Evening star., 1941-10-29
By WALTER MeCALLUM.


Every year about this time Tony
Sylvester goes into huddle with
the owners of the Bannockburn Golf
and Country Club, where Tony long
has been the enthusiastic pro. And
every year Tony emerges with a
new contract.
He has come out OF conference
again with another new contract for
another year, and, according to the
rotund Sylvester man, whose en-
thusiasm for his job only is equaled
by his optimism, everything is look
ing up for both Bannockburn and
Tony Sylvester. Which is as 1t
should be. for Tony happens to be
one of the most valuable club pros
around town, man who sticks to
his job 100 per cent, who believes
in his club and its future.
Wilfong New Greenkeeper.
James M. Wilfong. assistant
greenkeeper at the Army Navy
Country Club for some time, will
report Friday morning at Bannock-
burn to take over the job of green
keeper at the Glen Echo club. Tony
| Sylvester will be in complete charge
of the golf shop and temporarily in
charge of the entire club, until
new manager is signed. That is the
present set-up at Bannockburn. But
/ that is only the start.
Improvements to be made on the
golf course will keep the greens
| force busy all winter, says Tony.
Among them will be number OF
new tees. I'VE will have all grass
tees on the course when spring
rolls around" says Tony And the
clubhouse will be remodeled"
Ray Willett kept quiet about 1t,
but the new Middle Atlantic P.
G. A. assistants champ scored a
four under -par-65 at Woodmont a
| few DAYS ago. Maybe Ray didn I
want the boys to know just how
good he is. for he only told about
the score after being prodded. But
he did the 65 just the same. II
happens to have been the keenest
bit of scoring done on the tricky
Woodmont course this year.
Willett. of course, hasn't played
in many tournaments this year But
Gene Larkin, his boss, plans to
turn Ray loose in more tourna-
ments next year. The young man
is a good golfer" said Gene. He
can do all right in the tournaments
with more experience"
There's a gent at Chevy Chase
who Just about fills the bill as the
perfect member Of a country club
in the sense that he spends lot
of money in the golf shop. The
man is Harry c. Sheridan. and lest
Harry think that some one has beer
talking out of turn. We hasten tc
relate that We have noted these
incidents and asked questions about
them.
Sheridan. for instance. order:
around a half dozen complete set
of golf clubs every year. and Of
course he buys them from Bob Bar
nett. who has as his clubmaker Bill
Hardy. one OF the handiest men a
a golf shop bench We ever have
seen. Hardy-made clubs. in cas-,
you don't know. rate as just abou
tops around Washington in tn,
handmade line.
Was Good Player Decade Ago.
Sheridan plays golf himself
Twenty years ago he was a gooc
golfer who scored well down in tn,
low Dos, but time has caught uI
with him and he doesn't score 81
we'll nowadays. Nor does he lay
the blame on his clubs. Harry
Sheridan isn't that kind of man.
He buys those golf clubs. oodle!
of them. TO give away to his friends
So far this year he has bought s
half dozen sets of iron clubs ano
at least a score Of wooden clubs
Every once in a while one of Sheri-
dams friends receives one of the
incest gifts golfer could have, 6
set of Hardy-made clubs.
Harry is unusual. too, in another
way. He is very fond of playing
chess. and he will not have as 6
chauffeur a man who doesn't have
considerable skill at chess. On baC
days when the golf course is not
playable it isn't an unusual sigh;
to see Sheridan and his chauffeur
sitting in the Sheridan car playing
chess.
And the boss doesn't always win
The Chief" as the Sheridan chauf
feur is known, is no slouch at thu
ancient game.
Pro Job Not to BE Filled.
Probably new pro for the Brad
| la,. IIills Co11r,tr1, Cll1h will not hk