Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28
SE|M|-F|NAL ROUND
AT COLUMBIA CLUB
July Golf Tournament Exciting
and Final Rounds Carded
for This Week.

With the exception of one match the
semi-final round of the three sixteens OF
the July tournament was completed al
the Columbia Country Club yesterday aft
ernoon. the final rounds being cardsd for
this week.
Almost all OF the matches were close
and well contested. In two instances. b.
cause OF tho handicaps. q second round
was necessary. when the players iinshe
all-even Oh the first.
Daniel X. JacFson. with a handicap OF
twelve, and Frank N. Phelps. with
fourteen handicap. furnished the feature
match OF the day in point of interest. the
first-named finally winning out. , Up and
TO play. after two rounds of play. Jack
son started his opponent i UP. the men
finishing al-even at the end OF the first
eighteen holes. Jackson having turned
in a card Of ST. with Phelps having
81. The latter had an excellent chance of
winning this match, as at the turn on the
first round he was leading. 4 up. At the
fifteenth he had increased this ADVANTAGE
to up. but an unexpected rally on Jack
sons part gave him this hole and also
the next two. Phelps made IL all-eyen
when he took the eighteenth.
At the turn OF the second trip jackson
led by up. He held this advantage
and when he captured the sixteenth tho
naScn eDQeQ. his fHcudl score lOr TINS
round was Stout in So, in in 45-whlc
that Of his opponent was so-oLt in 10
and in in 40
The veteran, John c. Davidson. did
what was expected OF him when he
rather easily won his match > up. David
son. who had handicap OF q. had as his
opponent -. 5. Catlett, 14-handicap
man. He played his usual consistent
game. being equally effective at both the
long and short game and never being
He Is risska ed q
winner OF the second sixteen. as he *
now at hts best. He should have very
little trouble in disposing OF his next op-
ponent. c. c. Van Leer, In the final
round.
Van Ieer. the winner OF the lower
bracket OF the first sixteen, had very little
trouble in his match, he winning from
Ii. c. Chamberlain. up and ] 10 play.
As each was gwen a IL handicap. the
event was scratch one. the men starting
on an even footing.
G. H Chasmer and John Porter Law
renee fought it out for top honors In the
first bracket of the third sixteen and dur
ing the first half of the match things
looked rather interesting. Lawrence
started I Up. because OF his handicap,
but ChaSmer overlauled him, and n tie
turn was leading by the same advantage.
Lawrence played him to standstill on
the next six. halving all OF them. but
he could not stand the pace and lost the
last three holes The winner finished the
round in ~, having gone out I'm u ana
come in in Al.
The prizes, which are handsome pieces
OF silver, are on exhibition in the lobby
OF the clubhouse and make a very pretty
display. The summarize:
FIRST SIXTEEN.
Semi-hnal rcund-Daniei h. Jackson, II han
dicsp, defeated Frank n. Phelps, Ia handicap.
by > up and 2 to play. A. p. shelton, l3 hsndi-
cap. and Otto Leubkert, L. handicap, even up
at the eighteenth hole.
SECOND SIXTEEN.
Seminal rouud-John G. Davidson. 6 hsndi
cap, defeated L. :. Catletf, Ii handicap. by
Up. &. G. Van Leer, IL handicap. defeated II.
4. Chamberlain, II handicap, by up and
10 play.
THIRD SIXTEEN.
Seminal round--G. ii. Chasmer. IA handicsr.
defeated John Porter Lawrence. lS hsndicsp, b.
up s. A. Reeves. - handicap, defeated j.
II. Hanna, is handicap. by up and to play.
Play In the July tournament Will come 10
close this week. when the finals will be decided
In the three sixteeDs. The card follows;
FIRST SIXTEEN.
Final round--Daniel X. JacAcon vs. winnc1 Of
A. B. Shelton Otto Leubkcrt match.
SECOND SIXTEEN
Final round-Johu c. Davidson c. c. Van
Leer.
Final round-G. II. CbasneT ys. S. A. Reeves.