The Film Daily (1934)

THE Friday, June 8, 1934 Empey Club Takes Golf Cup At Glen Oaks Meet Gala Golf Event Scores With Fine Turnout of Golfers By JACK HARROWER The 22nd Annual Golf Tournament is now history. The big event was the M. P. Club victory over the AMPA team by a close score. The gang of 228 who attended — a record for all Golf Tournaments — unanimously voted it the best of the long and brilliant series. Held at the Glen Oaks Golf and Country Club, Great Neck, Long Island, the golfers and goofers had a gorgeous day's fun — not to mention the evening's banquet festivities that climaxed a perfect day. In fact everything about it was perfect — the weather, the luncheon served on the beautiful Club lawn, the souvenirs, and last but not least — -the splendid hospitality of the Club to us film mugs extended by every one connected with Glen Oaks. A big crowd came out for the banquet in the evening which swelled the crowd of guests to record proportions — 228. Among them was Herman Robbins with his National Screen contingent, including Paul Benjamin, Mort Van Praag, Maury Ascher, Eddie White, Mike Kauffman. Toastmaster Jack Alicoate led off the festivities after a very sumptuous banquet. He said emphatically that these Golf Tournaments were Industry events, and not just a Film Daily tournaments. He paid a high tribute to all the trade papers individually for their generous co-operation in making this and all other of the tournament series so successful. Then he paid a warm tribute to the memory of Joseph Dannenberg better known to all as "Danny," whose vision and enthusiasm started the golf tournaments on their glorious career. Several short subjects were then screened, a Vitaphone musical comedy novelty with B. A. Rolfe and His Band in "A Jolly Good Fellow," Pete Smith's M-G-M short, "Trick Golf," and a Walt Disney Micky Mouse donated by Al Lichtman which had never been shown before, "Steam Roller." A Special Reel was that of the highlights of previous tournaments showing famous film mugs in action on the greens, prepared by National Screen. A raffle followed of "Senator" Murphy's clubs — the Glen Oaks golf pro, won by Julius Cohen. A great gag was a radio "broadcast," a phoney hookup with a loudspeaker that had the announcer winding up by razing the Motion Picture Club Appreciation! In the Driving Contest, Morris Kutinsky nude a gigantic effort and the bill dribbled about 20 feet. Herb Ebenstein chirps encouragingly: "Nice putt, boy!" .... THE WINNERS Team Winners — (Albee Memorial Cup and Brulatcur Medals) M. P. Club TED CURTIS, Capt.; HARRY WARNER, H. J. YATES, MITCHELL MAY, Jr. Low Net— (Film Daily Cup and RKO Radio Trcphy) ED L McEVOY Low Net Runner Up— (Pathe Exchange Trcphy) WILLIAM FRANKEL Low Net Motion Picture Club Member— (Al Lichtman Plaque) .. .GRAD SEARS Low Gross — (Quigley Publications Trophy) E. P. CURTIS Low Gross Runner Up — (Gaumont-British Trophy) TOM GERETY Low Net Morning Round— (Dupont Film Trophy) LEOPOLD FRIEDMAN Low Gross Morning Round— (Chesterfield Radio Clock) .MITCHELL, MAY, Jr. Low Net Exhibitor— i United Artists Trophy) CARL WOLF Low Gross Exhibitor— (Erpi Trophy) ED HYMAN Birdies— (Grossett & Dunlap Books) AL J. LEVY Putting Contest Winner — (Consolidated Film Industries Trophy) EARL McEVOY Putting Contest Runner Up— (RCA Radio) GEORGE BLAIR Putting Contest Second Runner Up — (Eastman Kodak) GEORGE BROWN Driving Contest — (William Massce Trophy) ARTHUR SEIDMAN Driving Contest Runner Up— (Sam Sax Radio) HARRY GOETZ Best Dressed Golfer— (Nat Lewis Robe) GABE HESS For Getting an Eagle— (Budd Pajamas) I. J. HOFFMAN Most Strokes One Hole— (Variety Mug) MIKE VOGEL— (148) Special Prize— (Cinema Shops— Lady's Dress) HOWARD DIETZ team winners of the Albee Cup. And was Colonel Alicoate terribly embarrassed that this broadcast went over WHN to the world at large. Telegrams were read from Walter Futter, Si Seadler, Al Lichtman, Bruce Gallup, Tommy Meighan, Monroe Greenthal, Jay Emanuel, and Arty Stebbins, veteran tournamenters who could not attend. Harry Brandt proposed three cheers for Jack Alicoate, head man of the Golf Tournament through all the^e past years. Then Jack Alice ate turned the emceeing over to Louis Nizer, who carried on in his ur,ual brilliant and polished style. Louis ribbed all the film celebs present practically. Harry Brandt spoke on behalf of his Glen Oaks Club, as did Harry Marx, president of the Club, who welcomed the film guests warmly. Then came the award of medals to the M. P. Club golf team along with the Albee Cup, for trouncing the AMPA team by a very close score. The losers had to donate