Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25
BIG HANDICAP TODAY
MANY INTERESTING GAMES IN
THE BOWLING LEAGUES.
Fast Foot Ball Contests-Intercolle
late Golfers-Horse Races at Nor
ris Park and Memphis.

| Association of Maryland and the District
| of Columbia viii remain in Maryland. as
| all the Washington golfers have been de-
| feated. and the final play for the cham
! pionship will be between Messrs. John d.
| Reynolds and B. w. Corkran. The finals
! are being played today.
The championship tournament. which be-
gan at the Baltimore Country Clubs links
at Roland Park Thursday, has narrowed
| down from forty eight players of all ages
to a contest between two boys, each being
under twenty years old.
| The young men played remarkably good
golf, and their fellow members Of the club
are proud of their having survived in
tournament with players of far more ex-
| perience and reputation.
Large Gallery Follows Players.
There was a much larger gallery present
yesterday than on the opening day and
much more interest manifested in the re-
| suits of the games. The biggest gallery
was with Messrs. l.. L. Harlan, Columbia.
and John D. Reynolds, B. c. c. The great
reputation of the Columbia player created
| the impression that he would carry the cup
| to Washington. The Baltimorean, by his
excellent golf, decided the place where the
| cup will remain by defeating DR.. Harlan
2 up, / to play.
|
| ten5ely interesting. Had Mr.. Harlan beat
| en- young Reynolds then he would have
| played Mr.. B. w. Corkran. B. c. c.. in the
| finals today, Mr.. Corkran in the semi
| finals beat Mr.. G. A. Pope, B. c. C.. up,
| to play. In the acknowledgements game
yesterday Mr.. Reynolds played gooi golf,
| and his game improved right along. DR..
Harlan, on the controry. did not play 50
| well in the semi-finals he had played in
| the second round in. the morning.
All Even at Ninth Hole
When the pair reached the ninth hole
| they were all even On the ninth Mr.. Rey-
nolds topped his drive. On the tenth DR..
Harlan made a good drive; Reynolds went
into ditch. but played a long shot out. At
the eleventh both were on the green. and
put down for three. On the twelfth both
| were on the green in two, and put down
| for four. At the thirteenth Mr.. Reynolds
| drove on the green; DIR. Harlan used his
| iron and topped his drive. His second
stroke put him outside of the green. in bad
| going. He was on the green near the hole
| for three. Mr. Reynolds made an approach
| laid within six inches Of the hole and down
| for three.
In the fourteenth both were on the green
| In drive and down in three.
Mr. Reynolds had the advantage of the
drive at the fifteenth and won the hole in
| five it being one under boyle.
| Both drove near the green at the six
| teenth, were down on the edge of the run
| III Two, anu DOtH out IOuf MI. Key
holds made fair drive for the seventeenth,
| but DR.. Harlan sliced to the high grass and
played out for safety. Mr.. Reynolds made
| a magnificent brasse within ten feet of the
around a stymie, winning the game 2 up, 1
to play, Mr.. Reynolds brassie stroke was
| the most brilliant feature Of the game.
Mr.. Pope Makes a Great Finish.
In the second round the game between
Messrs. G. A Pope. B. c. c.. and j: C. Da-
Wilson. Columbia, was remarkable. Mr..
Davidson had Mr. Pope up and to play.
Mr.. Pope then won three and halved one,
and then won the ninteenth hole
Great playing was the order of the day,
| and new best ball foursome record was
Messrs. ]. w. Mckinley, Columbia, and l..
| w. Weaver, Columbia, on one side, and DR..
Gray of Washington and Mr.. Richard Nor
| ton, B. c. c.. on the other.
| The record made by Messrs McKln-
! ley and Weaver is as follows:
Out. ............. 4 80
In. Observation-Disclosures. 4 3 4 4 33s-7s
The best score. best ball foursome on the
| record boards at the club yesterday morn
| ing was SO, and was made by Messrs Alex
ander Preston and E. H. Bouton.
How the Games Resulted.
Yesterday afternoons games resulted as
| follows:
| For championship cup, semi-finals-John
D. Reynolds. B. c. c.. beat L. L. Harlan,
Columbia, 2 up, to play. B. w. Corkran,
B. C. c., beat G. A. Pope, B. C. c., up
| to play.
| For the News cup, semi-final o. Mccain
| mon, Chevy Chase. beat G. c. Lafferty
| Chevy Chase. up. o. Perrin. Baltimore
| Country Club beat C. S. Abel, Baltimore
| Country Club, up, to play.
The finals will be between Messrs o.
| McCammon. Chevy Chase. and o. Perrin,
| Baltimore Country Club.
Entries in Big Event.
Mr. A. ?. Knapp and Mr. E. H Bouton
sat up until a late hour last night at the
Baltimore Country Club arranging the
handicaps for the big handicap event to
take place at the club today.
There are Jos entries, the largest ever
known al any golf event at the club. The
entries divided among the various clubs
as follows:
Baltimore c. C.......5l Sudbrooks. ..,........12
Columbia Club. go. "a Chevy Chase Club 80 8
Washington Club, ! catonsville C. c.. 5
Maryland C. C....... 3 Elkridge Hunt Club .
Inter-City Match Proposed.
The members of the Baltimore Country
Club were rejoicing last night over the VIC
tory by that club in carrying off first