Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
By Ripley

to every ones surprise, his ball landed
just off the green and rolled In the noie.
AS his ball did not make the green the
professor lost his bet but he was only
too glad to pay it under the circum-
stances. There are comparatively rev
cases where hole has been made on one
shot. this being the second time 1t has
been done on this course.
of the Columbia Country Club, expects
to leave in a few days for a two-week
trip to Ontario. Canada. He took his
sticks with him. and expects to play on
the Royal Muskoka links while there.
Eddie Brooke, the popular golfer
from Bannockburn, who recently won
the middle Atlantic states champion
ship, has just returned from month 8
vacation to Cape May. While there he
played golf almost all of the time. and
reports that he is now putting up one
of his best games. He and Albert w.
Howard are arranging an interesting
match, which will be played In few
days. Howard. who is the only one
armed golfer in the District, has agreed
to play him an eighteen-hole match. nine
holes to be played by Brooks with one
hand. According to plans, Brooke Is to
play the first nine holes with only one
hand, Howard agreeing to give him one
stroke a hole. The second half of the
match will be played by Brooke with
both hands, and Howard is to be given
d
ing no end Of interest, and quite a gal
lery expects to be on hand when 1t is
decided.
Secretary Of the Interior Walter L.
Fisher Fleming Newboid and Col Down.
ing played an interesting threesome last
week at Chevy Chase, the Secretary win
ming from both, l up, and Newbold win
ming from Downing by the same margin.
Secretary Fisher will leave Washington
70 %v.r 10 Han ~1, <av-
ritory of Hawaii.
The Chevy Chase 'home and home
golf team will probably start the second
half of the matches in a weakened con-
dition. as one of its best golfers Is now
in Europe and another is still a little off
form because OF a sprained back. Sam
Dalzell, who is now In Europe. is not
November. while Allan Lard. the other
player referred to- failed to qualify In
either OF the hve sixteens of the recent
Manchester, VT, tournament. He is about
likely that he will be going well again
by September Z.
George E. Truett Won an interesting
threesome at the Washington Country
Club Friday afternoon when he defeated
Wheeler. Mr.. Truett gave each of the
ladies one stroke a hole and played their
best ball. He won up. 1t was an ex-
ceptionally close match and the result
was in doubt up until the very end.
Senator Guggenheim is playing much
improved game at Columbia. Last week
in a match with Eddie Eynon he beat
his best previous score by seven strokes.
The senator is using a new club Ia spoon
and this is largely responsible for his i'm
provement.
Gen. E. NJ. Weaver has been playing
such consistently good golf at Chevy
Chase during the past year that his
handicap has been decreased from 10 to
8 strokes. Several other changes have
been made in the handicaps Of the men,
bers.
John c. Davidson and John Klein, the
Washington Country Club professional.
and Eddie" Eynon and Donald Ball,
professional at Columbia, will get to-
gether again tomorrow afternoon at the
Washington Country Club in a 36-hole
match. AS each pair has won one match
tomorrow's should be for blood The
home players will. Of course. have a
slight advantage.
The women's weekly events at the
Washington Country Club, which were
discontinued for the summer. will be
started on the first of the month and
played every Wednesday afternoon there
after.
President Taft, Gen. Edwards and
George Sargent the Chevy Chase pro-
fessional. played another threesome at
Chevy Chase Friday afternoon. Sargent
winning, and the President beating Gen.
Edwards. This will probably be the
Presidents last game at Chevy Chase
for some time, as he lefi town last night.