Evening star., 1939-10-26
By WALTER McCALLUM.

First major change in the Colum-
bia Country Club golf course in years
will come about shortly when the
second tee is moved back matter
of IS yards, converting that hole into
a 2-shotter around 400 yards in
length. Another talked-of change,
in the first hole, where the green
may be moved, may come later.
Columbia today stands 100 per
cent behind move by the club
board of governors to acquire II
acres of land bordering on the first
four fairWays. The board approved
a motion to purchase the land, and
it was OK.'d by the membership
at the annual meeting last night,
where officers were elected.
Present officers all were retained
for 1910. They are: Martin R. West,
president; Clyde D. Garrett vice
president: T. Stanley Holland, treas
urer, and Arthur B. Shelton, secre-
tary. Chosen to the board for the
term ending in October, 1912, were
H. j. Kane, jr., Dana c. Belser. Ar
chibald McLachlen, Irwin S. Porter
and j. E. Heberle. Named to fill
an unexpired term for one year
was Curtis Walker. son of a former
president of the club.
The change to come in the second
hole, and possibly in the first, will
be the first major change at Colum-
bia in many years. That fine golf
course has stood the test of time,
as few courses have 1t is today
one of the outstanding golf layouts
in this or any sector of the land.
Big Entry in n. b. {. Tourney.
For year or two the women who
run the affairs of the feminine golf
association have watched with con-
Germ the growing fields in their
tournaments. and discussed among
themselves the possibility that the
day may come when they will have
to split their entry lists between
two courses; the inference being
that the fields are becoming too
big for a single cOu. to handle
on one day.
That, time nearly has arrived, if
you can judge by the entry in the
National BroadcaStlng Co. tourna-
ment. which has drawn 206 COM
petitors in the affair at the Army
Navy Country Club tomorrow. Prob
ably they will be able to start, but
it will be late in the afternoon be-
fore they finish. and Bud" Barry
of N. B. c. presents the handsome
prizes. They'll probably take some
steps at their annual meeting to-
ward splitting the fields next year.
For WomenS tournaments have
grown tremendously. The day when
so was big field definitely is past.
They must expect fields of $50 or
more nowadays in nearly every
event. And they will not decrease,
but will grow larger, as more women
come into competitive golf.
Argyle Country Club will hold its
annual meeting tomorrow night at
the clubhouse near Silver Spring
Md. Five members of the board will
be chosen, and the board immedi-
atelv will proceed to the election of
officers. Present officers of the club
are: Dr. Alfred C. Norcross, presi-
dent, Percy w. lie Due, vice presi-
dent; Charles l.. Gable. secretary
treasurer; R. E. Gable. assistant
secretary treasurer. Ray LaWren-
son is scheduled to become a men,
Der of the club board. with the other
four members to be reelected
Cox Toastmaster at Golf Banquet.
Witty Cox will preside in his own
individual style as POSTMASTER at the
banquet tomorrow night at the Cos
mos Club for members of the teams
who played in this years Federal
match play golf tourney, sponsored
by The Star.
Prizes donated by The Star will be
presented by B. NJ. MckelWay, man.
aging editor of The Star.
The banquet will wind up the
most successful match play tour
nev ever staged for the Govern
ment championship Thirty teams
of four golfers each competed in a
tourney which started on May
and wound up on October 6, with
Government Printing Office links
stalwarts capturing the match play
crown won last year by Accounts
and Deposits of Treasury Members
of the winning team, all of whom
will receive individual prizes, are
Joe Balestri, captain; Bob Elan
Bill Lawrence and AL Schneider.
In addition the G.. P. o. team will
receive the handsome championship
trophy, while Federal Housing, run
nerup. and Interior, both section
winners, will receive team prizes.
The form OF next years tourney
will be decided next spring at the
annual meeting of the Federal Golf
Association. Charles P Redick
president of the association, and
presiding genius of The Star tour
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