Evening star., 1918-06-09

Golfers of the Washington Golf and
Country Club and Bannockburn Club
will get together today in the first
Of q series Of team matches between
the clubs over the Washington Golf
and Country Club course. The teams
will consist of twelve men each. and
play will start at 2:30 pm. The
match will be played In four-ball
contests, each Individual match
counting a point for the represents
tive Of thesyinning club, with one
point for the winning pair. Bannock-
burn has several newcomers in golf
here to appear in competition for the
hrst time, and the Virginia club is
not behind it in good players. having
such men as Edward Styles, c. M.
Mcdonald and other newcomers to
the club to play In the match. Styles
will probably pair with w. r. Nc
Callum and play at No. 1 for the
Washington Golf and Country Club
team. while T. ]. W. Brown and
Bruce L. Tavlor will represent Ban
aockburn in the first match.
Mrs. Emory Smith won the weekly
putting competition for the cup pre-
sented by Mrs. I. T. Mann at the
Chevy Chase Club yesterday. defeat.
ing Mrs. w. A. Bethel in the dnal
round on the nineteenth hole.
John H. clapp and Mrs: I. o: Cam
eron won the play-on Of the tie be.
tween this pair and e M. Weaver and
Miss Margaret Noes in the tomb
stone" contest at the Chevy Chase
Club May 20. The play.ofr was held
-Clapp won after q close match.
Golf features Of a hitherto unknown
quality are being planned by the COM
mittee in charge Of the big field day
when Charles Evans. 5r., national anna
teur and open champion. will pair with
Fred Mcleod, open champion in 1908,
against Walter c. Hagen, holder OF the
championship in 1914. and Jim Barnes.
holder Of the western open champion
ship and recognised as one Of the lead
ers in American golf. Every person in
the city Of Washington. whether
golfer or not, ts invited by the Column
bia Country Club to come out and
viii be served to every member Of the
gallery. The opportunity to see such
a quartet of stars in action at one
time is seldom offered golfers, and
practically every member Of every golf
club in Washington is expected to be
on hand to see the quartet of cham
pions in action. The affair will be held
under the auspices Of the Woodley
Park Chapter Of the District Red
Cross and a gallery of 10000 people is
of the contest are yet to be announced.
but 1t is claimed that there will be
some big doings" at the club on that
day.
June Is is the frst day Of the half
Z ments. and every department worker.
. whether interested in golf or not, Is
> urged to be present. II only for the
/: sake of spending the afternoon in the
+. country. Ofacials Of the club are pre-
people such as has never been seen
! before at golf match south Of New
I York. Prominent government officials,
, including members Of the cabinet and
possibly the Vice President. will wit
d, ness the match between four Of Amer
. 1ca's greatest golfers.
A second Liberty day tournament fol
the American Red Cross will be held at
all golf clubs throughout the country
has been sent from the once Of How
ard r. Whitney. secretary Of the United
States Golf Association. regarding the
coming event:
The United States Golf Association
With the corporation OF the American
Red Cross. will hold its second Liberty
tournament on Independence day. July
The Red Cross will donate Q medal sim.
|, liar to that presented last year. and the
association will provide engraved Ger.
Gncates. It 10 hoped that all golf clubs
throughout the country. whether AMI.
lated with the United States Golf Asso-
ciation or not. will participate.
'Srhe proceeds Of the tournament may
be forwarded to the secretary. who will
Immediately transmit them to the Amer
ican Red Cross. or II II is desired rs per
cent may be donated to your local chap
ter. A receipt for this amount from the
properly authorised oficial Of the local
: chapter should accompany the check fol
the balance addressed to the secretary.
The association win fusa!ah DostsEa