The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
BUT few FOREIGN
GOLFERS IN TOURNEY
Columbia Country Clubs Fall Tour
nament. to Be Equal to
Standard,
By FRANK H. Young.

Entries for the Columbia Country
Clubs annual fall golf tourney Close
Tuesday night. and from present fndi-
cations the event will be on a par
with its predecessors. which is saying
all that can be said. Although very
few out-of-town entries are expected.
it is believed that there are enough
good golfers from distant States now
in Washington in connection with the
War Department and other emergency
list. All Of the local golfers. with
very few exceptions. either have or
intend to send in their names. and a
very successful event is anticipated.
There has been a change In plans
made as II has now been decided that
the handicap event will be played In
conjunction with the qualification
round on the first day instead OF on
Saturday. This viii give the fnalists
I'm the various siNteens and consois-
tions full sway on that date The
winner Of the first sixteen WiI be
given a replica Of the wardnau tro-
ply and his name will be inscribed on
be given TO the others winners.
No entry fee VIII be charged but
each who sends iu his name will be
asked TO subscribe a dollar for the
Red Cross, the whole amount to be
used for relief work. the pgizeE. etc,
being paid for by the club and not
from this fund.
Treasurer Ezra Gould. Of the Wash
inrton Tennis Ambulance Fund Com
mittee. is quite discouraged over the
| showing made by raCketers to date.
/ in the efforts To raise "a thousand
dollars from a thousand players for
/ the purchase OF a shinEton am
/ bulance to be sent TO France" SO
| far, he reports that only few hun
dred dollars has been received. and
/ unless tennis enthusiasts respond
more freely and in greater numbers
| Immediately. sorrc other plan OF rats
| ing the necessary money will be nee
| essary. The committee feels that
| Washington tennis players should DO
| their part in this great movement.
which is fathered by the United States
Lawn Tennis Association. Other cit
les are doing their part. and those in
charge here feel that. as matter OF
! civic pride, IL for no other reason. this
! city should do its bit" Tennis
/ players are earnestly urged 10 give
this matter serious considers tion and
to get behind the movement and make
| II a success.
Il Tennis players are somewhat in the
Il air" at the proposition Of the govern
ment TO build a temporary Office build
ing on the site of the Old Pennsylva-
MIA Station. which is now being used
as municipal courts. These courts
have been very popular locally for the
past two years and Ucre used in 1916
ani 1917 by the Departmental Tennis
League. II il hoped that some other
site will he decided upon. ss local
Iacketcrs viii surely miss the use OF
these popular can-is IL they are
broken up.
With the ending Of the District
championship tournament on the
Dumbarton Courts. local rscketers
will have no other event TO look for
ward to except the usual tennis
dinner until next season. As mat
ter Of fact. last weeks event WAS the
only one carrying a title which was
played in Washington during the past
season, although e IS generally he
announced for neN. year. even u the
war is not over, as business seems 20
have Quieted down and things now
seem to be running al almost q nor
, NAL gait again.