Evening star., 1941-10-02
al Years Old, Again
Would Rule Here if
Playing Regularly /
Putting Poorly, Shoots
IS at Congressional;
Skinker Is MedoIist
BY WALTER MeCALLUM.

ny W AL 1FINAFAtLAN1
Drop 47-year-old George j. Voigt
back into the heat of local links
competition, stir him up with a few
of the top stars of the present field
and the aging gent who dominated
the game hereabouts Is years age
would top it again.
At an age when most players are
ready to rack up their clubs and re-
tire from competition the Bright
wood 'DutChman," who learned the
game as a caddie at the old Colum-
hia course, and later developed into
one of the top amateur links stars
of the world, would be the top man
around town now if he PLAYED in all
the tournaments. You don't have
to go further back than yesterday
for proof of this
Three Puts Three Greens.
George played in the Congress
sional Country Club invitation tour
ney yesterday. That is, he played in
the medal round. He scored a rs,
which is beside the point. For Voigt
was putting like a duffer. He had
trio of three-putt greens, and if
that is the George VOigt of the old
days every golfer IN the tournament
was a dub. And there weren't many
dubs. The further point is that
George, who has played about a
dozen rounds of golf in a year, since
he had an accident in August of
1910 which nearly killed him, would
be the man to lick in any tourna-
ment around town were he to start
seriously in the links affairs again.
He isn't going to start this year,
but he may do so next year. If he
does George Voigt is going to be a
winner again. Just as he was in 1925,
1925 and 1927, when he compiled the
finest winning streak any amateur
ever has enjoyed around this hot
links neighborhood.
Is Accurate as Old NOigt.
For George is hitting that ball a
good distance The never was a slug
ger) down the middle Of the fair
way. and clicking those iron shots
on the PIN lust as he used to Go.
The present simon pure crop won't
have things so easy If George Voigt
plays in the tournaments in 1912;
always granted tournaments will be
held next year.
Diminutive Earle SkInker, who
three -putted the fifth green from 10
feet away and still won the medal
with a par-equaling card of 70, is
not exactly any soft spot in any
mans golf tourney either. Earle,
who has promised before 10 step out
and win tournaments and always
has Topped, met Billy Shannon in
the first round of the Congressional
affair. Earle won the medal by four
strokes, leading Parker Nolan, Con-
gressional star. by that margin. Voigt
did not play in the tourney for busi-
ness reasons.
First-fllght palrlngs we're:
Earle Skinker Columbia, -. vs. Billy
Shannon Columbia. IS; Bill Tomlinson
toRs4 .G5a9 s. Rich5Td Jeannlsf HoIlas gRst n3t
tached), so. Ray SWeaungen tColumblal
=, vs.. S. D Martin Bannockburn). 81;
Parser Nolsn lC9nsressl2gn,4Ii1, 8, vs.:
Ralph Boeart Chevy chase. Is vs. E. E,
krewzon 'coium6ia1, 81 We H Wenze- Gaz
eresaonsIl So. Eugene Pittman lCongres-
Eonap, rs, vs. Paul J. Frlzzeu tColum-
bial, 81.
L.
vited to play in the Hot Springs
tVao amateur-pro tourney TO be
held October Il and y. Professional
entrants viii be Johnny Bulla, Clay
ton Heafner, Bobby CruiCkShank
Jimmy Hines, Witty Cox, Erie Ball,
Sam Snead, Gene SaraZen, Tony
Penna, Chandler Harper, sam Byrd.
Frank Walsh. Jack GrOut. Billy
Burke, Joe KIrkWood and Nelson
Long.
Two WOmen'S Final Rounds Today.
Two Womens club championship
final rounds were scheduled today,
while two more Will be played to-
morrow.
Meeting IN the final round at
Manor were Mrs. Walter r. Stokes,
District champion. and Mrs. L. G..
Pray. Mrs. Stokes also holds the
Manor title. Both had easy matches
in yesterdays seminal contests,
Mrs. Stokes beating Mrs. j. E. Nell
and 3, while Mrs. Pray licked
Mrs. J. r Powell, 7 and 6.
FnaHsts in the Columbia tourney
today were Mrs. Thomas o. Brandon
and Mrs. Allen c. MinniX Mrs.
Brandon defeated Mrs. William E.
Hall, l up, yesterday. while Mrs.
MinniX won from Elinor Finckel
by default.
Pairings in the semifinal round at
Chevy Chase were Mrs. l.. B. PIatt
VS.. Mrs. Kurtz Hanson, Mrs. L. o.
Cameron vs.. Mrs. A. c. Wilcox.
Mrs Platt had a 70 yesterday in
defeating Mrs. J. c. White, and 7.
KenwOod seminal pairings were
Mrs, Richard T, Kreuzburg defend
ing Champion vs. Mrs. A. A. McEn-
tee, Mrs. Woodhef Thomas VS.. Mrs.
L. H Hedrick.
In the first-flight consolation at
Columbia Mrs. Hugh Mackenzie
played Mrs. J. A. Mari, while on
the inside nine at Manor Mrs. Rob
ert Finlay met Mrs. A. L. Saul.