The Washington herald., 1917-07-23
Golf and Tennis Notes
By FRANK H. YOUNG.

Plans are fast being completed for
the Red Cross benefit match to be
played over the Washington Golf and
Country Club course next month be-
tween Washington's FIVE professionals.
The date has not yet been decided
upon, but 1t will probably be played
on either the first or second Sunday
in August. Dave Burgess. profession
al at the Bannockburn Golf Club.
whose illness made a change of plans
necessary at the eleventh hour when
the last of these pro" matches was
held, is now out and fast getting into
playing condition again, and the COM
ing match will be along the same lines
as that Of Bannockburn was schedul-
ed. with Dave Burgess, Howard Beck
EFT. of the Washington Golf and. Coun-
try Club. and James Spencer, OF the
Town and Country Club, opposing the
Chevy Chase and Columbia men,
Jack Burgess and Freddie" Mcleod,
A match Of this kind was held last
year and went twenty-one holes be-
fore the three-man team was able
20 gain a decision. This match should
also be a hummer. and the Jewail Sta
ton club is making elaborate plans for
ShtSl 1aihihb ldl sc bdllcEg.
Chevy Chase has been fortunate this
year in having very little crab-grass
on its greens. In years past, the
golf committee has had to keep a
large force on hand at this time OF
the year just to keep the green's rid
OF this pest" This year, about the
only inconvenience 1t has caused Is on
| tho TNlfNfnu he L.
had fifteen men at work on this lit
tie course last week.
| Chairman Lou" Doyle, Of the rank.
ing committee OF the Washington Ten.
mis- Association, is working on q
scheme now to obtain the records oil
the various club players from the
| tennis or ranking committee OF each
club. II he can get the dope" from
these committees on which the play,
ers' club standing was based, he feeli
that 1t will make the task Of ratins
all Of the players in the District much
easier.
| President and Mrs. Wilson have
golfed a number OF times recently or
the Washington Golf and Country
Club course.
RacQuetters have had practically nc
! opportunity of playing during the
past week on account OF the frequent
rains, but they are hoping to be able
to make up for lost time this week
provided old "Jup. Pluv." does no
butt in"
| Charles NJ. Daniels. former amateur
swimming champion, who at the PRES
ent time holds a number OF world.
records, also holds a rather UNIQUE
record as a golfer. Last year he Sc
a mark of the greatest number o.
holes played in a day by going 22s H,
started of at 1855 in the morning. A
s o'clock he made a twenty-minut,
stop for breakfast, then resumed play
making a second stop at noon. H,
continued again until 4, tooh a three
minute rest and finally called 1t
day" at 7:55. During this fifteen hour
Of play he walked forty-seven miles
We was bunkered nineteen times
drove four balls out of bounds, hi
average score per round for the nine
hole course was 1879, an averag,
score per hole OF 425 strokes. So ia
as is known the best previous recort
for one days play is twenty-fou
grounds over a nine-hole course or
total of 216 holes with an average o
forty strokes.
There Is no match on tho Washing
ton Tennis Association scheduled 70
next Saturday, this being an of date
Il The Professional Golfers Associa
ton proposes to give from the fund
in its treasury an ambulance to tn
American Red Cross, also a sum o
5000 for its maintenance. Presiden
Robert White, of the P. G. A., sug
gests that the executive committee b
empowered to make arrangements (,
provide for the maintenance OF thos
dependent upon such members of tn
association as may volunteer or b
drafted for service. The president ais
suggests that the association take u
with all golf clubs in the country tn
matter of holding, through substi
tutes, the positions of such member