Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
INVITATION EVENTS
FAVORED BY CLUBS
Congressional, Indian Spring
Not Likely to Abolish
Annual Affairs.
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.

pCklIlS W dppCdA DO IL VIC
attempts of the schedule
makers to curtail the number of invita-
ton golf tournaments in the Spring is
doomed to meet with failure. A COM
prehensive schedule of tournaments
starting the last week in April and con-
tinuing with only a single break until
the latter part of June now confronts
the schedule makers as they face the
annual meeting of the District Golf
Association tomorrow night, at which
definite dates for the big Journeys are
always settled.
Congressional and Indian Spring have
made gestures toward adjustment for
this year of their invitation golf events,
but the latest developments noicaCe
that the recommendations OF the chair
men of the two golf committees nave
not met with favorable response from
the members of the two clubs and ootn
clubs NAV hold invitation tournaments
as they have done in past years ana
to make the matter of more cogent m
terest to golf and golfers, anotner ciuD
is thinking of holding an invitation
tourney this year. We refer to Beaver
Dam out at Landover. Md, which has
splendid 18-hole go-f course ana an
enthusiastic group OF golfers Wnlcn
never has held a big inter-cluo event.
AS the situation stands today, Is
highly probable that there Will pc no
break in the ranks OF the lnvlTatloIl
tournaments this year. SUCH CUPS as
Chew Chase, Columbia and Washing
ton. which have held invitation events
for more years than most golfers care
to admit the have played, stand flrmly
on their intention to hold their invita-
ton events this year as IN past years
Only from the newer clubs ike Con-
gressional and Indian spring naEs s,,e
gestures toward temporary aboIlsnment
of the tournaments come, and It now
appears that they will go through Win
their tournaments.
Mason Would Defer Play.
The situation at Congressional Is
this: Chairman Guy Mason OF the TOUR
nanent committee believes there are too
many tournaments, they they are con-
siderable burden Of expense to the cluo,
and has recommended that Congress
sfonal defer its invitation event Tor the
Hoover cup this year. This recommen-.
daticn has met with favor by many OF
the members, but group OF the younger
players. who like to compete N :. Cne an
own club tourney, have objected 10 It's
elimination and are in favor OF conCln-
nation of the event. The board OF gov
ernors of the club will meet tomorrow
afternoon to 90 over the matter ana
Mason and DR.. B. L. Taylor, Congress
sionars two delegates to the Dlstrlct
Golf Association meeting, will announce
the decision OF the ciuo az 11 ne. Tndisn
Snrinp golf committee, who was re-
APPOINTED last week for anotner teIm,
has recommended that Indian spring
abandon its invitation event !or TINS
YEAR. But here again opposition mas
developed TO abandonment OF the tour
ney. and the Indian Spring oelegates
NAV announce tomorrow night tnat
their club has decided to hold tourna-
roent. Meanwhile the District Golf AS
ISOLATION executive committee has set
aside places on the Spring golf scned-
ule for both events.
BEGIN Tuesday, End Friday.
As the schedule stands today, most
of the clubs will begin their tourna-
ments on the Tuesday OF tournament
week and end on Friday, move
ago On the ground that the course |
should be open for members on Satur. |
day, and not taken up by tournament
Chairman James of the Columbia golf
committee takes the position that his
club, which Is one OF the pioneer goH
organizations about the Capital, wishes
to hold its tournament, whether other
clubs hold an event or not. Our club,
which is the outgrowth OF the old
Columbia Golf Club, has held tour
nament for more than two decades"
James said. I'VE used to hold two
tournaments a year when our course
was at Brentwood. When we moved
to our present location we held one big
invitation event q year, in the Fall,
and we changed to the Spring in order
that the District championship might
be changed to the FAN, and simply as
a matter Of convenience. We believe
we have every right to have our