Evening star., 1942-04-05
Filling So Many Jobs.
He Has Little Time
Left for Play
Congressional Member,
Rated No Pushover;
Tough on Greens
BY WALTER McCALLUM.


Meet Mr.. Golf himself, the man
Of so many links jobs that he is able
only by adroit maneuvering to work
In some time for his private affairs.
Mr.. Golf around Washington now
adays is DR.. Robert A. Keilty, and
he confesses that he finds little time
for even friendly round, so busy is
he with committee meetings and the
multitudinous affairs that beset the
life of busy golf executive.
A few days ago the United States
Golf Association, seeking some one
to take the place of Robert Snead, jr :,
on its Sectional Affairs Committee,
appointed DR.. Keilty to represent
Washington on this important COM
mittee. He took the appointment in
stride. I wtas just another links
job to add to the many he already
held, but one to which he will give
his usual energetic attention.
Keilty happens to be busy ply
sician with a large practice. But
also he loves golf, and the unraveling
of the many links problems that
come UP during the year. Here are
the posts he holds, all in connection
with golf activities:
First vice president and chairman
Tournament Committee of the Mary
land State Golf Association, secre-
tary Middle Atlantic Golf Associ-
alton; member Executive Commit
tee, District Golf Association; mem
ber Sectional Affairs Committee,
United States Golf Association;
chairman Gold Committee, Con-
gressional Country Club, and unof-
fetal golf co-ordinator in this area.
Finds Time to Play.
Between handling the multifarious
details of his numerous jobs Keilty
finds time to play-once in a while.
And he isn't any pushover as a
golfer himself, sporting a handicap
of at Congressional.
Of course he is member of the
Board of Governors at Congressional.
That would go with his job as golf
chairman. You wonder when he has
time for his own professional affairs,
or even time to Whack at par him
self. Yet he does find time.
Golf around this town struck gold
in 1887 when officials of the Middle
Atlantic Golf Association were look
ing around for a member of Con-
gressional to become president OF
the association, and hit upon Kellty
as the man. Bob took Office and did
such a fine job he was drafted by
other associations. He became presi-
dent of the District Golf Assocla-
ton, Maryland association vice
president, and in between found
time to take a links whirl at such
cronies as Jack McCarron and Frank
johnson. Keilty plays in the low 8os,
and is rated a strong man around
the putting greens.
Pitt Another Busy Guy.
Only Harry Pitt of Manor comes
close to Keilty in the multiplicity
of golf jobs held around Wash
ington. Harry is president of the
Middle Atlantic, vice president OF
the Maryland State association,
vice president of the District asSo-
citation, and golf chairman at Manor.
Soon Harry may be in the Army.
If he goes some of his golf duties,
those having to do with the Wash
ington Journeys of the Maryland
State Golf Association, and much
of the work of the Middle Atlantic
Golf Association, will slide squarely
into Keiltys lap. But Bob will take
them in stride again, 1t will be just
another job or series OF jobs, many
Of them overlapping, for this busy
links executive.
One of Keilty's main headache
this spring has been procuring
club with a good course for thu
major sectional trials for the Hale
America" open tournament. At some
personal expense he has been In
phone communication with u {
G. A. headquarters on this tour
ney, slated for early June. has held
luncheons for other links heads,
and has spent, in his own words,
more time and money on this than
I can afford"
But if Washington gets the tour
ney, and Ben Hogan, Sam Snead
and many other top stars appear
here in the 54-hole preliminary
leading to the final at Chicago, he
will be satisfied.
This is big affair, and may be
the best golf event we have around
Washington this year." says Keilty.
EXCUSE me, I have golf luncheon
date"