Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-23
c. B. BUXTON BEATS
DONALD WOODWARD
Huntington Valley Player Wins
by 2 Up in Columbia Club
Golf Tourney.
MEETS WALTER J. TRAVIS
IN FINALS THIS AFTERNOON
Latter Has Easy Time Winning
Over P. A. Proal of Deal Club Of
New Jersey by 3 Up and l.

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In one of the hardest-fought matches
of the Columbia Country Clubs fall
golf tournament C. B. Buxton of the
Huntington Valley Club this morning
defeated Donald Woodward of the Co
lumbia Country Club 2 up in the semi
finals of the first sixteen. This match
featured the morning play, and large
gallery followed the players.
In the other half of the semi-fnals
Walter J. Travis beat p. A. Proal of
the Deal Club of New Jersey, 8 up
and l.
Woodward made a splendid finish to
his match after being four down at
the fourteenth hole He won the If
tenth and sixteenth holes in par. and
on the seventeenth ran down thirty
foot putt for a 3, making him only !
down at the last hole.
Buxton played safe golf to halve the
hole and win the match, going down
In 5, while Woodward's third shot
carried almost over the green. leaving
him no chance to win the match in the
face of his opponents correct play. The
gallery was on the hill overlooking the
home hole, and at the end of the match
Woodward was heartily congratulated
on putting up such strong battle.
The Travis-ProaI match was similar
to the others in the first. second and
third rounds. the New Yorker winning
out with comparative ease. Travis
seemed to have something in reserve
throughout the match. but the proph-
cts around the clubhouse are predict
ing he will need all his cleverness to
win out in the finals this afternoon
against Buxton.
High Wind Hurts Play.
The wind from the northwest this
morning almost reached the velocity
of gale, and the golfers found it
very trying in driving either against
1t or with it. The temperature took
quite drop. and heavy sweaters were
the pronounced style for all the play
ers The tourney officials were on
hand early. as usual, and sent the diff
ferent pairs out on their journey on
schedule time.
sixteen attracted the most attention,
and what gallery there was followed
these two pairs. The club house proph-
cts were all at sea picking the man to
noon They were unanimous in select
ing the metropolitan star as a win
ner over Proal. but they merely hoped
woodward would conquer Buxton.
The course has dried out nicely since
the opening day. and this morning the
drives from the tees had long rolls
that were gratifying to the PLAYERS
Every man tried for low drives against
the wind and high loops when with It,
While driving almost in the teeth of
the wind this morning on the short Is
hole. c. c. Van Leer of the home club
went down in l. He partially sliced
to the north. but the wind caught the
ball and carried it back just enough to
make the shot a perfect one. Three is
par for the hole.
Results of Semi Finals.
Opening up the final days play as
heretofore. the fifth sixteenth repre-
sentatives were sent away first in the
semi-finals. in which n. z. Sprague
beat c. A. Watson. up and 2, and j.
w Brawner beat P. L. Hodges. up
and g.
In the fourth sixteen Bartlett beat
Clapp, j up, and Prentiss beat Asbury,
up and 3.
The other results were:
THIRD SIXTEEN.
Morven Thompson beat Burkes, up
and 5.
Williams beat Doyle 2 up and 1.
SECOND SIXTEEN
Wallace beat McGeorge up and L.
Ma1tingly beat Crump, 2 up
FIRST SIXTEEN.
Travis beat Proal, up and l.
Buxton beat Woodward, up.
Consultations.
FIFTH SIXTEEN.
Pritchell beat S. T. Price. up. -
holes.
Clark beat w. W. Price. up.
FOURTH SIXTEEN.
White beat Henderson, s up and 7.
ellis beat Hawse. up and 2.
THIRD SIXTEEN
Judge Peck beat Cummings. up
cassells beat s. P. Thompson. / up,
20 holes.
FIRST SIXTEEN
and 2
James beat Brown. up and 3.
SECOND SIXTEEN.
Chamberlain beat Chase, Z up and g.
Mckenzie beat Fairbanks. up and g.
Few Upsets Yesterday.
The matches in the second round yes
terday afternoon, which were played
too late for publication in The Star,
went through according to calcula-
tons of the experts, but few upsets
occurring. In the first sixteen it was
thought that L. l.. Harlan would give
Walter J. Travis a better argument
star. The ex-champion went through
the match, the same as in the morn :
ing, taking things easy when he found
that he had things his own way. Har-
ban found little encouragement in the
way OF luck, and managed to win but
one hole in the first eight. Not get
ting the breaks apparently discour-
aged him, especially as he knew he
had 70 go at the top Of his game 10
have any show at all
Donald Woodward, although going
splendidly this fall. was expected 10
have difficult proposition in w c.
Baliantyne. the latter has RECLAIMED
his form of two years ago, but he
"on quite handily by up and to GO
All eyes, of course. were on the frst
sixteen, as the best players from out OF
town We're therein and IL was hoped
more OF the local players would stand
up. but at the end Woodward was the
only one left. Weaver had grea,
many friends around the club pulling
for him TO beat Buxton. the Quaker
City expert, but the visitor scored ar
easy victory.
One of the closest matches of thu
afternoon developed in the third six.
teen between Connie Doyle, the Distric,
tennis champion. and ]. NJ. Scranage
This battle was up and down from the
first hole and on the home hole all were
even. Both went down in Ave on thu
nineteenth. but on the twentieth Doyle
outdrove, approached better and b,