Evening star., 1926-10-03

defend her title.
The first match play round will get
under way Wednesday With three six
teens scheduled to play
Finals in all flights and consultations
will he played Saturday, October 3.
Two pIayOffs Of. ties i'll medal play
rounds of tournaments held near
WASHINGTON during the past two
weeks are scheduled for this after
noon. In one slated to got under way
at > o'clock at the Bannockburn Colt
club. George j. NoiGt, the District
amateur champion. will play - holes
with Albert r. Mackenzie of Column
hia to decide the winner of he quail
rvinc round in the recent Bannock-
burn tourney sTho pair tied at II,
September %.
In the other Frank *. Eoesch OF
Washington and Harry 6. Pitt OF
Manor. two Youngsters. VIII matCh
shots in an 18-hhle plaNoff at the
Burning Tree club To decide the win
ner of third place in the District anna
tour event concluded Friday ut Burn
ING Tree. This pair of young stars
lied at 324 for third place in the ~
hole medal play grind.
Ranpckburn has scheduled an ~
hole exhibition match next sunday
afternoon with +. Cliff Nickname,
professional and George j. Noigt, anna
teur both Of Washington, opposing
Kenneth Allen. Baltimore pro, and lpr,
L. s, OTell. star amateur OF the
Monumental City. O'Tell is former
nuhlic links player on Washington
courses. One week az" they played
at Eannockhurn and finished "l
square.
Semi.tinaI rounds in the Town and
country club championship today
find Howard NordlinGer. fof1nPF
holder Of the title. opposed 7" '"Inh
Goldsmith in one bracket Whlle
Henry Raer is to play Nathan +.
Frank in the other ralrlnS. lhe
final round will he played this after
noon. Max Weyl. last .year's cham
pion. did not defend.
Congressional Country Club golfers
will Dlav in a special 36-h"ie medal
nlay handicap competition on October
10. for the s. NJ. TAtum cup. pre-
sented hv a wealthy Florida realtor
who is member of the club the
cup will go permatnen1iN t" the man
winning it three times within five
wears. Among those scheduled +"
plav are s NJ. Tatum. j. +. Tatun.
John NJ. Young, T. L. kurtz. Webb
Jay. Ralph Towers. sam J. Rarco, II.
NJ. Carruthers and y. B. r. RoneN.
all of Florida. The donor will pre-
sent the cup to the winner.
\. 4. SANDY Armour, brother Of
Tom. professional at congressional.
had a pair of nine-hole scores over
the Congressional course few days
ago that would set A1p 2 new record
he,. they been played conseCutiVeiy.
Armour. on one afternoon. scored
81 on the first nine and two days
later had a 81 on the second nine.
Par for the first nine is 3S. and for
the second nine So. The course rec
ord is 60 held by Leo Diecel. DieCcl.
by the way. was in Washington one
day last week. hut did not play golf.
He was on his way to California to
play during the Winter in the CAL
fornia Journeys. -
Sixteen Of the green's at the Wash,
ington Golf and Country club have
already undergone the extensive ro-
seeding and dressing process initiated
a few. days ago by Dr. i. r. MCClena-
han chairman Of the green's com
mittee. The regular green's, according
to Dr.. r. j. w. Brown of Bannock
II. W n.
pected to be in use Within4tWo weeks
In the meantime temporary green's
are in use. and the club championship
will be played as soon as the regular
greens are playable.
RannOckburn Is also gHing ahead
with a green reha utilization program.
The twelfth, thirteenth and four
teenth green's are in line for resod-
ding. with work we'll along on the
thirteenth.
Chairman Thompson of the golf
committee of the Chevy Chase Club
will make pairings tonight for the
first match play round in the annual
tourney for the Presidents cup. The
first round will be. played on Wednes-
day, with the final round carded for
Saturday The tourney is a handicap
affair. on the basis of seven-eighths
of the difference in handicdps Of the
players.
Indian Spring will stage the third
of series of stag nights at the Four
Corners Club on Wednesday night
with five good boxing bouts on the
program. The main bout will be 10.
tween Eddie Buell. and Terry ODay,