Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-06
INTERESTING GOLF NOTES
FROM THE LOCAL CLUBS

Closely following the announcement
made in these columns recently that
Harry vardon and Edward Ray, the
British professionals who are now tour
ing the United States, would not appear
In Washington to meet George Sargent
and Fred Mcleod. comes word from Bal
timore that the two visitors will play
there tomorrow, over the Baltimore Coun-
try Club links. George Sargent and B.
Warren Corkran being their opponents.
Corkran is the best amateur in Balti-
more and is rated well up near the top
OF the y. s. G.. A list, and IL he
and the local professional are both
on top Of their game IT would not be at
famous Englishmen. thirty-six hole
match will be played, eighteen holes to
be played in the morning, starting at 10
o'clock. and another eighteen In the
afternoon at 2. The Baltimore Country
Club has extended an invitation to all of
the local golfers who may care to witness
the match. and ii Is understood that
lQutte number expect to take advantage
of It, as this will be the only opportun-
ity they will get to see Vardon and Ray
In action. vardon is generally known
as the worlds greatest golfer. In addi-
ton to having won the American title
several years ago, he has captured the
British open no less than i've times.
Tied" Ray, his partner. Is the present
holder of the English title. in addition
to having tied with Francis Ouimet and
Vardon for the American title couple Of
weeks ago.
The summer monthly tournaments have
been discontinued at the Columbia Coun-
try Club. These proved to be SO popular
this year that the club has about decided
to make them annual events
It looks very much as if this years
plan of running the ''home and home
matches for clubs In the Middle Atlantic
Association Is not proving to be near as
were played nearly every week. The
objection to last years plan was that
II was hard for the clubs to keep teams
intact for three-month period. to say
nothing Of the fact that several long
trips proved to be rather expensive. BY
this years plans 1t was figured that the
winning team would have to play but
four matches, and that IL would be much
easier for the clubs to get up teams for
this short schedule, but this does not APP
pear to have been the case. as there have
been more defaults than matches played.
The Country Club of Virginia by default
ing to Chevy Chase Saturday makes the
latter the third of the local clubs to reach
the semi-final round without having
played q match, as IT drew a bye I'm the
preliminary round. Columbia and the
Washington Country Club also drew byes
and won their first round matches by de-
ton Country Club will meet In the semi
final round next Saturday on a neutral
course, probably at Columbia Columbia
and the Norfolk Country Club met yester-
day at Baltimore and the winner of this
match will play the winner Of the Chevy
Chase Washington Country Club one in
the final round October Is. Chevy Chase,
by winning Saturday. helped Bannock-
burn along In the consultations. as, had
It lost yesterday. II would have been
eligible to have played in this class and
would have been paired with Bannock-
burn In preliminary round. AS II Is.
Virginia won its preliminary round
match, and is. consequently. ineligible for
the consolation event. Bannockburn going
to the semi-final round and meeting the
Country Club on the Balti-
more Country Club links October Is, the
winner Of this match to play the Mary
land Country Club In the final round
November at place to be decided By
the association
Mrs. c. L. Fraiiey and mrs. Ormsby
two OF the best woman play
ers at Chevy Chase, expect 20 enter the
national championship tourna-
ment to be held on the Wilmington Coun-
try Club course, Wilmington, Del, be-
ginning October 13 and ending on the 18th.
Both OF these are among the best woman
players in Washington, and their work
Ia this big event Will be watched With
interest