Evening star., 1915-06-27
interesting Golf Notes
From the Local Clubs

Several important sGarees IN the ad-
ninistration OF golf affairs of the
Chevy Chase club have taken place
recently, proba bly, the most important
being the resignation Of Morven
THOMPSON as chairman of the golf com
rnittee, which was accepted, effective
H.dr -sday, and the discharge of the
committee, comp Jsed of Messrs. Allan
Lard John II. cfapp. !. Henri dc
Sibour. y Worthington, Victor
kaufio4ann. Walter e M.ndenhaii and
Mrs Charles L.. t'railey and Mrs.
Ornsby Mc'anuon, from further serv
fce. During the latter part Of April
the board of governors Of the club APP
pointed John F. wilkins, chairman. and
capt r X HiH, y. 5, Worthineton.
90! Charles q Treat and br. Ralph
I.nh.uS As = special committee to in
v.stIsate and report 10 tn" board as
10 certain matters relating 70 III" golf
cUur>. Of IA. cinp. This committee has
asked C:.p'. fieJTEe W, lI-Hfc!d to tf
its representative. and as such TO take
cuar2- of III. golf course ana Of the
gDItiHg matters of the "!uh generally,
iucludin" particularly tn" Hpk-cp of
the course the regulation OF The handl-
caps aud the management nf tOtsrna-
!n.uta Under II resolution Of HE board
Of governors now III force no sub
stanttrl changes are to be made III the
golf cu1;rse until the same have been
first submitted to and authorized bE
ths board.
Cap. b.ni-ld. who iS a retired naE3l
officer, pIa ~ golf rain or shine and Will
be- able to give personal supervision
10 the .oIf course. He is a hard work
cr and tas The welfare OF TIL" club at
l"alt and SHOULD prove worthy sue
CrS4or 10 Mf. Thompson
hsHae l. Taylor. a. :, member o. tn"
tournament comtnittee Of 1he Ban
nockburu Golf club. has been given
III. duty Of selecting the players on
IS nom III. Root" system of handicap
ping Wil be Tried. The club is plan
ming TO select sixteen players from va
rious classes 10 apply the Root" sys-
TEN. and to use these new handicap
marks in play in 4 tournament for a
cup given by one Of the prominent
golf magazines TO any club which VIII
try out this plan of handicapping its
PLAYERS and make report to it Of
the result In applying this system the
players i've best scores for eighteen
holes are averaged and par deducted,
the handicap rating being 90 per cent
of the difference. SO much interest IS
being shown and SO many players are
anxious to be among the sixteen to try
out the new plan tnat Or. Taylor has
quite a job on his hands. The club
wants to give the system as fair a
trial as possible and in order to do
this feels that 1T should select players
of different classes and so for this rea
son many will necessarily have to be
passed over there viii only be one
or two Of the same rating selected.
This list will be made up in a few
days the players will be asked to play
the required number of rounds or to
turn in cards for rounds already play
ed. and the tournament started. The
tournament committee expects to make
a careful study of the system as ap-
piled and to compare IL with those
rated under the "CalkinsF plan and
if the new plan appears to be better
than the old there is a possibility that
| the change will lie made general
The familiar figure of President Will
| son on. the Washington Country Club
1 course will be missing for some time