The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-06-12
Defeats fucker, of the Dunn
barton Club.
SEVEN UP, FIVE TO PLAY
Winner Was Strong in All Departments
of the Game-Hi3 Opponent Was Od
His Golf - Nearly Every Hole Was
Won at or Under DOGGY.


was played yesterday afternoon or the
Columbia Club course by Arthur Smith
professional of that club, and John
Dunno Tucker, professional of the Dunn
barton Club. and was won By Smith up
and to play.
So far as the winner was concerned 1t
was the best exhibition OF golf ever
played on this course. In contrast to his
last game with Donald Ball. and which
the latter won. on Decoration Day, Smith
was strong in driving. true in approach
ing. and accurate in putting. He finished
the is holes under DOGGY. and with the
exception Of the holes halved he played
every hole he won at DOGGY or under. He
vent out in IS, one under DOGGY, and came
in in 40, also one under the colonel, and
finished the full course up. He was de-
cidedly on his game, and won on his
merits. He averaged 4 l-3 strokes for the
full course.
Tucker Weak All Around.
Tucker, on the contrary, was very
much off his game, and for the most OF
the course was weak in his driving and
especially short in his putting. He was
also off his luck at several stages CT the
game. He only won two holes, the sixth
and eighteenth, the former under DOGGY
and the latter at par. He showed con-
siderable cleverness in former matches,
and last season was only down to Harry
Vardon at Pinehurst He goes from here
to be the professional at Lake Charhplain,
and will undoubtedly make good in
matches scheduled for him there.
Small Gallery But Good Weather.
Until the rain came down, at the is
hole. the weather conditions were per-
feet The wind, which blew across the
did not materially affect the driving of
the players. The gallery was only of
fair size and by no means as large as
the clever exhibition deserved The
course was in splendid condition, eS-
cept that seine OF the greens were too
hard and fast.
Tucker had the honor. and at
O'Clock drove eff first tee. landing well |
down the course. Smith outdrove him. |
making about go yards. with good lie |
10 green DUN dpPi Odthtu "'iis SAt /
Smith was surer in putting and holed |
in 3. one under bcgcy. Tucker taking |
DOGGY.
Smith Begins Winning.
To the second hole Smith pulled his |
drive to the left, but made good recov
cry and holed in 4. Tucker overdrove
into the brush and then recovered. but |
topped his third and then missed his |
put. taking 6.
The third was halved in .. Smith |
drove true toward the next hole: his |
second went to grass. and his third on |
to green and missed the put. and then |
ovcrput and went in in s. Tucker |
topped his drive. His next-a brassie |
shot-was clever. His approach was |
good. but he overp,h. missed the next. |
and halved the hole with Smith. I
Smith won the fifth in 3. Tucker TAX
ing bogey-f.
Tucker Won This Hole.
Tire next was fuckers first hole |
won. Smiths drive was poor and sent |
him on hill off green. Tucker went true |
to green. Smiths approach put him /
within three feet of hole but he missed |
his third. Tucker going in 3, one under
bocey
Then Smith got into the running again. /
The seventh and eighth he won i to
each. and is up rs the ninth tee is
and mas kept up his steady
strong golf throughout.
Turned Under Bogey.
The ninth is 400 yards and is quite
a sporty hole. Both drove well TO the |
hillside. Smiths second with brassie did
not rise, but rolled over the hill. His
third put him over the bunker to the
left OF the green. Tucker was close to
bunker. but recovered well. and has
good lie to the green. Smiths fourth
sent him within one foot of the cup:
Fucker overput. and Smith rolled in in
MS five. and was up, and he turned the
Course in 3S. Tucker in "A, and 1t had
aiken an even hour to this hole.
Halved the Next in -Four.
Smith continued his winning in the
cnth, short hole, 145 yards, which lie
made in 2-bogey-ard is G up.
TIE eleventh hole is hard one, though
t is but 2S3 yards Here Tucker had
some OF his hard luck. heavy high
'oad passes between the tee End the
-reon. and his drive dropped into the
soft side of this road re d-orred pack
o tho turf ten feet. ard with his loft
ng iron cleared the road. but into
rOuble, landing in gully, but he re-
covered well on his third, approach
ns we'll, and his put holed him in 4.
Smiths drive put him over the road
,ut. his approach was short, and tne
ocst he could do was to halve this hole
n I.
The twelfth is the longest hole OF the
course: 437 yards, and after clever play
ms by both men, in which Tucker had
little the better OF it, and should have
Won II, but h. missed an easy put, and
he hole was made In each. DOGGY, and
NTH Is still IN.
Won in the Thirteenth.
The next was the deciding hole and
both players were anxious and showed
It,
Smiths pretty drive put him on edge :
If green. while Tucker overdrove to the
light and his next was short five yards.
but he is on green. Smiths second
gave him a gOo6 lie and Vuckc-'s third