The Washington herald., 1918-04-01
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Golf and Tennis Notes
BY FRANK H. YOUNG.

At a special meeting Of the board
OF governors Of Bannockburn Golf
Club, on Tuesday evening. March 18th,
attended by practically the full MEM
bership. q unanimous vote on motion
was cast for extensive improvements
Steps were taken to provide ways and
means for the enlargement of the
clubhouse and extension of the links
to full eighteen hole course. Constdera-
ton given to the enlargement Of the
clubhouse for better facilities In all
directions included large ballroom,
dinning-rom, etc, together with the
building of nine new greens with un-
derground drainage and most modern
watering system to replace those Of
the present; Improvement of all OF
the fairways with the ultimate idea
OF extending the same improvements
to the laying of new greens over the
last course to include eighteen holes,
and clearing OF the land to make way
for same,
With this end in view Mr.. Donald
Ross, golf expert, now located at Pine
hurst. N. c., has been engaged and
will arrive according to telegrapnic
advice in a few days to lay out the
course in accordance with his best
Judgment. furnishing blue prints and
drawings, from which point 1t is pro-
posed to Immediately engage the nee
essary men and materials to begin
the work.
A special meeting is called for Thurs
day evening. April 4. at $50 O'Clock,
at which the whole membership OF the
Bannockburn Club is invited and urged
to be present in the Cabinet room, first
floor. avenue side. at the New willard
Hotel. for suggestions, exchange of
Ideas and approval OF the plan of ac-
ton.
New applications submitted to the
number Of twenty-five during the past
month include those OF many of
Washington's representative business
men. among them being Mr.. Tucker X.
Sands. vice president Of the CONNER
cial National Bank; Mr.. ]. A. Mueh-
leisen. representative OF the Cadillac
Motor Car Company for Baltimore and
prominent Washington business man:
Mr.. William Z. Richardson, attorney
at law; Mr.. William Moore, Mr.. Ben
Jamin S. Miner. OF the law firm of
Berry and Miner; Messrs. Michael A.
Weller and H. Smith. of the Weller
Construction Company; Mr.. Fred s.
Swndell, prominent attorney OF Wash
ington.
Enthusiastic spirit prevails among
the board Of governors and unanimous
vote OF approval is expected. after
which the big drive will be on and the
hopes OF Bannockburn members who
have been loyal in spirit in their stick
to-itiveness during the struggling
years that have passed, will soon see
Bannockburn come into its own" and
take its place among the representa-
tive golf clubs OF this vicinity.
1t is expected that both golf and
tennis will be directly benefited by
the daylight saving act which is to
take effect today whereby the clocks
throughout the country are turned
forward an hour. BY this plan.
we will in reality get up an hour
earlier in the morning and quit work
an hour earlier in the afternoon which
means that racqueters and golfers
during the late spring and summer
months will have almost enough time
to stage regular tournaments in the
late afternoons, this being especially
applicable to tennis, which does not
call for the big qualification round
necessary in most golf events. Here
tofore there have been a number of
players who have not thought it worth
while to go all the way out TO their
club except for whole afternoons, but
1t is believed that with the extra hour
Of play as an incentive there will be
much more of both golf and tennis
indulged in at the clubs on weekday
afternoons this year than in seasons
past.