Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07
LEE I. HARLAN IS BEST MAN
IN WASHINGTON CLUB TOURNEY
Columbia Club Man Defeats Norbert Demp-
sey in Golf Finals, 5 Up and 4EVeteran
Plays Sensational Game.
Beats Quaker City Player.

time down. won by up and . to
play.
Beats Quaker City Player.
In the other semi-final match Lee L.
Harlan beat C. H. Williams of the
Philadelphia Country-Club, 1 up, in a
stirring battle ending on the home
green.
Another semi-final match was ended
in the same manner. John c. David
son of the home club and E. H. Lotus
of Chevy Chase came to the eighteenth
tee with their match all square. Their
iron seconds were just alike, both be-
ing ten yards short of the green, but
Davidson pitched his ball up to within
two feet of the hole. and as LOTUS was
unable to get down on his fourth shot,
the Washington Club man won the
match.
final round at 2:15 O'Clock and halved
the first hole. On the third green Har-
ban ran down 40-foot putt to win
and repeated the performance on the
next. The Columbia player won the
sixth hole, putting him three up, but
Dempsey, with fine three at the 219-
yard seventh hole, got back one of his
lost holes. However, Harlan won the
eighth hole and they tied the ninth.
putting the Columbia man three up
at the turn. he having played par
golf going out, recording a SO.
On the eleventh hole it was seen that
the younger man was beginning to
crack under the strain, as he drove
away off to the right, leaving him a
difficult shot to the green, as it is en-
tirely surrounded by a low bunker
and is very fast. Harlan won this hole.
four up. They came to the fourteenth
the end came as the hole was tied.
The match ended with Harlan five
up and four to play.
In the second sixteen c. T. Orme beat
w. r. McCallum in the morning and
met John c. Davidson of the home club,
who had beaten f. H. Lotus of Chevy
Chase. This match was decided on the
eighteenth green in favor of the home
player, being hard fought from the first
tee to the last green.
In the third sixteen Edward S. Du-
vail, the chairman of the golf commit
tee at Washington and the man who
had the tournament in charge, defeated
the long-driving ID. Bradley GiSh of Co
lumbia, 3 and l.
F. L. Davis of Columbia won the
fourth sixteen in another great match
which ended on the home green from
w. A. Knowles of Washington. In the
T. Jameson of the University of Nir-
ginia, who defeated w. C. Worthington
of Bannockburn, 4-3.
Much favorable comment was heard
from the players in commentator of
the manner in which the tournament
was run off, and as this usually is the
opening event of the local season it at
tracted fine field, one very apprecia-
tive of the efforts of the committee in
charge.
All day yesterday an eighteen-hole
handicap medal play competition was
staged in which many of the men who
were unable to play in the tournament
competed.
The Summaries:
First sixteen-Semi-inal round-Lee L. Har-
ban Columbia, defeated c. H. Williams. Phila-
delphia, 1 up. Norbert Dempsey, Bannockburn.
defea ned Samuel Dalzell. Chevy Chase, up
and l. Finals-Lee L. Harlan. Columbia, de-
feated Norbert Dempsey Bannockbnrn. and 4.
Cousolatica - First sixteen - Finals - II. C.
Chamberlain. C>,umbia, defeated DR.. Loren B.
T. Js:.nson, Warrington, . and l.
Second sixteen-Finals-John c. Davidson,
Washington, defeated c. h. Orme, Columbia.
1 up.
ham, Bannockburn, defeated ii. 8. Belts, WASH
Third sixteen-Finals-E. s. DuvaiI. Washing
ton. defeated D. B. Gish. Columbia. and l.
Consolation--John H. Clapp. Chevy Chase. de-
ated +. S. Appleman. Columbia, up.
Fourth sixteen-Finals-F. L. DAVIS, Column
bia. defeated W. A. Knowles Of Washington,
up.
Consola tion-L. E. Sinclair, defeated F. s.
Mosby Washington and 1.
Fifth sixteen-Finals-A. T. JAMESON Uni
versity of Virginia. defeated W. G. Worthington.
Bannockburn. and 3.
Consola tion-Benjamin Woodruff, Blue Ridge.
defeated John T. Harris. Bannockburn. q aud 4.
The medal play, low gross sec. .sas
won by Donald Woodward of Columbia.
who registered a fine II. The low net
prizes, of which there were two offered.
was won by Leroy W. HERON. who
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