The Washington herald., 1917-10-29
PROGOLFERS Will NOT
Hold ANOTHER match
Mcleod and Burgess Will Retire for
Year-Other Golf and
Tennis News.

Fridays professional match between
Mcleod and Burgess, Washington's
best two paid players, and Barnes
and Reid, of Philadelphia and WASH
ington, respectively, was probably the
last opportunity of the year local
golfers will have of witnessing n
match OF this kind, and the size of the
gallery which followed the foursome
around shows that this fact was ap-
preciated as all of the local clubs
were represented.
Altogether a very tidy sum was
raised for the Army Girls Transport
Tobacco fund and the boys In khaki
"over there" will, no doubt, appre-
ciate the making" which will be sent
them as a result. The match itself
brought out some exceptionally good
golf and those who witnessed it feel
that they were well repaid. Incl
dentally 1t might be mentioned that a
better way of raising funds could
hardly be found. The players them
selves enjoy the game enough to
want to be a part of matches of this
nature and they are put to no ex-
pense. Golfers are only too willing
to pay a small sum for the privilege
of seeing them as the matches them
selves are an education to the average
player, giving him, as they do, a
chance OF seeing the best players
make the different shots under actual
conditions.
In Philip f. Scare. Bannockburn
feels that it has a player who will
soon rank with the best at that club.
Searle, who is from South Chicago,
was running-up in Glass B of the
tournament recently held for the club
title. He beat Daniel L. Hazard.
president of the club, in the semi
finals, was lost out in the ultimate
round to Tom Moore.
The Washington Tennis Ambulance
Fund general committee hopes TO
raise the remainder of the thousand
dollars for ananmbulance to be named
after this city within the next week
or two. On account of the liberty
bond campaign. nothing much was
done last week. but now that the
Second Liberty Loan is a thing of
the past, those in charge hope to
start a whirlwind campaign which
will bring out the desired results
To date only about one-third of the
ilCNGsSdly DdS bttH
but this does not include two of the
largest clubs. which not yet made
reports. The committee feels con-
fident that local tennis enthusiasts
will respond literally when they real
ize exactly what the fund is for, and
what is means to Washington to have
1t do its part. The national associa-
ton wants racquetters throughout
the Nnnnfrv rive fn ha
through the American Red Cross,
three ambulance sections, each section
to be fully equipped with twenty
ambulances, two trucks. a touring
car. motorcycle and kitchen trailer,
and manned by a personnel of thirty
seven tennis players. Others cities
have already done their part and
those in charge of the local end feel
that Washington should have no
trouble raising the sum of thou
to this city.
In this connection. word has been re-
ceived from the national body that
enlistments for one complete sections
have already been received In case
any local racquetters wish to vol
unteer for service with one of these
sections. they should send in their
name with a statement from their
doctor as to their physical condition.
and three character letters. to Paul
B. Williams. Field Secretary. 90 Broad
street, New York City, who will ar
range for their enrolment in the
United States Medical Corps through
the headquarters of the New York
Red Cross, provided they meet GER