Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24
DANFORTix.

strokes, the ball being placed at a Sc
lected spot every time it was hoed.
Another game in which Senator Thurs
ton INDUCED was the threesome played
with r. e. Brown and w. H. Moses. Mr..
Moses was late in reporting for the game
but Joined the other two at the seventh
hole. He was given handicap equiya-
lent to the halving of the other six holes
and at the eighteenth iron cup succeeded
in winning out by up.
The gossip of the week at Columbiana
IS the stand taken by landowner ad-
joining the links, who has threatened the
golfers who unfortunately drive balls into
his corrfield. The owner of this farm is
Thomas X. Dunlop, and he is very much
lncensed because the golfers enter his
fields at various times to hunt for ba lis
that have been driven into his farm and
Mr.. Dunlop is now armed with d twelve
gauge shotgun. and stands ready to pep
per any Notary of the royal ard ancient
game who is intrepid enough to poach on
his preserves. The strange part about it
is that since Mr.. Dunlop has issued his
ultlmatum the game of all of the golfers
playing on the Columbia links has been
vastly improved.
There was a nine3ome played last Mon
Gay on the Chevy Chase course between
the following: +. i. Poe o. p Jackson
r. . Jackson, +. l.. Huidekoper. II. E.
cotton, G r. Wilson. {. X. Rockwell. J.
II. Merriam and W. H. Merriam 1t
seemed an uncertain proposition through
out. because the contestants were for the
most time unable to pick out their balls
at the different holes. Argument over the
score cards was the order of the day. and
1t was finally decided that the birdie
AFFAIR was to be decided after the three
trios reached the eighteenth fair green
This suited ali concerned and after the
home mole had been negotiated ii was
found that the expense of the repast de-
VOWED upon the Jackson brothers and the
Merriam brothers.
Cen +. NJ. Weaver and Rudolph kauff-
mann Went around the links of Chevy
chase in a match Friday last and az tho
game was an even break they played
three additional holes. Even this was an
ineffective effort on their part to decide
supremacy. SO they quit as the shades OF
night We're falling and will battle again
some time this week
The medals that will be competed for
by the entrants in the goat contest
at washington Country Club have ar
rived and there is every reason ia he
lleve that the tournament will start
inns afternoon. The following PLAYERS
VIII be entered in the contest: A. zap
pone, p. 5. Calvert. A. NJ. Chesley. j.
,. Ban, A. A. Fries, Bascom Johnson.
f. IL Bowie, II. Z. Frost. w Harry
Moodman. Earl Wheeler DR. Loren B.
/. Johnson. w. H. Littlepage, George
r. Iruett, W. II. Campbell, Russell A.
oakley, A. w. Dunn, George Andrews,
Paymaster r. W. Schuman. T. Turner
Smith, F. L. Dunlop. V. G. Croissant,
Harry Walters. Frank Upham, Thomas
weldon, DR.. W. Harris. John GrunweIl,
Or. McClanahan, r. b. LOCKER and r. b.
jewell. This event which is the con-
ception of E. B. Calvert, chairman of
the green's committee of the Washing
ton Country Club, promises to be one
OF the most Interesting tournaments
ever pulled off at the Virginia club, and
from the interest displayed bids fair
To eclipse the johnson cup competition,
that ended with the play Labor day.
BY score of 3 to 2. NJ. +. Danforth
and g. III. Chesley defeated Otto Lueb-
kert and A. G. Buhrman at Columbia
Wednesday in a foursome that was full
of thrills The holes We're halved up
to the ninth pin. Then it became sort
or seeSaw affair for the next four
iron cups. Luebkert and Buhrman fell
down on their plays and the other two
won easily.
4. s. Catlett and J. A. Mclean were
the victors in a fivesome. played at
Columbia last Monday, beating Frank
Govern. r. o. Narnell and ]. J. Costi-
nett by up and 1.
= Other interesting events of the week
AT tUIunDld were "A tnTeeSOnle. DlaNed
Friday. in which D. II. Chanlberlin won
from DR. c. L. Bliss and John Porter
Lawrence; A. d. Merritt's victory over
+. 5. Henry, Monday. by up: four
some. won by Ed Harlan and w. l..
Smith from Robert Farnham and =. l..
Hodges. by up and ]. and the games
in which l.. c. Brooks was victor over
Or. +. T., Brengle and II. a. Dodge, the
victor over +. c. Robinson last Thurs
day.
A foursome of unusual interest was
played last Sunday between Eddie b.
Eynon, ir, and G. w. Simpson playing
as partners against J. Il. Hendricks and
A. X Ferguson. The former two won by
up and L.
Another foursome on the same links
played Sunday was that in which L.. b.
Underwood ard A. b. Shelton took the
game from Frank Phelps and r. c. Lang
ley. The score at the extra hole was
/ up.
Thursday last Mr.. and Mrs. Frailey