Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

wares in an eXhiDltlon mHIcn al
II So holes over the course of the
Congressional Country Club
early in May, under plans announced
last night by Tom Armour, profes
sional Of the club.
Walter Hagen, professional match
play champion. and Armour. who is
renowned as the finest iron player
among the paid group. will pair against
Macdonald Smith, holder of many sec
tional titles, and Gene Sarazen, for
mer open and professional title holder.
The match probably will be staged
May 8, Just before a group of Amer
lean pros sail for abroad to prepare
for the British open championship,
now held by, Robert T. Jones. jr. The
date has not yet been. definitely set,
however, and may be earlier. All four
of the men named will make the trip
abroad and will meet team of British
professionals at Worcester, Mass. IN
June for the Ryder international
trophy, won last year by the British
team.
Plans are also in the making to
bring George Duncan and Ale Mitchell
to Washington for an exhibition
match at Congressional against Tom
Armour and Bob Cruickshank, the
Scottish bred pair, who walked on with
the lions share Of the Winter and
early Spring tournaments.
Both Duncan and Mitchell have
PLAYED here several times, Mitchell S
last appearance having been in 1922,
when Leo Diegel beat him and in a
special match at Columbia. Both men
PLAYED in the open championship OF
1921.
Hagen has not appeared here in an
t.la cfr 1Q1Q affhnllRn
he, too, played in the 1921 open. IL the
plans Of the congressional Club go
through as announced Washington
viii see the foremost pros of the world
IN action, and will see in Macdonald
Smith a man who has not appeared
before in the Capital.
A limited number Of members of the
new Riverside Golf and Country Club,
near Fort Washington on the Potomac
below the Capital, are being taken
In. When the limit is exhausted the
initiation fees as well as the annual
dues will be increased. The course
may be reached over the Congress
Heights road and the Fort Washing
ton pike. DR.. T.. j. w. Brown is the
course architect.
Plans are i'm the making for another
public fee golf course, to be located
on the high ground west of the Con-
duit road and north of Cabin John
Creek. The scheme of the sponsors
for the course contemplates a club
house on the river, with the starting
AMI finishing point near the river.
Part Of the course win lie between the
river and the old Chesapeake & Poto-
mac canal, now out of use. About 240
acres of land is available.
Burning Tree is rapidly rounding
into the perfect condition which has
made it one Of the outstanding courses
in the Middle Atlantic section ard one
that many believe to be the best
around washington. With a par of
So, and at least two holes that take
extremely long wooden shots, Burning
Trees fame as a test of the game has
spread all over the country.
Women golfers of Washington will
compete In their first tournament of
the year tomorrow at Congressional,
an 1S-hole handicap affair. Other
Journeys are scheduled throughout the
season.
One week from tomorrow, profess
sionals of the Middle Atlantic section
viii play in an amateur-pro best ball
match at the Washington Golf and
Country Club. Amateurs from many
clubs around Washington will pair
with the pros.
Chevy Chase golfers next Saturday
viii begin qualifying for The first club
event of the season--the annual com
petition for, the French Higa Com.
mission cup for men. The Is low net
a,a A ~
30, will qualify for the match play
rounds to start May 4, the same day
entrants in the Washington Golf and
Country Club invitation tournament
begin their qualifying rounds.
Manager LoefHer of the public links
courses expects to open up new
putting practice green at East Poto
mac Park today. The practice greer
Is located Immediately north Of the
field house. A small charge win be-
made for its use.
Indian Springs golfers are slated t.
compete TO-DAY in ball sweepstakes
competition arranged by Chairman
Hoover and his associates on the goli
committee as a part of the extensive
program of the season for the club.
Officers OF the Interdepartmenta
Golf League will meet tomorrow aft
ernoon at o'clock at the Treasury L
talk over details of the team mattel
for the Mellon trophy, 10 be played a
the Manor Club in June.
Washington golfers who attend the
Spring tournaments OF the Baltimore
Country CluJ have been much inter
ested in the announcement that thi!
years event viii be played over tbs
new course at Five Farms, about foui
and one.haf miles from Roland Parl
in the Green Spring Valley.
Most of the Washingtonians have
never seen the new layout, which is I
splendidly groomed course of standars
length and a better test Of golf thai
the historic Roland Park links Th'
Maryland amateur championship vii
be played in June over the Rolant
Park course. Amateurs Of the club
located near Washington in Maryl' n,
are not eligible for this tourney be
cause none of the local clubs Is ;
member Of the Maryland State Asso
citation.
Chevy Chase Club rs the only of
ganiZation around Washington Whiel
has definitely attempted TO restrict TIL