Evening star., 1917-05-19
WILL PLAY GOLF EVENTS
Both Open and Woman's To Be Run
0f-Harban Suggests Red
Gross Day.

A short time ago an announcement
came from the Office Of the president
of the United States Golf Association
to the effect that all the national
championships were definitely Off for
the year. Yesterday Walter S. Harlan
from Philadelphia, where he saw How
ard Perrin. president Of the Z. S. G. A.
and announced that all the national
championships will be held in some
form. Harlan is the originator Of an
idea for holding the national amateur
event without title attachments, and a
central gathering point, that seems
likely of accomplishment. In view of
the extremely unsettled situation in
the amateur golf world and the prob
men prominent in golf will be In some
branch of military service by the usual
time for holding the championship
Harlan proposes to hold national
Red Cross day In lieu OF the champion
ship. He believes that all the play
ers at all the clubs in the country will
welcome this manner Of helping the
nation and that a large sum from en-
try fees will be turned over to the Red
Cross. Details for the proposed event,
an outline of which was enthusiastic
cally received at a luncheon at the
Pine Valley Club Of Philadelphia last
Thursday, have not been worked out.
but is is suggested that it be played
on a handicap against par basis, the
winner nj each club to receive some in
expensive prize, probably parchment
signifying that he. won the national
Red Cross event held at his club.
No reason has yet turned up for the
cancellation of the national women's
championship. and it will undoubtedly
be run off in the scheduled form at the
Shawnee Club in October.
The national open event will be held
at the Whitemarsh Valley Club. The
Brae Burn Club Of West Newton, Mass,
which was awarded the open champion
ship, refused to stage a patriotic event,
and as Whitemarsh Valley bid strongly
for the tournament at U. S. G. A. meet
ing it was decided to hold it there. The
title will not change hands this year,
leaving Chick Evans of Chicago both
amateur and open champion for two
with the idea of gathering funds for
the American Red Cross, eliminating
! the major part of the prize money and
giving the amount usually presented
| the club holding the championship by
| the u. S. G. A. to the Red Cross.
Every one of the seven Washington
players went down to defeat in either
the first or second rounds of the Bal
| timore Country Clubs annual spring
tournament yesterday. Chief interest
centered in the game of Tom Dempsey
of the Columbia Country Club, who
qualified fifth. Dempsey found John
Parrish of New York going too strong
and succumbed on theseventeenth
green. Hugh Mckenzie of Columbia
and James Strayer of Bannockhurn
dropped out in the first round, while
E. J. Orme. Albert Mckenzie. Charles
Orme and Charles Watson of the Co
lumbia Country Club were eliminated
| in the second round.
The time limit for handing in cards
for handicap rating for the cup pre-
sented by The Evening Star to the
| woman golfers of Washington was
yesterday extended to Monday, May %
Players desiring to play. who for any
| reason fail to submit the three scores
originally requested, may enter the
tournament subject to such handicap as
| the executive committee of the District
of Columbia Golf Association finds
equitable. All entries should be sub
mitted in writing to Alpheus Winter
secretary District of Columbia Golf AS.
sociation, care Chevy Chase Club
Chevy Chase, Md, before pm, Mon
! day, May %.