Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-20
GOLFERS OF THE HOUSE
DEFEAT THE SENATORS
Latter Take Downfall on Country
Club Links Good
Naturally.
Declare 1t Was About the Only OPP
,ortunity Boys of the South End
Got to .'Put It Over Them.

Golfers of the House of Representa-
tkes easily defeated the experts of that
game from the Senate yesterday after
noon on the links of the Columbia Coun-
nv club. to which most of the congress
sonal contingent of golfers belong. The
defeat was. in fact disaster for the
Senate, the champions of which had eX-
nected a, least an even break. Even
the oftiials of the club looked Tor a
more cen match and were surprised at
the outcome.
II Wa plainly an of day with the DIS
tinsuised statesmen from the north emu
of the Capitol. They took their defeat
good nauredly. however, asserting that
II was about the only opportunity the
House ever got to put 1t over the
Senate.
Will there is to be return match
the s0ators not being satisfied Win
their moving the losers paid for the
dinnerat the Columbia Country Club last
night. at which pleasure and philosophs
Yningld.
The match was a Nassau, a point on
zach nine holes and point on the
,nata. Not a single senator won ms
,,.to Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska
r,akng the best showing with Represent
.,fv Treadway of Massachusetts, this
.h turning out a tie Out of a to-
.oss,b,e ~ noints. the representatives
scoed - and the senators none. Senator
II;.hcock made a better medal score
tbao Representative Treadway. but that
didnot aid him in Nassau play.
Senate Hopefuls "of Game"
enator salisbury of Delaware had
hon Kicked as the best of the Senate
OILERS and he was pitted against KEEP
rsen,ative Oglesby, who is the crack
n the House, and was captain OF the
louise team. Mr. Oglesby won each half
nd the match making a medal score OF
D. against o. for Senator SALISBURY.
;enator Hollis of New hampshire had
cen expected to defeat Representative
illicit Of Massachusetts. but the senator
vas off, his game, being easily de-
feated.
Senator Cummns of Iowa. usually
playing below 90 OH the Columbia course,
took 1o1. against % for Representative
Townsend OF New Jersey the score being
about the worst the Iowa senator ever
turned in on that course
Former senator Bourne OF Oregon was
another hopeful in the Senate ranks, but
he vas easily defeated by Representative
WhalcS Of South Carolina.
Senator o'Gornan and Representative
Fi;zserald of New York attracted much
interest in their bout. Senator OGorman
introduced tho chairman of the House
committee ON appropriations to the game,
and the pupil beat the tutor, neither,
however. playing up to form.
Cards for Each Match.
The cards turned in for each match was
as follows:
Representative Proutv. Iowa
Out....-....... > ) q > ) 81
1r..-.--....... s d 3 4 5-46-91
Senator Bristow, kansas
Ont...-.-.... i ! 5-J1
In......7 i : . ) 5 1-52-1O:
Representative Gille;t. Massachusetts
but-.-....--... :, = : . q 6-46
in...--........ 8 8 :, s.4-9t
Senator Hellis. New Hampshire
out ..-....-.-.- 9 & ) . $50
In..-.......... . i q 500.
Representative Townsend. New Jersey
Out --...-.-.- 5 y 6 544
In........... 6 i ) ! 5 6-l-9.
Senator Cunmins. iowa
out ...-..... i s AS
Iu....,....... :, 1-53-1ol