Evening star., 1945-09-12
Watering Of Pathways
To Make W. 6. {. {.
TOUGHER Course
By WALTER McCALLUM.

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Within so days contract is to be
let to water the fairways. Within
three months the golf shop will be
moved near the first tee, where Pro
Dave Thomson will have room to ex-
pand. That's the program of the
Washington Golf and Country Club
which will be transformed from one
of the earlier private golf courses
around town to one of the toughest
in the country club group when
fairway watering begins to shorten
the prodigiouS tee shots of the long
hitters. 1t is all explained by Golf
Chairman Elmer jenkins, who has
had prominent part in the new
deal for the Washington club, where
Thomson and Caddiemaster Brick
Wood, guest of honor at one of the
incest golf parties ever held around
Washington, will preside in future
years.
Orator Brick Fools EN-.
Brick won all bets that he would
stammer and stutter when his turn
came to speak at a dinner in his
honor attended by more than 300
members and guests last night. Not
only did he speak we'll, but he spoke
convincingly on the future of the
Washington club, which has a
lengthy waiting list. The likeable
Wood has been with the club Is years
today, much of the time as caddie-
master.
Ken Bingham won the gross
award in the Brick Wood tourney
with IA. Other prize winners were:
Or, W; r, McLister; A Ia Edmonds. Ken 1
Richardson :; L. MSGrath' R1s . Adams A.
Shiman, 2. D. johnson, Denny Hughes, c.
z. Wade, Mons. Louis vaeth. Or. Clayton
HaWeq MdoaFs asTRan Leroy Ws0n Early ~ r.
Marshall, A. J. Buettner. Bill Hoyle. Reese
Hair; W. F: Sullivan. J. Buckhannon. T.
Washington club women are play
ing the second round in their club
championship today, with Medalist
Mrs. E. r. Randall the favorite to
win. Today's pairings:
Mrs Randall vs. Mrs M M Dineen.
Mrs: H: H. Goodman VS.. Mrs. John s.
Second nIeht-Mrs; / z. Butshisop vs.
Third fisht-Mrs. Russell Aldred VS.
Mrs. J: r. Hogan, Mrs. L. Calvert VS.. Mrs.
H. M Nelson.
Andy Oliveri and Bill Brownrigg,
the solid men in the District public
links championship, still remain
around today as the tourney nears
the final phase. A 36-hole final to-
morrow will wind up one of the bet
ter District publinx affairs, although
there isn't any power hitting Claude
Rippy around to dominate the field.
Today's pairings are:
Joe Gambatese VS.. Andy olivtri, Ted
Burrows VS.. ]. Burt, F. Proulx VS.. Gene
Fossum, Brownrigg VS.. j. K. Bowers.
Marcy Is Eliminated.
The boys were to run through two
rounds today, leading up to tomor-
rows field.
Surprise of the second round yes
terday was the 6-and-5 licking ad-
ministered to defending champion
Earl Marcy by Gambatese, long
hitter and the proven dark horse of
the tourney, first public links affair
in Washington in four years. Mar
cey was beaten by better golf, but he
was not at his best against the slug
ging Gambatese. w. B. McFerren,
one of the three co-medalists, fell
in the second round to Proulx on
the final hole.
Gambatese is head of the press
section of the War Labor Board.
This is his first tournament here,
although he was newspapermen's
champion of Cleveland in 1941 while
labor editor of the Plain Dealer.
Brownrigg has been winning
steadily and final between the for
mer Kenwood champ and steady
Oliveri would be no surprise.