Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-09
WIND |NTERFERES
WITH GOLF PLAY
Final Matches in Tournament
at Washington Country
Club Staged.

A heavy wind interfered with play in
the annual golf tournament of the Wash
inston Country Club when the players
started on the final days matches this
morning.
One of the best matches Of the day was
that in the semi-flnal rounds of the first
sixteen between John c. Davidson of the
Washington Country Club and William
G. Ballantyne of Columbia. the former
winning two up and one. That Davidson
is now at the top of his game is shown
by his work of yesterday, when he estab-
lished a new course record. and he was
never down in this mornings match. Bal
lantyne was also playing in good fora
and an exceptionally interesting match
resulted.
At the turn Davidson was two up and
he managed to win by just this margin.
this was largely due to the heavy gusts
Of wind. which caught the ball and made
1t perform all kinds Of capers. The other
match in the semi-finals of the first six
A. 8. Mattingly, both of Columbia, went
nineteen holes. the latter finally winning
one up.
AoOIt DCACoIS OOhuSIOus
The semi-finals in the consultations Of
the first sixteen also brought out a good
match. when George T. Truett of the
home club defeated E. A. Johnston Of the
Baltimore Country Club 3 up and ..
The veteran did not receive a good
start, and was down at the fourth hole.
He won the fifth and sixth and halved
"a hafnD I al the
turn The tenth and eleventh were
haIved. and he squared the match by
winning tho thirteenth. The next was
halved and wins Of the next three gave
him the victory. , up and ..
Sidney Kent and Holt Wright furnished
the longest match of the day when they
went twenty holes in the semi-finals of
the fourth sixteen. Wright finally winning
after having squared the match on the
home hole.
The final rounds are now being decided
The handicap event is drawing well, and
nearly fifty have entered and are now
fighting it out at eighteen holes medal
play.
The summaries of this mornings play
up until . o'clock follow:
First sixteen. semi-tinal round-John G.
Davidson. Washington Country Club, de-
feated William c. Ballentyne Columbia,
2 up and L. A. S. Mattingly. Columbia,
defeated DIR. Lee L. Harlan, Columbia.
l up at 10 holes.
Second sixteen. semi-fi final round-I. r.
Prentiss Mohawk Club. N. j.. defeat
ed A. T. Jameson. University of Virginia,
4 up and =. Gus Worthngton of Ban
nockburn. defeated George A. Rankin OF
Bannockburn. up and 3.
Third sixteen. semi-fnal round-Eppa
Rixey. University of Virginia. defeated
f. G. Parker, Washington Country Club,
/ up.
Fourth sixeen. semi-fina round.
Club, defeated Sidney Kent, Washing
ton Country Club, l up at twenty holes.
F. L. Davis, Columbia, defeated c. A.
Watson Of Columbia l up.
CONSOLATION.
1ST SIXTEEN-SEMI-F1N ROUND.
John W. Childress. Chevy Chase. de-
feated John w. Brawner. Columbia,
C George e. Truett, Washington Country
Club, defeated E A. Johnston, Baltimore
Country Club, up and .
Second sixteen. semi-final round-W. A.
Knowles. Washington Country Club, de-
feated H. II. o. Sterrett. Columbias.
defeated Dr. Loren johnson. Washington
Country Club 3 up and l.
Third sixteen, semi-final round-W. o.
Gilbert of Columbia defeated E Robinson
of Columbia, 8 up and 3: p. II. LOTUS
Of Chevy Chase defeated Robertson
White, Columbia. up.
Fourth sixteen. semi-final round
Howard Fisher. Columbia, defeated c.
s. Duganne Washington Country Club,
W. F. seyboth. Washington Country
Club, defeated Charles Young, Washing
ton Country Club. 2 up.
Results of Second Round.
Following are the results of the second
round of match play yesterday afternoon:
FIRST SIXTEEN
5 up and 8: Ballantyne defeated Wood by up:
Mattingly defeated Jackson by s up and .:
Dr. Harlan defeated Woodland by 3 up and :.
SECOND SIXTEEN
Second round-L. r. Prentiss defeate Lawrence
Green by / up; A. L. johnson defeated j. NJ
ScrannaGe by i up: G. A. Rankin defeated Dr.
Cobey by . up; Worthington defeated H. y.
Brown by l up
THIRD SIXTEEN
Second nnnd-W. NJ. Gilbert defeated Clark by
1 nm and 8: Smith defeated Commissioner New
man nv up: Eppa Rixey defeated G. A. ellis
Nv IN and 4: Parker defeated Dr. Lttlepage
by up and 4
FOURTH SIXTEEN.
Second round-Kpnt defeated l. E Smith nv .
Up M ana and s. watson defeated Barnes by |; IN
and .: Davis defeated Kirkland by up and l.
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