Evening star., 1913-07-13

There will be woman's tournament at
the washington Country Club Wednesday
afternoon, a nine-hole handicap. medal
play. being on the card for a prize offered
by one of the members of the club
The Chevy Chase Club has for some
time been working on it's course changing
it SO that the ninth hole will end at the
clubhouse. in addition to the eighteenth.
According to present plans what is now
the home hole" will ultimately be the
ninth and the present second hole will be
the eighteenth. 1t is understood that
these changes are going to cost the club
several thousands OF dollars
The closed July handicap tournament
OF the Columbia Country Club has drawn
exceptionally well and four sixteens are
now competing, the first round ending
Yesterday afternoon. There are prizes for
both the winner and runner-up in each
flight and the competition is very keen.
The Norfolk Country Club defeated the
Hermitage Golf Club when these two met
over the Country Club OF Virginia course
week or SO ago In the "home-and-home''
matches The match was very close, Nor
folk taking two out of the three four
pail matches and breaking even with
three singles, which gave them a 5-4
score. This completes the first round
with the exception of the Chevy Chase
Country Club of Virginia match, which
has been postponed until fall
G. T. Cunningham won the puttink con-
test at Bannockburn last week, Herbert
F. Clarke. previous winner, being run
ner-up. This putting contest has hereto
fore been yearly event, but in future it
VIII De played for at intervals during the
year. The prize, known as the '1911
cup. is to become the property of the
player winning it three times. the names
of the winners being inscribed on it on
each win. Herbert F. Clarke won it in
lSl! and E: B. Brooke had his name in
scribed on it last year. In this event the
players putt from nine positions on the
course, the best sixteen scores qualify
ing and the players then meeting in
match play. Heretofore the event has
been nine-hole one but in the future it
VIII be made at eighteen Cor two rounds).
Another event has been announced and
the qualification round was played yes
terday afternoon. match play being card
ed for next Saturday afternoon.
Another record was made at Columbia
this week when Fred Mcleod made a 6S-
four strokes better than par Had IL NOT
been for one bad hole-the tenth-he
undoubtedly would have set a mark that
would never be equaled. as he was on the
green on his second, but took three puts.
the card was:
Out....... 4 II "a -2
1n......... IS 3 4 3 4 43l6S
Several wagers have been made that he
VIII even better this mark before the sea
son is over.
The plaque for the F. Oden Horstman
memorial cup has just been placed i'm the
Chevy Chase Club. Wolcott Tuckernan's :
name. with 321 for Y holes, is the first
ana only one on II, as the event has only
been competed for once.
BannOckburn is now holding weekly
mixed foursomes. scratch. with prizes for
each OF the winning pair. a pair after
winning once not being eligible to com
pete again. DR.. o. H Wood and Miss
herring won last weeks event.
The fall tournament of the Columbia
Country Club win undoubtedly be the
best ever held in Washington In point of
class. as some of the best golfers in the
country have signified their intention of
competing. The dates have already been
set, October %. "a and 25 being the days
the Golf Association will be asked to
sanction. w. ]. Travis. "the grand old
man Of the game.' has alread accepted
an invitation to compete, and Jerome
Travers. the present national Champion
is almost sure to be here. He is a per
sonal friend Of H E Doyle, and has
practically accepted Mr.: Doyle's invita-
tion to be his guest at this time and COM
pete in the tourney. In addition to this
there will be several others Of note. DR.
Walter Harlan expects to compete in the
Garden City Clubs tournament in Sen.
tember, and while there will invite many
of the New York cracks. A tournament
with both Travers and Travis in It would
be ''some tournament" whether any one
else waS in 1t or not, and the news that
these two will be here is creating quite
a furore at the club.
Probably one of the biggest handicans
ever given in a closed tournament match
occurred in the Columbia event last week
when Eddie Eynon was Compelled To
start ]. II. Hanna Q up in their match
in the first round of the first sixteen.
Eynon won, l up, but he had to go some.
making the eighteen holes in rs He has
to give H. l.. West up in his match
In the second round this week, which is
also 'gOing some.'
Yesterdays professional match between
the Nichols brothers and Mcleod and
Sargent brought out one OF the bieFest
galleries that ever followed q match on
local links.
Promoters of the California Winter
League" already have their plans under
way, according to announcement from
Los Angeles. They expect to inaugurate
an eight-club ocircuit. starting its season
November l and playing four months.
The cities proposed are Los Angeles. San
Diego. Canta Barbara. San Bernardino.
Long Beach. Oxnard. RakersAeld ond