Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21
Interesting Notes of
the Local Golf Clubs

Although the District of Columbia Golf
Association was organized primarily to
arrange and hold an event to decide the
championship Of the District it has since
wtdened the scope of its work so that it
now aims to do all 1t can ito promote
and conserve the best interests and true
spirit OF the game of golf.'' This, Of
course. gives it considerable latitude, and,
as was predicted last month in The Star
it now has taken up the question of what
local men should be placed on the ma
tional handicap list. Thirteen local play
ers were given U. 8. G. A. ratings last
year and declared eligible to compete in
the championships, but this year, al
though as many players were recon-
mended by the clubs, but two were rated
Walter Tuckerman and John Davidson.
While 1t was expected that, in view of
the change made by the executive COM
mittee Of the national association. which
decided to rate only players Of five
strokes and under instead of having six
as the maximum, there would not be as
many local players honored this year as
last, yet local golfers are at loss to
understand why all Of the other names
submitted were rejected. 1t is and al
ways has been generally conceded that
Walter Tuckerman is the best Of the
home contingent, and it also is gener-
ally agreed that Davidson's name should
have been on the honor roll, but the 10
cal players contend that the executive
justified in rejecting the other names SUBJ
mitted without explanation, and this ex-
PLANTATION has been called for by the Dis
trict of Columbia Golf Association.
Players not now rated can, of course,
receive ratings by sending through their
respective clubs properly certified cards
and data which shows that they are en-
titled to ratings, but this Is not the
point, and as matter of principle local
golfers feel that they are entitled to at
Of all Of the others submitted were re-
jected. AS was stated above, Davidson
deserves to be placed on the list, but
there are several players at both Chevy
Chase and Columbia who are his equal:
in fact Davidson did not have partlcu-
larly good year in 1913, his best work
being done in 1912, when he established
a course record Of II, and It Is generally
believed that the U. s. G. A. rated him
on this record. But handicaps are sup
termfned. on the present condition Of
player and not on what he was once.
and It is understood that this is one of
the main points brought out by the local
yet from the national body. but a reply
is expected daily.
An Interesting professional match was
Saturday afternoon. when George Sar-
gent and Fred Mcleod for a second time
met and defeated Bernard and Gilbert
Nichols of the Wilmington, Del. Coun-
try Club. The local pair won by the
same score as their last years match
1 up. Both Sargent and Mcleod were a
little off of their game at times. but in
case of emergency either one or the
other always managed to get. there Sar-
gent was outdriving the other three and
played much steadier, winning two of the
three holes won by his side, although
Mcleod was exceptionally good on his
approaches and close to the hole. and
did his share by scoring many Of the
halves registered. Bernard Nichols had
a very bad ankle, and SO most Of the
work for his side was thrown upon the
broad shoulders Of "Gil." who was very
much on the job and who had the best
card of the four. He went around in Is,
as against a 75, T6 and IS for Mcleod,
Sargent and Bernard Nichols, respec-
lively The best-ball card of the match
follows:
sa a5gt ana Me.epq 44s44s 4s5
In ......... S 4 4 4 8 1870
Nichols bFothers-
Out :,....-.... 4stt4sss -
In the morning of the same day