The Washington times., 1913-08-22
LOCAL GOLFERS LOOK
FOR COLUMBIA DATE
Annual Fall Tourney Expected
To Be Held the Latter Part
of October.
By "CLEEK.

Announcement of the annual fall tour
nGment of the Columbia Country Club
j. expected in the near future. accord
I'M. to information received today TIE
AFFAIR Is a revival of the old Columbia
Golf Club annual affair. and is this year
expected to set "A mark for all future
golf tournaments in this section OF the
country.
1t is rumored that several of the met
ropolitan golf cracks will be down.
among them being no less a parsonage
than Jcrom. Travcrs, Of Upper Mont
Cls-ir. the national amateur open cham
pion. Walter J. Travis, the veteran
golfer well known and popular in
Washington. will also be her" for thc
tourney, which is exp.c ctrd to take place
the latter part Of October.
President Wilson vas a visitor at the
Washington Country club Yesterday
and played during the late afternoon.
The president ana Major Cary Gray
son nutOrcI out to the club. taking
The Chain Bridge route. The Chief IN
ecutive has put in many afternoons at
Jewell. Va. this summer, dividing MS
,imc between golf and watching thv
Some of the best golfers in the game
appeared on the links today at Water
Can. Pa, hen play was begun at the
Shawnee Country club in the open golf
tournament. Entry lists today showed
thirty-One pairs ent, red with many
leading professionals from abroad.
Harry Vardon, Of England. is paired
With John J. McDermott. OF Atlantic
City; Edward Ray, Of England, with
George Nichols, Of Wilmington. and
Willie Smith. Of Mexico. with George
Rowe, OF BcaV"r Valley.
George Sargent md Fred Mcleod.
tho WashuEt"u Professionals, a." tab
ing part in tin tourney against tin
cracks Of tn. world at Shawnee today.
Sargent Is tn. Cauldian open cham
pion and Is expected to furnish the
others a great tight before he IS down
and out
Mcleod and Gil Nichols. the Will
mngton. pro, look on Tom Anderson
and Jack hutchinson yesterday in
practice match. winning by one up
Anderson made the feature drive OF
the afternoon getting on the green IN
is 50 yards. The nearest approach
was Edward Ray. drive and Cleek shot
on a I2o-yard hole"
In tn morning Mcleod md Nichols
took on NardOn and Ray and defeated
the famous Rritishers by up. 1t is
expected that Tho British entrants will
hav" To play their best golf TO win out
in the match today.
None Of the \m, ricdn golfers Will go
after Nardou and Raw any harder than
Jack McDrrmOtt. the Atlantic city
crack. After what hauuen,~I to BOARD
ak JOHN" abroad IN 1917 and this
year, tn, Britishcrs had best look out.
M"lbeTmOll is a hard loser. one of III,
hard 81 among IT." pros. and can b.
locked upon to furnish the visitors al
that Is coming to them. MCDermott Il
lhr 3I'n champion, feels that he must
upholc tn honor and dignity of his
country against the invaders. and Is
likely to pat up the best golf of mis-
career.
The National Golf club OF America.
WIN INKS at ShinnsCOCk Hills, Long
Island, has formally offered for annual
play an international trophy that Is
likely TO eventually prove large rae
tor In the sport. St Andrews cub "i
scotland has not yet made answer |"
the tender
Some hope has been expressed that
the first contest might be held this fan.
but to those who know the delherate-
ness with which st Andrews acts any
such possibility Is clearly out Jf the
question. In all Likelihood the new
trophy Will be competed for by small
teams with the idea Of increasing IN
ternatIonaI visiting. Of course there Is
a chance that 81 Andrews might turn
do"n the offer entirely Or disagree up !
on conditions