Evening star., 1928-11-25
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

TWO returned a winning card IN week
| end sweepstakes, and examination re-
vealed the card had been altered so
| the winning total was lower than 1t
would have been. Spies reported he
had improved the lie of his ball. The
two players were called before the tour
nament committee. and their immediate
resignation from the club was requested
and granted. Both resigned at once
and doubtless they will have difficulty
joining another golf club.
Such cases have been known to exist
in this country. But in medal play
competitions there are many violations
which go unnoticed, either because of
lack of familiarity with the rules or
because of wilful desire to circumvent
the rules. The District Golf Associa-
ton now has before it such case in
one of its competitions, where the
competitor was seen. according to a
signed statement before the association,
not only to trample the grass down
around his ball lying in the rough, but
to violate the putting green rules in
two specific instances.
Drs. w. r. McLister and Thomas D.
Webb tied for the low gross prize in
the monthly competitions of the Wash
ington Dental Golf Association at the
Wednesday. Both men turned in cards
of 80. First low net went to DR.. S..
G. Hopkins, who registered 98-21-77.
Second low net went to DR.. j. l..
Barmhard, who had 104-25-79. while
third low net was won by DR.. Thomas
J. Rice, who had 92-12-80.
ApropOS of caddie rates and caddie
service at the clubs about Washing
ton, Chevy Chase has probably the
most elaborate system of rating cad
| dies in existence at any local club. The
caddieS are rated In classes A, B and c,
according to their ability, and each
member is asked to signify at the con-
clusion Of round what character of
service was given. At the close of each
day the chairman of the golf COM
| mittee checks over the ratings given by
the members, and if class B or G
caddie shows a sufficient number of
| satisfactory marks, he is moved up to
class A, where the pay is higher. Class
A caddieS receive a fiat rate of $l.00
per round, while class B caddies receive
IS cents. Class A boys receive $1.50
per round for carrying two bags.
With two clubs already having an
nounced competitions for Thanksgiving
day, other clubs are expected to hold
tournaments If the weather is salts
factory. Bannockburn will hold an 49,
hole ball sweepstakes tournament, with
club handicaps to apply while Beaver
Dam has arranged an elaborate holiday
schedule, involving competition for the
Presidents Cup at 18 holes, and driv-
ing and putting contests for men and
women members.
The personnel of the players in the
exhibition match to be played next
Wednesday to signalize the formal OPEN
ing of the new Kenwood Golf Club
has been changed. In the match as
now arranged Leo McNerhany the club
pro. will pair with Arthur B. Thorn of
Town and Country against Walter w.
Cunningham of Burning Tree and AL
Treder of Manor. The match is Sched-
uled to start at l o'clock.
Walter r. Hall, Rock Greek Park
professional. registered SO around his
home course the other day.
Chick Evans excellent putting while
he was here over the week end reminds
ago when he was probably the poorest
putter among the ranks of the first
class amateurs. Chick carried three
putterS in his bag, and was credited
with declaring that one was used for
approach puts, another to get the ball
near the hole and still another to hole
out with. Be that as it may, Chick
is putting very well today, If his work
at Indian Spring may be taken as
criterion.
Harry d. eastman of Washington,
who uses a wooden tee with an i'm
mense piece of string attached to it,
claims he hasn't lost one in year and
half, and that the mileage on the
one he uses now almost justifies him
in buying box of wooden tees to dis
tribute among his friends.
Tommy Armour will not be a men,
ber of the next Ryder Cup team, ac-
cording to news coming from the an
nual meeting of the Professional Golf
ers' Association. Hagen has again been
chosen captain, and the rest of the
team is made up Of homebreds. Last
month ruInor had it that the pros would
let down the bars to foreign-born pros
now making their home in this country