Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15

John H. Clapp has been appointed to
succeed William 8. Reyburn as q mem
Der Of the golf committee at tho Chevy
Chase Club. Reyburn. 1t will be re-
| membered, was elected an associate
member Of the committee, Of which ].
| Donald Cassels Is chairman, and Samuel
| Dalzell the other member at the time
| of the reorganization of the committee
| last April, when the greens committee
was superseded by the golf committee.
| Reyburn, owing to the demands on his
| time, which necessitate his being away
from the club for the greater part Of
| the year. thought 1t best that some
more active member take his place.
Clapp Is man who has played golf in
all parts of the world and understands
the game thoroughly. He is a golfer of
| the first rank himself and appreciates
! the contingencies of his situation.
/ Plans for the complete reorganization
| of the Chevy Chase Club course were
rendered abortive by the declaration
| of war. Last spring there was some
| talk of securing the services OF first
| class course architect to reconstruct
good many of the holes and the name
| of a man internationally famous was
spoken of in connection with the JOB.
| The declaration Of war put stop to all
| plans for the reconstruction OF the
| course. but it is likely that when peace
| comes the Chevy Chase course will be
| entirely rearranged.
| W. McRitter had a one on the short
fourth hole at the Chevy Chase Club
| last week. This is the second time in
the last year that the hole has been
made in one. Newbold Moves having
| accomplished the feat last year. Alex
ander Britton had ono OF the hole
some years ago, on which occasion his
ball carried between the edge OF the
| hole and the flag and stayed In the hole.
Alpheus Winter played one of the
most remarkable shots of the year at
the Columbia Country Club last Tues
hole was sliced and lay not more than
an inch from the foot Of the tree hole.
high and to the right of the green. the
ball being on the near side of the hole.
! Taking heavy niblick. he hit the ball
hard into the tree, and it jumped high
in the air. coming to stop dead to the
hole. Between the tree and the hole
lies steep bank and sand trap.
A fine prospective round by Thomas
Dempsey was spoiled by the advent of
Jupiter Pluvius at Columbia Friday.
Dempsey had seven straight 4s when
he finished the nine 6. S. the club slip
ping from his hands on each shot.
There has been a deal OF good-na
| tured joshing concerning one of the
members Of the Columbia Country Club
who wrote an article for one Of the
golfng magazines berating the greens
committees of golf clubs for permitting
women to play. Since the story was
printed the member in question went
out to Columbia late one afternoon and
the only game he could find involved
one Of the best women players OF the
club. match was arranged and the
author of the article taking goldng
women to task was seven down at the
turn to his woman opponent.
Another good round at Columbia was
spoiled by Friday afternoons rain
storm. Fred Mcleod was out in SO and
had 4, for a 10 when the storm burst.
He played through the rain and fin
ished with pair Of skies. using his
masl1ie on the putting greens. which
were covered with an inch of water:
Mcleod. Burgess Of Chevy Chase and
Jimmy Spencer Of the Town and Coun-
try Club left last night for Baltimore.
where the three Washington profess
SIGNALS and Tom Skipper OF the Bal
tiyuore Suburban Club are playing an
exhibition match for tho Red Cross
over the Suburban Club course today.
Burgess and Mcleod are opposed to
Spencer and Skipper. The course Is
short one and skippers local knowl-
edge should prove Of great beneht to
his team -szas''-tz.-ss -.
John Davidson ran down a forty-foot
EDuxsson the Last green to defeat Allan
FtAndeand John 9. Larcombe. 3r.. ofsthe
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