Evening star., 1914-10-04
Interesting Golf Notes From
the Local Clubs.

the Baltimore Country Club will stage
one of the most important events of
the Middle Atlantic Golf Association.
This will be the two-day tournament
for teams in the association, and, while
taking the place of the "home-and-
home" matches, the event will be en-
tirely along new lines. These matches
were first inaugurated by the associa-
tion in order that the members of the
different clubs could get better ac-
quainted. The first plan was the one
from which the event took its name.
as each team played one match on its
own course with every other team
Then came last years scheme of draw
ing the teams under the same rules
which govern tennis tournament.
This. too. was not considered satis-
factory, with the result that 1914 finds
still another plan s1s, no%
championship. The rules governing this
years event follow:
Thursday morning the qualification
round at thirty-six holes. medal play,
will be decided, the four teams turn
ing in the best aggregate scores to
qualify for the championship" the
'runner-up" and first consolation
cups.
Friday morning the four teams which
qualified will be drawn against one an
other and play at eighteen holes, match
play. Nassau count, each match to a
finish. The two winning teams to
championship cup and the loser to
get the 'runner-up' cup. The two los
ing teams also will meet and the win
ner will~Feceive the first consolation
cup. All other teams will play at thir-
ty-six holes medal play, and the one
| making the best aggregate score VIII
| be given the second consolation cup.
Friday afternoon the finals for the
championship" and first consolation
cups will be played, as will the second
| round. medal play. for the second con-
so1a ton cup.
Twenty four local players will enter.
as each of the local clubs. with the en-
ception of the Washington Suburban
Club. which is not yet member of the
Middle Atlantic Association, expects to
send team.
Columbia is the only one of the local
clubs which has definitely decided who
will represent it, This team will be
composed of George p. James (captain),
DR.. Lee L. Harlan. John c. Davidson,
| Edward B. Eynon. jr.: A. S. Mattingly
and William c. Ballantyne.
Chevy Chase did not expect to send
| a team a day or so ago. and may not
do SO even now. many of its first
| fight men aye out of town. The matter
has been put in the hands of Walter
Tuckerman, however. and he is now
| hustling around and will likely enter a
| team. although 1t will not. of course.
be as strong the club could SCARE
up" if all the regulars" were on it.
The tournament committee of the
Bannockburn Golf Club met Wednes-
| day night and elected George 7. Gun
| ningham captain of its team and at the
| same time authorized him to select a
| team from the following players: John
w. Brawner, Gus Worthington, Ben
Hunt. Martin Scrannage. DR.. Bruce l..
Taylor, DR.. Thomas Joseph William
| r6 r.
| ker, John L. Warren, DR.. H j. Nichols
and Daniel l. Hazard. Capt. Cunning
ham expects to enter all of these and
will not make his selection for a day
or SO, those not being chosen to be con-
sidered as substitutes. There are one
or two others at the club whose game
would ordinarily entitle them to be or
| the team, but they have declined be-
cause for various reasons they would
be unable to make the trip.
| Dr. Loren johnson has been appointed
by the green committee at the Wash
ington Country Club to look after it.
team, and he expects to make selec
ton today. DR.. johnson has been ou
of town for some time and just re
turned, SO has not had time to look int
the matter very thoroughly as yet.
Judge f. A. Newman established al
amateur record for the Columbia Coun
try Club course last week. when HI
scored three Is in one round. The
judge was playing a match with w. o
Gilbert and negotiated the second
eighth and sixteenth holes in two
strokes each. The second hole is 27(
yards long (par -. the eighth meas.
ures 1874 yards (par - while the six
teenth is 141 yards (als6 par 81
Freddie Mcleod holds the professional
record. He made the second, eighth
thirteenth and sixteenth holes each il
two strokes in a single round some
time ago. His most notable stunt ir
h to aofi II S.f
ago. however. when he made tn.
twelfth in two strokes. This is 4Si
yards (par 50 and is the longest hol.
on the course. He did this in mattel
with Representative Fitzgerald. It wa.
another case of looking for the ball
almost giving 1t up and finally locating
it lying safely in the cup.
There seems to be a revival of inter.
est in the game at Chevy Chase. espe.
cially among the young married cou-
pies. Mr. and Mrs Brltton Browne. Mr
and Mrs. Murray A. Cobb and several
of the younger set of the club may be
seen practicing daily. and it is under
stood that series of matches will
DIR. Lee Harlan and Dan Jackson an6
John Davidson and A. S.. Mattingly
played an interesting foursome at Co.
lumbia Thursday afternoon, the final
count finding them all-square, "Dr. Lee
and Jackson having been l up going
tout and 1 down coming in. Some eX-
ceptional golf was shown in this match
John Davidson's medal score was Il
and he trimmed the cup on six puts
Had he gotten these or even a ma
jority of them. he would have come
pretty near establishing a new course
| record. There were two 3s scored on
the first hole (34S yards. par 4), one
each by DR.. Harlan and Davidson
| while Harlan, Davidson and "Old
Matt" each made 3s on the tenth (41s
| yards. par -, Davidson also getting a
on the eleventh, which is two strokes
below par and gave him a double
eagle"
Not much progress has been made in
the goat" tournament at the Wash
| ington Country Club. the players not
seeming to take as much interest in
the event as was anticipated. Unless
more interest is taken, it would not be
at all surprising if the committee
| called the event off.
The entry blanks of four out of town
players have been received by the tour
| nament committee of the Columbia
| Country Club for the fall invitation
event which will be held next week
Heading the list is Walter ]. Travis OF
the Garden City Club. The others are
H. B. Mcclellan of New York. George