Evening star., 1925-04-12


OF course, it will work it's hard
ships. Doubtless some players, who
very much desire to compete in the
Chevy Chase event, Will be left out
by the fixing of the handicap limit
at IA Chevy Chase itself would
like to have these men compete, but,
in the interest of a better tourna-
-ment and a more enjoyable tourna-
ment, a step has been taken which
will work ont to the best interests
of the game hereabouts.
Chairman Thompson of the golf
committee and members of his COM
.mittee considered the situation it
great length before making a, de-
cision. There was some talk of
other proposals would set the limit
at 16 or Is. The 12limit was
thought too low, while the higher
limits would let in many men who
ordinarily would not have chance
to qualify in the four flights listed
for the tournament.
Many men who would not break
100 under the rigorous conditions Of
medal play from the back tees would
come in under the higher limits, and
it has always been the fact that the
highest score to qualify in Chevy
Chase event. has been in the neigh
; borhood of 94.
Many things were considered in
making the decision. There was the
. point of possible complaint about
making the tournament an exclusive
matter That could be dismissed
without thought, for Chevy Chase
has never intended it's tournament to
be one of that nature. The club has
welcomed it's guests and wanted them
In enjoy themselves. Any talk OF
exclusiveness is far off the point.
But The limit of Il does not apply
to members of the club and mere
again might arise the point that
chevy Chase will furnish the bulk
of the quaIifiers and many OF the
prize winners Chairman Thompson
comes back with the statement,
eighteen Chevy Chase players quail
flied last year in a, field of ESQ and
out of 81 to qualify" So that claim
can be discounted.
And Chevy Chase is going ahead
satisfied it has done the right thing
That it has taken long step Tor
ward is the view of many OF the lead
ers in golf circles in Washington
step that has ample precedent, for
leading clubs in other cities have
found it impossible to hold open golf
tournaments without limiting the en-
try lists in some way.
Washington, which ordinarily has
an entry list of something just under
2OO. against the list of 250 attributed
yearly to Chevy Chase, viii do moth
ing at present to limit the entry list
for the tournament to be held May
4 I s and Q. according to Chairman
Paxton of the golf committee. The
other clubs have not announced wha
they will do in regard to cutting
down the entry list in their tourna-
= ments.
one of the old golf landmarks about
the city seems doomed to go before
athe year is out KFkside Golf Club,
which occupies the old layout of Ban
-nockburn, over which may a cham
pionshfp was held before Bannock-
burn gave up the property in 1913,
has been served with legal notice that
ssthe property may be taken over at
4any time by the real estate company
owning it. This does not mean, ac-
scording to President H. L. Bisselle,
that the club will haze to vacate the
property Immediately, but means that
at any time during the Summer the
lard company may ask the club to
move.
Washington Golf and Country Clubs
announced intention to procure two
of the leading woman golfers of the
country in the persons of Misses
Edith Cummings and Glenna Collett
TO appear in an exhibition match dur
ing the Summer assures one of the
most interesting exhibition matches
ever held near this city and one which
is quite unusual. Neither of the WON
IAN stars has ever appeared about
Washington. Their best ball prob
ably will be conceded a half stroke a
: hole against the best ball of. Ton
) Armour and Walter Hagen, profes-
sionaI golfers, who will oppose them
The old discussion as to which is
the proper way for a long driver to
play the seventeenth hole at Washing
. ton Golf and Country. Club is on agar
: in full blast. Last Sunday Afternoon
:. when the exhibition match at the cful
: was drawing to a close three of the
players, Tom Armour, John Farrell
and Roland r. Mackenzie, elected tC
take the long way over. the trees
while Dave Thomson satisfied himsel,
with the short way, playing niblicl
shot across the ditch. 49,
only one of the three driyeTs, all o