The Washington herald., 1913-06-23
HIGH
AMONG GOLFERS
Baltimore Country Club Play
er Regarded as Contender
for National Honors.
LOCAL GOLF COMMENT
Three Washington Organizations to
Participate in Interelub Matches
Next Saturday.
LOCAL GOLF COMMENT

The Philadelphia papers are loud in
their praise of B. Warren Corkran. the
Baltimore Country Club golfer, who, in
his recent visits to Quakertown, romped
away with the whitemarsh and the
Lynnewood Hall cup Journeys.
| In the two tournaments Corkran met
and defeated a number of Philadelphia
representative golfers. and in the White
marsh event annexed a gold medal for
the low qualifying score.
| In commenting on the history of the
| Marylander. William II. Evans, of the
| Ledger, has the following to say:
| The Baltimoresn first came into real
prominence at Pinehurst this winter.
when he won the St Valentine and the
spring tournaments there. His golf at
the Southern resort was unbeatable. and
there were golfers there from every sec
| ton OF the country. who think he will
be a big contender for the national hon.
| ors this year. After his return from the
South he entered two or three tourna-
ments at Washington and Baltimore and
| won them all As a matter Of fact IL
is said there has not been a single tour
nament in which he has entered that
he has not won. He seems TO be the
golfing sensation of the year.
Evidently. Evans has not followed
Corkran's Washington performances very
closely. Corkran participated in two
tournaments here last month, namely.
the Chevy Chase invitation tournament
and the Middle Atlantic championship.
held on the course at the Columbia
Country Club.
In the first affair Eorkran was returned
a winner. defeating William Frew, of
Pittsburg. in the honor round. He was
not so fortunate in the Middle Atlantic
tourney, however. being eliminated in
the semi-finals by William Ballantyne,
the player who captured the title.
On Saturday next three of the local or
ganizations will participate in the first
round OF the interclub golf matches con-
Quoted under the auspices of the Middl-
Atlantic Golf Association. Two events
will be staged on the courses of the local
clubs At Chevy Chase, the Columbia
team will pit its skill against the repre-
sentatives of the Baltimore Country Club.
while on the excellent links of the Column
bia Country Club will be played the
matches between the Chevy Chase golf
ers and the Country Club OF Virginia
contingent. The Washington Country
Club players will journey to Baltimore to
meet the Wilmington Club on the Bal
timore Country Club links
The Washington Country Club will
more than likely be represented by
team selected from the following players:
Dr. |. B. T. johnson. ]. H. Clapp. Otto
Leubkert. George E. Truett, Earl Wheel
er, II. p. Cobey, and W. p. Lawson.
These men have been playing a strong,
consistent game all season and should
give a good account of themselves in the
matches with the Wilmington golfers.
Miss Lille Truett, who won the nine
hole handicap match. medal play. for
women, held last Wednesday at the
Washington Country Club. has shown
considerable advancement in her game
recently, and is rapidly developing into
n most capable player. Miss Truett re-
turned a gross score of 50 for the nine
holes.
In sending Maurice E. Mclaughlin. r.
Norris Williams. Harold II. Hackett, and
Wallace E. johnson TO England to con-
tinue the hunt for the Davis Cup, the
American Lawn Tennis Association has
named the strongest team possible,
Judged from the 1872 rankings Nc
Loughlin, Williams, and Johnson are the
three ranking players in the singles. and
Hackett is found in the second line OF
the doubles. Had T. G. Bundy, who,
with Mclaughlin, won the United States
doubles championship at Newport, been
able to accept the invitation to compete
abroad, the champions would all have
been battling for the cup.