Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-14
GOLF TEAM TITLE
SERIES UNDER WAY
Annual Tourney of Middle At
Iantic Association Opens at
Columbia C. C.

SOIutttUIo ~ "
The annual team championship tour
nament of the Middle Atlantic Golf AS
ISOLATION opened this morning at the
Columbia Country Club. under almost
perfect conditions. and the weather all
that could be desired, although clouds
gave hint of rain.
The entrants were representative. the
only flaw to mar the occasion being the
non-appearance Of the Baltimore repre-
sentatives Norfolk sent up team.
and all the local clubs had out rep
resentatives, but Baltimore failed ana
did not take the trouble to notify the
committee having the tourney in charge
of the fact
Today's program includes the play
ing of a qualifying round at thirty-six
holes medal play, the four teams turn
ing in the lowest aggregate scores 10
qualify for the championship, runner
up for championship and first consola-
lation cups.
Match Play Tomorrow.
Tomorrow morning the four teams
qualifying as above will be drawn
against each other and play eighteen
holes lat match play, each match to be
played to a finish. and to count one
point for the winning team. The two
winning teams are to play for the title
and the defeated teams to play for the
first consolation cup.
All other teams are to play thirty
six holes at medal play. and the one
making the lowest aggregate score is
to be awarded the second consolation
cup.
pionship and first consolation cups will
be played and also the second round
for the second consolation cup.
F. ]. D. Mackay of Richmond. secre-
tary of the association, was on hand
early this morning and got the differ
ent pairs away from the initial tee on
schedule time.
The Columbia club course Is in SPLEEN
did condition just now and many low
scores are looked for in the first round.
Personnel of Teams.
The teams are made up of five players
each, and probably represent the best
playing strength of each organization,
as follows:
Chevy Chase Club-F. H. Ellis, Nor
ven Thompson, Reeve Lewis. Samuel
DalzelI and waIcott Tuckerman.
Columbia Country Club-A. Winter.
Donald Woodward. L. L. Harlan. George
j. James and John c. Davidson.
Norfolk Country Club-C. A. Neff, H.
and A. Crawford.
Bannockburn Golf Club-G. T. Gun
bingham. ]. NJ. Scranage, w. Y. Dur
and j. T Harris and B. l.. Taylor.
Washington Country Club. H.
Clapp. George L.. Truett. L. B. T. John
son. S. L. Moseby and Dr. McClenahan.
Hermitage Golf Club. A. selvin.
William Wallace, w. w. Neale, j. S.
Jones and NJ. Peck.
There was quite an animated group
around the first tee at o'clock this
morning and James Barron of the Nor
folk Club was assigned the honor of
of the Washington Country Club was
paired with him for the two rounds
today and both got away with SPLEEN
did drives toward the first hole In
regular order the other pairs teed off
and soon the sporty course was thickly
dotted with players.
Following are the scores of the first
half of medal play this morning:
j. A Delvin, Hermitage Golf Club, 81.
A. P. Cunningham, Bannockburn, "a.
William Wallace. Hermitage Golf
Club. 81.
A. Winters. Columbia Country Club, SO.
W. W. Neale. Hermitage Golf Club 81.
]. NJ. Spranz. Bannockburn, 80.
J. s. Jones. Hermitage. IS.
u j; H. clapp. Washington Country Club.
NJ. Peck. Hermitage. 102.
George f. Truett, Washington Coun-
try Club. SO.
T. A Ness, Baltimore Country Club,
Donald Woodward. Columbia Coun-
try Club. 81.
H. H. Hume, Norfolk Country Club,
IS.
l.. B. T. Johnson, Washington Coun-
James Hume. Norfolk Country Club,
81
F. H. Ellis. Chevy Chase. 49,
James Barron. Norfolk Country Club.
S. L. Osby, Washington Country Club.
ss.
A. s. Crawford. Norfolk c. c., 81.
W. Y. Durand. Bannockburn. 1O2.
]. T. Harris, Bannockburn, 104.
Morven Thompson. C. c. c., SO.
L. L. Harlan. Col. c. c., SO.
b. L. Taylor. Bannockburn, 106
Reeve Lewis, Columbia Country
George P. James. Columbia Country
Samuel Dalzell. Columbia Country
Club, Sc.
Walcott Tuckerman. Columbia Coun-
try Club. SIS.
John B. Dawson, Columbia Country
club. 80.
Siamese Tourney Set Back.
Owing to the play of the matches of
the middle Atlantic golf tournament,
the Siamese cup tournament at the
Chevy Chase Club has been set back
two days, which will bring the finals
of that event next Tuesday, instead of
Saturday as originally scheduled This
arrangement will permit Samuel Dali
cell, who has one leg on the cup, and
who won his match yesterday in the
first round, to play both events.
When the second round of the Mid
DIE Atlantic tourney started this after
noon a heavy rain was falling and all
the players went away from the initial
tee carrying umbrellas. The scores
this morning were Unexpectedly large
and II was believed that the adverse
weather conditions would affect the
scores this afternoon.
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