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Evening star., 1927-05-25
YOUTHFUL DONORS
AID FLOOD RELIEF
Boys and Girls Contribute to
Fund Which Now Totals
S14,043,000.

Washington boys and girls are
Red Cross food relief fund that the
hearts OF children go out to one an
other in times Of distress Just as the
sympathiss of grown,ups do.
Two of the contributions received
hy The Star for the Red Cross since
Yesterday were from youthful donors
who were thinking Of those other
Youngsters. forced to flee from their
homes with their parents when the
MiSaissppi went on rampage.
The Fun club. the membership of
which ranges In age from 6 to II
years, sent 81, with this message:
Our contribution is not very large.
but we hope it will help some poor
boy or girl in the food district" 1t
was forwarded by Mabel Singleton.
president.
Another contribution of 81 was re
rciVcd from Mary Elizabeth Sizcr, 10
wears old, Of 1871 Newton street north.
enst, who arranged lawn party.
Total Amount to Date.
The total amount in the hands Of
the American Red Cross today from
tho Nation was S1I,043 900, Il sub
total of $t3.963 ,S56
Victor DeNber, treasurer for the
District fund, reported the local total
today stands at S133, 2277J.iS.
Contributions received by The Star
since yesterday follow: Acknowledged.
S15,0TG.S2: Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church, additional. $5; Faithful Fol.
lowers Glass of Community Church
School. Indian Head, Md. So the Fun
Club. 81; Mary Elizabeth Sizer, 81.
Total to date, $15,0S6S2.
Red Cross Receipts.
The folloWinr dona lions were en-.
nounced by the local Red Cross chap
ter: Mrs. Il. A. .Huerta 81; w. Card
Wcll, $40; Il, r. Weaver. S95: ST.
Thomas Parish. Sl9: Gamma Sigma
Sorority, $40; Mrs. r. G. Whitcomb,
50; the Woman's Alliance of All Souls
Unitarian Church. S25; f. j, Besson.
Sl5; Fannie Il. Colonna, Sc: Capitol
Chapter. ID. a. r.. s.: Sam II. Hirsh.
field, So; Mrs. s. f. Rich. $40: r. Il.
Tolson. $25: G. r. Hunter, SIS: phiIa.
thea Class, Douglas NJ. r.. Church. S5.
Mrs {. y. Bennett, SO: Rev. and Mrs
G. Fultz, S.: Mrs. II. l.. Swiggett 81.
employees of Cosmos Club, S23; Depart
ment of Labor, additional, S14: Mrs
Dorothy ID. Brawner, $40: Vermont
Avenue Christian Church, 5000. Loaw' s
Palace Theater. benefit performance,
1893: Library of Congress. additional
$3.50; Miss Motter, 81; cash, 81
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of a Democratic President 100000
600 FOR the national defense. The
precedent was there; Just as 10 years
earlier Democrats joined with Repub-
licanS in supporting the President, so
now Republicans were no less anxious
than Democrats to show the world
that when the country's safety is in
peril Americans know no party, and
politics end at the waters edge. The
bill reported from the committee on
appropriations by Swager Sherley. its
Democratic chairman. in 1917, was in
every respect identical with the bill
/ drafted and reported in 1898; the
same language was used with q single
exception: instead of $50 900 900 the
amount was doubled. Before the
close of the war Chairman Sherley
reported another national defense
bill. giving the President % millions
more to spend at his discretion and
not requiring him to make a report
how the money was spent. When
Congress acts to meet Il war emer-
gency it does it without stint and
without haggling.
president W llSon USED ms last %
millions in the peace negotiations and
Republican Senate that rejected his
League of Nations did not question the
expenditure or demand report of dis
bursements, though the President sent
partial report to Congress. | never
read that document. | did not care
to know how the money had been
spent. 1t had been appropriated in
the same way that | had recommended
so millions be placed in President Nc
kinley's hands. and / never had any
doubt about the discretion of either
Mckinley or Wilson. / can examine
carefully estimates for civil expendi-
lures, sometimes prune them, but |
have never hesitated about war ap-
propriations.
(Copyright 1877
Evening star., 1927-05-25

