Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

Three scores Of II were turned In
over the Columbia course last week.
Tom Dempsey had q II to win the gross
prize in the liberty tournament July !.
tying for the July monthly tournament,
had similar score. Thursday after
noon, Norbert Dempsey, playing with
Kimball Finkenstaedt, had another II.
the eleventh hole. Norbert and Tom
Dempsey and Finkenstaedt defeated
Mcleod. who was playing the best ball
OF the three on the last hole. the pro-
fessional getting around in II.
The agriculture proposition with re-
gard to golf courses about New York
appears to have dwindled to small pro-
portions. At least tbere 10 no fndica-
ton that they are doing anything in a
large way. The Columbia Country Club
has given to a few of its employees the
use Of several acres of ground. on
which have been sown potatoes. toma-
toes, beans onions and corn. The early
potatoes will be dug next week and
sold to the club at the market price.
The ground Is worked by the men In
their spare time.
Fred Mcleod ana Howard H. Beckett.
professionals At tho Columbia Country
Club and tho Washington Golf and
Country Club, respectively. will give
Jimmie Spencer Of the Town and coun-
try Club. and Jack Burgess OF Chevy
Chase. a return match tomorrow. In
the exhibition played at tho Bannock-
burn Golf Club last Sunday, Mcleod
and Beckett were the victors by and
1. A total Of $116.60 was turned over
to the Red Cross from the sale OF
tickets to watch the match.
The Columbia Country Club led all
the other local organisations in giving
to the Red Cross on July Z. From the
liberty tournament a total Of $1.647 was
received. The woman putters gave
1882 in tho form Of entrance fees
to play in this event, and the Red Cross
was made 3201.s8 richer by the sale OF
tags by the Red Cross nurses on the
grounds. making a total contribution
OF $2.00o.sS.
William Mackie was appointed chair.
man Of the tournament committee OF
the Bannockburn Golf Club at the
regular meeting OF tho club held last
Thursday evening. His associates on
the committee are Basil NJ. Manly. d. J.
Doyle, Waldo r. Pearce and Miss Alice
Burbage. At the Same meeting Bruce
L. Taylor was appointed chairman OF
the handicap COMMITTEES. Associated
with him are e. D. Williamson. Basil
NJ. Manly and c. E. FELTON,.
Richard Beattie. assistant profes.
sional at the Chevy Chase Club, played
over the Bannockburn course July 4
scoring an 81. Paired with William
Mackie. he was returned victor over
the team of E. D. williamson and Basi
NJ Manly. winning the match by
and 1.
Play for the John Henry-Alva VIII
liams cup is to begin at the Bannock
burn Golf Club July 16. The cup wa!
won last year by Leo Crandali, jr.
With one Of the most varied entrance
lists in the history Of the organization
the western amateur championship
starts next week over the course of thu
Midlothian Club Of Chicago. It 10 ru
mored that neither Charles Evans, jr.
four times western champion and pres
emit national champion. nor Bob Gard
ner. former national titleholder, viii
compete, leaving the way clear To-
Francis Ouimet, ]. 8. Worthington
Bobby Jones and Perry Adair. TIL
westerners have surely embraced /,
good deal of territory in their invita-
tions to play. With Boston, England
|Argentina and the far south and ives
represented. the tournament should b.
quite an International affair. 1t Is a
least the only big championship held II
the United States this year and shoult
go far toward proving who Is the bes
man outside of the east.