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Evening star., 1936-02-05
BASKET CHAMP BEATEN
Eastern Bows to Maryland Frosh
24-36-Beamer Debuts.

Stepping into a center assignment
on the University of Maryland frosh
quint on his second day in school.
Francis Beamer, versatile Roosevelt
high school graduate, aided the Terp
yearlings in recording their ninth win
in 10 starts yesterday in defeating
Eastern, local scholastic champions,
1924, ar College Park.
Holding Buddy Shaner and Clint
Quantrille to total of three points,
Beamer scored four and fitted nicely
into the freshmen style of play. Mil
ton Mulitz, former Tech star, paced
the Old Liners with II points.
: The victory marked Maryland's fifth
win in as many starts against local
schoolboy fives and Eastern's third
lrrS In On cyo mag fI,iS cao coy,
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Three of Virginia's Quartet
Of Votes to Be Cast for Ne,c
Deal IN Southern Conference

nEAN ROBERT H. TUCKER, de-
clared that Washington and Lees
vote will be cast against subsidiza-
ton Of any kind and in favor Of
amateur college athletics"
Prof. Charles p Nash will cast the
vote of Virginia for the plan President
John Lloyd Newcomb of the univer-
Sity was one of the six drafters of
the resolution, while Norton Pritchett,
athletic director, issued lengthy
statement several weeks ago endorsing
the move and praising the activity
of DR.. Frank Graham, president Of
North Carolina, in its behalf.
Dr. Julian A. Burruss, president Of
". P. l.. is known to be heartily in favor
Of the Graham proposals and assisted
in the drafting of the resolutions to be
presented to the conference. He re-
Gently queried the entire faculty at
Blacksburg on the matter but declined
to reveal the nature of the replies.
Observers at Virginia Tech said that
portion Of the student body and sew
eral of the faculty members are op-
posed to the plan, but have made no
issue of it. Alumni groups in the
State have remained silent.
v. M. I. officials had nothing to say
about the plan. but it is understood
that the resolutions have met with
little favor at the military institution.
Dr. E. w. Skies, president of Glenn
son. who with the heads Of v. M. l..
Duke and South Carolina, did not sign
the Graham resolutions, declared that
he is leaving the whole matter up to
the Athletic Council.
He said that the council will attend
the meeting at Richmond "unin-
structed."
DR.. w. p. Few, president Of Duke,
attended the meeting at which the
resolutions were drafted, but retired
before the session adjourned after
expressing opposition to some Of the
proposals Of the six other college pres
idents assembled.
Evening star., 1936-02-05
Furr Must Scale
l47 for HalaikO

DILL FURR, District welter-
weight champion, viii have an
opportunity to prove his split deci-
sion victory over Steve Halaiko
several weeks ago was not q duke
when the bitter rivals clash again
at Turner's Arena Monday night
IN . scheduled 10-round bout.
Ray Arcel, Halaikos manager,
has stipulated that FUR must post
. 5000 forfeit as guarantee Of his
ability to weigh IN at lat pounds.
In their last meeting FUR was 2
pounds over the welterweight limit.
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How They Stand
In School Series

Yesterdays Results.
Tech, 10; Western, 16.
Roosevelt, "a; Central, 20.
Fridays Games.
Roosevelt VS.. Eastern at Tech.
Central VS.. Western at Roosevelt.
Previous Results.
Eastern, As; Tech, IS.
Western, Is: Roosevelt, IA.
Tech, 81; Central, 20.
Eastern, So: Western, "a.
Roosevelt, %; Central, 20.
Western, 80: Tech, 81.
Eastern, 81; Roosevelt, 80.
Central, %: Western, 26.
Roosevelt, 80; Tech, 18.
Eastern, 35; Central, 80.
Western, 26; Roosevelt, 81.
Eastern, 81; Tech, "a.
Eastern, SO; Western, %.
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FORESIGHT TELLS
FOR RIDER QU|NT
Free Use of Tossers Early in
Season Brings Second
Place in Series.
BY BURT HAWKINS.

