Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28

Two out-of-the- ordinary shots were
played at the Columbia Country Club
recently. Last week c. c. Van Leer
duplicated his performance Of four
years ago when he got a / on the thir-
teenth hole this time by holing a
mashie shot for 1 on the short six
teenth. Wednesday F. L. Davis. after a
good tee shot at the sixth hole. played
q full cleek shot to the green and being
unable to find the ball instructed his
caddie to look in the hole, and sure
enough there was the ball nesting in
the bottom of the cup.
Emmons Smith, son of the president
of the Columbia Country Club, and
one Of the best of the younger
players Of the club, has been
one of the regulars at the course
for the past two weeks despite the I'M
certain ground conditions. He has been
around In IS in the summer time and as
he plays q good deal with Mcleod, the
professional, he Is picking up the lat
ter's style to an extent sufficient TO in
sure the fact that some day he will be
one of the leading players of the Dis
trict.
Eugene C. Gott, one of the Augusta
crowd" of the Columbia Country Club.
who left with eleven other players for
Augusta a w,ek ago last Friday. has
returned. ana it is reported that the rest
De Mol, R. E. Burks. Roy H. Pickford.
H. D. Schmidt, F. w. Stone, F. B.
Devereaux, F. w. Seibold, p. B. Eynon.
jr., L. E. Sinclair. George P. James OF
the Columbia Country Club and Harry
Kaufman of the Town and Country
Club. will return from the south today.
The annual dinner given to the seven
teen grounds employees of the Columbia
Country Club by Emmons 8. Smith and
Walter s. Harlan. president and vice
president of the Columbia Country Club,
was rendered the workmen at the club
house last night.
Walter s. Harlan leaves for Augusta
(Bon Air), Ca, next Wednesday. Fred
Mcleod, the pro at Columbia, has post
poned his trip to the south to Febru-
airy 10. He originally intended to go
about February I.
A tendency is being shown this year
toward holding the national champion
ships earlier. Howard F. Whitney. sec
rotary of the U. S. g. A.. announced last
week a contemplated plan for changing
the date of the amateur fixture this
year. 1t already has been announced
that the open event will go to the Brae
Burn Club of West Newton. Mass, and
it probably will be held In June. me
women's championship will be held at
the Shawnee Country Club in october.
The first annual dinner Of the Seniors
Golf Association will be held in New
York city tomorrow evening.
The clement weather of the past week
found many golfers on the course at
Chevy Chase. Thursday afternoon Sam
uel Dalzell, the star southpaw golfer.
defeated william L. Hillyer on the last
green. G. Browne-Miller. Capt. c. G.
Denfeld. Gen. G. F. Elliott. ]. A. Baker
and J. M. Rankin all played over the
Chevy Chase course during the past
week Messrs. Browne-Miller and Dem
field are indefatigible In the pursuit of
their favorite sport, playing golf under
practically all weather conditions.
Jack Burgess. the Chevy Chase pro-
fessional. who had planned to go south
with Fred Mcleod. the Columbia in
structor, has changed his plans and
will leave shortly before the north and
south open championship, to be played
at Pinehurst March 81 and April !.
Arthur Spencer, brother of Jimmie
Spencer Of the Town and Country Club,
is to go to Clarksburg, w. Va, in