaters.
In summer the pond alongside the
tenth fairway is just another possible
hazard and a spot where you may
catch bass-if you are good. In
winter it's a good skating rink, but
nothing much had been done about
it until this year. Witty has in
stalled lights along the border Of
the pond, has rigged up benches and
even has installed an outdoor fire.
place where skaters can warm their
tootsies. Meanwhile, in the gym
Congressional is the only local
country club with big gymnasium
an indoor tennis court and badmin-
ton and Switchboard courts are being
prepared. Congressional doesn't seem
to be club about to go through a
complete reorganization.
Washington Golf and Country
Club members are balloting on a
financial plan to insure money to
water the fairways of the Virginia
course. The plan carries swimming
pool membership and will increase
the annual charges But the mem
bers are reported strongly for it, and
next spring may see the beginning
OF farway watering on that course.
A. G. otis Dezendorf, DR.. James
T. McClenahan. L. H. Whitten and
c. H. Pardoe are on the Sprinkler
Committee.
50-Year- -Olds Challenge.
Pardoe is member of a Wash
ington group all over so years of age
who have issued a def to any four
some in the age class below so for
a special match. Arthur Harnett
holed a five-iron shot on the third
hole and Russ Schneider holed an
other from the same range on the
sixth, all at Washington.
Five local pros are reaching up for
slice of that $4,000 purse at Miami
this week. George Diffenbaugh
claims the twelfth hole at Kenwood,
from the new tee, will be a good
three-shotter. You can see every
thing on all your shots from that
back tee," said George. 1t has been
too tough a par 4, and not tough
enough for S." The new tee
stretches the hole by 40 yards. Look
for some action by Bill Stone on the
first unit of his two-way course next
spring. He is said to be getting
ready to install lights for night play
on two full-length holes. which will
be played from tees of varying dis
tances.
Doerer Picking Up Change.
Tommy Doerer is getting his
Christmas spending money from
those daily foursome affairs at Rock
Creek Park. The course manager is
hot stuff around that short layout.
and lot of the boys are wondering
where he gets that big wallop. Tom
my is a little gent with mighty
kick from the tee.
Mrs. Walter L. Weible, new prexy
of the Women's District Golf Asso-
citation, isn't fooling about getting
a womens national championship
here in a future year. 1T is my
biggest aim," she says. And I hope,
even though the tournament may
not come here during my admin
istration, that we will be able to
set the groundwork for obtaining
II D." Of course a lot of missionary
work is needed to bag the national.
It takes three or four years to line
up all factors. and the U. S. G. A.
spreads its tournaments around on
sectional basis. not favoring one
section every year.
Washington, however, hasn't had
a national since the 1885 intercol-
legiate championship. which wasn't
very big. This town is due one of