The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-20

X. f. Burks. Columbia, runner-up to
John w. Childress, Chevy Chase, for
the low prize in the qualification round
of the open tourney at Columbia, was
eliminated from the going this morning
in the first round when r. s. Worthing-
ton, of Shawnee. defeated him. and ..
Frank W.. Dyer. the Pennsylvania
State champion, considered by many as
the coming winner, remained for the
second round by defeating @. W. Ell
kinsSjr.. Huntington Valley. 4 and 8.
The hottest match of the morning
round was that between Or. p o.; H.
Chevy Chase. the former winning up
The second round is expected to be
completed by nightfall. with the semi,
finals coming tomorrow morning and
the finals in the afternoon
Following are the early scores:
FIRST SIXTEEN.
F. w. Dyer defeated G. w. Elkins. jr..
R. S. worthingtOn defeated r. E.
Burks. land 3.
SECOND SIXTEEN.
p. A. Proal defeated F. C. Morton.
A. r. Mackenzie defeated J. r. Max
Robert Weir defeated G. E. Truett. 8
J. {. Davidson defeated James Baird
Dr. N. X. Neirfer defeated E.. NJ.
Talcott. 3 and 2
A. G.. Buhrmann defeated u. l. Suh-
mingham by default.
THIRD SIXTEEN.
w. l. Travers defeated w. w. Smith,
up. u.
". ]. Hughes defeated H. R. swart-
e. l.. Hill defeated r. T. Halves by de-
DR.. H. o. Wood defeated J. T. Bishop
NJ s. Kenney defeated II. e. Doyle.
E: M. Weaver defeated S. Harris :
o. j. DeMoll defeated r.. L. Corby'
| 1 up.
| Practically all out-of-town cracks
found places among the first sixteen In
the qualifying round Of the Columbia
Invitation golf tournament yesterday
Robert Weir, OF Wilmington. being the
only one of exceptional note to land out
side the championship class.
| Three of the four tied for low gross
score were local contestants In Donald
Woodward and George T. James: OF 20
lumbia. and Roy II. Pickford, OF WASH
ington; ii. Lennox Bond, Sd, or Balti-
more, was the visitor to turn In one
| OF the low cards of "a.
John w. Childress surprised many by
| winning the low net prize. he Wen'
around in SO with II of, giving him q
70. He was closely followed by X. H.
Burks, OF Columbia, the latters card
reading SS-14-H, A.,
Out-of-town entrants to make the first
sixteen were +. w. Dwyer, OF Mont
clair; George w. Elkins,, jr, or Hunt,
ington Valley: Alexander Coles, oil
Shawnee: r. s. Worthington' OF shaw
nee: Thomas w. Sassver, OF Maryland
who won the qualifying round Of the
i Bannockburn tournament last week: w
i Warren Cochran, of Baltimore, and H.
l.. Bond, Sd.
Had John w. Childress. of Chevy
lChase, been able to take advantage Of
all the easy puts offered him yesterday
he probably woule have won the quail
flying round. He missed no less thar
six shots of less than three feet.
Childress played his best golf at TIT
difficult holes and fell down on the cas-!
. ones, He bettered par by a stroke oil
three holes, equaled II on four OCCASION
and only three times did he require NOR
! than one stroke above par to sink hi
ball.
George T. Cunningham, whose excel
lent play in the recent Bannockburl
tournament, which he won, attracted at
tention, was unable to get going owe
: the slowedlup course and OF a conse
quence did not make the first sixteen.
To w. E. seyboth goes the credit 10
/ having turned in the only for a hol