Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE
BY W. r. McCALLUM

bership in the club His certificate of
membership was received by Roland
yesterday, accompanied by letter
which expressed the hope he would be
able to play the Alderwood course
shortly.
All the first round matches in the
competition for the ellis cup among
the senior golfers of the Chevy Chase
Club have been played, with the fol-
lowing results: Gen. w. j. Nicholson
defeated Admiral M. NJ. Taylor by de-
fault; G. B. Christian, jr., defeated G.
P. Hill by default: Admiral H. 1. Cone
DR.. G. B. Miller defeated B. S. Minor
by default; Admiral H. r. Stanford de-
feated W. G. Dunlop by default; Capt
e. S. Kellogg defeated G. V. Worthing-
ton, and /; Gen. M. M. Patrick de-
feated Admiral j. D. Beuret, up; w.
C. Mendenhall defeated Fulton Lewis,
6 and 4; Gen. r. H. Allen defeated C.
L. Marlatt, up; H. L. Rust defeated
Senator F. H. Gillette by default; H. d.
Champion defeated Senator T. j. Walsh
by default; Admiral w. H. Standby de-
feated Col. Joseph Wheeler by default;
Walter G. Peter defeated w. F. Ham by
default; Gen. D. c. Shanks defeated
Capt. Chester Wells by default; Col. Ed
Clifford defeated w. G. Brantley, and
4; H. M. Southgate defeated Col. G. B.
Drake by default; Admiral H. P. Huse
defeated P. S. Ridsdale by default; E.
M Talcott defeated H. A. ellis by de-
fault.
A nominating committee to choose
the slate of officers for the annual cleo
ton in October has been chosen by the
Columbia Country Club. The following
men comprise the nominating commit
tee: A. Y. Leech, jr., chairman; John
Fl. Hanna, Miller B. STEVENSON, Thomas
w. Brahany and Ralph B. Fleharty.
So serious has become the condition
of the fairwayS at Columbia and Con-
greSsional that the Greens Committees
of both clubs have posted notices at the
first tee urging the members to play
Winter rules to save whatever grass is
left on the parched fairways. At all
the clubs about Washington the fair
ways are completely scorched out, and
firm pitches to the putting green's are
almost impossible.
Archie Clark, assistant pro at Con-
gresSional, said he has seen Alex Ar
mour, the Congressional pro, scuff sew
eral pitch shots from the hard ground,
a thing Clark says he never has seen
Sandy do before. And If Sandy does
such things of this ground, what do
you think the average amateur would
do" Clark said.
The ball these days has a habit Of
rolling until it finds nice level spot
where there isn't any grass, and 1t snug
giles right down on the dirt, where a
pitch shot is almost impossible.
At the fifth hole at Columbia the
| other day, Fred Mcleod had to play
his second shot from a spot in the
middle of the fairway where niblick
would have been much more use to
him than wooden club And the
ground was so hard" Fred added, that
! even a niblick would not have done, me
make the ball playable, if you can find
spot of grass to put the ball on.
More than a score of professional
| golfers from clubs about Washington.
Baltimore and nearby Virginia were
playing today at Indian Spring in So
hole competition to determine the two
men who will represent this section in
! the P. G. A. match play championship
at Flushing, Long Island, in September
Most of the pros who played today
worked out over the course yesterday.
with Dave Thomson, the Giminutive
try Club, turning in the best score-a
10, made up of a 36 and "a.
Alex Armour OF Congressional, had
an approximate 10, while A. B. Thorn
of Woodmont and Ralph Beach of Bal
timore, had lis. Pairings we're made at
the first tee this morning. Among the
contestants is Roland Hancock OF
| Lynchburg, Va, who ought to be able
to call himself former open champion"
but for bit of slipping on the last two
holes at Olympia Fields two years ago.