Evening star., 1928-01-20

ana Twice. NIiliti VA NAAH
invitation tourney. is playing
hot golf" these cool Winter
days, Undeterred by heavy clothing
and slow fairways. Stevinson is romp-
ins around most of the local courses
below 7o-and with comparative ease
Yesterday Stevinson and Albert X
Mackenzie moved over 10 the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club. where
they played with Fred D. Paxton an0
W. r. Roberts OF Washington. Stevin-
son. who has always found the WASH
inpton course 10 his liking. oreeZec
around IN II shots-a 36 and 80 max
ing I'D the total Mackenzie, who na;
completely recovered from an illne IS
which confined him TO his bed last Sep
tember was around in II.
Members of the Congressional Coun-
try Club are TO gather tonight at Inc
clubhouse for the purpose OF elecslng
officers and 10 fill i3 vacancies on the
membership of the board OF governors
Al the same time complete reorgani-
zation Of the financing Of the club and
an increase in membership dues is To
oe laid before the members.
Joseph H. Hines. former member oil
Congress from Ohio and president OF
Aul CtUD tOT thD NEdln. 10 AttA~AoN
not to be a candidate for reelection.
At the same time Hines relinquishes
his grasp on the active leadership OF
the club. J. Raymond McCarl. controller
general of the United States. will resign
from the craftsmanship Of the golf COM
nittee. McCarl has been chairman OF
the golf committee for the past two
years and has been very active in pro-
noting a series 0f club events. as veil
as supervising the golf course.
At the same time the club Is expcc' cd
10 be made acquainted with the nero-
tiations between McCarl and Tommy
Armour holder OF the national open
championship who Is expected 10 BE-
back with Congressional during the
coming season
Plans for the new l8-hole course te
b. laid out east. south and west OF the
clubhouse. as well as the proposed
scheme for an ajrplane landing field.
viii be laid before the club The plans
for the course have been drawn up and.
with minor alterations. have been in
dorsed b. the golf committee The
work. as much OF the surveying has
been done.
Public links golfers are getting their
last few games of the season at East
Potom6c end Rotk Greek Park before
the two big public courses close for q
s'< weeks course in rehabilitation Both
the public courses have had unusually
heavy play this Winter. because of the
comparatively warm weather More than
1000 persons played over the courses
al East Potomac Park last Sunday
and Rock Greek Park was crowded 10
capacity all day The courses viii close
at the conclusion of play January 81
~ be- reoDencd about the middle Of
March While they arr closed, two oi
The courses al Potomac Park will 90
through an extensive bunkering pro-
gram. while Rock Greek Park viii be
put through c0Insr Of improvement
Chairman Perry H. Hoover and his
special committee Will NEE. Sunday 10
again go over "a selected list of names
out q! which Is expected ~ come The
new golf professional at Indian Spring
EDDIE Towns resignation as professional
IT Indian Spring Is effective February
! Towns Will play In the South dur"
ing 'hr balance ~ the Winter Rum0r
hiss Il that the |pb ~iil MOI go 70 any
~ the local pFofeasi0nsl applicants
appirslions ~ least one Of them from
r. far west 81 The i'scinc Gossi The
jlsi WaA reduced ~ a feW more than q
donfn 81 meeting u The special com
nilttes isAt Sunday
E~STgs y. Howard 0f Washington
claims that even though Inc uechahisa.
enG ~ the game. a. portrayed by thf
lengthy sIGi&, is quite important. ths
brainy sngie ~ golf on the putting
greens H. tbs most important part ol
II Recently tDwaTd was around IA,
Washington Colt aud Country Cht
cfiirsF ~ 81 ptIttA ann ss strokes HIi
puts were under the putting par 0l
- and hiA long shots we're II above
par.
H0EsTf ik usually death bo ali putt.
under feet and 80 IL was yeetffdsy y
lie IL probably tiie only player who hsi
ever been within d half inch of MAKING
/ The same hole In one stroke III tWo con.
| sfcutiYe days One day last Summer ht
il0led bis nsshle He shot 81 the 30,
/ YARD >euJnd hole st Washington The