Evening star., 1932-08-25
LEADERS TO HOLD
MEETING TONIGHT
Options Obtained on Three
Pieces of Property-Golf
to Be Main Sport.
BY w. r.. McCALLUM.

w M i 4hA oVORo VS"e$@ ~N~~
ment of a dream of many
hundreds of Government en-
ployes establishment of a
Federal Country Club to be sports
headquarters for Uncle Sans
workers in Washington-are to be
taken tonight when several score
of the leaders in the movement
will gather at the Interior De-
partment Auditorium to discuss
formation Of the club and its
finances.
The movement, which up to now has
been kept a closely guarded secret by
those behind it, has been initiated by
the men in charge of the Interdepart-
mental Golf League, and all classes of
Government employees will be asked to
Join the club If and when the or
gsniaZtion scheme is adopted.
options already have been secured on
three pieces of property OF ample size
located within 20 to 30 minutes by
automobile of downtown Washington"
For obvious reasons, the sponsors for
the new club are withholding the loca-
ton of the properties on which options
have been secured. They will not di-
vulge the locations, except to say they
are in Maryland.
A membership of $500 Federal en-
ployes Is planned for the new club, with
each of the founder members to pur-
chase a certificate of interest at a cost
of 5000. This sum Is to be payable in
about three years.
TOLF will be the major sport at the
" new club, II the plans Of the spon-
sors are carried out in detail. But
other sports, such as tennis, swimming
and horseback riding will be available
to the members. 1t is planned to
week days and 81 on Sundays, which
will bring the cost down to nearly the
level Of the public links In Washington,
In so far as green fees are concerned.
Those behind the movement include
the following: l., s. Reynoldson, De-
partment Of Agriculture, president of
the er-Departmental Golf League,
and the following men who are proni-
nent in league affairs: Homer S. Pope,
Ralph. A. Sheppard, secretary-treasurer;
d. Paul Swope, Frank G. Butler, John
j. Lynch, c. P. Medley and r. r. Shay.
The properties on which options have
been taken are expansive enough to
permit construction of two 18-hole
golf courses, club house to cost about
$4,000 of much the general design OF
the new one at Beaver Dam, is con-
templated on the property to be pur-
chased.
nAIRINGS and starting times for the
L nine local entrants in the national
amateur championship qualifying
rounds on September IL and 13 at the
Five Farms course of the Baltimore
Country Club were announced today by
the United States Golf Association.
The entire field. comprising 167 en-
tries, will play 36 holes on Monday and
Tuesday. September II and 13, starting
at 8 O'Clock in the morning. Alex M.
Knapp of the home club, former Mary
land title holder, will open the cham
pionship at 8 am, September IL. play
ing with j. Wolcott Brown OF Pine
Valley. Here are the pairings and
starting times for the nine qualifiers
from Washington:
Harry G. Pitt, Manor, and H. H.
(Tex) Newton, Lido C.. c., Gas am,
Monday and 30 pm. Tuesday.
Roland r. Mackenzie, Columbia, and
Leonard Martin, Apawanis, 10:55 am,
Monday, and 2:30 pm, Tuesday.
Roger Peacock, Indian Spring, and
Leo Shea, Buffalo Golf Club. ll:2o am
William E. Dettweiler. jr., Manor. and
Logan L. Van Zandt, Tulsa, Okla, 1:55
am. Monday, and $50 am. Tuesday.
Martin F. Mccarthy, Beaver Dam,
and Howard L. Bergman, White Plains,
N Y. 1:2o pm. Monday, aid $50 am.
Tuesday.
w. Wolcott, Trenton, N. j., LAO pm.
Monday, and 1918 am. Tuesday.
John F. Brawner. Columbia, and John
T. Hines, Garden Cit, Long Island, 1:55
pm Monday, and 1890 am. Tuesday.
Franklin c. Parks. Congressional, and
Paul jackson, Kansas City, 2:20 pm.
Monday, and 1885 am. Tuesday.
Miller B. Stevinson, Columbia and
Franklin p Russell, Summit, N. j.,
2:25 pm, Monday, and IL am, Tues
day.
/ Newton, with whom Pitt plays, for
merly was a member of the Congress
sional Country Club and played around
Washington for several years.
Leonard Martin, with whom Roland
Mackenzie plays, was the Metropolitan
champion last year.
Paul Jackson, who plays with Frank
lin Parks, is the same diminutive, dark
haired lad who cut wide swath in
last years amateur championship and
went to the third round.
Other outstanding pairings are
Francis Ouimet, amateur champion, and
Tommy Torrance, Scotland; Rex Hart
ley, England, and John Goodman,
Omaha; Cyril J. H. Tolley, England. and
Max Marston, Philadelphia; Gus More
land, Texas, and Eric McRuvie, Scot
land; jess Sweetser, New York, and
T. H. P. Kolesar Sunningdale, England;
Charles Evans, jr, Chicago, and John
De Forest, British amateur champion;
Harrison r. johnson, (amateur cham
pion of 1920 and w. L. Hartley, Scot
land Charles H. Seaver, Los Angeles,
and John E. Parker, jr., West Orange,
N. j.; George G. Voigt, New York, and
Milton P. Warner, New Haven, Conn;
Jesse P. Guilford, Boston, and Eric
Fiddian, Scotland; Billy Howell, Rich
mond, and Nicol Thompson, Canada.
TWO holes in one have been made
i around Washington within the
last few days. Andrew Oliveri took
his driver in hand on the 216-yard fifth
hole at Rock Greek Park yesterday and
whacked the ball into the cup for an
eagle ace. This remarkable shot en-
abled him to score a "a for the nine,
even though he took on the par
fourth hole.
Gregory Prince of Chevy Chase holed
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