Evening star., 1915-01-31
INTERESTING GOLF NOTES FROM THE
LOCAL CLUBS

It would not be at all surprising II
| next months meeting of the Middle
Atlantic Golf Association did not sec
an addition to the roster showing ciuos
which are members of the association,
as 1t is expected that the application
of the new Oakwood Country Club OF
Lyuchburg, Va, will be received. ]h1s
organization, which has just about
completed it's course, is one OF the
strongest in tho state. 1t has close
| to 500 members and indications are
that its course will be one of the best
| in this section of the country in few
years. Isaac S. Mackic, who for fif-
| teen years has been connected with
| the famous Fox Hills Golf Club near
! New York city. designed and laid out
| the course and he has just resigned
| from the metropolitan club in order
to be able to superintend il. Macl1ie
| is one Of the best known pros in the
country He Is the present eastern
| champion, which title he has held
three times. His latest victory was at
| the open tournament at shawnee,
Mass. when he won the trophy shield
from all comers. Officials Of the as
ISOLATION are highly e)atcd AT the pros
poets of adding another club to the
| membership of the sectional govern
ing BODY, ana IN lIl'S coittiec'ion .iic
| suggestion has been made that great-r
f! efforts should be made in the future
than have been made in the past
| toward getting more clubs to Jo}n the
association. The Middle Atiantic COR
| Association is comprised OF golf clubs
Of Virginia, Maryland. Delaware and
| the District Of Columbia. Amy club in
these states is eligible for member
only eleven clubs which have joined.
1t is a we'll known fact that there
probably are as many more clubs in
! these states who are not members of
the Middle Atlantic Golf Association,
many Of which would very likely be
t glad to join If they were invited and
made to feel that they really We're
wanted. AS matter of fact several OF
the Philadelphia clubs have informally
| broa ched the subject of their switching
from the Pennsylvania Golf Associa-
| tion to that of the middle Atlantic
states, and while nothing definite has
been done there is possibility that
the matter may be taken up at some
future time. With twenty or twenty
| FIVE clubs belonging to it members.
the Middle Atlantic Association would
be one of the most hourish!ng in the
country 1t Is to be hoped that this
| matter may not be allowed to drop and
that definite steps toward increasing
the membership Of the association will
be taken at the coming meeting
A campaign mas been started by the
| tournament committee at Bannockburn
to equip the club with number OF
silver loving cups to be played for an
nually. At present there are only two
permanent cups in possession Of the
club-the "iIarvsst @ ,E Home" ot cup Pa e9mps
! April, and the 1911 cup offered annu-
ally for the putting championship of
the club. The former is being played
| for for the first time this year. but the
latter was put up in 1911 and was won
| last year by Dr. NJ. Dorsett. who de-
| feated Capt. George 7. Cunningham.
| 1913 winner, for the title.
Columbia has a younsster in John c.
| Davidson, jr., who has been showing
| exceptional form OF late and of whom
| great things are expected. Young Da-
! vidson is 'following in fathers foot
| steps" and really is playing. a very
clever game. He has beautiful form and
follow through, and is holding his own
| with the best of them in the long game.
but is rather weak at approaching and
| putting. John. senior, has taken him
in hand, however; and expects TO make