The Washington herald., 1917-10-21

believes that local tennis players are
willing 10 do their bit" in this re.
spect and has appointed subcommIt.
tees which viii endeavor 10 get in
personal touch with as many rae.
quetters as they can. In the mean.
time, 1t is hoped that those who are
willing to make subscriptions to this
good cause will not stand on cere-
. mony' but will forward their money
, TO Treasurer Ezra Gould or any
others OF the committee. All OF the
other larger cities have raised their
allotted amount and as a matter OF
CIVIC pride, If for no other reason.
Washington players should put their
shoulders TO the wheel and push this
drive to a successful conclusion. The
committee could no doubt easily raise
the desired amount by assessment
on the various clubs and they would
be promptly met but its aim il II
collect "a 5000 from a 90 PLAYERS. -
thereby making the ambulance a
truly representative one from Wash.
lngton players. rather than the re.
suits Of the efforts of a few.
There is a possibility that the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club will
call or both Of the events recently
announced. One is for Its members
handicapped at twelve strokes and
less, the winner being given the TIA
bor johnson" Cup which carries with
| 1t the club championship. The other
Us Tor Class b players-those receiy-
ing higher ratinSs-the winner TO be
! given the "Birney" Cup. On account
of the fact that so many cannot find
the time to compete on account OF the
rush work brought on on account OF
the war, the tournament committee IS
seriously considering postponing both
events for this year.
An interesting fourson1e was pIav.
ed at the Columbia Country Club
Thursday when Jack Burgess. OF
Chevy Chase, and Jimmy Spencer
Of the Town and Country Club, dc.
feated Fred Mcleod, the home pro
and Albert r. Mackenzie. Mcleod
was around in GO. with Burgess only
two strokes higher. Spencer turned
in a a., while Mackenzie took 19.
These Red Cross benefit tourna-
ments seem to be taking exceptionally :
well throughout the country as well
as locally and have enabled golfers to
add thousands of dollars to the runc
with practically no effort. Last week
in New York It is believed that a rec
ord was set when 3iS competed in one
over the Van Cortlandt Park course.
1t looks very much as IL George
Truett's Sc will stand up in the ring
err composite score tournament nov
going on at the Washington Golf ana
Country Club. The event will not
close until Labor Day, but the vcter-
ans score is so low that he is almost
sure to be named the winner. Charles
H Dooins, tr., with n 81, and Samuel
L. Mosby, IS, are the only others
under 60 and these two appear to be
the only ones who have a chance In
catch him. Last year, S. T. Price.
with IS. won.
An attempt has been made to brig
Chick Evans and Ned Sawyer at Co.
lumbia for a match but without re-
suit. This pair played in a foursome
at Pittsburgh for the Red Cross bene-
fit last week, and have been chal-
lenged by Mcleod and Burgess. but
they were unable to arrange their
plans so as to accept.
An interesting match is scheduled
for Bannockburn today when John I
Harris and J. Martin Scranage meet
in the finals Of the event for the cluo
championship for 1917.