Evening star., 1923-01-28

az this time. Snow which teil wee
ever since, notwith standing several
been played hereabouts. But local
Weather thus far this winter has b
been taken advantage of by hundred
But few brave souls have persisted
In playing. gathering. no doubt. more
exercise than golf. for real play Is
hardly possible when the outer cloth
ing worn must be so heavy as to bind
the players freedom of stroke, and
the shoes must be designed to keep
out water and sluSh.
1t n Interesting to note that Leo
Diegel. Washington professional. is
maintaining the fine brand of golf at
Palm Beach that he displayed here
last fall. Diegel q few days ago shat
tered Walter Hagen's record for the
Palm Beach course, which had stood
for several years.
There now remain but two vaoan-
oies in professionals shops at local
clubs, although it is not definitely
known whether Dick Beattie will
certain vacancies are at Chevy Chase
and Burning Tree, and probably there
will be no hurry about filling either
post.
Jimmie Crabb Of Danbury. Conn. as
announced. will take up the job as
Club. while Willie Jackson will as
sumo the reins at Indiap Spring.
Meanwhile Wilfred Reid, the former
pro at Indian Spring, is located at st.
Augustine, where Fred Mcleod held
down the pro job few winters ago.
Golf professinnaIism is calling many
OF the younger stars of the game.
George Aulbach, medalist in the pub
lie links tourney held last year at
fo1
word comes from New York that Dick
Walsh. runner-up to Champion Eddie
Held Of st. Louis, is about to step
out of the ranks Of the simon pures
and take the path of tho paid players.
American Eolfdom's governing body,
the United States Golf Association.
solemnly exhorts all golfers to learn
and play up to the rules of the game.
But the u. S. G. A. executive commit
tee--solemn men when called upon to
make an official decision; the kindest
and most genial of souls otherwise
little know wherein these selfsame
rules are shattered and little know
what sins are committed in the sacred
name of rules.
Here is a story from the south that
illustrates In a true manner the wide
spread ignorance of the rules:
A woman golfer in the south lost a
match by the narrowest possible mar
gin. At one hole she took her stance
to putt and found she had a mashie in
her hand instead of putter. She
stepped back and called to the caddie
for a putter. MY hole" said her op-
ponent, "the rules say you cannot
change your club once you have taken
Two oolored caddies almost keeled
over with astonishment as they saw
the other fair golfer pick up her ball
and proceed to the next tee.
New eighth and ninth greens at the
Indian Spring Club are to be in play
during the coming spring, it has been
announced. The seventh hole will he
lengthened to the top of the hill ahead
or the present green, making a new
par f1ve hole Of about 600 yards, while
the eighth tee will be moved opposite
the new seventh green. The new
valley.
The new ninth green, which was
probably Will be in good condition for
play by spring. This hole has beer,
reduced in length from something
over zoo yards to 165. The present
ninth hole will be used as q practice
green.
Bids are being obtained for con-
struction Of new road for entrance
to the clubhouse. This will be the
first construction work to be done
after permanent clubhouse drawings
are in hand. Parking space for 1000
, cars will be made available.
Fairways and approaches to the
greens have been resodded.
Arxyie Country Club was used for
two purposes last Thursday-golf and
coasting, mainly the lattor. While
two a11f nuts trudged over tho links
t6Uy were INST by the wondering eyes
Of aboH& q hundred youths WHO were
enjoying tho much moro seasonabls
sport.
When the pair of linksmen an