The Washington times., 1923-03-11

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projects. Burning Tree, most
carefully worked out proposition,
viii be q costly proposition and
one designed to take IN most per.
feet III goIfing details.
Bannockburn Club is spending
s thousands OF dollars extending Its
course, A new course Is beng
made OF the Washington Coli and
Country Club layout. There Is q
Beaver Dam contingent.
Chevy Chase Is taking up tina
work left Off last fall. Various
other courses including the public
park links in Rock Creek Park and
in Potomac Park are coming in for
considerable outlay Of money.
Taken all in all, there is q vast
outlay being distributed over the
nearby country for the rapidly
growing interest Of golf and it, in
tSrests.
There is going to be considerable
discussion relative 70 the competi-
ton Tor the Mackenzie cup fer jun
4ors. III view of the fact that three
Of our champions IN this country
are barely beyond the age OF
twenfy-one. It would seem unreason-
able to put the age limit as under
twonty.one for the District lads.
Boys under eighteen might more
/ properly be referred to as Juniors.
The hope that real spring weather.
VIII set in in few days is nor
without the bounds OF expectation.
Sporting goods stores report q
heavy sale Of. golfing equipment Of
III sorts. Now Is the time to get
q line on the best there lis in the
wealth Of clubs, bags and the like
The selection Of the ten golfers
20 represent New York in the ma
kfcnaI municipal championship tour
nament will be made as result
Of q tournament to be held under
the auspices 0f the New York NUM-
CipaI Golf Association, June 4, and
s. ct Van Courtlandt. The ten lead
ers IN the Qualifying round on the:
first day win be the chosen ones.
Washington will probably hold q
similar affair to nominate its quota
somewhat previous to the date IT
June 25s when the tournament gets
under way here.
IN replying to the protest Of Jack
Maclkie, acting secretary Of the Pro-
1essionaI Golfers Association, on
the decision to hold an open cham
pionehip July 8 to 13 at Inwood,s
instead OF adopting the plan OF
East and West sectional qualifying
rounds as suggested BY the pro-
fessionals. Robert al. Gardner,
chairman Of the committee on the
selection Or courses of the u. s.
g. A., declares no time would be
saved by sectional tourney1. He
says:
MaclEie has to protest about except
for the two week-ends which pos
sibly the InWood Country Club may
have to give up, Il we are not able
to end the championship on FRI
day. as heretofore.
I'm regard to two-cotirSe quail
tying, 1 have played personally in
numerous events Of that kind, and
it Is always an unsatisfactory
method Of qualifying and I believe
every amateur will say the same
thing who has tried it. AS to the
time involved. 1t would take two
days OF practice on each course,
one day to qualify and two days in
the champiOnships or seven days In
al, which Is the same time con-
Gumed by the present method, with
added difficulty Of securing another
course for the whole business
Jack Robertson, a Cleveland pro-
3essionaI, has declared that Ameri-
can golfers are better taught than
the English. SIN the old country"
eaid Robertson, "a starter does not
begin with q course Of instruction,
but goes out and dubs along with
the advice OF his companions, some
OF whom are more proficient than
himself. Then from time to time
he will come to the professional for
advice. But In Great Britain they
start younger than has been the
case In America, and being more
adaptable to the game at the early
age quickly pick up the fine points
.sIf You doubt that a self taught
player may reach the heights, look
n Bobby Jones, Jess Sweetser and
Alexa Stirling, all. Of whom began
pIayinR when youngsters. None Of
them had a regular course Of les
eone. although they had been given
advice by professionals and earn
4 ed by imitation and natural liking
Tor the game. But for the adult
player, lessons plus practice is the
only sure way for a good game"
Although his caddie days and as
ISOLATION with municipal courses
are only a memory now. Charles
Evans, jr.. never hesitates to say
q good word for the public layouts'
likewise the democracy Of the game.
An article by Samuel G. Blythe
which made its appearance in a
magazine a couple of months ago
was responsible for the former ma.
tional champion remarlxing in part
Rg follows:
II am firm believer In the idea
that public courses should be in.
creased in number and the private
ones kept as reasonable In cost az
possible. This does not apply to
men, most Of them past middle age,
who have founded clubs with limit.
ed memberships in order to protect
their small leisure and allow them
TO enjoy II in healthful exercise
II is among them I have found the
most enthusiastic advocates of the
public links and the public links
golfer.
= "But the necessity OF keepina
down expenses does not apply witt
great force to the ordinary country
club founded to meet the needs O,
average players Of average in
comes. It IL a tragedy when 1