to enable the President to use the
money. | drew rough draft of the
bill making it as short as possible.
providing that the money should be
placed in the hands of the President
TO he used for each and every pur-
pose in connection with the national
defense and that the appropriation
should remain available until January
]. 1899. instead of July l, 1898, on
which date all appropriations lapsed
unless specifically provided otherwise.
There was more unanimity, more
harmony and more real enthusiasm
on the floor that afternoon when /
reported the bill than | ever saw be
fore or since. There was no division
of sentiment. Everybody was for the
appropriation.
LAS l was leaving the Capitol that
Monday evening after introducing the
bill, l met Speaker Reed. We walked
to the street car together and he
asked, Joe, why did YOU do it?' Be
cause it was necessary | replied. L
suppose / should have consulted you
but you had left the appropriation
committee to my direction, and after
considering the whole situation ! felt
that this was the only way to get
ready for the war that is sure to come.
We can't prevent it. If I had con
suited you and you did not approve
| would have introduced the bill any
way without your approval, and that
would give you cause for feeling that
had not been quite sincere in seek
ing vour advice
Evening star., 1927-05-25
Woodlawn Fete Plans Complete.

Arrangements are complete for the
annual Woodlawn fete of the nations
for the benefit of Neighborhood
House, to be held at Twin Oaks. the
estate of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j. Bell.
tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock. 1t is
announced. Those driving cars to
the entertainment are advised bv
the committee in charge to go over
Macomb street to Thirty-third place
and up Thirtythird place to Woodley
road. due to other streets being under
repair. Woodley road busses will stop
at Ihlrt%-fourth street and Woodley
road
Evening star., 1927-05-25
Precedent Followed i'm 1917.

Perhaps you are right. Perhaps
YOU are right. was the speaker s
comment, and We never afterwards
discussed the matter.
"When in 1917 we declared war
against Germany. Congress. with the
Democrats in control, put in the hands
Evening star., 1927-05-25
REPORTS LIQUOR THEFT.
Paul Pearson's Drug Store Is En-
tered by Burglars.

Burglars Monday night entered the
drug store of Paul Pearson, 252S Wis
Consin avenue, and carried away pre-
sCription alcohol, whisky, rum and
wine valued at St53 40, she police were
informed this afternoon
Mr.. Pearson had his supplies of
prescription liquors in q vault in the
cellar at his place of business and
felt that it was safe from theft On
their way out the burglars took :
quantity of smoking material, he
reported
Evening star., 1927-05-25
MEMOIRS OF UNCLE JOE CANNON
to L. WHITE BUSBEY His Confidential Secretary for Many
CHAPTER XXIV.

-" HE President liked the idea
80 of an appropriation, but he
hesitated at the Message"
III L IrAn =,
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fCopyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-05-25
Child Kicked by Horse.

