Evening star., 1915-11-21

nockburn have been played. In the sec
ond round of the championship flight
pion. defeated John T. Harris. by up and
/, and E. W. Burton, jr.. beat DR.. Samuel
II. Greene, up. In the second sixteen.
DR.. ]. R. De Farges had an easy time
while John A. Robinson won from Dr. NJ.
Dorsett. who played him a tie to the
twentyfirst hole and then was compelled
to forfeit on account Of business engage
ments. Another sclose match in this
fight was that between DR.. H. J. Nichols
and James A. White. the former winning
1 up. Two matches were played in the
third sixteen with Miles Taylor winning
from ]. F. Day, 2 up and /. and William
Maekey beating J. r. Campbell. by up
rounds will be played. the championship
and honors in each fight being on the
program for Thanksgiving. In the first
sixteen ]. Martin Scranage and E. W.
Burton, jr., and Richard Beattie and
Norman Dempsey are the semi-finalists.
while in the second fight H Stonier will
meet the winner Of the match between
DR.. j. r. De Farges and DR.. H j. Nichols.
Miles Taylor and William Macleie are
finalists in the third sixteen. But few
matches were played in the consultations
during the week. In the first sixteen E
D. Williamson defeated Dr. Thomas ].
W. Brown in a close match by up at 19
holes, while in the second sixteen c. H.
Baker gained a decision over DR.. F. /.
Bartlett at the ''home" hole, winning 1
up.
Chevy Chase, Columbia and Bannock-
burn will be the only local clubs to
stage regular holiday events Thanks
Club, Washington Suburban Club and
Kirkside having announced that while
nothing formal will be announced 1t Is
quite likely that impromptu sweep
IL: IT -. tAn
gotten up If enough members desire
It. At Chevy Chase, there will be three
events carded an eighteen-hole
sweepstakes" against par. an
eighteen-hole handicap match against
par and thirty-six hole handicap
mittee at Columbia will announce
something in day or so-probably
handicap matches against par for both
morning and afternoon. Bannockburn
tion to the finals of the harvest home
event. which also are slated for that
day. The tournament committee has
announced that a prize will be offered
for the best score made in match play
against par. with the competitors
being allowed three-fourths of their
handicap.
It has just been learned at Columbia
that Harlow Hurley. who as member
Of that club won the Bannockburn
tournament a couple of years ago. and
who is now at Topeka. Kan. won top
honors in the recent invitation event
of the Topeka Country Club. In which
golfers from Newton, st. Joe, Ottawa,
Kansas City and other points COM
peted.
DR.. McClenihan, chairman of the
green committee at the Washington
Country Club. reports that work on the
drainage system of the various greens
is going along at fast clip. A new
bunker protecting No. from overflow
on the left-hand end of the green has
Just been completed, and work started
on No. 16. A turf bunker. with a COW
cred tiled drain, will be built between
the sand trap and the green at this
hole.
Allan Lard and Walter Tuckerman
tied for top honors in last Saturdays
event at Chevy Chase, an eighteen hole
medal play competition. Lard went
while Tuckerman's gross was "a, with
a rating.
Walter s.. Harlan of Columbia has
been away all week on hunting trip
in lower Maryland. He is expected
back today.
The officials at the Washington Subur-
ban Club have announced that no steps
will be taken toward filling the
vacancy created by the resignation of
Donald Ball until next
spring.
In the Harvest Home matches sched- |
uled for the coming week at Bannock-
burn all interest is centered in. the
ard Beattie and A Norman Dempsey.
both of whom are playing splendid
golf. In his last round Beattie made
the following score for the nine holes. |
which is the record In match play
for the new course under strict rules |
Of play:
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Dempsey is a youngster attending |
University. He halls from
this summer in tournaments in the |
New England states.
William Comedian, who is going to
oversee the work on the Columbia
Club course, as described ex-
in The Star last Sunday. came
on from New York Monday and has
hustled things along ever since. He
probably will remain here for at least
.wo weeks longer. As has been stated
before, the changes in the course have
been made at Walter Travis sugges-
lion, and Comedian generally is con-
,idered the best man In the country
ii doing the actual work. Columbia
vas fortunate in being able to get him.
Next Saturdays event at Chevy Chase
viii be an eighteen-hole handicap at
medal play.
william Braid, professional of the
daryland Country Club. was here Mon
law and he Mcleod and Sargent play
"a q round over the Columbia course.
In account Of the cold weather, all of
he holes were not played out and SO
10 scores were kept.
4 Columbia spent last Saturday and
,unday at Philadelphia, where they
,layed rounds over. the Merton OIjcket
Hub and Pine Valley ceurBsA