Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
M'CARIER URGES
ONE BIG CONTEST
Would Transfer Play From
Club to Club as Title
Matches Go On.
BY Waited R. McCALLUN.

~ HARTMAN McCarter or the
Indian, Spring golf committee
intends to present to the Dis
~ trict Golf Association at one
of its meetings during the CON-
ing Winter his scheme for cutting the
local tournament schedule well down
and having each club hold one-day
affair each year instead of the four
day events they have been holding for
many years. The plan proposed by
McCarter several months ago appears
to be an entirely feasible one. but II
has the drawback OF eliminating the
entertainment features that have been
q part of the local tournaments for
several years.
Here are the ma or features Of the
plan put forward by McCarter: The
qualification day would be set well In
advance of the tournament week on
two separate days at different selected
courses: the first 1913 on each day
would be paired for match play in the
big tournament. This would make
eight flights of 80 each.
On the first day Monday one-half
Of the flights would compete at match
play at a designated club at l8 holes.
The other half of the flights would COM
pete at a second designated club over
the same distance. AT the close OF
the day Is players would be left IN
each fight and the same number In
each consolation.
on the second day (Tuesday) the
field would be divided between two
other clubs. at 10 holes match play. :.
on the third day. the quarter maj
would be played at another club at
ia holes. on the fourth day the semi
final would be played at another cup;
with the matches changing from 10
to SO holes.
Final Round on Fifth Day.
The final round would be played on
the fifth day at still another cup, Al
az holes, All matches land there
would be 16) would be played at 80
holes.
the following to say: Whle reallHe
and REQUIRE considerable detailed plah-
ming in advance Of the tournament
week it could, nevertheless, be accom-
plished by the cooperation OF the sew
pral interested clubs at a considerable
saving of time to the club members anu
a considerable monetary saving to the
several clubs, not to mention the ao-
vantages to the club members VINO 90
not participate in tournaments ana
therefore can=ot understand why their
course should be closed to them Tor
practically q full week at tournament
time.
"Under this plan prizes would be more
eolitably distributed. each club would
be called upon to entertain the entrants
but one day, the annual tournament OF
this section would be something which
every golfer would be partlculariy oSs
sirous of entering, and the winner could
really be acclaimed the amateur cham
pion of this section. Numerous details,
such as handicaps prorating the ex-
nense qualification limitations. etc,
would have to be worked out by
a Joint committee of representatives OF
the several clubs or the District Gon
Association"
at q meeting of the District Coli AS
ISOLATION. The association, By the way,
has had a particularly successful year
All the tournaments conducted under
the auspices of the local golf body have
zone of without hitch and have been
well patronized. IE many ways Inc
season has been the most succesSIui Lor
events conducted by the District assn"
citation.
Although DR.. James r. McClenahan,
chairman of the club green's commlCees,
believes that any plan for changing tne
layout Of the course OF the WaSninstto ~.
Golf and Country Club is something 1or
the future rather than the present, ne
IS very much impressed with the scneme
of Charles A. Beach, a MEMBER OF TIE
green's force, for rearranging the course
81 as tn brig the ninth hole up 10 the
clubhouse. The scheme, ACCORDING 10
Beach. would require only the pulunls
OF two new green's, would MAKE OhseR
course and would not involve the en-
nenditure If A large amount of money.
Reach proposes that the caddle mouse
he located south of the clubhouse IN
stead of in the present locaLlon sousn
and east of the house. The seven
teenth hole would be the nrst ana the
second would be lengthy hole -exten1-
ing down toward the present tnno.
The third would be the 1ouftn; tn
hole would be built. Inc preSTn SEW
eighteenth would be the ninth Inc
present first hole would be the new
fanth. the second would be played as
fhe eleventh to a new green near tine
nresent fourth tee. The ninth would De
the new twelfth and the tenth would
be the new thirteenth. The fourteenth
would have in it certain features OF the
present eleventh, but new green wouio
be built into the hill above the present
eleventh green. 1t would be a long
hole, probably fairly long two-shotter.
Development Of Future.
Inc present. IWelLJu WOul0 ~
fifteenth, the thirteenth would be the
sixteenth, and a new hole would DC
built as the seventeenth. A new zee
would be constructed near the presens
fourteenth tee, from which play woulo
be over a valley to the present ntteentn
green. The hole would be one
shotter. and would be near the preSent
sixteenth tee, which would become tne
new eighteenth. On this latter nole
however. a new green would DC con.
strIcted far up in the orchard oacK OF
the present sixteenth.
Beachs layout shapes up well, puI
DR.. McClenahan explains that It is
development of future years ana no.
of the present. For one thing, 1t Wouio
Introduce several new climbs to hill
tons. which the club wants to avoid a.
much as possible, since the course a.
II stands today is fairly hilly. And III
the second place the greens committee
has some doubt whether the advantages
to be gained would be justified by the
expenditure necessary 70 make the
changes proposed.
Prizes won by the contestants during
the golf year now closing VIII pc pre-.
scented to the successful compstitors o.
the Congressional Country Club at
club dinner to be held at the CLUB
house on Tuesday evening. Chairman
GUY Mason of the tournament commit
tee will have the job of presenting th'
prizes. The mems championship tour
I1ey was won by G. B. Murphy, and tn
Woman's title was won by Mrs. j
Marvin Haynes, who also won the Co