Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-30
Contestants in Match Handi-
capped by Strong Wind.
GREENS WERE PERFECT
Bright Sunshine Follows Rain at
Chevy Chase Links.
GOING UNDER FOOT ALL RIGHT
Results Of Morning Round-Pair-
ing Of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
phere Proves Bracing.

Almost a gale blew across the golf
course Of the Chevy Chase Club this
morning from the northwest and the con-
testants In the four sixteens of match
play were handicapped greatly thereby.
The wise ones were those who tried for
low drives and accuracy. instead Of dis
lance, as the high balls were carried off
their flights almost like feathers. The
bracing atmosphere was welcome relief
from yesterdays downpour. the going
under foot being all right. The greens
were simply perfect.
The program for today includes the
first and second rounds of match play
OF the four sixteens that qualified yester-
day and the starting Of the consolation
Fights put out in the initial round.
There were several ties in the different
sixteens, and the first thing done this
morning was to settle this standing by
playing one hole. MeSsrs. Van Leer, OIL
plant. Talcott and Anderson were tied
for the first sixteen, and in the piay-on
Oliphant took the largest number OF
strokes and dropped back to the second
sixteen.
The players were tardy starting for the
first round. and as result 1t was nearly
II o'clock when the final pair teed off.
The green committee adopted a new
rule in pairing the different sixteens last
evening, placing the names in hat and
then drawing out the pairs. In the past 1t
In the first sixteen against the player
standing eighth on the list. but 1t was
found unsatisfa Glory. and the new plan is
popular with all golf clubs this season.
The players began coming in about the
noon hour. and every pair without excep-
quent poor cards.
Results Of Morning Round.
Following are the results Of the morn
ing round Of match play:
FIRST SIXTEEN.
Sam Dalzell beat w. NJ. Gray, up and
w. R. Tuckerman beat C. c. Van Leer.
5 up and 4.
E. NJ Talcott beat j. s. Anderson, up
and 2
s. D. Bowers beat F. E. Donohue, 1 up
10 holes.
F. H. Ellis beat ]. C. Davidson, 5 up
and 4.
L. L. Harlan beat Reeve Lewis, up
and 5.
Allan Lard beat C. G. Treat, up and
w. R. Thurston beat w. wylie. 2 up
and 1.
w. Tuckerman beat T. N. Horn, up
and 9.
n. d. DAVIDSON won from II. n. StoeVer
by default.
E. NJ. Weaver beat H. Oliphant. 3 up
and 2
W. C. Thatcher beat E. Lotus, 2 up
and /.
Second sixteen. H. L. Cutler beat H. v.
Stamford up; NJ. E. Danforth beat l..
Weaver up and 3: ]. NJ Anderson beat
D. 4. Jackson up: NJ. Thompson beat
E. B. Eynon. jr.. up; 20 holes.
THIRD SIXTEEN.
C. H. Weaver beat T. P. Moran, up,
10 holes.
Lee Weight won from G. P. James by
default.
J. w. Lockett beat A. T. King, 4 up
and 2.
w. s. Peter beat w. w. Finley. jr,
up-21 holes.
r. D. Dalzell beat R. Farnham, jr.. Z
up and q.
E. D. Carusi beat S. T. Warner 1 up.
G. A. Weaver beat ]. j. Morrow up
and Q
H L. West beat E. X. w. Brown up
and 1.
FOURTH SIXTEEN.
E. D. Anderson beat ]. M. Sterrett. 1 up
c. L. Marriott beat H. T. Bull. 2 up and 1.
D. Weaver beat ]. H. Clapp, 6 up and ).
j. r. Darling beat B. L. Thornton l up
.. E .Rrengle beat w. A. Knowles l up.
20 holes.
H. H. Allen beat A. B. Heaton 1 uD.
G. NJ. Stoddard beat E. NJ. Emmerich 1
up.
L. White beat E. H. Duff / up.