Evening star., 1915-06-20
GALLERY WATCHING JEROME Q. 1RANERS ANO ~
BRADY HOliNG OUT on THE HOME GREEN

here, and if arguments can prevail
| local golfers are sure to see him in &C
| ton at Columbia this year The cham
| pion has given the matter consider
alton for the past two years and both
| years has promised to come if he could
make satisfa ctory arrangements. but
each time has found it an impossibility
| and had to withdraw his name at the
! last minute.
/ Col lie Jearne and Capt. Glennon are
| two members of ttfe army contingent
| who are playing at Bannockourn reg
| ularly. Both are new members VINO
| have just taken up the game
As an aftermath to the District tltie
! event. which was completed couple
| of weeks ago. the discussion as to
which is the better-this years plan OF
playing at match play or at medal play
following last years scheme-has again
come in for it's share of attention. The
consensus of opinion seems to be tina:
the medal play event is the better and
it's followers have brought out several
reasons. In the first place. 1t 1s con-
tended that medal play is the only real
that from the gallery's standpoint
match play is more interesting and
"sportier." Then again. followers OF
| the medal play plan have pointed out
that while sixty or seventy entered the
1914 medal play event. this year at
match play. although the rules were
changed. allowing fully 20 per cent
more players to become eigibie TO
compete but thirty-three entered. The
reason given is that at match play the
fourteen handicap player knows that
ne has no chance when competing with
a six-stroke player. and. consequently,
does not care to pay large entry zee
for the privilege of playing possibly
ar ~Jn a1dn
that even with luck. he can't possibly
win, as he is not liable to be lucky
every round. even though fortune
might have smiled on him on the first.
On the other hand, he is willing TO en-
ter II. he is assured of seventy-two
holes ffour rounds) of play. knowing
that one exceptionally good round. to-
gether with three average ones. gives
him a possible chance of finishing In
the money. Then again, under last
years plan, sixteen were given prizes.
while in the one just ended but two
were provided for. The officers Of the
association. who are the ones to de-
eide in what form of play the cham
pionship will be PLAYED. think that the
1915 event was every bit as successful
as that of last year, but are playing
safe" on the subject and cannot be
made to commit themselves In either
direction.
burn, a careful measurement showed
that the ball of each player was ex-
actlv four feet from the hole. measured
! from the lip of the cup. The putt was
upgrade with a possible styme If it
fell short and danger of missing the
second if il overran, SO that the matter
as to who was to play first was of
great importance. All of those playing
were stuck" when it came to fgur
ing out who was entitled to play first.
The rules are apparently not clear on
the subject and it was finally decided
to draw lots for the honor.
President Wilson seems to be the
Washington Country Clubs most en-
thusiastic golfer he undoubtedly
plays more regularly than any other
member of the club. There is hardly
day that passes that he does not play
p round over the w. c. c. course.
He usually has DR.. Grayson as his op-
Donent.
Walter Tuckerman. the Chevy Chase
crack. now has his name on almost
every trophy held by the club. As run
ner-up in the recent spring event, his
name was placed on the vice presi-
dents cup. He won the cup offered by
the president of the club in 1912, and
won top honors in play for the Siamese
cup in 1906. In addition to this, he has
won the District title and has been a
member of winning Chevy Chase teams
which have won the middle Atlantic
team championship at various times
The only two cups on which his name
does not appear are the presidents
cup, which goes to the winner of the
annual Chivy Chase tournament. and
the F. Owen Horstmann memorial
Walter 7. Travers reached the final
round in the Harvest Home tournament
at Bannockburn last Saturday by de-
feating Samuel Harris in the semi-fna
round up and g. Travers has been
off his game lately but recovered in
time to play par golf on many of the
holes in this match. His victims to
date in this event have been: " B.
up and 1: J. Vinton Birch, up and 2,
and Samuel Greene. up an l. He thus
is assured of at least the ruEner-up
cup, and is in position to play for pos
session for the new loving cup for
first place.
The recent heavy rains have washed
out a portion of the seventeenth green
at the Washington Country Club, and
the green committee now has men at
work getting it in shape again. The
the next few weeks the green will be
as good as 1T ever was.
Chevy Chase has now decided not to
change to it's rearranged course this
wear while there is a possibility that
the change will not be made in 1916
either Since the rearranged course has
been completed one or two unforeseen
objections o have been made and the
change will not be made until these OBJ
1ections hav" been overcome.