Special Dispatch to The Star
LYNCHBURG, Va, May 25.-Billy
Davis. 5, son Of + f. Davis of
Agricola, Amherst County is in Il
serious condition at the Lynchhurg
Hospital as the result of being kicked
by a horse at his home Sunday after.
noon.
Evening star., 1927-05-25
WRIGHT IS ELECTED
BY ODD FELLOWS
Virginia State Session Will
Close in Alexandria This
Afternoon.
special Dispatch TO The star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 20
Alexandria is the field on which 2,ooo
members OF the Independent Order OF
odd Fellows and the RebekahS are to-
dav engaged in concluding one or the
most vivid chapters i'll the state MS
tory of the order.
This morning a large NUMBER OF
visitors left here on a sightseeing
tour. Touring in 200 automoblies. the
group went first to Arlington and IN
spected the Lee mansion ana GROUNDS:
A wreath was placed on the tomb or
the Unknown Soldier. Ihe group
went to Mount Vernon.
Will End This Afternoon.
The Grand Lodge and the Rebekah
Assembly will wind up its business
this afternoon at O'Clock and then
will view the base hall game in the
Dreadnaught Park between the Po-
tomac and Sarepta Lodges.
Lynchburg. Va, was named as the
next convention city.
Running hastily through long pro
gram of business, the Grand Lodge
received and approved the reports
made by the committees on bylaws
and appeals, and referred the report
OF Inc tOnlIDlllGt OIl HisSSt W Wv
legislation committee for final ap-
proval.
Col. Daniel r. Stansbury of AleXan.
dria. past grand master of the Grand
Lodge Of Virginia. conferred the Grand
Lodge and past grand degree on a
class of $50 candidates.
Wright Is Elected.
John w. Wright of Roanoke. Va.
was elected grand master to succeed
l.. II. Allen OF Accotink, at the after
noon session yesterday, while the other
elections are as follows: Deputy grand
master, John NJ. Morris of Newport
News: grand warden, Thomas b. Nor
ton of Richmond; grand secretary, I.
Wiley Davis, jr. of Richmond; grand
treasurer. John NJ. Lancaster Of Rich
mond. and representatives to the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, Roy B, HaSy
of Abingdon, and Samuel ID. Rodgers
of Petersburg.
Seated among the large group OF
prominent Odd Fellows in the front
rows of seats near the rostrum at the
armory was the entire staff Of grand
officers of the District of Columbia
and each member was called upon for
an address Grand Master Lemuel II
Winston. headed the delegation from
| Washington.
Committees Are Named.
Committees to serve during the com
! ing year were named as follows:
State Of the order--O. '. Hanger OF
Amherst T. n kendler of Richmond
f. j. Jones, Goochland; Thomas $
o Halloran. Arlington, and Roland
Chase. Clintwood.
Judiciary-W. E. Beverly. Rocky
Mount: H. r. Kennedy. Alexandria; f
Z. Flynn, Alexandria; HSnard Bell.
Evening star., 1927-05-25

Berryville. and C. d. Lamb, Coving
ton.
Legislation-Frank C. Miller, Nor
folk; F. b. Harris, Norfolk: H. +. Ken
nedy, Alexandria, and W. S. Barnett,
Dendrom.
Charters. r. Cassidy. Norfolk:
John Rainey. Quantico, and w. f.
Fraley, Duffield.
Rebekah Lodges-Charies Pohlig,
Richmond; II. w Boaz. GalaX: f.. NJ
Bunch, Lynchburg: f. j. Snapp. Win
chester, and William Adams. Accotink.
Districts--J. W. Houff, Churchville;
w. l.. Bragg. Clarendon; f. p. Stew
art, Pennington Gap: +. J. Hall. Dan
vile; r. F. De Busk. Clinchbure; T., G.
Todd. Alexandria: Edward Remington,
Alexandria; Y. 6. Reyns, Covington,
and r. S. Griffith. Waynesboro.
Homer. p. Hagy, Arlington; l..
| +. Krenning, Wytheville: A. r. Trigg,
Arlington: l.. G. Wiley. Front Royal.
and Louis Schieman, Portsmouth.
Secret work-John w Dunn. Rich
mond: II. NJ Weaver. Craddick, G. T..
Burch. Charlottesville: Charles War
ren, Phoebus, and a. B. Evans, Hope
we'll
| Distribution-H. II. Murch. Char
lottesville; G. G. Wade, Batesvillc, and
]. w. Robinson, Greenville.
Publicity-Norman Simpson, Alex
andria; w. c. Cunningham, Alexan-
dria. and Adam Lowry, Richmond.
Committee on memorial to Past
Grand Master James j. Blanks
| T. j. Render, Richmond: s. d. Rod
gers, Petersburg, and u. K. Stansbury,
Alexandria.
Committee on memorial to Mel Il.
| Ferguson, grand treasurer-James
+, Mitchell, Bedford: W r. Southwark
| Richmond, and 7. Waller Davis, jr.,
| Richmond.
Committee on memorial to Rev. ].
Cleveland Hall. grand chaplain--T. X.
| Farley, Danville; Rev. j. Lee Allison
Of Ranford, and Rev. j. w. Gardner.
Clifton Forge.
Three Classes Get Degrees.
At the session of the subordinate
lodge last night the degrees were CON
| ferred upon three classes of Candi
dates. The first degree was put on by
the Newport News Lodge, No. IL: the
| second by the Robert T.. Lee Lodge.
221. of Dumfries, and the third by
Henderson Lodge, No. 105, of South
Richmond.
The Rebekah Assembly officers for
1928 were elected at the afternoon
session in the Elks' Hall Auditorium
| dHu MfSs isabelle Menln OF Newport
News was named president. Mrs
! Clara l.. Neyin, of Clarendon, vice
president: Mrs. Emily Epson of Rich
| mond, grand warden; Mrs. Ola l..
Bunch of Lynchburg. recording secre-
tary, and Mrs. Annie Mccoy, of Nor
folk. treasurer.
The officials will be installed at .
o'clock today. Reports from the vari-
Gus chapters of the Rebekahs revealed
that $500 will be turned over to the
Odd Fellows Home at Lynchburg. Va.
The 25 children who are guests at
the convention have played an inn
portant part in the session. Yes
terday afternoon they were presented
before the Rebekah Assembly by Mrs
BERTHE l.. Dyer, president of the Ladies
Auxiliary. Alexandria Canton, No. /.
The Assembly Degree was conferred
on 81 Rebekahs yesterday.
Evening star., 1927-08-04
MILLER, BURROWS, BURTON
ENTER MUJNY MATCH PLAY
Cole, Washington Champion, Well as Bolstead Ma.
tional Titleholder, Fails to Attain Place Among
80 Survivors.

