Evening star., 1919-04-13

Every Indication points now to the
Akot that the annual individual cham
ndonship OF the Middle Atlantic Golf
Association, scheduled to be held at
the Columbia Country Club June 3, 6
and 7, will have to be postponed for
at least two weeks and possibly three
weeks, This will bring the event
around the last week in June,
Because OF the changes that are
now being made in the course of the
Columbia Country Club members of
touch with the general situation at
Columbia feel that the course will
not be in its best shape until the lat
ter part of June, and to hold the
tournament as originally scheduled
the first week in that month would
be folly. 1t is held that not only
would the course not be in champion
ship shape, but that heavy play on
the new green's to be built between
now and June would virtually mean
q setback to the grass growing on
them Of probably two or three
months, ="
The eighteenth green is being rad
ically changed from it's former fat
character, A gang of men is at work
now forming on the green a series of
putting more a matter of judgment
than has been the case in the past
when the green was fat. Other
green's, notably the sixteenth, will be
changed and probably the seventh
VIII be made rolling. 1t is known
that a change in the character Of the
present ninth green is contemplated.
These improvements, other than those
being made at the eighteenth, have
not been started. 1t is planned, club
lsyei of the sixteenth green at Colum-
bia SO that in the spring when the
water In the branch that almost sur
rounds the green becomes high, the
green will not be soft as 1t has been
IN the past. This change may also
eliminate the chocolate drops" at the
sides of the green.
Ppstponement of the date of the
tourney to the last week in June has
not been acted on by the executive
nonsmittea of the NJ A. G: A, it is
understood, but no difficulty is con-
tsHaplated in making the change.
FAe changes under way or eontem-
Stated at Columbia are all part Of the
scheme to pat the course in such
strong bid for the United States Golf
Association amateur championship In
1890. IT is pot planned to make the
course any longer: as even new, with
the fee plates put far back, the course
may be stretched out to s,4o8 yards.
feF q Championship if tha difficulties
around the greens are sufieientiy
sFdnous: Along this line lies the eff
fsFts RaF being made ts put GoluEa=
b}a ia the proper shape for the ma
fteRai championship. The greens will
be trapped and bunkered and several
Hade more rolling, so that even when
ths player gets on the green he will
than On the fiat green's.
p. Clarke Cerkran of the Baltimore
Country Club, winner of the 1917
spring tournament of the Chevy Chase
Club, is out of the Army, and is to
play with NiPper Campbell, pro at
the Baltimore Club: in a match over
the course of the Chevy Chase Club
Tuesday. That Corkran's golf has
not suffered from his absence from
the game is shown by the fact that
playing with Morven Thompson at
Cheyy Chase last week he was around
In ~. playing on the regular green's.
Corkran and Campbell wifi be op-
gased by Burgess and probably Col.
Eforge Mcdonnell, president Of the
Edgewater Golf Club Of Chiease, who
year on war work. Col Mcconnell ex-
pects to leave fog Chicago shortly
The match should be productive Of
fne golf, as all four of the players are
fopnotchers. Col. Mcconnell is one of
sChick" Evans most intimate friends
Dasa ttoSc RidyGo ftNiuS Win SHS
double titleho!der
Donald Woodward. recently return
81 from overseas, has gotten back into
fAe game IN good shape it is report
, %. Donald played so we'll ca the last
Hfne at Chevy Chase last Tuesday that
be helped Ia great yGsasure ia the
defeat by him and Fred Mcleod of
Jack Burgess and Albert r. Mckenzie.
: Woodward had the last nine holes in
Ss, Mcleod had the round in 73 and
Burgess was IS.
Prayers who are eliminated In the
A}et two match play rounds of the an
Hpe1 spring tournament of the Wash
MEton Golf and Country Club will
&e]e supplementary competition to
10 usual consolation events. it is an
H4Hneed- Details of the competition
84fe not yet been made public and
VIA pot be made known until May /.
the date Of the qualification round Of
I$be tourney, IT IS said The compett-
8uH WIN ptobably be in the nature Of
NJ SkdokerS tournament. which has
kteoven popular at many clubs. 4 cup
lhoa PeeR 9opated by one Of the club
traArabers Tor the event.
s oan s eiuBS Sa Is fsaeetaskse7 E eeskfss tssna GSas
than ever before for the annual
AQring tournament OF the club. which