The Washington herald., 1908-05-09

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Home talent made a clean sweep in the
qualifying rounds for the semi-fnals yes
terday afternoon in the annual spring golf
tournament of the Columbia Golf Club
now in progress at the Brightwood ave-
nue. Links.
Three Columbia players and one from
Chevy Chase won ont in the first sixteen
while Columbia had four winners in the
second sixteen. W. H. Duff. I'd. Of the
oakmont Country Club. Of Plttsburg. one
of the survivors in the third sixteen. is
the only out-of-town golfer who will start
in the semi-inals this morning.
Hoover Bapkhard. originally entered
from the Baltimore Country Club. but
who has since enrolled with the Columbia
Club. was one Of the surprises of the day.
His match with W +. Tuckerman was
one of the most exciting skirmishes Of
the mornings play. Over the first half
OF the course the race was nip and tuck.
bat Tuckerman made a miscue Just after
starting from the ninth hole, which put
Bankhard In the lead The latter then
slowly forged ahead until the Chevy Chase
player was defeated 4 up and ? to play.
May BE in Finals.
From this showing and from his VIC
tory over S. Dalzell in the afternoon he is
touted by a number of the critics to be
the man who viii meet the other favorite.
DR.. Lee Harlan in the finals.
Harlan had little trouble with E. B.
Eynon. jr.. in the afternoon. but the vet
eran and james Baird furnished one Of
the most spectacular matches Of the
mornings play. Baird was Up with his
opponent until the last hole, when Har-
ban eked out a victory. with one up.
The pairings in tie morning rounds,
especially in the first and second six
teens, were unusually even, and the
matches were closely contested in nearly
every case.
G. a. Weaver. OF Columbia, gave J. c.
Davidson. Of the same club. a hard run
In their afternoon match. Their play fur
nished the unusual spectacle Of both play
ers making the first hole in tvos. After
lighting every inch Of the way. Davidson
won at the seventeenth hole, with two Up
and one 10 play
The second sixteen developed two close
ly contested matches. both smaIwood
and Weaver winning. by one I'D on the
last whole. A. 5. Mattingly, in playing
with W. +. TuckeTman, Of Chevy Chase.
after being three down with five holes to
play, managed TO carry the match to the
nineteenth hole where he was beaten, by
one up. 7. Pliny Moran was defeated by
the same score in the consolation round
Of the second sixteen. by D. H Mac
adam.
Links In Good Shape.
It was feared that the rain on We'd
nesday. while it had little effect on the
course while falling. might have softened
it Tor the play yesterday. but such was
not the case. The greens were fast. and
the mud on the thirteenth hole which
troubled the players on the first day. has
dried up
This morning the players in the semi
finals Of both the regular and consolation
rounds viii start. and the handicap medal
play is also on the programme.
The scores.
Morning rouuds-First sixteen; l. l. Harlan,
Columbia, defeated james Bard, CoIumbis ! up;
T. B. Eynon. r., Columbia. defeated Z. p. Brooke
Bannockbun. 80; K. u DalHI Chevy Chase de-
feated J. j. Morrow. Columbia O.: Walcott
fuckcman. Chevy Chase defeated ". L. HiliyeT
Columbia 81; G.. 4. Weaver, Columbia. defeated
A. B. Let Columbia. 50. J. C. Davidson. C0Ilm-
bi8. defeated ". S. Harlan, Columbia 2 up; S.
Daizell. Chevy Chase. defeated A. S Nattingly. Co
lumbia, IS; Hoover Bankhard Columbia, defeated
W. r. Tuckerman, Chevy Chase, ~
SCcgnd siytCen-F B. Pyle Columbia defeated
T. Piiny Moran, Columbia. mp; q. T. SmsIEOod,
Columbia, defeated d. IT. NacAdam. Columbia
81: u. f. Weaver Columbia, defeated NJ Z
DanfoTth. Columbia, I up: (. II. Lotus. Chevy
Chase, defeated D. K. Jackson, Columbia ! up;
II. y Sanford, Columbia. defeated L. B Piatt
Columbia, - H. Oliphsnt, Columbia defeated E
D. Cansi Columbia. ID C. H. Weaver. Colum-
bis. defeated A. 3. Heat0n, Columbia. 6-5 ". C.
Carr. 0akmont C. C.. defeated I. C. Brooke Co
lumbis 5-3
Third sizteen-sidney Maddox Crescent 4. c,
defeated L. S. Henry Columbia IN: " G.
Eyn0n, Columbia defeated II. A. Allen Columbia
5-t; J. 7. Hough Columbia, defeated F. Govern,
Columbia. 81. " Il. Duf. second Oakmont c.
c.. defeated q. L. Thornton. Columbia, 81: G. p
James TO opponent; +. T. Greenwalt Columbis
defeated ". J. LCmbkey. Cglumbir by default
H s West, Columbia, defeated F s. Day. Ban
nockbuTn, ~: W. Il. Moses, Columbia, defeated
benjamin WoodruG Columbia 81
Afternoon ropnds-Fifst sixteen: l. L. Harlan.
Columbia, defeated T. b. Eynon. r.. Columbia.
81; W TuckeInsn. Chevy Chase defeated r. D.
Dalzell. Chevy Chase. 50; j. C. Davidson. Colum-
bia, defeated g. 4. Weaver. Columbia 2-I; Hoover
Bankhard, Columbia, defeated s. Dalzell. Colum-
bia. 4-3.
Second sixteen; G. T. Smsllwood. Columbia. de-
fested 7, 3. Pyle, Columbia. up; D. +. Weaver.
Columbia. defeated F, II. Loftus, Chevy Chase up
H. Y Sanford. Columbia. defeated Il. Oliphant
Columbia. So; C. H. Weaver Columbia. defeated
". G. Carr. 0akm0nt c. c. 81
Third sixteen-W- G. Eynon. Columbia. defeated
Sidney Maddox Crescent A. c.. ! up; w. H
DIFF. d. 0akmont c. c.. defeated ]. T. Hough.
Columbia So F. F. CireenWalt, Columbia Cby de-
fault; H. l. West, Columbia, defeated W H.
Moses. Columbia 81
Consolation Round.
Firsi sixteen: z P Brooke. Rannockts,rn DE-
featsd James Baird. Columbia, l up: ". l. Hillver
Columbia defeated ] j Mnrraw Cnluushia "a.