The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-15
Beats E. B. Eynon in Close
Match at Columbia
Golf Club.
LARGE GALLERIES
FOLLOW THE PLAY
Cold Weather Matches Arouse
Much Interest - Mr.. West
Squelched by P. B Hills.

The finals of the first sixteen in the
October handicap tournament OF the Co
lumbia Golf Club resulted in a victory
for NJ. +. Danforth over +. p. Eynon,
the winner of the Columbia fall tourna-
inert. by up and ] TO play
The finish viii go on record as one Of
the most interesting IN the history of
the club. The matches in the past week
have been close, and have been witness
ed by a large and enthusiastic gallery.
BY winning, Danforth carries away the
handsome trophy offered the victor in
the first sixteen.
PLAY IN the second sixteen win be
completed tomorrow. Whea P. B. Hills,
and A. /. Clark viii contest for premier
hOnOTs. Commissioner Henry L. West
survived the preliminary matches. but
was defeated by Hills in the semi-finals
by up.
The members of the Columbia Club
are now looking forward to the annual
Thanksgiving tournament, which, al
though a strictly local affair, usually
evokes much competition among the
contestants.
Results in the match play of the Oc-
tober handicap tournament are as fol
lows:
First Sixteen.
NJ. E. Danforth beat C. W. Simpson.
IS 81 T FAN -b.s beat ]. w. Chudress by
default.
A. A. B. Leet beat L. D. Underwood by
R. C. Donaldson beat ]. T. Hendricks
II. =. Sanford beat c. H Weaver
Z. B Eyn6n beat P. L. Hodges by
+. F. GreenawaIt beat NJ. C. Beaman
NJ. E, Danforth beat B. TaIHaferrO
A. B. Leet beat j. a shaeTer by
r. c. Donaldson beat H. V. Sanford
f. = b. b. Eynon beat F. F. Greenawalt
NJ. e Danforth beat A. B. Leet by
E. 3 B. EynOn beat r, C. Donaldson by
FinaisIM. E. Danforth beat E. E.
Eynon by . up and /.
Second Sixteen.
H, /, West beat D. Il McAdam by
l. l., Pla,r beat T, n. Horn by Up
D. J. Rumbaugh beat P. B. Hills by 4
G. T, smanwood beat F. n. Phelps
by 9 up and S.
G. - /. thornton beat ]. T. Hough by
w ~ J. ' Eynon beat W. L. Smith by
A L Clark beat E. s. Henry by de-
H. L. West beat L, Plat 5y up
P. B. Hills beat C. T, smanwood
G l. Thornton beat H. H. Allen by
a. AZ I. Clark beat W. ]. Eynon by g up
P. b. Hills beat H. L. West by l up.
A. 1. Clark beat D. /. Thornton by
up,
the winner of second sixteen.
The Middle Atlantic States Trophy
Cup, presented by the N. A S. A as
a perpetual challenge cup, was finally
won by the Columbia Club OF this city
and is now in their possession. Al
though the cup was 10 have been for
perpetual challenge decision was
reached at the spring meeting OF the
Middle Atlantic States Association by
which the cup became the property OF
the club winning the greatest number or
interC1ub matches during the season or
1903. These matches resulted as follows:
April 25-Chevy Chase. 8; Columbia,
Judy lS-COmmbia. 5; Chevy Chase, O.
July 25-COlumbia, 3; Wilmington
Club ..
August columbia, 4; Bannock-
burn /.
September columbia, 4 Baltimore
Country Club I.
The Columbia Club. by winning four
out of five of the inteTClub matches,
gets permanent possession of the trophy,
which Is a handsome silver cup about a
foot and a half in height The record
of the intercIub series is engraved on
the trophy.