Evening star., 1914-10-18

of about three feet, but he missed the
shot by a hair and lost out Both men
are in the first fight of local golfers
and their match was watched with un-
usual interest by the club members.
A J. Cummings was one of the hap
| plest OF men, as he won his first prize
since delving into golf, winning the
consolation Of the fourth sixteen from
| Rhea by up and 2.
| Louis Weaver's work was somewhat
on color in the qualification and he
was showed back into the fourth six
| teen. He made a cleanup in all his
matches. winning by big scores, which
| made many of his eliminates smile. as
| he had fallen into a soft spot
The handicap play fizzled out to almost
| nothing, as the hundred or more players
who participated therein refused to turn
in their cards In the old days the golf
names in the handicap events. their
handicaps showing their real ability but
in recent years. unless a good score is
made. no cards are shown. Eddie Eynon
did the best work in this event yester-
day, making an 50 gross, while Messrs
Gilbert and Wardman were tied with a
rs net, the former having a IL and the
latter an IS stroke handicap.
DR.. Walter Harlan, chairman of the
greens committee, was immensely pleased
over the success of the tournament and
came in for hearty congratulations on
all sides. The splendid battles put up
in the semi-f1nals and finals for the
principal cups furnished the greatest en-
tators, and this fact was most crafty
ing to the doctor. as he has been work
ing continuously for the past two months
to bring about this result.
Great Win for James.
The defeat of the veteran Travis by
George James in the semi-finals of the
first sixteen came as a big surprise to
the local golf colony, as the winner is not
regarded as the best player of the Co
lumbia Club In the qualification round
James had Travis as his companion. and
the scores turned in were so wide apart
as to make the local man look like a
bush leaguer. But match play is some
thing totally different, and in defeating
Travis. James clearly demonstrated that
he possesses all the grit necessary for
the makeup of a first-class golfer.
Neither of the players kept cards on
the match but it is good guess that
neither got within speaking distance of
par figures That the match was lost on
small putt demonstrates the uncer-
tainty of the game. as Travis is es-
pecially strong on the green. and has
won many matches in his long career
through brilliant work with the putter.
James is not superstitious, but he GER
tainly had a premonition of what was
coming as Friday night - remarked to
a friend:
Il have been going badly of late, and
it will be a shame for me to beat such
a brilliant golfer as Travis tomorrow"
And the funny part of the matter is
that James manner indicated that he
really thought he was going to beat the
veteran.
When Travis and James came over the
hill toward the fifteenth hole the gallery
overlooking the match was very large.
Travis on his second shot went into the
ruck and had to lift his ball. James had
a bad lie. but should have won the hole
only for a top shot that enabled Travis
to halve it in five. On the sixteenth hole
both got en- the little island on the first
shot and went down in three. Many of
the gallery were predicting James crack
ing on the nasty seventeenth hole and
when he dubbed into the stream on his
second shot the Il told you sos were
numerous.