Evening star., 1941-08-16
Ry WALTER McCALLUM.


fastest links dish laid before
Washington links fans in many years
will be served up about two months
hence by Dr. Wilfred Cox and his
fellow golf physicians. In case YOU
don't know DR.. Cox we'll start right
away by identifying him as Witty
of the Congressional Country Club,
president of the Middle Atlantic
Professional Golfers Association and
q handy man with natural bedside
manner for curing ailing golf swings.
And in addition fine player.
DR.. Cox and his professional pals
today are in process of arranging
a match that should and probably
will have John @. Public's tongues
hanging out as he dotes on the
shots of the great ones of golf come
the middle of October.
1t will be: Betting Benny Hogan,
biggest sensation in pro golf nova
days, and nonchalant Jimmy De-
maret. the laughing Texan, against
the two reigning champions of the
professional golf world-Craig Wood,
National open champ, and tall,
sloe-eyed Vic Ghezzi, the P. G. A.
national champion.
1t will come off around the middle
of October at a club to be named,
possibly Columbia. A gate fee will
be charged, and the match will be
staged by the District professionals
who will underWrite it, take the pro-
fits df anyD and assume any losses.
Behind the yelling curtain of pre-
liminarieS which have gone into this
tempting morsel of links fare you
can discern the fine italian hand
of DR.. Cox. Witty happens to be a
good friend of all four contestants,
and very close friend of Craig
Wood and Vic Ghezzi. Whenever
the latter two come to town. they
always stop off for lunch and a chat
with the good Doc So Witty is
turning around and arranging
something nice for them.
May Play For Heavy Dough.
You may recall month or so ago
that some gent offered to back
Hogan and Demaret against any pro
pair in the world for any amount of
cash. Well, that match is going to
be laid smack in the lap of Washing
ton golfers. The financial details
haven't yet been arranged, but with
so many experts on money matters
around Washington nowadays it
won't be hard to find the cash to
back up either pair. They won't
have to sell bonds to get the golfers
out to see this one. either. It's
the links natural of the year. with
Betting Benny and Laughing Jimmy
against Crashing Craig and Venture
some Victor.
Cox and Al Houghton. his tourna-
nent manager made public a list
of pro Journeys for the coming
months, some OF which already have
been announced. Here is the list:
August 25 smateur-pro. Baltimore; Sep
ional the women 20 be chosen by the
Womens District Golf Association; Sep
temher Z Washington open championship.
Indian Spring Country Club. entry list TO
be limited to - competitors September s.
amateur-pro. Columbia; September Is, 16
and i, Grosner match play smateur-pro
lantlc G. A. championship, Country Club
Of Virginia.
October 6-Amateur-pr Woodmont;
October 10. senior-pro Chevy Chase;
October % Course Stormers-pro tourney,
Chevy Chase
No Round Robin This Year.
Cox, Houghton, Bill Hardy and
Mel Shorey, meeting at Indian
Spring, decided to pass up for this
year proposed round robin tourney
to be held by the pros I'VE have
30 many tournaments scheduled and
we'll be so busy with team matches
and other affairs We won't have time
for more pro affairs this year." said
the good doctor. But We'll be sure
to take it up next year in time to
get these matches started in the