lie was better than any Of the Other
121 players could do. 1t proved te
be only one stroke ahead Of the 15(
recorded by Carl Kaufman of Pitts
burGh. and just two blows better thar
the ISL attained by Carmen Bill OF
Cleveland and Robert EVingate OF
Jacksonville. Fla. but 1t was the best
And it was made by even golf that
kept him in the van all the way after
| the first nine holes.
The twin cities Of Minnesota lost
their champion. but through Frank
Broke of st. Paul retained some of
the glory. for that lad scored the only
par 70 during the qualification rounds
setting a new record for the hilly.
6.650.yard course from the back tees
and finishing in fifth place. He had
in that 70, but bagged five brides
and shot 9 pars.
The record had been 73, made by
Morse, Bill and Kaufman in the first
round.
The survivors of medal play were
about evenly divided between East
and West. with one from the South
and one from Canada.
The Westernmost qualif1er was
Kendall Morrison of st. Joseph, Md,
who was tied for ninth at 1856.
Nerve Saves Merola.
The last man to qualify owed his
survival to grit, for Joe Merola of
New York, who has inducted so many
lads Of the Latin race into Scotch
golfdom, saved himself at least twice
on sheer nerve. On the ninth hole
Yesterday. his second shot came to
rest three inches from a tree. which
was on the side where the youth had
to take his stance. Nothing daunted.
Merola embraced the trunk Of a sap.
ling, and, thus handicapped, slapped
the ball to the green and into the
hole for a birdie 8.
Then, when this act had enabled
him to tie with four others for last
place at 1862. his good drive. 70 yards
short Of the first green. seemed use
less to onlookers because Guy Mccall
of Buffalo had spanked his ball to
! the carpet, 319 yards. 1t didn't seem
hopeless to Merola. for he pitched
dead and halved the hole and then
won the second extra with a birdie 4.
mo wonder the Romans conquered
the world" said a man in the gallery.
The President Harding cup for in
tercity team contest went from Chi.
go, which has held it twice, to Pitts.
burgh, whose team Of four won with
total Of 639. Washington was Sec
ond with 642, while New York was
third with SAB.
The best Chicago could do in de-
fense was 653, which tied with Kansas
City.
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as this recoil takes place, you want to
go with the club. Thus you blend with
this recoil the gentle, easy pull down
of the club with the left arm.
This calls for sense Of timing at
that point, for it is true the swing
must be timed there just as you time
the clubhead against the ball. 1t re-
luires a good sense Of balance and con.
troll to "catch" the clubhead in this
recoiling action, and to be slow and
easy with it until 1t gets under way In
its forward action. While you can
call that action the timing between
backward and forward swings, it Is a
better term to call 1t the cushioning OF
the swing as a whole, and If you think
of it in that way it will work out
easier.
The player should practice this point
in the swing until his hand and fore
arm muscles develop a good sense Of
touch and control Of the clubhead. You
can practice it much better without a
| ball than with one.
(Cepyri<ht. 1879 I
Evening star., 1927-08-04

