The Washington times., 1922-07-22
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BY BRYAN MORSE.
Copyright. is.iI BY international News
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TT will be "al hands around"
tomorrow afternoon In the
- inter-club golf matches for
District championship honors
when the four teams competing
switch partners, as II were, to
try new conclusions. From indi-
cations there will be some difi-
Guilty in presenting the full
strength of the clubs as many
members are out Of town for the
summer. Chevy Chase players
visit Columbia while Bannock-
burn players 60 oyer to meet the
Washington Country Club men.
Two weeks ago Bannockburn
players entertained the Columbia
men. headed by Chris Dunphy and
Albert r. Mackenzie. The home tall
ent won a 10 TO victory.
Washington players went over the
Chvy Chase course with the home
members, and receivd an IL to s St
back. The, winners Of q fortnight
ago happen to be the visiting teams
tomorrow, the losers being on their
own courses.
1t Is expected that Chevy Chase
players will put up stiff opposition.
Washington players on their new
course, which is most unfamiliar ut
present to the Bannockburn men, are
expected to make stubborn defense
of the Virginia heights.
The ENGAGEMENTS are expected to
bring out large galleries. The first
meetings between the clubs found
a healthy interest In the matches.
With inter-club play and monthly
club matches under way the courses
win be well populated.
In New York today Jesse Gull
ford, national amateur champion,
and Francis Ouimet, former national
amateur and open champion, are
meeting J. II. Taylor and Sandy
Herd over the Arcola course. The
anna eur.professional engagement IL
expected to furnish some OF the best
play around Gotham OF the week.
last week Chick Evans got
revenge at Midlothian by defeating
Jesse Guilford 3 and 2. A year ago
in the national amateur champion.
ship Evans was forced to take a
hack seat when Guilford defeated
him at st. Louis: Incidentally
Evans celebrated his thirty-second
birthday.
The Town and Country Club an
nounces a tournament for the latter
part of the month. The Georgia
Avenue Club is expecting to vacatc
its present site in favor Of the
new club out on the old Peters
farm before fall. The course there
is reported in excellent shape.
The "vegetative process" for
growing grass for golf greens APP.
pears to be the latest and most
successful method Of producing the
most acceptable grass. Expert
ments have been going on here
for some time in so.called grass
nurseries"
William Prendable defeated l.. A.
Sanford in the first sixteen in the
Public Park tournament on Thurs
DAY. PrenoaDle now LOOKS IKE inc
winner of the Post cup, although
Charles through his victory over
DR.. b. S. Taylor looks quite for.
midable.
Gene Sarazen, national open
champion, Is having quite q time
in getting matches. Sarasen II
finding that the tours OF Hagen
and KirlIwoOd, Herd and Taylor,
and Duncan and Mitchell are In.
terfering with his prospects.
Sarazen and Black might do well
to team up for a tour.
The prospect OF Guilford, Ouin1et,
Evans, Zones, Wright, Sweetser and
Kneppersfor the American amateur
team to oppose the British In the
coming Walker Cup play on Long
Island, on August 30. looks almost
like set.up which cannot be helped.
i've read all about golf recently
from every expert writing for the
papers" said a novice on the public
course recently. In confiding to a
player in his foursome. i've tried