The Washington herald., 1917-07-23

as may volunteer or be drafted until
they are again in a position to take
up their duties.
The statement published In one OF
the other local papers that the Chevy
Chase Club was planning to make
a number OF changes In its course in
the near future Il not in accordance
| with facts. Chairman Cassels, of the
| golf committee, states that II IL true
that at the beginning of this season
\ the club was considering making
change which would involve the
| addition of an extra nine holes as
well as a change in the order In which
the holes were played but this matter
was dropped as soon as war conditions
became acute. The only thing the
club plans to do now, according to
Chairman Cassels. is to improve prao.
| tieally all Of the holes by building a
series OF extra tees, in some cases
two new ones to the hole, the idea
being TO TX II 50 that the players
can be shifted from one to the other
according to conditions. For instance
II the course is particularly heavy, the
play would be changed to the shortest
tee. II 1t was fast to the back one,
and If 1t was about the average to
the center one. This move would
also be . great benefit to the course
as 1t would not wear out any one
particular set as II now the case.
Plans are being worked out along
this line and work will be started in
the near future.
George H. Chasmar had a pretty
n over the Columbia Country Clup
/ course last week
DR.. William Gephart, an entbusia sti,
! golfer from the Algonquin Club OF
st. Louis. is now in Washington on
government business and is playing
frequently over the Bannockburn
Clubs course,
There have been few changes in
the ranking Of tennis players at the
Columbia Country Club since the
beginning of this season. Connie
Doyle is still at No. /, with H. E.
Doyle, second; Henry c. Brock, third:
| ]. NJ. Hancock. fourth; Edward o.
Leech, fifth, and C. Arthur Slater.
sixth. Class B is headed by Charles
T. Chapman. and is made up Of the
following in the order named: Herbert
T. Shannon, Fred J. Bates. Louis A.
Fischer, Z. G. Graves, and Norris W.
Mclean. Class c. shows the follow
ing names: c. A. Bieder, A. Y.
Leech, jr.; l. P. McLachlen. E. Ed
monston. Arthur B. Heaton and ".
H. RonSaville.
James Andrew White. one of Ban.
nockburn's popular golfers. expects to
leave shortly for France, where he
will go as a member Of the Forest
Service Regiment.
DR.. Loren B. T. johnson turned tr
a pretty round over the Washington
Golf and Country Club course last
week when he had two 3Gs for -
This is within a stroke of the amateur
course record, held by Donald Wood
ward, who counted II IN one of the
clubs tournaments against Sam Dali
cell a year or SO ago.
There were one or two distinct up
SETS in the first round of the Will
iams-Henry cup event at Bannock
burn played this week, Waldo r
Pearce's victory over H. Stonier. at
tracing the most attention. The lat
ter has been playing an exceptionally
good game of late and was generally
picked to come out very near the top
but Pearce got an early three-hol'
lead and managed to hold it until thu
end. winning to /. DR.. ]. r. De
F'arge's victory over Lee Crandall, jr.
was also unexpected. The latter VOL
the event last year and is playing 1
good. consistent game, but the docto
also was going at top speed and de
served to win.
The Suburban League racquetter
are now starting on the last half o
their schedule. Next Saturday, Pet
worth will meet Euclid; the Racque
Club, now leading the league. wi
play Holmead: Bureau of Standard
and Argyle will fight 1t out, and tn
Home Club will stack UP against tn
Princeton aggregation.