The Washington herald., 1917-01-08
NEWS NOTES FROM GOLF CLUBS
By r. II. YOUNG.

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Washington win have two representa-
tlves at Thursdays annual meeting OF
the United States Golf Association which
will be held In the Astor House, at New
York City, as DIR. Walter 8. Harlan and
Alexander Britton have been designated
TO represent Columbia and Chevy Chase,
respectively. Nons of the other clubs
expect to be represented. This will no
doubt be one Of the most In 1ortant
meetings the association has evar held
and the fur will fy' when the amateur
question Is brought VI for consideration,
as practically all OF the New England
States clubs and golfers believe that an
Injustice was done Outmet. Sullivan and
Tewksbury, and have made up their
minds that the association Will either
amend the rules SO that the three named
are restored to their amateur status or
another "civil war will be started on
small scale. So important have both
sides made this question regard ng the
amateur rule that other matters have
been forgotten and aside from the regu-
lar annual business, such as the election
OF officers, reading Of reports, etc. moth
Ing else OF interest Is expected to come
up Never before In the history OF the
national body has there been SO much
fighting and personal feeling taken at an
action of the executive committee. and
news Of the result of the coming meet
Ing will be anxfousiy awaited by golfers
all over the country.
Howard Beckett. professional. OF the
Washington Golf and Country Club, has
returned from a visit to RichmonI. Va,
where he spent the holidays.
If the suggestion OF Col. Kutz. the En-
gineer Commissioner Of the District is
taken there will be but few vacant lots
In Washington this spring The colonel
declares that owners Of lots would be
only too willing to turn them over to
responsible parties who would fix them
up and build tennis courts on them In
this way everybody would be benefited,
the players would get the use of the
courts and proper exercise, the owner
would benefit by having his property i'm
proved and the city, too, would be i'm
proved in appearance.
With the close Of the season, the tourna-
ment committee Of the Bannockburn Club.
headeo oy John T Harris and Dr. Bruce
J. Taylor' has resigned with the request
that new committee be chosen for 1917.
The committee conducted eleven events
during the season Just closed, in which
over three-fourths Of the members of +he
club participated. Harris has been ch ir-
man Of the tournament commit. = for
three years and feels that others .aould
shoulder the responsibility for awhile.
The work demands more time than onnst
members can devote to it year after wear
without considerable personal sacrifice
and the present committee feels tha It
deserves a rest
One Of the best pleas for municipal ten
MS courts Is the figures recently given
he T..
demand. Three years ago there were
but ten Of these courts and there are now
thirty-hve, with four more in immedi-
ate sight and another thirty-four planned
for in the new East Potomac Park, which
viii Re opened up within the next year
or s. Ahe records Of the ONCE Of Pub
lie B ldings and Grounds show that ap-
plea ons were granted to over 5000 diff
ferens players in 1916 and that when the
season was at its height nearly l 900 ap-
plications a month were granted. A
daily record was established when over
1000 permits were issued for the use OF
the courts on one day. This shows that
Uncle Sam is not wasting his money
when he puts IT in tennis courts and that
number Of additional ones scattered
IN various sections of the city would
make Washingtons recreation plan an
almost perfect one.
An interesting professional match was
played over the Columbia Country Club
course Thursday morning, when Fred
Nc Ieod and Jack Burgess attempted to
beat Dave Burgess, James Spencer and
Carl Anderson. They were not success
Tul, losting l down. Despite the fact that
the course was almost a sheet Of Ice, due
TO the freezing rain Of the night before,
some good golf was shown. Jack Burgess
made a 8 on the first, while Mcleod,
ora6 nj h.1r
teenth with 3s. Anderson visited Chevy
Chase Friday and left town late that
evening.
The winner OF the women's ringer
tournament, which has been on the cards
at Chevy Chase since Thanksgiving Day,
will not be known for a week or so, as
the committee has not Jet gotten a
chance to check up the various cards.
It is believed that Miss Pauline Lockett
is the winner. with Miss Lucy Lacey In
secof q plaos, but the prizes VIII not be
awarded until all scores have bssn
checked up by the committee
Dr. J. r. DeFarsea the newly elected
Bannockburn Golf Club, has named Hugo
w. Hesseibach. II. n. Rodenbaush and
Basii N. Manlsy as the other members
OF his committee
Miss Lucia K. Williams captain Of the
women's golf team Of the Columbia
Country Club. has turned her attention
to the Boy Scout movement and has or
ganized full troop Of thirty-two mem
bers. Miss Williams Is at the present
time the only women ''scoutmaster' in
the city.
Louis I. Doyle has agreed to coach the
tennis team Of Central High School again
this season and the tennis enthusiasts
OF that Institution are already claiming
great things for their team. Tennis is
gradually coming into its own at the
various high schools and since it has
been officially recognized as a major sport
the game has advanced In leaps and
bounds. Each year finds the caliber of
play higher and the schedules longer and
more pretentious. This year, Central ex-
poets to book several ouI-of-town teams
and has already signed up with the
racquetters of the Jacob Tome School at
Port Deposit. Maryland.
The board Of governors Of the Bannock-
burn Golf Club met last Thursday even
ing and discussed the program of develop
ment for the coming season. The treas