Evening star., 1904-03-17
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Getting Ready for Golf Season
on Local Courses.
STAR CUP MATCHES
SCHEDULE ARRANGED AND
RULES AGREED UPON.
Senators Out for Practice-Activity at
Benning Track-Bowling
Battles.
STAR CUP MATCHES

With the Washington golfers back from
southern climes the popular Scotch sport
will once more take boom hereabouts. a
good start being made night before last,
when the committee having the matter in
charge met and decided upon rules and
schedule of games for the Evening Star
cup, series of contests that have been the
feature of the past three seasons. The tour
naments of the different clubs are, of
course, crowded with interest, but upon
the contests for the Evening Star cup de-
pends tfe championship of the District. and
for this reason alone these games are the
most important.
The coming season will be unusually in
teresting to the Columbia Golf Club con-
tingent, as that organization Is credited
with two wins. and one more will give it
permanent possession of the cup. The
first season this trophy was played for
Chevy Chase started off by winning in a
manner that indicated an easy victory for
that organization. but the Columbia players
improved their game wonderfully by the
following season and walked away with the
trophy. Last season this improvement was
continued, and If the Chevy Chase players
win the cup this season 1t will be after
splendid exhibition of golf has been given
by both teams.
Schedule Of Matches.
After the committee had run over and
agreed upon the rules governing the matches
for the coming season the following sched-
ule was adopted:
April 3O-Columbia VS.. Washington; at
Columbia.
May II or possibly May 21-Columbia VS..
Chevy Chase; at Chevy Chase.
May 2S-Chevy Chase VS.. Washington; at
Washington.
Following are several of the rules agreed
upon for the play for The Evening Star
cup:
The cup is open for competition by teams
Of eight men representing any organized
club of the District of Columbia or it's i'm
mediate vicinity which controls a nine or
eighteen hole golf course.
All teams must play (or forfeit to) every
other team in the contest twice during the
year. one match to be played in the spring
and the second in the fall.
In case of tie of the leaders in number
OF matches won at the end of the last ar
ranged match. match or matches must
be played until Cne of the teams has won
as soon after as can be arranged
The individual matches must be counted
by what in golf is known as 'by holes"
Every hole is to be counted for team for
which the contestant is playing. The team
winning more holes than it's opponent must
be declared the winner of the match
The captain of the team must so place
his men as to have them in order of their
rating as golfers-No. l against No. /, No
against No. 2. etc.-until all eight have
been arranged in order for play. If a player
defaults his opponent must be credited with
three points.
Another important rule is that every con-
testant must be resident of the District
OF Columbia or its immediate vicinity, and
snail be q voting member Of the club for
which he Is playing.
The third competitor for the club, the
Washington Golf Club. heretofore has not
been considered a strong factor in the con-
tests. but from present Indications this or
gan1zation has gone forward with rapid
strides in the matter of membership and
playing ability. and its representative team
should not be underestimated. All the
members of the team have been out on the
club course whenever possible during the
winter. and If the members of the other
teams have been tagging in this respect
they will certainly be confronted with a
formidable handicap in the spring games.
Chevy Chase Club Tournament.
In addition to the contests for The Even