New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
Mr.. TAFT WINS AT GOLF
With Allan Lard, Defeats Mr.
Sherman and ". i. Trn7,is.

Washington. June 12-President Taft added an
other notable golf game to his credit to-day. when.
playing as a partner in foursome with c. Allan
Lard, of the Chevy Chase Club Of this city he
helped to defeat vice-President Sherman and Wal
ter ]. Travis by score of up and 8 to play.
II had been intended that the President should
play with Mr. Travis and that the Vice President
should be paired with Allan Lard but the way
out TO the Chevy Chase links 1t decided that
the President. self styled ''bumble puppy" had
shade the better Of the President. a self an
nounced dub and that as Travis was rated
higher than Lard. It would be too easy for the
President and Travis to play together
It the President who Won for his team
Travis and Lard made equal scores of IS, leaving
the result of the match to the play of the Presi-
dent and Vice-Presdent Mr.. Sherman was de-
cidedly off his game, and ran up a total of 116
strokes for the eshteen-hole course. The Presi-
dents score announced but it was well
under that Of the Vice President.
The afternoon ideal for golf although the
links were little slow the result of recent rains
The President appeared in his usual golhng costume
dark gray outing trousers. gray flannel shirt
worn without sic. and gray cap. The links were
crowded with players. but II is matter of Ell
quette at the Chevy Chase Club that no gallery"
shall follow the Presidential foursone" The four
players and four caddies made up the little party
which, starting around at 45 p. m, finished the
eighteenth hole shortly before o'clock
Allan Lard is considered one of the best anna
in the country. He came from Chicago es-
pecially TO play in the Presidents game Mr
Travis from New York. Lard went TO the
finals with Travis in the recent open tournament
Of the Chevy Chase Club. but was badly beaten
in the wind-up. He played a much stronger game
to-day than he did in the tournament. and kept
pace with Travis stroke for stroke. The President
also played excellent game His driving was
particularly good. The President plays a careful.
methodical game. He keeps his eye the ball.
is an excellent Judge of direction and drives with
great force II is In the short game that his
scores begin to climb. Mr.. Travis said to-day that
the President few faults golfer. and with
more practice he will make excellent player.
Mr.. Travis was a guest Of the President at dinner
al the White House tonight
Vice President Sherman started in badly from
the first tee. He topped his ball and drove about
twenty feet. Every in the foursome wanted
him over. but he declined. saying he was
too good a sportsman for anything like that.
Coming TO the eighteenth hole-although the
match had been decided FIVE holes from the finish
the members of the foursome perhaps played their
best golf. There large gallery of club
orally when Allan Lard made the hole in against
bogie figures Of J. Lard drove on the green with
his first stroke and made ten-foot putt into the
cup. Travis made the hole in and the President
in 5 The Vice. President also credited with 3.
Mr. Taft had an excellent chance to make the hole
in four, but on a three foot putt ne trimmed the
CUP.
''I'n bet a red apple make II this time he ex-
claimed he sent the ball spinning into the cup
on his next attempt.