Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-30
INTERESTING GOLF NOTES
FROM THE LOCAL CLUBS

time it is also true that the match in
front should. as soon as they observe that
they are open to request to pass.
promptly signal to those following to
come through and then they should step
aside and allow them to do SO.
1t is to be observed that between the
necessity to request to be allowed to pass
through and the obligation of etiquette to
signal, a wide divergence of personal at
titude and physical temperament is pos
sible and herein all the elements Of
gentlemanliness and the best sportsman
ship are conspicuously operative. The
mere reference to these considerations
ought to furnish sufficient incentive
among golfers. who. as a class. are her
aided as particularly exempllfying these
very attributes.
Walter Tuckerman of Chevy Chase is
now back in town, and was rated as the
number one man on the Chevy Chase
team i'm its match with Baltimore yes
terday, in the home and home" matches.
E. b. Calvert chairman Of the greens
committee at the Washington Country
Club. is leading in the goat" contest
at that club. Mr.. Calvert won this con-
test last year and bids fair to repeat
Yesterday was an important one to
Columbia, the result of the match be-
tween Hermitage and the Country Club
of Virginia on the home and home
the standing of the local club. This
match was originally scheduled to be
played October -. but permission was
given and it was played yesterday. Up
until yesterday morning Virginia had
won nine matches and lost four for a
percentage of .692 Columbia at that
time had won eight and lost the same
number, which gave 1t 1857. One of these
victories. however, is a doubtful one. the
matter now being before the Middle At
lantic Association for decision. This body
is almost sure to favor Columbia as the
merits are all on that side. If Virginia
lost yesterday, then Columbia will come
out on top if it wins it's remaining two
matches. whether it is awarded this pro-
tested one OF not. Should Virginia have
won its yesterdays match. then Columbia
will have to win it's next two and be
given this protested match in order to
tie things up.
In the first of series of team matches
Bannockburn defeated the Washington
Country Club golfers over the formers
courst last Saturday afternoon. 8 points
10 L. Three foursomes were played. the
opposing players pairing Off for singles
matches at the same time. A foursome
counted one point and each single match
counted point. making three points for
eacn foursome. return match was
played at the Washington Country Club
yesterday. the results Of which are shown
elsewhere
One of the few matches Of the week
was foursome played at Columbia be-
tween Daniel X. Jackson and ". Keb-
linger and Alpheus Winter and George
+. James. The match was halved at the
home hole. when Jackson holed L.
James has just returned from Royal Mus
koka, Canada. While away he played
golf on the links of that place and i'm
proved considerably on his game
Bannockburn forfeited to Hampton
roads yesterday. This is the second for
as many weeks. Chevy Chase losing by
default last Saturday As both Of these
teams are now out of the race the match
was of no Importance.
Another foursome which was played
during the week gave A s. Mattingly
and DIR. Lee l.. Harlan a victory over
f. b. Eynon and John Davidson, / up.
Matt holed two mashie shots for twos
on the sixteenth and seventeenth holes.
greens. but that was ''some shooting
at that. On the regular course par for
the sixteenth is three distance. 135
yards). while is the par mark for the
seventeenth distance. go YARDS. These
holes are what gave his side the victory.
The powers that be- are now serious.
ly considering the question Of the stand
ardization of golf balls This Is not the
first time this question has been brought
up.
Much to every ones surprise, the Doyles
have not entered the District champion
ship tennis tournament, but have stuck
to the golf game. It is to be hoped that
they will change their minds and not give
up the net game altogether. as they are
at present the only local racquet wieldera
Of national repute.