Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18


Baltimore this year and was rum
should be little question asto his Ell
The United States Golf Association,
according TO A talk the writer had
with 4. G. McAtahop. it's executive
secretary, last week. win pursue the
same course this year, as last, with
any man may etifers the champion
ship, submitting HE record over the
last year, and the eligibility COM
.Enittee win pass uponE his applica-
ton This throws the field wide open,
but gives considerable latitude to the
discretion of the committee. How
ever, there is little doubt that at least
three Washington men will be in the
list Of starters.
With the completion Of the sher-
wood Forest tourney today, in which
Washington was generously repre-
shift this week to the New Maryland
Country Club on Parks Heights
avenue in north Baltimore, where an
invitation event win start next Thurs
day. At least a dozen Washing
toTlians are entered in the Maryland
club event, among them Albert X.
Mackenzie, former middle Atlantic
champion, making his first tourney
start in the United States this year.
STEVENSON yoigt and others from
Washington will compete for the
splendid prizes put up by 1he, Mary
land club. The tourney VIII Wind up
next Saturday, and VIII mark the end
Of a list of more than 10 big events
held at Washington and Baltimore
Clubs during she Spring and early
Summer.
Indian Spring and Argyle Club
teams are to meet this afternoon IN
team match at Indian Spring. The
team Of the host club will be in
charge Of Homer S. Pope, in the sb7
sence OF Basil Manly captain Of the
team. Those who viii plav for IN
dian Spring, include A. F. Willisms.
jr.; J. v. Brpwnell, Perry e. Hoover,
NJ. B. Frost, r. L. Rose. DR.. =. X.
Tilley, r. w. Diggs. W. Walen, @. W.
McCarter, c. /. Putnam and p. C
Knox.
Indian Spring is planning another
stag night OF the type that was such
a pleasant surprise a month ago. q.
Lea Etabler, chairman of the house
committee, is arranging for enter.
tainment, aided by DIR. ailley and
johnson Zimmerman. A stag night
each month is planned by the club:
Stabler was struck on the forehead
By a golf bali several days ago and
badly hurt. He had driven into the
rough at the 18th hole, and was hunt.
ing for his bali, when a ball struck
by Wilson Barrett cut across the
rough and struck him on the fore
head. The blow knocked him I'M
conscious. Rushed to physicians
Office, it was found several stitches
would be required to close the wound.
He has recovered and is back at the
game,
Trees and rocks play queer quirks
with golf balls, sometimes aiding the
man who plays a shot Off line and
agains and probably more often. pro-
Siding a break againsk him. Nu-
nerous incidents where rocks and
trees have played part In settling
golf matches are recorded in the
annals of the sport, probably the
most notable being the famous rock
alongside the old first green at ApaF
wants, from which Harold Hilton .
ball bounced. in the final OF the anna
teur championship of 1911 to, win the
title for him on the thirty-eeyenth
hole. The late Fred HerreshDn was
the man who fell a victim of this
within OF fate.
Only q few DAYS ago A. Boiling
Gait was playing at Washington Golf
and Country Club with Sam Mosby
and two others. "A high wind swept
the course that day and when the
PLAYERS reached the short eleventh
hole the wind had risen TO q bowling
gale. The other three players shot
high balls in the direction Of the
green 1870 yards away and saw the
wind take them either into the
ditch at the left or beyond the ditch.
Eait struck his ball, and watched 1t
yeered by the wind straight for the
bottom of the water hazard. He also
watched it bounce high in the air as
ii struck a rock In the bottom of the
ditch and jump up on the green
within putting distance OF the hole.
The match was squared. but Calf
maintains that II he had not won the
eleventh 1t might have had a diff
ferent conclusion.
The same afternoon Dave Thomson,
Washington Club professional. step
ped up On the twelfth tee and shot q
long, high hook. which the wind
caught and carried into the trees
which fringe the twelfth fairway, and
are out of bounds. II struck q wind
tossed limb, bounced out on the fair
way, and Thomson laid his iron shot
dead to the hole to secure a birdie
3 and win the hole Who says fate
Is against all golfers?
Mrs. Emory Smith, competing in
the ringer contest for woman golfers
OF Chevy Chase Club, has set. mark
but few strokes short Of the card
Of 81 made so far by Charles ".
Wheeler, who leads IN the ringer com
petition for members Of the seniors
Golf Association Of the club.
Wheeler,s mark In but four shots
better than the SIS made by Mrs.
Smith, and AIRS. smith had on
the par 5 eighth hole. while Wheeler
has secured a. 4
The best BAN cards Of the two play
ers are as follows:
Mrs. smith H fS --asIss43s4 4ssss: :sstt--ss.
wheeler. 2 q 81 i sss. III 81 s;si-s4.
The amateur record for the course
Is 3d. made BY George J. V0iet while