Evening star., 1940-11-19
WashngtonLee W. Highs Pinned for Old Oaken Bucket Turkey Day
District Golf Pros Are Happy
That Houghton Is to Winter
In Dixie After Mop-up Here

most kind Of you to present me with
these little tokens Of your esteem.
And may they keep on coming"
AIS latest-and final-fiing at
local winning in this, his finest year
of pro golf, was one-man show he
put on yesterday at Indian Spring,
where Washington's foremost links
pro Of the year won the pro sweep
stakes tourney going away, pulled
up. without having been touched by
whip or any other term the race
folks might use TO describe an easy
winner.
Al had only a five-stroke margin
over his nearest competitor when
returns from all precincts came in
to the low-roofed golf shop at In
dian Spring. He shot Subpar 10
on a. day when scoring was tough.
His nearest rival was George Diffen-
baugh, to whom Indian Spring is as
a well-thumbed and familiar book.
And George was five shots back with
a IS.
But that wasn't all Houghton
grabbed nearly all the dough in
the pro-amaeur affair. carrying
three simon pure partners to victory.
With Volney Burnett he had ST
to win. With Joe Balestri and Jerry
Burch he had So. You may gather
by this time that Houghton had
quite day. Lew Worsham Of
Burning Tree and Maj. J. B. Pat
terson of Chevy Chase were next
with 10.
AL Makes Six Brides.
Houghton twice Clipped in for
brides on those expansive Indian
Spring gseens. He had seven of the
feathered beauties all told. Tommy
Doerer had six brides and scored a
II. That's the kind of day it was.
Art Cross won the amateur sweep
stakes with 77-6-7l, with Volvey
Burnett next at 76-4-72.
So Houghton leaves s31 richer.
And the pros all breathe easier.
We'll miss Al during the coming
winter" said Indian Spring pro,
Mel Shorey. But We'll all save
money How about telling US how
to stop him next spring? That's
what we've got TO Worry about now.
He'll come back full of pep with
winter of golf behind him and it
will start all over again. But we're
getting a break when he leaves for
even a little while
Washington Golf and Country
Club women held turkey tourney
in three flights. Winners we're:
First flight. Anne Reh, Mrs. w.
Marion Falls and Mrs r E. Hotze.
second fight, Mrs. Gorhsm Freer.
Mrs A C. Richmond ano Mrs r.
D. Young: third fight, Mrs. w. W.
Southworth. Mrs. j. R. Hogan and
Mrs. Otto Thacker.
Mrs. Charles L. Vale again heads
the Kenwood Golf and Country
Club Women's Committee. She was
unanimously elected to the post
again. with the following associates
for 194l: Mrs. J. A Thurston. vice
chairman: Mrs. Paul Lion. secre-
tary: Mrs J. J. Byrne. treasurer.
Mrs. Baker Manor Chairman.
Manor Country Club women
elected Mrs. William NJ. Baker their
golf chairman for 1941. She Sue
ceeds Mrs Doran S. Platt. With
Mrs. Baker will serve the following:
Mrs A. L. Alderman, vice chairman;
Mrs. Charles Danmaker, treasurer:
Mrs Don Hutchison. secretary.
They held tourney in which the
gross prize went to club champion,
Mrs. Walter r. Stokes. Net prizes
were won BY Mrs. L. G.. Pray. Mrs.
H. L. Simcoe. Mrs G.. E. Pugh and
Mrs. F. A. Conway. and on the in
side nine to Mrs. James Taylor and
Mrs. G A. Jones Putting prizes
were won by Mrs. T. N. Beavers and
Mrs Jones. Mrs Platt, the retiring
chairman. was presented with
wrist watch.
Mel Shorey, Indian Spring pro,
is the only local pro after whom
street has been named. One of the
thorOughfareS in the village which
is growing up on the old Indian