Evening star., 1901-10-17
Columbia Defeated in Team Match
for Evening Star Cup.
BUT Two home PLAYERS IN FRONT
Dr.. Lee Harban's Colors Lowered
by F. o. Horstnan in Fine Game.
PORTS IN GEN ERAL

played for The Evening Star cup, on the
links of the Columbia club yesterday after
noon, the Chevy Chase aggregation once
more maintained its reputation by defeat
ing the home team 16 up on holes and 12
up on points in the new system of tabu.at-
ing. The players on the Columbia team
have improved wonderfully during the past
year, and it was thought that very close
match would result, with a fair chance OF
victory being theirs; but the Chevy Chase
men have evidently not been losing ground.
for their work yesterday was exceptionally
clever and entitled them to the victory.
Another point in the match that the knew
ing ones took into account and which was
thought would play an important Fart
towards pushing Columbia to the front Is
the unusually tricky" condition of the new
links. 1t is questionable whether there is
more difficult course in the country than
that of the Columbias, and as the home
players have familiarized themselves with
the bad spots it was believed that Chevy
Chase would be handicapped just tnat
much. But the contrary proved to be The
case, the visiting team getting over the
difficult places with apparent ease, While
the home players several times during the
afternoon got into difficulties which lost
them the hole by one or more strokes.
But two of the Columbia golfers came
out ahead yesterday, Messrs Mckinley
and Leet. The former Is one of the most
erratic players in this part of the country,
but when he is playing his best game it
requires sensational golf to beat him out.
Yesterday Mae dropped into one of his good
periods, and although Marvin Thompson
put up an exceptionally clever game he
was beaten by four up. Mr.. Leet and
Arthur Brice also enjoyed an interesting
battle, the lead alternating throughout the
eighteen holes, the Columbia lad finally
winning out by four up.
An Interesting Contest
The contest which was watched with the
greatest interest during the afternoon was
that between Dr. Lee Harlan and Mr.. F.
o. Horstman. These gentlemen acted as
captains of the Columbia and Chevy Chase
teams, respectively, and although they were
the sixth team to tee off, the large gallery
waited around the club house with patience
for them to come out. When they did walk
toward the initial tee it appeared as if
everybody in the neighborhood mad been
given the signal and all crowded around
to watch the drives.
Mr.. Horstman made the first drive. and.
as usual, 1t was a beauty, although DR..
Harbans was quite as effective, the latter
capturing the first .hole on three strokes.
The doctor was also in front on the second
hole, but on the third his luck and clever
ness seemed to desert him, Mr.. Horstman
winning out. The doctor was evidently
nervous, probably on account of the large
gallery which watched his play but it
SHOulu hot De lOSt SlS0C OF Cn1C MI. HORST
man played unusually brilliant golf and
that 1t would have required almost DOGGY
figures to overcome his work.
With one hole to the good, the friends of
DR.. Harlan watched the fourth drive of
with renewed interest. Mr.. Hors1man. as
usual, led in the driving, but made a poor
approach, with the result that this hole was
halved. On the fifth hole Mr.. Horstman
caught gracious smile from the goddess
of luck and as a result won out. He made
bad drive, the little white ball going
into the woods. but it struck a tree at the
right angle, and, bounding out. rolled to
the edge of the green, from which point a
brilliant put was made AMI the hole secured
on two strokes.
This tied the score, and on the sixth hole
DR.. Harlan again came to the front On
the seventh hole Mr.. Horstman was the
best man. and as he also captured the eighth
he took the lead for the first time. Clever
putting after magnificent drives also en-
abled Mr.. HorStman to win the ninth and
tenth holes and eleventh holes and twelfth
holes and halye the thirteenth. On the
fourteenth hole DR.. Harlan did better work
than his opponent Mr.. Horstman going into
the hazard, while the doctor got through in
three strokes. The fifteenth hole was
halved, but Horstman captured the six
teenth on two strokes The seventeenth
hole bothered both players somewhat and
it was finally halved.
On the last hole Mr.. Horstman, by
skillful drive and good approach, was on
the green in two strokes. but he fell off in
MS putting, taxing TWO more strokes TO
capture the hole. The doctor also fell be-
hind on this final hole, taking five strokes
to reach home, and the result of this match
was up in Mr.. Horstman's favor.
Yesterdays match opened the golf sea-
son in this vicinity, and the bright day
brought out a splendid crowd Of enthu-
siasts, many ladies being among the on
lockers and one especially deserving men,
tion, as she followed the playing Of Messrs
Harlan and Horstman over the entire
course of eighteen holes.
Another Meeting Saturday.
Next Saturday the Columbia and Chevy
Chase teams will meet again, this time on
the links of the latter. and Captain Harlan
will endeavor to have out his strongest
group of players. Although both clubs have
numerous golf enthusiasts, 1t Is hard mat
ter to get twenty players together at the
same time Should the Chevy Chase team
win the match Saturday it will be entitled
to hold The Evening Star trophy until next
points, or the best record on the next two
seasons. it will become the clubs permanent
property. But golf is uncertain game
and many strong players may be developed
next season by the younger clubs, and as
result the trophy may visit either the CO.
lumbia, Washington or Dumbarton homes
before becoming the permanent property Of
any one of them
Following Is the lineup Of the two teams.
with the individual scores:
Columbia. Chevy Chase. Score.
L. L. Harlan. r: o. Horstman; Horstman, up.
W. s. Harlan, w. II. Htt Hit, up.
A. 8. Mattngy. W. u. Gray; Gray, up.
J. Q. Davidson. ii. Wyie; Wylie up.
]. w Mckinley. n. Thompson; Thompson, up.
Il. W. eaVef, A. Parker; Parker, up,