Evening star., 1923-04-01

The new professional is glad to be
at the public course. ne said last
night. believing that the leading golf
ers of the future Will be products of
, the public links. He is anxious to
| see the golfers of the local course
make a good showing in the national
| public links tournament in June, and
Will make every effort to better the
game of the municipal course players.
Golf is the game of the country
for the individual to play. Every
! body Is taking II up. and / want to
! give my best efforts to improving the
game of the public links players" he
said
Ryan came to the Town and Coun-
try Club from the Meriden Country
Club. at Meriden. Conn. He went over
the public course yesterday and was
gratified at the many improvements
that have been made. The new start
er's stand goes up next week near the
clubhouse.
Construction work on the course Of
the Washington Golf and Country
Club. interrupted by winter will be-
gin in real earnest this week. Three
green's yet remain to be completed.
along with several tees. and II is
hoped that by planting these greens
by the vegetative process they may
he put in condition for play by July.
Certainly. if it is humanity possible,
they will be in shape, according to
the course constructor in charge.
jack Neville Of San Francisco. whom
Chick Evans has declared is one of
the leading golfers of the United
States. has been in Washington for
the past two days. playing at C6lum-
hia with Guy NJ. Standifer, former
attempted to play really serious golf,
hut has had a score of Is at Colum-
bia.
Neville is. TO the writer's personal
knowledge. one of the leading players
of the west. although he is hardly of
the class of Sweetser. Jones or Evans.
He is so very near the top flight In
golfing quality that 1t would not be at
all surprising. II he plays in the anna
teur this year at Chicago: to see him
do something big. Neville very sell
dom comes east to play in tourna-
ments but he has made a remarkable
record on the Pacific coast. where he
has held practically all the titles.
Neville and Standifer left Washing
ton last night for Pinehurst. where
they will play in the North and South
amateur championship. to be played
at Pinehurst this week.
Fred Mcleod, professional at CO.
lumbia Is expected back in Washing
ton today after a stay in the south
extending over three months. Ac-
cordinG to letters written to Reds"
Bannigan. assistant pro at Columbia,
the popular professional has had
stomach trouble during the last two
weeks, which may account for his in
different showing in Journeys in the
south
Roland Mackenzie. nineteen-year-
old son of Albert r. Mackenzie, the
golf champion OF the Columbia Coun-
try Club. appears to be travelling in
the footsteps OF his father. and should
develop into one of the leading play
ers of Washington If his game con-
tinues to improve as 1t has in the past
two years.
Young Mackenzie. playing in a
match last Tuesday at Columbia, shot
n 74-35 out and SO back. This score
indicates the youngsters possibilities,
and leads to d forecast that he may
be large factor in the District ju-
nior championship.
Huntington Frailey, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles ]. Frailey of Chevy
Chase, is another youth who is rap
idly coming to the front as a golfer
of promise. Frailey drives as long a
ball as any youngster around the city,
and all in all plays @ sound game. He
will become fine golfer when he
steadies down.
The new third green at Columbia
now is in use, after having been
closed for several months to allow
the ground to settle and the grass to
get a good start. The green is built
something like the fifteenth. and
makes necessary a more accurate
pitch than has heretofore been the
case at this hole.
Traps at the right of the eleventh
hole at Columbia are being widened
and decreased in number from five to
three.
Special care is being taken of the
new third green at Chevy Chase in
order to put It into first-class condi-
tion for the spring tournament early
in May. The grass on the green has