Evening star., 1923-07-22

The match this afternoon VIII be
the first in which the Indian Spring
club has met the Washington Golf
and Country Club. The former club
was not represented in the interclub
matches last year, in which Columbia
was returned the victor as a result
OF the final match played with the
Chevy Chase Club.
Efforts are being made by the
officers of the District Professional
Golfers Association to stage an
amateur professional best ball match
play against par event, to be held
over the course Of the Indian Spring
Golf Club a week from tomorrow.
Final decision in the matter rests
with Fred Mcleod of Columbia, who
Is president of the association The
an amateur-profession best ball
medal play event, held at Columbia
three weeks ago--was an unqualified
success and many more interesting
Journeys are looked forward to.
Galleries watching the matches in
the national open championship at
the 1nwood Country Club week ago,
contrary to the views expressed in
some quarters. were not unruly nor
did they seriously interfere with the
progress of the matches. The spec
tators were well managed, and prob
ably showed as much knowledge of
the courtesies of the game as any
large group of golfing onlookers ever
men found. however that no pro-
vision had been made to put them
in front of the galleries other than
furnishing, them with press badges,
and possibly some criticism arose
from this source
Inwood itself. as a test of golf.
had the most enthusiastic praise from
the players in the event. They all
agreed that as a testing course it
Eas Es ne the equal nnil OF ,a any in this coun-
the penalty for a bold shot was
sometimes too severe. Traps and
heavy ground in back of the greens
oVerpenalized shot, on the pin
but little strong, while the player
who was short found himself lying
better than the bold player who went
for the hole.
Bobby Jones' victory in the open
struck popular chord in the hearts
or golfers generally throughout the
country. The southern lad, known
as the equal of any amateur golfer
for several years, has been striving
to annex major title for a space
or seven years. but not until this
year did he break through.
His victory at twenty-one wears of
age parallels that of Francis Ouimet,
who won the open at Brookline when
: ne was twenty. Ouimet practically
!. was unknown when he won, and
leaped to fame overnight, while
Jones name is a byword wherever
golf Is played.
Martin II. West, chairman of the
golf committee of the Washington
Golf and Country Club, had an odd
experience yesterday afternoon while
playing match in the July tourna-
ment of the club with X. S. McHugh
West was up and to go
on McHugh. He laid his ball at the
sixteenth directly in line with Nc
Hugh's ball on the lip of the cup,
and without thinking knocked his
own ball into the hole. This auto
matically gave McHugh the hole, and
so unnerved West that he lost the
next two and the match.
Fred Mcleod OF Columbia is plan
ming to play in the Philadelphia open
championship to be held at Pine
Valley this week. A big purse has
been put UP.
About ten players ffom Washington
clubs will compete in the golf tourna-
ment of the Maryland Country Club.
to be held over the course off Park
Heights avenue in Baltimore. begin
ming Thursday. Big Bill' Hall.
chairman of the tournament COM
mittee and a golfer we'll known to
Washington players. promises a good
Cine for all who make the trip. A.
w. Howard. @. T. Howard. J. Holt
Wright, II. A. Linn and C. A. Baker
of tho WaahlngtoU= Golf and Country