Evening star., 1912-09-01
Ont 544 4 4-37
Tn 43 3 5 6 3 3-37-74
Par for the course is
ont AS 544 4 4 3-25
Tn 4435 5 8 5-34-69

Four of Chevy Chase's prominent
golfers are scheduled to leave Wash
ington tomorrow for a two-week
cruise on Representative Reyburn's
Yacht. These men are Capt. Morven
Thompson, Ormsby McCammon. J. H.
de Sibour and the representative. Ihls
will be strictly a golf trip, the men
leaving New London, Conn, ana play
ending up with the invitation golf
tournament of the National Golf Links
at Long Island, to be held september
IL, 13 and IA. Because OF the two I'M
portant matches scheduled at CheVy
Chase on the 14th in the home and
home matches. Capt. Thompson will
return for them, while the others Will
continue their trip.
Readfng over the list Of entries for the
amateur championship which is to be
nlayed tomorrow over the course of the
Chicago Golf Club, at Wheaton, Ill, re-
minds one Of the Chevy Chase invita-
ton event. the following players VINO n
trants in the May tournament of the
local club: Howard w. Perrin, Merton
Cricket Club, Philadelphia: Thomas M.
Sherman, Yahnundasis Golf Club, otlca,
n. Y; George A. Crump, Philadelphia;
Walter ]. Travis, Garden City Golf Club.
New York; Robert Wier, Wilmington
Country Club. Wilmington, Del; r. NJ
Byers, Allegheny Country Club, and Z.
B. Mac0onhlo, NdeAoioi 0oii Ani>N' oA
America
A special closed handicap Labor day
tournament will be played at Columbia
tomorrow, three handsome cups being
hung up as prizes. Eighteen holes will
be played in both the morning and
afternoon. One CUP will be offered for
the lowest medal score in the morning,
the other for the lowest in the after
noon, and the third for the lowest for
fho
be eligible for only one prize.
DIR. Tabor Johnson will offer the prize
for the Labor day events at the Wash
ington Country Club.
George F. Freeman won the August
cup at Chevy Chase, when he defeated
Capt. Morven Thompson in the final
round. played Friday afternoon. up.
son gave his opponent two strokes. The
men played about even throughout the
match. Thompson going out in 43 and
coming in in 40 for a medal score of
s3. and Freeman turning in card of
40 for the outward journey and 45
for the inward. for total of So. At
the turn, Freeman was leading, up, and
it t~looked as If the Chevy Chase captain
would be overwhelmingly defeated. but
he improved his game on the last nine
holes, while Freeman fell back. with
the result that had he been able to run
down a three-yard putt on the eighteenth
green, the match would nave Deen
halved. With Freeman leading up
at the turn. the men divided the tenth
and eleventh. but Thompson won the
twelfth and thirteenth, making Free
man / up. The latter took the four
teenth, and the next two were halved.
When Thompson captured the seven
teenth, and got away well on the
eighteenth, it looked as IL he would
square the match, but. as stated above,
Freeman was able to halve the hole
when Thompson missed rather diffi-
cult putt, and by SO doing lost the
match. The results of the semi
final and final rounds which were played
within the last few days. follow:
Semi-final round-Morven Thompson
defeated II. Clay Stewart UP and
to play: George F. Freeman defeated
Fl. A. Gillis, up and to play. Final
round: George F. Freeman defeated
Morven Thompson, / up.
The third Of the matches between Ed
die" Eynon and Donald Ball OF Columbia
and John G. Davidson and John Klein OF
the Washington Country Club was played
at the latter course Monday afternoon,
the visitors winning 2 up and l to play.
This match was at 80 holes. The victory
was largely due to the excellent work OF
Donald Ball, whose card for the thirty
six holes was 1S6. his 66 for the first
eighteen holes and his 20 for the second
trip, giving him this fine mark. Par Tor