The Washington times., 1922-06-28
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BY BRYAN MORSE.

t BY BRYAN MORSE.
They do things on a grand
scale at Columbia. The national
open last summer brought the at
tention of the golfing world to
the now famous club and organi-
zation. There was q fly in the
ointment as the "brown patch"
msrred the putting to q consider
able extent. Everything else was
perfect at the national open. Not
satisfied, however, Columbia, still
on the grand scale idea, invited
the professionals this spring to
come up from Pinehurst to play
for large purse.
Columbia wanted the professionals
to leave the course with the correct
idea Of just what kind OF putting
greens they really had out there.
The pros went away convinced that
Columbia was a great course.
Comes now. as the regular writers
put II. another grand scale scheme.
Columbia proposes. although II
hasn't been noised about to any
great extent. to match Abe Mitchell,
George Duncan, Alec Herd and j. II.
professionals, against Walter Hagen,
Jim Barnes, Jock Hutchison. snd
Freddy Mcleod. four OF Americas
leading pros.
Taylor and Herd have already
planned to come over, and II 10
thought that sufficient inducement
can be offered Mitchell and Duncan
to make the grade.
Such a match this summer or fall
would be about the biggest thing
ever attempted in golf history In
America. But 1t takes Columbia to
do just that little thing.
President Harding has been in.
vited to attend q Homecoming cele-
bration In honor OF, Walter Hagen,
British open golf champion. at the
Westchester Biltmore Club, at Rye,
N. Y. Hagen Is an honorary mem.
Der OF the club and II on the ocean
returning with Hutchison, Barnes
and kirixwood. Grantland Rice,
winner Of the recent Newspaper
Golf Club prize I'm the intercify
tournament I'm New York, In chair.
man OF the reception committee.
4. d. ". Barr. of the Washington
Golf and Country Club, In starting
something tonight at his residence.
1647 Hobart street northwest. when
he entertains the members OF the
golf and green committees OF the
Columbia, Chevy Chase and Ban.
nockburn clubs with the proposition
of a series of interclub matches.
Washington and Bannockburn have
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ing engagements during the past four
years. The idea Is now being put
| through in tennis in the Washing.
ton Tennis Association matches.
with Chevy, Chase, Dumharton and
Columbia participating.
Each year the winning tennis team
] meets Baltimore in an inter-city en-.
sagcment.
Washington golf courses have
been pretty well baked out during
the past ten days. The green's are
going the monthly tournaments
have been played with unusual In
terest. Not In the past ten years
have the monthly matches involved
such Q great number Of contest
ants.
Freddy Mcleod. Of Columbia. who
goes to Skol<ie next week for the
national open. has been scoring In
the low seventies for some time now
and Is at the top of his fortn.
Mcleod narrowly missed 50 on
Sunday. His cards have been con-
sistently around II and ~ for the
past three weeks.
chris ]. Dunphy, the woodland
golfer, who was runner-up to Miller
B. Stevenson in the Wardmann
trophy competition at Columbia re-
around rs.
The Massachusetts, State cham
pionship tournament with Jesse
Guilford. amateur open champion.
and Francis Ouimet. former cham
plin, playing. claims attention this
week. Guilford clashed with Ouimet
last year and won. He was also
winner in 1916.
Ouimet is the only player who
has taken the title four years. as
he won II in 1913, 1914. 1915 and
1919. Guilford was beaten by Regi.
nald NJ. Lewis last week and has
been playing unusually well. Little
has been heard Of Ouimet recently.
Rudy ID. Knepper. of Prince
ton, Is slated 10 step into the
shoes vacated by j. Simpson
Dean, Of Princeton. In the inter.
collegiate golf championship tour
nament starting this week. Knep-
per forced Chick Evans 10, the
limit In the Western amateur
championship last year.
Knepper falls not far behind
Dean In links stature, for he has
been a dominant figure In Iowa
| golf for several years. although
closely pressed by Robert Mckee,
Of Drake University. In 1890 ana
1921 Knepper won the Iowa title.
In 1890 he won also the interstate
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