Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
HAS NOT DECIDED
ON DEFINITE BID
Might Take 1882 Amateur
If 0btainabIe, but Must Have
Time to Prepare.

greSSlonal country CIuo VIII
attend the annual meeting
of the United States Golf
Association in New York on jan
uary 10 to lay before the associa-
ton the position of the Congress
sional Club on the prospect of
getting one of the national cham
pionshipS at Congressional in
1882. The men who will represent
the club at the New York meeting
are Guy Mason, chairman of the
Tournament Committee, and
Henry ]. Richardson, chairman of
the Grounds Committee.
Last October the officers of the Con-
greSsional Country Club were acquainted
with the fact that the United States Golf
Association will be in z receptive and
favorable mood toward the bid of a
Washington club for one of the big ma
tional events for 1932-the Washington
Bicentennial year. Inasmueh as the
Congressional Country Club was the
only local club actively In the field for
. national championship, and would
welcome the award of such an event,
the officers of the big club out near
Rockville were acquainted with the po-
sition of the United States Coli AS
sociation-stated unofaeially by one Of
its executives.
Chances Appear Bright.
At the time it was stated that the
national golf governing body will favor
ably receive petition from one of the
Washington clubs for q national cham
pionship in 1892, and it was said on
high authority within the councils Of
the United States Golf Association that
If the proper pressure were brought to
bear on the national body the award Of
q championship TO one of the local
clubs would be a mere Formally. This
was said TO be in line with the wish
of Government authorities to make
Washington the national center of all
activities in the year which commemo-
rates the 200th anniversary of the birth
of George Washington, and the wish Of
the United States Golf ASSOCIATION to
meet that governmental desire by the
award of one Of the big titular events.
On being acquainted with this I'M
officially stated position Of the national
golf body officers of the Congressional
Club Immediately started the ball ROLL
ing and appointed a committee to in
vestigste the details of the prospective
award, such as getting the course in
shape, cost of the project and like mat
tiers. Mason and Richardson are men,
bers Of this committee.
The committee has not yet submitted
q report to the board of the Congress
sional Club, and it is not known now
what the position of the club will be
with regard to a bid for the national
amateur championship in 1882. But in
all probability the committee may
recommend action toward seeking ma
and II the award Is promised, the club
viii Immediately get busy putting its
golf course in shape for the coming big
tourney.
Indeed, the two new holes which are
to be put into play next year-the
tenth and eleventh-will go far toward
making Congressional a better golf
course than it ever has been. And at
the same time the club has before it
plan carefully prepared by Donald Ross
which it can put into effect at praeti-
cally moments notice to bring the
course up to championship standard
within year.
The situation, eancisely stated. is
this: If the club Is promised the ma
tAonal amateur championship for 1882,
Il can go ahead Immediately with the
ments at considerable cost; but II two
or three more years are allowed to get
the course in shape the cost viii be cut
something like 40 or so per cent and the
course will be in better condition to
hold a championship in 1885 or 1886
than it would be in 1882 at much
greater cost
Matters to Be Decided.
That is understood to be the present
situation at Congressional as regards
the prospective bid for the national
amateur championship Of 1882. The
issue is only whether the club wants 70
spend a good deal Of money to get the
course ready for a major title event in
1882, or whether 1t can proceed leisurely
to bring the course along to the peak
Of condition by 1895 or 1885 at constd-
erably less cost, and at the same time
have the layout In better shape than II
IL were rushed into condition for .
championship year and half hence.
The committee, which includes Ma
son and Richardson, Is considering
these details carefully and decision
will be made prior to the annual meet
ing of the national body on January
10. Meanwhile, however, Congressional
members are delighted that the lengthy
tenth hole-longest golf hole around
Washington-is 70 be broken up next
year, and that the rs ana 1OS WHICH
used to besprinkle score cards on this
lengthy hole will no longer adorn the
cards turned in by Congressional
players; at least on this tenth hole.
Roland r. Mckenzie, former District
champion, and one of the two outstand"
ing golf stars turned out in Washing
ton, has left Wilmington, Del, wnere
he has been employed for the past year,
and has gone TO Los Angeles, Calf'
where he has made business connee-
ton.