The Washington herald., 1913-05-25
by JACK KELLER

Nv JACK
with the sun smiling down on q fsir
course in great contrast to that oil I'm
day. the annual championship toarnar
n,ent of the Middle Atlantic Golf As
sociation yesterday came to close AZ
the links of the Columbia Country Siuo'
rith William c. Ballantyne, OF the nome
club winner, and Walcott Tuckermsn.
Of Chevy Chase, runner-up- bahshSne
win Of the championship was consider-
able of a surprise, as most OF the soa
followers around this locality had not
figured on the Columpia payer @s
championship possibility.
In the semi-final in the morning Bal
lantyne was matched with d. warren
Corkran. the winner of the Chevy Chase
Invitation Tournament. held Garner IN
the month. CorkrAn had been PLAYING
a most consistent game througnout tne
tournament, and after his brilliant win
ever Allan Lard on Friday he was picked
as the man who would play in the maj.
Rsllantyne, however, had little dimculty
with the Baltimore player, taxing tne
match, I'D and l to play. Corkran hiaue
the first hole, but at the turn the Co
Iumbia golfer had made It even ana hau
Corkran down all the way in
Tuckerman had c. G. Comstock. 1r'' OF
ponent in the morning round and won
easily. 4 I'D and to play. The CheVS
Chase entrant Is one OF the best goners
in his club, and considering the iact
that he had tied for low score IN tne
qualifying round on the opening Gay ..
the tournament and in his later play nad
shown himself to be strong on the course
r,ucb enthusiasm was aroused when the
time approached for him and Ballantyne
TO tee off in the championship match.
Both start Well.
Both I5anantyne and Tuckerman got
off with fine drives, the Columbia man
bal travelling a bit farther than that Oh
TrrI;ern1an- Bailantyne's second stroke
fosnd him lust on the green and good
aproach brought. him well up. Thousn
TIckernan made the green IN three ne
WIS not so fortunate as his opponent IN
hs lie. and clever putting gave the mole
p Ballantyne, to o.
RaIIantyne and the Chevy Chase player
h.th sliced their drives in the tee-oh for
tie second hole Tuckerman's ball going
ino the rough. A good recovery by
TIckerman carried him to the green, the
hill inst missing the hole. Ballantyne
With fine approach, brought his hall up
I, within easy putting distance ana tooS
ne hole after a poor attempt by TUCK
s.rnan. The Chevy Chase man gained
ne third. however. making the green IN
wo and the hole in two more Ballan-
yne encountered some difficulty, his drive
-oing into the woods and ne required siA
o negotiate the hole
A fine drive and approach enabled Bal
antyne to best Tuckerman in the play
or the fourth hole, but he was not SO
ortunate with the fth and had to be |
ontent with a half. The sixth went TO
'uckerman. Sc Ballantyne hooked his /
irst drive and went out of bounds and
On his second try went into the rough. |
lis next stroke fell just short of the
.reen. while Tuckerman made II in two
poor putting lost Ballantyne an opportu-
aity to halve the hole, he missing AMI
.asy chance.
Even at the Turn.
\ great recovery helped the Columbia
nan halve the seventh. but he lost the
Eighth hole when after a strong drive,
Ne went into the bunker on his ap-
oroach Both men came to the green IN
three for the ninth, but both missed
heir puts and another halved hole re-
sulted. the score remaining all even.
Coming in. BaIIsntyne began strongly
making the tenth hole when Tuckerman
missed an easy putt, taking the next
when brilliant recovery after his drive
had gone into the thick grass, brought
him TO the green, and getting half for
the twelfth because of Tuckerman's
faulty putting.
For the thirteenth hard drives were
made by both men. but Tuckermans
overran the green. while Ballantyne's lay
a short distance from the hole. Balla1-
tyne holed in two, one better than par,
while Tuckerman required four. The :oss
# this hole made Tuckerman three down,
and ii did look very bright for the Chevy
Chase player, but at this point Ballan-
tyne seemed to weaken after splendid
drive and Tuckerman took. the hole IN
four 1t appeared certain that Tucker
man would get the fifteenth. but he mad
TO be content with half when Ballan-
tvne laid him a stymie. The sixteenth
and seventeenth were his. however, Bal
iantynes drive going over the bunker
on the sixteenth, and into the rough
IN the seventeenth. This made the match
even at this point with the home mole
next
BnIIsntyne Wins Eighteenth.
Excellent drives were made by both
men. but Tuckerman's second stroke car
tied the ball into the bunker, while Bal
lantyne went up to the green. tucker
man was not very successful in his out,
the ball not quite reaching the edge of
the green, while on his next try he Vent
all the way across.
BaIlantyne's two puts brought him
within a foot Of the hole, with a stroke
on Tuckerman as the latter had missed
p. long try, and II was easy fo- him to
hole on the next putt and take the
match.
This is the card:
Rsllsntyne-
out............... $50 IS s-S
In............... S 2 tS +c
Tuckerman-
CIut.............. SO t55 5 fl
Iu.......... s 50 e-2S
Though many of Bailantyne's drives
went into the rough, they exceeded in
distance those of his opponent. and his |
splendid recoveries more than overbal- |
anced his difficulties with the uncut |
grass. Both men played fast, no time |