Evening star., 1928-04-15
Ry WALTER r, McCALLuM.

RY WALTER n, McCALLUM.
All is activity and hustle and hustle
cut at the Bannockburn Golf Club,
rear Glen Echo, where Maryland
green hills move down To meet the
waters OF the Potomac. miles above
WASHINGTON. and where Tony sylvester.
holding down his first professional
berth, grins his way through an aver
arc Of seven hours a day of lessons.
This rain hurts like the dickens,
Tony SAYS. 1T cuts my lessons down
70 almost nothing, and If am going TO
turn out crop of good golfers here
this year they must have time to take
lessons III good weather"
Tony. who came To BannocSburn
from Congressional. where he was club
maEsS and assistant professional unocr
s,eaonv Armour taught Bannockburn' s
Y-kmbers the right way TO hit the ball
for 40 hours in one week. Taxing out
his day of. Ii gives an average OF nearly
seven hours day on the practice tee
1mparting his golf knowledge to others
forms consideration.
Tcny's activity is matched by that
on the golf course and around the
clubhouse and grounds al BannocE-
burn. for the Glen Echo organization.
With more than ie0 new members hav-
i0c been taken in over the last month,
Is moving forward with rapid strides
toward an improved course and I'M
proved grounds,
Working on Course.
DR.. T. ]. w Brown. one of the pioneer
members Of Bannockburn, and pronli-
nent court architect around Washing
ton, has taken hold OF the greens
work this year with a vengeance and
ae ses.A ~
enable GreenSkeeper Lumbsden To pro-
vide the best possible course for the
members of Bannockburn.
Changes of major character in the
golf course are not yet being made, but
the greens force is now busy on tee
sodding program, starting at the first
tee which has been somewhat worn.
with the intention to resod all the tees
during the next week.
Down the road leading from the Con-
duit road 10 the clubhouse tractors and
Scrapers have been busy. preparing 10
widen the roadway TO more than twice
its present wioth. Out in front OF the
clubhouse scraperx are busily pulling
dirt TO one side, preparing 70 make
great parking area. while In the rear~of
the house, where cars are now parked
and have been parked for many years,
is 70 be installed a very large practice
putting green.
Inside the house, where the down.
stairs locker room has just been COM
pleted. additional locker room Is being
made available and other Improvements
are being made TO give the club more
room. The services of Robert Town
send. formerly. with Columbia. have
been secured as steward and manager
of the club. He looks forward to sue
csssful season.
Bannockburn today is a far different
organization, physically and in its
membership from the club OF decade
ago, when ii had but a modest club
house and Q nine-hole golf course. I'M
provements flav- been moving fast at
Bannnckburn, but they have been un-
able to keep pace with the spirit Of the
club members. who have seen the vision
for many years and are now doing thAr
utmost to realize their ambitions.
The course of the Princess Anne
Country Club has been offered to the
Middle Atlantic Golf Association for its
wcnlen's championship in August. The
tournament has never been held IN Viz
eiTliz. and has been q fixture for only
two years.
Chairman Mitchell OF the golf COM
nsittee o. the Princess Anne Club at
Virginia Beach. has offered the course
fo- the week Of August 6. with quail
flying round on August I and the final
August IL.
The course Of the Country Club OF
Virginia, al Richmond, where George T,
Cunningham. former member and
club title holder Of Baunockburn, now
Is course supervisor. also has been Of
fe-ed for the wonnen;s championship.
Mrs. w. Bartam Jones and Mrs. G. S.
Cole, who rank among the best woman
golfers In the State have asked that the
tournament 60 TO Richmond
The Virginia State amateur cham
picnSfips are 70 be played ~ Hot
Springs, beginning July 4. with the
State open scheduled for Virginia
Beach the last week in August.
Armour Rests for Trip.
Complete rest and little golf have
been prescribed by and for Tommy
Armour, the national open champion,
before re sails Wednesday night for
England. where ne viii play in the
British open championship. Mentally
tired CT golf. and very much over
gcifcd. the open tltlehoider. who is the
best Judge of his own condition, has
decided 70 forget the game as far as
possible until he lands on British soil
Mentally tired describes hts condition
better than anything else, for Tommy
has played 50 much golf over the Win
Ter season, both IN exhibition matches
sEe ~ tournaments. that he is down
right weary of playing the game
IL is a fact not generally known that
even though Armour won but one big
t9lrnamenl~-the Oregon State cham
psonSnap, and that away back in De-
cenoer~-he was the second largest
money winner over the Winter season
not far behind Macdonald Smith. who
wen the largest slice of the prize money
Toward the latter part Of the tour 0f
the West and South, Tommy. tired Of
golf and golf playing, had gotten into
sach highly nervous condition that he
vas unable 70 produce mis- real game
GcE does tnat " man, and par
tlegisF3y + highly organized indiY.d-
f1zl such Ss Tommy Armour u.s. ~ And
more particularly In flrst-ciass cham
plonsajp play. where every sbot counts
eayisy ~ the direction u the pocket
BOOK Tommy told lie yesterday that
or ore c95p shot be took no Less than
" waggies and that On the putting
green he couldn't get himself set 70 hit
tnS BsB. The altefYlst8ye~~4o strike the
bail without sufficient prepafatlon-~iS Is
just o. bad and leads ~ far worse re-
suits. D0t u II r. sure cure for the golf
"feeDse }eetaes
Aga1ilog. Tc1nmy has decided ~ for
gei golf f9f q t.yne snd 10 get himself
bsek !ftc mental state ~ ksenness
f9f the game lie has played little golf
fD5Ee his return from the South and
N3ii play a. LITTLE ~ possible until he
ieeFee f0r Pew York Tommy VIII be
bsek 'ig tne Uriteo States about MAJ
sb giving him full month of practice
before the national open cfsmpionshjp
June
bsmbeEs - the Congressional coun.
iTy ciUD are ~ "a ttef at TIE elUbigouss
Wednesday night ~ enjoy q Beefft1ak
olGnsJ and ~ aee tDe Improvement
made igl The downstairs grill roam. or