Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-10
ON THE FIRST ROUND
Match Play in the Chevy Chase
- q Golf Tourney.
'e'ss''ss, CO. -
WERE PROMPT IN BEGINNING
Gray and Ford the Players to
Drive Of.
IDEAL WEATHER FOR THE SPORT
Many Interesting Contests Likely.
Several Defaults-Results Of This
-. " Mornings Meetings.
DEAL WEATHER FOR THE SPORT

Several Defaults-Resuitso Of This
| 49,, " Mornings Meetings.
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| The weather this morning was ideal for
the first round Of match play in the second
| day OF the annual spring golf tourney Of
the Chevy Chase Club. slight breeze from
| the west offsetting the warmth of the
| bright sun. The course was also in perfect
condition, and this combination of weather
and course should result In many interest
ing matches and first-ciass golfing.
The pairings, as a result Of yesterdays
Sest of tSs hesw O Of the
lhn1bia clubs together, the entire body
making up four sixteens Prizes will be
given to the winner and runner-up In each
event.
Ground Rather Soft.
The recent rains have brought up the
grass in profusion. and Its dark green can
be seen all over the course. making a
beautiful picture.
The stiff breeze and warm sun dried on
the greens sufficiently to make them fast
and accurate and the players in the DIFF
ferent sixteens pulled off puts of over
the average distance with a frequency that
gave them great confidence The only
softness Of the ground for the approach
shots. the ball frequently sinking to a
considerable depth IN the turf after par
ticularly high drive had been made.
The players were on hand promptly this
morning Messrs. Gray and Ford Of the
third sixteen having the honor of opening
the days sport, the pair driving OF at 10
o'clock. The other couples followed at
regular intervals and by noon all the
matches had been started.
There were several defaults. but not
SuN - fvvnvx 4. Int rnak L..
After the luncheon hour many spectators
journeyed to the cozy club house, and dur
ing the afternoon the galleries following
the most important matches were large.
This Mornings Results.
Following are the results of the first
round of match play this morning In the
different sixteens:
First sixteen-C. w. Noyes. Columbia,
beat W. p. Compton, Chevy Chase, up
and 4. ...z....a. s.s
L. L. Harlan, Columbia, beat H. Morris.
Chevy Chase, 9 up and 4.
n. Thompson, Chevy Chase. beat Alex.
Britton. Chevy Chase. up and 8.
g. c. Lofferty. Chevy Chase. beat J. H.
Brickenstein. Chevy Chase. 4 up and 2.
Allan Lard. Columbia, beat ]. c. David
son, Columbia. up and 4.
w. r. Tuckerman. Chevy Chase, beat o.
McCameron. Chevy Chase. up and 1.
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Hiliyer. Columbia, z up and /.
A. 8. Mattingiy. Columbia. beat R. Lewis
Chevy Chase. up. q holes.
Second sIxteen-R. Jenkins. Columbia,
T. D. Fuller. Chevy Chase, beat Ben
Miller. Chevy Chase. 8 up and s. 80
Samuel Harris, -Bannockburn, beat q. A.
F. F.. Briggs, Wilmington, beat w. Carr,
Oakmont. up and 5.
H. Wiley, Chevy Chase. beat e. F. Ladd,
Chevy Chase; z up and 9 49,
White. UP and 6.
Johnson 2 up and 1.
e. 8. Duvall, Columbia, beat W. g. Rey-
burn, Chevy Chase. Pup and 1.
Third sixteen-W. c. Ford Chevy Chase,
beat w. n. Gray, Chevy Chase, up and q
A. B. Shelton, Columbia. beat F. B. Pyle,
D. F. Weaver. Columbia. beat ]. W.
Brawner. Bannockburn, up and f.
A. E. Brice Chevy Chase. beat E.. n
LOTUS, Chevy Chase. 1 up.
w. r. Ham. Chevy Chase. beatLawrence,
Chevy Chase. up and 2 to go.
L. w. Weaver, Columbia, beat James
Guthrie. Pasadena, up and 2
L. Newbold, Chevy Chase. up and 9 to 60.
D. H. Macadam, Columbia, beat John
Bottle, Chevy Chase. up
Fourth sixteen-E.@ Waegaman, Bannock-
burn; beat 1. A. Pradt, Chevy Chase up
A. 3. Heaton, Columbia. beat F. P. Davis.
J: Y. sterrett Chevy Chase. beat A. 3.
NJ E. Gates. Chevy Chase. beat A. W.
Dunn. Bannockburn. up and 2.
w; Trafford. Chevy Chase. beat q. E.
Lewis, Columbia, up and to 90.
H. B. Davidson. Chevy Chase. beat O. +.
Wood. Bannockburn. up ind to go.
II. oliphant. Chevy Chase; beat n. L.
WOE NJ b. 0 Danfortn. coium nj beat John L.
Weaver, Columbia. up and to go.
Walter r. Tuckerman came home yester-
day afternoon in splendid golf stride in
the qualification round ana d. at the e, Gio Sc
score, he had made the eighteen holes In
rs, and won the CUP Sam DalzeI was
second with 81. with Alex. Brftton or Chevy
Chase and DR.. L. L. Harlan tied for third
place with SO each Tuckerman's good work
was the subject OF much talk among the
golfers and his splendid driving and APP
proaches stamped him as factor In the
finals OF he sixteen
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