Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-22
Interesting Golf Notes
From the Local Clubs

This years national amateur cham
pionship tournament will be of more
local interest than any Of its predeces-
sors because of the fact that Washing
ton will be represented by more play
ers than ever before OF the eight
local golfers eligible by virtue of hav-
ing been ranked by the national body,
four and possibly five expect to send
at Chevy Chase-Walter Tuckerman.
William S. Reyburn, Allan Lard and J.
T. Bishop-are thinking of taking in
the event. but none of them. at this
time. is sure of going. At Columbia. L.
L. Harlan is the only one who will not
compete. George p. James. Edward B.
Eynon, jr.. and John c. Davidson al
ready having entered. The 1915 event
will be played over the course of the
Country Club of Detroit. beginning Au-
gust % and ending September 4. The
qualification round at thirty-six holes
will take up two days and this win be
followed by match play at thfrty-six
holes, beginning Tuesday, September /.
AS a preliminary to the championship.
there is scheduled best-ball. four-ball
match scratch, for club pairs for the
American golfer silver trophy. This
will be played Friday. August 81, on the
same course, and Washington, for the
first time in years will be represented,
as Davidson and James are entering
from the Columbia Country Club.
Fifty or more players have register
ed for competition in the four-ball
matches to be played at Bannockburn
this month, the preliminary round OF
which event was begun yesterday after
noon. In spite of the absence from the
city of such well known players as Gus
Worthington, r. De Farges. Daniel L..
Hazard, George T. Cunning CHAM, Walter
are several strong teams entered. How
ever. as may be noted by their ratings.
these teams will carry correspond
ingly heavy handicap and battle
royal" should result. Below are the
entries. with their handicap ratings. for
Mai. W. p. Jackson (14 and william
c. Ravenel (16). DR.. NJ. Pierce (20) and
Miles Taylor (20), DR.. Milo II. Sutliff
dos and H. Stonier d4). w. Y. Durand
(12) and DR.. T: ]. W. Brown d0). John
S. Morris 14) and e. w. Burton G6l.
]. F. Day (20) and c. w. Calvin G6),
j. N. white (s) and C. H. Mcbride Us).
(s), DR.. Bruce L. Taylor Go) and J. w.
Brawner (s), Lee Crandell f1D and
John T. Harris GD, c. Freeman G8)
and John =. Robinson Gsl. John L.
warren
(12). Dr.. Joseph A. Hill ds) and w. H
Delaney (2o). Herman Stabler (2o) and
M. Hewitt (2o>, Harry Chesley (16) and
John H. Graves G6). DR.. H. j. Nichols
12) and H. F: Clarke Q2l. Pr; M; Dor
NJ Schofield (14) and Mai. Williams
1e), DR.. F. T.: Bartlett G6) and c. H.
Baker 90. Drs H. C. King (20l and DR..
w. E. Dieffenderfer (22). H. w. Hessel-
bach (16) and Ed. Anderson Gs). B. N
Davis L2o) and William White 16),
John Kelley (1s) and William Mackie
G2), H. Pearce (20) and A. Nichols
for Labor day, and as most of its men,
bers who are now away from the city
will be back by that time big day is
looked for. There will be thirty-six
hole event for the best composite
score, thirty-si~ hole handicap match
against par and an eighteen-hoie hand
leap at medal play. A player will not
be allowed to enter more than one
event and he will have to register Just
before he tees off. There will be prizes
for the winners of each event, out none
for the >runnerS-up.
The Washington Suburban Club golf
team is in Baltimore today playing the
second half Of the match with the Bal
timore Suburban Club. which was
started on the local clubs course last
Sunday.
Miss Alice Burbage and Miss Miller
were the winners of the women's
tournament held at Bannockburn re-
Gently. In the first eight the former
beat Mrs. J. R. De Farges in the final
round by / up as4a holes. while In
the second flight Mrs. Taylor was the
runner-up, losing to Miss Miller. 5 up
and T. The Burbage-De Fargcs match
was the best of the tournament. as it
ended all-even and another hole was
necessary. which Miss Burbage won