Evening star., 1924-08-10

amateur partners from their own, c
sionals will play in best ball match
After the tournament the profess
sionals Will get together to talk
over the matter of formation of
Middle Atlantic professional golfers
association to have charge of pro
tournaments in this section Pros
about Washington and in Virginia
are enthusiastic for organization of
governing body for professional
golf in this vicinity.
The District of Columbia probably
will have a half dozen amateur golf
ers representing it in the champion
ship to start at the Merton Cricket
Club, Haverford, Pa. September 20.
c. J. Dunphy and Guy NJ. Standifer
of Columbia already are eligible. In
addition the United States Golf Asso-
entries of Roland r. Mackenzie, win
ner of two tournaments hereabouts
this year; his father, Albert r. Mac
kenzie, last years Middle Atlantic
champion; George ]. Voigt, the Dis
trict municinal links title holder, and
r. Cliff McKimmie of Bannock burn,
Middle Atlantic champion.
Their names are now under consid-
Grafton by the eligibility committee
OF the association and they will be
notified at least week before the
tournament opens as to whether they
may play in the blue ribbon event
All four of these golfers are good
enough to play in the championship.
although it is unlikely that any of
the quartet Will go faS. The records
show a golfer. from the District has
not qualified in the amateur cham
pionship for more than a decade
All OF these golfers competed in
four-ball match at Bannockburn last
Wednesday-a challenge affair in
which Eoigt and McKimmie defeated
Ihe Mackenzies. To be fair test.
however, the match should be played
over neutral course for Bannock--
burn requires good deal of know
ing.
D;m7nutive Fred Mcleod, the small
est man who ever won the open
championship of the United States,
connived with the representative of
well known motor car at Columbia
the other day i'm demonstrating that
notometer. Fred mounted upon the
mood or the car. resting his 120
pounds on the paint, Che has gotten
heavier since he won the open at
Myopia good many years ago) and
found that he couldn't maintain his
balance on the slippery surface So
he got rubber mat and laid 1t across
the hood. Difficulties were increased
when 1t was found that a proper tee
could not be made of sand. when one
of the automobile gents had bright
idea. He teed the ball upon a piece
OF chewing gum on top of the moto-
meter, and with one man holding
down each side of the mat Fred
leaned on the golf ball, sending 1t 200
yards down the eighteenth fairway.
Mcleod is not No long from the tee
as his large assistant. Darcy Banna-
gan, but II we wished an accurate
and straight tee shot we would put
our. money on the midget. Darcy,
however. has improved his game many
strokes since those trying days in
July, 1921, when he made a grand at
tempt to qualify for the national
on the golf course and takes no long
odds from Mcleod.
Argyle Country Club golfers will
act as hosts next week to the Manor
Club team in a return engagement.
The first match, played a few days
ago at Manor, resulted in draw.
John Duncan Tucker. more famil-
iarly known to Rock Greek. players
as Jack, took charge at the Manor
Club today, succeeding Mel Shorey,
whose resignation became effective.
where he left off two years ago.
Tucker has been on Long Island for
the last few weeks on course con-
struction work.
Three members of the, greens. sec
tien of the United States Golf Asso-
ciation-Prof. c.. V. Piper, chairman
39r. r. A. Oakley and DR.. Walter S.
Harban--vvisfted the Burning Tree
course last Friday and inspected the
greens. Burning Trees greens. al
though but two years old. have held
up remarkably we'll during the hot
weather, as have those of the other
courses fAereabouts- Greens keepers
about Washington. aided by the
greens section, appear to have con-
Quered the brown = patch. which
raised havoc three or four years ago.
Their methods include liberal doses
OF bordeaux mixture and setting the
teeth of the green mower little
is permitted to grow. This makes the