The Washington times., 1906-03-25

The Chevy Chas, Club green commit
tee is making Up the schedule Of events
10 be held on its links this year and win
have it out some time this week
The frst important event viii be the
Presidents Cup, played with handicaps.
April ., Dc p. and Is
The second viii be the Annual Spring
Tournament May 70, J., and y. The
third match of interest Will be n team
match OF twenty men a ssde. with the
Columbia Golf Club either on May 2s
or June p
For the fourth contest there viii be a
club championship on Jule Z. s. and 9.
All these events are now down 20 take
place. but they may have 10 be changed
TO suit circumstances.
Important Innovation.
There has never been q club champion
ship at Chevy Chase and il has been de-
cided TO have one, dividing the players
in groups according TO their handicaps.
There Will be at least three divisions
and a fourth IL deemed advisable. BY
this method there will be three or four
champions, such as for instance class A
champion, class 3 champion. class c
champion, etc. All matches will be from
scratch. but as q man with low handi-
cap viii compete only with z man in his
class and a man with a moderate OF
high handicap viii compete with a man
| in his respective class there viii be
no unfairness, for no man will be com
PEELED to play with any one greatly his
superior.
At first It was thought that the An
nual Spring Tournament would be given
up. but as there was a great ex-
preston OF feeling FOR its retention as
an annual fixture the green committee
has withheld its decision until more o:
the golhng enthusiasts express them
selves The Club Championship is 3
certainty. however, but may not be held
until the fall
Concerning Spring Titles.
The proper time 10 hold such an event
is in the spring. or early summer, for by
so doing the winner viii gain more pres
tige- II il is won in the autumn almost
everyone viii have forgotten who is the
club champion before the next spring
comes and golf takes on new life There
is hardly a club OF any prominence that
does no. have a club championship. with
the result that more men strive 10 be-
come the best player Of their respective
clubs
in Philadelphia the man who has won
the championship IS played first on the
team representing the Philadelphia
Golf Association. in all matches until
he has been defeated in the champion
ship the next year. II ne wins again he
continues in his position on the team.
There might be inaugurated a District
championship 10 decide the title for the
year. As long as Baltimore and VII
mington DO not play in the annual team
match against Philadelphia there should
be an annual championship here.
New Golf Association.
Washington. Baltimore. and Whining
ton have formed a new golf association,
based on the District OF Columbia-AIary-
land Gclf Association, which has been
named the Middle Atlantic Golf AssO-
citation There are now three clubs from
Washington. Chevy Chase, Columbia,
and Washington: four clubs from Balti-
more. EIkridge. Baltimore County, Sud
brook Park. and Maryland Country. and
the Nilmin gton Golf Club. OF Delaware.
in the association There will be an an
nuaI tournament from scratch, and an
nusI team matches of five men from
each club. The championship viii be
held this year at Wilmington and the
team matches al Columbia.
The teams Of five viii add 10 the al