Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-01

AS in former years these events
will give an accurate line on the pros
poets for championship winners and
the general play Of the older and well
known golfers. Entries for the metro
politan close Thursday Of this week,
and already In the hands of the sec
rotary are the names of Jerome D.
Travers. nve times winner Of the
title: Oswald Kirkby, strong con-
tender and former champion, and
number Of others. including Phil
Carter. Max Marston. A. F. Hammer,
winner of the Baltimore Country Club
event: Richard A. Haight. Gardiner
and several others who have a chance
TO win.
Chicago reports show that the an
nual championship Of the Western as
sociation will bring together one of
the most representative fields that
will be held at the Sunset Hills Club
Of St Louis. Following both these
events golfers will be able to prog
nosticate with reasonable certainty
the chances Of the respective leaders
for annexing the national event.
Golfers from the middle Atlantic sec
ton, with the possible exception of
the Corkran brothers. have never cut
much Of a figure in national events.
so that the annual championship
tournament Of the middle Atlantic as
sociation will not give a good line
on a prospective winner of the ma
tiona1. Clark Corkran and Walter
r. Tuckerman are the only players from
this section who have ever gotten to the
semi-f1nal in the championship tourney.
1t is entirely possible that Capt.
Fraser Hale. now in Washington at
tached to the air service. may join
local club and may stay in the city
Indefinitely. In that event. Hale will
probably compete in the national
championship from Washington
club, and if he does the capital will
have very fine player on which to
base Its hopes for championship hon
ors. Although Hale is not playing
we'll just now, the slight disaffection
in his game is due more to lack or
practice than to anything else. and
when he gets an opportunity to prac-
tice he will rapidly round into form.
With Hale. Clark Corkran. his brother
Warren and Walter r. Tuckerman Of
the middle Atlantic section will be
better represented in the national
than ever before.
Tournaments held this year, not
only in this section. but in other To-
calities. disclose a keener interest III
petftive golf than has been the case
during the past few years. OF course,
there is no gainsaying the fact that
the modern far-fying ball has some
thing to do with the fine scoring, Du,
even with this assistance better golf
is probably being played this year
than before. Attendance at Journeys
has been much more universal this
year than during the past two years,
fact that is gratifying to golf off,
ciafs. who realize that 1t Is largely
through the test of competitive golf
that good players are developed.
Three weeks. from next Thursday
Washington golfers and scores of
players from Baltimore, Norfolk, Will
mington and Richmond will take part
in the qualifying round Of the an
nual championship Of the Middle
Atlantic Golf Association. This tour
nament will be the first golf event
carrying with it sectional title
played about Washington for two
years. The last middle Atlantic event
carrying with 1t a title was played
at the Baltimore Country Club in
1916. and was won by William c.
Ballantyne of the Columbia Country
Club. who still retains his title.
For the reason that this years
event will involve a championship.