Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29
INTERESTING GOLF NOTES
FROM THE LOCAL CLUBS

tute those in whose hands is vested
the control Of the organization.
The present greens committee, con-
sisting Of Walter S. Harlan, chairman:
p. Doyle and D. K. Jackson. was con-
tinued In Office
Jerome D. Travers. four times ANA
teur champion Of the United States
and In 1915 open champion, paid a visit
to the Columbia Country Club one day
last week and played a round of the
course with Fred Mcleod, Albert Nc
kenz!e and G. H Chasmar Jerry Is
on his honeymoon. having recently
married the sister of Gilman P TIFF
and stopped here on his way to Hot
Springs. Although he has not been
playing as much golf this year as
usual. he is In good form. as is evil
deneed by his score Of SO. $50 Nc
and Travers. and the latter pair won
on the seventeenth hole after McKen-
zie had had a on the short sixteenth
Iravers had on the second hole,
placing his mashie shot dead to the
mole. and 3 on the seventh. again
using his mashie with deadly effect
a ravorite subject for debate In the
Chfcago district some years ago was
the relative merits of Travers and
Evans as regards mashie work. ON
the strength of the short game Jerry
showed last week he is entitled to
top honors In this line
Travers had something to say re-
gardins the statement Evans is alleged
20 nave made at banquet given in his
honor by the Indiana Society In Chi
cago. Evans statement was to this
erect: That any one Of the first Ave
men In the open championship could
Travers four times out Of Ave. II is
probable this statement is somewhat
distorted. for any one who is acouaint-
ed with the modest Chick would not
hesitate an instant in denouncing it.
Travers claimed that Evans proba bly,
made tho statement In Joking man.
ner and most certainly did not mean
1t in the manner In which 1t had been
taken. In tho current Issue of the
Golfers Magazine tho editor. Walter
J. Travis. upbralds Evans for the stand
, he has taken. while on the other hand
the western contributor. Joe Davis Of
. tho Chicago Tribune. uphoIds the state
ment Of the champion.
Chairman J. Martin Scranaee OF the
green's committee of the Bannockburn
,, Golf Club nominated three new mem
bers of the committee to take the place
| Of trio who recently resigned The
new members are Herman Roden-
baugh. John A. Robinson and Char les
T, H. Mcbride. The board of governors
| of the club Immediately made the ap-
pointments. meeting of the commit
tee was held last Tuesday. at which It
was decided to open up additional holes
at the Cabin John course. A force OF
Workmen has been employed for the
past week al this task, and the fair
| way to the new No. l hole is almost
| cleared Of timber.
j The final of the women's champion
/ ship at the Bannockburn Golf Club was
| held last Saturday and resulted in a
victory for Mrs. J. r. De Farges, who
defeated Miss Edith Gordon by 81 In
the final round. Miss Gordon made a
game fight to stave Off defeat. as after
| being down and then dormie Z down.
she won the next two holes, but halved
| the next The consolation of the first
| sixteen was won by Mrs. NJ. H. Moul-
/ ton, who defeated Miss Alice Short in
| the final by 4-2.
| Miss Susie Peck won the dnai of the
| second flight from Mrs Basil NJ. Man.
| ly by 4-3. Mrs. Rishel trtumphed over
| Miss Wishart In the Anal round Of the
| consolation of the second sixteen In q
| nineteen hole battle.
The Bannockburn Club will hold its
annual putting championship In two
! weeks. with the qualidca ton round
| scheduled for Saturday. November 1.
Matches will be held weekly there
after Tho winner will obtain posses
sion of the cup given by the club for
| win the cup was Edward Brook for
mer middle Atlantic champion The
| other winners arc Herbert Clark. John
T. Harris. NJ Dorset and George T.
Cunningham
Lieut.. Col r. N. schofleld. Q. g. A.,
| who has been a familiar figure on local
! links for the past four years. will leave
for a western assignment next month.
He was numbered aIncnas ting .iest OF