Evening star., 1932-03-15
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.

UGUST 16 has been chosen as
n the date for the sectional quail
~ fcation rounds at the CneVJ
Chase Club for the nationa
amateur championship. On that Gay
for the first time in history, group ol
amateur golfers from the Middle At
Iantic territory will gather at loca
club to decide who shall represent thi'
section in the amateur title tilt to ot
nlaved at Baltimore, starting on Sep
tember II.
The date was announced last night
at the annual meeting OF the DISTRICT
of Columbia Golf Association. Sec
tional qualification rounds for the open
cbamnionship are to be played at the
Conpressional Country Club.
Tbe association ratified dates Tor the
sevaral invitation tournaments to be
held by the clubs around washington
and the three championship Journeys
held by the association; cnangeo tne
maximum age limit for the Junior
championship from 81 to IL, ana took
steps toward inaugurating an inter-
scholastic individual goE championship
to embrace not only the pupils IN the
public high schools here but the prep
Schools within a radius Of 80 miles OF
the Capital.
lumbia Country Club, who served last
wear as first vice president OF the as
sociation, was chosen president. sue
ceeding D. L. Thomson Of the Manor
CInb in that office. Robert Stead, Jr.,
of Chevy Chase, a former president OF
the association, was named nrst wee
nresident and o. L. Veerhoh, chair
man of the Golf Committee Of the
washington Golf and Country Club.
was named second vice president. DR..
william C. Barr Of Columbia was re-
elected secretary-treasurer. In addl-
tion to the officers named, the follow
ing will form the Executive Commit
tee: D. L. Thomson. DR.. Bruce L.
Taylor and Albert E. Steinem.
Tournament dates were set as fol-
lows: 49, N
Country Club, May 8, 4, and 6.
Invitation tourney - Chevy Chase
Club. May II, 18, 10 and 90.
Middle Atlantic championship-Co-
lumbia Country Club, June 7, 8, Q
and 10.
Invitation ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
al Country Club, September 20, 81, %
and %.
District amateur championship
Chevy Chase Club, September and 8.
District junior championship-Army-
Navy Country Club, September l.
District senior championship Wood
mont Country Club, October II and IL.
The age limit for the junior title
event was dropped from 81 to 18 at
the motion of Albert R. Mackenzie,
donor of the Junior trophy. In place
of an 18-hole event for the seniors as
played last year, the seniors will play
q 36-hole tourney this year.
Everett Eynon of Columbia, who has
won the Columbia Country Club cham
pionship for two successive years, was
named chairman of a committee to
investigate the possibilities of interest
ing golfers in the high schools IN an
interscholastic tournament. Eynon will
confer at once with athletic directors
and faculty advisers of the high and
prep schools In and about Washington.
Roland r. Mackenzie, son Of Albert
r. Mackenzie of Columbia, and
golfer famed on both sides Of the At
lantic, was married at noon yesterday
to Elizabeth Bowden of Sacramento,
Calf The young couple will honey
moon for several weeks in California
and then they will come to Washington,
where Roland will enter business with
his father.
George Diffenbaugh, the little chap
who today takes over the berth of golf
professional at the Indian Spring Golf
Club, won the first of the seasons
sweepstakes tournaments of the Mid
die Atlantic Professional Golfers Asso-
citation yesterday, playing the wind
swept course of the Rolling Road Golf
Club in rs strokes to win the tourney
by single stroke. One shot behind
him came Carroll T. McMaster, pro
at Rolling Road. The professionals in