Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-23
GOLFERS ARE Off
IN BIG TOURNAMENT
Ideal Conditions Exist for
Contests at the Column
bia Country Club.
Ex-CHAMPION TRAvERS
HELD A LIKELY WINNER
Getting Away to a Poor Start, Fa.
nous Player Soon Falls Into
Proper Stride.

Inc anrudI ran golf tournament of the
Columbia Country Club got under way
this morning under the most favorable
conditions, the weather being ideal and
the entry list Of players t'e largest OF
any similar event ever held In this vein
ity. The tournament committee has in
augurated a new idea on setting time
for each couple to start in the qualifying
round and in the matches. and it Is
working wonders in getting the tourney
started as per schedule and following il
up with all the players teeing off with
clock-like regularity.
The course Is In splendid shape, the
greens being a little slow at first from
the mig t dew, but later becoming fast
Travers Center of Attraction.
The chief attraction Of the tourney
s ex-Champion Jerome Travers. and
when he and Eddie Eynon teed of at
10 o'clock a gallery of about hun
lred enthusiasts started to follow the
pair over the course. For the first
eight holes on the outward journey
Mr.. Travers played poor golf for a
man Of his reputation, topping several
Of his drives, but showed his clever
ness with the irons in making good re-
Coming back Mr.. Travers struck his
proper stride and unless lesser light
develops surprising golf the veteran "a
almost assured for The first prize In
the qualifying round.
Following are the cards Of Mr.. Travers
and Mr.. Eynon:
Travers-
OUT. 3 8 $50 .
In...... 5 4 3 4E37-7t
Eynon-
OUT. 5 4 6 5 5-3
In..:.... 8 4 6 5 5 $3.50
On account of the many entrants only
one round Of sixteen holes will be played
today instead of the usual thirty-six. and
the latter part of the afternoon will os
taken up with playing off ties.
The first and second rounds OF mater
play are carded for tomorrow and every
match has been given time for start
ing. Should any player be tardy in get
ting to the first tee the match goes to his
opponent on default.
Clerks of the Course.
Tom Francis and Arthur Shelton are
acting as clerks for the tourney and are
getting away with the thankless job in
| their usual clever style. This makes the
| fifteenth year for Mr.. Francis as c.erk
| for the Columbia Club golf tourney. ant
| on the job on the original course out on
the Bril- htwood road.
DIR. Walter Harlan started play this
morning, but dropped out as one Of the
Llay ers was taken sick. He gave way &c
4 the man who was playing with the
| stricken one, and will henceforth devote
all his time to the successful running o.
| the tourney.
Pop" Arson. the old ball player OF
renown. was invited to take part n the
md oil IL 81
and clubs are in Philadelphia he vas
provided with a new outfit and started
of with Bob Dugan as partner.
| Considerable disappointment was fell
| over the fact that the Baltimore golfers
| were not more numerously represented
as in the past they have generally come
over in large numbers. There has beer
SO much golf around the Oyster city thi.
summer and fall that this fact is giver
as an excuse for their non-appearance.
Mcleod Sending Them Away.
Professional Fred Mcleod is acting az
starter, and the way he is getting the
players away from the initial tee speaks
| we'll for his ability as discipl- marian
| as well as a golfer.
Promptly at 1855. c. c. Van Leer and
G. A. Rankin opened play with good
drives, and from that time until well
into the afternoon the players got away
in regular order
The two captains, Morven Thompson OF
Chevy Chase and John c. Davidson OF
Columbia, went out together, and al
though it is only the qualifying round
it is sure TO be rea. match on the quiet
Following are the qualifying scores vi
to the time The Star goes to press:
c. c. Van Leer, 91.
G. A. Rankin, 3d.
L. d. Underwood, 90.
o. H. Wood. "a.
O. c. Cunningham, 81
F. S Appleman, 10l.
c. Il. Doyle, IS.
u. S. Cattlet, 80.
DR.. F. L. Hodges, 95.
Fl. F. Clarke, 90
Harris n. Brown, 102.
F. p Waggaman, 80.
Donald Woodward, 80.
r. T. Burks, "a.
Harry Wardman, 100.
s. Z. Thompson, 96.
A. j. Beali, 106
j. F. Hendrick. 101.
Otto Luebkert, 81.
A G.. Buhrman, 106
s. L. Heap, 30.
H. A. ellis, 95.
H J.. West 100.
Edward s. Harlan, 81.
Morris Hacker, 101.
G. b. Adams, 50.
Z. NJ. Talcott, 81.
Allen Petit, 81.
G. H. Chasmer, SO.
r w. Cox, 1O6; Hugh McKenney. 1O3;
Samuel Dalzell, "a; A. Winter, 81; w. R.
Tuckerman, So; Dr.. L. L. Harlan. "a;
son, 70; Allan Lard. IS; A. S. Matting.y,
81; Hugh Willoughby. 81; George p.
James. 81; J. jerome Travers. 40 e. 3.
Eynon. Sc; H. E Doyle. IS; Paris E.
Brengle 1903: E. =. Brooke. So.