Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-01

The goat contest is now on in earnest
at the Washington Country Club. ne
first game was pulled off Wednesday last.
and since that time many of the golfers
have mourned the loss Of their horned
quadruped, represented by little silver
medal. Thirty-two members of the club
have entered the contest, and are as fol-
lows: f. B. Calvert, A. Zappone, A. A.
Fries, Bascom Johnson, f. H. Bowie, II.
T. Frost, w. II. Woodman, Earl Wheeler,
DR.. l.. 3. Il. Johnson, w. ii. Littlepage,
George E. Truett, W. H. Campbell. Frank
Cpman, X. A. Oakley, A. W. Dunn,
George Andrews. R ". Schuman, T. L.
Smith, F.. l.. Dunlap, V. G. Croissant,
Harry Walters, Thomas Weldon. DR.. w.
Harris, John Grunwell, Charles GrunweV,
DR.. George Mechanism, r. B. LOCKER. Il.
Il. Jewell A. M Chesley and ]. S. Ball.
Two of the best games of the week in
the goat" contest were the games IN
which Z. S. Calvert got Z. H. Bowie $
goat by a score of z up and /; and
that match in which Sid TaliaferrO lari-
ated Harry Walters bearded pet by the
scandalous score of up and - Many
goats will change owners during the
week, and y. Zappone declares that with
in a short time 1T will be wise goat
who knows its own mother
w. HI. Worthington won a corking good
game from T. T. Smith out at the Wash
ington Country Club Wednesday last by
score of l up. Mr. Smith fell down
at the twelfth hole, which is a very
sporty one. He failed to place his drive
close up to the bunker at the fair green
and lost a chance of making three.
On the same links last Wednesday
George E. Truett, playing the best balls
a Adrian
the three-ball affair by up. Mr.. Jones
was a guest of DR.. Hale and played an
excellent game. considering the fact that
he is not familiar with the links over on
the Virginia side.
Montgomery +. Danforth chairman OF
the greens committee, and Donald Ball.
professional of the Columbia Country
Club, are undecided as to whether the
coming fall handicap tournament will be
for match or medal play. The tourna-
ment will be played during the third week
in November and will last the entire
week.
S. L. Heap played two matches at
Chevy Chase Tuesday last. The game In
the morning was played with IL. X. An
the afternoon he trod the course with F.
T. Fletcher and wen by up and =.
Frank Hyatt and E. S. Jackson played
on the same links on the same day. and
the game went to Mr.. jackson by the
close score of / up.
The resurrected golfers who died" in
the recent tombstone tournament at Co.
| lumbia are seemingly not satisfied with
having died once and are clamoring
| for another chance to "croak.' Hence
! they are importuning the chairman OF
the greens and the professional for an
other tombstone tournament. This op-
portunity to work out their own demise
will be afforded them Saturday and Sun
day. October IA and 10. Donald Bal
states that the 'tombstones" sticking
around the field get mixed up in hi.
grass mowers, and sincerely trusts thai
| after these players have once more be-
come defunct they will have the good
| ness to stay dead.
| c. H. Patterson had much the best ot
| his game with G. w. fitzpatrick Tues
day at Chevy Chase. He modestly re
| fused to divuige the score, but with
hself-satisfied smile admitted that he hat
won.
The fve-hole course that is being lait
out for the ladies of Columbia is nearing
completion. The grass is growing rapid
| ly, and these baby links should be il
| shape to play on before the snow flies.
b. M Waite won an interesting gam,
from W. G. De Bose on the Chevy Cha 81
for nine holes only and the score wa
+! 2 UP and /.
/ Allen Lard, Morven Thompson ant
| Walter Tuckerman of the Chevy Chas,
| Club were out on the links of Columbian.
! twice last week They expressed them
1 selves as we'll pleased with the improves
condition of the course of their neighbors
The match between II. a. Dodge ant
iE c. Robinson CIT az Coiunl5iana las