Evening star., 1919-12-20
Notes of Golf and Golfers

That enterprising organization out
on the Conduit road. at Cabin John
Bridge. Md. the Bannockburn Golf
Club. held an election of officers last
tire personnelsof the officers who have
run the club since it's inauguration
five years ago retired,
The officers elected are: a. T.
Fowler, president Alice B. Sanger,
vice president: Miles Taylor. secre-
tary-treasurer; board of governors.
]. r. De Farges. Tom Moore. A. Z.
Fowler, A d. b. Sanger, X. Hays,
B. Gregg Custis and John A. Robin
SON r. Hays was elected chairman
of the greens committee. succeeding
J. r. De FaPges, and B. Gregg Custis
was chosen to head the house COM
Daniel L. Hazard. an indefatigable
worker for the club. and president for
several terms, has dropped out, Civ
ing as his reason, according to one
of the members, press of other busi-
ness George T. Cunningham. secre-
taFy-treasurer last year. has resigned,
and another familiar name on the list
of officers. that of John T. Harris
who was secretary for several years,
is no longer on the list of officers.
The club is in f1ourishing condi-
ton, and although the way is not yet
clear TO opening up the new nine
holes several Improvements have
present, and next year the golf course
of the club IS expected to be in bet
ter condition than ever before. new
winter green is now in use on the
ninth hole, and the ground to the left
of the present fourth fairway has
been seeded, with view to using the
grass thus cultivated on other greens.
Basil M. Manly won the last formal
club event of the season just closed a
, short time ago. when he defeated h.
nny1a in tho final nf he
putting championship of the club by
1 up, after Doyle had been up and 3
to 60. The present champion of the
Cabin John organization is George
NJ. Ivory, Members say that Ivory
proved himself last season the most
consistent player at Bannockburn by
winning the club title and by annex
ing the team championship, paired
with w. E. Baker.
What is regarded as one of the most
important moves within a decade by
the United States Golf Association was
announced recently by officials in
New York. Announcement was made
that the association will next spring
send a committee to England to con-
fer with leading British golf bodies
regarding notifications in the rules
Of golf and proposed utilization of a
standard golf ball: Selection of the
committee was, of course, left until
the annual meeting of the association,
in New York on January 8. In addi-
tion to the above questions. the use
of the Schenectady Dutter and the re
moyal of the stymie rule will probably
be discussed: The first move concern
ing these questions was made las
September. when the Royal and An,
cient Committee of st. Andrews tht
ruling golf body of Great Britain, re-
organized following the war.
American golfers hope, it is gen
orally believed, that there will b,
evolved some modification of the
. stymie rule.
There is a great possibility tina
members of the Washington Golf ant
Country Club will be able to play OF
their new course by the spring o
1921 Work the new holes to u.
built on property recently acquired
by the club. has already progressed
10 such point that tees can be built
and the other general changes in tn,
course do not contemplate such al
interruption that the course canno
he played on for some time. WheI
originally planned it was not though
hhat the new course could be uset
until 1929, but affairs have SO shape,
themselves that there is now a chance
to use the course in the spring o
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