Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-18


brought to a close yesterday. every match
having been played i'm downpour which
made perfect golf impossible and which
caused many upsets of form. the play or
some of the poorer players not being so
much affected as that of some of the
better ones, with the result that several
surprises were hung up. In fact, condi-
tons We're so bad that several matches
went by default. the players being more
willing to lose than to be forced to wade
around the links for two three hours.
Local players Jared unusually well, win
ming both the low net and low gross
prizes in the all-day eighteen hole handi-
cap match. and coming out on top in the
second fourth and fifth sixteens. and also
showing winners in the defeated Fights
of the first and fourth sixteens.
The feature match of the day, although
by no means the best, was that in the
final round of the first sixteen for the
presidents cup" b. Warren Corkran
playing to form and defeating William Fl.
5 up and to play. Corkran did not
seem to be greatly affected by the cond-
tons and really played almost perfect
golf. while Frew played the worst game
he has shown in the tournament. being
outdriven and outputted. The match only
went to twelve holes. of which he won
one and halved two. the Baltimore player
Winning the other nine
freW was driving very poorly through
out the entire match. many Of his balls
having the distance. but not the direc-
ton On the very first hole he topped
his drive. and then sent his second into
bunker. Corkran. meanwhile, getting
away well on his tee shot but driving
which he made a pretty out. 1t took
Frew two more to get within striking
distance of the hole and Corkran won it
after each had missed long puts.
Lost by Poor Putting.
Corkran hooked his drive to the rough
on the second hole, Frews going straight
down the course. The Pittsburgher had
an excellent chance Of winning this one
and squaring the match, but he lost on
poor putting, missing two. His oppo-
nent made another pretty out and laid
his ball dead to the hole his fourth.
REV conceding him the hole after miss
Ing his second putt
The NTH was Corkrans worst hole He
sliced his tee shot to the rough and then
IN trying to extricate himself cleared
the green and went in the rough again,
losing his ball. Frew had made a pretty
hrst the ball rolling almost dead to the
mole. and he had a possible two and
would have won this hole even had Cork
ran found his ball
The fourth hole was halved In par :.
poth PLAYERS reaching the green In three
ana each missing long puts The fifth
mole went to Corkran, - both players
slicing their drives. but making good re-
coVeries. Corkran laying just off the
other side of the hole, but with a bad
iIe HIS approach was almost perfect and
ne holed out when Frew missed his sec
Ond.
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the Monumental city player. although
had Frew played his game he would
have taken the latter. In the sixth
S.orkran's drive reached the green, and
MS approach was dead to the hole,
enabling him to make it in par 3.
FreW's drive being short, his second
also short and his third overrunning the
lowed good drive with one which laid
him in the sand pit. Had the Penn
sylvanian been able to have taken ad
the hole. but he also had his troubles,
topping his second and sending the ball
into the water ditch, which cost him a
stroke.
Halve the Eighth Hole.
The eighth was the last Of the match
that Corkran did not win this one being
halved at 6. F'rew hooked his drive
and went to the rough. made a poor out,
his third found him just off the green.
his fOurth-an apprOach-was poor, and
when he missed the hole for 5, it
gave his opponent a chance to tie things
up. after 1t looked as If he had lost, as
his second stroke drove his ball to the
water hazard, and he lost one in getting
out His fourth found him near, the
edge of the green. and a pretty putt.
which trimmed the cup, allowed him to
equal Frew's 8.
Frew was down at the turn, the
ninth hole being his worst. He pulled
his drive to the rough. and then went
in the water ditch on his second 1t
took him two more strokes to get just
off the green. and when he overran
the hole to the opposite edge OF the
green he picked up his ball. as CORK
ran had played in par figures.
The tenth, eleventh and twelfth also
went to the Baltimore player at par,
Frew registering fives When he lost
the eleventh. Corkran had him dormie.
and the match ended on the twelfth.
when Corkran won, after FreW had
driven to the rough and then overran
the green. comparatively large gal
lery followed the players over the
course. although conditions could hard
ly have been much worse. The card
for the match was:
Corkran-