Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-07
HAS KEPT IN TRIM
. FOR CUP TEAM BID
Alternate for. Invasion OF
Britain--EaSt Potomac
Opens Tomorrow.

~ GLAND r. MACKENZIE,
- Washington's Walker Cup
team nominee, who has
a y been living in the Capital
for several months, is to leave
the city on Sunday to take up on
Monday morning his new duties
with the Wilmington Trust Co. Of
Wilmington, Del.
Roland viii make Wilmington his
home, but will be able to make frequent
weekend trips TO washington.
Last year Roland was associated with
q bond house in New York, but gave up
the post late In the year and came
back to the Capital. During the past
few weeks he has been practicing
steadily in preparation for the posi-
bility he viii accompany the Walker
Cup team abroad. He has been named
as one Of the alternates on the team.
The younger Mackenzie has not yet
heard from headquarters OF the United
States Golf Association regarding the
possibility he may go to England.
The team sails from New York on
April 80, according to the itinerary an
nounced by the golf association.
All the golf courses in East Potomac
Park, brightly polished and rubbed to
q shining luster, will open at dawn to-
morrow morning in preparation for the
expected heavy seasons play. 5. @.
Leofler, concessionnaire Of the public
golf courses in washington, had not ex-
pected to open the East Potomac Park
layout until March IS, but the good
weather OF the past few days has
brought the lay-outs along in such good
condition that he has decided-weather
permittink--to open the East Potomac
Park courses at o'clock tomorrow
morning. Twenty-seven holes, all
cleaned UP and made ready for heavy
play, viii open with Mel Shorey re-
naming as golf professional and Ed
Burns and Al Farr in the golf ONCE.
The layout in Rock Greek Park has
remained open all Winter and has had
unusually heavy play. Yesterday more
than 500 tickets were sold at Rock
Greek Park, and the course was crowd.
ed during the entire day. Al Price viii
remain as professional at Rock Greek
Park, with Harry Graham in charge
of the office. The West Potomac Park
also is open, with Jack Tucker as pro-
3essional.
Six washington golfers were on their
way back to the Capital today after q
few days sojourn at Pinehurst, N. c.,
where they played every day. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry j. Richardson, Mr.. and
Mrs j. r. McCarl, James NJ. Meegan
and Sandy Armour, the latter the Con-
gressional professional, all have spent
several days at the Carolina Winter re-
sort. Armour still is playing the same
fine brand Of golf he has been showing
recently. In consecutive rounds over
the No. course at Pinehurst, which
is the championship layout, he scored
II and ~.
The board of governors of the Beaver
Dam Country Club today had before it
. recommendation from the golf COM
mittee that Beaver Dam hold an invi-
tation golf tournament next Fall.
The committee, which met last night
at the club house, decided that Beaver
Dam should hold D tournament, but put
the matter UP to the board for final de-
cision. If tourney it held, it viii be
in the Fall, according to M. II. Maier,
chairman of the golf committee, who
explained that the fairways at Beaver
Dam will be In better condition In the
Fall than In the Spring.
A committee consisting Of Maier, VIII
liam H. White and r. NJ. Brown was
appointed to handle the details Of tbs
proposed tourney.