Evening star., 1916-11-05

The women of the Chevy Chase Clup
will play composite team of the pest
players from the rest of the ciups
around Washington tomorrow. Inc
teams probably will be composed oI
eight players, each match to count one
point, Mrs. A Winter of Columbia ana
Miss Patterson, Mrs. j. H. De raj 80
and Miss Alice Burbage OF Bannoch-
burn were at Chevy Chase Friday prac-
tisine for the match. Miss Georgia
Herring of Bannockburn has peen
named as one of the players on the
team which will oppose the Chess
Chase women. In addition 10 Ia
Mrs. W. A. Ballard. both OF the Wasr- alst
ineton Golf and Country Clun; VIII pia >, :,
The personnel of the Chevy Chase team,
has not yet been decided upon pu.
he picked from the following plaH ,isr
Mrs. G. L. Frailey. captain; MISS
pa,,iiine Lockett. Mrs Ormsby Mccain
mon, Miss L. Lacey. Mrs L. ~. Nv
ON Miss Dcrothea Owen Mrsc
hold. Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. L. A Cias' 'ot
and Mrs. McFay.
The woman's record of the CheV!
YChase course was shattered Twice IA
week. the first time by MISS ~ ~
I.ockett in the qualification rounu VI
the handicap tourney, e, anu shu McCammon, Nc
Who ecIipsed Miss Locketts marx ps
. stroke with her score OF 20.
aord;ng TO the rules of medal pay:
as defined by the United states NJ
association, the record MADE ps Misa :
tt MI, endure, as it was mace
-, regular medal round, put %
cn,rsa the score credited TO Nj VI
Cannon will stand as the ne" iiitii n
g.. ro,nd of Reeve Lewis in the
oi uorstmann memorial event caiiie
LINN stroke of the man marx ioi
the Chevy Chase course ihaoe yu,d II
do Sibour several months aSo;
not heen for the high WIND "hich y +.
vailed Friday 1t is posslple Lew s hi :
hove cut a couple of strokes on @
score Of II, and reduced the oiu andit-
Ir has been proposed that the n,,an :
;ops nnder which the Horstman!i esen'
;s nIayed be changed to allow all pla!
ers with q handicap OF II or uiu.t
comnete. There is at the present IN. a..
NO restriction on the size OF the lieia III
stood that the championship rests oe-
tween a very few players. ana Cohse
uuently manv who might nave a cha ny ny
do not enter. One suggestion is 10 tne
effect that the annual f1orsttiahh s. 81 I
event be changed to a handicap analr,
with all the men having allowances OF
- or under to qualify in one flight OF
80 and play OFF at match play win
their club handicaps: This. While II
would be an equitable arrangement.
would reduce the event from its present
high rating and bring it to the stand
Ing of an ordinary handicap affair.
hayirgno bearing on the scratch cham
pionship of the club. There is not and
cannot be, a true club champion who
attains his honor by winning a handi-
cap event unless he plays through as
the lowest handicap player in the COM
petition. It Is almost universally con-
ceded that the low handicap player
usually wins an event which includes
stroke allowance. but the chances for a
slip-up are too great in an affair SO i'm
portant as the determination of the
ranking players of the year to allow
it to be conducted with handicaps.
The idiosyncrasies Of golfers are well
known in regard to style Of stroke and
shape of clubs The Chevy Chase Club
offers two examples. Two years ago
the professional. George Sargent. OBJ
tanned two ivory putters. big-headed
nurse the guilty ball into the hole with
out the slightest hesitation. and one
was purchased by J. A. McIlhenny, rum
ner-up in this years competition for
the Siamese cup. The owner puts
very well with his club: indeed. Robert
not get much time for golf in these
strenuous days, uses wooden clubs,
which measure SO inches from the sole
to the end of the shaft. Mr.. Lansing
may be able to drive the ball abnormal
distances with his long clubs. but even
evans, advises clubs which are not
more than AZ inches in length. Several
years ago an orgy OF long hittlnS
struck this country and the craze for
long shafts is the outcome OF this idea.
Alex Smith. then one of the foremost
pros" led the van with forty-nine-inch
shafts and truly. did remsrkable work
both as to distance and accuracy. but