Evening star., 1928-02-19
FEAR SOME IND. c.
NOT SIMON PURES'
MidatIantic and District
Meetings Expected b
Examine Status.

Two weeks In advance of the annual
meetings Of the two organizations which
govern solf In and near Washington 1t
seems assured that further inquiries are
= TO be made into the amateur status of
one or two men now playing amateur
goif around the Capital.
The Middle Atlantic Golf Association
will meet the night Of March 3. with
the annual meeting Of the District OF
Columbia Golf Association scheduled
two DAYS later. 4 meeting OF the execu-
tive committee OF the District associa-
tion will be held February - at the
home OF President Steinem. At this
preliminary meeting it is virtually GER
tain that the standing eligibility COM
m;ttee OF the association again Will re-
sumo consideration of the amateur rule
as it affects one or two prominent ANA
teurs around washington.
The Voigt case is a closed incident,
practically. but recent developments
have again caused members of the COM
nittee to wonder whether they have
gone far enough IL their wish to keep
the game clean around the Capital
The name of no individual has been
mentioned fer publication-but it Is
plain that somewhere there is dark
man hiding in the woo3pile, and that
he may be brought out of hiding
shortly.
The developments are apt to be in
teresting, although nothing more than
o hint has been dropped concerning a
certain advertisement in a newspaper
which has been traced to a prominent
golfer. and which members of the COM
naittee believe places the individual on
the border line OF professionalism.
Out at Washington Golf and Country
Club the green's force has succeeded in
making 4 rea' tee for the twelfth hole
by digging a deep cut through the hill
which ran back Of the old tee The
new tee adds some 90 yards 10 the hole
and viii make II a hard par 4.
Stewart Wlialey, greenkeeper at WASH
t1gton for the last year, has severed his
connection with the club.
Alex A. tSanSy) Armour. brother of
Tommy ArElol2r, was in Washington for
O few days last week arranging details
for transfer o. jurisdiction of the shop
from the ha.fos of Tony Sylvester, who
Will become the Eannockourn profess
SIGNAL March l. Armour operates a
golf school II New York during the
Winter
Austin NJ. Porter of Wilmington. for
bia. has joinsd Pred D. Paxton of
Washington and Albert r. Mackenzie
and Miller B Stevenson of Columbia in
South Carolina for q few days golf.
Ti3@ quartet Is expected back in Wash
ing.on fortnight hence.
Announcement. tina: Congressional
will not isola a tournament this Spring
takes one more worry from the brow
- 4nS, nf @~er
Coli Association and the men with
whom he has neen trying to find way
20 rei3eve the congesied~ tournament
schedule. The decision Of Congressional
not to hold tournament was made.
according to Chairman Mason Of the
fol committee. because the members
Gid not care 10 give up their course
for full week fer the event.
Two of COLTS longest i1itters-ani
ranking amateurs OF the present day
al one time opposed each other on the
foGs ball de!d. playing for two Of the
Big Three colleges. Arthur c. Yates,
who whips a gcH bail astounding dis
tances with steel shafts and $40 pounds
o. man. played in the line for Yale.
and Eddie briggs was a star fullbacs
for Princeton IL years ago. Yates IS
the present New yorx State champion.
and Draggs az one time held the title.
Merger Of the Maryland Country
CLUB and the EiiIendaie Club Of Bal
tsmore. is practically assured with I'll,
added probability that the Maryland
club will move out TO the Hiliendale
property On the Hillen road. and give
up It's location on Park Heights ave-
n,3e, Hiiiendaie has splendid i3-hole
course. possibly Of much better devel-
opment .s12n the course Of Maryland
Co1rtry ss'ub. and the merger shouts
prove popular il. the Monumental City.
Chairman Se!aick Of the nominating
committee st Indian Spring, and his
committee associates. are working On
a slate 20 be presented to the club Or
March i, and are caEsaSsing the ciG3
roster for available candidates for the
four of6ce-snips. The committee is
anxious 10 avoid any appearance Of
i2aac-picked candidates. and has givea
no indication az To its choice for the
presidency or other offices.