The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
GOLF.

number OF the country clubs sus-
tanned considerable damage to their golf
| courses in the big storm of last week. the
Columbia Country Club and Washington
Country Club being the chief sufferers
At the Jewel. Va, course a portion of
the No. l. green was washed away and
a tree was blown down for the second
time during the week on No. II fairgreen.
Several bridges were destroyed AT CO.
lumbia and the havoc wrought on No. D
will make it necessary to redress this
green On old No. 16 great deal of soil
was washed away and the green commit
tee has about desided to change the con-
tour of the green and build a new brook
way TO take away the water.
II. P. Seidemann, a well-known golfer
Of the Columbia Country Club. has been
made chairman of the golf committee of
the Home Club and is busy arranging for
the clubs tournament. which will be
launched in a few weeks. The idea which
is being worked out in the Home Club is
new one. The club contains several
hundred members who are also members
of local golf clubs, and the scheme is to
stage a tournament something like the
monthly affairs held at Columbia, week
being allowed the players to complete
one round. All of the matches will be
played eighteen holes medal, and the
golf club which can boast the largest
number of Home Club members will
probably be selected for the matches.
players who are not members of the
club selected will be played as guests. of
those who do belong.
c. c. Miller. an official Of the Kirkside
Golf Club. is on a three weeks vacation.
At present he is enjoying the breezes at
Atlantic City. from which place he will
later go to Blue Ridge Summit.
Clarence H. Geist, president of the Sea-
view Golf Club, who recently made an
offer to play an eighteen-hole match with
DR., Edward Martin. of the University of
Pennsylvania. and II defeated by the doc
tor to give him sl00. coo to endow chair
of surgical research at the Pennsylvania
institution. has already regretted the Of
fer.
The unusual wager was reported from
one end of the country to the other. and
as consequence cranks, golf nuts,
and various other upclassified bugs"
who follow the ancient Scottish game
have been deluging President Geist for
chance at the 100000 bucks.
Boston folks are telling with zest a
story of Francis Ouimet. 1t appears that
the national champion was settling down
for a quiet business morning when the
phone rang and the steward at his club
reminded him that he was due to tee off
In the Massachusetts amateur champion
ship In half an hour. Ouimet hoped
out to the Woodland Club so quickly that
he forgot his golf shoes. which he had
taken home for new spikes. He had TO
play the first day in shoes much too big.
IT came near being left out. I got the
date twisted" he laughed as he won the
championship for the third time.
Chick Evans wanted to go to Cleveland
to play in the Western amateur contest,
but there seemed no way to get OF from
business. When 1t was nearly too late
his employers consented. And Chick hop
ped out Of Chicago 30 fast he left behind
his kit Of clubs.
Somebody lend me some tools he
said when he landed at Cleveland.
Thanks" -murmured Chick at the end
of the play. And he hurried back to
Chicago with the title all safa