BY BURT HAWKINS.
~OACH HERMAN LITTMAN'S
4 system Of playing his reserves
freely in pre-series games to-
day Is vindicated by Roose-
velt's second-place standing in the
scholastic basket ball race for runner.
up honors.
Starting the season with less ma
terial than any Of his fellow coaches,
with the possible exception Of Cliff
Moore at Western, Littman gazed into
his crystal and foresaw the bugaboo
of all schoolboy mentors-injuries,
graduation and scholastic ineligibility.
Early season tilts found the former
New York University tosser using two
teams in every game, sacrificing some
possible victories in order to give his
squad much-needed experience.
His first blow came with the loss OF
Harry Silverman, guard, who missed
three series games after suffering
shoulder injury. George Coakley. for
ward, then dropped out of action for
two games with a twisted ankle.
Yesterday, in nosing out Central,
24-22, at Roosevelt gym, Littman was
without the services of Francis Beam
er, center; Mack Mcpherson, reserve
center. and Ed Thompson, regular for
ward, all Of whom were graduated,
and Frank Bailey, high-scoring guard,
who was on the sidelines with an alb
scessed ear.
Has Unusual Success.
T TTTMAN is performing a notable
feat in his first year at Roosevelt.
The Rough Riders are working the
ball down the floor with smoothness
which heretofore has been noticeably
lacking in Roosevelt quints.
In climbing to second place, Roose-
welt demonstrated it is not lacking in
intestinal fortitude, coming from be-
hind to take 1912 lead over Central
at the turn and then stave of a
rally which promised to nullify its up
hill fight.
Central jumped into an 81 lead
shortly after the opening whistle, but
the Rough Riders, spurred by Spero
Kolius and George Coakley, tied the
count at Gall and continued their
scoring rampage to hold o APPOINT
margin at halftime.
Don Fones, fleet forward, knotted the
score at 1916 with two pot shots, but
Francis Coakley and Harry Silverman
collaborated to send Roosevelt into
21-16 lead at the end Of the third
quarter.
Jack Rays charges then sneaked up
to within 2 points of the Riders, but
neither team could part the cords in
the final moment. Fones paced Cen
trails attack with IL points, while
Kolius WAS high for Roosevelt with O
Evening star., 1936-02-05
Columbia Country Club Gue Fay Watering System Test Next Summer
STRAIGHT OEF TVaE TEE
BY w. r. Ms CAlluM

TOURTEEN members Of the
- Washington Golf and Country
Club will stage a team match
= on February "a against IA men,
bers Of other clubs around Washing
ton. And 1t won't make any differ
ence If the pesky snow and Ice which
hovers around the local precincts still
remains.
The match will be played at Au-
gusta, Ga. For 28 reservations have
been filled and the lucky members Of
the group will steam away from Wash
ington the evening Of February 10 to
spend four days golfing at Augusta.
Fourteen Of the 28 are members of
the Washington club. and Harrell,
with his usual pep, already has Or
ganized q team match.
Here are the men who will make
the trip; Maurice E. Horton, r. T.
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the conference if the proposals are
adopted-and whether or not the
institutions which have knocked so
earnestly at the conference door seek
ing admittance will be willing to
accept bids under the terms of the
Graham plan."
The six presidents resolution"
which would outlaw all direct athletic
aid to students and bring the entire
athletic program of the conference
schools under the supervision of a
faculty committee received the unani-
nous endorsement of the Washington
and Lee faculty at a meeting yes
terday.
Evening star., 1936-02-05
PATTY BERG AWAY
TO WINNING START
Captures Medal With Card Of 80
in Miami i-Biltmore Tourney.
Plays Mrs. Fitzgibbon.

