Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
MATT|NGLY WINNER
IN FALL TOURNAMENT
Defeats Danforth in Final
Match Play at Columbia
Golf Club.

A. s. Mattingly won first prize in the
annual fall tournament of the Columbia
Golf Club yesterday evening by defeating
NJ. +. Danforth, and t. in the final
match play of the first sixteen. James
Baird won out in the second sixteen by
defeating his opponent. D. X. Jackson.
also by a score of ) and t. The prize in
the third sixteen was carried off by T. n.
McAboy, who won from w. c. Thatcher.
and . D. F. Weaver Won in the fourth
sixteen from A. T. King. l up p holes.
The consolation in the first sixteen was
won by Maj. ]. ]. Morrow, who defeated
c. c. Van Lear, ! up IS holes. G. P.
Patterson won the prize in the consola-
ton of the second sixteen by defeating
Benjamin Woodruff, and 3. In the
eighteen-hole handicap medal play P. E.
Brengle, with gross score of So and
net Of IL, was low in both gross and net,
and up to late last night it was not de-
cided whether or not he would be given
both prizes.
In the finals of the first sixteen Mat
tingly went out strong and gained lead
almost from the start. At the eleventh
hole the score was 3 up. and the match
was finished al the fourteenth. Danforth,
whose play had been strong all through
the tourney did not seem In good form in
the final match. In both driving and putt
ing he was outplayed by his opponent
There was much interest at the club as to
who would win the handsome silver
pitcher that went as the prize in the first
sixteen. and Mr. Mattingly received many
congratulations from his fellow-clubmen.
James Baird also had the advantage
over his opponent. D. X. Jackson, from
the beginning of the play, and defeated
him by score of and 1.
A Closely Contested Match.
The match in the fourth sixteen be-
tween D. F. Weaver and A T. King
caused considerable excitement after it
was learned that the players had passed
the nineteenth hole even. A crowd of
clubmen. led by Commissioner West. fol-
lowed the players over the remainder of
the course, and cheered each drive and
putt. At the twenty-first hole both play
erS were even on the second shot, but on
the third King got off in the rough and
Weaver made short approach to the
green King was cheered as he made an
excellent recovery, but Weaver output
ted him. and when he won the closely
contested match at the twenty-first hole
he was carried bodily to the clubhouse
by his enthusiastic friends.
Maj. j. j. Morrow and e. c. Van Leer
played a close match in the consolation
Of the first sixteen. but Maj. Morrow out
putted his opponent at the nineteenth
hole. P. E. Brengle received many con-
gratulations on being low man in both
gross and net scores, but there was con-
siderab BILE discussion among the members
of the club as to whether he should be
given both prizes. The next lower gross
score was w. l.. Hillyer's, who made 80.
He was handicapped 10. II. r.. Patton
made the next lower net score, IA.
In the handicap match a great many
of the players refused to turn IN their
cards after comparing them with the
scores already made. Although many of
the contestants were from other clubs,
the Columbia players managed to capture
all the prizes.