Evening star., 1940-04-21
80 Squads Scheduled
To End Preliminary
Play on July |
Round Robin Contests
For Championships in
Two Glasses Follow
BY WALTER McCALLUM.


Thirty teams Of four players each
divided into two classes will start
play late this month and early in
May for the match play golf cham
pionship Of your Uncle Samuel's
Government units. The tournament
for the third straight year is being
sponsored by The Evening Star.
Charles P. Redick, director of the
tournament and former president
Of the Federal Golf Association, has
split the teams from the Govern
ment units into the two classes.
Those In Glass A, comprising 18
teams playing in three sections, are
Of known and proven ability. Those
In Class B either are new entries or
teams which finished far down in
the last two Journeys.
Redick Arranges Schedule.
Redick has done his usual smooth
Job in arranging the team schedule
to avoid conflicts with other links
affairs and in splitting the teams
into sections which promise a strong
final in the round robin affair next
September, with the three Glass A
section winners clashing for the
title won last year by Government
Printing Office. Aiding him in prep
aration of the schedule were Frank
G. Butler of General Accounting
Once and Walter Thompson of
Treasury.
Every Federal agency which could
muster representative golf team
Is in the tournament. Seven country
clubs in nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia have graciously offered their
courses for the affair. They are
Woodmont, Kenwood, Indian Spring,
Beaver Dam, Capital, Belle Haven
and Army Navy. The match dates
have been arranged to avoid busy
days at the country clubs.
Completely organized in every de-
tail, the tournament will 60 for
ward with the official blessing of the
Federal Golf Association. Prizes
again will be donated by The Star,
which has worked for the last three
years with the officers of the Gov
ernment links organization in the
promotion of this mammoth tour
nament.
Series Is Condensed.
Normally some 200 golfers in all
will compete in the several matcl>ls,
This years schedule, opening
April 80, will wind up July /, con-
cluding whirlwind series of
matches, instead of the five-month-
long schedule which carried the
Government golfers through the hot
months last year.
At the conclusion of the regular
schedule the teams will stop COM
petition until September. Then the
three section winners in Glass A will
meet in a round robin affair for the,
title, and the two section winners
in Glass B will play two matches for
their title.
Tournament Director Redick en-
phasizes that placing of the teams
In succeeding years depends on
their showing the previous year.
I'VE have had to put some teams
In Glass B which may prove they
belong in Glass A." said the director.
But in order to avoid a lengthy
season running through the hot
month. 1t was necessary to split
them into two classes. I look for
an unusually successful tourna-
ment"
Where to Reach Captains.
Team captains and their telephone
numbers follow:
Agriculture, Art Myers. Dupont $500,
..t.c.S Accounts and Deposits. R. H. o'Malley,
Civil Service Comm, Glenn Edwards,
Coast and oeodetic Survey. T. welby
ees censfessionsl sssarslp Library. c. c. rautner,
Eiec. Farm. and Home Auth. c. T. Rose,
Farm credit, William L. Moore, extern
z. 3. l.. Astor Clarke. extension ae3.
Federal National Mort. W. J. Willis,
6. 4; o. FEsnk G: Butler, extensi9n 1873.
/. c. C.. Russell M Brown, extension $3.50.
Interior. George r. Hopkins, extension
ess. H. 0S'"' '' "eAS''"
Labor; J. Leroy Smith; extension s51.
Maritime Commission, E. G. Reus, extern
sion 239.
National M sIo Archives. Frank J. Nivert. ex-
Navy. L. T Harrison, extension 236.
Patent ONCE, c. C. Heath. extension
2475.
Post ONCE. Paul Rosendall. extension
24e.
Public Buildings. Kenneth q. Abernethy.
extension Az
r. E. A., Darrell Johnson. extension ee1.
R F. c.. p T. Cook. extension 424.
s E. c.. c. P. Red'Nl. extension 157.
Social Security Board, B. T. Stanner.
extension 1884
Soil Conservation serv, r. L. McGrath.
extension $3.50.
Treasury. walter Thompson. extension
war, 1t. Col. O. n Bradley. extension
w. p. A., E. L. Hogan, extension AL.