Evening star., 1916-08-03
c. Y. PIPER GOLF WINNER
Defeats 7. A. Weldon, 3 Up and 2,
in July Tourney of Washington
Golf and Country Club.

c. V. Piper won the first flight of the
Washington Golf and Country Clubs
July tournament from r. A. Weldon by
3 UP and to play. The match was
well contested throughout neither man
being able to forge ahead to a decisive
lead. c. n. Doing. jr.. won the second
flight, defeating a. ID. Bernard by one
up in the final match. The third flight
was won by o. F. Black who beat Will
liam r. Ballard Gi2 and 4, and the
fourth flight was captured by A. 6.
Rice, who after hard battle with w.
E. Clark brought him to the home
green one down.
Howard Beckett. the pro at the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club, is an en-
thusiastic believer in the proposed Mid
die Atlantic Golf Association profess
sional championship. He also is in fa-
vor of local championship for the
paid players to be held under the turis-
diction of the District Golf Association.
This probably would be fine thing for
golf around Washington as there has
been no means of determining the best
professional players and il will be well
coined by the pros themselves. Many of
the members of the various clubs have
signihed their intention of backing up
any action to this end.
President Wilson has played over the
WASHINGTON Golf and Country Club
course every day this week, having
taken advantage of the cool weather
In comparison with other more sth-
letic games as physical benefit golf
is called a womans game by some of
those who do not understand. 1t takes
a great deal of endurance to play two
hard matches a day besides the mus
cuIar strain of at least 200 strokes. and
more than likely 300. with the prac-
tice shots Golf. it has been con-
clusively proved. is one of the finest
exercises for the development of the
back muscles in the whole category
of sports, and as a help to rhythmic
action and grace 1t has no superior.
good drive cannot be made in hap
hazard manner. The proper co-ordina-
ton of the various parts of the body.
including the wrists. snouiders, haps.
a great deal to do with the correct
stroke Foot work is one OF the essen
tials which often is overlooked. and
is when acquired one dr,ve 81 .he he WaV
the knees bend as the clubs meets the
ball and the right pivot on the inside
of the foot, and not the ball or the
toe all enter into the necessary COM
ponents of the good swing
A team of sharpshooters made up of
the members of the Columbia Country
Climb Is at the rife range at Winthrop.
Md, today
PLAYER at one of the local clubs
remarked about man who had just
heat him: THAT man does not play the
game as well as l do, he does not know
the shots that l know, but still he
manages to beat me on the majority OF
occa asions" The answer probably lies
| in the fact that the victor is one of
those persons who makes an individual
study of each shot and concentrates his
mind accordingly. Some players are
| think about the shot in hand, but this
| kind is apt to become careless while
| the man who makes serious study
| of each will play more of an even
| game than the genius who does not
| have to cerebrate. Particularly on the
putting green is this true. man of
| long experience will step UP to long
| putt and size up the distance inter-
| vening, slopes to be overcome, condi-
| etc. in no time at all. while the player
| who is more careful will take his time
| On the shot. Some good putters are
| great believers in inspiration and in
J waiting for the right moment to play
| and this probably is good thing, as
| even the best of the pros admit that
/ sometimes they do not feel like 1t and
thus cannot hole even a wee short
! putt. 1t probably is the result of
| is no justihable reason why one mo-
| ment should not be as good any
other on the putting green. provided
the necessary pains are taken before
hand.