Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-12

next Sunday in the qualifying round
for the club championship.
Indian Spring golfers yesterday be-
gan qualifying for the club champion
ship, for which scores may be turned
in at any time this week. At the same
time the club titular affairs of Ar
gyle, Beaver Dam and Bannockburn
are scheduled for competition this
week.
Watts Gum of Atlanta, holder of
the intercollegiate championship and
runner-up in the 1925 national anna
teur. VIII be in Washington all this
week as guest of Roland r. Mac
kenzie and will play with the star
amateur of Columbia in informal
matches at several Washington
courses. Gum was here 10 days ago
and played several matches at Co.
iumbia and Burning Tree.
Beaver Dam Clubs course has be.
come so popular on Saturdays, Sun.
days and holidays that Henry Miller,
professional, has found it necessary
TO install ball rack at the starting
| tee to see that the golfers get off in
| their right order. Yesterday some
players had to wait almost an hour
to make their start.
Work on the new IS holes is pro.
| crossing rapidly and there will be no
| congestion after the new layout is
thrown open next May. Then. it is
probable, that the old nine will be
/ turned over to the fair sex on the
big days
'Fivesomes." which were once per.
| mltted, now are under the ban at
Beaver Dam over the week ends. One
got by last Saturday, but meet.
ing OF the greens committee speedily
followed and the law was laid down
against such a practice in the future.
Argyle, it is understood. NAV not
nave to remove from it's present
property at Four Corners, Md. which
was taken under option recently for
real estate development The option.
according to information given mem
bers of the club, has been allowed to
expire and the club probably will be
able to retain its present layout for
at least another year.
w. L. Id Este, cross handed star of
Argyle, broke the course record for
nine holes last week, registering a 80
10 shatter by one shot the mark he
maze several months ago. He was
playing in a four-ball match paired
with Harry Peacock against r. Cliff
Mckimmie and Emmery HeitmulIer
ana finished out the round for an Is.
mole card of 70--exactly par. His card
or 81 betters the best professional
mark for the course-a SO made bv
George Diffenbaugh last year.
| The card follows:
| Par 544 az 49,, o.
Di Este "a ) 2 ? . 80
Next Sunday club wieIders of the
Washington Golf and Country Club
VIII journey over to the Congressional
country Club, where they will meet
the team of the Montgomery County
organization in a return match fo.
! me UT won on July 80, by the Wash
hgton team. The match will start
promptly at 1870 and the two teams
VIII be made up Of virtually the same
piayefs who competed in the July
match. '
Argyle, by trOuncing the Manor
team on August 81, won permanent
possession or the interclub golf trophy.
having won the championship three
vi the TOUR years the trophy has been
III competition. This cup was put I'D
ny the TWO clubs. Argyle also has
won another trophy for matches be.
t"een that club. Manor. Beaver Dam
anu ihdlan Spring. The last named
Withdrew from the matches this vaar
washington Golf and Country Cluh
players VIII compete October : & ?
ana Tor the club championshin now,
held by Frank X. Roesch