Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

Two Washington professional play
ers will start play tomorrow at the
Brae-Burn Club in the first elimina-
ton round of the annual open golf
championship of the United States
Golf Association. They are Fred Nc
Leod of the Columbia Country Club,
winner of the title in s90s. and Orrin
A Terry of the Washington Golf and
Country Club, who has finished near
the top Of the heap in other cham
pionships and has been third in the
Metropolitan.
Included in the entry list is Charles
Evans. jr., present holder of the open
title, which he won at Minokhada in
1916. Since that time no championship
has been played. Evans is due to
play with George Low, well known
pro at Baltusrol tomorrow morning.
Terry is playing with Jack Bowling
of Scarsdale and Mcleod will play
with F. A. hurry of Waltham. Be-
sides the present champion. two other
amateurs who have held the title will
play. Francis Ouimet of Boston and
Jerome D. Travers of Upper Montclair
will compete for the open crown. 1t
is altogether possible that any one of
these three amateurs may beat the
cream of the professional talent. of
whom there are about 40 gathered
for the event. From all accounts
Evans has not played a game of golf
about Chicago this year. and Travers
has played in more or less sporadic
fashion. Ouimet. on the other hand.
be in good form. while practically all
the professionals have enjoyed a
strenuous spring and winter season
and should be playing well.
Tomorrow and Tuesday elimination
rounds viii be held and Tuesday night
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lected. From this field of sixty-four
will come the champion. Possibly
some young pro new to the champion
ship field viii come to the front and
perhaps new name may be added to
the list of championship winners, but
from the present angle it appears that
the title will go to one of the old
guard Any one OF the following
coterie: Hackbarth, Strong, Mclean,
Hutchinson. Mcdonald, Brady, Nichols.
Hogen. Doyle. Alex Ross, Tom Nc
Namara, Wilfred Reid. Charles Hoff-
ner. Clarence Hackney or Alex Smith
may win the title. Anent the last
named. fine golfer. even though he is
slipping, the well known .three-time
holder of the title may again make
strong bid for the distinction. as 1t is
known that Alex is going very good
this year.
Robert White. the new professional
+ at the Chevy Chase Club, entered on
his duties at the club last SUM-
day and has been busy arranging his
work in the shop and giving lessons
for the past week. Jack Burgess, for
mer pro at the club. left for his new
z Job at Asheville. n. c.. last Wednes-
3 day. He took with him as assistant
William Mackie, former crack anna
: teur at the Bannockburn Golf Ciut
and a member of the club golf team
for the past two years. Mackie In
tends to become regular assistant to
Burgess and Will probably secure a
club of his own before long He Is
the second amateur about washington
to turn pro in a period of two years
player at the Bannockburn Club be-
came assistant to Burgess about two
years ago. Shortly after the United
States entered the war. he enlisted
and when he came back accepted the
lob as pro at the Bannockburn Club.
Play in the June tournament at the
washington Golf and Country Clut
began with the first round last week
The tourney will continue all through
June. Play for the club champion
ship will probably be held during
July. The championship will b'
played for the Joseph Tabor Johnsot
I cup. presented by the president OF tn'
q club The cup for the second night II
8 this event was presented In honor o.
8 the memory of A. A. Birney, wei
r. known and popular member of the club
swho died in 1916.
The course OF the Columbia Countr,
Club is being groomed for the indi'
{ vfdual championship of the Middle
Atlantic Golf q. Ass &c ion TO TO be hell
! changes fave been made in III,
. course. IND those who have 40