Evening star., 1923-03-25

Jim Preston. secretary of the
Washington Newspaper Golf club
who works at engineering the news
paper men around tine Senate press
gallery when Congress is in session
raised the flag early in the afternoon.
signifying that Washington this year
X to entertain the C"c"m of the pub
lie links golfers of the nation. As
ssting Preston in this ceremony was
MISS FRANCS stokes, a WlHSninr mss
who. according to public course golf
avs. plays Il game far the superior of
most of The women at East Potomac
Park. Several score golfers Cherr"f
hsn the bunting. dCnutiEg TIL" award
"f the champions hip to the Capital
was unfurled.
Notwithstanding The handicap Of
had weather through the first halt
nf March. the course has been IN en-
Ce'Ieat condition. nd the d!re"-
tton of Charles Victor. the green
keeper. tWcntE-tiVe n"n We're At Wo'
yesterday putting the tul Shing touch
"S ON some of the greens. Aaha&Fr
I.ot ttfer expects T" have the ne" nine
holes open by mid-Aprii-
\ new starting ~yS EN- VIII 10" 'n-
augurated in Il few days. w the
starters; stand located n""" the Ntid
house. No players &c Dt those ready
10 tee off will he allow cl on the first
tee
Greens ou the rracticr course in
" as: Potomac Park are be in= COM
pieted and new tees built The I'M,
Irovements on tne c0u' which vii
make it about 100 yards longer. Will
be completed this week.
Major impr"> >emcnts on the grounds
about the clubhouse OF me ash-
ington Golf and Country club ar"
planned by committee headed ~
4 q. Rice secretary Of ihr rlu".
The space now occupied by ;i@
tennis courts VIII he turned INTO ",
nine-hole practice putting 'o.:s~. ''h"
four tennis courts viii he built across
The road Additional parkins spa' G
Tor automobiles W'!l be provided
across the road. aud the present
driveway VIII be narrow ed and CON
crete Sidewalks erected IN *u,tttion
the grounds VIII he planted with
several kinds Of snuhherN and small
trees. the intention being 10 r"Inpie,"
the work about The time tne new
course is ready for PLAY. Thr Wor!.
will begin within few da&S.
chairman McClenahan Of the green's
committee of the club has been In
communication with Tuomey and
Flynn. the course architects in charge
of reconstruction. during the past
week Work on the coursr y Il! he
gin again about April l. when 'he
new end. 9th and 18Th greens viii
he built. bunkers completed and
seeded and tees finished. While the
entire course may not be in HS" until
late summer or fall. the Greens com
rnittee feels Sure that hE far the
greater portion of the course viii
be In use during the sunn;ue".
DIR. McClenahan aunUunC@'l The ap
pointment Of Martin L. West IS
chairman of the golf committee I"
be in charge of tournaments, handl-
caps. etc. West Will announce the
personnel of his committee later.
Several members of Columbia are
leaving Washington this week for
Pinehurst, y. c. to play in the anna
teur- professional event on Tuesday.
and possibly to compete in the north
and south amateur. which starts a
week from Wednesday. Fred Mcleod
of Columbia and Leo piegel Will both
compete in the north and south open,
which starts Friday. W. w. Rapley
of Columbia left Washington for the
south today. and Guy NJ Standifer and
A. r. Mackenzie are planning TO go
later.
Joe kirkwood, the Australian golf
wizard, who is perhaps better known
for his trick shots than for straight
away golf, appears about 10 come into
his own as Il tournament competitor
Kirkwood Won the California open,
and a few minor events of the south
west. and now iS playing grand golf
in the south.
Followers of the British tourna-
ments last year comparing scores i'll
the major events, found that Kirk
woods total scores were strokes bet
ter than his competitors. although he
failed TO win major event.
Members of the board of governors
Of the Argyle Country Club have been
unofficially informed by the purchaser
of the property on which the course
is located, that in all probability the
organization will be able 10 use the
major portion of the links this year.