The Washington times., 1930-04-26
BANAGAN SAYS
LAD BEARS
PROMISE
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON
The envy of the membership
Of the Columbia Country Club is
little Billy Shannon. son Of Her
bert r. Shannon, president Of
the club.
The younger Shannon is only
il years of age but is displaying
signs of future golf greatness
He went about the difficult Co
lumbia course in 80 the other
day and nine-tenths Of the mem
bership can't do it in that mum
Der.
Nor do many Of the members
believe this 80 was a matts.: OF
luck but rather the result Of fine
golf. Perhaps. the youth may
never score SO again this year nt
Columbia but he'll come n for
notice later as his game is bound
to improve.
Looks like he will develop
into a good golfer" was the
way Darcy Banagan, assist
ant pro at Columbia, spoke
of The 14-year.old golfer,
"He has everything at the
present, except experience.
He'll get that by steps and
his game will also become
more polished"
Dick Cook, new pro at the
Annapolis Roads Club, has already
assumed his new duties and has
played several rounds. He has
learned that Annapolis Roads de
fies the skill of any golfer and
brings grief to those who un
fortunately place their shots at
places other than the fairway.
Officials of Annapolis Roads
feel they have chosen the proper
man as the club pro for Cook
combines personality with his golf
and that the club members will
place the stamp of approval on
him.
,It's a great course down
here" commented Cook. land
one of the best I have ever
played. 1t certainly proves
more than q test for your
game and demands that one
be thoroughly accurate with
his drives. / am well pleased
with conditions here and hope
/ can satisfy my employers
and the members"
The club team qualifying
rounds at Argyle are slated to
begin today. The members can
play the entire 36 holes today or
tomorrow or eighteen holes today
and another eighteen holes to.
! morrow. The Springtime Inaugu.
raj Handicap gets under way to-
day at Bannockburn while the
qualifying rounds for the French
High Commission Cup tourney at
Chevy Chase end today. There
will also be a medal play, 1S
holes, less handicap. today and
tomorrow at Indian Spring.
A handicap tourney will be in
order at Woodmont and the first
rounds of the match play tourney
at Congressional are other club
events scheduled tomorrow.
Mrs. Frank r. Keefer, pres
ident of the District WO-
mems Golf Association, an.
nOunces that the miniature
tournament scheduled May S
at Columbia Country Club
has been transferred to the
Manor Club.
Mrs. Keefer also wishes to in
form women golfers they can
best reach Manor Club by driv
ing out Connecticut Avenue tC
Kensington, thence left to Whea.
ton and turning left at Wheaton
Arthur Thorn and Mel Shorey
are to meet r. Cliff McKimmie
and Frank Hartig in an l8-hole
best ball match over the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps Club
course tomorrow afternoon at
, 2:3O o'clock. Thorn holds the
record for the course. Thorn
and Shorey also play AL Treder
and Reds Cunningham Monday
afternoon at Congressional.
Roswell A. Bryant has been
CHOSEN president of the Inter.
departmental Golf League. The
annual tournament will be held
the first week in June. M. w.
Shipley was chosen vice presi.
dent; Ralph A. Shepard, secre-
tary, and John T. Harris, trea.
surer. r. r. Shea was selected
chairman of the golf committee:
John T. Harris, chairman of
prizes and Ralph A. Shepard,
chairman Of the dinner com
mittee.