Evening star., 1941-08-30
Cox, Grooming His Golf, Looms
As Washington Open Threot;;
Brandon Is Real Junior Ace

there Tor nall hour or so working
on those iron shots. And I caught
him the other day working on the
practice green on those chips ard
puts. He was there for an hour.
If that doesn't mean he's serious
about winning this one I don't know
what 1t all means WITTY isn't any
pop gun. When he levels down he
shoots al big game and not at pea
nuts. You know what ] mean. Put
me down on top, pal. Cox 10 win the
Washington open. And don't say-I
didn't warn you"
Cox Can Win Tourney. .-
Such confidence must be deserved.
But let's take quick Gander at
this Cox gent and see what he has
to dc. He has for example. to shoot
around 1873 at Indian Spring next
Thursday. That's about what II viii
take TO win first money in the forth
coming tournament. He has to get
around half dozen brides ana
cling close to par the rest of ti1e
way. He has TO lick some tourna-
ment-toughened gents, such as Lew
Worsham. Al Houghton, Leo Walper
and, far from least. Chandler Hsr-
per and BOBBY Cruickshank. tie
hopes of the Old Dominion in the
tourney s~r
II the old Cox who used to win
tournaments in stride was around.
wed say sure But WITTY has
just about abandoned tournament
golf. He plays in a few of them
now and then, to keep his hand in.
But In the main Witty regards a
round OF golf in a tournament. as
just another round of golf. If he
scores well, o. K. If he doesn't
that's o. K. too.
But Jock may have something
there. If the former BROOKLYN eob
mas been taking this tournament
seriously enough to get out on IRE
prsctlce tee and work on the irons
and on the putting green TO work
on the chip shots. that's good
enough. In our book Wify. given
ie" Gays Of practice, remains
around the top in any links COM
panv.
Brandon Columbia Junior Chamn
ION Q Brandon. jr. son OF a Nary
commander, is young man favored
ABOVE most golflng youngsters. From
tne hands Of no less distinguished a
gentleman than Mai. Gen. Craig
former Chief of Staff. L. S. A
young Tom yesterday received the
cup emblematic of the Columbia
Country Club Junior championships
0lHteen-year-old Tom happens TO
De very good golfer. a vouncstar
VINO can go far in better circles than
club junior golf He staged a yerits.
Die romp through the tunior tile
tourney al Columbia. winning
handlly from George Rita by a and
margin III the final. Earlier he
had Won the medal with rs Ard
even earlier in the season Tom was
crowned Junior champion OF the Dis
trlct OF Columbia al Indian Spring
SO Tom, at the somewhat tender
age OF 10 years. is no green pea at
the business Of roaXing a golf ball
INTO The cup i'll the minimum num-
cer Oh strokes But the arrav OF
/ 9o-+ talent AZ the presentation
yesterday aWed The boy. Gen. Crjar.
/ VINO happens 10 be one of Colunbia's
/ top golfers would have been enough.
But the good general was assisted
oy Dr.. Paul NJ. Stewart, golf cnair-
man at Columbia, and president of
/ the District Golf Association. DR.
/ Stewart. in his turn. was assisted
by Albert r. Mackenzie, donor of
the District junior championship
cup, AND long friend and counselor
Of all junior golfers Is it any wonder
Tom was aWed BY il all?
I Even Red Banagan, who happens
to be NO gent to bow TO celebrities.
was impressed
Other winners Were:
- Second fisht-J c. Walker, jr beat
gisS, GgisSS walker nas. 1hIs brother, and ! third
- ConSolations, -. .hrst fgh, = Charles
stoeekel beat Ben HartiR. > and !: second
! nlghl-Dan WalSer beat owen Williams.
Up, third filght-D. Bernard beat God
/ frey L. Muntef, Jr. 3 and /.
Scores at Washington.
Mrs. w. w. Southworth won
| bind DOGGY tourney at the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club, after
a tie with Mrs. Don Lee, at net rs.
Other winners were Mrs. Harold
/ Smith. II, and Mrs. r. D. Young,
80. The putting prize for August
went TO Mrs R L. Hutchinson. -
/ Mrs. Frank Murray won a flag
tourney at Congressional, planting
her flag on the 18th green. Other
winners were: Mrs. A. A. McNftt
Mrs r G. Winkler and Mrs. Marvin
Johnston. Ns