Evening star., 1943-09-05
Mrs. WeibIe, DR.. Utz
Reyiving Plans Hit
By Ban on Gas
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Heartened by lifting of the pleas
ure-driving ban, golf officials around
town little belatedly are taking
their 1943 plans out of moth balls
and talking about staging cham
pionship events before cold weather
throws a monkey wrench into COM
petitive play.
Mrs. Walter l.. Weible, president
OF the District Women's Golf AS
sociation, is considering recommend
ing a women's title tourney, al
though it may not be the f1ve-day
affair of previous years. Mrs. Wei
ble's thoughts lean more toward a
short medal-play championship of
two days duration.
DR.. A. Thomas UtZ, prexy of the
mems association, practically DOR
mant this year, proposes a District
Mems championship, to be held over
three days, possibly at the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club, either
late this month or early in Octo-
ber.
Neither championship If played
would have a defending champion.
Bill Bailey, surprise winner of the
mems title at Congressional last
year, Is in the Navy. Mrs. Walter
r. Stokes, winner of the women's
crown, has dropped out of golf and
has resigned from Manor, the club
she represented in grabbing the Dis
trict and Maryland crowns in 1912.
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The Maryland State Golf Associa-
ton has made no move toward re-
storing any of its title Journeys. DR..
Robert A. Keilty, president Of the
State links body, has been Iii for
several months. Even the pros, who
have done little to aid continuance
Of golf by competition this year,
might come out of the shell and
stage a tournament or two.
In the West and Middle West,
where gasoline restrictions have not
been SO tough dsnt the United
States one country?) competitive
golf has gone on and the PGA is
considering revival of the winter pro
tour. But in parts of the East
and particularly around Washing
ton the links solons have gone into
a hole and pulled the hole in after
them while play at the private clubs
has been heavy and lot of people
want competition.
But the golf ball situation Is
serious. The pros have not been
getting enough remade spheres to
handle the business and prospects
for next year are not good. The
manufacturers blame the condition
on reluctance of golfers and pros to
send in balls for recovering. The
pros say they don't get proper serv-
ice from the manufacturers. And
the man who walks into the pro shop
to buy some golf balls doesn't al
ways get what he wants. But there
are enough good golf balls around
to stage couple Of championship
Journeys if the solons get around
to staging them.
Mrs. Giles Recuperating.
Mrs. K. s. Giles, top left-handed
woman golfer around town, Is re-
covering from an appendicitis op-
Grafton. In Los Angeles, Mrs. Myron
Davy,. former mid Atlantic champ
Is recuperating from an operation
that will keep her out OF golf for
several months. And AL Hougfton.
WeH-known pro, Is at Providence
Hospital, battling a tropical ailment
contracted in Brazil where he re-
Gently did a hitch for Uncle Sam.
The women have started a month
OF activity with Gerry Weible's vic
tory in the Times Herald tourney
Next Friday class A hnkswomen win
compete in the Corby Cup tourney
at Columbia and September IA the
Columbia Broadcasting System tour
ney will be played at Washington,
Not the least of the excitement at
kenWood last week was a challenge
flung at Betty Meckley by 16-year-
Old Jane Nelson, who offered to play
Betty two bits hole in the fem
mime tourney. Jane didn't do verv
well. Her card was not revealed. but
sne said she had her worst score
at kenwooo. The youngster pounds
the ball a long way, but she has
lot to learn before she breaks into
the winning column.