Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
Golf Notes

A GIVE steps looking toward Sc
~ curing the national amateur
Il golf championship in 1882 are
to be taken by Congressional
Country Club this week when the board
of governors of the club viii meet and
have laid before it details of propo-
sition submitted to John G. Rooms, the
club president, that the big club out
near Rockville may have in the bicen-
tennial year II 1t wants 1t the title
tourney. The club already Is in the
field for the women's national cham
pionship either in 1891 or 1892, but will
withdraw its bid for this event II there
is a chance TO get the mems national
IN 1882.
President Rooms was acquainted two
weeks ago with the details OF state
ment made by an official Of the United
States Golf Association that Congress
sional can have the tourney two years
hence If enough pressure Is brought to
bear on the national golf governing
body In favor of the National Capital
as q championship venue, and OF Con-
gressional Country Club as the club at
which to hold the tourney.
He announced he would call O meet
ing of the board of governors OF the
club on his return from trip out OF
the city. The meeting Is to be held this
week, and If the board approves the
proposal to request the championship
for 1882, letter setting forth the
claims of Congressional and the Capital
City for the simon pure title chase two
years hence will be sent TO the United
States Golf Association.
One of the prominent golf magazines
in its October issue carries o strong
endorsement of the project to have the
national amateur championship come
to washington in 1882. Although no
particular golf club is named in the
editorial printed by the golf magazine,
the publication points out in strong
terms that the National Capital Is
golf center, is close TO the main golfing
centers of the country, and because OF
the national significance of the bicen-
tennial celebration in 1882 should be
one of the sporting centers of the Ma
ton two years hence, as well as the
center Of the planned national celebra-
ton of the booth anniversary Of the
birth of George Washington.
Oficials of Congressional Club have
assurances that the club can procure
the championship If it goes after it
with vigor and with the influence OF
the many nationally prominent men
who are members of the club behind
the move.
Again q long-hitting youngster has
won a club championship. Yolney @.
Burnett, the lad who has made a name
for himself as a big hitter from the
tee, yesterday defeated w. Bion Moore,
the defending title holder, for the
championship of Beaver Dam Country
Club, annexing the final from Moore by
4 and 8. Burnett had gained two
hole lead over Moore at the end of the
first 18 holes of the 36-hole final and
won the match on the thirty third
green by and 8.
The Class B event was won by H. G.
Hodges, who beat e. Benson by and
6, while the Glass c event went to
A. France, who beat d. p. Swope, 2
and 5.
The Glass A tourney for non-Quali-
fiers was won by @. Buckingham, who
beat A. J. Doyle, up. In the Glass 3
event for non-qualiflers N. H. Harren
was the winner, defeating N. H. Laden,
2 up, while the Class G. event went
to J. H. Allen, who beat S. Rubinstein,
and e.