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berS. George told them he was
too busy to play in a team match
one Sunday. but that afternoon
group of Woodmont members
were listening to a Redskin game.
Harry Wismer was rattling off his
usual list of prominent guests.
and who should be sitting on the
5-yard line but George Fazio.
Fazio and Woodmont realized
they weren't for each other
shortly after that and the day
after the news was published
that FaZio was through. Wood
mont again was besieged by ap-
plicantS.
This time Woodmont stuck
close to home for it's choice. It's
new pro is 28-year -old Fred Boil
ton, who used to caddy there and
hang around the shop. doing odd
jobs for Gene Larkin. The men,
bers used to like to watch the
6-foot-6 Bolton slug at a golf ball,
because nobody can hit it much
| farther.
Bolton didn't have many traits
of future pro when he was a
Woodmont caddie, but Big Fred
has come long way in a few
years. He added polish as an
Army lieutenant, and after a
year or two at assistant pro and
driving range jobs after his Army
discharge. he was named pro at
Pendleton, Ore.
The folks out ther liked him,
and a leather firm sponsored him
on the tour, representing the
Pendleton Roundup. He wore
cowboy gear. and looked good
in it.
When the pro job opened at
the fashionable ST. Louis Country
Club, Bolton had enough back
ground and references to win it,
But he always had a hankering
to return home, and when Wood
mont had an opening for the Sec
ond time in two years and he
learned he could have the job, he
persuaded st. Louis C. C. to re-
lease him from a new long-term
contract. This contract included
a nice raise in salary.
There are no hard feelings be-
tween St. Louis G. C. and Wood
mont Freudberg spent some time
on the phone talking to members
out there, and he learned enough
to know Freddie was the man
Woodmont wanted. st. Louis tore
up the contract and allowed him
to come home.
Now Woodmont is happy, Boil
ton is happy and Fazio is happy
For the time being at least, it's
a pleasant solution all around
The golf writer's here will miss
Fazio, because he was big help
at the National tournaments. He
couldn't do enough for you, anC
he most certainly will be wished
well.
And Woodmont still has a pre-
who will give them a roofing in
terest in tournament golf. Freddie
is a good player, possibly not a.
good as he could be if people
didn't dwell so much on his long
hitting. He will play in the area
tournaments and try for some o1
the major ones.
But he wants to be known az
a home club pro in his home
town, the same town thai
wouldn't give him an assistant's
job five years ago. He earned his
mark.
DIVOT DATA-Woodmont pre-
sented it's greenskeeper of the
last 20 years, Rudy Wills, with a
television set in appreciation OF
faithful service and gave him a
months vacation. Quantico
Pro Al Jamison is recuperating al
his home on the Marine post after
a hernia operation. .. Tomorrow
Burning Tree Pro Max Elbin will,
undergo tonsillectomy.
Bobby Wolfe, the District junior
match play open champion, re-
signed from Duke University last
week and will enter the service
in few days. Bob Morris was
reelected chairman of the Boarc
of Governors at Prince Georges
Other members are John Jankow-
ski, first vice chairman; A. j
Owens, second vice chairman,
Anne Brown, secretary and Joe
Conover, treasurer. -.