Evening star., 1925-10-18

ne course was OiCiSd ~ thN "a
man of the golf committee OF the
the scene of the tourney yesterday
committee promises completely rev
davs in advance OF the tournament.
Congressional is going ahead with
plans TO shorten it's golf course by
looping off something over 100 yards
from the lengthy first hole. fhe
course, as it stands, is $500 yards IN
length, and from the back tees Is the
longest layout around washington.
Convinced that hole $50 yards In
length the first at Congressional,
places too great a handicap on a
player not yet warmed up to the
game, the green's committee is plan
ming to build a new green about 490
yards from the present tee, trapping
the green thoroughly and making a
three shot hole out of the present
par six affair. Work on the green Will
be begun this Fall. Other changes are
contemplated on the last nine holes,
although the work already done at
the sixteenth has transformed an or
binary one shot hole into gen-a
hole that demands uherring accuracy
and plenty of backspin on a shot that
would be on the green from the tee.
The sixteenth and seventeenth at
Congressional, as they were played
a pair of the finest holes about the
city.
Three eagles or holes in two under
mar have been recorded on as many
golf courses about Washington during
the week. w. L. Pendergast won the
second extra hole in the final match
for the club championship at Ban
nockburn by securing a on the par
& second hole of the Glen Echo lay
out. Walter r. Tuckerman holed a
pitch shot for 8 on the 49S-yard.
par fifth hole at Congressional, and
Paul ]. Frizzell holed a niblick shot
for a on par thirteenth hole at
Indian Spring.
Indian Spring golfers are qualifying
today for the club championship. Tom
Moore, president of the club, holds
the title.
Golfers of the Town and Country
Club of Washington are hosts today
to the golfers of the Town and Coun-
try CLUB of Philadelphia in a home
and home match.
Roland Mackenzie plays golf about
twice a week at Providence, where he
is attending Brown University, ac-
cording TO letters Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert r. Mackenzie, his parents, have
received from the Middle Atlantic
champion in the last few days. Ro-
land hopes to find time to play in a
tournament or two around Boston in
the Spring.
One of the best golf yarns of the
wear, concerning the itching palm of
burly colored caddie and the gullibil-
ity of two well known golfers came
-
week.
Tho two golfers were guests of an
other man at his club out Bethesda
way. On the particular day OF the &C.
currence caddies happened to be in
great demand at the club, and the
two knights of the niblick were award
ed one caddie--a husky dark lad VINO
carried the two bags with all the ease
and swing Of one of Napoleon's vet
Grams.
While one of the guests was In the
professionals shop the other, warm
ing up on the first tee, was approached
by the caddie want to buy four nice
new balls, mister" the Lad OF color
said. How much" said the golfer,
scenting a bargain.
1.-TWO dollars" the caddie replied.
Sold" And the golfer went his
way, getting four new balls for less
than the price of three.
They played around the course, and
as they were driving home the other
member Of the match, feeling around
in his golf bag, found that he lacked
four new balls which he had before he
left the clubhouse. He mentioned the
fact to his companion, and that gent,
embarrassed, said he had bought four
new balls from their joint caddie.
Mutual embarrassment reigned until
the golfer who found the bargain
gave his partner back two of his own
balls. They agreed that the kings of
high finance had nothing on the cad
die.
The close of the Congressional Coun-
try Club tournament yesterday marks
the ending of the local tournament
season. nothing but club events now
remaining on the schedule. Washing
ton Golf and Country Club ended the
qualifying rounds for its club cham
pionship yesterday. The match play