Evening star., 1941-01-21
Big Winners Of 1910
Hit Tough Shedding
On Pro Golf Trail
Nelson, RevoItu SuppIont
Little, Oliver, Demoret
In Present Campaign

Big shots of the 1939-1940 winter
proving ground of pro golf have been
stymied so far this season, insofar as
tournament victories are concerned.
Jimmy Demaret, Ed Oliver and Law
son Little were the top boys at the
halfway mark along the winter
circuit last year, but so far they've
stopped short of grabbing the head
lines. The new winners aren't ex-
actly strangers to the payoff circle,
but they've showed last years VIC
tors down the list.
The Bing Crosby amateur pro
tourney, an affair annually staged
by the famous crooner for $4,000,
comes up this week. So far the
winter Journeys have been won as
follows: Pinehurst, Sam Snead
(s4OO and Dick Chapman, anna
teur, tied; Miami open, Byron Nell
son, s2.50O; Los Angeles open,
Johnny Bulla. $500; Oakland open,
Leonard Dodson, 81 200; San Fran
cisco match play championship,
John Revolta, $1,000.
Many Juicy Melons Remain.
The Crosby open winds up the
California half of the winter sched-
ule. Next affair on the calendar for
the trouping pros will be the much
publicized Western open champion
ship, to be played for the first time
in Arizona. 1t will be the second
year the Western has been billed as
a winter affair. This time it will
be staged at Phoenix, for purse of
five grand. Last year Jimmy De-
maret and Tony Penna tied for the
title at Houston. Jimmy won the
playoff and will be the defending
champ.
There's plenty of money to be
won along the balance of the tour
nament trail. but the $4,000 tour
naments are all over for this winter.
Only two of them were played-at
Miami and Los Angeles. The New
Orleans open has been cut from
$4,000 to half that amount.
Bogart Loses Partner.
Ralph Bogart. District amateur
champ. will have TO get himself
another partner in the St. Angus
tine amateur tourney in which
he plans to play. Ralph had lined
up Witty Cox as his partner, but
IUiH1- to
this winter. Cox, of course, is smack
in the middle of all the excitement
at Congressional Witty has done a
yeomans job helping to keep the
club going while reorganization mat
ters are being Strengthened out.
Bogart plans to leave for the
South within a fortnight, with a
couple of boy friends. and will take
in the st. Augustine championship
of club champions" tourney. Ralph
won the Army Navy Club title last
year as well as the District title.
President Myron Davy has called
a general meeting of Congressional
members for next Monday night to
go over the entire club setup. Un-
less cause to the contrary is shown
the Montgomery County Circuit
Court will o. k early in February
the auction sale of the Congress
sional club, and the property will
be turned. over to Congressional
Country Club. Inc. headed by Gen.
Frank T. Hines. Sale of the club
has been advertised. as required
by law, in Montgomery County
newspapers for the last fortnight.
Many Improvements Planned.
Many Improvements are said to
be contemplated for Congressional
as soon as the new group takes
over. Among talked-of improve
ments are fairway watering and con-
struction of another nine-hole
course. Other Improvements will be
made in the clubhouse. which is
the most complete country club
plant anywhere in this section.
More than a score OF Federal
golfers will gather tomorrow night
at Kenwood for the presentation
to the winners of trophies awarded
by The Star in the 1910 match play
championship for Uncle Sans golf
ing lads. Commissioner of Accounts
and Deposits Bartlett will receive
the championship trophy on behalf
of the winning team in The Star
sponsored tourney. Festivities be-
gin at 7 o'clock.
Tecumsehs Win Third