Evening star., 1914-12-20


pockets into which the ball is driven:
side and ceiling netting. putting
green carpet and blackboard. Inc
distance for driving varies from TWEEN
ty to thirty feet. the various pockets
on the canvas being marked as of being
different distances. The pockets are
used for the long game" the players
copying on the blackboard the dis
tances of the various holes they intend
to play and using the same clubs for
making the different shots that they
would use on a regular course. The
putting is done on a separate putting
green. The indoor game has been rap
idly adopted in various sections OF
ers are now playing It. Chick Evans.
western champion, recently won the
indoor championship of Chicago. As
was stated. many Chevy Chase PLAYERS
are taking an interest in IL, and II
suitable space can be found the game
undoubtedly will be installed.
DR.. Lee Harlan and Alpheus Winter
won an interesting foursoIne from
John Davidson and George n. Chas-
mar at Columbia last week. up IT
was Nassau count, Harlan and Winter
being 3 up going out and l down COM
ing in. The match brought out some
exceptional putting, Harlan taking the
a twelve-foot putt at the eleventh and
Davidson duplicating the trick on the
thirteenth.
There will be no holiday events at
either the Columbia or Washington
country clubs Christmas day. Weather
permitting, many individual matches
probably will be played. however.
Morven Thompson has been reelected
chairman of the golf committee at
Chevy Chase, and Will serve IN that
e.. pacity during 1918.
The green committee at Columbia has
Just adopted the following rules to gov
ern play during the winter mon.hs:
First The lie of any ball within the
fairgreen proper or upon an objective
putting green may be improved mot
teed) by placing or moving by hand
or by club within one clubs length OF
the original position not nearer the
hole.
Second. Any ball In the rough or in
ground under repair must be played
according to the regular rules of golf.
Third a ball lying in sand trap
may be lifted and placed tnot teed) in
or back thereof for penalty of one
stroke.
Fourth Mud or other substance ad-
herring to the ball upon the fairgreen
or putting green may be removed.
Fifth. The regular rules of golf shall
govern all play, with the exceptions
noted.
sixth. The green committee. with
governors, will close the course upon
all days when it is believed play will
cause extraordinary damage. This
means. however. that the course VIII
members are in doubt they can ascer-
tain whether it is closed by telephoning
the club before coming out
A golf course will be put to new
lantic A. A. Z. cross-country champion
ship will be decided over that of the
Washington Suburban Club.
The question of giving Washington
municipal golf course has come up for
consideration again, and it looks very
much as II favorable action viii be
taken and a nine-hole course buitt
brought up for discussion time and
again. but each time adverse action
has been taken. while Philadelphia.
New York. Chicago. Cleveland and
mands of the public and furnished
their respective communities what they
desired in the way of recreation op-
portunities. Washingtonians have de-
but on account of lack of ground
favorable action has been denied. How
ever, the superintendent of public
buildings and grounds has now an
nounced that it. is the intention OF the
War Department to turn over tract
of 800 acres east of the Long bridge
to the public for recreation purposes.
and the program calls for a golf course
to take up portion of this tract.
George P. James has been reelected
as captain of the golf team of the
Columbia Country Club for the coming
wonderfully of late, and is one of the
four recommended by the club for a
national handicap rating. Incidentally.
it might be mentioned that he has
.l.x 20 &c.
club handicap to be cut from 10 to 8
strokes during the past year
But four matches have been played
in the harvest home" tournament at
Bannockburn during the past week be-
cause of the unfavorable weather con-
ditions. L. Beattie defeated II. Stonier,
up and 3, and George Rankin beat DIR.
Francis l. Bartlett by the same score
in the ONLY two matches played in the
main event. while John S. Morris won
from N. Dorsett, up and =, and John
T. Harris defeated A. c. Nichols. 6 up
and 4, in the fourth round of the con-
soIations.
The District OF Columbia Golf lAsso-
citation met last week and discussed
the feasibility of holding a tournament
for the benefit OF the war sufferers in
Belgium. These events have been held
in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, st.
Louis, Chicago and rlany other cities.
to do their share. It Is believed how
ever. that it is ROW too late to stage
tournament and that the event. if
held now, would not net enough to do
much good. For this reason il has
been decided TO wait until spring, at
which time it is expected an event will
be announced. the whole proceeds TO be
turned over for the relief of war suf-
ferers.
At the last meeting OF the Columbia
Country Club it was decided to hold I,
an annual event for the championship |
of the club, commencing next year. AL /
though nothing definite has been de- !
cided. q trophy win be put up for COM |
petition. which must he won three times |
before becoming the permanent prop
erty of the winner, and the event will |
be d scratch one. This event Will cor |
respond to the +. Oden Horstman tour |
ney (seventytwo holes, medal play), |
which is now considered the champion |
ship one at Chevy Chase and has been |
held for the past two or three years |
1t was Won in 1914 by Franklin H. |
Ellis.
Much favorable comment has been (
heard regarding the change in the |
fourth hole at Columbia. It has just |
been leveled. the trees cut AVA and !
the green heightened about twenty |
yards The hole now is great im- |
pro-ement over what it was
The following were elected ia the /