The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
GOLF BODIES
HOLD MEETING
Middle Atlantic and District
Associations VIII Form
Plans for Year.

Within the next ten days, local golf
ers will know exactly what is in store
for them for the coming season as
the annual meetings Of both the Mid
die Atlantic and District OF Columbia
Golf Associations. at which meetings
the entire golfing program Is plan
ned. will be held. The sectional as
sociation is scheduled 10 convene at
the New Willard Hotel Saturday.
March ]. while on the following Mon
day the District body will meet at the
Commercial Club.
Now that the conflict on the other
side OF the big pond is a thing OF the
past, both associations expect to re-
sumo all events which were discon-
unucd on account Of the war. ln
fact. there is a possibility that tho
District association will decide 10
hold a professional event
This matter was seriously consid-
cred last year, but the ColUmbia
Country Club had already made plans
for a similar tourney and so tho
scheme was dropped for the time be
ing. Washington is in a position 20
draw an exceptional entry list. rs
nearly all OF the good pros" take in
the big Southern events and pas
through here on their way home
These tournaments are not only
good things for the pros" them
selves, but they are good for the
game, in that they are an educs-
ton for the amateur TO watch. In
these events, the best in the coun-
try are shown making every shot
IN their bag under varying con-
ditions.
II is understood that tho scc-
tlOnsI body has several thin=s on
tap, the most important being the
assigning OF the Middle Atlantic
championship tourney. Tho event
will go to the Norfolk Country
Club this year. IL having been
scheduled for that club last yoar
but later Cancelled on account OF
the war. This organization has
heretofore been passed over whom
the question Of assigning the BIZ
event was brought up. the reason
I tClnE that II only had d uiue-hu-e
course, but this objection Was elm
mated a year or so ago when IN
additional nine holes was tsrked
on.
1t is also understood that tho
Middle Atlantic Association expects
TO receive several applications fo-
FOL
D. Mackir. who was secretary last
year, started a campaign amon=
the various clubs in tho Dis
iriCt, Virginia. Maryland. Della
ware. which States comprise tho 81
4. As territory, and several Of tho
clubs appeared 70 be lutercstrl
The Oakwood Country Club q
l.ynchburC and the Roanoke CoUn'~E-
Club Of Roanoke are two In partlcu-
lar who are expected 10 soon cat
their lot with the sectional body. IN
this connection the suggestion has
been made that greater efforts should
be made i'm tho future than have been
in the past toward setting moro clubs
10 Join the association. The Nidd-
Atlantic territory covers thrre large
States besides the District, yo' az tho
present time only eleven clubs have
Joined 1t is a wcIl-known fact that
there are probably as many more
clubs in these States who are not
members Of the association. many oS
which would very likely be Ciad 10
join II they were invited and were
made 10 feel that they were really
wanted.
The association has a splendid oT.-
portuuity to make something Of itself
II il would but Try as with a member
ship Of from twenty 10 twenty-ilvn
clubs 1t would be one OF the most
flourshinG in the country and would
be in a position TO demand some rec
oEnitlon from the national body for
golfers in its territory. Heretofore its
members have had to he content with
the crumbs which have dropped OF
Of the table when the L. s G A has
been doing out any events worth
while.
At the meetings Of both the CITY
and sectional bodies. the various
clubs announce the dates when they
want TO hold their events and arrange
their schedules 50 as 10 prevent any
conflicts. not only with each Other
but with the association events which
are generally given first Cous.dera-
tion. the balance OF the proEam being
built around them.