Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
PLAYING SEM|-F|NALS
Third Day of the Columbia Golf
Clubs Tourney.

Owing to the fact that Immediately after
the downpour this morning strong wind
sprang up and throughout the early morn.
ing swept the course, It was dried out con-
siderably by the time the golfers arrived at
the Columbia Golf Clubs links to take part
in the third days play.
Much of the interest In the play OF the
morning was centered in the matches In the
semi-finals In the first sixteen between A.
W. Tillinghast of the Philadelphia Country
Club and DR.. Lee Harlan Of the Columbia
Club and Sam Dalzell Of the Chevy Chase
Club and A. s. Mattingiy Of the Columbia
Club
But when Mr.. Tillinghast drove from the
first tee shortly after 10 o'clock all of the
golfers watching the start Of the matches
features Of the day
The drive sent the ball high in the air.
and instead of going true, the wind met 1t
squarely in the face and waited 1t far out
Of the green. DR.. Harlan followed with
strong low drive. which gave the local
golfer a decided advantage for the first
hole.
During the first part of their match Mat
tingly played better golf Than Dalzell,
his Chevy Chase opponent
In this match as well as the others the
balls after hard drives would fall upon the
The balls seemed to be affected by the wet
condition of the ground, for in the match
between DR.. Harlan and Tillinghast, the
latter. when approaching the third green,
barely missed driving in the bunker on &C
count of wet ball.
The balls were easily discolored. and sew
eral Of the golfers suggested that like
Harry Vardon. they might use new ball
after each green"
The first match of the day to be finished
was that between 8. L. Heap and D. F.
Weaver in the semi-fnals In the fourth
sixteen. Weaver winning by four up and
three to play.
A. B. Shelton in the same sixteen de-
feated D. M. Hastings by four up and three
to play.
In the matches Of the first sixteen DIR.
Lee Harlan played better golf throughout
than Mr. Tfllinghast, and won easily. by
three up and to play. Both of the golfers
did not approach their accustomed work
and threw their card away refusing to en-
ter the handicap.
The following returns were made in the
handicap. The handicaps will be placed
late this afternoon:
A. B. Shelton. 06.
D. M. Hastings, 90.
F. B. Pyle, 80.
M. E. Danforth, 90.
E. H. DUR 90.
E. B. Eynon. jr., 90.
M. G. Eynon, 1O4.
Results Today.
The results up to 2:15 this afternoon were
as follows:
First sixteen-A. S. Mattingly beat Samuel
Dalzell by up and to play; DR.. L. l..
Harlan beat A. w. Tillinghast by 3 up
and 2 to play.
Second sixteen: r. Wier beat A. Davis.
jr., 5 up and to play. Benjamin Wood
ruff beat J. C. Lafferty by up. ]. William
Mckinley beat ]. J. Marrow up and to
play.
Third sixteen: T. P. Moran beat Geo. A.
Weaver by up. H. B. Sanford beat ]. p
Hough 5 up and to play. Samuel Harrison
beat George E. Lewis uD ana to play
to play.
Fourth sixteen: D. F. Weaver beat F.
L. Heap up and 3 to play. A. B. Shelton
beat D. NJ. Hastings up and to play.
Consolation First sixteen: Allen Lard
beat Dr. w. S. Harlan UP and to play.
The following gross scores in the hand1-
cap were posted late today: T. P. Moran.
o.; George A. Weaver. 81; Benjamin Wood
ruff. 81.
The match play of the second rounds
yesterday afternoon were unusually well
played and under much more avorable
circumstances than in the morning. as 1t
had stopped raining and the players
were not handicapped with wet clubs or
cumbersome clothing. Mr.. Dalzell con-
tinued his winning gait Of the morning,
when he defeated DR.. Walter HaI ban by
one up, and turned back John Davidson