The Washington times., 1916-10-15
George Washington Play Lay OF
TAKES
::,:BANNOCkBURN PRIZE
Club Champion Wins Final
Round Of First Annual lnvi.
tation Colt Tourney.

George T. Cunningham, captain Of the
Bannockburn Golf Club team, defeated
W. ]. Hughes. jr.. OF the Columbia
Country Club. In the finals of yester-
days first annual open invitation toury
nament by up. A. is usually the case
In the final round OF any tournsment,
the golf ives not OF the highest order.
cunningham played consistent golf
throughout and was able to outlsst his
opponent.
w, w; Smith. OF Columbia defeated
burn Club. In the second sixteen final.
In the third flieht Carl Hookstadt, Ban
nockburn. defeated his clubmate, E. w.
burton; A. l. Quaintance. hammock
ourn. deiested Gilman Brenxier, OF the
o, IN the finals of the defeated eights.
=. w. scasser. OF Baltimore. defeated
a. Il Taylor, or Bannockburn. Scasser's
and % gave hinf II. The "a round IL
2 new record for the course. John Speed
second flight consolation. while c. g..
watson. Columbia, was winner OF the
third defeated eight final,
VITA the completion OF the invitation
tournament yesterday, Bannockburn
golfers are concentrating attention on
the match between r. &. Fales and u.
M. Manly today In the fipais OF the
CLUBS closed championship Nvent.
Only a few OF those who took mart in
the tournament over the Cabin John
course played conHstently to form, and
one OF these, George T. Cunningham
who won the first sixteen. was a home
player. Cunningham has been playing
some good golf recently. and at the
present time is generally conceded tho
strongest player at Bannockburn. He Ia
captain OF the clubs team.
Richard Beattis had a rather varied
efperience In the tournament. The for
mer club champion was on form In the
qualihcttion round, and failed to make
the hrst sixteen. In the nrst round ~
the second sixteen he lowered the course
record with a 30, one under par. and
easily won his match. Then the next
day, yesterday. he fell down again, and
lost to J. nj. Scranage.
Another noticeable reversal Of form
was seen In T. W. sesscer. winner OF
the qualification round, who was beaten
in the second sixteen by Cunningham.
sasscer. a prominent golfer OF the Mary
land Country Club, 10 going at a good
clip again. and Is expected to give
good account OF himself In the Invita-
tion tournament at Columbia Country
Club. which starts next Thursday.
The visiting players scores suffered
generally through their inexperience
with the unusually fast course. Ban
nockburn has been in existence only a
few years and II probably will be sew.
eral more before the course In seasoned
Into first class shape. chief fault found
With IL 10 the hardened condition Of the
turf. Al the present rate of progress II
seems that the day is not far distant
when the CLUB will realize Its ambition
to increase the 9Rurse to eighteen holes.
Tomorrow or We next day officials at
Columbia expect to hear from Bobby
Jones and Perry Adair, the youthful
Southern cracks, regarding their inten-
tionB toward playing in the coming tour
nament. The event promises to attract
a. number OF exceptional out-of-town
players. including Frank Dyer, the Penn
State champion and nationally known
golfer.