Evening star., 1928-03-11

While the outdoor season has already
opened and is slowly gathering mo-
mentum for the first really warm days
of Spring. those who still prefer the In
door putting courses are~~busy sharp
ening up the putting eye for the out
door game.
Henry D. Miller of the Miller Walker
School has announced the following
pairings for the women's putting con-
test. now in progress at the school at
l7ls Pennsylvania avenue.
rhs1fer M Srs O. Il bams ssnSr vs.. rs Mrs N os, n"
ssaa: Miss Sv ,.1s, Ms, Se~mau, L,,,lss.
syss' & Mrj R Z Jone; Mr. Mrs; Il B Dpsbsr Bra;
| and and Mrs. Harvey. liar e"' 'N' : ~ y "" ''
The first round of the mems putt
ing event at the Meyers Shop School
resulted as follows:
Dr.; George SHARP defeated Louis srans.
| Nye. and & p. b. Parke defeated G, NJ.
| Nolan, ; and 4: r. y. Godden defeated E.
f. ENerhart. = ana l.
II may or may not mean anything TO
the fair sex golfers OF Washington, but
it is a tact. nevertheless, that the
women's amateur golf championship of
Great Britain is TO b. held at the
Hunstanton Golf Club of Norfolk, Eng
| land, beglnnif1R May IA.
Prescott S. Bush. secretary of the
United States Golf Association, which Is
! cooperating with all British golf
| agencies in bringing about better un-
derstanding Of mutual problems, naively
| announced that all entrants from out
side the British Isles will be accepted.
| regardless of handicap. but that GER
| tain handicap conditions are imposed
upon entrants from within the islands.
/ He adds that the entry fee for foreign
players is 81.
So here is the chance for the woman
who sports 40 handicap at her home
club to compete In the only British title
event that has not been won by an
American. G!enna Collett couldn't
make it last year. so it is rather doubt
full II any other American entrant could
win. Joyce Wethered, however. whom
| Sandy Armour declares to be the
| greatest golfer living--lnan or woman
will not play this year.
| Armour makes broad statements
| sometimes. but he always manages to
back them up with the air of authority
he enioyes from his vida experience
| in the game. OF course he does not
mean that Miss Wethered could give
Bob Jones close battle over any ex-
tended tournament. but he does mean
that Miss Joyce has so mastered the
game that every shot is played exactly
as she means to play It. She drives like
the best of the male golfers, Armour
claims. gets as much distance with
| corresponding accuracy, and Is quite
as good around the putting green. And
TO back up his claim he points TO her
many scores well down in the lower 70s
ever dificuit courses.
| Miss Wethered, however. takes tho
| view that golf and golf competition is
private matter. The roar OF the
crowd does not interest her. nor the
adulation of enthusiasts of the game.
| So she has voluntarily retired from
| competition. after winning everything
| Miss Wethered out, however. IL is
hardly likely that an American en-
trant will bring back the British wom-
/ sn's cup.
Manor Club, launched on an ambi-
sious program OF golf course and club
house improvement, is looking forward
to next Fall, when 1t plans TO stage its
first annual invitation tournament,
Chairman Dave Thompson Of the
greens committee hopes the nine hole
layout west OF the clubhouse will be
completed by July l. but is inclined TO
feel that the course may not be In SUI
hcient good condition TO hold tourna-
ment earlier than the Fall.
Meanwhile. however. work Is going
forward. and already O number OF new
traps have been scattered around the
outside nine OF the present course.
which will be the first nine OF the COM
pleted 18 hole layout. Greens. tees and
fai-wsys on the new nine are ready
for planting 70 grass seed, and all trees
and stumps have been removed
Although the District Golf A&so-
ciation meeting last Monday turned
out 10 be a comparatively placid af-
fair with the single exception Of the
statement by Guy Mason that the
eligibility committee lis as much Use as
q NTH wheel, behind the scenes IT was
| apparent that the association LIZ de-
termlned 10 put teeth In its constitu-
ton and tighten up It's amateur code
/ 50 that IL Will pot again be put In the
anomalous and embarrassing position Il
/ found Itself In last Summer after the
| vojgt case had been thraghed out by
/ the United States Coli Association.
/ Realizing that any ruling Of the as
sociaticn Is binding only In the tao
events sponsored by the Organization
| the junior and District championships
and may no. necessarily be recog-
| nlzed by the member cliibg unieSs
specifically designated In the constitu-
| ton. the retiring president. Albert T..
! 6teiren1, requested and got motion
/ TO amend the constitution 10 make
every ruling Of the association equally
| binding on each club In the member
| ship.
[ The personnel Of the committee on
| revision Of constitution viii br an
! noilnced within q few days by G..
| Chester Caywcod Of indian Spring,
who wa elected 10 The presidency. II
the committee proceeds under the sys-
! tenn outlined ~ the meeting each club
must accept all rulings Of the asSo-
ciation or resign. Tiat is as 1t should
be- Either the association should have
| pOWer 10 enforce rs rulings on ali
members or II should have no power.
Under the constitution at present II
has no power except 10 rule In the
! t@1 events under Its own direction,
! Ths clubs may do anything they
please.
Cne Of the provisions 0f the c0nsli~
tutlan revision resolution, suggested by
q. ii. cha&naf 0f Columbia, ts that the
revised constitution be laid before n
special meeting n the stititf association
and not merely the approval by the
! executive committee, which ig also M
IL should be IN order that open cove
nants openly arrived at may he the
rule III the association. The committee
IN revise the amateur rule. or rather
70 draw up a new association rule. also
H. 10 report ~ tliii meeting NJ the
agB0cistI0si 80 The amateur matter aiho
may bs tbtashed git IN the 0pen and "a
decision not be made bAhind closed
committee a60rs
The drama behind The scenes will eO
6n in The right cfiIrsf II the District
Golf ABSORPTION plitsues this policy
And this II seems aeLerminad W do,
Ths tenth hole at Thsgy Chase tskss