Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
GOLF ON THE BOOM
Middle Atlantic Association
Decides on Schedule.
BIG TOURNEY IN JUNE
Ten Clubs in Organization and
Coming Season Looks
Bright.

AT the annual meeting Of the Middle
Atlantic Golf Association held recently
at the New Willard the following Off
lcerS were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Morven Thompson of Chevy
Chase Club; vice president, c. l.. Kirk
of the Country Club of Virginia; secre-
tary, Dr. Thomas j. w. Brown of Ban
nockburn Golf Club; treasurer. Yates
Penniman of Maryland Country Club.
Ormsby McCammon of Chevy Chase Club
was elected a member of the executive
committee
Provisions We're made to continue the
home and home matches for such clubs
in the association as may care to enter
the contest this season. One hundred
| dollars was appropriated for a team
trophy and $50 for second prize. These
prizes will become the permanent prop
erty of the clubs winning them. The
teams will be composed of five players
each. Play will be at match play, eight
| cen holes, singles only. The schedule
will be so arranged that a team will
visit the home of every contestng team
and later receive this team to play the
return match on it's own grounds.
| The president was authorized to ap-
| point one member from each club in the
association on committee to be known
as the committee on advancement The
duty Of the members of this committee
| is to promote the interest in the associa-
ton in the particular club of which he is
| d member.
; The clubs were well represented at the
meeting c. l.. Kirk, who was re-elect-
| ed vice president, presided. The clubs
were represented by the following men,
bers: Gen. E. NJ. Weaver, Ormsby Nc
Cannon and Morven Thompson of the
Chevy Chase Club; Yates Penniman of
the Maryland Country Club, M. Tyson
Ellicott. Baltimore Country Club; Thomas
| G. Brian of the Maryland Country Club
j. Ralph Baily of the Wilmington Coun-
| try Club. DR.. Thomas J. W. Brown and
w. A. Knowles of the Bannockburn Golf
| Club and c. l.. Kirk of the Country Club
| Of Virginia.
now confined to regularly organized clubs
| in Maryland, District Of Columbia. Della
| ware and Virginia, The following clubs
belong to the association: Baltimore
| Country Club, Bannockburn Golf Club
| Chevy Chase Club Columbia Country Club,
EIkridge Hunt Club of Baltimore, Hamp-
| ton Roads Golf and Country Club, Her
mitage Golf Club of Richmond, Maryland
Country Club of Baltimore, the Country
| Club Of Virginia and the Wilmington
Country Club.
| The annual championship tournament
VIII be held at the Chevy Chase Club
June 6. and g. and. judging from the
great interest shown by the members of
the various clubs. it will be the most
| successful tourney ever held under the
| auspices Of the association. President
| Morven Thompson of Chevy Chase and
| DR. T. J. w Brown of the Bannockburn
Golf Club will have charge of the tourna-
ment.
| At a recently held meeting of the asso-
| citation $3.50 was appropriated for prizes.
The Chevy Chase Club will~ donate sew
| eral prizes in addition to those of the
| association.
The winner of the tournament will be
| champion of the association for the year,
| have possession of the championship
name, and will also receive I, handsome
prize. Prizes for low scores in qualifying
| round, runner-up for championship, for
| low gross. first and second low net scores
| in handicap and for best team score
| will be given by the association.
First and runner-up prizes for the sec
| ond, third and such other siXteens as the
number of entries warrant, and prizes
| for winners of defeated Fights in each
| sixteen will be presented by the Chevy
| Chase Club. handsome cup will be
| awarded the team which makes the best
score in the qualifying round, the aggre-
gate scores to count. The conditions
| state that any club may enter as many
teams as it may desire. Each team will
! consist of five players.
| The program follows:
June 6. at . a.m.-Qualifying round at
| thrty-siX holes, medal play; best sixteen
scores to qualify for the championship;
second sixteen to qualify for club cup;
third sixteen to qualify for players cup;
additional sixteens entries may war
rant; low score prize for best qualifying
| round; team trophy.
June Z, at a.m.-First round for
championship, club, players and added
sixteen cups: eighteen holes
June Z. at p,m.-Second round for
| championship, club, players, added six
teens and first round consolation cups.
/ June 8, at 10 a-m.-Semi-finals for
| championship club, players and added
sixteen cups and second round consola-
| tion cups.
II June 8, at p.m.-Finals for champion
| ship, club, players and added siXteens
and consolation cups; all-day competition
| for handicap prizes at eighteen holes:
medal play.
Conditions are that players competing