Evening star., 1915-05-16

fights of eight for match play Mon
day. On this date two rounds will be
in each flight. The finaISAvill be played
during the week and prHes awarded to
the winners.
An important meeting Of the Wash
ington Country Club was held Tuesday
evening, at which time the affairs OF
the club were discussed and board of
governors elected. All business could
the meeting Will be continued Tuesday.
May 2b. at which time all pending mat
ters will be completed and an an
nouncement Of what has been done will
be made. The new board Of governors,
according to the laws governing the
Washington Country Club. elects the
officers but the present officers have
been SO satisfactory that it Is more
| than likely that they will be asked to
serve another term.
Fully fifty local golfers took the trip
to Baltimore Monday Tuesday or
Wednesday to get a look at National
competing in the annual event Of the
| Baltimore Country Club. Those who
| did feel more than repaid, as the title
| holder did all that was expected Of
him. and played exceptionally good
golf in all Of his matches. He won all
of them by good margin. and If he
had been pushed might have done even
/ better. OF the local players who COM
peted, Allan Lard of Chevy Chase did
| the best work. reaching the semf-flnals
and being eliminated by B. Warren
Cochran, the Maryland champion, who
ranks well up near the top on the
national list. John H. Clapp also quail
! flied for the first fight. but was put
out of the running in the first round
/. Donald Woodward OF Columbia brought
home prize. being runner-up in the
second sixteen. John..Davidson and
Rp nf
| lumbia. qualified in the second and
third flights, but were eliminated in
| the early stages.
/, One Of the best matches played over
Pannockburn course during the week
was a foursome between II. J. Nichols
and s. H. Greene against President John
L. Warren and George T. Cunningham,
! latter pair is strong one generally,
but was not at It's best. and. much to
! every ones surprise. was forced to take
| second honors.
! Columbia players are now using the
new No. l turf tee. The opening
| Of this tee now puts them on the regu-
| lar course. as the other greens and
| tees have been gradually put in use. and
| this was the only closed one left.
All of the local courses benefited a
great deal by the rains Of the past
week and great improvement has re-
suited. Washington has had practical
! ly no rain since Easter and had the
drought continued much longer some
! Of the courses would have been prac-
;ically dried up. Chevy Chase feels
particularly elated in view of its tourna-
ment, which starts Thursday, as those
! in charge were getting rather dfscour
aged OYER the prospects of having to
! hold the event over poor conditioned
!; course.
\
middle Atlantic states golf championship
tournament. which will be held over
the Wilmington Country Club course
June II, IS and 49, The qualification
holes on the opening day. with the
next two days taken up with match
, play.
/ Bannockburn has decided to make
!. change in its water system for it's
rev Cabin John Bridge course, and has
| planned for an immediate supply of
| water for six of its greens now in use.
! Three of these green's the second. third
and ninth. will be watered by gravity
! from the artesian well, while a gaso-
| line engine will he installed to pump
water daily to Nos. 4, and ..
F. Capt. F.. *. Hill OF the Chevy Chase
/ Club. who is a member Of the board
of governors. has presented a cup to
the club to be put up for competition
bGI"cen members ol tIe DOaTu a
regular tourna ment will be held. draw
ings for the sixteen who have en-
| tered being as follows:
| First round: Gen. f. NJ. Weaver VS..
col. A. S. WorthinEton. G r. Wilson
vs. j. A. Johnston. John A McIllhenny
ys. DR.: J: D; Morgan. e. g. Treat VS..
i NJ A. Cobh, Alexander Britton vs. Capt.
I. x. Hill, G, J; Bell vs.; Ralph Jen--
| Eins. J. r. wilkins VS.. Aist Blair and
Thomas Hyde VS.. J. n 4aSden. The
/ players can arrange win One another
as to when their matches are played,
| but the event must be completed by
May 80.
! The triple tie in the qualification
| round of the Washington Country Club
| tournament between Allan Lard and
| Sam Dalzell of Chevy Chase and l.. L.
Harlan Of Columbia will be played off
next week. 1t was postponed during
| the past week because of the Baltf-
| more Country Club tourney and will
not be played tbs week on account of
that of Chevy Chase.
| An Interesting foursome was played
/ last Wednesday over the Washington
! Country Club course between George
T.. Truett and Ben Yates Of that, club
and DR. Bruce l.. Taylor and B.. B.
+, Hunt of Bannockburn.s Virginia
| team lead by two holes at the turn,
| but the visitors experienced rally
! coming in and finished two up.
| T;. change OF from msdal TO match
~, decided up"h hy the executive