Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-31
Base Ball, Racing
and Other Sports
CONTINUED from Ninth Page,

Waters had done well in his work of prep
aration Of the course for the play Of the
day. The particular condition of the green's
was much commented upon. as II was hard
ly believed by many OF the members OF the
club that during the warm weather they
could be as keen as they were found to be
yesterday afternoon But they were sur
prfsed at the good condition, and many were
the compliments that the pro received
upon the perfect condition.
The Baltimore team was composed of ].
Nice. Trip. ]. H. Hiss. d. F. Mallory. T. H.
Symington and e. 8. Bartlett. while the Co
lumbia Golf Club team consisted of DIR. Lee
l.. Harlan. DR.. Walter s.. Harlan, A. s.
Mattingly. L. w. Weaver and J. William
Mckinley.
Easy Victories.
From the beginning of the matches 1t
could be seen that the visiting golfers would
have to play the game faster than they
showed I'D at the start IL they ever hoped
to carry the trophy cup back to the Balti-
more Country Club and as the play pro-
crossed the Columbia men simply won in
handy style. In the matches l.. w. Weaver
beat T. HI. Symington by 5 up and to
play. while ]. William Mckinley carried of
his match with e. 8. Bartlett by up and
to play. DR.. Walter s. Harlan defeated j.
HI. Hiss by I'D and to play. Mattingly
of the Columbia Golf Club and d. F. NAL
Tory OF Baltimore were all even at the sew
teenth and eighteenth holes In short order
At the close OF this contest 1t was unde-
ctded whether or not the contestants should
continue the match. but 1t was decided that
In view of the fact that Columbia had won
the other matches Of the day there could be
no change in the final result. 80 1t was
finally determined to allow the match to
stand as 1t was at the close Of the play at
the eighteenth hole. The match between
DR. Lee L. Harlan and ]. NC. Tripp was
watched with much interest. In the first
part of the contest DIR. Harlan seemed to
enter the holes with ease; but after the sec
ond hole the game seemed to even up a bit
and they raced neck and neck until the
tenth hole was. reached. when Dr. Harlan
again won. Later Mr.. Trip did better as
far as the winning of several of the holes
was concerned. but in the end DR.. Harlan
came to the front and won from his oppo-
nent by up and to play.
Lee Harban's Good Start.
In the beginning of the contest Dr. Har-
ban made beautiful drive from the first
tee, and as the ball sailed through the air
1t could be plainly seen that 1t would fall
wen upon the green. Mr.. Tripp did not
make near as fine drive when he started
off over the course, and the result was
that the first hole was gained by DIR. Har-
ban In three, when the par is four. His
gained the next hole in four, or par, while
Trip took five strokes to place the ball
within the cup. In the contest for the
third hole the visitor won in five strokes,
which Is one over par, while Dr. Harlan
took six strokes. Harlan won the fourth
hole in five, while the visitor took six
strokes. The par of this hole is four and
one-half. The fifth hole was halved in
three strokes. They also halved the sixth
seventh and eighth holes in four, four and
Ave strokes respectively, the first two be-
Ing at par, while the last was one-half
over par. The ninth was halved in seven
strokes. or two over par. The tenth hole
went to Harlan in three strokes, or par,
while the Baltimore player took four
strokes. Harlan lost the eleventh hole to
his opponent who took three strokes
while the Columbia Golf Club captain
took four, or par. to make It, DR.. Harlan
took six strokes to make the twelfth
hole, but Mr.. Trip did better, and gained
the hole in five, or par golf. Harlan won
the thirteenth In three, while the visitor
took 1t In five, or two less than par Har-
ban took the fourteenth in four strokes,
Trip taking five. The Baltimore man
easily captured the fifteenth hole, a dis
DIR. Harlan took three. Trip lost the
sixteenth hole to his opponent. as Harlan
took 1t in five, while the Baltimorean
could not reach 1t unfit after six strokes,
or two above par golf. They halved the
seventeenth hole In SIX, or par and at
the eighteenth hole Harlan won after
four strokes, while his opponent took five.
The score was as follows:
Harban-Tripp Cards
H Ha,1.s s.sss4ts77 aaasst$SsstEsss
j. McC. Trip. ....... DR.. Lee L. Harlan. =. i