The Washington times., 1913-08-25
GOLFERS PREPARE
FOR BIG MATCHES
This Week Finds Them PraC-
tiCing Before Entering the
Labor Day Events.
By "CLEEK. "

Many OF the players who wish to take
part in the closed Journeys 10 be given
at the various local golf clubs on Labor
Day will set out during the week for
a bit Of practice before teeing of in
the holiday events.
While no definite announcements have
been made to the effect that the local
clubs are going to stage Labor Day
events the golfers are going along in
the expectation that they Will have
their usual holiday contest.
Columbia and Chevy Chase players
expect that some sort Of handi"ap
match will be played While the Wash
inston Country Club members look to
the greens committee to announce their
event some time this week.
With the Labor Day events golf in
this section will begin to pick up, and
this fall is expected TO mark a great
stride in the history OF South Atlantic
golf. The news that Nardon and Ray
are expected early in October and Ira
Wis and Travers will compete III the
annual fall tourney Of the Columbia
Country Club mas spurred the golfers
up for the approaching season.
George Sargent Canada champion,
ana Fred Macleod, who pla Jed in tire
open tourney at Shawnee last week.
nave returned ana vii! hr Il Cn@N!
Ihasc and Column yIa Country club ds
uSuIl
Changes in the cours" are Cunicm-
plated at Columbia G,spIJe the an
uuuHcemeut that there would be no A.
teratioIs in the links This iaII. \ lOny
hole VIII j." made shortly it is r.
ported.
All kinds OF g",rcrs VII, b, ~"ln., at
high speed for Tho urN' IhI"" months.
TINS Week many players IcsIdia-, W.T.
in the limits of Create. Ne" Iu!k Nh
turn their att'Hti 5H 80 IL" annual tour
nam"Ht Of tac New York Golf club on
WcduC sdaN, IAu. %dal, ANA Fr.GaE. On
Saturday MANY oi tn" entrants IN The
national aIHatciI, championship. WhiCh
begins next MunudE at Garden 'ItN, VIII
cOmpetr in i0uT-baiI OaD'ttlOn,
which viii ic s"Gn-whaj in re Eature
vi curtain rais"-.
Nearly all the golf cubs in the south
are expected 20 be represented in a
Southern uuH tournament which will be
ned here "N SrpiC.HDcT u, l. and ID on
tn links ol th' '..cl0h~" '"1Etry Club.
All members UI clubs belonging to the
Southern GOII Association, and there
ar. iew net affiliated, are eL&lble to
enter thc tournament.
Cnc ul ;hc incidonts OF the week will
D.. lnr H-TI.al .l America Il LOUIS
Teller ,In. French professional, who
Will IrgI,~,:lt his rU,ul!y =. me ma
tpniL open championship at HrOOkline.
NarCv.. and BAY i.Iyc few dates Out
West To- i'll h"lOr" E~LdinG for Boston.
II Is no" considered improbable that
Arn1Id Mdss>. II La BUu!Ie. former
champion ur notI Great britain and
Frgnco. Y III come 70 Am"!Ic., this year
lNa Nltrhcn tan British amateur. Is
aMgtu"r Mn" VIII arrive. Lord North
,Iif.. WHO is sponsor iur EaTdon and
Kay. and several veil known British
golf writer's. will aIriy" late in the
week.
Warren *. Wood champion of tie
N.SI,r!. Col! hs-.c. ItiCn and ruhner-u,I
in the national open championship two
ve..rs a.O. Will not play in the national
tournament at Garden City this ycsr,
IL vas made known today
The absence Of Wood IT, thought to
weaken considerably the WesteTucrs'
rhanccs Of amncx.ng the national I:tlr.
Charles Evans, jT., will y .ad the Chi
GAO payeis VINO will go East Inis
Week.