Evening star., 1925-08-02

They expect to hold an early meet
ing at which time the place and date
for staging the event Will be named.
That 1t will be held at club about
Washington is practically certainty,
and the probability Is that 1t will be
staged at the Columbia, provided the
club offers its course.
The last local professional event
held about Washington was the Dis
trict open championship, won by Leo
Diegel at Columbia.
Professionals at Norfolk. Baltimore,
Richmond, Lynchburg, Frederick.
Roanoke and other places in Mary
land and Virginia have signified their
willingness to enter into project
for an open championship. They are
now nearly ready to stage it.
The pros will attempt to set their
dates for the proposed championship
near the time for the qualifying
round for the Professional Golfers
Association tourney. which will pe
held at Chicago this year. Three
pros from this section are eligible
Last year Fred Mcleod, Leo Diegel
and Bob Barnett qualified, although
the last named did not play.
Washington Golf and Country Club
Is preparing to install a 5,000-g gallon
tank in the clubhouse to be drawn
from new well on the area west
of the house.
Miller b. Stevinson, one of the best
golfers about Washington, set an un-
official amateur record for the Colum-
bia Country Club course last week.
Playing with Albert r. Mackenzie and
Austin NJ. Porter. Stevinson was
around in &C., one shot under the 20
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Robert L. Finkenstaedt. Stevinson's
mark represents magnificent golf and
Is exactly the par of the course.
Fred Mcleod, the club pro. has had
several scores of 81 at Columbia, but
So is the best amateur mark.
Roland Mackenzie, due to arrive in
Washington about August 20, will de-
vote a week to serious practice on his
game before going to Pittsburgh to
play in the national amateur cham
pionship at Oakmont. Roland now is
In Colorado on a ranch owned by a
friend of his father and Is not getting
much chance for golf. The amateur
championship starts August 81, with
Is men to qualify for match play
which will decide the championship,
now held by Robert T. Jones, tr., of
Atlanta.
With a score of Sc, eight strokes be-
low par for the course. Martin r.
West leads a field of .three-score COM
petitors in the selected score tourna-
ment being held by the Washington
Golf and Country Club. Vests score
of 81, however, Is only a shot better
! than that of Russell c. Jewell, while
DR.. J. Allan Talbot and c. G. Du-
game have selected cards of GA and
65, respectively. The competition
closes September 80 and a full round
of 18 holes must be played to make a
score legitimate.
Final rounds in the monthly tour
nament of the Washington Club are
to be PLAYED this week. In the first
flight p. w. Galfee has reached the
final by a and 8 victory over Roger
Coombs, while Gordon Stone reached
the ultimate round by a similar win
over r. s. Collins. The third flight finals
lies between J. E. Rice and D. r. Ell
more. Rice defeated Stewart, 8 and
/, while Elmore defeated o. L. Veer.
Nhoff, and /.
Although members of the group of
Washington public links golfers who
will compete in the national public
| links championship at Garden City
/ this week have left the Capital for the
scene of hostilities, they went without
any idea of the personnel Of the Hard
| ing cup team. Four men must be Sc
Iected from the six Washington men
who went to New York to defend the
Harding trophy. which was won last
year. Only one member OF the win
/ ming team of last year-John G.
Shorey-is in the Washington delega-
tion.. The others have all Joined some
club and are therefore ineligible for
public links competition.
The Washington men in New York
are A. L. Houghton, East Potomac
Park champions; j. G. Shorey, municipal
links champion; e. L. Frost. Rock
Creek Park champion: w. A. MCGUIRE,
w. j. Cox and s. p. Parks, all run.
| ners-up in one or the other of the
municipal links Journeys.
The Harding cup competition is
scheduled to be played tomorrow at
Salisbury, Long Island, where the
! championship proper will start Tues.
day The qualifying round was won
last year by Earl McAieer. star south.