Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

peilutu III improving the present nine
holes and the development of a few
additional ones.
Beginning last Saturday winter
rules went into effect at Chevy Chase,
and play for the remainder of the
the change to temporary greens has
not been made as yet. the Chevy Chase
players are facing the rather unusual
condition of playing under winter
rules on summer green's.
| Chairman J. Martin Scranace of the
green committee at B~annockburn has
had two special meetings of his com
inittee within the past two weeks for
the purpose of deciding upon the most
economical and practical ways of i'm
proving the course. At the last of
these meetings. held Thursday even
ing. j. Il. DeFarges, chairman of the
house committee. was present and
these two committees intend to CO.
operate in improving conditions imme-
diattely surrounding the clubhouse.
The land will be better cleared. and
trees, shrubs. etc. will be planted.
With the opening of the indoor course
Of the Riding and Hunt Club of Wash
.ington, ON which Chevy Chase members
viii be allowed to play for a nominal
fee. the club has given up any idea 1t
may have had with regard to the in
siaiiation of an indoor course" for
its members
Clarence p. King of Columbia has in
the past confined all his interest in
tennis. but he has recently been coaxed
on the golf course and has become so
e~ntnused with the royal and ancient
game that he has decided to take il
up seriously and to quit tennis. He is
showing p great ~ove with
p1Gn round he MIA Nc and III. , ---A
oi last week. Oh his sixth time around
me course, he made the first nine holes
IN hfty strokes. which is exceptional for
a beginner. This round was played in
2 ,oursome With Eddie Eynon, Meyer
Cohen and Clarence +. rms of
chevy Chase. Eynon gave the three a
handicap and beat them all. Kin beat
both Norment and Cohen.
B~annockburn is going to purchase
or ground and opening up of new
holes. Past operations have been
doubly expensive because the telling
or trees and the Riding the ground Of
stump are OF eoual expense. BY fell
ing the trees with the stump puller
the tree and stump are gotten rid Of
at the same time. so it can be readily
seen that the new purchase will save
the club both time and money.
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players are now on temporary greens,
the change from the permanent ones
having been made last week.
In view of the fact that the MEM
bers of the Chevy Chase Club are now
playing under winter rules" the golf
committee has decided to %scontinu
the regular Saturday afternoon
events. which have been held for the
past few months,
Another important Improvement to
be added at ~Bannockburn is a caddy
house, soon to he built, and the install
lation of a regular caddy system. in
Guiding the employment of a caddy
master. The club plans to number its
caddies, to lay down certain rules for
them to follow and to give the caddy-
master authority to suspend or expel.
If necessary, those who break these
rules. Heretofore. Prof. Purvis has
looked after the caddies, but-his time
is now completely taken up with his
regular duties.
The green committee at the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club expects
to complete it's work on the new first
hole within the neXt two weeks. The
green is now in fairly good shape. but
the grading has not yet been COM
pleted and work on it will be started
as soon as the snow melts.
Bannockburn is fortunate in having
among its members many of the scien-
tific employees of the Department OF
Agriculture. AS these men are trav-
cling a great deal of the time, the club
now on duty at Chicago to attend the
meeting of the United States Golf As
ISOLATION Friday night as its represent