Evening star., 1915-02-07

the course. This plan was outlined in
these columns some time ago. If 1t is
accepted by the club, the first five holes
VIII remain as they are-what is now
the thirteenth will be the sixth, the
present fourteenth will be the seventh
the present fifteenth the eighth, and
what is now No. 16 will be No g. Com
ing In the present seventeenth will be
the tenth. the twelfth will be changed
to the eleventh, and the present sixth,
seventh. eighth, ninth. tenth and elev-
enth viii he the twelfth, thirteenth,
fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth and sew
enteenth, respectively, with No. IS re-
naming the same. The main feature
of the proposed change is that it will
give Two nine-hole courses which are
practically Identical, par for each being
the same, with only difference of
about three yards in distance. 1t
also will alloy both the ninth and
eighteenth holes to end at the club
mouse, and will. consequently, provide
Two starting points, which is quite an
advantage on holidays, when the course
is IN danger of being overcrowded.
H. 5. Belts, administra tive officer of
tne Un1ted States forest service lab
Well known western golfer. has been
assigned to duty at Washington. and
Will play on the Bannockburn course
during the coming eason Belts has
Won seVera! trophies in events in the
west, and his advent into local tourna-
ments Will be watched with interest
Although there are close to a hum
dred woman players at the Columbia
Country Club, it will no doubt surprise
a great many to learn that there are
but four of them who are members of
the club. all of the rest having club
privileges on account of the member
ship of some Of their relatives These
n Tn I've Il
Williams. Miss NJ. T.. Latimer and Miss
A. r. Doyle. Since these four have been
admitted. the club has made it a rule
to limit the actual membership to men.
and as a result no other members of
the fair sex Will ever be able to share
in their glory
John 7. Harris. cha rnan of the
green comWittee at Bannockbur ha
been confining his interest to bowling
during the closed golting season, and
has developed into quite a "pinspiller"
Harris is hard worker and has the
knack of succeeding III anything he
undertakes SO that to those who know
him his success with the NAPLES" is
no surprise.
a great deal of interest has been
taken in the indoor golf club, which is
now being organized by Professional
Howard Beckett of the indoor golf
school, and already about dozen play
ers have made application for member
ship. Beckett plans, as soon as a suf-
fcient number has Joined, to arrange
"A series of matches, with prizes for
the winners. There also is some talk
Of arranging a team event. for the
team championship of the District in
connection with the proposed title
event. which probably will be held in
March.
The party of Columbia players con-
James. ]. T. Hendrick, Eugene C. Gott,
II. Z. Burks, Z. B. Eynon, jr.. and
Donald Woodward, which returned last
Sunday from ten-day golf1ng trip to
Augusta. Ga. while there played sew
eral games with "Ty" Cobb of base ball
fame. One of the most interesting was
between Woodward and Cobb and Colt
and Hendrick. 1t was composite
foursome, and ended In tie. Cobb
played his usual game, and had Wood
ward been in form his side undoubted-
ly would have won, as Hendrick. of
the Gott-Hendrick combination, was
very errattc.
Secretary Alpheus Winter of the
District of Columbia Golf Association
has sent out notices of the coming
meeting of the association, which will |
be held at the Commercial Club March |
L. Each club has been asked to an |
ficers and the assignment OF the Dis |
trict tournament. after decision has |
been made with regard to whether it |
will be at match or medal play, is
about all that is on the docket, unless |
the advisability of holding an event |
for the benefit of Belgian war suffer
erS is considered.
Basil NJ. Manly, one of the best play
ers of the Bannockburn Club, is assign |
ed to Chicago on government business.
and is playing on the Edgewood Coun-
try Club course. He reports that this
is an exceptionally good course. and
that climatic conditions have been as
good as could be expected at this time
of the year.
Work on the Chevy Chase course is
coming along nicely, and it is quite
likely that when the season starts this
spring the rearransed course will be
used.
Babe Borton, the first baseman who
was SO very instrumental in tearinel
the ground from beneath Frank
Chances feet, is trying to purchase his