Evening star., 1924-01-05

AT this time of the year the ma
5ority of American courses are badly
baked and the result has been that
the conditions under which the Amer
lean championships have been played
have been poor.
Little or no heed, however. was paid
to the wishes of the American golfers
by the British, who this year went
ahead and fixed their championship
dates even later than usual, June &c
and ~ being decided on for the event
which will be played at Hoylake.
The shifting of the American date
up one month will enable the Amer
lean pros to compete in their own
national event and make the journey
TO England in time for the British
championship.
disturbing to the plans of some of tho
wayfarers who had planned their trip
to England early enough to give them
plenty of time for practice in advance
of the British championship. The
mum ber of those so affected. however,
is so slight as to be more than offset
by the improved conditions that will
be met through the holding of the
championship in June.
Suggests Title Courses.
Golfers looked into the future to-
day and saw four model courses, one
in the east. one in the middle west.
r. third in the far west and the other
in the south, upon which national
championship tournaments would be
played. The courses would be pub
lie and seIf-supporting and clubs
planning to build private links would
come from far and wide to see and
pattern their swards after them.
This vision was outlined by Findlay
Douglas. president of the Metropoli-
tan Golf Association. who welcomed
members of the greens section of
the L. S G.. A. yesterday.
That such n nlan for public courses
is not visionary, said Douglas. Is
shown by the fact that 1t is becom-
ing more and more difficult to get
private clubs TO offer their courses
damage done and because of the OBJ
jections made by members who are
thus deprived of their playing priv
ilege for a week.
In his address of welcome, J. F.
Byers, president OF the Z. S. G. A..
praised the unselfish services of three
professors Of the Department of Agri-
culture, who have edited the Golf Bull
1etin, made hundreds of inspections of
golf courses solved many problems
men who have greatly assisted
the golfers, said Byers, are c. v.
Piper, r. \. Oakley and Lyman Car
rier.
Speaking on THE Eegetative
Planting of Putting Greens" Carrier.
the biggest problem was in getting
turf that would stand lot Of punish
ment. He told the golfers the best
way of planting new turf and how
both new and old turf should be
cared for to get the best results.
He advised all the clubs to have a
turf bed Of creeping bent and to
use the clippings to plant again in
other places. He described the in
termingling of creeping bent and red
top turf and told of many expert
ments now being made by his DEPART
ment.
DIR. Harlan to Speak.
DR.. Walter S Harlan of Washing
ton will speak before the United
States Golf Association today. Sub
jects expected to come up for dis
cussion include the much rumored
amalgamation of the L. >. q. \. with
the Western Golf Association, rulings
on the size and weight of the ball,
and possibly q retraction or modffica-
ton of the rule barring the use Of
punched or ribbed clubs. Then. too,
il was pointed out. there scarcely
could be golf meeting without some
talk of the stymie.
Election of officers also will occupy
the delegates attention today. The
ticket is headed by the following:
For president, Wynant D. Wander.
pool, Morris county c. c.; vice pres
idents, Robert A. Gardner, Onwentsia
oakmont Country Club; secretary.
Cornelius S. Lee, Tuxedo G. c.; treas
urer. Edward 8. Moore, National Golf
Links.