Evening star., 1909-05-14
TRAVIS WINS HA
Tuckerman Vanquished by Him in
Today's Golf Match.
PAIRS LATE IN STARTING GAME
Chevy Chase Course Is in Good Con-
dition-Results Of Other
Contests

Chevy Chase golf tournament, pairs were
rather late in starting. and 1t was well
along in the afternoon before most OF the
FIRST matches were finished.
The weather was Just to the liking OF
golfers, with a slight breeze that helped
to put vim into their work. The course
could hardly be in better condition and
won many favorable comments.
Allan Lard. Columbia, and Thomas M.
Sherman. Yohnundasis, had trying
match. which the former won by up.
covering the course In a to Sherman
w. Tuckerman, Chevy Chase. was no
match for ex-Champion Travis. Travis
played his regular steady game, while
Tuckerrnan was below bis form OF yes
terday and was badly beaten.
Play This Afternoon.
In match play this afternoon Travis will
have as his opponent r. Lewis of Chevy
Chase. while Lard will have a very for
midable opponent In ]. c. Davidson Of
the same club as himself Davidson is
playing high-class golf and is quite anx-
ious to test his strength again Mr.. Lard.
with the hope that he will win and have
the honor of playing Walter Travis In
the finals tomorrow.
Travis and Lard are picked to compete
in the finals tomorrow, an all-day match,
at thirty-six holes.
eight this afternoon r. Weir meets M. E.
Danforth, and A. r. Mattingly will have
C.. B. MacDonnold as his opponent.
Sherman Loses to Lard.
Sherman started out like a champion
and had an advantage of up on the
first five holes. He played the first six
holes in 1 under As, barely missing 8 for
the sixth, where his ball trickled over
the edge OF the hole. Sherman pulled his
ball into the rough at the left, driving
for the seventh. He played short and re-
quired to hole out: missing a six-foot
put for a and losing the hole. Lard
was little short of the green in . on the
eighth which he won to 5. The ninth
was haived with Sherman leading by ]
uc.
Sherman overapproached the eleventh
hole. which he lost in to 8, and made the
match all square. Lard gained the ad-
vantage Of / up by holing a fifteen-foo,
put on the thirteenth, where Sherman
missed a five-foot put. The next three
holes were halved, but fortune favored
hit tree. but bounded back on the
course. while Sherman's ball went out oi
bounds and cost him the hole in to 5
This made Lard 2 up. Their cards fol.
low:
Allan Lard:
Out. INN. 4 5 4 s A 5 4 3-3S
Thomas M. Sherman:
Out. . 3444 4 6 5 3-37
Allan Lard:
In... 4 a 3 5 4 5 3-36-74
Thomas M. Sherman:
In. ........... > 4 3 5 4 6 3-39-7f.
Sherman was sorely disappointed in
losing that match. as he had hopes OF
meeting Walter Travis in the finals. Had
Sherman shown the steadiness he did
yesterday afternoon, when he scored 73
he might have beaten Lard.
Travis Defeats Tuckerman.
Travis took the first and third holes in
fours to fves for Tuckerman. Travis
drove into the rough on the fifth and
landed his ball fast in cedar tree on his
second.
He lifted and gave Tuckerman this
hole, which was the first hole Tuckerman
won. Travis won the sixth and seventh in
3 and and the ninth in 3. making him 4
up at the turn. Travis lost the tenth,
won the eleventh and twelfth and by
llalvng the next two took the match by
) up and to play.
Their cards follow:
W. ]. Travis. Garden City:
Out ..................4 j 4 3 3 s 3 /
In ....................5 .5 3 >
w. Tuckerman, Chevy Chase:
Out 5 3 - g 4
In ..... ..............4 4
TINT ulaycd