Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-12
FERGUSON

Secretary Brown Of the Middle Atlantic
States Golf Association has just an
nounced the annual spring tournament
for the middle Atlantic states champion
ship to be played on the Chevy Chase
course June 8. and g.
The winner is to be the champion OF
the association for the year and in
possession Of the championship trophy,
which will be marked with his name. He
will also receive a prize. which will be-
come his permanent property. Prizes will
also be awarded for low scores in quail
fication round, to the runner-up for the
championship. for low gross score. for
first and second low net scores in the
handicap and for the best team score.
In addition to the above there will, Of
course. be prizes for the winners and
for the team trophy FIVE men will be
considered team and the aggregate
scores in the qualification round will
count. AS many teams from one club
may be entered as desired.
The Chevy Chase Club has also offered
cups for the winners Of defeated Fights
In each sixteen.
Golf seems to be making quite an in,
road in the tennis game and several
racqueters have deserted tha net game
for the sticks within the past year
Conrad B. and Harold E. Doyle southern
tennis champions and semi-fnalists in the
national doubles championship, are now
members Of the Columbia Country Club
and have been playing throughout the
winter. They originally Joined for the
sole purpose OF keeping in good condition
for tennis, but have fallen in love with
the game and expect to stick to it. They
will not give up tennis however.
c. A. Watson Of the Columbia Country
Club. who showed up so well in Balti-
more Country Clubs tournament which
AS a member Of the relay team of the
old Columbia Athletic Club "Skeetz,"
by which name he is Familiarity known,
won the south Atlantic states, cham
pionship at a mile.
J. w. Brawner won the weekly handi-
cap par competition at the Bannockburn
Club last week with score Of even
with par. w. A. Knowles, with 1 to par,
was second: ]. E. Baines. with down
to par. third. and F. p. Waggaman, with
score of down to par, fourth. Other
contestants who finished well up were
H. F. Clark. DR.. j. II. London. F. w.
Collins and F. w. McReynolds. These
and are creating no end OF interest
among the club members.
Everything is now In readiness for the
second annual invitation spring tourna-
ment Of the Chevy Chase Club, which
will be held Thursday Friday and Sat
urday. This should be by far the best
Of the LEGAL tournaments. In addition to
Walter J. Travis, whose name is always
associated with the word golf there
entrants E. NJ. Byers OF New York. III.
Perron and George Crump of the Phil
adelphia Country Club, all national
handicap players: C. B. Lamont, Seattle
lot ENch nd
A. l.. Norris Of the Garden City Club of
New York. f. A. Johnson of the Bal
| timore Country Club. B. t. Allen Of the
F'oxhills Club. New York: Walter Magic
OF the Atlantic City Golf Club. and j. w.
Nelson of the Altoona Cricket Club The
other entries which have been received to
date are: Wolcott Tuckerman. III. A.
GILES. l. c. Court, E. Overy, c. B.
Thompson. F. o. Horstmann. E. NJ. Toll
colt. e. E. Gedney. ]. III. de Sibour Nor
ven Thompson, ]. HI. Ellis. T: T. Fletcher,
G. G. Freeman, w. c. Langfitt. H. Tay-
lor. J. H. Clapp. J.. D. Cassells. Alfred
Leet. E. F. Ladd. John w. Calvert. John
H. London, George G. Perkins, H. r.
Anderson and ]. H. Ellis.
copy Of the trophy presented to
the Chevy Chase Club by the President
of the United States will be awarded the
winner of the first sixteen. and his name
will be inscribed on the original trophy.
The runner-up will receive a copy of
the Vice Presidents cup. In addition to
the prizes offered to the winners and
runners-up of the second. third and
fourth sixteen. a cup will be given the
player making the lowest qualification
score May 16, and two others will be
awarded to the two turning in the best
scores In the handicap match against
par.
Play will start promptly at $50 o'clock
Thursday morning. with the qualification
round. thirty-six holes. medal play Fri
day. at the same hour. the first round
of match play. eighteen holes, will be
played. and at 1 80 the second round will
begin. The semi-finals. match play. will
be played Saturday at 10 O'Clock and at
2 o'clock the finals will be in order.
Handicap match play against par will
begin at O'Clock and continue all day.
Local players did exceptionally well in
the Baltimore Country Clubs invitation
tournament. which ended yesterday. VOL
colt Tuckerman and Allan Lard OF Chevy
Chase and Lee l.. Harlan of Columbia
showing UP in the first sixteen, having