The Washington times., 1906-06-10

| T NJ Sherman, OF the Sadaquada
/ Club, of Utica. y. Y, and son Of Rep
resentative James S. Sherman. yester-
day won the highest honors IN tRe
! spring tournament OF the Columbia
Golf Club.
| The young New Yorker not only car
ried on the club cup, beating DR.. Lee
/ Harlan In the semi-finals and easily de-
| feating Samuel DalzeII, OF the Chevy
Chase Club. in the final round In the
| afternoon. but also turned in the lowest
gross score IN the handicap. There was
no unusual luck in Mr.. Sherman's game.
He simply outpIayed his opponents in
| consistently good golf. DR.. Harlan was
unfortunate IN his match. losing three
easy puts, the ball each time going 10
the rim OF the hole and sticking there
Each OF these players laid his opponent
two styInies. around which II was i'm
possible to putt 70 advantage, so the I'll
luck IN that respect was even up
Didn't Mind Rain.
When the pairs in the sets for the
different sixteens and eights started on
their morning round the sun poured
down oppressive heat apd the unusual
humidity made It rather enervating for
the players, who felt the effects OF the
elements before they turned for home.
a heavy rainstOrm swept over the course
about 1:30 O'Clock, but most OF the play
ers had finished the early round and
escaped a drenchIng. The tardy start
ers. however. came in for a good soak
Ing. but they seemed TO figure IT in with
the sport After lunch was served the
storm had passed and the conditions
were better for the afternoon round.
which concluded the match play as well
as the medal play in the handicap COM
petition
In the afternoon a large gallery wit
messed the sport, groups being at the
fourteenth hole near the beautiful club
house lawn. while others were at the
home hole to applaud the winners of
the various matches. The tournaments
were completed before the second show
er broke over the course at o'clock.
Columbia Got Six.
Columbia Club won six Of the fourteen
| trophies. the Chevy Chase contingent
capturing one less than the home club
Three prizes went TO players from out
of-town. Mr.. Sherman getting two and
r. D. Dalzell, Of Pittsburg. taking the
third. This was considered an excel
lent showing for the visitors, inasmuch
as there was only a small number Of
competitors from other cities.
There was the greatest interest
in the morning match between Dr.
l. L. Harlan and Mr.. Sherman, for the
former Is well known as one Of the best
OF the local golfers. while Mr.. Sherman's S
game OF the previous days Of the tour
nament was so consistently good that
T. excited the admiration Of those who
followed hirp-
Mr. Sherman lost the first hole through
q drive into the bunker and at the sec
Ond each laid a stymie. both making it
in five. The third was halved. Harlan
lost the fourth by a poor putt, although
Sherman was fortunate in recovering
from a pulled drive over the thicket.
BY employing the iron he got back on
the course cleverly. Each had a short
putt and Harlan missed. rolling 10 the
rim Of the cup. Harlan recovered some
lost ground IN the fifth. when he took II
IN three strokes TO his opponents four.
the latter falling short on a five-foot
putt Sherman was more fortunate on
the sixth, reaching the cup with a three.
while Harlan had 10 take four strokes.
the second stynie Of the round being
laid at this hole.
Some Close Competition.
From the seventh tee sherman drove
irto rough grass and In approaching ran
into a ditch In his endeavor to get out
and get q good lie he overran the green
and lost the hole. Both drove we'll on
the eighth. On his third stroke Harlan
got bad lie and. although he made the
hole In par, lost the hole to 4. Harlan
sliced the second shot on the ninth hole,
but Sherman missed an easy putt and
the hole was halved in six
With the match half over and even.
Harlan drove into the ditch, but got
out well. The extra stroke, however.
cost him the hole Both played exceed
/ ingly well on the eleventh, taking II in
three. which is under par. The twelfth
was halved in six. Harlan pulled into
high grass. but got out surprisingly well
Sherman missed two rather easy putts.
thereby sharing the misfortune Of his
opponent on this hole. Both made the
thirteenth in three and the fourteenth