Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18
BEST RICHMOND
GOLFERS ENTER
Veterans and Youngsters to
Compete for Trophies
and. Title.
COMMITTEE 4 TO MEET
J, Pairings Will Be Published
in imea-Dispatch Tues.
day Morning. =
COMMITTEE TO MEET


Competition for Richmond's anna
teur golf championship VIII be e in
4 next Thursday morning on the links
OF the Country Club OF Virginia when
sl25 local golfers will tee-ofY In the
qualifying round of tournament
which will last three days. The last
was received shortly befors
midnight last night when J. 3,
swartwout called UP and announced
that he desired TO compete for the
title and the trophies donated by
The Times-Dispatch TO the winner
ana runner-up In the first flight.
Frizes In the other flights Will be
given by the four clubs OF Rich
mond. Country Club Of Virginia
Aermitaga Country Club. Lakeside
Country Club. and Seven Pines coun-
try Club.
With tho last entry received ali
that now remains 10 be done In for
the committee to begin pairing the
EaT5 for the qualifying round,
which will get started bright and
early Thursday morning. A meeting
OF tho committee. which consist, OF
Douglass Call. chairman. and repre-.
senting the Country Club of viz
ginia; Carl Whitaker, Hermitage
(. country Club; Percy Straus. Lake
side Country Club. and Siias New
ton. Seven Pines Country Club, as
Z sisted by tho sporting editor OF The
Iimes-pispatch. will be held at The
Tines-Dispatch Building tomorrow
afternoon ut Z o'clock.
Is Twen'y-Thr-e Enter Last Day.
The closing day of the tournament
. resulted In twenty three new names
bang added to the list. danyS of
VI
Until few minutes. before the time
for the list TO close. a. T.. Hawss.
one OF the most experienced golfers
saof Richmond. called tup and an
nounced that he wished To compete
In the tournament. when informed
that he was the l1ath TO enter he
replied. Never mind, watch me next
Saturday. will be No. II
I, In receiving 1875 entries tho COM
tmittee Is we'll pleased with the num-
Der and also tho caiiber OF golfers
entered. glance through tho list
OF names. which appears elsewhere
on this page, shows that the best
golflng talentSIn Richmond will COM
pete for the trophies and the city
championship, The list Includes
experience on the links, and bud
ding players who are out to show
their more experienced opponents
Just how the game should be played.
When the qualifying round is com
pieted. and II Is hoped that this Will
be accomplished Thursday. as we'll
well as the matches In the first round
OF match play. tho forty-eight
players having the best scores will
be divided into three flights. Those
In the championship flight will PLAY
FOR The Times Dispa tch trophies and
the others the trophies donated by
the clubs. The qualifying round Will
be eighteen holes medal play. A
trophy will he awarded the player
having the best score IN the quality
Ing round.
q with the list as largo as Il liz II
VIII be necessary for the golfers to
make an early start THURSDAY morn.
Ing IN order that the arst round 80
match play can be completed that
afternoon. Many already have an
fnounced that they will play before
going to their business. Several
members OF the Lakeside Country
Cub have stated that they Will ba
on the links as early as $40. willis
Others have announced that they ara
going to get started one hour later
Plan Sc Holes for Finals.
s Plans of the committee at present
are 10 play eighteen holes in In.
first. second and semi
ihnal rounds. and thirty-six holes In
: the ihnals. II 1t will be Impossible
10 complete the qualifying and frat
round Thursday the, matches will 90
over until the next Gay. This Will
sneeessitate cutting the final round
TO eighteen holes, whichtis lust what
the committee does not wish 70 do
Rules OF the United states GoIf
association Will govern the pIay for
.ne amateur 1 championship OF Rich
as, where these rules do not con-
n ,i with the local rules. There 10
Htlie dlnerence between the local
+ and those of the u. a "A
u s, OF the differences emphasized nv
me committee is that on n BAN ont
o.. MOUNDS loss of distance only is
suieren oy the golfer. In alli match
p,a ROUNDS st;mies must be
In the toi,rn,
requested to be onshand promntiv1tei
play their matches ana rannrt =. -
Caddie Master Hill, who VIII 80. 80
each pair. The list of pair,n, !, '..s,,,
he published In The Time D1sn ny ~
next Tuesday morning. > zen a
Tne following tentative proprsn
ranged: ,s'''1A ar =. :
i, Thursday {, a. M.-QnalifyIng round
teishteen holes medal play. p. NJ ~
LIST lr round of match play. eighteen
Friday A. M.-ssecond round 1. ~,
match play eighteen holes. ali fiirbts
ana firss match play defeated eightss
go minnaIs, eighteen fiol es, ali
z i = 81 IT'S, ana defeated sights,
ehampionship flight, tfiirty-siyI y a LEE -
oshers nights and defeatedi eight. \ -
81. ao z 4, e 2 A:soeiat ion Result..