The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-08-18
sUnlUritten Law'
May be Broker,
In Scribe Tourney
NetU Precedent VIII Be
Set If President Decides
To Win Cup Under
! Critical Gallery Eyes.
BY GORDON sHAND.

The newspaper golf tournament
is assuming undreamt-of proper
lions. The committee. which first
started out with the idea of merely
staging an impromptu outing, is
now confronted with the task of
conducting mans size golf tourna-
ment. According to "Bill" Brigham,
chairman Of the handicap commit :,
tee, who also officiatad on the pub
licity~ committee for the national
open golf tournament at Columbia,
the open was never like this"
Jim" Preston, chairman of the
gallery committee. has a formidable
Joo on his hands. The advent OF
President -HardingNInto the lists
has Increased it ten-fold The golf
ing members Of the Cabinet are to
be invited to watch their chief In
action. and 1t is also expected that
the Senate will be strongly repre-
sented.
che event may prove TO be the
first and only opportunity for the
public to see President Harding in
action on the golf course 1t has
always been an unwritten law that
the President was not to be fol-
lowed by a gallery in any of his
matches. but as he is Cheating a
brand new precedent by entering
the tournament. it may be that
spectators will be allowed to study
his craftsmanship. The committee
Is awaiting a verdict on this matter
from Mr.. HARDING
Entries will be received until
noon, Tuesday, August 23. by the
following:
Byron Price. secretary, White
House correspondents.
James ID. Preston, superinten-
dent. Senate press gallery.
Robert l.. Marcley, secretary, Ma
tional Press Club.
Entry slips must be accompanied
by a statement of the entrants
Park course or for nine holes on a
home course.
Here is a list of the tournament
committeeman who are scheduled
to meet at the Public Ledger bu-
reau at IL o'clock tomorrow morn
ing to thresh out the matter of
conducting the affair. Col. c. o.
Sheriff.. superintendent of public
buildings and grounds, has also
been asked to be present.
Reception: Robert Barry, Phila-
delDhia Public Ledger, chairman:
Richard v. Oulahan, New York
Times: James =. Hornaday, India
lnapolis News: Avery c. Marks, jr..
Washington Times: n. o. Messen-
ger. Washington Star: Ira +. Ben
| nett, Washington Post: J. f. Rice,
Washington Herald: Wilmott Har-
SAINT Lewis. London Times: David
Lawrence. Consolidated Press As
ISOLATION; Robert j. Bender, United
News: Lewis w. Straver. Pitts
burgh Dispatch; l.. c. Probert, The
Associated Press: George r.
Holmes. International News Sery-
ice; Mark Sullivan, New York Even
ing Post.
Grounds Raymond Clapper.
United Press, chairman: Byron
Price, the Associated Press: Gordon
Shand. Washington Herald: David NJ.
Church, International News Service:
Leonard Collins. Washington Post:
Ralph A. Collins, New York Herald
Eligibility - Carter Field, New
York Tribune, chairman: Robert L.
Norton, Boston Post: Edgar Mark
han. st: Paul Dispatch: Maurice b.
Judd, New York Sun: Paul MEGA
han, Philadelphia Inquirer; Bond p.
Geddes, the Associated Press
VIII Handicap Men.
Handicap-W. E. Brigham, Bos-
ton Transcript, chairman; Grafton
S. Wilcox, Chicago Tribune; Samuel
w. Bell, Philadelphia Public Led
ger; Robert B. Armstrong, Los
Angeles Times; Bryan Morse,
Washington Times; Richard Lee,
Chicago Herald-Examincr.
Officials-Robert Small. Console
dated Press. chairman: Walter Nc
Callum, Washington Star; John ].
Marrinan, Boston HERALD: Charles
Michaelson. New York World; Ev-
erett Watkins, Indianapolis Star:
Paul +. Haupert, the Associated
Press.
Gallery-James d. Preston. chair
man; John Gleissner, United News;
Harry l.. Rogers. International
News Service; Harry r. Stringer.
Universal Service; Glenn l. Tucker,
st. Louis Post Dispatch.