Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21
PAUL BEATS PECK
IN GOLF TOURNEY
Charlotte Man Captures Top
Honors in First Invitation
Event Here.
LOCKER MAKES GOOD O w
Lowers Own Course Record and
Wins in Second Sixteen.
Hawse Was Medalist.
LOCKER MAKES GOOD SHOWING

After lowering tho course record in
the senifinals. Walter NJ. Paul. Of
Charlotte. continued his brilliant play
yesterday afternoon by capturing top
honors in the first annual invitation
golf tournament OF the Country Club
OF Virginia. W. G. Locker. OF this
city. took first place In the second
sixteen. turning In a card which also
bettered the club record, held by him
self.
Following the final matches. prizes
were awarded to the winners In the
various events. The trophies, amount,
ing in value to $1,000, were presented
to the winners by Joseph c. Tayl,
chairman OF the committee which had
charge of the tourney. A large gallery
was present and followed the players,
several hundred being on hand when
the prizes were distributed. :
The tournament was one OF the most
successful ever held by any club in
this section. 1t was the first golf event
or It's magnitude ever attempted by Il
Richmond club. and its success was.
therefore. the more remarkable. In
the qualifying round, 10 golfers teed
on. Entries represented all of the i'm
p%ortant clubs in this section. and many
Eastern players were present.
CLOSED PLAY IN BOTH
FINALS AND SEMIFISALS
Both the semihna1s and finals were
played off yesterday. and some close
matches were the result. The playing
OF Paul was too much for his oppo-
nents. In eliminating a. l.. Hawse In
the morning, the Charlotte man was
forced to go the limit. In this match
he broke the course record. Later in
the day Pau met Fl. C. Peck. and
the finals was a battle royal. with the
former winning out.
The winners of the various events
We're:
-.
First sixteen, W. NJ. Paul. Charlotte.
with H. c. Peck runner-up: second six
teen. w. c. Locker, Richmond. with
w. r. Barnhill runner-up: third six
teen. w. Stuart Symingson, with w w.
Parkson runner-up; fourth sixteen. r..
r.. King. with DR.. Thomas II. Scales
runner,up; NTH sixteen. r.. l.. Palmore.
with c. J.. Williams runner-up: sixth
sixteen, DR.. Walden. With f. A.
Palmer runner-up.
Winners in defeated Fights:
First sixteen. Fl. Stuart Homes: sec
ond sixteen, Douglas Cali: third six.
teen, enato r. G. Hale. Of Raitimore.
fourth sixteen. ]. c. Taylor: nth six
teen. James NIullin, and sixth sixteen.
a. Gray.
HAWSE GETS MEDAL o
LOWEST QUALIFYING SCORE
The medal for the lowest qualify
ing score went to a. l.. Hawse. of this
city. II. II. d. Mackay took the nriye
for the first low net score In t,e
handicap played yesterday. William III.
Palmer, Jr., was second. while r. Car
nett Tabb and n. T. Mcintyre tied
for third place.
The results Of the qualifying round
yesterday morning we're:
First siNteen-Paul beat HAYES. ?
and &. Peck beat McMenamin, former
State champion. . up.
Second siXteen-Barnhill bat West
Grey. 1 and ,. Locke beat G.. +. Wood.
L up. 10 holes.
Fifth siXteen-Williams beat Hotch.
KISS, 4 and 3. Powers beat Joynes. 4
and .. Z
Sixth sixteen-Palmer beat Walker
l up. Walden beat Wilson, l up.
Defeated eight first sixteenth 6
Jones beat Meade. . and l.. Hill beat
Neale, l UP.
Defeated eight second sixteen-cau
beat Carroll. 3 and 1. Taylor beat
j. l.. Jones. 1 up.
Defeated eight fifth sisteen-Hemp-
NH beat j. y. White. . and 1. Mullen
beat Ashby Jones. 4 and ..
Defeated eight sixth sixteen-Grey
beat Roe, 4 and 3. Bragg beat Hog
visitors Observation-Disclosures boa,
scott. to 10. Hendricks beat Pope.
l up. oPe'
Fourth sixteen-King beat Rev. n
d. c. Maclachlan. 6 and s. Scales beat
Gray. 4 and .. ~