The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
GOLF AND TENNIS NOTES
By FRANK YOUNG.

I templated. 1t was at first planned TO
make a new green at the eleventh
hole. beyond the present one. but the
committee has now decided to let the
old one suffice for another year.
The Presidents Cup event at Chevy
Chase, which ended yesterday. was
probably the last one TO be held at
that club this season. with the possible
exception Of holiday Journeys on
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
According to the rules of golf, only
four things on a putting green may
be scraped aside with the clubbing,
worm casts. snow and ice. All other
loose impediments must be lifted.
Many golfers are Of the opinion that
anth!lls are in the same category with
worm casts. and that It is permissible
TO scrape these aside, as IL is almost
impossible to pick them up. Recently
the question was put up to Secretary
Howard F. Whitney. of the United
states Golf Association, and this is his
answer:
In regard TO your question would
say that ant hills are included under
OBJECTS that must be lifted and not
/ brushed aside on putting greens. &"
! This is surely a rule that needs re-
visinG. Coming down to facts, it
seems bit absurd. Anyone who has
ever attempted to pick UP ant hills
realizes what an almost impossible
\ feat 1t is, Yet. according to the strict
| Interpretation OF the rules, four
things, and only four, may be scrap
ed or brushed aside. You may scrape
the worm cast but not the worm,
which must be lifted. The woman
golfer who would perform that task
has yet 10 be found; you might as
! well ask her To pick up 4 spider or
n mouse. only recently in one of
the weekly miniature tournaments at
Columbia. Alpheus Nnter had to
| pick worm out of the eleventh hole
before the women would hole their
ball in it. one of these days a point
may be rca arhcd where a little more
common sense will be injected into
the rules. but until this time comes
golfers will have to worry along,
splitting hairs when necessary, ac-
cordinS to present regulations.
Reports from the National Lawn
Tennis Association are to the effect
that the first section of its anlhu-
lance fund has now been organizel
and was sent of last week.
One of the members of the Bannock-
burn Golf Club has given three beauti-
| full loving cups to be put up for COM
petition and a committee composed
of DIR. Thomas ]. W. Brown and Or.
]. j.. De Farses has been named to
confer with the tournament commit
tee regarding plans of competition.
dates, etc. None of these trophies
will he competed for this year but il
is quite likely that one will be offered
for a medal event next year; another
will be put up for the women's cham
pionship event. while the third will
be given to Glass B players 10 COM
pete for.
The name of George P. James will
be put on the plaque at the Columbia
Country Club for the best round
ton during the season. He made q
3 in the qualification round of the
June monthly tournament.
The semi-hnal round in the women's
championship event at Bannockburn
will he played today. Miss Elsie Pat.
terson will meet Mrs. NJ. II. Moulton
in one-half. while Miss Georgia Her.
ring and Mrs. Burchard will fight
things out in the other The work OF
the aforementioned has attracted a
great deal of attention in this event
especially her defeat of Mrs. ]. r
De FarGes at 10 holes in one of the
| early rounds