Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-28

SIleG HedIly TWO liiOIItliS VI SOii III
Roland r. Mackenzie, Albert R.
Mackenzie and Donald Woodward,
amateurs, and Fred Mcleod of Column
bia and Tom Armour of Congressional,
professionals, will all arrive in Wash
ington within the next week to tell
the story of the winning of the two
big British championships by Amer
leans and the successful defense of
the Walker Cup.
Fred Mcleod wrote from St Annes
on the Sea. near the course of Lytham
and st. Annes, where Americas anna
teur champion won the British open
title, that even Ions before the cham
ponship every one in the know in
England had picked Jones to win.
Mcleod roomed at St. AnneS with
Jones and describes his play before
the open as magnificent.
The five Washington men. who
made the trip and participated in the
stirring American victories, will be
busy for many a day relating the
story of the American invasion.
Tony Sylvester, assistant pro and
club maker at Congressional. is a
happy person. Tony built the wood
en- clubs for the ma iority of the
American contestants in the British
open championship. including those
used by Bob Jones in winning the
title. incidentally. Jones left his old
wooden clubs with Sylvester and the
rotund Congressional clubmake has
turned down several good offers for
them.
More than score If Army officers
in Washington are looking forward to
the annual competition for the Army
championship the second week in DC.
tober at Huntingdon Valley, near
Philadelphia. Lieut.. l.. G.. SeeligSon
Is the present Army titleholder sue
ceeding the late Capt. Fraser Hale.
an air service officer stationed at
Boiling Field. who was killed in an
airplane crash last August.
Roy Champion and Clarke Allison
were the prize winners in the handi.
cap golf tournament held recently at
congressional by Trinity Lodge,
No. Al.
Mrs. Alma Won Steiner is the first
woman player of the Indian Spring
Club to secure hole in one Mrs.
Won Steiner secured an ace on the
short sixth hole, mashie shot hole.
She used a midmashie from the
women's tee and the shot dropped a
few feet short of the cup. Basil NJ
Manly is the only other member to
secure an ace at Indian Spring, holing
his tee shot at the seventeenth last
year.
Dorothy White of Washington,
holder of The Evening Star cup, ac-
complished a feat almost as remark
able at Mrs. Won Steiner's ace when
she sank her mashie second shot for
q at bn du VIC,
ago. She had a score of 81 for the
round, only shots above the women S
record of 50, made by Glenna Collett.
Congressional Country Club has
been presented with a valuable silver
members. The cup will be played for
a handicap trophy in the club cham
pionship held in October
Indian Spring, swinging into line
with several other clubs, has begun
marking the distances from the tee of
spots on the fairway along each hole
requiring full shot. Markers of
iron, with red numbers showing the
distances are to be placed along most
of the fairwayS.
Indian Spring is considering in.
augurating starting system by
winch TIME VIII oe dliolleu u IHeIit'
bers on crowded days. In order to
put off this step until absolutely nee
essary, Chairman Hoover of the golf
committee has urged all players to
observe the etiquette of golf regard
ing lost balls and to keep in place on
the course.
j. A. Baines of Columbia has found
what he claims is the finest putter IN
the world. 1t is fantastic affair
entirely of wood with brass face
and heavily weighted head. On the
upper end of the shaft is a cup ar