Evening star., 1943-03-21
L~omen Here Likely Hold Complete List Of Events Mrs. Webe Says
Clubs on Car and Bus
Lines Would Stage
0ne-Day Affairs
Tournament at Pinehurst
This Week May Be Lost
Bio Test for Duration

Feminine golfers, who undoubtedly
will form the biggest segment of
competitive golf around town this
year, will meet Monday, March 49,
to go over a schedule for this year
Chances are good. according to Mrs.
Walter L. Weible, president Of the
Women's District Golf Association,
for holding a complete schedule of
events this year, although the Dis
trict championship may be aban-
doned.
Il will recommend a complete
schedule of one-day affairs, to be
held at clubs on established trans
portation lines said Mrs. Weible
THE transportation situation prob
ably won't ease of to the point
where we can use automobiles as we
did last year, so we will have to use
clubs located on bus or streetcar
lines"
That means about half dozen
clubs will carry the burden of
feminine golf this year. Columbia
will not hold any Journeys. But
clubs such as Washington Chevy
Chase, Indian Spring, Bannockburn
and Kenwood will be busy, provided
the gals can get to EN-.
Many Suggestions Made.
1--WE have had many suggestions
as to what to do" Mrs. Weible said
Some women want to play The
Star and Keefer Cup tournaments
and see how they go before embark
ing on a complete schedule. Others
want to arrange the slate regardless.
Many want to abandon the District
championship. since it is a five-day
AFFAIR played in two classes and will
take lot of time and gas. Frankly
we hope to go through with a
schedule, which may have to be cut
off at any time, but We'll try just the
same.
whether our entries will be cut
down to the vanishing point we do
not know. but probably we'll have
few less than normal Requests for
handicap cards are off this year, but
as soon as good weather comes along
they'll multiply"
Mrs. Myron Davy, Mid-Atlantic
and Maryland champ a couple of
years ago, is at Mexico City, play
ing in tournaments, and doesn't
know when she'll be back in Wash
1ngton, Mrs. Weible said.
Meanwhile the men have planned
few Journeys. Kenwood came out
few days ago with an abbreviated
schedule, first of the clubs to an
nounce slate of events. Others
will follow, but in considerably alb
breviated form.
Pinehurst Event at Hand.
Pinehurst's North and South
championship comes off this week,
restricted to men in uniform and
to men over 38 years of age. Purse
will be $4,000. 1t will be a strange
affair without such sharpshooting
youngsters as Hogan and Snead
rattling the ball up against distant
pins. But the drama will be there.
1t wouldn't be too punk test to see
such veterans as Armour and Sara
zen breezing down the streatch
stroke apart, with those three tough
finishing holes coming up on the No.
course.
Pinehurst (the village itself is
looking forward to this possible last
Of the big war tournaments Hotels
are filled and the whole setup reeks
of golf interest. Conditions are diff
ferent now from the usual setup in
the sandhills. Normally at this time
Plnehurst would be the high spot
of the spring tournament tour, an
other of several events. This time
1t is the only one. AS such it will
draw all the best, and it may be the
last big one for the duration.
Al Houghton, well-known pro
around town, and Lew Worsham.
Burning Tree youngster, now in war
work, plan to be around when the
firing starts at Pinehurst.
Pro-Am Situation Uncertain.
just what will be done about hold
Ing a few informal pro-amateur
links events around Washington
this year isn't yet clear. 1t is sure
that the old carefree days when the
golf lads moved over to Baltimore
or played around Washington in the
usual Monday afternoon events, are
over for the duration. Gasoline
shortage has taken care of that.
But DR.. Bob Keilty. prexv of the
Maryland State Golf Association, is
hopeful that the boys may hold
some events this year. AS last year
they will be PLAYED in conjunction
with the Middle Atlantic PGA,
whose president won't be around.
Witty Cox. prexy for three years,
Is on the job at Hampstead. Long
Island. 1t could be that Witty will
be back If he has his way he will
return to the Capital. He likes the
town and the town likes him. If a
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