their shirts to their individual triumphant opponents. The occasion gave rise to some great kidding and ribbing. Harry Warner made a brilliant and witty speech, as did Billy Ferguson. Charlie Pettijohn explained how Jack Alicoate cam«J i to succeed him as General of the Kentucky Colonels in a grand ribbing speech. All in all it was one sparkling evening of spoofing, k.dding and general hilarity. The winning M. P. Club team consisted of Ted Curtis, captain, Harry Warner, Herbert J. Yates, Mitchell May, Jr. The AMPA team was composed of Tom Gerety, captain, Herbert Fecke, Arthur Dickenson, Jerry Keyser. Holds First Division Week A First Division Week held recently at the Highland Theater, Audubon, N. J., playing double features daily consisting of F. D. releases, was so successful that the idea will be repeated early in the fall, the F. D. office advises. Educational Comedies Booked Educational's Buster Keaton comedy, "Allez Oop", opened yesterday at the Music Hall, while Andy Clyde in "Half Baked Relations" opens toJay at the Roxy. Amer. Seating Cuts Loss American Seating Co. reports net loss of $81,305 for the quarter ended March 31, compared with $142,596 loss in the same quarter last year. AMONGTHOSEPRESENT AT 22ND GOLF TOURNEY Among those in attendance: Al Adams, Maury Asher, Charles Alicoate, Jcck Alicoate, J. J. Allen, Winfield Andrus. John Bachman. Richard E. Beck, Russell M. Bell, Herbert S. Berg, David G. Berger, Emanuel ^ernstein, Georg? A. Blair Milton Blumberger, J Jaul Benjamin, Clayton E. Bond, Richard Brady, i Harry Brandt, William Brandt, Lou Brecher, !f .:, CIS a 3. H. Briggs, Biel Brown, George Brown, Dr. Henry Brown. Chailes Cassanave, Harry Charnas, James Clark, M. D. Clofine, S. D. Cocalis, Harold Cchen, Julius Cohen, Max A. Cohen, Jack Cohn, Al Christie, James Cron, James P. Curt, Z ningham, Ted Curtis. Harvey Day, George Dembow, Arthur Dickinson, Ralph Doyle. Herbert Ebenstein, Ed Edelson, Sol Edwards. Simon H. Fabian, Herb Fecke, William Ferguson, Alfred E. Fiegel, Edward Finney, William Frankel, Leopold Friedman, Louis Frisch Leo J. Gafney, Ray Gallagher, W. P. Garyn, Tom Gerety, Don Carle Gillette, Jack Glucks man, Harry Goetz, Hugo Goldberger, Irving Goodfield, Paul Greenhalgh, Jack Guttfreund Orvill S. Haas, "Hap" Hadley, Don Hancock, Arthur Hammer, Jack Harrower, Harry Herts, Gabriel L. Hess, Phil Hodes, I. J. Hoffman, Joe Hornstein, Ed Harrison, Edward L. Hyman Donald E. Hyndman. Don Jacocks, James G. Jeffreys, W. Ray Johnston Herbert M. Kahn, Samuel Kallman, Jern Keyser, Marvin Kirsch, Bernard Kleid, Let Klebanow, Ralph Kohn, David Kugel, Morn' Kutinsky. Neil Lang, Harry Lanzner, Lester Leff, Harolc Lerman, Joe Lee, Al J. Levy, Jules Levy, Chicli Lewis, David Loew, Jim Loughborough, George L. McCarthy, Fred McConnell, J. E McDermott, Earl McEvoy, Edward L. McEvoy Joe Malcolm, William Massce, Mitchell May Jr., Bert Mayers, Jerome Melniker, Charle M. Mersereau, Don M. Mersereau, Jack Mer sereau, Lou Metzger, Capt. Harry Miller Charles H. Moses, Herbert Muller. Louis Nizer, Jack Noble, Harry Novak. John Ostendorf. John Painter, David Palfreyman, C. C. Petti John, Arthur H. Pelterson, James Pergala, Fran Phelps, Jack Plunkett, Ralph Poucher. Edmund Reeks, Irving Regensberg Phil Reis man, Dr. M. L. Reiffel, Victor Ridder, Samue Rinzler, Herman Robbins, Harold Rodnei Charles A. Rogers, Sam Rubenstein, Ed Rugoff C. C. Ryan, Lou Rydell. Morris Sanders, Sidney Satenstein, Te ^chlanger, Jack Schlein, A. Schneider, Murri Schoen, E. Schwartz, Si Seadler, Gradwell Sear Clarence Secor, J. H. Seidelman, Arthur Seid man, Harry Shiftman, Robert Silver, Jack t Skirball, Hal Sloane, Manuel Smerly, Cressc E. Smith, Nate Spingold, Morton A. Spring, W. Springer, Sam Stern. Max Stuart, Charh Stuart, Ted Sullivan, Milo Sutloff. Harry Thomas. Arnold Van Leer, M. Van Praag, J. C. Vet ■jesslich, Mike Vogel. Albert Warner, H. M. Warner, E. J. Warne Abner Werblin, Clint Weyer, Eddie White, Joh Wile, Tom Wiley, Milton Wiseman, Robert Wolff, Carl Wolff. Harold E. Wondsel. H. J. Yates, H. J. Yates, Jr., Hal Yaum '[■ ':'; M I :a M Mm Davi II 1 iltd W |m Ik I. J I,: ■mi o si (rig silt tk ' pifcij, 1 !l ti! •ced -'file :'Hl Erpi plet ilsl Hi Odell Back at Paramount C. N. Odell, who worked undc Earl Wingart both at Paramour I and Fox, is now back at Paramour <> handling publicity for the new! s formed Ben Hecht-Charles MacAi thur producing unit. Some Crust! W. Ray Johnston, prexy of Monogram, wants us to thank the Industry for celebrating his company's regional convention at the Park Central on Saturday by giving this Film Daily Golf Tournament.