Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
INTERESTING GOLF NOTES
FROM THE LOCAL CLUBS
having gathered thousands of dollars fo
the society.

, having gathered thousands of dollars for
the society.
Ten men have been busy picking crab
grass out of the greens at the Bannock-
burn Golf Club for the past week When
the green's are stripped of crab grass
they are in pretty bad shape. but soon
recover their former greenness through
the new grass which comes up. Greens
on all the local courses have undergone
a thorough picking over during the
week just passed and are now begin
ming to look better. Putting on crab
that 1t ts much better to have the green
! in poor condition for a week than to see
q short putt hit blade Of crab grass
and jump OF at right angles to the hole.
James T. McClenahan Of the Washing
ton Golf and Country Club and Howard P.
Cobey Of the Columbia Country Club were
the guests Of J. R De Farges Of the Ban
| nockburn Golf Club at Bannockburn last
| week. The men played a best ball match
and each won three holes.
Several OF washington's prominent golf
ers received commissions yesterday in the
first officers reserve camp at Fort Myer.
Oliver P. Newman, District Commissioner,
who plays at the Washington Golf and
Country, Club. heads the list. Newman
received commission as major. Benja-
min A. Ball of the Bannockburn Golf
Club will go on the line as a captain Of
infantry in the National Army. Howard
G. Nichols Of the Columbia Country Club
ant in the infantry. Donald H McKnew
| Of the Chevy Chase Club is a second
lieutenant in the artillery section.
Albert r. Mckenzie has been playing
fine golf at the Columbia Country Club
recently. Last week on two casions
he was around in 20, playing with E.
c. Colt.
Bruce L. Taylor, by virtue Of his vic
| tory over Herman Stabler in the semi
final round yesterday, advanced to the
final round in the competition for the
iHenry-Williams cup at the Bannock-
burn Golf Club, the former winning on
the final hole. Stabler was 4 down at
the short thirteenth hole and pitched
his ball seven feet over the hole, while
| two feet Of the hole. Stabler missed his
putt, and then Taylor missed the putt
which would have put him dormie S
up. The fourteenth was halved, and
ing on the final hole. ]. NJ. Porter de-
faulted to E. ]. Doyle in the consola-
ton.
Samuel L. Mosby captained the win
ming team in an intracity team match at
the Washington Golf and Country Club
yesterday. his side winning by margin
were played in foursomes with three points
on each match. Members who competed
are: James L. Writ, w. H. White, DR..
Ballock r. B. Jewell. P. E. Larkin, c. v.
Frank L. Plat, Albert Howard, F. L.
Howard. A. D. Burr. John C. Davidson.
John H. Davidson, William Alden Smith,
tr.: c. H: Baker. W. n. Woodman. E. w.
Burton, jr.: Carl Hookstadt, G. E. Card
ner. ]. T. McClenahan. G. Duganne, H G.
Brown, Maj Seth Williams. J. w. VIII
lett. A. J. Simpson, John Bryan. s. L.
w NosV = Rarr ait Hoit o Wrieht w 'fs'
Jaeger. IT., and James Turner.
The monthly tournament at the CO.
lumbia Country Club has reached the
fourth round. with the following men
still playing. having won their third
round matches: A. Winter defeated J.
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