Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-16
fourteen CLUBS
PRESENT PETITION
D. C. Is Held Ideally Fixed to
Stage Sectional Event
of Amateurs.
FORMAL petition on behalf

"A the District Golf Associa-
ton urging the United
States Golf Association to bring
the sectional qualifying round for
the national amateur golf cham
pionship to a Washington club in
1882 was forwarded to the United
States Golf Association today by
the District association.
Pointing out that Washington is the
originating point of the preponderance
of the entries in this section from any
single city in this territory for the anna
teur title event, the District association
adds that the Capital Is centrally To-
Gated and is the most convenient city
in which the sectional qualification
rounds could be held.
4, The letter, signed by D. L. Thomp-
son, president of the District Golf As
ISOLATION. points out:
THE District of Columbia Golf As
ISOLATION. with its membership of IA
clubs, herewith petitions the omitted
States Golf Association and earnestly
requests that the Middle Atlantic sec
tional qualifying rounds for the Ma
tional Amateur Tournament for 1882 be
held in Washington, d. c., instead of
Richmond, Va. This Is the sentiment
Of all the member clubs Of this asso-
citation.
The Columbia Country Club of
Washington has offered its course, and
there are many reasons why Washing
ton Is the logical point for the Qualifi-
cations Of players In the Middle At
lantic section.
Last year out Of 81 entrants at
Richmond we're from Washington
and z from our neighboring City Of
Baltimore. The remaining entrants
were from other parts of Maryland,
with only 8 from the State Of Virginia,
IN which the qualifying round was
held
THE transportation facilities to
Washington are far superior, as play
ers from Baltimore and other parts of
Maryland must pass through Washing
ton on their way to Richmond There
Is no question but that Washington is
the most centrally located city and
more accessible from all points in this
section"
THE United States Golf Association
l. adopted this year for the first time
IN its history the sectional qualifi-
cation round system which had been
In vogue for several years in the ma
tional open championship. The trials
! were held at Richmond in July and
two Washingtonians qualified for the
amateur title event. At that time
many Of the Washington entrants ex-
pressed the hope that the Capital would
be chosen next year for the sectional
try-outs, inasmuch as the championship
itself is to be held at Baltimore. The
petition sent today by the District Golf
Association Is the answer Of the MEM
Der clubs OF the Washington district TO
!. this attitude.
Members Of the Congressional Coun-
cry Club women's golf team, victors In
the intefclub team matches this year,
viii entertain their fair friends from
, rival clubs at q field day golf tourna-
. ment ct Congressional next Thursday.
: The Congressional team has won 10
matches In the interclub series and
although it has two matches yet to
play, 1t cannot lose its leading posi-
ton in the team series. Both the
matches yet to be played by Congress
eional are with the Columbia team
The field day will start at 10 o'clock
Thursday and the guests will be men,
beFs Of the teams Of the other clubs
about Washington. The hosts will be
the members Of the Congressional
team. Prizes are put up by the team
members, members Of the club and by
Sandy Armour, the club professional
There will be an abundance Of prizes,
and the event will be the first field day
held about Washington for women golf
ers for many years.
COLFERS of the Woodmont Country
~ Club again downed the team of
the Woodho,me Country Club of
Baltimore in a team match yesterday
at Woodmont, winning by 14Ea points
TO 80. Arthur B. Thorn, the home
club pro- defeated Warner Mather Of
Woodholme by up. The Woodmont
players won previous match ut Wood
! holme. Summaries Of yesterdays
! match follow:
YooSment, Is. Al Eoudca ana X 7. sugsT'
Woedholme. Woodmont, .: Woodholme, ]:
Max Wei and gilbert Hahn , WocSShTn;Sns'
woodmont; III; WopdhOilss, Ia w.o.
Eont, rs John kssy ana wd L. ii oiisn
william @. Illch and Robert Baum WOOD
mont, VS.. NJ. Lewis and Charles Baidsr'
Woodholme. Woodmont, 2; Wooohoime; /;
woodmont, y. / q. Eossnbloom and "a
M9sier, woodholme Woodmont' ); WOOD
wasJsn william ma D s.S and oG sa.sHG
Winer, .Woodholme. woodmont' 3; Wood
holne. o.
A tie resulted yesterday. in the blind
DOGGY event at Manor, between Russell
T. Edwards and Ray Schreiner, both
with net scores Of rs, r. p. Hollings-
worth and r. p. Smith tied for second
prize at IS, while there was Q quadruple
IL for third place