Evening star., 1915-01-24

In lust little over month the first
local steps with regard to the 1919
golf season will be taken when the an
nual meeting of the District of Co
lumbia Golf Association is scheduled
to be held. This will be March l and
will be followed by that of the Middle
Atlantic Golf Association, which will
be held March 4 in the cabinet room
of the New Willard. Both of these
meetings are important and Will IN
reality be the starting point of the
golf year. The District association VIII
elect officers, decide upon what form
the championship event will be played
this year and it will be allotted to one
of the clubs. AS was stated in these
columns recently, it is understood that
these in charge already have pracu-
cally decided to have the event at match
play and to award it to Chevy Chase:
At this meeting also Will be decided
whether tournament. the proceeds o.
sufferers, will be held. The Middle At
lantic Associations meeting also is OF
great interest to local golfers for. as
a matter of fact, Washington has more
clubs which are members Of the asso-
alton than has any other city repre-
sented. Present indications are this
meeting will be rather stormy one.
as things have not gone as smoothly
in the association during the past year
Baltimore Country Club objects to the
clause in the bylaws which gives
Washington the annual meeting every
year. In fact, it protested strongly at
last years meeting, but was ruled out
on a point of order. 1t intimated 1t
would have something to say this year.
The board OF governors of the Co
lumbfa Country Club met Wednesday
night and decided that not enough of
tsiI he II n
the winter months. AS the club boasts
OF lots Of good talent among its mem
bers it has decided to arrange enter
tainments at intervals throughout thf
remainder of the CLOSED season The
first Of these will be announced in a
few days
The suspension of play in the "Har-
vest Home tournament OF the Ban
nockburn Golf Club, as announced in
The star last Sunday, is in compliance
with a request made by John w: Braw-
ner, William Henry White. W. c. Prem
tiss. T.. w. Burton and others still in
the event. These players claimed that
they did not believe it would be salts
factory to continue play during Feb
ruary and March. Winter rules are SO
varia BILE. according to conditions from
day to day, that misunderstanding are
bound to occur. Then. again. ,ndivio-
ual interpretations of winter rules also
are conflicting. often leading to rather
embarrassing situations. After look
ing at the matter from all sides, the
tournament. committee acceded to the
players request and the event will not
be completed until April.
The Chevy Chase course was closed
three days during the past week, this
being the first occasion the golf COM
mittee has had to use the authority re-
Gently vested in 1t by the board of gov
ernors The latter body authorized the
golf committee to close the course on
days when 1t believed that it's use
would be detrimental or cause excep-
tional damage.
Columbia members regret very much
to learn of the resignation of E. Lodge
Hill as an active member of the club.
Hill, who is connected with one of
the railroads, has been transferred to
Atlanta, Ca, and has asked that his
name be put on the mon resident" list.
He was rather poor golfer when he
first joined the club, but has improved
so rapidly that now he can give the
best OF them run for their money.
He leaves a host of friends who wish
him well.
n present plans materalize, Wash
ington will hold an indoor golf cham
nonship some time in March. under the
auspices of the new indoor golf school.
Professional Beckett is now working
up the details. and if enough interest