The Washington times., 1913-09-02
COMMIT TEES MAY
CHANGE HAND|CAPS
Marks Of Several Golfers May
Be Revised After Journeys
on Various Courses Here.
By scLEEK.

Results In the closed tournaments
held yesterday on the various links tend
to show several surprises, and may re-
suit In hasty look over the handicaps
with q view Of changing the marks of
many Of the competitors. Scores at
Chevy Chase, the Columbia Country
Club, the Washington Country Club, and
the Suburban Golf Club posted today
mark the winning Of the various events
by those not conceded q chance at the
start Of the events yesterday.
]. w. Childress at Chevy Chase in the
Kicker's tournament turned in fine
card of 50 and with a handicap Of 1s
had no difficulty in landing the prize. +.
II. Ellis with 10 and handicap Of s
made "a. Allan Lard, with his handi-
cap, turned in q card Of IS. e L White
house, ]. d. Cassels, H Oliphant. Ben
Miller, J. L. Newbold. H. Taylor. J. A
McIlnenny, T. N. McAboy, G. c. Min
nigerode, e. w. Parker, George Richards,
and r. Deyereux followed In the order
named. Ellis was first IN the handicap
match against par.
Something Ike @ nfty , PLAYERS s1d a.se ,Ss
honor of winning fell to Connie Doyle,
who made the Is holes In So, IS in
the morning and 43 In the afternoon
]. Floyd Cissel, Robert w. Cox, c, 5.
Watts, M. E. Danforth. Harlow Hurley
C. III. Chasmar. J. c. Davidson, l. l.
Harbin, H. T. shannon. J. T. Hendrick.
Wiiliam ]. Eynon. and U. s. Catlett.
George Z Truitt, chairman Of the
green's committee at the Washington
Country Club, walked on with the
low gross score prize yesterday get
ting an so. Fred N. Stones 92. with a
Cd
Irize. and j. S. Porter took second
Robert Talbot and ]. r. Grunwell
fled for first honors in the afternoon
medal handicap play against par: Eacn
finished two down on par. Talbot
made the eighteen holes In 81, while
Grunwell finished in 81.
Phil King won the honors in the
Qualification round of the first an
nual handicap tournament of the new
Suburban Club over the course on
Georgia avenue yesterday, negottat-
ing the eighteen holes in 100. King
was the only scratch player in the
the trip in in 4S, a creditable show
ing In view of his short practice and
the run of the course. Thirty-siX
golfers took part.
The following seventy-one golfers are
second qualifying round at Garden City,
L. l.. championship today: F. Ouimet.
woodland, Mass, IS: w. J. Travis, Gar
den City. IS, e NJ Byers, Allegheny.
Pa, IT; Charles Evans, jr., Edgewater,
Ill, II H. J. Tapping, Greenwich, Conn:
]. D. Travers. Upper Montclair. N. J.;
A. NJ. Reid. st. Andrews, n. Y; Roy
d. webb, Englewood, N. j.: c. B. Bux-
ton, Huntington Valley, Pa. 70; F. A,
Martin. Ekwanok, Vt; Fred Herreshon.
Garden City: A. c; ,!I TImeE; nrIII Florida ndda
Valley. Pa, 50; W. c. Fownes. jr..
Allegheny, Pa: H. w. Kenworthy,
Matacomet. r. l.: H. N. Perrin, Merton,
Pa; G. w. White, Oakland. n. Y; R.
e. watson. Garden City. n. Y; B. w.
Corkran. Baltimore; r. s. Worthington,
cago. 81: B. P. Merriam. Waterbury.
Conn; H. L. Downey. Apawamis. N. Y;
Dwight Partridge. Bedford, ". Y; ]. G..
Anderson. Braeburn, Mass; !. NJ. Rhett.
Brooklyn; r. A. Gardner, Chicago; III.
B. Lee, Detroit; J. r. Hyde. South
Shore, N. Y. and McKim Hollins, West
brook, n. Y, So.
DR.. Walter Harlan, playing in the
open amateur championship qualify
Ing round at Garden City yesterday,
came to grief before the first round
was played. and withdrew. He was
raired with Maude. the British golfer
Keep your eye on Francis Ouimet, the
Massachusetts champion. He surprised
everybody yesterday by bringing in the
Iow score Of IS. He Is a great golfe-,
although not so widely known around
New York as he is in Boston. His score
yesterday was not a ffuke. He drove
and putted well. and deserves a great
deal Of credit for leading the greatest
field Of golfers that ever teed OF In Q
national championship.