By the Associated Press.
CORAL GABLES, Fla, February
son to . good start with an
30 giving her medal henors, 17-year-
old Patty Berg of Minneapolis looked
fit today to storm through the classy
field in the fourth annual Miami
Biltmore woman's golf tournament.
Her f1rst-round opponent was Mrs.
Blanche Ftzgibbon of New York.
Maureen Orcutt Crews of Miami,
veteran campaigner who tied for Sec
ond in qualifying with S3, was
matched against Mrs. Guy Butler Of
Atlanta, who carded SO.
Eighteen-year- Ellamae williams
of Chicago, who equaled Mrs. Crews
qualifying score, was paired with Mrs.
John Arends Of Detroit, another who
just made the grade with %.
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qualifying yesterday with q score
of 90.
At Miami Springs, Earl 0efty)
Jameson, another Washington player,
met Joe Williams of Augusta, Me, In
the opening round of the Curtiss
Trophy tourney. Jameson scored SO
in the medal round yesterday, 20
strokes higher than the winning card
returned by Howard Tryon. Sonny
Workman, well-known jockey and
a member of the Kenwood Golf and
Country Club. qualified with a card
of 80.
At Palm Beach. Merle Thorpe Of
Burning Tree, editor Of the Nations
Business, met Rex Beach, famous nov
elist, in the second round of the
tourney of the Artists and Writers
Golf Association. Thorpe beat Bruce
Barton yesterday by and 8. Gene
Tunney won a mate hfrom Alfred
Pach of New York.
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Duke Remains Silent.

p EPORTS have been persistent that
~ Duke would withdraw from the
conference if the resolutions were
adopted, but no official statement has
issued from Durham.
DR.. Graham, who had been assailed
by several Carolina alumni groups for
indorsing the plan, was upheld by
votes of the student council and fac
ulty.
Francis Farley, president of the
council, said that the plan "is sim
cere effort to bring about genuine
amateur status" He added that the
present emphasis on big-time ath-
letics tends to overemphasize the i'm
portance of athletics at the uni
versity."
University Of Maryland's Athletic
Board voted unanimously to back the
plan, and H. @. Byrd, acting president
of the university, is 100 per cent for
the proposal
In fact, Byrd pointed out, it is al
most identical with the manner in
which Maryland has been conducting
its athletics
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come April Is a pellet with two covers.
The first, or inner cover, is to be
carefully banded with the rubber
winding around the core and will be
theoretically expected to absorb the
blow Of q topped shot. The outer
cover will be thicker and the entire
ball is claimed to be the nearest
approach to ball which cannot
be severely damaged Of any pill on
the market this year. 1t will be
out in about a month and half
and rumor has 1t will sell for so cents.
WAsHNGToN1ANs are playing a
w big part in the golf tourna-
ments in South Florida. Helen Dett-
weller, Congressional miss, opposed
Frances Owen of Jacksonville in the
first round of the Miami -Biltmore
women's championship today after
Evening star., 1936-02-05

Harrell, c. Gay Harrell, Paul Lesh,
Martin Weigand, Dave Thomson. Tom
Beavers, Adam King, Paul Sleeper,
Freeman Stricklin, L. j. Goode, Ar
thur May, w. B. Putnam, Eugene
Gott, jr.; Ralph S. Fowler, Leslie H.
Whitten, Francis Kane, John Wild
mayer, George e. Elliott, Maurice Pal
mer, Mark Beeman, Daniel J. Moor
man, William E. Richardson, William
r. winslow, Arthur Harnett. Charles
H. Pardoe, P. w. Calfee and Elmer
jenkins.
A dinner will be held at Washing
ton for the group on February 13, at
which handicaps will be assigned for
the golf events to be run off at Au-
gusta, and if the course is clear the
boys will play golf on that day.
THE newest thing in golf balls to
be sprung upon waiting world
Evening star., 1936-02-05
Mat Matches

By the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. J.-Ernie Dusek, 223.
Omaha, defeated Mike Murkurki, 226,
New York. MurZurh unable 10 con-
tinue after being tossed from ring.
ALBANY, N. Y.-Yvon Robert, 215,
Montreal, defeated Joe Cox, 224,
Cleveland. Straight falls.
INDIANAPOLIS.-Le Numa, 21s,
Seattle, Wash, defeated Babe Ia
harias, 237. Pueblo, Colo. Straight
falls.
SPOKANE, wash.-Tiger Daula,
260, Bombay, India, beat Brother
Jonathan Heaton, 240, Salt Lake
City, 1854.
SAN DIEGO, Cslif.-George Gala,
238, Italy, defeated Milo Steinborn,
214, st. Louis. Straight falls.
SAN FRANCISCO.-"Chief" Little
Wolf, 2l3, Pueblo, Colo, pinned Len
Macaulso, 201, Hamilton, N. Y, 17:00.
Evening star., 1936-02-05
O'Mahony Not So
Hot, Says Robert

