Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

The boys are not precisely wor-
ried about the tournament or its
success, but from a spot four days
in advance of the opening of the
District amateur links champion
ship you couldn't predict the affair
starting at Manor next Tuesday
would be a bowling success.
Al Treder, professional at Manor,
who Is taking entries for the title
tourney, has just 20 entries so far
and they aren't coming in fast
enough to suit either Treder, Harry
Pitt or the District Golf Associa-
ton. This tournament, if you'll
| recall the enthusiastic predictions
of the fathers of local golf, was
to be the one to sell Washington
on the District championship. Tell
every one 1t will be open to all
golfers without handicap restric-
tons, that we'll have a tournament
dinner and We'll have flights for
all entrants" they said. I'm other
words, We want every one to play"
So what has happened? Just
20 men have entered.
List Will Grow.
But it's too early to go bearish
on the District championship.
Probably by Sunday night they'll
have rs entries. and by Monday
night-if they don't enforce the
deadline set for Sunday night
they'll have 100 entries at So a
head. If they do 1t will be the
biggest District championship in
a good many years. for you couldn't
say the District title affair for a
long time has been oyerburdened
with entries. Nor has the cham
pionship course been overcrowded.
In fact. the local fathers of the
game would rub their hands in
considerable glee could they have
an entry of 100. They haven't had
such an entry in the memory of
the Oldest sponsor Of the tourney.
1t hasn't been so many years back
that they drew exactly II men to
compete at medal play for the
local crown. Not long after that
they changed 1t to the more popular
match play. and they've been doing
better. But you couldn't say the
golfers have rushed to the scene
Of the fray in great numbers.
This one scheduled for next week
should be good one Every golfer,
whether he has a chance to win or
not. will find place in one of the
flights. In addition a dinner will
be held at Manor Thursday night.
You couldn't ask more than that in
any golf tournament for a SO entry
fee. It's worth that to play a few
rounds over such a we'll groomed
course as Manor. Meanwhile a few
entries will cheer up the men who
will run the affair.
Oliver Enters Pro-Am.
Treder has sent out invitations all
over the Maryland Virginia Penn
sylvania area to prominent anna
teur-pro combinations to compete in
the Grosner pro-amateur cham
pionship tourney, to be held at Man
or September 80. October l and 2.
Ed Dudley and Leo Diegel are two
OF the prominent Pennsylvania pros
who have received invitations for
the affair won last year by Lewis
Worsham and Ralph Bogart, the
young pair from Burning Tree and
Congressional.
Ed Oliver. who might have won
the open championship this year,
has told Treder ne will play. Which
makes for quite tournament. Ed
alone will inject something of drama
into the affair. The chunky boy
from Hornell, N. Y, can maui the
ball with any slugger stalking
around in cleated shoes. He'll prob
ably waltz around Manor in "a or
so if his putter gets hot.
One feminine club championship
remained to be decided today as the
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