Evening star., 1926-11-21

pionShip next year. it appears that the
British, for the first time in six years
will have their open title chase
strictly to themselves.
The decision two days ago Of the
United States Golf Association to hold
it's open championship at Oakmont in
June. has put the issue Squarely up
to sthe Royal and Ancient. which al
ways has insisted that the British
open be held first, at the most IA
/ VOrable time as regards general condi-
| tionS of play. The decision of the L.
! s. 6. \. to hold the American open
in July undoubtedly was prompted by
the conditions of American courses in
July. with Sciot" this year and Wor-
cester last year. in mind.
The conflict of dates will make inn
possible the playing of the professsioai
ma tches inaugurated this year in Eng
land and won by "a British team sver
an aggregation of American stars,
| headed by Walter Hagen.
John III. Hanna, former president OF
| the Columbia Country club, Will be
| host to the entire membership of the
board of governors of that club tomol~
row at tho Blue Ridge Rod and Gun
| club The board members Will leave
| Washington by motor tomorrow after
/ noon Tor Cne fSlle hIuSt N'iup' SpVh"
! the night at the club and hold meet
, ing, and come back to Washington
Tuesday. John G. Walker is the pres
! pnt prt ;ident of the club.
pauI 7. SteimtOrf. one of the lead
ing golfers of the Bannockburn Golt
! club. has left Washington---proba
peImanentiy Mr.. Steintorf, who has
been an assistant trade commissioner
of the Department of Commerce. sta
toned in Washington. has been pro-
| noted to trade commissioner with sta
| tion at Toxic. Japan. He left Wash
ington last Thursday and after visits
TO Chicago. Seattle. Tacoma. Portland
| and san Francisco. will sail from the
latter port for Japan on December 30
on board the steamship President
| Adams.
Mary X. Browne of California, one
of &. G. Pyle's troupe of professional
tennis stars, and notable performer
| in womens golf has raised an inter
esting question in the amateur -prOfes-
| sional situation on which the United
| States Golf ASsocia ton must take
some stand.
Miss Browne, who was runner-up to
! Mrs d. c. Hurd in the 1924 women $
! championship at Providence, asks us
n professional tennis player also pro
fe&Sional golfer? Am | entitled to com
pete in women's amateur golf events?
Tho case of Arnold StatZ. former big
! league base ball player, who is one OF
/ the ranking amateur golfers OF the
/ Pacific Coast. is cited in defense of
Miss Brownies claim that profess
sionaal athletT in one sport is not
necessarily a professional in another
Numerous instances show that Miss
! Brownies claim is just. Sam Rice.
| member of the Washington Base Ball
! club is a professional base ball player
| and yet has competed and won prizes
/ in amateur tournaments At the Indian
! Spring club. of which he is a mem
/ her. If il follows that Miss Browne is
! a golf professional because she takes
a licking at the nets every day or so
! from Suzanne Lenglen. base ball play
! ers may no longer compete in amateur
golf tournaments. and there may come
about an entire revision of the anna
teur situation. The matter promises
To he as interesting the tennis
p!aNer-writer controversy of two
years ago.