Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
IN AND OUT GOLF
Crack Players Off Their Game
in Columbia Tournament.
TRAVIS HAS AN EASY Time
Defeats Chamberlain and Davidson
in Very 0ne-Sided
Matches.
TRAVIS HAS AN EASY Time

Good. bad and Indifferent golf was
shown at the Columbia Country Club yes
terday when play was continued In Its
annual fall tournament, many Of the
golfers of whom much was expected and
others of whom little was expected doing
just the opposite.
The two matches in which the veteran
New Yorker, Walter J. Travis. figured at
tracted the attention of the large gallery
which was on hand. He won both OF
these, and by a much bigger margin than
was anticipated.
He had as his morning opponent in the
first round H. c. Chamberlain Of the Co
lumbia Country Club. Chamberlain was
visibly nervous at the start and was a
beaten man, and this, together with the
fact that he had a great deal or haro
luck. is largely responsible for the score
being as large as II was, he being down
and u to play when the match was COM
pleted.
In this match Travis medal score going
out was 5.ebut two strokes over par,
while that of Chamberlain was 40. Tne
only hole won by the local man was the
third, Travis winning all Of the others.
with the exception OF the first, fifth and
ninth, which were halved. On the third
hole Travis topped his ball and sent it in
the ditch. He went to his niblick, but in
attempting to get out he went into an
other ditch, from which he picked up his
bail, with the loss of the hole. But three
holes were played on the inward journey,
the veteran negotiating them in Ii. which
is stroke better than par for them.
In the afternoon John Davidson, an
other Columbia man, stacked up against
the former national champion, and he
did little better. but not near as good
as he should have done. Davidson is the
record holder for this course, and has
been playing on it for years, while Travis
was not used to 1t. The local man was
very unhappy in his putting. losing a
number of holes because of this weak
ness. His long game was exceptionally
good and this. in a way, made up to a
certain extent his weakness in his short
game.
He won the first hole. Travis ball NOV
ing when he was addressing it and cost
ing him stroke. Davidson sliced his
ball on his tee shot. but made a beautiful
recovery. his second stroke being a low
running ball to the green.
Again on the twelfth did the local man
do pretty piece of work. when his Sec
ond stroke took him In the ditch. He
made splendid recovery, when his third
placed him on the green and allowed him
10 haive the hole. This was crucial
would have ended the match then and
there, the halve making Travis dormie.
Davidson took the thirteenth in par ), but
when he halved the next the match was
score. The card for this match follows:
Travis
Out On 3 80 4-ss 20
Davidson
E fn ::::::: ) ssss : : !. 3 s "a
The card in the Travis Chamberlain
match was:
Travis
G Z" :: ssi44SS 80 g,
Chamberlain
Out ............ 5-45
In ......-..... q Xxx x-16-6l
Many of the other matches were good
ones. but these two attracted almost all
OF the attention The semi-fnal and
addition there will be an all-day handi-
cap match at Is holes.
The complete summaries for yesterday
follow.
FIRST SIXTEEN.
First round-w. J. Travis. Garden City. de:
4 to play. John c. Davidson. Columbia. de-
feated ". S. Harlan. Columbia. up and TO
play. =: L. Hodges. Columbia defeated J. D.
Columbia defeated f. B. Eynon. jr..
l up. CO hoIes, Robert Wier Wash,
to play. Garfield Scott Philadelphia. q. C.. de-
feated Morris Thompson Chevy Chase. up and
'S ~ p'I nel. GolumSa nnS s S pss
W. Tuckerman Chevy Chase defeated Allan
Lard. Chevy Chase. mp and to play:
feated J. L. Davidson. Columbia. up and to
play. 4. Mattingly. Columbia. defeated T. L.
Hodges; Columbia. up and ] to play. Robert
adclphia e. G.. 1 up. W. Tuckerman. Chevy
Chase. defeated John W. Brauner. Bannockburn,
up and.' to play
SECOND SIXTEEN
First ramd-w. S: Reyburn. Chevy Chase. de-
feated f.. Lodge I'LL. Columbia. up and 1 to
play. A. b. Leet. Columbia defeated Donald
Woodward. Columbia. up and 5 to play ). L.
Columbia, . up and to play. w. A. Knowles.
defeated George r. Truett. Column
4 up a hG Yates S Mssan assasrt
and to4{,iay william NJ smith, Columbia, de-
feat-d Gs A. Giles Chevy Chase. up and 2
K. Judsep. Columbia. UP and to play. +.
r WageaSlan. Bannockburn. defeated A. s. Cat |
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play. S. L. Heap. Columbia. defeated W. 4. |
.uebkert. Columbia. defeated ". II. Smith. |
Columbia. up and to play W. Keblinser.
,urn, up and 3 to play
THIRD SIXTEEN
First round-L. L Harlan. Columbia. defeat |
81 play a f. Harlan. Columbia, defeated 4. ".
defeated +. A. Johnston. BaIt baltimore
G. c.. up Clg holes). A. Winter. Columbia, |
f bav up snd
F. b. Pyle. Columbia. up and 1 to play. |
george sso5Es c; homes GOlumbis a. deisa5ed
6anfarth. Columbia. defeated ID C. c Van Lear.
l mp u9 holesD. II. NJ. Hail. Co
umbia. defeated John e. Walker. Columbia.
second sp d' round% pay ]. Harban Columbia. de-
teated w. z: Harlan. Columbia. A.: Winter.