Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-13
Gene Urges Big Clash
As Another Benefit
For Red Cross
Suggests Staging Affair
Immediately Following
U. S. Open Tournament
BY w. r. McCALLUM.
Star Staff Correspondent.


PINEHURST, N. c., Nov. 13.-
Washington will get the biggest
professional golf match of the l94l
season if Gene Sarazen, runner-up
for the National Open title of 1910
and captain of an all-star pro team,
has his way.
Here for the Midsouth pro-links
championship, Gene proposed that
the match between all-star profess
sional teams, played last July as a
substitute for the Cancelled Ryder
Cup international contests, be played
at Washington soon after the open
championship of 1941. 1t would again
be held as Red Cross benefit affair,
said Gene. and all proceeds will go
n the national relief organization.
The pros will pay their own way.
"Of course" said Sarazen, every
thing hinges on whether this coun-
try gets into the war. If we are not
in the war at that time and II the
Red Cross needs help, I think
Washington is the city in which to
play the biggest match OF the year.
It is not only the National Capital
and the home of the Red Cross,
but holding such an event in Wash
ington would give 1t the dignity
and prestige no other city could
give.
$4,000 Crossed in Detroit.
TT would, of course, be between
the official Ryder Cup team chosen
by the Professional Golfers Assocla-
ton and a team picked by myself,
lust as we played it this year at
Detroit. Hagen would captain the
RYDER Cup team and I guess
would again captain the unofnclal
team
The match in Detroit last July
crossed between SIS 5000 and $4,000
all of which went to the Red Cross
The official P. G. A. team won by
single point in the two-day affair
PLAYED one day in singles and the
newt day in foursomes best soall.
And I still think my team can
lick EN-" said Gene. No matter
who they pick
Gene will get in touch with Tom
Walsh. president of the P. q. A.
and will make his suggestion in
writing that the 194l match be held
in Washington. A Red Cross ex-
hibition match starring many top
pros. held at the Indian Spring Cluo
July 4. raised more than $4,000
But an all-star match, pitting the
pros against each other over
longer course for the Red Cross,
should at least equal the take in
Detroit
Professional golf has raised more
than $4,000 for the Red Cross by
exhibition matches this year. We
should do better than that SAID
Sarazen. We should raise double
that in 1941. But all of us are
proud of golf and pro golf in pal
ticular. I think pro golf has raised
more money for the Red Cross than
any other pro sport this year.
Walper Ninth in List.
Far down the list of par busters
as they entered the final round OF
the pro-pro tourney for $1,000 today
was Leo Walper, lone Capital en-
trant in the Midsouth tourney. Leo
paired with Ernie Ball, Charlottes-
vile CVaD pro, for a best ball OF
SO, which found them tied for ninth
place.
Out in front was the long-hltting
team of Clayton Heather, the erst-
while candy maker from Green's
boro, now registered from LinVille,
N. c., and burly Eddie Oliver, the
Hornell IN. Y pro, who jumped
the gun in the open champion
ship and nudged himself out Of q
tie with Lawson Little and Sarazen
thereby. Heafner and Oliver
cracked the ball around the par-72
Pinehurst championship course in
"a whacks yesterday. A shot behind
them was the crack amateur duo
of Dick Chapman, United States
amateur champion, and Jim Fer
rier, the towering Australian Open
and amateur titleholder. They shot
a IS, and today were scheduled to
push the pros for the top spot.
If the amateurs win they'll get
cute little silver knickknacks. 1t
will not affect the prize money.
This, by the way, is the first wear
amateurs have played in the Mid
south, and they are doing all right
for pair of amateurs, who also are
writer's. Terrier is golf writer in
Australia and Chapman edited a
book before he won the national
title this year.
These two yairs are out there all
alone as the field faces the last
round in the pro-pro today, and
should run one-two. But a lot of
good men are not too far back, if
the top boys start skidding. Six
pairs had SO and six more had SO
ovnr tho oneni,o round