DANNO o'MAHONY may be
heavyweight wrestling cham
pion to most mat followers, but to
Yvon Robert, who tangles with
Mike Mazurki in the feature match
at Turner's Arena tomorrow night
he's just another grappler.
Both Ed Don George and Ray
Steele rank ahead of O'Mahony in
Roberts estimation. The youthful
French Canadian mailman threw
the Irish titleholder in an un-
scheduled match recently in
Holyoke, Mass, following an argu-
ment with Jack McGrath,
O'Mahony's manager.
Mazurki, popular with local
wrestling fans, has compiled %
wins, S draws and defeats in ap-
pearances here.
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Considered Ideal Test.

"TT SEEMS to me that the seventh
and eighteenth holes will be ideal
for a test of fairway watering" said
Martin r. West, golf chairman at Co
lumbia and new president of the Dis
trict Golf Association. "The water
pressure is good at those two spots,
and they will afford test of two types
of shots-the high pitch and the long
iron shot-from a watered fairway. If
1t works out as We think it will work
out it will be extended to the entire
course"
Columbia does not plan any more re-
construction of putting greens this
year, as has been done for several
years. The fifteenth green, entirely re-
built last Fall, will be ready for play
in the Spring, while the new seven
teenth has been in use for some
months.
Several years back Columbia en-
barked on a program by which two
green's were to be rebuilt each year.
The sixth, seventh, thirteenth and
seventeenth have come in for improve
nent under this schedule, while this
year the new twelfth hole, played to
an entirely new green in a different
location, will be in play, as will the new
fifteenth green, in the old location.
Evening star., 1936-02-05
Hoyas Put Up Scrap.


A GAINsT the tallest center in col
lege ranks, 6-foot-9h Inch Joe
Dudsick of Canisius, Georgetown's
youngsters put up game scrap, keep
ing within hailing distance of their
hosts throughout the first half, which
ended. 1915. The Hoyas' passing at
tack proved far superior to that of
Canisius, but g. U. had no sharp
shooter like Joe Szur. who ripped the
net six times from the floor and twice
from the charity stripe for IA points.
A couple Of Georgetown substitutes,
Mario Gregorio and Johnny Franks,
proved a pair Of capable men upon
whom Freddy Mesmer can depend in
future games, the former throwing in
three from mid floor and Franks, filling
in for Mike Petroskey in grand style
after that worthy had been banned
on four personals. His trio of field
goals were scored In the last min
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By the Associated Press.

By the ASSOcIated Press,
~ ICHMOND, Va. February S.
- Three of Virginia's four
N Southern Conference votes
- y doubtlessly will be cast in
favor of the Graham plan" to de-
emphasize athletics at the adjourned
meeting of the conference here Friday
and Saturday.
In the meantime, speculation was
rampant in collegiate circles on two
significant questions in connection
with the movement of the six college
presidents to curb subsidization-
whether or not members disliking
the plan will carry their opposition
to the extreme of withdrawing from
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Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
PONCA CITY, Okla.-Junior Mum
sell, 184. Oklahoma City, outpointed
Al Stillman, 1s0, st. Louis Q0);
Paul Lasster, 1873, Fort Smith, Ark,
outpointed Merle Thompson, 1873, st.
Louis (6).
SEATTLE, Wash.-Freddie Steele,
1854, Tacoma, Wash, knocked out
Henry Firpo, 1914, Louisville. KY.
CD; Billy Sullivan. 165, st. Paul, out
pointed Ted Somers, 1914, Seattle
Evening star., 1936-02-05
SACRED HEART VICTOR.

Sacred Heart walloped the CAL
vert Juniors last night, 54-32, Giebel
leading the way with 16 points, al
though closely followed by his team
mate, Stack, and two of the losers,
keenan, and Martin, all of whom
registered IA points.
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ONE OF THREE Is CLOSE.

