Evening star., 1914-08-16

The heavy rains of Wednesday ana
Thursday were as welcome to the golfers
as the proverbial flowers in May" as all
of the local courses were practically burnt
up by the past months heat and drought.
But the heavy downpours were just what
was needed and they brought out the
greens to perfection. All of them are now
in fine condition and are prepared for
another dry spell.
DIR. Lee Harlan, A. S. Mattingly and
John Davidson won an interesting match
from Fred Mcleod and G. H. Chasmar
at Columbia last week. 2 up and 1 to
play. The play was exceptionally good.
six Is being scored in the last nine hofes.
These were divided up as follows: Da-
wilson. 3 strokes on the tenth and four
teenth: Mcleod, BON the thirteenth:
Matt 3 on the fifteenth and seven
tenth. and "Dr. Lee" Mcleod and Da-
wilson all even with on the sixteenth.
Gen. e. NJ Weaver, one of the veteran
players of the Chevy Chase Club. has
just returned from Boston. where he
golfed on the Brookline Country Club
links. The Brookline Country Club is
Francis Ouimet's home club.
The Bannockburn Golf Club started its
August tournament last Saturday. This
brought out two extra prizes. The handi-
cap committee Is now getting busy on the
handicaps. SO as to have all Of its play
ers properly rated by the time the fall
events are played. With this idea In
view. the first round Of the August event
was announced in conjunction with a
handicap match at eighteen holes medal
play. the players being given ratings by
the committee, classified and then drawn
for position. They then played their
ali OF al Y1Q ha
low gross and low net scores drawing
golf clubs as prizes the first round being
decided at the same time under the
medal play rules. The second round was
was, and the other rounds will be. at
match play.
A course record in brides scored was
made in foursome at the Columbia
Country Club last week, when eighteen
were made in match between George
James and Arthur Shelton and DR.. How
ard p. Cobey and P. L. Hodges. which
the first-named pair won This is largely
due to the fact that five eagles (Which
an eagle being a hole won in stroke
below par. James made two-a on the
fourth (par ~ and another on the seven
teenth (par ~. Each of the others made
one, Cobey getting on the eleventh
(par 81. Hodges making the seventh In }
(par - and Shelton sinking his third in
the tenth (par ~.
AS result of having their handicaps
cut and being placed on The official list
of the United States Golf Association,
Allan Lard and William S. Reyburn also
have been cut by the golf committee at
Chevy Chase and they are now rated at
8 instead Of 6 strokes. Walter Tucker
man. who, oddly enough. although rated
at strokes by the national body, has
still to be given 5 strokes at Chevy
Chase. also has had his club mark
also is rated on the Metropolitan Golf
Members of the victorious Columbia
Country Club golf team which won the
team trophy in the Middle Atlantic States
championships. decided on the Country
Club of Virginia course last May. are still
anxiously waiting for the trophy. which
to date has never been turned over to
them by that club. Word was recently
received from President Kirk, however.
to the effect that it was still at the
jewellers being engraved and that it
would. be forwarded as soon as possible.
The latest field and track athlete to
take up golf is Bradley Gish, who has
1oined the Bannockburn Golf Club and
whose name also is posted at Columbia
A few years ago Gish was considered
one Of the best track athletes in the
country. Running under the colors of the
Irah.Amsrican Athletic Club of New
York he aeoeed in both the Quortef.SnilA