Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01

ganfzation is also on the boom. and next
year will erect one OF the handsomest
cluhhouses In the country.
The golf season opened May 8. when the
Columbia Club defeated Richmond q to o.
lwo-man matches were run OF In the
morning and the foursones we're the or
der OF the afternoon, Columbia conquer
ing the men from Richmond in every
match of the day. on the Same day the
Chevy Chase representatives tourneyed
over TO tie course of the Bannockburn
payers and also scored = shut-o,U victory.
I p 10 -. Rannockhurn put up hard bat
tie but the Chevy chase players proved
the steadier
Then came the annual spring tourney
of the Chevy Chase Club and with II the
visit of tire great PLAYER. W. T. Travis.
who finished in the lead Of the rst etgh;.
with Allan Lard. Chevy Chase. runner W.
The other prize winners were: Gross
score. NJ Thompson. chevy Chase. net
score. X. Lewis chevy chase: lowest
score. T NJ. sherman, sou Of the Vice
| President OF the United States. President
Taft. tho Vice President and MANY mem
bers OF tho cabinet were frequent visitors
10 the course during the Tournament.
The Columbia Golf Club held its spring
tourney May o. - aud - !. G. David
son headed the first eight with Or. Lee
/ Harlan the runner M. y. II Bankard.
Columbia. won the Club cup while W
Tuckerman. Chevy Chase. had the best
net and gross score.
! The contests ~ the Mid lie Atlantic Golf
a
Chevy Chase defeated Wilmington, g 10 Z.
| in single and foursome matches. Baiti-
more forfeited to Columbia June 10. and
Columbia defeated Bannockburn. 8 10 q.
| July :.
| The golfers then rested UP until septem-
Der %. ~ and -. when the fall tourney
! of the Columbia Club was held 4. s.
Mattingly. Columbia won the first prize.
/ with NJ. +. Danforth of the same club
the runner up. In the handicap play. p.
| T.. Brengle. with a gross score OF 80 and
net of 13. was low in both gross and
net.
Tho Columbia team again played the
Bannockburn aggregation October .. and
won seven of the nine matches. Octo-
Der rs. the Bannockburn team met the
Chevy Chase players. on the course OF the
1 latter, and another defeat came their way
8 to ]. Brooke being the only winner. and
defeating Oden Hortsmann. The Balti-
| more team appeared at the Chevy Chase
course October y. and the home team
easily. defeated the visitors by the score
of to 2.
| The Chevy Chase team journeyed over
to Wilmington October 20 and defeated
| the home golfers by the score Of to 4.
The next day the Chevy Chase team
stopped at Baltimore and cleyerly trimmed
the home players by the score OF 10 >.
| While Chevy Chase was defeating Bal
timore the Columbia golfers were beat
| ing the Wilmington team. at the Column
bia grounds, by the score of to l. maxi
| ing great day for the Washington golf
ers. November q the Richmond team
again confronted the Chevy Chase team,
| on the iatter's course and once more the
local aggregation won out by the score
/ OF , to o.
| the pennant of the Middle Atlantic Golf
| Association. the record standing: Chevy
Chase. victories and / defeat; Column
bia finished second.
| On the same day as the concluding
| matches of the Middle Atlantic Associa-
amese Minister cup were also run of.
Col. Treat defeating Capt. Denfield by the
score of > UP and TO go.
Foot Ball.
| Viewed i'm all its phases the foot ball
| season OF 1900 in the District OF Column
bia will long be remembered by follow
ers Of the game, sfgnalized as il was 10y
a fatality that proved to be the last straw
on the back of public opinion and made
| certain popular outcry against the
American game as it has been played
up to date. The fatality was the death
of Archer Christian of Richmond. Va.
| left halfback on the University Of Viz
ginia eleven. who died few hours after
! receiving injuries In the annual George
town-Vlrgtnia game on GeoI getOwn Field.
4 Christians death caused an abrupt dis
1 continuance of foot bali in the District
| high schools for the season: its abolition
| at Georgetown University and preliminary
| action on the part OF Commissioner Mac
| farland looking toward legal restriction
| of the game in the District. What action
| the District authorities will take regard
| ing the playing of the game In Washing
| ton in the season Of 1910 will depend en-
| trely upon the atti -ude taken by the foot
ball rules committee in changing the
/ MIST ri.
| the meeting Of the intercollegiate Athletic
Association in New York December 2s by
| Thomas Kirby, sporting writer and FOOT
1 ball expert.
| ington during the season OF 1909 was
hardly I'D to the standard OF former
years. The teams of the two colleges.
Georgetown and George Washington. were
town suffered many defeats ending her
season November Is with a defeat at the
hands of her old rival. Virginia. George
Washington played an uncertain game
players. as far as individual work was
concerned, but her team was never
welded together properly. and this lack
| of team work was responsible Tor It's not
making a better showing. The best game
Of the season of the George Washington
team was that against the Carlisle In
dams. which was lost by the low score
of to 5.
/
| out pre-eminently. putting in the held
| team that far outclassed the representa-
| tiyes OF the other schools. The full sched-
uie of the high schools was not played
! ont. owing to the abrupt suspension or
the game by the school authorities.
Bowling.
| During the past year bowling again
proved a popular sport. as was indicated
| by the many leagues which were formed
| during the season, and also the numerous
bowling alleys about the District, which
| were crowded every week night by lovers
! of this sport
| The principal bowling event during the
season was the tournament given under
the auspices of the City Bowling Assoc
, citation. The winners in the various
events were: Class a, Fat Men; Class
| B, Calvary. Glass =. Pilgrims: Class \
doubles, Tolbolt and Campbell: Class
| doubles. Morris and Deyo; Class dou-
| bles. Weiser and Windsor: Class A sin
! giles. Krauss: Class b singles, Sherwood:
| Glass & singles. c. Sherer. Following
the tournament Pop" Meyers was elect
ed president OF the association for q
| third term.
The Railway Relief Association Bowl
| ing League closed its NTH season with
the Eastern and Columbia teams tied
for the championship honors. with per-
centage OF 665. In the rol-f for the
title the former won out
trnlr hon In, Ia