hard to beat, but Bobby Jones and Won
Elm are hard to beat whether they
are at their best or not.
Youngsters to Compete.
The coming tournament will see a
raft OF youngsters in competition, in.
cluding an unusual number Of up-and.
coming players Of the Far West and
Middle West.
This matter Of a champion repeat.
ing In the amateur is not 50 simple
as 1t used to be. The competition is
much sterner all along the line.
Before Bobby Jones turned the trick
in 1924 and 1925, there had been no
case Of repeating for II years. In
1914, Jerome Travers at Garden City,
retained the title which he had won
the previous year at the Chicago Golf
Club.
No amateur, indeed. has Travers'
record Of twice repeating, his previous
accomplishments in this respect hav.
ing occurred in 1908 at Garden City
after he had won the championship
in 1907 at the Euclid Club in Cleve.
land. Walter Travis won In 1900 and
again swept through to victory in
1901. All of which shows that win
ming the title twice successfully was
not such an unusual achievement in
years gone by.
Championships Of today have,
among other alluring qualities the
element Of vast uncertainty. No
one can ever say that some fiedgllng
will not flash out Of national obscurity
and impress the wiseacres with the
futility of prophesy.
Few Remain at Ton.
With the exception of Bobby Jones
and Jess Sweetser, men who were
considered four and Ave years ago as
strong possibilities for the title are no
longer so considered-unless the
perennial Francis Ouimet be included.
Last year. for example, Bobby Jones
| was the runner-up to Won Elm, while
Dawson and Ouimet We're in the semi
| finals. In 1925 Watts Gum was run
| ner-up to Jones, and Won Elm and
r. A. Jones were in the semi-finals.
| Three years ago Won Elm was run.
ner-up to Bobby Jones and Ouimet and
Max Marston were in the semi.flnals.
| The names change in 1928. when
Sweetser was runner.up to Max Mar.
ston, and Bob Gardner and Ouimet
were in the semi-flnal round.
| In 1922 Chick Evans was runner-up
to Sweetser, Bobby Jones and Knep.
per being semi.f1nahsts. Bob Gardner
was runner-up to Jess Guilford in
1921. with Evans and Hunter playing
in the semi-hnals. Ouimet was run
ner.up to Evans in 1920 and Allis and
Bobby Jones were semi-finalists.
So it goes. It isn't so much that
the former outstanding players have
slumped in a few years as that young
sters have come up with a better
brand Of golf and keeener competi-
tive spirit.
Evening star., 1927-08-04
UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDS
AMATEUR GOLF TOURNEY

~ YES of those who like to cast
- vision ahead to events lying in
the more or less immediate
IL future. are upon the thirty-f1rst
annual amateur golf cham
pionship, which will be played in
Minneapolis next month.
All players who are regarded as
having any chance whatever are
being closely watched, with a view to
determining an approximate idea OF
their prospects Of winning the title
now held by George Won Elm.
There is, Of course, a lot of specula'
ton about Won Elm. But little can be
known about his game, since he has
been playing individually in the Far
West and has turned in no important
tourney play by which his present
form may be compared to that Of 1926.
What is known about him Is that he
will be in there fighting at Minikhada
Jess Sweetser at his very best is
Evening star., 1927-08-04
PROFESSIONAL golfers OF Wash
ington and Baltimore are to do
some travelling to play in their
regular semi-weekly event next

Il regular semi-weekly event next
Monday. They will compete in
an 18-hole tourney at the Fountain
Head Country Club Of Hagerstown,
where the Maryland open golf cham
pionship will be held a few weeks
hence.
The Hagerstown club is one of the
most progressive golf organizations in
upper Maryland, andnTecently rheld an
invitation tournament, which was won
by B. Warren rCorkran. ..,-t~
Golflng members of the Washington
Kiwanis Club defeated Baltimore
Kiwanians In a team match yesterday
at the Indian Spring Golf Club. win
ming 10 points to 8.
Low gross prize in the tourney went
to William G.. Oliver, Baltimore, with
81, who won the draw after tie with
Charles H. Pardoe of Washington.
Five players, Frank Mitchell OF
Washington and j. G. McAllister, H.
G. Evitt, H. NJ. Davis and Dan Neill
of Baltimore, tied in the kickers' han
dicap and all were given prizes. The
number selected was 73.
A box Of flowers was given to Will
liam H. Bagby of Baltimore for turn.
ing in the highest score Of III. A din
ner followed the tourney at the Indian
Spring clubhouse.
With q decision of some sort ex'
pected in the Voigt case today or to.
morrow, the United States Golf Asso.
citation yesterday assured E. c. Alvord
counsel for Voigt, that If a decision
was reached to prefer formal charges
against the player every opportunity
would be given his counsel to answer
the charges and to appear in his de-
fense.
Aroused by published reports that
a decision had been reached unfa.
vorable to Voigt, Alvord yesterday
telegraphed the United States Golf
Association inquiring as to whether
a formal hearing would be held. as
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THREE FORMER WINNERS
IN SOUTHPAW TOURNEY

