Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25


be changed, as the additional distance
will simply be used to stiffen up the
course.
Play in the harvest home" tourna-
ment which was postponed from last
seaSon, has been resumed at Bannock-
burn and will be completed this month
Two matches We're decided during me
week w. G Prentiss defeating A. l..
Quaintance in the second round. but
losing to William Henry White in
round three. The scheduled matches
for this week follow:
Third round: DR.. 5. II. Green vs. r.
Fourth round: William Henry White
VS.. winner Of Green Williamson match,
winner to meet E. w. Burton. The
winner of this match will play ". |.
Travers in finals of the upper half In
the lower half, George A. Rankin has
reached the semi-finals and will meet
the winner of the Richard Beattie- John
w. Brawner match.
The Washington Suburban Club held
it's annual meeting during the past
week and the following officers were
chosen for the ensuing year: President,
Morton J. Luchs; first vice president
| David J. Kaufman: second vice preSl-
dent. Harry ]. Goodman; secretary,
| Stanley H. Fischer, and treasurer.
Charles H Goldsmith. Elected to fill
vacancies on the board of governors
were the following: Harry King, Leon
| Pretzfelder, DIR. Lester Neuman, Mil
ton A Kaufman. Louis Hirsch, Albert
Sigmund and Sidney Gunst.
| Thomas c. DeRosset of the Baltimore
! bia last week and played several
| rounds over the local course with
/ Alpheus Winter. George James and
Daniel X Jack son. These three eX-
| pected to visit his club Thursday. but
| for business reasons were forced to
postpone their trip until this week, and
they probably will journey to the
Monumental city Tuesday afternoon.
| The coming month will be a very
| busy one for local golfers, as several
| tournaments will be held The list of
dates approved by the Middle Atlantic
|, Association for both May and June fol-
lows: May 6. I and s, Washington
10. II and l.. Baltimore Country Club
annual invitation event, May 20. p and
| %, Chevy Chase Club annual invita-
| ton tournament; June 3, and 3, Dis
| trict of Columbia championship tourna-
ment; June II. Is and 10, Middle At
| lantic Golf Association championship
| tournament to be played at Whining
ton Country Club, Wilmington, Del.
/ These five events may not be all that
will be held in the association. as sew
| eral of the clubs have not vet made
application for dates. although they
generally hold annual events in the
spring or early summer.
| Bannockburn has extended its lease
on its old links near Chevy Chase Circle
| for another three months, and IT is
quite likely that at the expiration OF
| this period a further extension Will be
made, the players have grown SO
| fond of the 'old stand" that they hate
very much to pass it up for the new
and want to stay on ii as long a s pos
| sible. AS the new course near CABIN
John Bridge is not yet in perfect
condition, the club has decided not to
| hurry away from the old course too
soon, Notwithstanding the fact that the
upkeep of two courses is rather
strain on the treasury
Winter rules We're withdrawn at
| Chevy Chase last week and the players
are now on the regular course under
| normal conditions, although temporary
tees are being used.
Bernard Nichols, the well known
| professional of the wilmington Coun-
nv club was a visitor here during the
week and played several rounds over
| the Columbia course. Mcleod and H.
| "a Iurton defeated him and George H.
| cha smar in one of the most interesting
! matches played. ny up. All iour
nlayed exceptionally good golf. the two
/ amateurs making around - or so,
| while the pros" We're right around
mar Nichols did his best work when
! he won the twelfth CAST yards, par 81
| With a pretty 3. while Mcleod counted
! 2 on the second. a on the tenth and
! another 3 on No. L.
| The tournament committee at Ban
nockbu has recommended review of
| rot
| for the purpose of making them har-
monte with those of other clubs under
| the Middle Atlantic Golf Association,
| and George A. Rankin and George L.
| Cunningham. captain of the team for
this wear, have been designated as
committee to look after this work.
Last years records and any other
available material will be considered in
Brawner will likely be low man, with
| Richard Beattie a close second.
Allan Lard is now playing a good
/ game at Chevy Chase, and indications
| point to an exceptionally good year Tor
him. In match with Sam Dalzell and
| George p James of Columbia, over the
Chevy Chase course Tuesday, he was
| out in SO and in in 35 for a par of 49,
| The others also did well, Lard only
beating DalZell up and James } up,
which means that they were only few
| strokes behind him.
| f. Lodge Hill, who went TO Atlanta
| several months ago, is now back IN
| Washington for a while, and may be
| found almost any day on the Columbia
course. Hill kept in form while away
and so is right at the top Of his game
| now.
I Bannockburn boasts of two youthful
! prodigies in Norman and Robert
| Dempsey, who are seventeen and eight
| cen years old, respectively. These two
| w "a
| Ga, are here studying at Georgetown
University. They have been making
| the Bannockburn course regularly at
| close to par figures, have equaled par
| several times and beaten it occasional
w. Their work has attracted so much
attention of late that President Warren
has personally asked them to represent
| the club in the Washington Country