The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25
PUBLIC PARK
PLAYERS WANT
TO ORGANIZE
Responsible Body May Be
Formed Shortly II individuals
Follow Plan to Cooperate.
By BRYAN MORSE.

In UBLIC park golfers in Wash
ington are trying to find ex
preston in an organization
which VIII lend its aid to furthering
the Dig national public park tourna,
nent to be held here in June. More
han this, the golfers are seeking to
improve the standard and morale,
{ you Ike, Of the player who uses
ne courses. There are q number
pf persons who have signified their
intention OF joining q club which
might be headed by some RESPONSE.
bic persons who would sort Of tee
The project off, as IL were.
To this end the matter has been
taken up with those who have the
ultimate say in public park doings.
There Is q strong likelihood that
some sort OF organization viii be
Horned In East Potomac Park.
Many reasons have been advanced
Tor q body which would insist upon
the rules OF the game and would
things that are demanded on club
courses.
SAID NASTY THINGS.
The charge was made in a, recent
meeting OF the District Golf Asso-
citation that players entered from
the public park courses last year
were guilty OF about all the wrongs
that could be charged. even to run.
ming mp bills and failing to pay
them.
In addition it was forcefuIly point.
ed out that the public park play
ers. not all of them in the tour.
neyss were grossly ignorant of the
rules and. to put it mildly, had
gotten away with murder
The office OF public buildings
and grounds is tolerant toward the
right kind of an Organization of
responsible persons. It appears as
though Washingtonss public park
players would have to have one or
two qualifying tournaments to
qualify players for entrance in the
big affair later on. It is peculiar
that such a tournament would
have to be played for public park
men who having no organization.
would be forced to compete with
the probability of the very men
running the affair who recently
threw them out of the District or
ganization.
ROOM FOR CLUB.
There Is room for public park
organization. The District Golf
Association would be only too glad
90 take In such responsible or
ganization and would be willing to
admit players who were properly
accredited from such an organiza-
|tion.
The matter may come up in the
shape Of an announcement Of some
sort IN the near future. Many m
dividuals have expressed willing
ness to Join an organization.
Newspaper dispatches fail to es-
tablish whether Joe Kifkwood Is
doing his trick stuff these days.
Kirlkwood, who was seriously consid-
ering an offer from Tom Moore to go
20 Indian Spring something more
than a year ago, told the writer that
he Intended to give up his trick shoot
ing.
KIrkwood's record the past winter
has been phenomenal. Three firsts
and a second have fallen to the lot
OF the Antipodean. Talk of Hagen.
Sarazen, Barnes, Hutchison as great
players and Kirkwood must not be
overlooked. The youngster from the
other side Of the world has a better
average in tournaments during the
past two years than any OF the
others.
Practically all golf courses here
abOuts win be In operation within
the next ten days. Extensive alter
atoms have been made on practically
I'll courses save Kirkside, Columbia
and Indian Spring. Even the public
park courses have been changed ma
terially.
With a year Of seasoning the Indian
Spring course will be in fine condi-
ton. Chevy Chase will have gotten
well over the extensive alterations
made year ago. Washington is still
IN the throes Of q, reconstruction pc
Rod.