Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18
PLAY GOOD MATCHES
Interesting Golf Results in Co.
Iumbia Tournament.
VAN LEER BEATS BUHRMAN
Thirty-Six Holes Required, How
ever, to Decide Contest Between
These Two Men.
VAN LEER BEATS BUHRMAk

The first round Of the various six
teens and two matches in the consola-
lions in the July tournament of the
Columbia Country Club were played
during the past week, and many close
and interesting matches resulted.
According to the handicap rules gov
erning the event the lower handicap
player is compelled to start his OPP
ponent a number Of holes up" equal
to one-half the difference in their
handicaps, the fraction one-half to
count.
In the first sixteen, one OF the closest
matches of the week developed when
it took C. c. Van Leer SO holes to
beat A. c. Buhrman. The end of
the first round found them all-even
and the second, too. was a "nip-and-
tuck" affair, with the advantage con-
stantly shifting, Van Leer finally win
ming. up.
Another extra-hole match was played
between D. F. Asbury and r. L. Corby,
the former winning by up at 20 holes
when the first eighteen ended with the
score all-even.
Summaries for the Week.
teens and the first round of the con-
week. The summaries of the weeks
play follow:
FIRST SIXTEEN.
First round-Frank N. Phelps defeated Andrew
defeated D. B. ,Gish, By up and 3; Dr.. Howard
p. Cobey defeated deorse Chadwen, BY 3 up and
2; {. {: Van teer defeated A: 9. Buhr%aa: By
John W. Brawner. by default; William G. Ballan-
tyne defeated Alpheus Winter, by default; Don.
second round-Donald Woodward defeated Will
james ham ID defeated +. II. Phelps. BY up and T.
SECOND SIXTEEN.
First round-J. A. Shafer defeated william
Smith. by up and 2; william W. Price defeat
q B .. s.sss9' By R sP and s s
70 holes; f. NJ. Posey. defeated P. I. Hoops. BY
by 4 up and 2: c. b. Doyle defeated James
Baird. by 2a up and 1.
THIRD SIXTEEN.
First round-Otto J. De Moll defeated E. B. De
Graw, by 2 up and l; A; L. Thurman defeated
hai J. n. Thompson, BY DEFAULT R. P. Bar
garter CART b. Keene defeated Albert R. Mackenzie.
by / up; c. NJ. King defeated +. B. Pyle, by 1
up; Charles Orme defeated Herbert L. Shannon,
by up and 2.
by up and }.
FOURTH SIXTEEN.
First round-Frank Govern defeated F. W.
SieboId by l up; e. c. Colt defeated T. W.
Brahany by up and q C. A. Weston defeated
John F. Slaven, by up; John A. Kratz defeated
John W. williams, by up and 4; e. c. Robin
son defeated Paul Freeman, by up and l. W.
n, Fowler defeated W. S. Cox, by 2 up and l;
Guy s. Saffold defeated J. N. Perry, by up
and q: s. A. Reeves defeated Z. 1. Ober, by up.
Second rounds. A. Reeves defeated Guy s.
Saffold, by up.
FIFTH SIXTEEN.
First round-Charles e. Caldwell defeated a. P.
Seidmann, by 2 up and 1: James W. Beller de-
feated J. B. Pierce. by default; c. A. Bieder de-
feated II. F. Lowman. BY default; B. U. era
ham defeated DIR. Frank Leech, by up and 2;
william r. Harr defeated w. H. West, by up
and 2: A. H. Giles defeated John Poole, by
m and /; A. L. Bryant defeated J. E. Shoe
maker. BY ! up; A. c. McElroy defeated r. A.
Martin, by up and g.
CONSULTATIONS.
FIRST SIXTEEN.
First round-Harold e. Doyle defeated Alpheus
Winter, by up and 3.
FOURTH SIXTEEN.
First round-F. w. Siebold defeated T. W.
Brahany, by up and /.