Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03
interesting Golf Notes
From the Local Clubs

The Washington Golf and Country
ship this month. Impetus has been
given the tourney by the presentation
Of q cup to the club by tho president Of
the organization, Joseph Tabor John
son. to be played for annually. and to
be known as the club championship cup.
A prize will be given to the member
making the lowest qualification score.
Tho field of players will be divided into
three flights, only the first thirty-two
being eligible to compete in the cham
pfonship division. Loren B. T. johnson
has given cup to be presented to the
runner-up in the first fight.
A miniature tournament will be held
at the Washington Golf and Country
Club on Monday, Labor day. in which
the players will qualify in three flights
and then compete at match play OF nine
holes, the winner to receive suitable
prize. In addition to this event for the
men the women will play in a special
putting contest.
Work is rapidly being pushed on the
new first green at this course, and tho
shapeless mound is beginning to look
like good putting surface. The sub
soil on which the top dressing will be
laid is old mushroom soil bought from
a man In Alexandria, and is the same
material which was used on several of
the greens at Columbia. The twelfth
green at the Washington Country will
also have the Same soil used on 1t to
a foothold.
jack Burgess Of the Chevy Chase
Club Thursday OF last week played a
Of nd AMI
that his left wrist was very stin. So
serious did IL become the next morning
that he had an X-ray taken OF the
injured member. and the photo showed
He has been ordered by the doctor not
to play golf for a few days in order
to avoid the possibility of further in
juring his hand.
Chase Club has returned from Atlantic
City, where she spent the last few
weeks While at the seaside resort she
kept up her golf by practicing on the
indoor court just OF the famous board
walk.
Miss Louise Lacey Of tho Chevy
Chase Club was the guest of Mrs J. r.
de Fargo of Bannockburn at the Cabin
John course last week, and the two as
partners in a foursome were beaten by
in a good match. Miss Lacey played q
fine game over the billy Bannockburn
course.
Columbia will hold a pair Of match
play against par events for it's mem
bers Labor day. the competitions being
separate In addition to this event for
the men the women will compete in the
first round of play for the H. c. Sheri-
scented after the Emmons S. Smith cup
had been won by Mrs. A. Winter
Columbia is sending the largest dele
cation Of any of the local clubs to the
national amateur championship at
Merton. The Columbia list includes six
men, and. although all are fine players,
1t is the opinion OF many that they will
do very well to qualify in the select
field which win be gathered at the
Quaker city for the greatest crown in
amateur golf. When one picks thirty
two men out of the best the country
has to offer the man who would forge
his way into the list of qualifiers has
to step lively. Oswald Kirkby in one
day last week had two rounds over
both the courses which will be used
for the qualification rounds. and both
times shot scores Of 70, the best mark
course. But 1t is to be feared that the
tall New Jersey player is maturing into
form too rapidly. for the man who
wins the opening round seldom keeps
a maxim among golfers that to win the
medal round presages almost certain
defeat In the match play test
The man who comfortably works his
way into the select thirty-two and gets
away with his first match is apt to be
dangerous rather than the ono who
goes very fast in the medal round. as
the latter is apt to fade under the
physical strain involved in going
through q hard thirty-six-hoIe match,
while the man who HIS conserved his
energies viii. not lose his kesnness.
This month win SOC the opening