Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
THE CLOSING DAY
Columbia Golfers Again Face
Bad Weather.
GALE ON THE COURSE
PLAY FOR THE TROPHIES AND
HANDICAP PRIZES.
The Harlan Brothers Drawn Against
Each Other-Much Interest Shown
in Their Match.
GALE ON THE COURSE

| The closing day Of the Columbia Golf
! Clubs annual fail tournament was ushered
| in this morning with exactly the same ad-
verse weather conditions that prevailed
yesterday. The wind continued to blow a
| gale. and the rain last night left the course
| If very soggy condition. The former
| sometimes interfered with the drives and
| sometimes helped them, while the latter
made it uncomfortable for walking and also
kept the balls from rolling any great dis
| lance after striking the ground.
| Practice shots were tabooed. the early ar
| rivals being content to sit around the big
CRATE fires and await in comfort the coming
| of their opponents. Spectators were few,
| the bleak weather no doubt holding the ad-
| inirers Of the game back until the after
| noon rounds.
There was noticeable absence of ladies'
at the club house during tie morning hours
| but the day wore on many brayed the
| storm and watched the contests from the
| big pOrches Late in the afternoon several
| ventured out on the course, but few min
| utes was all they cared for this experience,
| and they quickly returned to the club house
| to regain their breaths and warm up at
| the big crate fires.
Entries for the handicap continued to
| come In this morning. Clerk Frances being
| kept busy answering the telephone from
| golfers anxious to start Up to noon there
| were exactly ninety entries, tremendous
| field under the adverse circumstances. AS
the handicap round is only eighteen holes. a
| big majority of players in 1t did not start
| until afternoon. the time of two hours that
| generally takes to go around the course en-
| abling all to get in to the score board inside
| the time limit of o'clock.
Too much praise cannot be given the golf
| ers in the interest displayed in the little
| caddies. The weather has been trying on
| hut mot cn1i {n-x how
was allowed to go out on the course with
| out being prop erly clothed to face the rain
and wind. One player in particular yestar-
| day came in for a great deal of praise, as
| he took off his big coat and Wrapped it
| around his little caddy when the rain was
| coming down in sheets.
Semi-Finals and Finals.
| Today's play consisted of the semi finals
and finals of match play for the three tro-
| phies hung up and the handicap round for
| handsome prizes. At the end of yesterdays
| two rounds of match play in the three
| classes the contestants were paired off for
| today's play follows:
Club cup-Dr. L. L. Harlan vs. DR.. W. S.
Harlan. E. P. Brooke VS.. L. w. Weaver.
Consolation cup-Ormsby McCammon VS.
70. M Talcott. j. c. Davidson VS.. F. B.
| Pyle.
| Special consolation cup-Mallory vs. Lard
Lafferty VS.. Mattingly
All these matches should be close and well
contested from start to finish and luck in
getting good lies will play an important
part In deciding the victors. A perusal of
the names in the club cup matches dis
closes the fact that the prize will go to
Columbian man. as all four are members
OF that organization. In the consolation
matches there are also chances of the
| trophy staying at home as two of the con-
testants are Columbia men Two Column
| bia men are also fighting for the special
| prize.
AS all the scores in match play will be
counted in the handicap contest the play
ers agreed to waive stymies. a proceeding
| that is allowable under the rules of the
governing body of golfers. This will proba-
Diy save many extra strokes on the day.
although 1t may be the means of losing
holes to fortunate ones who worked the
blockade
1t was learned this morning that Profess
slonai Smith. who went over the course
with Mr.. Lard Thursday in the qualifying
round, hung up the best score of the day
l31, beating DR.. Lee Harlan, the winner Of
the prize in that event, by three strokes
AS Dr. Harban.s play was of the phenome-
nal order on that day, when the weather
conditions are considered, it is a hard
matter to select a term to cover Mr.. Smith s
play.
The weather conditions this morning had
rev terrors for the enthusiasts who had
made up their minds to play today, and the
sport was opened promptly on schedule
time. Messers. Shelton and Hendricks
when the former drove off in competition
for the handicap trophy Both got a good
start on the first hole and a contnuation of
the same speed will enable them to turn in
good scores.
The Harbans' Match.
The brothers Harlan were the first awav
in the semi-finals for the club GIN and
everybody at the club house surrounded the
initial tee to witness the start Both made
fine drives Walters ball outrolling Lees
by about ten yards. Walters approac CHI was
on to the green, while Lees fell short about
two yards
In putting Lee made beautiful shot,
barely missing the hole by a hair while
Walter ran up close enough to half it with
his brother in four DOGGY On the second
hole Lee outdrove his brother somewhat.
Dut IN approaching Walter ran over the
green into bad lie while his brother got
good position. Lee played safe and made
1t in four. while Walter putting a little too
hard overran the hole by about five yards.
by holing out on this long put. the little
white ball hanging on the rim for a frac-
ton of a second before dropping out of
sight.
The shot brought out applause from the
gallery that was following the pair.
On the third hole Lee again outdroye
Walter and also got onto the green in a
better position in the approach shots Lee
again equaled DOGGY by going out in four.
while Walter. trimming the hole had to
take five to complete. his last putt being
| only for few inches On the fourth hole
| Lee sliced his ball off to the right and
| into bad lie, but beautiful recovery en-
abled him to halve the hole with Walter
| the latter going straight up the course in
| both his drive and approach shots
The match between the Harlan brothers
| occasioned considerable betting at the club
| house, in a small way both players having
| their admirers among the club members
Both have been fortunate in capturing
| prizes In the Columbia tournaments the
little man. as Walter Is designated by his
admirers. being strong match player and
| fully capable of taking care of himself In a
contest with his bigger brother
The second pair to get away in this con-
| test. Messrs. Brooke and Weaver, were all
| even at the third hole, the former captur-
| ing the first hole by doing 1t in 3, l under
DOGGY. On the second hole both took 8
but on the third Weaver went into the
| deep ditch. and 1t took him strokes to
| complete. while Brooke did 1t in L.
Mallory and Lard.
Messrs. Mallory and Lard were the first
away in competition for the special cup
and both took turns in winning holes, be-
Ing all even at the fourth Lafferty and
Mattingly followed close up In the same
class. both going well over the first half
dozen holes.
In the consolation class Messrs Mccain
mon and Talcott were the first pair to get
nd tch