Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31

0amenL 1Or QuuefS OF tIle
District of Columbia, has struck pop
Miller of the Washington Golf and
Country Club, q self-styled dub" who
claims he is lucky to break 100 on
standard length golf course, with the an
nouncement that he viii put up a prize
or prizes for tournament to be con-
Quoted for these. with handicaps rang
ing from 18 to 30-and no holes barred.
Mason insists that he Intends to 60
through with his proposal and stage
n free-for-all for buffers Of the clubs
about the Capital at Congressional
some time during the season, declaring
that the big invitation events are the
special Fairgrounds of small group
of golfers.
Miller thinks the same way ana
wants to see a tournament or e couple
of them, staged wherein he and his
fellow buffers will have chance to
bag a piece of silverware. Not that
Miller is particularly anxious himself
to win a mug or q cream pitcher, or
any of the knicknacks that are graced
by. the name of prizes, but he holds
that a tournament in which the prizes
are not "in the bag" before the event
Charts will furnish John Average Golfer
with great deal more kick than the
usual invitation affair.
Mason has not yet set the date for
his proposed tournament, but Miller
saws the earlier the event is held the
in proper style he is willing to follow
1t up with another.
The scheme has interesting possibili-
ties. For example, will many golfers
& be willing to admit their dufferiSm ana
enter in such an event? Will they be
rialified in flights, or simply paired
according to their handicaps and sent
out to kill each other on at matcn
play? And will their scores approxi-
mate their handicaps? Ss6h tour
new should be extremely enlightenlng
ia the hard working handicap commit
tees of the local clubs. for 1t will at
least give them line on how their
handicapS from Is up work out IN
what do we find in the usual invi-
satior, tournamentS?" Mason says.
Men like Miller B. STEVENSON, Harry q.
Pitt. Frank K. Roesch, Page Hufty,
Maurice j. Mccarthy, John G.. Shorey
End a few others get all the prizes and
dominate the events. The dut1ers are
eft to shuttle for themselves. They may
u,,alify-if they are lucky-in one Of the
low flights, and even then they proba-
biy will be knocked out Of the match
NAV rounds by one of the low handi-
rap men who happens to nave gone
badly in the medal round and literally
Is a ringer in q flight in which ne Is
not entitled to play. In my opinion,
Bannockburn had the right idea last
Fall when it announced that players In
its tournament had to qualify in the
fight to which they were rated by their
ilandicaps or not at all. But even TINS
method does not altogether solve the
problem Of the man with generous
handicap. He should be placed with
men of his own kind"
George J. voigt Of New York, non
resident member of the Bannockburn
Club and medalist in the amateur cham
pionship last year, will pair with Dr.: l..
IS. Otefl In an exhibition match TINS
afternoon at Indian Spring against J.
Monro Hunter, Indian Spring proIeS-
sional. and w. r. McCallum, Washing
ton cl,,b amateur. The match will mark
Voiet's first appearance in the Capital
since last Spring and win be Hunters
first exhibition appearance OF the sea-
son.
Twenty members Of the Indian Spring
Golf Club have submitted the names OF
two candidates for the posts OF secre-
tary and treasurer of the club IN oppo-
sition to the candidates named by q
nominating committee several wees
ego. The nominations. together with
those of other officers, will be acted on
at the annual meeting of the club to-
morrow night The names OF James
Hill. IT., and w. H. McReynolds have
been placed In nomination for the Of
fees of treasurer and secretary IN OPP
position to the regularly named canoi-
dates of the nominating committee. VINO
are 3. r. English and James P. Schick
for secretary and j. q. Bright ana w.
H. Pattison for treasurer.
The meeting is expected TO act on Two
proposals to improve the Indian Spring
Clubhouse, one of which calls lor an
addition to the present clubhouse, WITH
the other calling for reconstruction OF
the old locker house.
I. Monro Hunter has in his shop an
old golf club which served him sue
cessfuiiy on the links In Scotland 30
years ago. 1t Is a lofter, club now out
Of date, which was succeeded by tine
nashie of present days or the even more
modern No. of matched kit style.
The club has a long blade. muen
longer than that OF modern CLUBS. ana
has a Lakewood shaft, which Hun
ter claims is more than rs years old.
with this club I holed more APP
proacnes than have ever done since
/ abandoned it." Hunter said.
The annual meeting Of the Interde-
partmental Coli League will be held to-
morrow night in the board room OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission, at
o'clock. The meeting win set dates for
the PLAYING Of the team and individual
championships of the league. which
usually take two days To the winning
team from any Government bureau or
department will 60 the Mellon trophy,
presented by the Secretary OF the Treas
rry, while the winner In the individual
championship win be given a prize do
mated by. a local merchant The tour
nanent will probably 60 to Beaver Dam
this year. Last year 1t was played at
Indian Spring.
Applications for membership in the
Manor Club should be submitted as soon
as possible, according to announcement
by the board Of governors, since the
constitutional limit Of 400 soon viii be
reached. The club expects existing
vacancies In the membership to be hlled
before June /.
Chairman r. r. Clarity Of the golf
COMMITTEES has sent out invitations TO
Roland r. Mackenzie, Maurice y. NC
Carthy and Miller v. STEVENSON to take
part In an exhibition match on May 10,
which will signalize the opening Of the
new nine-hole course. frss
Helen Hicks, newest wornen's golf
star. Is destined to become the leading
woman player of the country accord
ing to Mrs. J. Marvin Haynes OF Co
luiI1bia. who watched Miss Hicks play
IN FLORIDA. .Helen has everything"
Mrs. Haynes said. "She Is longer from
the tee than Glenna coiiett and mas
Shoulders are as broad rs those OF q
heayily. built man, and she puts tre-
mcndous power In her strokes MIS-.
TayYles saw Miss Hicks defeat Miss
Coilett IN one Of the Florida Journeys.