Evening star., 1915-10-17

There was considerable disappoint-
ment shown by those, in charge Of the
team matches for the Middle Atlantic
championship which were played over
Friday on account of the small number
Of entries received Although there are
number competed. Four OF these were
Washington teams, while Hermitage
and the Norfolk Country Club made up
the two others. Baltimore was ex-
try Club of Virginia also was counted
upon to send representatives, but none
of these showed up.
nockburn has decided to use an over
shot" waterwheel for obtaining an
extra supply of water for the greens.
1t has great advantage over other
systems in that there is no cost OF up
keep and in this climate it probably
will run the year around.
Kirkside reports very four1shing
condition. At its last meeting 1t de-
cided to limit its membership to 100,
100 active members and fifty asso-
ciate. There now is waiting list for
active membership, while there are but
seven or eight vacancies as associate
members. Among the associate MEM
bers Is Mrs. Norman Gait. the Prest-
dents hancee, who frequently plays
over the course. Secretary William B.
Wilson of the Department of Labor. is
posted for membership and his name
VIII be acted upon at the next meeting
Of the club.
Alpheus Winter did a pretty piece OF
work on the eighteenth hole in his aft
ernoon round in the middle Atlantic
made this hole in three strokes. His
second found him between the two
sandpits, about seventy yards away,
and on his third. a mashie shot, the
nG lytc rad
in. 1t was an exceptionally pretty
piece of work and brought out several
rounds of applause from the large gal
lery which watched the players finish
at the home hole" ..
Morven Thompson has again assumed
the captaincy of the Chevy Chase Clubs
golf team. This was at the urgent re-
quest Of the golf committee. Thomp-
son has been connected with golf af-
fairs at Chevy Chase In an administra-
tive capacity for about fifteen years.
Years ago there was a committee on
sports, made up of chairman and sub
committees which took care of each
charge of the subcommittee on golf.
Later golf was put under larger and
more important committee and he was
| made the head of that. During most
of this time, he also has held the
captaincy of the golf team and been
| member of 1t and 1t has won many
| middle Atlantic titles, to say nothing
| Of the large number of team matches
in which it has come out victorious.
For the last two years he has been un-
| able to compete in many events because
| of business and also the large amount
of work which has fallen on his should
| ers as chairman of the golf committee.
| He recently resigned as chairman of
| the golf committee and as captain of
the golf team and so, has had an op-
portunity to become more active as
| player. and Thursday was his first ap-
pearance in an important match for
some time.
The green committee of the Washing
| ton Country Club has done consider
able work on the course recently. The
| third green, which is being rebuilt, has
Just been sowed, and the ditch straight
ened. while work on No. II will be
started tomorrow. The fairgreen on
No. II also has been widened by about
of complaint made that this was en-
tirely too narrow. Several other
changes will be made throughout the
winter.
The golf committee at Chevy Chase
| has announced that the F. Oden Horst
mann memorial will be held November
and 4: This is for cup presented
to the club by Mr.. Horstmann's sisters,
Mrs. Bolt and Mrs. Small. The event
will be at seventy-two holes, medal
play, scratch, and the winner is con-
| sidered the club champion for the year.
As but few entries are received for
this event each year because of the
fact that only four. five and six handi-
cap men would have a chance of WIN
ming. the question has often been
cided to hold the tournament at seven
ty-two holes. medal play, and why it is
not handicapped. The reason is, it Is
learned. that Mr.. Horstmann always
TTy0 hN1 1ct1 1cf Axl~1 y.1-
petitions and not long before his death
had urged the committee to schedule
an event of this kind. The two pre-
vious winners are Wolcott Tucker
| mann, who Won in 1913 with a score
of 321, and Frank Ellis, whose BID was
best last year.
Bannockburn expects to hold a quail
f1cation round next week, for it's cham
pionship event. which will end up the
| 1915 season. The qualifying round will
| be at eighteen holes. medal play, six
teen to- qualify at match play, which
| the finals, which will be at thirty-six
| Those who have been urging the es-
| tablishment of municipal golf course
/ will be glad to learn that estimates
| have been made for course and, if ap-
! proved. work will be started next year
| on enlarging the present one. Col. w.
w. Harts. in charge of public buildings
nicipal course last year and started it.
and three excellent holes were made.
1t was then decided. largely on account
of lack of funds, to postpone making
any more holes until it was certain
that the people really wanted a public
| course. So many applications have
been received for permission to use the
| three holes now built and so many re-
quests for additional holes have been
made that 1t is understood that if pres
| ent plans materialize it will not be
| long before the District muncipal golf
course will be fact rather than
| theory.
While most of the Chevy Chase play
ers are competing in the Columbia
event this week, the woman players
will hold a tournament, the qualifica-
ton round of which was completed last
| night. Drawings will be made today
and published in tomorrows papers.
Match play will start Tuesday and con-
tinue throughout the week, one round
being played each day.
Miss Elsie Patterson, one of the most
prominent woman players of the Ban
nockburn Club. is now playing golf at
Asheville. N c. She. with Mr.. and Mrs
Lynn Crandall also of Bannockburn
is spending her vacation there. and