Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-20

ley Country Club. Mac" has done
very well in recent events. finishing
Country Club. In this event the best
pros in the country were entered.
Walter G. Hagen, the new open cham
pion. finishing no better than seven
tenth
The handicap committee at Bannock-
burn has just revised the handicaps at
the club and given out the new marks.
John w. Brawner, with eight strokes,
Is low man.
1T looks very much as if Walter Tuck
erman of Chevy Chase will win the
honors at Columbia this year for hs-
ing the player to turn in the lowest
score over the course in an authorized
event Tuckermans 10, made on his
second day of the District champion
ship event, will undoubtedly stand for
the balance of the year. John David
son won in 1912-the first year--with a
70, while Jerry Travers' 76 was the
best made last year Daniel K. Jackson
on the short course, and will not likely
be allowed, especially as there Is some
question as to whether or not 1t was
made in regularly authorized and
scheduled event.
The green committee of the Washing
ton Country Club is busy these days
reseeding. and fertilizing the greens
which have met with. severe treatment
from the heavy transforms and con-
tinued drouths throughout the sum
mer. Play Is now being confined TO
temporary greens and will continue SO
some changes on the course. New
greens for number 3 and number 4
are being built and seeded this faii
and it is also expected that the grad
ing for new greens for number l,
number Z, number IL and number IL,
adding from 400 to 500 yards to the
course. will be completed. rms VIII
make the course about $500 yards long 1
which length, together with Its hllly
character, will make it one of the most
difficult in the east.
Bannockburn has decided to purchase
a silver cup for the woman players OF
the club to be awarded in a series OF
putting events, the first of which Will
be held about the middle of next month.
w. B, Swords of the Oakland Golf
Club, Long Island. N. Y. was a visitor
at Columbia last Saturday. In four
some played between him and y. J.
DeMoll and r. ]. Beall and George
James, the latter pair won up and l.
The visitor played very GOOD game.
however, and forced James to come In
in par figures in order to win.
D. B. Gish, who finished in third place
in the javelin throw in the national
championships event of the Amateur
Athletic Association held in Baltimore
| last week, is a member Of the Bannock-
burn Golf Club. He has only recently
| Joined, but has taken to the game like
duck takes to water, and 1T Is only
a question of time when ne will be
heard from as a golfer.
Arthur Shelton and John Davidson
won an interesting foursome from Dan
jackson and George James at Columbia
Thursday afternoon, up. They won II
by taking the seventh and then having
the home hole.
Morven Thompson, chairman Of the
golf committee at Chevy Chase, is bach
from his vacation and on the job again
He played great deal Of golf while hi
was away, and is now right at the tor
| of his game.
Herbert Shannon and r. E. L. Yellott
of Columbia have certainly improved
| their game this year-probabiy more
| than any other players in the city Al
| the beginning Of the season Shannon
was handicapped at a.. while Yellot
was rated at 20. They have improved
| SO much that each has reduced his han
dicap ten strokes. their ratings now
! being IA and 10, respectively.
|, The September tournament will bt
| the last of the monthly events at Co,
| lumbia. The committee believes that
| the annual fall tournament OF the cIut
and the home and home. team
| matches will give the golfers plenty
to do without this event.