Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03

AdUOT uay IneTS Will De a putting
contest on the links of Bannockburn
| that will be open to all members who
desire to enter the affair. Approach
from the edge of the fair green to the
hole and subsequent puts are the con-
ditions of the contest. and the players
| in each set holing the ball in the few
est number of strokes will be declared
winner Sweepstakes rules will gov
ern.
No score was given out in the game
between Commissioner and Mrs Ru-
dolph played at Columbiana last Tues
day. but at the finish of the game Mrs.
Rudolph was heard to remark to the
Commissioner: Never mind, you just
wait until next time
In the Garden City Golf Club tourna-
ment DR.. w. s Harlan of Columbia
| ran third. This event was held at
Poland Springs. Me-. and John NJ
Ward lowered the record held Jointly
by Dr. Harlan and w. c. Chick of
Oakley. Mr.. Wards score was 10 Dr.
HarbanS score was 49,
That Rudolph Kaufman and Henry A.
ellis are no mud-larks is proved by the
fact that these two golfers went down
before the fine driving and putting of
Cen f. NJ Weaver in a threesome played
in a drizzling rain and on very wet
turf Gen. Weaver beat Mr.. Kaufman
I
and ,. This game was played Thursday
afternoon.
The match between Capt. G. W. Den
field and Chester Wells, played last
!! Thursday on the Chevy Chase links, was
at the last iron circle by l up. The
game abounded in sensational features
although the total strokes taken by each
of the contestants was far above the
l or.1e ~ r.
stances the balls were in hanging
lie no doubt due to the wet condition
of the course, and the ball in several
instances had to be drought baffy'' on
the approach to the fair green.
The match between Gen. E. NJ Weaver
and Capt G.. S. Johnson Monday was m
terrupted on account of the rain. Only
ten holes were played and the match will
be resumed tomorrow. All holes were
halved in this game
The ,threesome in which Eddie E Eynon
jr.: G. w. Simpson and Donald Ball in
dulged in out at Columbiana last Tues
day morning went to Mr.. Ball by 3 up
and .. The two first players have at
times beaten the professional! of the
course and they enjoy nothing better
than a brush with Donald Ball. The
lgnominy of defeat is alleviated to a GER
tain extent by the instruction that DON
aid gives the players while on the course.
Another foursome played on the same
course Wednesday between A. b. Hill
and DR.. p. l.. Hodges against Frank
Goven and Robert Franklin went to the
former two players by up and /. The
feature Of this game was Mr.. IillE sin
holes. His use of the mashie in the short
approaches was also remarkable.
Four other players who proved they
were impervious to rain were A. $ Mat
tingly and M. f. Danforth, playing in a
foursome on the Columbia links against
DIR. Lee L. Harlan and Dr. p. B. Bren-
gle last Wednesday. The match went
for nineteen holes and was won by the
medicos by l up.
The intercity golf matches now going
on between the local clubs and those of
Baltimore, Richmond and Hampton Roads
are nearing an end, and, according to
the present outlook, Chevy Chase stands
best chance of winning out. with Balti-
more Country Club second and Columbia
third. Frequent and intimate association
in connection with the game develops and
stimulates the spirit of good fellowship,
and the Visits to the neigh boring clubs
have proven most enjoyable to the local
teams. The kindred spirit of golfing has
been much strengthened a result of
these intercity matches, which are under
the sanction of the Middle Atlantic States
Golf Association.
G. W. Campbell won an interesting
match from Z. +. LOCKER last Tuesday
at the Washington Country Club. Hon.
when Mr.. Campbell took a brace and
won most of the remaining holes.
DR.. Thomas ]. w. Brown, chairman of
the greens committee Of the Bannockburn
Golf Club, stated last week that the new
af ha oil "a i'm, ~,
Bridge will be ready to play on by next
spring. Only nine holes will be placed at
first, and the other nine will be added
as soon as the ground has been put in
good shape. The handsome clubhouse
of the Bannockburns overlooks the Po-
tomac river, and when completed will be
as thoroughly equipped as that of any
club in the east.
Last Sunday DR.. W. NJ. Smith and E.
Chamberlain took we'll played four
some from DIR. P. L. Hodges and A. b.
Sheldon out at the Washington Country
Clubs links. The score was , up and /.
On the same course George Andrews
won from Ezra Gould by l up. The
game was in doubt up to the last putt
of Mr.. Gould. He overran the home
hole by an inch.
Lieut.. Livingston Hunt, paymaster
of the United States Navy. braved the
wet weather several times last week
on the links of the Chevy Chase Club
and. under the espionage of George
Sargent, practiced the royal and
ancient game arduously. He is intent
on getting the kinks out of himself
preparatory to the fall tournaments.
The foursome between w. S. Catlett
and T. 0. Varnell. partners, against
j. T. Costinett and Edwin Harlan on
the course at Columbia last Wednesday
resulted in a victory for the former
couple by 8 and 2. The winners had
everything their own way during the
first eight holes. then Costinett and
Harlan succeeded in getting six holes
The contest then was nip and tuck I'M
til the finish
A l. Clark and w. NJ. Smith, playing
as partners against G. II. Chasmer
and A. G. Burhman. won from the lat
ter two on the Columbia links last
Thursday by 4 up and 8. Punk putt
ing and foolish foozling.' said Mr.
Chasmer, was the cause of our un-
doing"
C. c. Moore and A. d. Merritt smacked