Navy Yard was the only winner to
be pressed in the Southeast League
last night, Nu Chi Gamma putting
up a battle before bowling, 24-21.
Anacostia and the Eagles had easy
games, the former trouncing Epworth,
32-16, and the latter stopping the
Trojans, 26-1S.
Evening star., 1936-02-05
COL0N|ALS' HOME
STREAK IN DANGER
Meet Crack Team Tonight
in Davis and EIkins.
Cards, Hoyas Bow.
BY BILL DISMER, JR.

~ EVENGE and reform will be the
- incentive which George WASH
IN instons Colo colOnials 1,si will viii car, car,
gym on H street tonight when they
meet the Scarlet Hurricane of Davis
and Elkins College at 8 O'Clock. It
Is the only game scheduled for q
local five.
G. w. has q score to even with
the West Virginians for lacing
given 1t in the same place last Win
ter and it seeks to improve on its
form shown last Monday night when
it appeared far from smooth team
against Geneva.
Geneva Is on Its way home today,
satisfied with an even break after its
two-night stop at the Capital,
1928 victory over Catholic University's
drill-denied five giving them the split:
G. u. had been unable to use its own
gym for nearly a week, due to the
Golden Gloves boxing tournament.
Georgetown, too. was nursing its
wounds today after q 36-43 defeat at
the hands of Canisius College in the
feature of an intercollegiate double
header at Buffalo, N. Y, but forget
ting its setback as it prepared for the
big game with N. Y. U. on Friday.
Has Shining Record.
THIS Davis and Elkins five comes
to town tonight boasting a rec
ord of 13 victories in Is games, most
of them by whopping scores. Counts
of 50, rs and 10 have been rung up
by the Hurricane, which has been
held to less than 40 points In only
three games.
And unless the ColoniaIs snap out
of their reckless behavior they may
take their first beating Of the year on
q local floor. Theirs was far from an
impressive exhibition last Monday,
with only Hal Kiesel showing the form
Characteristic Of the team.
Although Irish Carroll came within
two points of matching Kiesel's indi-
vidual game scoring record against
Geneva last night, c. q. plainly showed
the lack Of practice on the big floor at
Brookland, and after the first eight
minutes never we're In the running.
Carroll, though, was "hot" all night.
half Of his eight field goals being pot
shots that cut the cords without touch
ing the blackboard and two Of them
coming on sensational one-handed
shots while running under the basket
at full speed.
Fod Cotton's gang could not fathom
Geneva's zone defense, however, Her
mie Schmarr and Bernie Lieb, the
teams highest scorers, being held
practicallv DOwerless
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HELD to two field goals. Gonsaga's
II winless tossers fell victim to q
crushing offense Of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase courtmen for the second
time this year, yesterdays loss coming
on the winners court.
The winners jumped into an early
60 lead and at the end Of the half
were leading, 12-1.
Harris, with II points, set the pace.
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TOTALS 4 22 Totals 63t
Referees-Messrs. Enrisht and Summer.
HAD Western been more accurate
from the foul line, it still would
be in possession of second place today.
Capitalizing on but of 20 chances
at the charity stripe, the Red Raiders
fell victim to Tech, 1919, at Tech
gym before the comparative privacy of
$50 spectators.
Both teams displaying stubborn de-
fenses, but one point was scored in the
final period-a foul shot by Walt Mer-
chant, who had sent Tech into an
1916 lead with field goal at the end
Of the third period.
Tech, maintaining a slight advantage
throughout the fray, was paced to
victory by Bill Rea, who tailed Z
points. Gerald Burns was high for
Western with points.
Evening star., 1936-02-05

TWO Friends School teams had the
= same kind of merry day on their
own floor against two Kendall teams.
the I street Junior team duplicating
its big brothers win with q 21-12
triumph over the Kendall juniors.
Charley Wannan's big team estab-
lished a 1916 lead in the first half and
played its foe on even terms during the
last two quarters to hang up another
Evening star., 1936-02-05
Columbia Heights Pin Mark
Broken -Four Times IN Night

