The Washington herald., 1917-11-25
GOLF AND TENNIS NOTES
By FRANK YOUNG.

iheutenancy, field artillery, in the off,
GERS training camp at Fort Myer,
Inc second green at the Bannock-
Durn Golf Club is now being renod-
eled. There are four pockets at this
green and the contour of the ground
is such that it is an almost impossi-
bility to drop the ball anywhere near
the pin. The sod from over half of
this green is being removed. the land
leveled and the sod replaced.
The ringer" tournament which has
been on the cards at the Washington
Golf and Country Club since Labor
LAY ends Thursday and ii is almost
certain that there will be no changes
In the present standing of the first
three contenders. Truett is leading.
with IS; Dooing is second, with 81.
while Aosby follow with a S.
President Wilson and Surgeon
Wheeler. Of the Mayflower, played a
round over the Bannockburn course
last Thursday.
Mrs. NJ. H. Moulton has been pre-
sented with two loving cups because
OF her recent victory in the women's
club championship tournament at BAN
nockburn. One is the regular prize for
the event, while the other is a trophy
to be played for annually which must
be won three times before becoming
the permanent property OF the winner.
The regular Saturday afternoon put
ting vents for women players at Co.
lumbia have automatically called
themselves on since the weather has
become cold.
Realizing that the unusual conditions
| brought about by the war are liable
to vitality AFFECT tennis in the future,
the United States Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation has called the matter to the
| attention Of its member clubs Officers
Of these clubs should realize that OBJ
legations placed upon them to carry
on the game will be more important
during 1918 than ever before and the
| national body wants to cooperate in
| every possible way to strengthen ten
mis- for next year. To this end, it
wants to impress upon the various
clubs that they must not overlook the
fact that in every club there is a large
property interest which must be con-
/ served and built up. The first and
| most important thing for the officers
| Of the clubs to realize is that they
must keep up their membership to the
| usual standard as to numbers and per-
sonnel. They should impress upon
| their members that to resign from a
club in times like these is false econ
| omy as II will take their club many
years to recover from the damage that
will thus be done the property.
One of the best ways to stimulate
interest in their club is to encourage
all the boys and girls in their COM
munity to Join as Junior members and
also to encourage the older members
to keep up active exercise. The chill
| dren OF today will be the men and
women Of tomorrow and it is quite
| apparent that a scheme of this kind
within very few years will make a
club even more substantial and strong
er. Moreover, the men and women Of
tomorrow must be stronger than ever
before to bear the new burden result
ing from the war and so II is believed
| that the mental and physical benefits
derived from TEMPS are Of great i'm
portance.
The national association Is therefore
urging that all clubs give open tourna-
| munities and to make plans this win
ter so as to start Junior tournaments
in the spring. It is also suggested that
| tournament play among the senior
players be not neglected and that fire.
quent closed events be held to keep
up the interest in the game.