Evening star., 1912-07-21

not yet been reported to Secretary
Thomas J. w. Brown, but the teams
stand as follows, according to the
scores already received:
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The first round of the Chevy Chase
July tournament will be completed
today. and the second round started
tomorrow. AS a result of the qualifi-
eaton cards turned in. the following
teen players who qualified E. NJ Tai
colt VS.. Col. II. p. Mccain, H. M. South
gate vs.. Rudolph Kaufman, Gen. E.
NJ. Weaver vs. David S. Barry, Mai
j. H. Rice vs Secretary of the In
terror Walter L. Fisher. Morven
Thompson vs. Capt G. w kirkpatrick.
George c. Minnegerode vs.. Benjamin
Miller. c. B. Lamont vs. Walter l.
Deming and w. G. Peter VS.. c. L.
Frailey.
That team match between Columbia
and the Baltimore Country Club of
last Saturday furnished enough for the
golf enthusiasts at the local club to-
q
Not only was the club record broken
but the scores turned in by every MEM
Der of the team were unusually good
and would probably have won from
any other club on the home and
home" schedule.
When such scores as ii. 73, 75, rs
and 81 are turned in, making an aver
age Of % Is per man on course
Of which par is "a. there has been
some golf played. The veteran
John
course record. is receiving congratu-
lations from all sides. His mark of
II will probably stand for some time
to come. Professional Donald Ball
weeks ago. and it was this mark which
Davidson shattered. Ball says he in
tends to make a 20 before the season
is over. but IL he does he will have to
play some wonderful golf.
The Golfers Magazine in a recent issue
has an interesting column of 'donts''
which are given below, as they will ap-
lply to all golf clubs:
Don't forget to replace the turf; 1t
takes time and money to grow 1t.
Don't blame your caddie. He Is
probably playing his part Of the game
better than you are playing yours.
1ont tn, sc0!d q - your ~ esdds TRY FRY and
better work out of him later.
Don't hold back players who are
playing faster than yourself. Give
them the right Of way.
Don't play in hurry. You will en-
JOY the game and play better If you
take your time.
Don't blame the caddiemaster If you
don't get a caddie. He probably Sc
| cured all the boys possible.
Don't fail to observe where the tee
ing plates are They are for a pur-
pose.
Don't expect handicap if you never
hand in your scores. The handicap
committee are not mind readers.
Don't fail to enter all tournaments.
| 1t creates good fellowship and i'm
proves your game.
Don't expect to start first on Sunday
mornings: there may be dozen ahead
of you, but there is room for all; be
patient.
may be buying the one you lost last
week.
Don't fail to notice these "Don'ts." and
you will be helping out the various COM
mittees and yourself.
John G. Walker won the cup offered
by w. H. Moses last week to be played
for by the twelve men in the fourth
sixteen of the July tournament who
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John G. Walker, E. c. Robinson. n.
Ker. George NICK. Mcclellan. NJ. F.
Fry, Paul Freeman, f. c. Lott. Robin
son White and L. E. Berdine. Mr..
Walkers card for the thirty-six holes
was 1876. he going out in 80 and COM
ing in in 81 This was a scratch event.
medal play, at thirty-six holes.
Secretary Of the Interior Walter L..
Fisher is making himself very popu-
lar at the Chevy Chase Club by the
keen interest displayed by him in the
ancient Scottish game The Secretary
puts up an unusually strong game, as
is attested by the fact that his club
given is six. Walter Tuckerman. Nor
ven Thompson. Allan Lard, Walcott
Tuckerman Sam Dalzell and all of the
other cracks being given this rating
Last Saturday he defeated Capt. Nor
ven Thompson of the Chevy Chase
team and won the prize offered by
Victor Kaufman in the special eight
een-hole tournament. His card was
Sc. while Thompson's was SO. The
Secretary also qualifed in the July
tournament and will play his first
round match within the next day or SO.
Particulars for the August tourna-
ment have been announced at the
Columbia Country Club. In this tourna-
ment there will be a special sixteen
known as the buffers sixteen" which
will be open only to members having
the maximum handicap of tWenty-four
Any twenty-four player may hand In
as many scores he desires; those
having the sixteen lowest gross scores
to qualify All qualification cards
must be dated, signed and certified
and handed in at the caddie house by
s pm. August 3. plainly marked DUH
ers' sixteen" No player will be per-
mitted to enter both the buffers and the
regular sixteens. Cards marked "Au-
gust tournament will be considered
for the regular sixteen. There will be
no buffers sixteen" unless at least
sixteen twenty ty-four-handicap players
enter The same rules of play will be
used in both the special and the regu'
lar sixteens Prizes for the winner
and runner-up of each sixteen will be
awarded. In the regular sixteen, which
will be handicap the handicap basis
will be a number of holes up" equal
to one-half the difference between the
ha ndicap of the players. J The rounds
must be played between the following
dates:
First round-August 4 to August 10.
Second round-August IL to August II.
Semi-f1nal round-August 18 to Au
gust "a.
Final round-August 25 TO August 81.
Scores for the qualification In the
regular sixteens of the August tourna-
ment may be handed in from the pres
ent time up to August 81
The goat contest at the Washington
Country Club will begin August /. Earl
been so many other things going on
at Columbia that this tournament had
almost been forgotten there and but
fauy ~ any matches have been Dlayed