Evening star., 1942-08-07
Fines for Poor PLAY
On Links Suggested
As Fund Boosters
Players Ever Willing
To Help; Bus to Run
Tom. A. Tournament
By WALTER McCALLUM.

BY WALLER MCCALLOM.
Washington linksmen are doing a
good job in purchase of War stamps
in the current drive by the District
Golf Association, but they could do
much better by adoption of a lot
of little tricks to wheedle loose two
bit pieces out OF the pockets of the
customers.
A report to the District associ-
alton, which sponsors each month a
War stamp Sunday, with each links
man expected to buy stamp before
he leaves the first tee. shows more
than $1,000 worth of stamps sold at
the more than dozen DGA clubs,
with two more Sunday stamp days
to 60. The District association is
concentrating on this one method
of aiding the war effort, but it could
do more, such as sponsoring Red
Cross matches. holding War stamp
Journeys, and so on. But the fathers
Of the game o. K.'d this affair and
SO 1t Is.
1--WE had no specific goal in this
stamp sale campaign said DR.. A. T.
Utz, president of the association.
But we hope to promote the sale
OF at least $500 worth of War
stamps through golf this year. We
are we'll past the thousand dollar
mark and think we'll help in SELL
ing more than the minimum 81 500
Of stamps"
Meanwhile every golf tournament
around town finds the winners
carrying away stamps, or IN the case
of the bigger tournaments War
bonds. The total from this source
isn't much, but it will help. How
ever, If an organization such as
the District Golf Association asked
member clubs to put on all sorts Of
novel schemes, such as War stamp
trap, charging each man a quarter
for getting In the trap Che gets the
stamp; or War stamp water haz-
ard, or any of several means Of
selling stamps, the total might be
very impressive. Golfers, as
group, have more than a few dollars
to spread around. And golf isn't
going after this War stamp sales
Job hard enough.
Washington Open Tourney Planned.
Al Houghton, tournament man
ager for the Middle Atlantic PGA,
is going after the Washington open
tournament, seeking to set date
and get some money for what may
be Washington biggest pro event
this year. AL says the tourney will
be held, but Mel Shorey, pro at
Indian Spring, where it will be
played If scheduled, isn't too sure.
Mel Is trying to raise some money
for the affair.
We'd guess that when Promoter
Houghton gets busy on the tourna-
ment it will 60 over, with the usual
wallop. Houghton happens to be
the top man in links promotion
work around town.
Meanwhile, the pros are looking
ahead to another Of those amateur
pro affairs, to be staged Monday at
the Hillendale Country Club, near
Baltimore, q little tourney in which
Lew Worsham probably will stalk
OF with the major slice Of the coin,
as he has done in other affairs this
year. Again it will be joint affair
run by the Maryland State Golf
Association and the Middle Atlantic
PGA. but the gas shortage may cut
the entries. Hillendale happens to
be So miles from downtown Wash
ington.
Loses Putting Touch, Gains Drive.
For a stretch Of years Mel Shorey,
indian Spring pro, has been known
as one Of the top men with putter
in this sector. His tee shots are
o. K. and his iron work is all tight,
but when Mel gets on the putting
green, the opposition shudders.
Now Mels putting touch has gone
sour. He isn't holing those 90
footers nowadays. But strangely
enough. he is hitting the tee shots
q mile. i've never hit the ball so
far or so straight" says Mel. But
I can't putt lick"
Everything being more or less
relative, ordinary putting by shorey
would be good putting for lot
Of people.
Manor Country Clubs perennial
pair Of feminine title flnaliSts met
today with the club championship
at stake as Mrs. Walter r. Stokes
and Mrs. Lloyd G. Pray clashed in
the final round. Mrs. Stokes, Dis
trict and Maryland champ and
medalist in the club title tourney,
beat Mrs. Gale E. Pugh, 7 and 6,
Yesterday In one semiflnal, while
Mrs. Pray beat Mrs. Leo Butler, S
and 3. in the other.
In the second flight final Mrs.
c. c. Dannaker met Madeline Bast,
while the third flight final lay be-
tween Mrs. D. N. Platt and Mrs S.
B. Cropley.
Can Save Gas Coupons.
Arrangements have been made
for transportation to the club by
bus for contestants In next week S
Middle Atlantic womens cham
pionship at Congressional A bus
will leave for the club on call to
the club office. Entries for the
tourney are being taken by DR.. R.
A, Keilty at Wisconsin 2458. The
event opens Monday with qualify
ing round and is open to members
of clubs Of the Middle Atlantic
Golf Association.
Roy Smith scored a "a to win a
blind bogey tourney at East Po-
tomac Park, with Jessie Allgrove
winning the women's net prize at
1o2-l7-8o. High net went to
Helen Jones with l47-4-l43.
L. M. Mielenz scored an ace on
the 184-yard fourth hole on Course
B at East Potomac, using spoon
for the shot. Playing with him
were J. p. Cross and E. E. Barnes