Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-04
TWO MORE LIKELY
TO TAKE LIKE STEP
Army.Navy, Chevy Chase, Co.
lumbia and Manor Seem
Sure to Garry On.
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.
TIME Washington Golf and
Country Club, located near

Cherrydale, Va, one of
Washington's pioneer golf
organizations, today announced
abandonment of its customary
invitation tournament for 1888. In
making this announcement for
the club, DR.. James T. McClena-
han, chairman Of the Greens
Committee, said the board Of gov
errors had discussed a tourna-
ment from all its angles, and
added that although the club
regrets taking this action, condi-
tons will make it impossible.
Washington is the first club to make
formal announcement that it will not
hold its usual invitation event. Others
are expected to come along within the
next few days, before the annual meet
ing of the District Golf Association to
be held at the Racquet Club on the
evening of March l3.
The neW-elected board Of governors
Of the Indian Spring Golf CLUB, chosen
only a few days ago at the annual meet
ing, will gather at the club on the
same evening the solons CT the District
Golf Association sit at the Racquet Club
to discuss the forthcoming season.
Prior to that time Indian Spring will
make decision as to whether its usual
Spring tourney will be held.
THE prospects for such an event are
L not favorable, according to Thomas
NJ. Belshe, new chairman of the
Golf Committee, although he cannot
commit the club to definite abandon
ment of the tourney until action is
taken either by the board or the Execu-
tive Committee. Under the new set-up
at Indian Spring the affairs of the club
rest largely in the hands of the Execu-
tive Committee, whose members each
head one Of the important club COM
mitteeS
1t looks as if We will not hold a
tournament this year." Belshe said to-
day. I'VE have not given the matter a
great deal Of thought but at present we
are in the mids OF membership drive
and with conditions as they are we
will probably cancel our customary
tournament"
Golf affairs at the Woomont Country
Club are in such condition that while
the club cannot say just now whether
or not tournament will be held, there
is every likelihood that the usual invi-
tatlon event will be Cancelled this year.
The club has just announced the release
or Arthur B. Thorn, its professional
Tor the last 10 years, and taking over
OF the golf shop by conceSSionnaire.
While We cannot say just now what
will be done" Morris Simon, Greens
committee chairman, said, 1T is doubt
tul If We can hold an invitation event
this year We are more occupied now
with keeping the club operating and
holding our membership than in max
ing plans for a golf tournament.
Existence of the club is more impor-
tant than a golf tournament"
GO it appears that there will be four
- events held around Washington this
year, those Of the Army-Navy Coun-
try Club, the Columbia Country Club.
the Chevy Chase Club, and the Manor
Club.
Washington is definitely committed
to abandonment Of its tourney and In
dian Spring and Woodmont are doubt
full, with the odds favoring abandon
ment of their events by these clubs.
The whole matter will be brought into
the open at the District Golf Associ-
alton meeting.
1t is no secret that most of the clubs
around Washington are having their
financial troubles just now. Member
ship drives are in progress by most Of
them, initiation fees and annual dues
have been reduced by some. while 9TH
ers have cancelled initiation fees for
a short period in the hope of filling
membership lists by Spring. All these
factors have resulted in doubt regard
ing invitation tournaments. The stu
alton is very much up in the air just
now.
DOB BARNETT, the Chevy Chase
~ professional who holds down the
Winter berth at the exclusive
Indian Greek Club Of Miami Beach, has
played gclf only half-dozen times this
Winter. but he continues to keep his
hand in just the same. A fortnight or
so ago Bob waltzed around Indian
Creek, par 70 course, in 66 whacks,
cracking his own course record by sew
eral strokes and busting wide open the
mark set by Tommy Armour on pre-
vious visit.
Bob looks fine, and OF course, is tanned
to a deep brown by the hot Florida
sun. He has gained a little weight
and is feeling top-notch. His aide at
Indian Creek is Elwood Poore, Wash
ington boy who is the pro at the Roll
ing Green Club of Media, Pa, in the
Summer.