Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10

~ TILL another invitation golf tour
~ nament appears likely to be play
ed during the coming Fail. In
addition to the proposed invita-
ton event of the Army-Navy Country
Club, and the propable Congressional
Country Club tourney, ofIicials of the
Annapolis Roads Golf Club are talk
ing about holding an invitation tourney
in October, when the course viii be in
its best condition
Anna polls Roads like all the other
golf courses in this area, has suffered
severely from brown pitch and the
allied troubles that beset putting green's
in this climate at this season Of the
year. But the great course dewn on
the shores of Chesapeake Bay, only a
short distance from tie Naval academy.
still offers golf of the very finest sort,
with good or bad putting greens. The
green's are coming back under liberal
applications of sand and chemicals.
The main prize in the Annapolis
Roads tourney is the DENLY Trophy,
presented to the club two years ago
by Charles DENLY, well known sports
man and president of the club. The
EOuEASg WcS l1Ok tld5t1 AnSb yC0is 0At
according to II. Bradley Davidson, man
ager Of the club a Journey is to be held
during the Fall
The dates for the Army Navy Country
Club event have not yet been decided
upon, but probably the tourney viii be
played during the third week in Sep
| tembar. The second week in Septem-
! Der finds the District amateur cham
pionship scheduled. along with the
| Maryland open. and Bannockburn had
reserved the third week for its invita-
! ton tourney But it now Is fairly def
! nitely settled that Bannockburn will not
| hold a tourney this year. and Army
Navy probably will take the Bannock-
| burn dates Bannockburn has only be-
/ tween so and 20 members left in the
club.
CHARLES r. CHERRY yesterday ac-
~ complished stunt that many folks
have tried, and none had accomplished
! prior to his shot yesterday. Cherry put
/ his second shot far above the eighteenth
green at Washington near the hedge
/ fence which runs around the oval to the
| first tee. and with everything depending
! on his securing par 4, he holed
| doWn-hill pitch shot TO q green sloD1ng
awav from him for a birdie 3. A short
/ time later DR.. Thomas d. Webb knocked
! In a l0-foot putt for 3. but Webb's
putt was made from below the cup
| Never before has shot been holed from
/ the hillside so far above the green.
Dave Thomson. the Washington pro,
/ Is planning to play in the Virginia State
/ omen championship, which will b.
| uiayed September and over tn
Trixton Manor course at Norfolk, va
! The tourney is open TO amateur ane
| professional golfers living in the Stat
| OF Virginia. and entries should be sen
| to walter Beckett at the Truxton Mano
course, The tourney will be 72-hol
medal play affair. and the presen
champion is Harry r. Thompson o
/ Richmond.
IT r. NELSON won the second leg or
/ IL. the Sears Roebuck Trophy yester'
day at Beaver Dam. scoring 81
$3.50 TO win the second competition
for the cup. The tourney last weel
was won by H. r. De Vilbiss. E. B
Beasley and N. T. Patterson turned il
net scores OF TO- Another tourney 70
! the cup will be played next Sunday
The cup must be won twice by the same
payer TO secure permanent possession