Evening star., 1920-02-29
'0RR|N A. TERRY
TO Be GOLF PRO
At CHEVY CHASE
Present Tutor at Washington
Club Will Take Up New
Position March IS.
BY W. II. McCALLJM.

Orrin A. Terry, present professional
at the Washington Golf and Country
| Club. was yesterday appointed pro-
| fessonal to fill the vacant job at
the Chevy Chase Club. Terry's ap-
pointment is effective March Is.
| Terry. who is one of the best known
professional golfers in the United
| States. and who has a national repu-
i tation as greenkeeper and player.
las been professional at the Wash
.ngton Golf and Country Club for the
past two years. He succeeds Robert
White, who left the post at the Chevy
Chase Club to become associated with
a new golf course proposition on Long
Island
The new pro at Chevy Chase will
have strong coterie of well wishers,
the members of the Washington Golf
and Country Club regarding Terry as
one of the best golfers and teachers
| about the city. Although prevented
, for the past two years from taking
prominent part in competition by a
strained tendon in the back, in fact,
has shown enough of his ability to
| the golfers of the Virginia organiza-
tion to substantiate previous reports
as to his exceptional golfing ability.
shortly after his arrival at Washing
ton he was around the course in 65,
! stroke. and since that time he has
done the first nine holes in 80 and the
second nine in 81, in each case not be-
ing able to finish the round.
His doctors have assured him that
he will be able to play as well as
ever this spring. He looks forward to
successful golfing season, but said
last night he does not expect to take
part in competition to any great ex-
tent.
Learned in California.
Terry learned his golf at Oakland,
Calf, where he was born thirty-five
years ago. When hardly more than
tion of professional at the Wambeek
Club of New Hampshire going from
there to Canoebrook, Summit, N. j.,
where he was professional and green
keeper While at Canoebrook Terry
acquired a reputation as green
keeper and is credited with the pres
ent fine condition of the course. He
left the Canoebrook post to take
the job as pro at Belmont Springs.
the well known Massachusetts, course,
Belmont Springs he went to Chatta-
nooga, where he stayed five years,
and from there came to Washington
Terry was runner-up in the Massa-
chusetts open championship of 1915.
losing to Mike Brady in the play
off after a tie at 3o4. He finished
third in the Metropolitan open at
Wykagyl in 1911 and has performed
we'll in various other events. The
greens committee of the Washington
Golf and Country Club has not an
nounced his successor.
Tournament dates and the matter
Of an open golf championship for the
District will be settled at the annual
meeting of the District of Columbia
Golf Association to be held tomorrow
night at the City Club. President
Clapp will preside.
The delegation representing the
Washington Golf and Country Club
probably will make a bid for the first
tournament to be held hereabouts and
likely will be assigned the first week
of March. The week end following
fft ID expected the annual event of the
Chevy Chase Club will be scheduled
and the annual District champion
ship will go to Columbia in June. The
women's championship will be held
probably at Chevy Chase in June or
early July.
Although the annual meeting Of the
Middle, Atlantic Golf Association is
scheduled to be held at the New Will
lard next Thursday night. according
to the constitution of the association.
local golfers, SO far as could be
| learned. had not received notice of
the meeting up to last night.
L. B. Purnell. one of the leading
players of the Baltimore Country
Club and a frequent participant In
| tournaments about Washington. is
seriously Ill with Bright's disease at
his home in the Monumental city.