The Washington times., 1909-05-14
Vice Presidents Son Out of
Race For the Golf
Trophy.
TUCKERMAN BADLY
BEATEN Ely TRAVIS
Poor Form Shown BY Washington
Player Is Disappointing to
Friends.

T. NJ. Sherman, son Of Vice President
Sherman, and prominent on his own
account as one of the best golf players
in New York State. lost his match in
the spring golf tournament Of the Chevy
Chase Golf Club this morning TO Allan
Lard, the crack player of the club.
By his defeat today, Sherman is elm
mated from competition for the trophy
in the regular play. he may enter the
consolation rounds at the close OF the
regular tournament.
Sherman was defeated, but not until
after one Of the most grueling matches
of the present tourney was played. The
battle was carried right up TO the eight
eenth hole, where Lard won by, 2 up
and 1 TO play.
Lard's Clean Drives.
Lard covered the course in "A. one
point behind the score made. by Sherman
yesterday afternoon Lard's play this
morning was marked by clean drives.
But he won his match by his putting
on the final hole.
Sherman's play was likewise a revela-
tion TO local golfers. In no respect was
his play behind that Of Lard, and at
times was even more spectacular. The
b44GG BAdgCA nOWGNtEH was more con-
sistent On the seventeenth hole Sher-
man drove two balls out of bounds.
This dispelled his last chance to run
his match ;Dto extra holes, an end for
which he We s evidently playing. When
the eighteen IN hole was halved Sherman
lost his Onl. chance TO tie up the score.
Lard practically won his match on the
seventeenth hole. He dubbed his sec
ond shot but ran down long put and
won tle hole.
Starts Like a Winner.
Sherman started like a winner After
the first hole was halved the visitor
forged ahead and won on the second
and third. Tie fourth was haIved, Sher-
man gained a greater lead on the fifth.
The sixth was halved, and on the sew
enth, Lard's steady and consistent style
began to He won this and halved
the. terth "a eleventh was won by
Lard, and the twelfth was a tie. After
Lard won the thirteenth, Sherman aban-
dOned his spectacular drives and was
satisfied with halvins the fourteenth,
fifteenth, ars1 sixteenth. After Lard
captured the seventeenth hole, Sherman
made a desperate effort 10 pull up with
the Ter. In the latter part OF the
mate ards work was particularly
nOta for his good approaches.
Th iieries this afternoon were even
larp an those this morning. About
noe re visitors began to erriVe and
the -a this aA.ernoon presented an
al scene. Washington's society
'eTe on nand and a liberal
OF men prominent in official
Ilehed the start in the second
HlcOonald Beats Brite
second eight c. 3. Mcdonald,
.erden City Club. beat A. T.
fthe Chevy Chase Club. in q
4
es t. the first sixteen this
ea, C. v Noyes. 3 and 2: J.
e. r. Il Talcott, and 4:
S beat y. y. Donahue, 3 and
aver at w. F. Ham. and
Car le beat NJ B. Mac
2; i. Y. Sanford beat @.
nd 4: =. H Lotus defaulted
with F. P. Knutt.
d sixteen W. NJ. Gray beat
Il, and 2; G. F. Downey
1dersOn, and T.
n-MCCammOn Match.
losely contested match in
this morning was that be-
tw, davidson, Of the Columbia
Club. anc - nsby MCCammon, of the
Chevy Chase Club.
Great interest was shown in this
mat because each contestant was a
~eUr- sentative player Of his club. Da-
won on the last hole by up
- at the seventh hole. but
ID ninth. While David
stretch McCammon
see-sawed on
the