Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-06

President Wilson made his first visit
to the Bannockburn course Wednes-
day afternoon, when he played COM
plete eighteen-hole match with DR..
Grayson. The President had a little
hard luck getting away, sending his
drive from the first tee to the tennis
courts, but after that he went very
well. He liked the course so well that
played the two rounds. He was deeply
interested in the new course near
Cabin John bridge, and he and DR..
Grayson played a round on it Friday
morning.
The question has often been asked
why the Middle Atlantic Golf Associa-
ton does not get out an annual handi-
cap list similar to the national, the
metropolitan and other sectional as
officials of the Middle Atlantic Asso-
citation and he. like the Irishman, an
swered 1t: by asking another. He asks
why such list is necessary. AS a
matter of fact. it isn't necessary nor
would such a list do any good. In the
first place, the "Calkins' system of
handicapping now Is generally used
and under this system there is table
which shows what the handicap OF
each player should be over any course
provided he has been properly handi-
capped on his own course. Then, again,
the Middle Atlantic Association Is so
small that it is not necessary to limit
the entry list and a "24" player is just
as welcome in the championship tour
nament as the "4' one. These are the
two most important reasons and there
are many others, to say nothing OF the
large amount of work which the tabu-
lation of handicap list would entail.
Nearly all of the ties in the Thanks
giving day tournament at Columbia
have now been played off. In the medal
play event. Alpheus Winter and DAME!
K Jackson tied with gross scores of
80, while William NJ. Smith, U. S. Cat
lett and r. E. Burks each had net lis.
In the extra rounds. Winter again
made an so to Jackson's SO. while
Smith, Burks and Catlett finished in
prizes. w. H. R. Brandenberg and En-
mons S. Smith, president of the club.
battled it out for the prize in the
maiden" event, the former winning by
a small margin. ]. E. Baines, w. ]. Nc
Nally and D. B. Gish are tied for the
prizes in the handicap VS.. par event,
each being l down to par, and TINS
probably will be played off in day or
So The prizes for the event follow:
Medal play event.one set of iron clubs
to player turning in best gross score,
with one iron club for second best; one
golf bag, Nichols" eXerciser and an
iron club to the players with first, sec
ond and third best net scores. Handt-
cap vs. par-one box of golf balls,
wooden club and an iron club for three
best scores Maiden event-one pair
of wooden clubs for best score and an
iron club for second best.
Good progress is being made in the
harvest home" event Of the Bannock-
burn Club. and several matches in the
third round have been gotten out of
the way, while the first round in the
consolation event is practically COM
pleted, the following matches having
been played during the week:
Second round-W. l. Travers d2) defeated Dr.
Y. B. Jackson l2o,, BY 3 up and 2; c. H; Nc
up and l; J. J. WILDER cd defeated II. 4. Rob
feated B. s. Newton CD. by default: E. W. Bur
ton u5) defeated E. G. Parker 90. by 1 up:
BY up and 2: John " Brawnes g defeated pr.
ningham 40 defeated DR.. ]. R. DE Farges 10,
by up: H. stonier. jr.. u6 defeated Charles G.
feated DR.. H. ]. Nichols 90. by 8 up and $; G.
A. Rankin Q2) defeated John T. Harris l16). by
up and 1; ]. Martin Scranage % defeated
Gus Worthington 40, by up and 4; d.. F. ].
up; W. Y. Durand 1O defeated Miles Taylor do.
by 8 up and Z; L. A. Poole (2p defeated c. W.
Calvert CD, by default.
Third round-W. I. Travers 12 defeated C. H.
Mcbride f22,. by up and 3: John ". Brawner
G. A. Rankin u2) defeated J. Martin scranage
u2) by up
lations-First round-Dr. V. B. Jackson
defeated DR.. Thomas ]. W. Brown, by default:
]. A. Robinson defeated B. s. Newton, by default;
E. J. Doyle defeated Dr. L. o. Howard, by up:
DR.. NJ. Dorsett defeated A. L. Quaintance. by
up and 4; B. n. Davis defeated G. W. Freeman,
BY 2 up and 1; NJ. r. Robinson defeated ":
Mackie, by up and 1; J: s: Norris defeated