The Washington herald., 1914-06-14
|TlJCKERMAN IS
PRAISED BYAILL
Champion Does Great Work
in District Of Columbia
Golf Tourney.
GOSSIP OF THE LINKS
First Nine Holes of New Bannockburn
Course Are Measured.
Other Notes.
GOSSIP OF THE LINKS

Although II was all doped out thai
| Walter r. Tuckerman. OF Chevy Chase
would win the District golf champion
ship last week in the first annual tour
ney at the Columbia Country Club. he
deserves much credit not only for the
splendid gain which he made in the sec
ond days play. but also for the record
he hung up considering the unfayorabls
weather conditions.
On account of the terrific heat and the
humidity, which was almost unbearabie,
eight players withdrew from the tourney
the second day. Many of the players
were compelled to rest awhile In their
matches as a safeguard from being over
come by the heat
Tuckerman gained eighteen strokes In
the second days play. He was twelve
behIrd the winner of the first thirty-six
holes, George p James, which placed
him In thirteenth position on the list.
and, as he beat out DIR. Lee L. Harlan.
Columbia, who was second, by six strokes,
the Chevy Chase player well deserved
the championship.
In the morning round of the second day
Tuckerman made a 70, which equaled the
new record accredited Daniel Il. jack
son for the reconstructed course made
in the qualification round Of the June
tournament.
Tuckerman received a handsome gold
medal in addition to having his name
inscribed on the championship trophy.
which was donated by Representative w.
s. Reyburn and ]. II. deSibour. both OF
Chevy Chase.
The first nine holes OF the new golf
course Of the Bannockburn Club. near
Cabin John bridge, was measured last
week and II is expected to have the sec
ond half Of the links finished next spring.
DR.. Thomas ]. W. Brown chairman OF
the green committee. stated that four
additional fair greens and six putting
greens are ready for seeding this fall.
Members Of the club are enjoying the
Chase circle and the new one. The last
six holes Of the new course will be
played as l3. Il. Is, 1s. II and IS. when
the full eighteen holes are completed.
@. T. Cunningham was the only MEM
Der Of Bannockburn to land in the rank
ing sixteen" of the District golf cham
pIonship last week. Cunningham is four
teenth in the list, having made score
Of 3A for the seventy-two holes
DR.. Thomas J.. w. Brown, E. 9. Parker
and. @. A. Rankin were the other Ban
nockburn fnembers entered Dr. Brown
S6s, and Rankin 38.
Columbia Country Club has ten mem |
bers among the sixteen ranking golfers
of the District" which was decided last
week in the District championship tour
ney, while Chevy Chase Club has ive
players who finished among the accredit- |
ed list, and Bannockburn has once. T. |
Columbia's representatives
are: Dr. Lee L. -iarban, George p. James.
Edward Harlan, Representative w. r.
OgIesby, Alpheus Winter, Otis II. Wood.
John w. -Brawner, A. S. Mattingly, L.
W. Weaver, and Daniel X. jackson.
Chevy Chase members are Walter r.
Tuckerman, Representative w. s. Rey-
burn. Samuel l. DalzeIl, John H. Clapp,
and F. H. Ellis e
The three-cornered tie between George
P. James, Columbia; Representative w.
s. Reyburn, Chevy Chase, and Samuel
DalzeIl, Chevy Chase, for third honors
which resulted last week in the District
tournament, will be played
Of tomorrow afternoon and the player
finishing best will receive handsome
bronze medal donated by the associa-
tion. Each of the members are playing
at the top of their game and close
match is expected