Evening star., 1923-08-12

~! " IA put one OF llS strong
est teams in the lists against the
Indian Spring Club team this after
noon. Albert r. Mackenzie, Roland
Mackenzie, NJ. 3. Stevinson. Donald
Woodward and G. p. James are d few
of the top-notch golfers OF the club
who &ill be available for the match.
some of whom have not hitherto been
able 60 play in the interclub series.
what will probably be his last team
match for several years. as he eX-
poets 10 go to sea in few days.
Indian Spring will be represented
headed by Tom Moore. president of
the club; S. R. Speelman and Capt. L.
L. Steele.
The amateur pro match tomorrow
Washington busy playing with the
leading amateur golfers of the city.
In the postponed contest. halted by
rain. Charles Mackall. amateur and
Ralph Beach, professional. led the
field, but their score was thrown out
because of the postponement.
To avoid confusion. the two golf
tournaments to be held this month
and next month for municipal golfers
will be called the East Potomac
Park championship" and the Wash
ington public links championship"
The championship of the East Poto
mac Park course will be played this
month. while the other tourney will
t't- IldNt III StpltUlDtI. contestants
in the latter event are qualifying in
classes now.
Recent changes in the course Of the
RannOckburn Golf Club are meeting
with the heartiest approval OF the
members, who find the course in the
finest condition it has been in for
many years.
The new Beaver Dam Golf Club
will be officially opened for play next
Thursday when scores of Washing
ton players are expected to visit the
course near Landover, Md, to inspect
the project made possible by a small
group of business and professional
men of this city.
But nine holes will be open on
Thursday but the clue hopes later to
stretch It's course to one OF eighteen
holes Temporary greens will he used,
while the regular greens are expected
TO be placed in use about October l.
The American Legion posts in
Washington are planning to send
team of golfers to the annual conven-
tion of the legion in San Francisco in
October to compete in nat national
dierS are seeking places on the
Washington team. Con" Murphy. one
of the public links professionals is
tutoring the men who hope to make
the team
The Nth green at East Potomac
Park, known as the concrete green,
because of its hardness, is to be COM
pieteiy rebuilt this fall. according to
manager Loeffier. The green gets
so hard pitch shot will not hold and
a complete rebuilding job is necessary.
Pnirings for the August tournament
of the Washington Golf and Country
Club. to be played this month-one
match week-haye been announced
by the club. They follow:
First flight-Thos. J. Rice VS.. E w
Freeman, q. f. Truett VS. J. NJ a.
Hull, Henry A. Linn vs.. w. X. Mccall
lum. c. B. Garnett VS.. John L. Power,
Willis VS. p. W Calfee. C. c. Elder VS..
G. w Kirlsley, Mark l.. Thayer VS.. r.
l.. Smoker.
Second fIght-E. l.. Wilson VS..
George H. Dacy. d: r. Elmore VS.. l.
Rice; a. II. oliver VS.. j. T. Burke.
DR.. S. B. Moore vs. j. r. Church, II.
L. Evans vs.. H. MacNamee, p. NJ.
Rixey VS.. {. Halla. DIR. G. d. Kirk
patrick VS.. DR.. S. B. Balm.
Bnnnockburn Golf Club members
now are playing for the Henry-Wil-
lams cup, presented to the CLUB
several years ago by two members of
the Washington base ball club who
were accorded the privileges or the
Bannockburn course.
Local golf clubs paid tribute to
Warren O. MISUNDERSTANDING golfer
of the nation during his lifetime
by closing their courses on Wednes-
day and Friday.
Albert II. Mackenzie and his son,
Roland, have entered the tourney for
the amateur championship of the
United States. to be played at the
Flossmoor Club near Chicago the
second week in September. Applica-
tion also has been made on behalf
of Miller b. STEVENSON of Columbia
for entry into the championship.
These three, with Guy NJ. Standifer
end 9 J. Dunphy the District cham
Iion, will be the men from the Capt.