Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02

~ NE OF the biggest steps forward
in p colfing way IN tournG
ment conduct around Wesh
~ ineton is that announced
few days ago BY the Ban
ncckhurn Club 10 govern play in its in
vitation tourney September ~, 20, q
and %. The Bannockburn plan is a
simple one and a step that is bound
to accomplish at least one Of tie ends
sought in vain by tournament COM
mittees around the Capital for many
years.
Briefly the scheme amounts 10 a
placing Of each competitor in the
tournament in his proper place. II
he doesn't qualify in the division in
which his club handicap places him
he is out-fini--a competitor. Nor
NAL first flight men--that is. men with
handlcaps of less than nine-must quail
ifv in the first flight and no other
Men with handicaps between and IL
must make the second or first flight.
and no other.
The plan spells the doom Of the
gent. who may or may not be classed
in that ubiquitous rating Of cup hunter,
who has bad qualifying round and
then proceeds TO 90 out In the third or
fourth flight and spray a flock of 75s
anu fOS OH dIpdnA titS tbuEAF-
Play Up to Game or Drop Ont
The competitor who is normally a
second or third flight player may get
in the first fight by virtue of good
medal round That is his own look
out. II ne qualities better than he
normally rates. good enough But he
cannot qualify below his ranking flight.
For that reason alone the Bannock-
burn scheme is good one and a plan
that Is certain to find favor in many
quarters.
Probably ii will be followed by many
. Of the clubs next Spring when thcv
start the usual round of tournament
play, In any event 1t Is SUR to find
| favor among the gents who quality
where they belong and have found
/ themselves in other tournaments ~
against normal first flight player WAC
had bad medal round II NAV also
have the effect Of cutting down IL
entry list to reasonable proportions
That will not be known until the entry
list Is completed
Another factor tending to cut down
the size Of the entry list is the decision
Of the Bannockburn Club 10 limit the
entry list 10 members of recognized
golf and country clubs in the Midat-
iantic sector. Still another is the con-
flict Of dates of he Bannockburn
tourney with the Fall fixture Of the
Rolling Road Club Of BALTIMORE u
unfortunate conflict. but one that tn.
Rolling Road people knew about. sine
/ they were advised Of the mix~up IN
/ dates more than two months ago.
Will Cut Baltimore Event.
II probably means that the entry lis'
from Washington in the Rolling Roa
I tourney will be small. since most Of
. the tournament golfers around Wash
, ington Will prefer playing in local
I event and one SO we'll handled as the
/ Bannockburn affair~-to the Baltimore
! fixture even though Rolling Road il
well and favorably known for It's hos
pitaIity and its fine golf course
Bannockburn also is not TO make The
mistake Of having too many fight,
having limited It's tournament 10 nv
flights What with the short days Of
early Fall and the necessity nf Startii9
+ the lower flights at an early hour. II T.
dfficuit 70 see where the addition o.
two or three more flights benefits aDs-
body The Bannockburn eHpct mont y
an interesting one and one thai will bf
watched with more than ordinary IN
terest by local golfers.
Harry &. Pitt. star Manor linksmar
and champion Of the Middle Atlantic
/ Golf Association ls slated 10 pain "itt
Earl McAleer, southpaw star Of tn
public links today over the Clifton Parf
course IN Baltimore against Tom Cole
and Charles McCourt crack Baltimore
golfers The match Is a 36~hole affair
Indian Spring ~ 10 entertain tw'
groups 1T star golfers this week ever
though the Journeys FOR thu lunio
championship of Washington and tn
qualifying round Of the midatlantl'
section of the Professional Golfers AS
citation come Al an unfoftlnte time m
81 far ~ transportation facilities arr
concerned For the CoiesVilie pike
Hhich runs past Indian Spring is tn b.
closed 20 traffic early In the week 3D'
he prospect Of being forced ~ vail
several hundred yards ~ the IndlSl
Spring clubhouse faces the golfers
Some two score pros from The clnb
~ al faris Of Maryland, lncDudin
those around Washington and In VIZ
gliia as far south as Richmond, WI
struggle for the two places awarded TN
section In the match play champion
ship of the Professional Golfers Asso
citation Thursday The competition VII
, be a 3G-hole medal play event. and tn
struggle for the two places is sure +
be Keen
? The following day some 20 JUNO
! golfers viii play 30 holes for the Juno
i championship ~ The District and Ia
r Albert n Mackenzie trophy nov 1el
by Pags Hufty Of Congressional Sew
O. ! craj promising juniors have arisen tn
2 year ~ challenge the supremacy q
: h0aa Who pape dominated the fouue
lqf the iasF tom seasons and u Houi