The Washington herald., 1909-06-13


appearance Of full-rigged snip coming
out Of a fog with the sun shining on f.
After the miserable weather OF the past
week Old Sol shone out IN ali his glory.
and prompted a most distinguished party.
composed OF President Taft, Vice Presi-
dent Sherman. Allan Lard. OF the Chevy
Chase Club, and Walter J. Travis, OF the
Garden City Club. 10 ny their luck in
match
The Presidents side won an overwhelm-
ing victory.
The Presidents almost unique method
of scoring in a four-ban match was d.
rectiy responsible for the triumph OF his
side over that Of the redoubtable Travis.
but as Mr. Travis some time ago gave
his warm Endorsement 70 the TAFT method.
he can ind no fault with the result OF
yesterdays game.
The Presidents partner was Allan Lard,
OF the Chevy Chase Club. one OF the lead
ing golfers Of the District of Columbia.
and one-tirae winner OF the North and
South championship at Pinehurst Mr..
Travis had as partner James 5. Sherman.
Vice President OF the United States. An
impartial critic, who IS no respeeter %
golf persons. would rate the members OF
yesterday fOursome Ia the following order
OF merit: Travis. Lard. Taft. and sher-
man. Mr. Travis golf, OF course. is very
good. The Vice Presidents Is very bad.
Mr.. Lards game ranks high, and Presi-
dent TaftS middllng To make the match
as nearly even as possible yesterday. the
best was paired with the worst 70 play
the other two
President Leads on.
The President took the honor at the
first tee and M Lord followed. then came
Messrs Travis and Sherman IN that or
der. What followed during the next three
hours cannot be described IN detail. FOR
no gallery followed the notable quartet
OF golfers, but the result OF the match
was that Ir. Taft and Lord we're up
and 10 play. Travis had two bad holes
and took IS for the round Lord was two
or three strokes worse: the Vice Presi-
I, dents score was 1l6. and the President S
! score. which was not given exactly. was
probably rather two OF three strokes OF
100. Il was that us OF the Utican states
man which dashed any hopes that Travis
nay have had OF defeating the Taft-Lord
1 combination II was all on account OF
I the Presidents way OF scoring IN a four
+ ball match He insists that the best ball
should not necessarily win the hole but
that the sum OF the partners strokes on
I each side should determine the winning
side on each hole. Adr- Sherman's 1l6 for
the eighteen holes was too biz a load for
his partner TO carry. and Travis could not
overcome the handicap
Large Gallery Assembled.
There was a large party OF men and
women on the lawn near the clubhouse
when the heralded foursome played the
home holes. The President topped his
drive from the eighteenth tee and his
ball did not get out OF the roughs. His
partner. however. landed sQuarely on the
/ green. and there was a cheer from the
| gallery when Lard ran down a thirty
foot putt for a . Travis had pulled his
drive and found his ball az the base OF
a large tree near the edge Of the big
home green. His approach was a little
short and he missed an eight-foot putt
/ q r,
had topped his tee short and. playing
from the rough. holed out in ). at least
Il would probably have been a 5, but
President Taft playfully made the last
putt for him
The match ended with ali hands IN
good humor. The President invited his
companions TO dine with him az the
White House. and it is no violation OF
confidence TO say that there was a con
ference on golf in the State dining-roon
last night.
II Club Match Starts.
Jimmie Douglass. club professional. had
the course in excellent shape for the
handicap stroke competition. and an ex-
cellent competition resulted. In this the
Chevy Chase team OF six players was
pitted against the pick of the Wilmington
Country Club. the local club scoring an
other victory, winning from the visitors
by the score of to 4 Single and four
some matches were played. BY winning
yesterday the Chevy Chase team IS cred.
tied with a record OF three straight VIC
tories, having won their matches with
Bannockburn and Columbia clubs OF this
city. The club team viii play its mex.
match on June Is with the crack team
representing the Baltimore Country Club
This match VIII be followed by a match
with the Richmond Club on July 8
This match viii terminate the spring
season, which promises 10 be one OF the
most successful seasons in the history OF
the club.
Results in NJ A G. A team match FOL.
low:
FOURsOMES.
4, ". J. Jones and F. De JanYier defeated s. Dsl