The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-02
TIMES: GOLF
TOURNEY
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Banquet for ouaIifiers Plan
ned at ArIington-Win-
r1efs Go to Keith's
By ROSS CoNkLIN

Championship tournament eve
held in this city will be Launched
by the Washington Times in The
third renewal of that classic OF
the links of the East Potomac
Park course.
Plans and preparations for The
event have been going forward
for the past three weeks. No de
tail has been overlooked. AS tht
guests of the Times, all munici
pal players are invited to par
ticipate. No one who can con.
form to- the eligibility rules oi
the United States Golf Associa.
ton is barred. Players from
Rock Greek, East and West Pc.
ton1ac Parks, and all other unat-
tached golfers can and may enter
simply by so stating.
The winner and runner up OF the
tournament will be the official and
recognized champions of the mum.
cipa1 links for the coming year.
They viii supplant George Voigt,
Tioyts a member of Bannockburn
and Bob Brown both CT whom play.
e1sin the municipal championships
last year as guests Of this paper. !.
The entire six sixteenS, in all
nanetyssfx golfers, will be the guests
OF the Times at a golfers dinner
at Sam Steinberger's palatial Airing
ten Hotel Mr. Steinberger has gra-
ciously promised to do. his very best
as host The. small ballroom has
been reserved for the golfers and
tickets to all of the ninety-six who
qualify will be sent to them.
= The Arlington chef has already
begun mapping out plans for o
feed suitable for the occasion.
Choice cows, sheep. hens, and fish
have been picked for the sumptu.
ussrepast. It VIII be a real af-
fair with all the trimmings, and
iAHR0n,k.c0stea ny golfer one cent.
Isn't. that sweet? ~ 5sdt
AN the clubs have a golfers din
ner attending their. annual classics
and the Times wants the municipal
golfers to have everything that
anyone else has and more. Trust
stemach-satisfying meal. is served.
The dinner will be at o'clock on
either the sth or 9Th Of July. Keep
those dates open.
But that isn't all by a long
shot. Roland Robbins, the smil-
Ing manager of Keith's Theater
has asked that the six winners Of
each flight, together with the
rTf1ners-up be his guests at a
box party at Keith's. Mr.. Rob-
bins has promised two whole
boxes to the successful partici-
pants.
He has even promised to do his
darndest to have special entertain.
n1entv in addition TO the star bill
OF the week Maybe the comedians
VIII crack some golf jokes, or issue
some challenges. 1t is even posi-
BE that the pretty ladies may be
inveigled into the boxes for intro
ductions. Don't know for sure.
! In addition to all this. the win.
Iier and runner-up Of the first
sixteen will have all expenses
taid to the national municipal
links tournament I'm August. Rail-
road fare, Pullman meals. hotel
expenses. and all incidentaIs will
be paid by this paper before the
golfers ever leave the city.
Nov IL fine dinner at the Ar
ington. a nifty night at Keith's,
and prizes for winners and runners
UP isn't. the cats kitten, this
writer would like to know why.
gQuaIifying play will begin Sat
Jifday morning and will continue
through Wednesday night, July 9Th.
1u will terminate positively at that
hour. Boxes for the cards will be
placed at convenient places at East
Peomac Park. Players will have to
shoot 36 holes of golf, and their
cards must be written legibly. Ad-
score cards must be written legibly.
Addition must be accurate.
The rules and regulations of the
United States Golf Association will
govern absolutely every play. There
will be~no appeal from the decision
Of the official in charge of the
tournament. : Competent authorities
will Be consulted in perplexing
cases. but where it is a matter of
etiquette or veracity. no appeal will
be considered.
"A. l.. Houghton and William Nc
Gqire are not barred from the com.
petition. They are most earnestly
requested TO join the crowd. While
10Th have already won trips to tia
national municipaIs, they are ELI
gtble for the city championships,
and will be eligible for any prizes
that might come their way.
Maybe that dinner, or that
tl1eater box party will coax them
b. If not, then the writer will
personally induct them into the
tournament If he has to break
Aur of their respective legs.
There is no entry fee of any
kind. All the golfers have to do
is to play the thirty-six holes of
Qualifying play. under q. S. G. A.
rtles. and then await the list OF
quaIifyers.
THE writer. will be at East Poto.
mac Park. all day Saturday, Mon,
Day, Tuesday and part of Wednes
daHs 70. ansyer any and all queries
TheFe. II NO time to lose. Jump
- and have a good time.