Evening star., 1928-04-22
BY WALTER r.. McCALLUM.

EY WALTER II. McCALANM.
~ HERE is little doubt that Bobby
Tones and his fellow golfers
who are 10 play in an exhiol-
1 t:on match next Saturday at
Columbia will have notable
nsrt in raising WaShington's quota OF
$4,000 for the Olympic fund. From
the interest shown in the match al
ready it is quite apparent that sal
ley.v Of several thousand perSonS-poS-
Sihlv enough TO raise the entire Quo.a--
viii be on hand TO greet the oFllial!t
Albanian and the three golfers VINO VIII
make up the fourSone. jess SWeetSeI,
former American and British amateur
champion. viii pair with koiano ~,
Mackenzie, Columbia'S ace, against
Jones and Phillips Finlay, IonS-Ih'ul's
Harvard student.
Considerable interest OF dramatic
nature surrounds the visit Of Sweetser
70 the Capital When he was last
here as a competitor in a soil aItai
he was a youngSter Of 2i-,uSt a kl0
break!nc into big time competition.
Then he played in the national open
chsn1pionship Of 1921 and didn't place.
But the following year he beat BOD
Jones. Francis Ouin1et, Willie Hunter
snd finally Chick Evans 10 win the
American amateur at Brookline. And
the next vear-I I993-he was conquered
hv Max Marston in the amateur classic
al FloSslnoor only on the thlrty-eiSnth
hole. where the 'StyInie champion" laid
Sweetser another one.
Since then much water has moved
under the bridge. The great heart o.
SwcetSer carried him through the Brlt-
ish amateur championship O. 1926. 10
3,%r Epf Ia home
from ENGLAND in a wheel chair and I'M
mediately went to Asheviile fo- his
health. Ills recovery has been Slow,
but he seems 10 be himself again, and
he has announced he Will play IN the
American amateur title event this year,
Always one OF the great match players
O. the game. SweetSer Is a colcrful fig
ure and one Of the great golfers OF the
amateur world
F3nlay has rot been seen IN action
around Washington. He came east
from the Pacific Coast a few years ago
10 enter Exeter Academy, won the in
tsrScholaStic title two years ago, went
ont 10 Minikllada last Fall and sur
prised every one with his long hitting.
lie entered Harvard University last Fall.
He is destined TO be a golf star of the
first magnitude provided he keeps up
AIS &G4E1S. RadNNSIl&AC
ing better golf than ever this year. He
has been in Washington for several
weeks and has PLAYED enough golf to
keep himself in shape.
The match will start about 80 or
As. according TO Columbia officials.
II being the purpose 10 end the affair
in time 70 permit the players 10 attend
the Gri6iro3 Club banquet in the eve
mig. An admission fee viii be charged.
with ali the proceeds 70 go toward
washington's $1,000 quota for the
Olympic fund.
In addition to the schedule Of events
published several days ago, the Con-
GTessional Country Club has added
several more Journeys for the year The
monthly medal play Journeys to start
Nav 5 viii find the competitors di-
vided into two classes, according to
hancicaps. with players In the first
class having handicaps from ! to 10
and players in class B having handi-
cans from i9 TO IS.
The schedule follows: Evening Star
cup competition for women. May II
and IS. al 3S lolas medal play handi-
cap
Memorial day - Handicap 10 holes.
medal play. with six prizes TO be pre-
sente6- Extra prizes medal play against
par-handicap. Extra prize, most pars-
handicap. Extra prize. most brides
handicap. Extra prize, low gross.
June l3. IA. Is and i6-Middle At
lantic amateur championship. with
dinner to follow the final round.
July 4-Repeat Memorial day sched-
rse Of events.
July I5-Dufer's handicap Eigh-
<szf
70 ali members with handicap Of 25
or more. A silver cup has been do
mated bv a "duFer"
August l. and l2--Dubbv!lle Four
some handicap tourney. Open 10 all
players Eighteen holes. medal play.
handicap, foursoa7es cniy Handicaps
10 be determined BY DR.. Bruce L. Tsy-
ior. chairman Of handicap committee,
and posted al club house.
Lsber day-Repeat schedule Of events
for other holidays.
Club championship Qualifying
round June and g. One round
month thereafter. with finals 36 holes
September 30
October--Tstum cup competition.
The Catoctin Country Club Of Fred
erick. Nd and Fountain Head Coli
Cub Of Esgerstown Md. have with
drawn teams from the TTi-5tate Golf
Association Journeys. Six other teams.
Including the Belle Haven Country
Cub teern of Alexandria, wi! play Il?
tls~ touraeve this year.
Beau6ric J Howell of Alexandria.
member ~ the Washington Coll and
Country Club has been chosen pgesi-
dent Ct the league. Other officers are:
Paul reanet. Martinsbura. vice pFesi-
cent. J Victor Arthur, winchester
secretary
Indian snring Golf Club. which viii
end ats invitation tournament on Frl-
day this year has decided 70 dispense
with the usual tournament dinner q
course that also has been decided upon
b. the Washington Colt and Country
Club.
FRED ID. Paxton. chairman ~ the golf
committee Of the Washington Club.
eeiebyate6 lis return % the game Phi
cey BY making ore af the finest shots
We nae egeg seen HIS tee shot a. the
si8ort eleventh ~ Warrington found the
g7itcn ~ the lcft of me green. and lay
9la3f submerged IA The water with n
.f7sgh Dank behind Il. Paxton 8sded
i6oBn into the water and III some still
gnysteFsclls fashion c1lt the bail 0u, aBd
dropped IL within five feet of the hole.
u would make better yarn had he
made me putt for par 3. D1L he
gIlissec
{ IL the same game Y. Calvert Dlekey.
the gent WHO never gives uD, bT0ke one
of nls 08p fscoTes by going over Tie
fifteenth green IN tao shots Dlckeys
ssconc shga fan oyeF the greer Ee
s3aae never been a. fer ~ 1he green in
two tsefoTe
Last Monfay Dickey Dook 10 on
the sa1ti hoie Friday he lalc 50 10
~ wouldn't take 10 again, and his
caution oT tge hole @as something ~
watc:3 he hal! tipped hlA drive he
played ria secOia6 E.1ot safe. i4ik third
vas Oh the green spe he wss down IN
G taxing 40 chances On losing that $50