CHICAGO, August R).-Three
former champions are among the
scores entered today in the 36-hole
match for the national southpaw golf
title at Midlothian.
DR.. r. c. Wilson Of Olympia Fields,
who won the crown last year with
1856. will defend his honors. r. S.
Juran of Minneapolis, Fred Merkle
Of Columbus and John Humphreys Of
Edgewood Valley, twice winner Of
the title. are the former champions
among the field of left-hand shoot
ers. The winner will receive a gold
medal, and trophies for the best
afternoon rounds are among the
prizes.
Evening star., 1927-08-04
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

promised in Washington a week ago.
Herbert H. Ramsay, secretary Of the
association, wired Alvord that news.
paper reports as to decision hav.
ing been reached should be disre.
garded.
If the decision is unfavorable to
Voigt it will result in formal charges
being prepared and made against the
player. with a formal hearing to
follow within few days. At this
hearing counsel for Voigt will com.
bat the charges, and both accused
and accusers may make statements.
If decision is reached to allow the
Bannockburn star to compete in the
national amateur championship, there
will be no need for a formal hearing
and the matter will be dropped.
Evening star., 1927-08-04
CALLOW WILL HANDLE
PENNSYLVANIA CREWS

PHILADELPHIA, August 4 R.-
Official announcement was made to.
day that Russell S. Callow of the
University of Washington will be
head rowing coach at the University
of Pennsylvania. beginning Septem.
Der !.
1t was also announced that Fred
Spuhn, head coach for the last two
years at Pennsylvania, will be Cal
lows assistant.
Evening star., 1927-08-04
Three d. C.. Linksn1en Qualify
Birdie by Bobby
Is a Dream Shot
BY SOL METZGER.

When Bobby Cruickshank came
to the eighteenth tee at Inwood on
his last round Of the open cham.
pionship Of the United States of
America in 1923 he knew he needed
a birdie 3 on that long par 4 hole
in order to tie Bobby Jones and
force a play-off. The diminutive
Scot, at his best under pressure,
drove straight down the middle.
175 yards from home. The green
was backed by a hard road. fianked
by traps and guarded in front by a
lagoon. Furthermore. there was a
puZzling wind blowing across the
course from left to right. Bobby
chose his No. 1 Stewart iron. care.
Evening star., 1927-08-04

fully studied the conditions, allowed
about feet for the wind to drift
his ball, and then caught 1t clean
with his iron, lifting 1t high. 1t fell
some 80 feet from the pin and rolled
to within Z feet Of the cup. Bobby
sank that putt.
never saw a finer shot made
under pressure.
Cruickshank never wanted to hit
a ball more than he did that one.
And when that Is the situation the
tendency is to get the body in too
soon. Yet he kept back Of the ball
with his body when he hit and let
his arms and hands do the work.
The golfer who tries too hard in.
variably gets his body in too soon.
Relaxation prevents that fault
cropping up in play.
(Copyright. 1877
Evening star., 1927-08-04
MCCARTHY, GU. LINKSMAN,
ANNEXES FIFTH TOURNEY

DELAWARE WATER GAP, Pa,
August R.-Maurice Mccarthy,
jr, Georgetown University. won his
fifth golf tournament of the season
when he defeated Rudy Rothenberg.
Lafayette College. and 8, in the
Wolf Hollow Country Clubs annual
invitation amateur event,