= ONE fancy scores have been
rolled in the venerable Colum-
bia Heights League at the
Arcadia. but never before have
the pins fallen in such profusion for
the boys on the hill as they did last
night.
1t Was q case of crack q record or
take q back seat. No less than three
times was the team set record, the
Vincent BARRIERS 1921, smashed.
When a bewildered official scorer
checked up he found Ambassador
Laundry with 1873; Highway En-
gineers with 1888; Gallagher &
Huguely with 1928 and Arcadia q
stick up on the old mark with 1922.
And when the firing ceased the
Highway Engineers rested in first place.
a game ahead of Hessick Coal, with
Gallagher & Huguely third.
Shamrock Girls Tripped.
WHAT looked to be easy sailing to
the Washington Ladies' League
pennant for the Shamrock girls today
showed threatening horizon. Just
what may be accomplished in the way
Of stopping the Shamrocks was dis
played last night, at the Recreation,
when the Colonials won all three
games from the leaders.
The Coflmhians, with sweep over
the Cardinals, jumped to within O
game Of the pacemakers. The Fl Gees
trimmed the Wee Bees to retain third
place and the Beeques won fromdt the
Nomads, 81.
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TWO GATHER 81 POINTS.

Barbour and Conrad shared almost
alike In leading Dant's Cafe to o
coalrtmen. The former scored -
points and the latter 10
Evening star., 1936-02-05
OPPOSE OLMSTED FIVE
Coffey Sales Aims for Second
Straight in Circuit.

Straight in Circuit.
Coffey Sales courtmen, who won
their first game in four starts In the
second half of the Heurich League
last night, tackle the undefeated
Olmsted Grill five tonight in one of
two games at the Brewery gym. Little
Tavern bowed, 31-35, to Coffey Sales.
Acacia, which was beaten, 1880, by
Resettlement plays Senate for fourth
place, both being tied now with q
500 percentage after four games.
Evening star., 1936-02-05

It's coming to be a habit with Rena
Levy to shoot high score, which she
did last night in the Columbians' vic
tory, with 123 and 354, her team
shooting the best set Of 1,570 and the
Beeques the top game Of $50.
Miss Levys 354 won her q free entry
in the Lorraine GULL Sweepstakes, to
be held February % at Convention
Hall, and another went to Marjorie
Smith who rolled 326.
Legionnaires to Dance.
THE American Legion League will
hold dance at the Raleigh next
Saturday night to raise coirf for the
sending Of one or more teams to the
National Duckpin Bowling Congress
championships, opening March a at
Hartford, Conn.
Mack Myers. department bowling
officer, is directing arrangements for
the dance.
A night viii be set aside in the ma
tional tournament for Legion teams
and Myers hopes to have his gang
decked out in special shirts for the
occasion.
George Bradt's entry fee In the Reo
Megaw Sweepstakes, to be held Fed
ruary Is at the Georgetown Recrea-
tion, is paid. George won Megaw pre-
liminsry at the Georgetown plant with
o set Of 375, nosing out jim boselel
who rolled 367. A doBen ctheE CON-
testants trailed Sar behind.
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FLYING EAGLES SPEEDY.

: With Sullivan gathering IA points.
the Flying Eagles had little trouble
: with the d. c. Paper Co. i've lass
nigi1t, winning, 46-1a.
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Totals 8 16 Totals 519
Referees-Messrs. Keppel and Kessler.
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Chevy Chase Has Plant.

IF THE fairway watering system is
installed on all the fairways at
Columbia, Washington will have two
clubs which enjoy the undoubted ad-
vantages of such a system during the
hot season, when fairways grow brown
and grass gets sparse and thin.
Chevy Chase has had fairway
watering now for more than year
and that layout was green and in
prime condition all through last Sum-
mer. But for the early part Of 1896,
at least, Columbia will be satisfied
with fairway watering on two Of its
fairways.
Columbia is committed to policy of
bringing its golf course into topnotch
condition this year. The Golf Commit
tee recently met and all its members
pledged themselves to maintain the
course in the pink of shape. Fairway
watering is only one of the measures
to be used.
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Totals 8 422 Totals 9 6e4
Referees-Messrs. Enrisht and Summer.