Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-15
COLUMBIA STARTS
FALL GOLF TOURNEY
Country Club Entrants Delight
ed at Scotch Mist Over
the Greens.
TRAVERS' CARD SHOWS 70;
cORKRAN DOES 1T IN "a
Weather Conditions Kept Gallery
Away, But Many Are Expected
to Watch the Finals.

The annual fall golf tournament of
the Columbia Country Club got under
way this morning under favorable con-
ditions, both as to la e list Of en-
trants and the weather. A regular
Scotch mist hung over the course and
all the good players expressed them
selves as satisfied, but feared regu-
lar rain before night. Although the list
of players does not express the class
expected. on account of several out
of-town stars failing to put in an ap-
pearance originally promised. the
veteran w. ]. Travis and Warren Cork
ran. two of the best in the country.
gave tone to the tourney.
The greens committee, headed by DR..
Walter Harlan and assisted by Win
ter and James, was early on hand and
gave Professional Mcleod many lifts
In getting the pairs away on time. In
TACT. the tourney opened ahead of time,
as MesSrs. Robinson and Pyle got away
from the initial tee at exactly ten min
utes of and from that until 2 o'clock
here was no tagging.
Today's play embraces but one round
of eighteen holes for the qualification.
instead of thirty-siX, as in the past, the
field being found too large to carry
through on account of the short day.
sixteens, with the usutG consolation
groups. For the windup Saturday, in
addition to the semi-finals and finals of
the different groups. the popular handi-
hard rain hold off there will be great
sport. as the list of entrants therein Is
already very large.
Course Almost Perfect.
PRO" Mcleod has the course in al
most perfect condition. and II there are
any flaws it will require the use Of an
expert to detect them. The greens are
just fast enough for perfect play. while
the turf of the approaches is just soft
enough to give the golfer a correct
idea of where the little white ball will
stop after well calculated shots.
The weather. of course, is not ideal
for spectators. and there was a total
Travis or Mr.. Corkran. Qualification
play Is not. as rule, very attractive
to the spectator, but by Saturday.
should this pair remain in play, a gall
lery of large dimensions can be banked
The list of players from the local
clubs embraces the very cream Of golf
ers. and. of course, the old rivalry be-
tween Columbia and Chevy Chase is
bound to crop out. Both clubs have
their crack players entered and it will
be interesting to watch the outcome.
Starting of the Cracks.
The starting of Messrs Travis and
James and Corkran and Lee Harlan
served to draw out everybody around
the beautiful clubhouse. Mr.. Travis
drove off perfectly. while Mr.. James
fouled his drive to the right of the
course. The veterans second shot was
disappointing. and he Immediately
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doubtless took his mind Off the game.
With par 4 for the hole. both took
5, so their start was not high class.
Mr.: corkran never gets going right
until after about four holes, and his
start this morning held good to this
understanding. He pulled his drive
from the first tee over into the trees to
the left of the course. but, fortunately.
got a good lie. HIS iron shot carried
out well, but once again the ball went
too far. rolling down the bank to the
right of the course.
Six to Five at First.
From this poor position Mr.. Corkran
also recovered nicely, but slipped up
on the green, taking six shots before
going down. DIR. Harlan got off with
a short drive, but his second shot car
ried him to the edge Of the woods, just
west of the green. but he managed to
get down in five, one better than his
companion.
One of the players met with a piece
of hard luck, as he had gone out early,
and had reached the seventh hole when
he received a hurry-up call to be In
court by 1890. 1t is almost needless
to say that he made good time to
his automobile and better time getting
over the roads to the city. His com
panion, under instructions from thu
greens committee, waited on the next
pair and finished out the course with
them.
Connie Doyle's Card.
That Connie Doyle can play golf well.
almost as good as tennis. was demon
strated this morning when he turned in
a nice card of "a, as follows:
Out. 3 4-44
In....... 6 5 3 4 4-40-84
T. T. Bishop, Chevy Chase, turned in
the best card, an 50. up to 1 o'cock, as
follows:
Out ....... 4 $40
In...... 5 5 5 5 S 5-2-S2
Tom Francis, who has acted as tour
ney secretary for many years, is in this
falls event. playing for the first time
in fifteen years. Arthur Giles plays
with him. and they are credited with
being two of the oldest members of the
club.
Travers' Score.
The veteran W. ]. Travers played up
to his reputation. and turned in a splen-
did card of 20. only one stroke over par
for the course. His card is as follows:
Out. 3 S 4 +35
In...... 4 5 5 8 5 4 3 5-38-73
True to his prediction of being a poor
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