The Washington times., 1913-08-16

| Members of the Washington Country
| Club are looking forward today to th'
expected announcement Of the annua
Labor Day closed golf tournament
Chairman Truitt, OF the greens commit
| tee, is expected to come forward viii
! the Information some time In the neal
I future.
| 1t is expected that the members ol
| the club will have a chance in two
/ events, and eighteen-hole match agains
par and an eighteen-hoie handicaI
match. The club has usually helt
| expected event will but add TO the many
interesting closed Journeys held before
The first annual golf tournament oi
the Washington Country Club held
some weeks ago has done much to sttm.
ulatc interest among the players and
is adding impetus to the rapidly grow
| ing popularity Of the club. The
course is now In the best condition AM
Is known by golfers as one of the
! ',sportiest' courses In this section OF
the country.
That to win the American open golf
| title at Brookline. Mass, in September
| they will have to play as hard as ever
; they did in a golf championship was the
opinion expressed by Harry Yardon and
Edward Ray on their arrival in New
York yesterday. Along with Wflfrid
Reid, of Bansted Downs, who himself
is a golfer of standing IN the profes-
sional ranks abroad. the erstwhils
champion of the British links arrived.
II is thirteen wears since Vardon was
here. Neither Ray nor Reid has ever
before been to America. Reid Is making
the trip merely TO crafty his love for
travel and TO see what championship
play at Brookiine.
Vardon and Ray are two OF the best
known golfers in the world, Vardon
having held the British open champion
ship Ave times and Ray once. This
year they finished second and third.
Many OF the younger golfers in the city
are affiliated with the Washington
Country CLUB course, which unqQestion-
ably fs the best course near Washig-
ton to develop the short game. Fairly
long drivers are able to reach the
green on all but fve or possibly six of
the green's while the average driver is
almost sure of reaching the green on
his second shot.
Announcement Is made that the dates
for the home and home matches under
auspices of the Middle Atlantic Golf
Association, will be set at meeting 10
be held some time IL September.
Amateur golfers with any sort Of
practice this month for the annual ma
tional championship. to be played at
Garden City. next month.
Nc tournament of Importance is
scheduled for the leading amateurs OF
the country this month. all Of the play
ers preferring to take their practice on
the home links in preparation for the
big event next month.
Harold Hilton. that sterling BritiSher
who tried last year at Wheaton, will
not be on hand this year. Hilton seems
to be satisfied with his win of the
British title, and as no foreign ANA
teurs appear 10 take much interest in
the coming matches, the result Will
lie between the East and the West.
Jerome D. Travers. the present cham
p!ou will undoubtedly go into the
championship tournament a heavy fav-
oritc. Since he won at Wheaton last
wear, and took the title for the third
time. having previously held il in 1897
and 1905, he has played some remark
able golf This season he has been
winning the low score medal in nearly
every tournament he has entered. and
his medal play has been as wonderful
Al the match play that made him fam
Gus. The improvement in medal play
without doubt means general I'M
movement in his game, and IL he plays
at wheaton. he should have no diff
Guilty In winning the championship tor
the fourth time.
Chick" Evans. the Chicago golfer,
who was runner-up at Wheaton. was
beaten recently in the Western cham