Evening star., 1928-04-17
HAS FINE SET OF CLUBS
TO USE IN CLASSIC OPEN
Best Collection He Ever Has Owned, American
Champion Asserts-W omen Are Playing i'm
Surprise Event at Washington.

! ins host today to more than \ score Of
! competitors IN the first women'S event
] Of the season around Washington,
The affair. held under the auspices
of the WomenS District Golf ASSoeia-
ton. is a surprise" tourney ard is open
70 an woman players, regardless Of club
affiliations.
Congressional Lists Events.
Congressional Country Club has ar
ranged = schedule of eolf events which
Will run through the season Of 1928 and
we'll into 1929. when all the features
outlined by the subcommittee in charge
OF club tournaments are finally run of.
Actlnr at THE SUGGESTION Of Tommy Ar
r,N9r. the committee. which is headed
by Eugene FRY has scheduled A series
al monthly medal play events whose
final rounds Will be played in May, 1929,
Tor the championship Of the monthly
Journeys. In addition several other tour
nsmentS have been billed for the club
season.
Her is how the monthly medal play
events viii work out The entrants ftrSt
must obtain a handicap determined in
accordance With recognized handicap
svStemS the maximum to be So. Each
contestant after his handicap is obtain
ed will compete the first Saturday or
Sunday of each month at handicap
match play against par. Ia holes. The
first contest will be PLAYED May or 6.
an6 VIII continue throughout the sea.
son. reSuning again early next year
after lsyo9 during the Winter. On the
second Saturday and Sunday of May.
1929. the winners of all monthly medals
are 20 play at Is holes handicap medal
play. Suitable prizes will be given "a the
winners Of the monthly events and 70
the winner Of the main event q year
from next month.
The three chief holidays OF the Spring,
Summer and Fall will see Ave events run
osT at the club On each holiday--siniilar
in character for each holiday The frst
affair Of the series Of three. 10 be held
May so Will have the following tour
neys.
Handicap medal play Is holes.
Handicap match play against par.
Special event for the contestants Sc
curing the largest number Of pars. with
club handicap.
Special event for the entrant securing
the greatest number Of brides with
handicap
Special event for low gross--the prize
for this event 20 be quite substantial
Instead Of being run Of in q few days
or within few weeks. the tourney for
the club championship. now held by
Page Hufty. vil run through three
months. The Is low scorers IN the
qualifying round June 2 or ; viii play
N the first round which must be COM
pleted on or before July /. The second
round must be completed on or before
August !. while the serni-nnal round
IS scheduled TO be finished on or before
September J. The final round at 81
holes IS scheduled for September 80.
In order 70 facilitate getting the play
ers through the match rounds the COM
Ynit.ee has ruled that the entrart who
Is the second mentioned in the pairines
down through the Championship flight
must submit two dates 70 his opponent.
II neither is acceptable the second man
u the pair automatically enters the next
round.
The competition for the Tatum Cup.
presented 70 the club by member who
lives IN Florida. Will be held az a date
in the Fan TO be set later. Az the close
cf the season in November. a 1inner
VIII be held az the club, ~ which prixez
ven In ali the events viii be presented.
The tournament subcommittee Is COM
posed Of Fry, chairman: DR.. Bruce L.
Taylor. W B. Jefiress and O. d. Els
worth. tr Guy Mason, chairman Of the
golf committee. and Tommy and Sandy
Armour aided the subcommittee in
arranging the schedule A schedule
drawn upon somewhat similar lines Is
being arranged for the woman golfers
Of tire club.
Congressional Club members are ook-
ing forward 70 Q dinner ard entertain
naent 20 be held Thursday night a. the
club. when they viii be shown the
many improvements Ia the grill and
co7nktaiYs Part Of the riuhhnuEe