Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-17

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other years.
The Indian Spring Golf Club, which
cancelled its invitation tourney last
year, announced today through ]. v.
Brownell, captain Of the golf team, that
an invitation event will be held this
year and that the dates Of May 10, 20,
81 and % have been tentatively set
aside for the joust.
Congressional's membership Is to
decide tomorrow night whether or not
an invitation tournament is to be held
by the big club out Rockville way this
year, with the probability that Con-
Rressional again will resume the series
Of invitation events for the Presidents
Trophy, donated to the club back in
1924 by Herbert Hoover.
Here Is the way the tournament
schedule shapes up, prior to the actual
setting Of dates by the Golf Committee
chairmen. to be announced within a
week or two:
washington Golf and Country Club
April %, 20 and 80 and May 1.
Woodmont Country Club-May 6, Z,
and 8.
chevy Chase Club-May IS. Il
and IS.
Indian Spring Golf Club-May 10,
20, 81 and %.
Baltimore Country Club-May 2s. 20
and 80.
Middle Atlantic Golf Association
championship, Princess Anne Country
Club, Virginia Beach, Va June 8. 4
and 6.
Columbia Country Club-June .. 10,
II and IL.
Congressional Country Club-June 16,
Representatives of many Of the local
clubs in Maryland gathered last night
at the Chevy Chase Club with officials
Of the Maryland State Golf Association
and informally announced these dates
for the coming tournaments. William
D. Waxter, chairman of the Tourna-
ment Committee of the Baltimore Coun-
try Club, announced that there will be
no conflict this year between the dates
for the tournament OF his CLUB and
those of any Washington club. The
Baltimore Country Club dates conflicted
last year with those Of the Chevy Chase
Club invitation event.
William P. Hall, representing the
Maryland Country Club and the Balti-
more Country Club, said the Maryland
club invitation event probably will not
be played this year. This tourney mas
been one of the favorite events OF
Washington golfers, and usually has
been held in July. Dates for the local
invitation Journeys will be further dis
cusSed at a meeting Of the Executive
Committee of the District Golf Asso-
citation next Tuesday and will be ratified
at the annual meeting Of the associa-
ton, to be held at the Racquet Club the
evening of March O.
The Maryland State amateur cham
pionship will be played at the Rolling
Road Golf Club on June %, "a, rs, 26
and 81, with 80 men to qualify in So
hole medal play round and continue at
match play for the title now held by
Alex M. Knapp. The Maryland State
open championship will be played at
the Congressional Country Club on Sep
TENDER IL and may be open only to
professionals.
President Robert Mclean OF the
Maryland State Association explained
that 10 sweepstakes tournaments al
ready have been listed by the associ-
alton for the coming year, in which an
entry fee of 50 will be charged. Two
of them will be played at local clubs,
with the balance going to Baltimore
clubs and clubs upstate in Maryland
Edgar A. Peppler, vice president Of the
State body, explained in considerable
detail the working Of the handicap sys-
TEN adopted by the State body and an
nounced that courses Of all the Wash