Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09
Interesting Golf Notes
From the Local Clubs


clubs under the Middle Atlantic States
Golf Association. as this subject is being
seriously taken up and Secretary Thomas
J. W. Brown is now hard at work getting
data, suggestions, comments, complaints,
etc, for presentation at the next meeting
of the association. when the matter will
be considered. To quote Secretary
Browns own words: Too few handicap
prizes are won by properly handicapped
players. Clubs are responsible for this
condition" This is the keynote of the
in these columns, with a view toward
remedying these conditions. "a list of
questions Is being sent to prominent MEM
bers of the association with request
that the questions be answered and re-
turned, together with suggestions toward
remedying any defects. The trouble does
not lie with the handicap system in use,
but rather with the data furnished the
clubs on which players handicaps are
based. The 'Calkins'' system was adopt
ed at the last meeting of the association.
The principal feature Of this system.
which is recommended by the United
States Golf Association, Is that not only Is
the good player handicapped because he
Is good player. but the poor player is
also handicapped because he is poor
The reason is this: The object of handi-
Gaping is to put all players on the same
level, and il an allowance OF a certain
number Of strokes Is TO be made TO the
less skillful player because he cannot play
as WELL some allowance ought to be made
to the more skillful player because he
cannot improve much.
This and other features have been
taken into consideration and allowances
Y -
the system Is reckoned to be an ideal
one. But this or any other system viii
not work out so that all get square
deal If the scores on which the handtcaps
are based are not fair ones. To great
extent, this neglect on the part OF play
ers to turn in their best scores nay be
charged to carelessness. bat SO much Of
this .carelessness has been apparent
during the past year that the associa-
ton feels that If. instead of leaving the
handicapping to the handicap commit
tees of the clubs which get their data
in any way they vsee fit. general rules
on the subject be laid down for all clubs.
better handicaps will result. In some
clubs. under the present scheme. play
er may win two or three prizes peIore
he is properly handicapped, simply De-
cause the club guessed at his handicap
instead of making him turn In num-
Der of cards.
The Chevy Chase Club, which probably
has its players better handicapped than
any other club in the association, ADOPT
ed rule a few months ago 10 ,ne
effect that players who entered club
events must turn III their cards or
suffer a two-stroke penalty on their
handicap rating. This, of course. en-
ables the handicap committee to Keep
in close touch with its players. with the
result that the handicaps are a" near
perfect as they can well be. This Is
one of the schemes which the associa-
ton will be asked to consider. and there
are many others which have been re-
ceived in response to the questions ask
ed. These replies are now being care
fully studied and segregated and those
considered the best and most feasible
will be presented at the meeting OF the
association for consideration.
The report that Fred Mcleod. profess
sional at the Columbia Country Club.
| had left Washington for the winter Is
erroneous Mac" will not leave until
December 1, when he will go to New
| Orleans to accept the position as pro-
| fessional at the Audubon Golf Club. He
| will be back at Columbia again April
| At the women's handicap tournament
which is now being held at Bannock-
| burn. Miss Herring and Mrs. de targes
| tied for the gross-score prize with fe
| in the qualification round. The tle-on
|
| Match play was started last week ano
| very good progress has been made. the
| first round having been completed. The
| event will probably be brought to close
| IN about two weeks.
| Columbia is also holding a tournament
| for the ladies, Mrs. c. Arthur Slator be-
ing in charge of 1t. There are two Fights
as a result of the qualifying round and
match play has been started. the nrs1
round of the second eight having been
completed. In the first eight no matches
have been played AS vet.
| Chief interest at Chevy Chase is being
centered in the competition for the Isl
amese cup" qualifying scores for which
will be received up until November 10
This trophy which was presented to the
club by Marquis Akaraj Varadhara, mus
be won three times before becoming the
property of the winner. each yearly win
ner being given Siamese coin In the
form Of a medal. The thirty-two players
| having the best net scores will qualify
| for match play The first round will BIZ
played November 10. the second round
November 20. the third round November
II, the semi-finals in the morning of the
I'D. and the final round In the afternoon
E. NJ. TalcOtt, who Won the event last
year and also in 1909. is the only player
to have more than one leg on 1t. and
win this year Will make II his perma-
nent property.
The Columbia Country Club held its
annual meeting last Wednesday night
and all of the 1913 officers were reelected
for another year. George p. James was
chosen captain of the golf team for the
next year, succeeding John {. Davidson.
and both of these men were elected as
members Of the board of governors.
Yesterdays match between the Ban
nockburn Golf Club and the Maryland
Country Club in the final round OF the
consolation event of the ''home and
home" matches brings these contests to
a close. Because of the lack of interest
shown In these matches this year. either
a change in the manner of holding them
or their discontinuance altogether Is sure
to be decided upon for next year.
George p James. the new captain of
Columbia. coupled with W w. Price,
defeated DR.. Lee Harlan and Daniel K.
Jackson in an interesting foursome at
Columbia, Friday, ! up. They were all
even on the sixteenth. James and Price
won the seventeenth and the eighteenth
was halved in par T.
Jerry Travers. the national cham
pion received one honor as result Of
his work in the recent Columbia tourna-
ment of which he has not yet been ad-
vised Columbia has a bronze tablet on
which the name of the player making
the best gross score on the course in
competition during each year is engrav-
ed and his rs qualification score was the
lowest made this year. His name will be
the second on the plaque. John c. David
son having carried off the honors last
year with a 71-3 strokes better.