Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-24
INTERESTING GOLF NOTES
FROM THE LOCAL CLUBS

Golfers will be interested to learn that
the negotiations which were dropped
several weeks ago toward matching
Harry Vardon and Edward Ray, the
British professionals, who are now tour
ing the United States, with George Sar-
gent and Fred Mcleod, are now being
carried on again. and it is possible that
a foursome of these players will be ar
ranged. There appears to be, however.
a slight misunderstanding in this con-
nection. Acting on a suggestion which
had been made several times in these
columns, some time ago when the visi-
tors were first planning their trip, the
Columbia Country Club preached the
matter of Columbia and Chevy Chase
going into the proposition jointly, but
Chevy Chase declined. Matters were
then allowed to drop, and the idea was
given up. But within the past week
Sandy" Britton of the Chevy Chase
Club has opened negotiations with the
British cracks, and hopes to get them
here some time next month for two
matches. one to be played in the morn
ing at Columbia, and another to be play
ed over the Chevy Chase links in the
afternoon. Those in charge at Columbia
state that they know nothing of the
matter, as they understood that it was
closed but that they are anxious to
have Vardon and Ray here, and will not
back down in their proposition. Had
this matter been closed when it was first
brought UP there would have been no
trouble but now at this late date the in
vaders have practically completed their
plans, and as they are in great demand
1t is simply matter of whether they
have an open date or not. Those behind
the scheme are very sanguine, but
glance at the itinerary of the Britishers
shows that it will be utterly impossible
for them to fulfill the dates they already
have If they stick to their present plans
of returning October ]. They competed
at Shawnee -on-the-Delaware yesterday
Sargent are there, it is possible that
the four got together, and that definite
news will be forthcoming as soon as the
local pros return. But until definite
word is received every one is hoping.
\ match of this kind would undoubted-
~ draw every golfer in this part of the
country as all four of these men have
worldwide regulations ,Nardon has woI,
the British open title no less than five
times. while Ray. his companion. is the
American open champion in 1905, and
Sargent in 1909. Sargent also holding
the Canadian title last year.
During the absence of DIR. Walter
Harlan and Alpheus Winter. George =.
James is acting chairman of the green
committee. DIR. Harlan, the chairman.
is sumnering at Poland Springs, Me-,
while Winter. the vice chairman, is on
a fishing trip in West Virginia
Judge f. S. Newman defeated W. II.
Rapley at Columbia last week and is
highly elated. Rapley is the one who
taught the judge the game about five
years ago. and that he has proven to
be a very apt pupil is shown by the
results of last weeks match. which went
to him by up and to play.
All of the local clubs have been in
vited to send entries for the Stock
bridge Golf Clubs tournament, to be
held at Stockbridge. Mass, August 26,
81, rs and 20, and for the annual event
at Altoona. Pa. on the same dates. 1t
Is not likely that Washington will have
entrants in either of these.
The Hill-Harban match in the second
round of the first sixteen in the August
tournament at Columbia last week
brought out no less than five stymies;
in fact. Harlan won the tenth hole
when Hills ball knocked his in the
hole in attempting to pitch short
one.
Howard Beckett, professional at the
Washington Country Club. and John
Davidson had an interesting match last
week. Davidson losing. He had won
two matches from the PRO" the pre-
ceding week, but Beckett got back at
him. beating him rather handily by. 5
up and to play.
The three unreported matches in the
second round of the August tournament
at Columbia were completed on sched-
ule time. George G. Hill CAD winning
from l.. E. Burdine (24) by default in
the>only remaining match in the fourth
sixteen, c. E. Langley t15) defeating
f S. NARROW G4 by default and Con-
rad b. Doyle t15) winning from j. H..
Hanna t2O), up and TO play, in the
third sixteen
Closely following the announcements
of the formation of "A congressional
golf club" composed of the congress
man golfers. comes word that the
new spaper delegation intends To band
together and challenge the congress
sional Club The congressional ag-
aregation is now holding forth at the
Chevy Chase Club. while the newspa-
! nor mon have made the Columbia