The Washington herald., 1918-04-07

the United States Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation has sanctioned the holding Of
the Middle Atlantic States champion
ship tourney. There has been some
doubt as to whether or not the Co
lumbia Country Club would ask for
the assignment OF this event for 1913
on account OF local conditions brought
on by the rush of war business. A. Y.
Leech. Jr.. chairman Of the tennis
committee at Columbia and delegate
representing the Middle Atlantic sec
ton, attended the meeting the latter
part Of last month and asked for this
event to be played at Columbia. be-
ginning May %. Whether OF not II will
actually be held. however. will be
governed entirely by conditions. The
Columbia officials realize that condi-
tons here are not bright for a sue
practically q week. as they are de-
termined not to stage anything re-
sembling a farce, and will not hold the
event unless indications are that it
viii be Of championship caliber with
regards to both the number and Glars
OF the entry list. This means that un-
less business slows up considerably or
a number of Washington's better play
ers can make arrangements to enter
the event, II will not be announced,
notwithstanding the fact that II has
been sanctioned by the national body.
A special meeting Of the Bannock-
burn Golf Club was held at the New
Willard Thursday, night. but little or
| no business Of Importance was trans
acted. Practically the only thing de-
cided upon was another meeting to be
Ill -. Ca laNT
night at $50 o'clock at which time the
question Of raising the initiation fee
for associate members from 80 to 81
I will be acted upon. It was also de-
! cided that the club will inaugurate q
campaign to increase its membership
and plans along this line are now be-
i ing worked out, and will be announced
at the coming meeting.
On account Of the many postpone
ments made necessary on account Of
bad weather in the Suburban Tennis
League. the standing OF the teams was
in doubt until the close OF the season
and have never been published. For
the benefit of those interested, they are
given below: Racquet and Princeton
tied for first, with 70 victories and q
defeats, the former winning the play
of. 5 to 2; Holmead was third, winning
a and losing A. The others finished in
the order named:' Argyle, Petworth,
Home Club, Euclid. and Standards
One of the first pieces Of work fall
ing to the lot of the newly appointed
tournament committee Of the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club will be
the planning and announcing Of the
annual tournament which will be held
on May 2, and 4. This committee,
which Is composed of Samuel L
Mosby. z. Mcdonald and Walter r.
McCallum. will meet this week and
arrange final details. From present
indications, the event will be played
under the rules governing previous af-
fairs at the club, the qualification
round being at eighteen holes with five
sixteens to qualify. In addition, there
will also be the usual all-day handicap
event which will be played on the
final day and not in conjunction with
the qualifying round which is the
scheme now in vogue. Prizes will be
given to those making low net and
gross scores in this round. for the best
qualification score, and to the winner
and runner-up Of each sixteen and de-
feated eight. Indications are that this
yNdA . CNCAN Will DG blsBGE anu DtllcT
than ever" TO quote from the circus
advertisements The membership Of
the club has increased by leaps and
bounds and at least a hundred of its
own members are expected to COM
pete. Reports from the club are to
the effect that the course is in almost
perfect condition and that IL Is at least
month further advanced than 1t
was this time last year. All of which
points toward an unusually success
ful event from every angle, bad
weather being the only obstacle which
can now spring up.
At the last meeting Of the Wash
ingtOn Tennis Association, it was de-
cided that a boys and Junior tennis
tournament would be held under the
auspices Of the association, and Lou"
Doyle was appointed a committee of
one to take charge of the event. Doyle
has been running these events in the
past and his success has been almost
phenomenal. He has not yet reached
n definite decision as to dates or
other particulars, but expects to do so
in the very near future. Last year
The events were held In the early part
OF June.
Donald Ross, the Pinehurst profess
sional, who has been engaged to plan
layout for an eighteen-hole course
at the Bannockburn Golf Club, ar
rived in Washington Wednesday night.
Bannockburn officials realize that the
dlnerence between a good and a Door
course is largely a matter of layout
and that comparatively small sum
spent now in having an experienced
course architect draw I'D the plans
may possibly save having the whole
thing done over at some future ime
which might have been necessary had
the club gone ahead and done the
york without advice. In getting the
'rvtces OF Donald Ross, BannockburJ
ndoubtedly has made a ten strike.
the Pinehurst pro" is general,
onsidered as being one of the Ieadin-
curse architects in the country. He
IS here merely in an advisory capacity.
IT is understood, and has been max
Ing careful study OF conditions. the
idea being that he will make sugges-
tions toward the improvement of the
nine holes now in use and will also
draw up plans for a full eighteen-hole
course. These plans may or may not
take In the present holes in regular
order this being left to Ross judg-
ment. the idea being for him to figure
cut full Observation-Disclosures course
SO as to use the ground belonging to
the club to the best possible advan-
Iase. Ihese plans will be left with
Bannockburn officials, who will grad
ually have them put into effect.
Columbia is planning q new green
LOT the sixth hole, this being the only
change DR.. Walter Harlan, chairman
OF the green committee, is planning
Tor this spring. The new green, which
will be about thirty vands haclr ~