The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-29
Golf and Tennis Notes
~ FRANK n. YOUNG.

Next Sunday has finally been decided
upon as the date for holding the big
professional golf match between the
five local paid players over the wash
ington Golf and Country Club course.
Following the scheme originally start
ed last year. Dave Burgess, James
/ Spencer and Howard Beckett will 1ipe
up against Jack Burgess and Fred
Mcleod. Over the Jewell Station
| course, 1t Is believed that, the three
| man team has a slight edge over the
two-man one notwithstanding the fact
that both Burgess and Mcleod are
no doubt better players than any Of
the other three. Mcleod and Burgess.
being the pros" at the two biggest
| Of the local clubs, are used to longer
holes and better greens than are fur
nished at the Washington Golf and
Country Club. This course Is not the
equal Of either Of the other two. Its
green's are fairly good ones, but moth
ing like those at either Chevy Chase
| or Columbia. Beckett, the home pro, I"
\ Is Of course better on his own health
| while the conditions at both Town
and Country and Bannockburn are
similar to those at the Virginia club,
so that none of the Beckett-Burgess-
Spencer combination will be affected
by course conditions while both of the
other teams will be at a slight disad-
vantage. Whether the greater skill of
Mcleod and Burgess is Offset by these
conditions. to say nothing of the fact
that they are playing against an extra
man. remains to be seen and a large
! gallery is anticipated. The proceeds
| from this match. like that played at
Bannockburn last month will be turn
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Thursday, July ~, 1917, will be a
day long remembered by Edward b.
Eynon. jr., District tltle-holdeT, who
was feted and dined by over 100 of
his golfng friends at the Columbia
| Country Club. The event was really
a big one and the committe in charge.
Carter B. Keene. ICY" Cummings and
Albert r. Mckenzie. did not over
look a single detail toward giving
everyone who was present a good time.
Special score cards. bearing Eynon's
name. were printed. a dozen or more
events were held. and even the cad
dies came in for share Of the enter
| tainment as close to $50 was divided
up among them. The dinner, too. was
an elaborate affair and one of the
most successful ever held at the club.
Eynon is, no doubt. both In and out
side of the Country Club, one Of Wash
ington's most popular players, and
| Thursdays festivities were a fitting
tribute showing the high esteem in
which he is held by his friends.
Next Saturday Columbia Country
Club and Dumbarton clash In their
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ington Tennis Associations schedule.
The place where it Is to be played
has not yet been decided upon, but
get together within a day or so and
draw lots to see which will be the
host. These clubs have already met
twice this year and each has scored
victory. This match is OF more
! Importance to Columbia than it is
to DumbaIton however. for should
the former win then 1t is sure Of first
place in the league. while a victory
for the latter might enable It to
crawl up within hailing distance.
At the last meeting OF the Chevy
Chase Club. the board of governors
passed the following resolution: RE.
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of the club leaving Washington in
the service OF the government and
in connection with the war be re-
mitted during his absence from the
city" At the suggestion of Food
Commissioner Hoover It was also re-
solved that between July Is and Oc-
tober !, no meat. pork or mutton,
shall be served at luncheon on any
day.
Freddie" Mcleod. who has been
In New York during the past week
as a member OF the Scotch team in
the International Red Cross match
es, returns to Washington today. In
pra ctice for these matches last Sun
day, Mac" went around the Column
bia course twice in TO- once in four
some when he and Harris Brown
easily beat Donald Woodward and Ed
Eynon.
It's certainly a good thing for Lou
Doyle's peace Of mind that the De-
partment Tennis League dfd= not at
tempt to play of its series this sea-
son as round ROBIN" event as wda
seriously considered. Washington has
had rain practically every day for a
month and OF the seven matches al
ready scheduled in the Departmental
circuit, six had to be postponed on
this account.
Miles Taylor defeated DR.. B. H.
Ransom in the, consultations Of the
John Henry-Alva Williams cup event
at Bannockburn on Thursday after
noon. The match was close until the
fourteenth. At that time they were
all-even, when Ransom lost three sue
cessive holes. This event has now
simmered down to ten players. In
the upper half. George T. Cunning
ham, winner of last years invitation
tournament, and Basil NJ. Manley, are
considered as the most likely winners,
although any OF the others-Ed Will
hanson, William Mackie and John T.
Harris-may upset the dope" by COM
1 Ing through. In the lower half, DR..
Bruce l. Taylor or DR.. Thomas J.
/ W. Brown are picked under a ten
handicap. The others in this half are