Evening star., 1913-11-17
Interesting Golf Notes
From the Local Clubs

Morven Thompson, captain of the
Chevy Chase golf team. was elected
president of the Washington Alumni
Chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity at
its annual banquet last Wednesday even
ing at the University Club
Milton Dargan of Atlanta. Ga vice
president Of the United States Golf As
sociatiOn, was a visitor at the Columbia
Country Club last week. when he and
Messrs- Cline and Harper, also of At
ianta, and DR.. Walter s. Harlan play
ed a foursome. DR.. Harlan and Mr..
Harper beating him and Mr.. Cline, 1 up.
the match being won on the home hole.
Mr.. Dargan, who is one of the best
known golting authorities in the coun-
try, was greatly pleased with general
conditions and the layout Of the course
of the local club, well as the club
house and surroundings.
Good progress is being made i'm the
Women'S handicap tournament at Ban
nockburn. and it is expected that il will
be completed either this week or next
Local golfers did not treat National
Champion Jerome Travers very we'll
when he was here. 1t is just learned
that in addition to his defeat by DR.. Lee
Harlan in the tournament. he and Nor
ven Thompson We're badly beaten at
thirty-six holes over the Chevy Chase
course by Walter Tuckerman. winner of
the tournament, and Allan Lard up and
8 to play. Although Travers took eleven
strokes for the first two holes, he COM
pIeted his first eighteen in "a in his first
round, but did not do as well on the last
eighteen.
The putting course at Columbia, which
has proved to be so popular, has been
closed for the winter months.
mese cup at Chevy Chase closed yester-
day afternoon, and from the number OF
cards already in this event is sure to be a
good one. The best thirty-two scores will
qualify at match play. the rounds to be
played as follows: First round, Wednes-
day; second round. Thursday; third
round Friday; semi-finals in the morn
ing of Saturday. and the finals Satur-
day afternoon. The winner Of this event
will be given q Siamese coin in the form
Of a medal, the trophy not to become
the permanent property of the winner
until 1t has been won three times f. NJ
Talcott has won it twice and will make
a strong bid for it this year.
This question of handicaps. now being
taken up and given such careful study
and consideration, is bound TO result in
untold good to the game, as the matter
is now being looked into by almost all
golfers and many good suggestions are
being received The consensus OF op n
ion seems to be that the clubs are re-
sponsible for the poor handicapping ana
that if stricter rules are laid down pet-
ter handicaps will result DR.. Walter
Harlan of Columbia suggests that bet
ter results would be obtained II an offi-
ciaI Handicapped was appointed by each
club. this Handicapped to have absolute
authority and to take the place of the
handicap committee The doctor is of
the opinion that Handicapped who Is
ION the job and at the club nearly
every day can get better line on
players ability than can committee.
and that his ideas would be final. where
as in a committee often one or more
strokes are conceded a player simply
because the various members OF the
committee cannot agree and compro-
mise has been necessary
Dr T J. w. Brown and G. Cunning
ham defeated William A. Knowles and
G.. A. Rankin in an interesting 1oursone
at Bannockburn this week. > up All OF
the players were in good form and al
r,ost every hole was Won In par ngureS.
The womens event at Columbia is
rapidly drawing to a close. the semi
finals having been reached in the hrst
the second. The summaries or the
matches play ed to date follow:
First eight first round-Miss Eva Baker
defeated Mrs. l.. ID. Underwood. up and
feated Miss Aida Doyle. 1 up at % holes;
Miss Lucia h Williams defeated Mrs.
r. W. Brahany, up and 2 to play; Mrs.
W. NJ. Smith defeated Miss NJ. Z. Lati-
mer, 3 up and l to play.
Second eight. first round-Mrs. c. S;
Watts defeated Mrs. Hugh Mackenzie. 2
up and 1 to play; Mrs. z. D. Blackstone
defeated Mrs. r. Is. Burks. up and
to NAV. Miss S. Baker defeated Miss
Cunningham, g up and to play; Mrs.
James p Mewshew defeated Mrs. r. b.
Clarke, up and l to play.
Semi-fnaI round-Mrs. c. S. Watts de-
feated Mrs. T. d. Blackstone, 3 up and
to play.
The przes. which are now on exhioi-
ton at the club, are as follows: Winner.
first eight. silver loving cup: runner-up.
silver card tray: winner, second eight.
silver picture frame; runner-up. silver
clock.
Miss l. E. Lacey of Chevy Chase has
offered a prize for a hand. cap two-ball
mixed foursome for club members. This
prize is to go to the woman OF the win-
ming pair the club to put up the mans
prize. This event wiii De ne.a IA tne
the spring and they proved TO pe very
popular, and il this one takes Wei 1t
would not be at all surprising IL some
of the other members of the club did not
follow Miss Lacey's lead and put up
prizes for other special events.
Allan Lard and A. S. Mattingly have
not yet played off their tie for the gross
score prize in the all-day handicap event
Of the recent Bannockburn tournament
There is no telling when IL VIII be de-
cided. either. as "Old Matt" has the
hunting fever and is too busy with lis
gun to think about golf.
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