Evening star., 1928-04-01

X rifvinc affair for the knights
Of the braSsie and the topped
chip shot. Even Herbert r. Shannon.
chief of the bailyhoo association. and
major donio Of the lightweight brigade,
admits that sometimes he fails to break
so because of the toughneSs of the golf
course.
Last January Columbia reached out
toward the Department Of Agriculture
and the greens section of the United
States Golf Association and obtained
the services OF o. P Fits as course
supervisor TO boss the job Of putting
Columbia In appie-pie condition for the
SEASON Of ie2S-and succeeding seasons.
Fits succeeded Fred Mcleod in charge
Of the course. the understanding being
when Mcleod was placed in charge
more than two years ago. that the loo
was to be but temporary one. for the
professional duties of the diminuove
Columbia mentor demand too much OF
his time TO permit of great deal OF
attention to the golf course.
We PLAYED Columbia through the
mist and wind of typical March day
the other afternoon and n6twithstaro-
ing Our fooZles and slices. and the fog
OF admiration in which we were en-
S.lrouded at Albert r. MacKenzies
splendid game. and Frank Craven's
great golf temperament. We discerned
the fine Italian hand OF Fits at work
making hard golf course harder.
In only one spot could we find any,
thing that looked as II it might have
the effect Of cutting down the score
OF these who play over Columoias
green clad fairways. That was that
the ditch at the twelfth hole has been
tiled ana covered with turf so that no
more viii a recalcitrant golf ball find
tts berth in a lot Of ooze and mud.
That and the fact that the little drain
ase ditch alongside the fairway at the
twelfth has been drained and grassed
over.
Made Tougher and Tougher.
Every other change in the course has
had the effect of making 1t tougher
and tougher. For example, there used
70 be quite an innocuous bunker near
the green at the left Of the twelfth
fairway-an innocent affair that seldom
stopped ball. Now it's been pulled
out about yards. widened and deep
esled. 50 that running golf oau no
longer viii hop gaily through the trap.
We saw the new third green, far
better green than the old third, but
thing OF terrifying aspect with its neck
lace of traps and its narrow opening.
And We saw the changes that are TAX
! ..1g place in the short fourth, where
bunkers at the right side OF the fairway
have been leveled Of and the green re-
ecdded. And. most noticeable OF all,
", saw-and fortunately misSed-the
greatly enlarged bunker in front OF the
eighth green, where the old bunker has
bean very much widened and length
en7d 50 that it now stretches around
FAR 70 the west, where it Is sure to
catch a hooked bah from the tee at this
grsa short hole. We saw the newly
t.d1ed second tee. green and Arm,
= where g-acs always has been dif1cult TO
k.cp In growth because OF the shelterine
! eject cf the trees and the constant use
OF frrsls uy the long players
FT2 s-w many changes in the old
Columbia ccaTs.. none Of them major
e'l3nges Efth the exception OF the ditch
ft the tEsifth. but al designed TO
make Columbia just bit harder. And
! Ee wondered IL the 66s and CTS which
s Miif2T Esavirson and Roland Mac
Eensse and Fred Mcleod made last
year WI be 50 frequent this year, what
Ha.h The changes and improvements
f.1at have barn made on the golf
coUsEa. Ter Ii takes only q slight
essnSs in e bunker 10 alter the shot
2 ~s-y ccnsi1rsaS'y. even though Ted
p Tag cIetns n-t1i-ers don't exist IN the
ar. gls>ic p.op-.iy hit go,f balls
fssosisd traYS;
coiugabia Is moving forward toward a
e b'11~1T and tattcT season. If knowledge
Of hcx 10 keep q goif course In shape
= sai make T. wce bi. harder viil aid
slis ga7f cf Courbia's members, II
s-a ~ be 5'g yehT,
res Die~ei 2nd johnny Farrell two
~ fir .gFnEssstcnal goifing gentry Ti1o
h1Te he pleasant habit OF moving about
Es@ eoJntry picI.ng up odds and ends
nf :>oss eci:I. sra schednle6 10 play an
r~ssb.fsen niatfsl al III. Rolling Road
:, c'ssb os Csscnsgi.le. M. on April 20
j, Th~s vii pie. IN tha first half OF a
S@shris match sgg.nE. Carroll T. Me-
Afe5.cv. EolI.ng Read pro- and Glenn
f-esnSeg ~ Green Spring Valley, and IN
slse sft~rnoon viii meet Ralph Beach
{ ~ fsf Baltimore Suburban Club and
fia4Tl@a p, Bets.hier Of the Maryland
C~1TtYy C'Ib Farrell recently won the
CGT9c apan tourney ct Miami with
ts~c.f s@1Ts Datgei has been Winter
r. - California
Ts~ re.ar1siz Country Club golf ecm-
r - h1s rot yet made decision as
t. "l7o'h-r n. Spring tournament will
~ k5KFsk1-8*Ea FFEFlI. WILD glVsl&Il9TE
= ~ ~ tnSisidnais nlld net sent gen.
e.99v s. eIsjts - 'hs Mi1atIantic sector
Fffsek'Ee@' m, 81 far fs ts1a only club
p~ef'n1 ih* CAPITAL which he's made it's
t1-1ey p strictly invitation affair.
faHfFrsfs0nst Country Club has
ns9ssD1s5srt n the heavyweight cilAl-
/ }"~9s r19Gs b. EndEew j. Cunnain9s
- EgHn II EsEsn Of Columbia John
rf7rn sEld Joj3n p Gilmore have SEkued a
S~f ~ another direction time for
S1"iaDf~for weight match Both Oil
T7@ge and Cos ere six toOierg, and
r@sEsloF carries much ayolrdup0is So
fg9fT have Issued 3 challenge sgaira.
faH p5sr nf equal height and equsi OF
P@s'foZitylsteiv cglisi weight u meet on
t'7a aot e0Drse--entch rs catch can
With nl5.iekf barred.
=. hsonra Hunter, the new Indian
f8TieR professional DDsfensIg has a
fers39seRs fty 65T'c'llt hints Tn~ either
re-, - In1iaD gf5f.D2. be hooked his
fF9 asagt from the Thirteenth tee 40
Fs&'~ f<e fence which Dayalisied the
Ta@S r%NDtag along ti7> thirteenth and
fgtcfg'a fAirgsvs Jfis bail lay very
f'e"4 - the tepce sad IN such spot
s+s9t 39v shot rad 10 be pis yed "
ssosH 1t1@ branches of tree 10 well
90 ka> ysSaY the shirt and 70 much hack
F@aS ~ i & have frat IL brought 10 on
a'e@ tagls'iv tFspD"S green within s feet
~ - Dan srd pUEteF ran down the
"a yHs+ ffF q birdie 2
gEYntAr sn5 Ds9yge DifsenbsHgIl ere
f@f aita . challenge " Pred Mcleod
Ssr g. b Barnett 70 play . best bali
FestGh sno pnosher challenge against
fery "''lsy pair from any club around
Washington Hunter eoEaes from MI
~fptthee where tn professionals play In
9Bnsny ~ these igenns and home az
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