Evening star., 1942-09-20
DC. Open Thursday
Will Cap Program;
Women Active
Senior Men to Battle
Wednesday for Title;
Pros Are in Clover
By WALTER McCALLUM.

OF the year is coming up tOWarC
the fag end of the season, with pre-
and feminine events combining tc
give the golfers plenty of action as
they near the close of their COM
petitive schedule Here is the week s
program, leading off, of course, with
the war relief exhibition match to-
day at Columbia:
Today: War relief match, pm
Craig Wood and Chick Evans VS..
Fred Mcleod and Capt. Robert T.
Jones, jr.
Tomorrow-Woman pro tourney
for Glass B feminine golfers, Ken
wood Club.
Tuesday - Feminine invitation
tourney Manor Country Club.
Wednesday Senior District
championship.
Thursday Washington Open
championship at Indian Spring.
Friday-District Golf Association
mixed foursome at Columbia.
Pros Biggest Event.
From the pro viewpoint the
Washington open happens to be the
big tourney of the year, an affair
that may exceed in entry and in
prize cash the fondest dreams of it's
sponsors, the Middle Atlantic PGA
and the Indian Spring Country
Club. Frank Mirth, affable golf
chairman, and Mel Shorey, Indian
Spring pro, have done a good job
of money-raising for this 36-hole
tourney, and it may attract several
of the top pros of the East in addi-
ton to the usual local group. But
considering all angles, Lew Wor-
sham, Rut Coffey and Witty Cox
stand out as the men to whip in
this one. 1t may be the last big
pro affair of the year around town,
although the paid boys still hope to
stage renewal of the Middle At
lantic PGA championship here.
Goal of the District Golf Asso-
citation for its second mixed four
some affair is 100 pairs, at SO a
pair, with all proceeds to 60 to war
charity. So well have the boys and
girls turned out for these affairs
in the past that the entry may go
beyond the century mark, especially
since the affair will be played at
Columbia, popular golf spot. Sim
tlarly the District senior champion
ship, the first for the Henry Litch-
field West Memorial Trophy, prob
ably will attract the biggest senior
field in years. Some of the SEN
Tors have suggested that they make
this affair a real blowout, with
dinner to follow the tourney. So
far that hasn't been arranged, but
1t could be done.
Cancellation Disappoints.
Cancellation of the Maryland
medal play championship for women
has been disappointment to many
who counted on this tourney as one
of the final and biggest events of
the year. The tourney was called
off by the Maryland State Golf As
sociation because of wartime condi-
tions," which means travel restric-
tions. 1t could have been played at
Columbia but plan to hold it there
didn't work out
Mrs. Walter L. Weible, president
of the Women's District Golf Asso-
citation for two years, has been urged
to run for the presidency again. The
gals will hold their final Executive
Committee meeting of the year at
Kenwood September %, and will
choose a Nominating Committee.
This committee, in turn, will choose
slate of officers for 1943, to be voted
upon at the annual meeting in De-
cember.
Mrs. Weible, if she is reelected,
will propose curtailed program for
next year, with all affairs to be
played at clubs which can be reached
by established transportation facili-
ties. Lengthy travel jobs are out.
she says, which means that only the
clubs close to Washington will be
used. Half dozen mems club tour
namentS are being played today, in
addition to mammoth mixed four
some tourney at Congressional, and
varied events at other clubs.
Jamison to Move Again.
Al Jamison, who has Jumped
around at lot of links jobs in and
near the Capital, will finish out the
lessons for which he has contracted
at East Potomac Park and then will
look around for another post. The
pro situation at the public courses
differs from that at the private
clubs. The pro has no contract, and
little salary.
Army-Navy Country Club is
lonesome pltce nowadays. The club.
ordinarily spot where frequent
Journeys were held in normal times
has seen few such affairs this year
and play has dropped off, according
TO Pro Allan Burton. The service
officers who make up most of the
membership have far more seri-
ous job on their hands than tourna-
ment golf in war time.
Mrs. Walter r. Stokes. District
and Maryland womens champion. is
out of future golf events this year
and possibly for the duration. Mrs,
Stokes has resigned at Manor and
probably will join her husband in