Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
VARIETY OFFERED
DISTRICT GOLFERS
Woodmont Men and Women
at Richmond for Matches
With Lakeside.
BY WALTER R. MccALLUM.

By WALTER r. McCALLUM.
OFF tournaments are sched-
uled at five local clubs to-
day as the season for in
tra-club events pushes on
to its usual Summer lull and in
vitation tournaments about the
Capital fade into oblivion.
Out at the Manor Club the semi-flnal
round in the two-man team tournament
is scheduled for today although one
match already has been completed in
advance of the scheduled date, because
two of the contestants were to be out
of the city today. In this match G. F.
Wesley and Fred Rade defeated Ray F.
Garrity, chairman of the golf commit
tee, and Dave Thomson. chairman Of
the greens committee, by and 3
margin Other scheduled matches will
bring together H. K. Bech and w. w.
Dean and w. I. Green and E. M. NC
Clelland.
The golf team of the Woodmont
Country Club is in Richmond today.
playing the team of the Lakeside Coun-
try Club in two matches. one for Won-
en- and one for men. The WoodmOnt
team is composed of the strongest play
ers of the club, chosen by the eltmirla-
ton system, and Is accompanied by Jo-
seph D. Kaufman, president of the club.
and Arthur 3. Thorn. the club profess
sional These intercity affairs between
Woodmont and Lakeside always take on
the appearance of gala tournaments.
with considerable formality attending
the match between the presidents Of
the respective clubs. Last year the two
presidents started out with a quartet OF
caddies and tall dark man with a
water pitcher and ice to cool the brows
of the contestants History does not
record the finish of The match, or the
scores. but kaufman said the contest
did not end in the cry of Foul"
A r Landovef. Md, where the lengthy
n fairways of the Beaver Dam Coun-
try Club stretch into seeming in
Unity. the members of the club are to
play today in a flag tournament, while
over at BannockbuTn, where the hills
slope down to the river, the members
are to play in tourney billed oy
Chairman Byrne of the club golf COM
mittee as the "Fairway Handicap" The
event is divided into three classes. &C
cording to handicaps. and entries are
to close at O'Clock this afternoon.
Over at Argyle, just a stones throw
from the classic precincts OF Indian
Spring. senior members of the Argyle
Club are to compete for the club senior
championship at Is holes medal play.
years of age and over.
Something between so and rs public
links players are expected to play In the
oualifica ton trials over the two big
public courses June 80 and July l to
choose the four-man teams to repre-
sent Washington in the national public
links championship at Jacksonville.
Fla. August So. inclusive. James D;
Preston. representative of the United
States Golf Association in public links
matters in Washington. sent 20 entry
blanks each to Rock Greek and East
Potomac Park and reports that East
Potomac Park already has asked for
more, while the Rock Greek quota has
been filled.
The entrants are to play 70 holes
over the two days scheduled. at East
Potomac and Rock Greek parks The
10 lowest scorers over the 36-hole route
at each course on June 80 will play 10
holes on the morning Of July l at East
Potomac and in the afternoon will 60
to Rock Greek for the final Is holes.
The first four players will make the
team regardless of where they are from.
Originally II was intended to play
the final of the qualifications rounds
on one of the private courses. but the
public links entrants protested against
this. claiming that inasmuch as the
tourney is public links event it should
be played on the public courses. In
Baltimore the sectional tests are TO be
run OF over the famous Five Farms
layout Of the Baltimore Country Club
and in other cities private courses are
being used for the qualifying tests.
Be aided by raining on several sets Of
golf clubs, at a small amount per
chance. from which it is hoped to raise
suficient money 10 pay the expenses
of the four men TO Jacksonville A
total of $3.50 must be raised, or Sis
per man.
TTTOMAN golfers of the city will
Wv gather tomorrow morning at the
first tee Of the Woodmont Coun-
try Club, where the Women's District
Golf Association is TO stage a miniature
tournament. starting at O'Clock.
Some of the local professionals will
Journey over TO the Rodgers Forge Club
Of Baltimore. where a junior amateur
professional best ball match will be
held.
A NUMBER of Washington's lead
"A ing woman golfers are expected to
compete in the one-day tourney to
be staged on Tuesday at the Annapolis
Roads Golf Club.
ENTRIES for the Sherwood Forest in
IL vitation event close with the golf
committee, at All North Charles
street Baltimore, on July 9. The tour
ney will start on July IL and win end
on July -. with six flights to qualify
for the match play rounds.
A N exhibition match is listed today
"A at the Manor Club with Harry G.
Pitt, the long-hitting Manor ANA
teur, paired with Al TredeT. the club
pro. against two Washington profess
SIGNALS.
TOMMY BONES and John Owens OF
l. Columbia. two Of the best Of the
growing brigade Of good golfers at
the big Chevy Chase Club, are TO re-
new their feud today at Washington
with two Of the Washington clubs lead
Sns youngsters
They are to play against Henry d.
Nicholson. the Washington club cham
pion, and Tommy Webb. former West
ern High School foot ball star, In a
four-ball match this afternoon. in the
first of a series of matches 10 carry
on the struggle they engaged in last
year. They ended all even in their
series last year. and will play several
matches at Columbia and Washington.
MID-ATLANTIC TENNIS
TITLE GOES TO HINES