Evening star., 1926-01-10

Not since the day when Nardon and
Raw PLAYED at Columbia in 1920 has
there been the interest in an exhibit
ton locally as was shown last NoVem-
Der when Glenna Collett. national
women's champion. played IN matcn
at Washington with FRITZ Stifel, Leo
Diegel and John Farrell. Even though
snow covered parts OF the course as
the players started on their So-hole
contest. a crowd of 500 walked around
with them and more than a thousand
saw the afternoon struggle.
Chairman Paxton OF the golf com
n1ittee homes to stage another e&nlbl-
tion match of equal interest IN the
Spring. 4
Washington's clubhouse refnishing
has been virtually completed and new
furniture installed. Changes in the
layout OF the porches and rooms with
in the club have given much more
space. While Washington has prac-
tically finished its work, Bannock-
burns new clubhouse is being rushed
and will be completed within a rev
weeks The roof was on the spacious
BannOckburn house before cold Weata-
er came and the workInen have been
able to proceed without interruption.
Several golfers at clubs about
Washington have left the city for the
South 10 spend the remainder OF the
Winter in surroundings more con-
ducive to the game than here. W hlch
brings TO mind the story concerning
a well known veteran of the game,
member of the Washington Golf and
Country Club. This man, known asS
a straight and accurate driver. WenlY
TO Florida last year as his custom nag
been for many years. He was JolnSE
in the South by another club membe,,
and they played many rounds to-
gether.
On their return the second member.
discussing the many enjoyable games
they had in the South described the
terrifying aspects of the rough in
terspersed with palmettos and infcst-
ed in places with rattlesnakes. What
did Blank do when he went in the
VouGh?" the narrator was asked.
Don't ever worry about him or the
rough or the rattleSnakeS.' came
quick reply He never was in the
rough at any time in all the rounds
[ played with him in Florida, and if
he did go in he wouldn't go deep
enough to get where the snakes are.
Quite different from the gent who
played a solitaire round of a famous
course and on being asked how he
liked it said: 1T looks perfectly beau
tiful from the rough. Your fairWays
have such nice appearance, II only
knew how to get on them"
Construction of 4-hole practice
course with two holes on either side
of the main road leading 10 the club
house is contemplated by the Congress
sional Country Club. Although il
probably owns the largest acreage OF
any golf club around Washington.
Congressional has only small praG-
tice area, without d putting green 20
practice pitch shots. Chairman Nc
Carl of the golf committee is planning
to lay out four holes on the land
north of the first hole to enable mem
bers TO practice all the shots without
using the regular layout.
Frank McInerney. assistant TO
James l.. Crabb, professional at Con
gresionaI, probably will remain
throughout the Winter in the profes-
sionai berth and may be given the
post permanently. McIneruey has
been asked to stay at the club until
Spring. He is quite q good golfer
and only four days ago negotiated the
course in rs under Winter conditions
with only one temporary green in use
the second. McInernev played with
Golf balls coming largely from Eng
land continue to compete Wit The
American manufactured article in Il
large degree, according to figures
made public by the Commerce Depart
ment. November imports of goit
balls aggregated 195, ,732, valued At
SS3,257, Il unit value of AZ 5 cents a
ball as compared with Ala cents fof
October. This is the wholesale price.
Golf balls imported totaled 2.779. 903
for the first II months of 1925, com
pared with 2,S21 ,06S in the correspond
ing period of 1924 May, June and
July are the months in which the
imports are heaviest.
What has become of the golf-by-
radio programs? Last Winter while
the wind howled and snow lay on the
ground, golf bugs who were also radio
enthusiasts could turn to the loud
speaker almost any night and get
long range instruction. Even though
no nationally prominent masters told
their secrets to the mike the talks
were interesting if only for the pur-
pose of Illustrating divergent views
on how golf should be played.
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