Evening star., 1911-08-27

The exodus of congressman from the
city, as result Of the adjournment OF
Congress. puts a temporary end to
senatorial golf and that in which q
democratic golfer argues the politics
Of the royal and ancient game with
his republican brother-legislator.
caucus" was held around the nine
teenth" hole at the Columbia Country
Club last Tuesday might, and as q fitting
end to a splendid season of golf, enjoyed
by the congressman, an al fresco
luncheon was served and the battles
OF the links were fought over agatp.
Those in the party were Senators Jo-
seph NJ DixSay Joseph L. Bristow,
Norris Brown. Simon Guggenheim,
Jonathan j.. Bourne, jr:. C. d. CLARK
Albert B. Cummins. William P. Dill
lingham. G. NJ. Hitchcock and Repre-
sentatives j. c. Needham. James w.
Good. B.. G. Humphrey and W. NJ.
Kent.
Clad in slickers, George H. Chad
we'll and Lewis 0. Cameron padded
through the damp grass at Columbia
last Thursday and won a foursome in
the drizzling rain from Charles E.
Langley and Francis NJ. Phelps by l
up. Only nine holes were played.
johnson cup competition stood as follows:
p. B. Calvert. won 30. lost 5; Earl Wheeler
Weeton won 10. lost 3: w. G. Campbell. won
los, s. Capt 10 df gfie. TSn ps II lost f. 1.-the G
page won r. lost Z; George Andrews. won IL
lost 4: f. H. Bowie. won lost s; ". II;
5, lost 3; DIR. Loren B. Johnson. won 5. lost .;
v G. Croissant. won 5. lost 8; Ezra Could
won lost . syansy Talsfe1T 1nsf xSn s.rf TO- Hae
won 4, lost 8: DR.. Cobey. won H. lost q.
Eddie B. Eynon. jr.. and Montgomery
Danforth trod the green at Columbia
last Tuesday and took well played
foursome from DR.. Lee L. Harlan and
A. S. Mattingly by score of and L.
These players are among the pest
golfers Of the club. and whenever they
participate in game there Is always
the greatest interest manifested in
the outcome. During the coming week
these partners will play another four
some and in the event of Mattingly
and Harlan winning, a third match
will be arranged to decide the series.
H. w. Chesley won a match from
Otto Metzerott on the Columbia course
last Wednesday by the score of up. This
is the first game Mr.. Metzerott has played
this season and after his defeat he de-
clared his intention of placing himself
in the hands of "Dr.'' Donald Ball. the
genial professional Of the club. so as to
get the kinks out OF himself.
The match between James Sharp and ].
G.. Let's, at Columbia Thursday, was won
by Mr.. Let's. by UP and 2. Mr. Sharp
lofted a ball on approach to the seventh
fair green that sank into the soft earth
and was plugged The ball was unput
table, but technically was not unplaya
He niblicked his way out of the bad lie
after wasting four strokes, which lost
him the hole
w Harry Moses played ex-senator J.
NJ. Thurston Tuesday and beat the erst-
while legislator easily by up and 3. the
game ending at the sixteenth hole. 1t is
not very often that Mr.. Thurston Is beat
en- by such a one-sided score, and he is
anxious to play another match with Mr..
Moses and get revenge.
Grant Burroughs played a short game
Of nine holes with George w. Ray last
Thursday out at Columbiana, and Grant
captured the match by 1 up.
Country Clubs links between G. Warfield
Simpson and E.. s. NARROW, playing as
partners. against Ieftwich f. Sinclair and
J. c. Walker Wednesday last was won by
the former couple by up. The game
abounded in sensational plays throughout,
most of the holes being played by the
smallest scores ever made on these links
The result of. the match was in doubt up
to eighteenth iron cup. and then 1T looked
as If it would be necessary to play ad-
ditional holes. The splendid putting Of
NARROW and Simpson at the home ring
gave them the game
Asplendid threesome was played on the
Columbia links last Wednesday between
f. s. NARROW. G. w. Simpson and A. P.