Evening star., 1932-11-24
HAS YET TO APPLY
FOR DATES IN 1883
Must Move Fast to Regain
Sectional Qualification
Tournaments.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

w WASHINGTON is due to
M lose the sectional quail
Y Y flcation rounds for both
the national amateur
and national open golf champion
ships of 1888 unless some of ttc
local clubs which might wish the
one-day sectional Journeys next
year get busy and petition the
District Golf Association to ask
the United States Golf Assocfa-
ton for. these tests.
The District Association, according to
Secretary William c. Barr, has not been
approached by any local club seeking
the sectional qualifying rounds either
for the national amateur or open
championships Of 1888. This year the
qualifying rounds in the Mid-Atlantic
sector for both the amateur and open
title Journeys were held at Washington
clubs, with Congressional holding the
open trials on June 6 and Chevy Chase
16. Both these sectional rounds drew
large galleries and created as much In
terest among golfers in the Capital as
would O major tourney, particularly as
the struggle for o place among the local
amateur qualifiers for the champion
ship ct Baltimore was so intense.
THE open championship next year
i goes to Chicago. The amateur
title chase will be held at the
Kenwood Club, near Cincinnati. But
despite the distance from Washington
of the tournament scenes the struggle
among the local golfers will be no less
keen. AL the pros want to qualify for
the open, and most of the local anna
teurs are keen to play In the national
championship.
AS the matter stands today no Wash
ington club or clubs have applied to
the District Association for either of
the sectional tests. If either or both
the open and amateur are wanted in
Washington 1t Is high time the clubs
wishing the tournaments got busy with
an application before the District Golf
Association, in order that it may be
presented to the u. s. q. A. in proper
time The annual meeting of the ma
tional golf body will be held around
January 10, probably in New York. and
at that time awards of courses for the
sectional elimination rounds are made.
The annual meeting was to be held in
Chicago In Difference to Robert NJ. Cut
ting, nominee for president. Mr.. Cut
ting died few days ago, and the meet
ing probably will be held in New York,
with either Herbert Jacques or John G.
Jackson slated to be the nominee for
the presidency so capably handled by
Herbert H. Ramsay Tor the past two
years.
WASHINGTON is the most central
w location In the Middle Atlantic
area for sectional golf test Of
any kind. Only few miles from Bal
timore, it is close to upper Maryland
and only short distance from Virginia
points. The desirability of this city as
! O venue for the sectional tests Is un-
questioned, and the golf courses about
the Capital rank with the best in the
land. Undoubtedly Richmond and Bal
timore both will put in bids for the sec
tional tests, and equally unquestionably
Washington is going to be left holding
the bag unless something is done and
done quickly. OF course, 1t is quite pos
sible none of the local clubs want the
sectional qualifying rounds next year,
but If that Is 30 1t means some travel
| ing for the local aspirants for both
! titles when they might just as well play
| In tourney in their own bailiwick.