Evening star., 1916-04-30
Interesting Golf Notes
From the Local Clubs

Tom Dempsey OF BannockDurn, play
ing at the Washington Country Club
last week. got around in IS. 39-T.
A great deal of trouble has been ex-
perienced with moles at Bannockburn
working their way under the putting
greens and causing ridges to appear
on the surface.
As illustrative of the ubiquity Of
golf many base ball players are found
who are wont to take a forenoon off
in the pursuit of the I'VE white ba'."
1t is admitted by base ball magnates
that their admission figures are being
depleted by the fascination of golf.
and who can blame a man that prefers
wandering amid the green fields. sunny
skies and pleasant surroundings which
usually characterize this most royal of
sports to sitting in the crowded grand
stand.
Chief Bender is good golfer and
every one understand "Matty's" fond
ness for the game. 'Heinie" thinner
man of the Chicago Cubs was a caddy-
master at a New York club before
breaking into professional base ball
and can put up a very creditable game.
Connie" Mack is a member of a Phila-
delphia club and on the roster of the
Philadelphia Nationals are found many
enthusiastic st players. ,S,ib Wilbur Good.
Chalmers and Killifer put up very good
games. John Henry of the Nationals
is a member of Bannockburn and
plays frequently.
Golf sometimes is scoffed at as an old
mans game. but it should be under
| stood that it takes high degree of
mental keenness and sometimes a
great deal Of physical stamina to win
the big tournaments. Often after a
hard match a big man will feel thor
oughly done up. which probably is due
to the nerve strain reacting on the
physical organization.
Capt. John Graham. who was killed
at Ypres, and was one of England's
championship for physical reasons. He
was one Of the greatest for two or
three rounds and then was so utterly
tired out that he fell an easy victim to
men not in his class.
Judge Montgomery Of the Customs
Court, who plays at Columbia, often is
| seen in bunkers and 1t leaked out re-
Gently that when he finds himself too
much addicted to the bunker habit he
| goes to DR.. Harlan. the man chiefly
! responsible for these hazards. and
learns the right way to avoid the diff
| ficulties. Passing it back. as it were.
| An interesting project is advanced by
Professional Howard Beckett of the
Washington Golf and Country Club
| This is that an annual District open
| championship be held for local profes-
| sionals. His idea is to have the four
| clubs-Chevy Chase, Columbia. Wash
| an-each give $25. the total to be play
| ed FOR at seventy-two holes medal play
! OF eighteen holes over each course The
| idea of scattering the matches will keen
| the interest alive in addition to pre-
Guiding the possibility of one profes-
| sional having the advantage of con-
stantly playing over his home course
| The heavy rains of last week have
put the course of the Washington
| Country Club in fine shape. At the
tournament the coming week the play
ers will find that although their long
shots do not get as much roll as IL the
ground was baked. the approaches will
| be correspondingly easier.
The third hole is quite unique. At a
! point 42O yards from the tee a hill juts
| out almost completely across the fair
| way. This hill must be carried as a
ball landing on the side or just short
| is sure to find a resting place in the
| ditch or bunker at the bottom.
c. Irving Prentice, the golfer from
Schenectady. n. Y. who played SO vel
in last years tournament. has entered
| the competition next week.
| Last Sunday mention was made of ar
! extraordinary score made by DIR. Lar
kin. especially his ! on No H. II
| transpires that several holes have beer
\ maQe in on tnlS course. No. has
| been holed out and two years ago Mr.
Truett had 2 on the sixteenth and los
| the hole. He was playing with Ear
| Wheeler and had laid his ball two fee
| from the cup. Wheeler's ball hit tn.
bank to the left and kicked toward tn.
pin. falling into the hole with its las
| breath.
Alexander Revell, the Chicago mer
chant and prince of golfers, advises tn,
player never to give up the hole Writ
ing in his book. the PRO and Con" o
golf, he says: Never give up a hole
Neither hole nor game is lost until it,.
won, and there Is much philosophy IL
the advice of the old Scots caddie: 'Gi,
up the hole Is 1t? Ma. Ma. Wha' ken,
but yon man'll drap doom deid befor,
va get to the holeT
Never concede short puts Remembe,
that he gives twice who gives quickly
and that. conceding a half, you may b,
throwing away the (w)hole. Never b,
ashamed to return your card" player
once won a bogey competition with
eighteen down. Everybody else hae
torn up his card.
The District of Columbia woman,
| championship tournament, announced
for May 1b to 10, inclusive, is an in
novation in this locality and is sur,
to prove popular. There are many ex
cellent woman players in the District
Among them are Mrs. Ormsby. Mccain
mon and Mrs. Fleming Newbold- o