Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25

as John Davidson and Edward 3.
Eynon. jr.. of Columbia both expect to
compete in the championships this year
and will pair up in the preliminary
event. Eynon now is at the top Of his
game and Columbia players are look
ing for him to do great things.
Otto ]. DeMoll of Columbia left last
week for Atlantic City. where he eX-
poets to rest up for while. He took
his clubs with him, however. and will
keep in condition by several rounds
day on the links.
DIR. Thomas J. W. Brown and his
family are now camping out" on
Bannockburn's new Cabin John Bridge
course. and are enjoying themselves
immensely. Several other members OF
the club are living in the hotel right
near the course and some great matches
are being pulled off daily In the early
morning hours.
New cards are being prepared by tho
Chevy Chase Club and will soon be
issued. There are several changes in
the measurement of the course due, the
new tees and greens having been made
at various times, and SO 1t has been
decided to have it ren.easured and sur
veyed. AS soon as this is done. the
cards will be corrected and a new edi-
tion made. Capt. Denfeld. who is repre-
senting the special committee in charge
Of golf at the club, is giving the mat
the new card model one. on which
will be incorporated all of the latest
fads and fancies. One of the changes
to be made will do away with the
necessity of the larger foursome cards,
as the new ones will be prepared SO
as to be used for foursomes as well
as singles matches.
John A. Robinson of Bannockburn
left for Louisville and st. Louis We'd
nesday for a months business trip.
The storm of last Tuesday did con-
siderable damage at both Chevy Chase
and Columbia. At Chevy Chase light
ming struck the big walnut tree just
south of where the clubhouse used to
be and split it rather badly. but for
lumbia did not fare SO well. and was
pretty hard hit. All of its bridges
were washed away, while the sixteenth
green was flooded and put out of COM
mission completely. temporary
green is now being used and the regu-
lar one cannot be gotten in shape again
for some time. The new fifth green
now in construction also was slightly
damaged, the water causing a delay in
its completion by wiping out the new
seeds which have been planted.
Dr. James T. McClenihan, chairman
of the green committee at the WASH
ington Country Club. who is now on
his vacation at Raleigh, n. c., will re-
turn next week.
A large part of the navy contingent
at Chevy Chase now is competing for
the prize offered by one of the mem
bers of the club to the officer of the
navy on the active list of the rank Of
commander and below who turns in
the best efghteen-hole net score, medal
play, during the month of July. The
handicaps are to be based on the aver
age three best scores made on the
course previous to the event. ten
dollar golf bag will go to the winner.
Bliss N. Davis is acting as chairman
of the green committee at the Kirk
side Golf Club. The club does not ex-
pect to elect permanent officers or to
form a permanent organization until
the season starts in the fall.
Ramsey Hunter. who has been
George Sargent's assistant at Chevy
Chase. has been made professional at
the Bass Rock Golf Club, Boston
Reeve Lewis, f. HI. LOTUS, c. c. Long
and several other Chevy Chase menu
bers are summering there.
W. J. Eynon of Columbia now is on
his way to San Francisco to take i'm
the exposition.
Next Saturdays event at Chevy Chase
will be a handicap match against par,