Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
WRIGHT LOSES AT GOLF
J. E. McClenahan Wins in Finals of
Monthly Tourney at Washington
Country Club.

Yesterday afternoon ]. E. McClenahan
won the final of the second flight Of
the Washington Golf and Country
Clubs August tourney, by defeating ].
Holt Wright, 2--1. The winner display
ed headwork and tactical skill equal
to the famous Jerry Travers, for on
taking a few practice shots prior to
the match and finding that he was
addicted to slicing with the wood, he
went back to the iron shots and kept
straight down the old fair green.
In the final of the first flight A. L.
Christman will play the winner of the
Woodman VS.. Pickford match. Christ
man defeated r. p Halves in the semi
final by ST.
In the third fight A. G. Rice will OPP
pose the winner Of the H. G. Brown
vs. \. l.. Howard match in the final
Monday afternoon Charles Ganss, E.
A. Varela and Howard Beckett OF the
Washington Golf and Country Club
motored over to the Baltimore Country
Club and played a round of golf. the
original intention was to have had Aiec
Campbell play with them, but as the
''Nipper' had not heard of their coming
and was busy Beckett played the best
ball of the amateurs, giving them
handicap. Having been weakened from
his recent operation and not having
had time to practice he was beaten
by "a The Baltimore course is in
great shape, with practically no crao
grass on the putting greens. and the
fair ways are beautifully green me
qualifying round of the southeastern
section Of the Pro Golfers Association
tourney will, from latest advices, be
played over this course.
The official pairings for the L. S. G. A.
championship at the Merton cricket
day, and include the names of all the
local men who will compete in the
classic. There are 1855 names on TINS
years list. as against 142 at Detroit last
year. Donald Woodward of Columbia
will play with Lawrence Canaan of Al
toona, the first round to be played over
the east course and the second over the
west course. George P. James OF Co
lumbia will play his first round over the
east course and his second over the west
course, with S. X. Sterne of Tatnuck.
z. B. Eynon, the District champion, will
play the two courses in the same order
in company with that sterling soutnpaW'
Lee Maxwell of Sleepy Hollow. L. L..
Harlan of Columbia will play in the
same order with Jack d. Cady of ROCK
Island arsenal, former president OF the
Western Golf Association
George Small of Baltimore and john
c. Davidson of Columbia are paired to-
gether and will play their first round
over the west course and the second
over the east course. The middle At
lantic champion. William c. Ballantyne
of Columbia, will play in the same or
der as Davidson with R. S. Kampman OF
San Antonio. The entry of Julian I.
Bishop of the Chevy Chace Club COM
pletes the local names. and the latter
will play with r. c. Long of stanton
Heights, his first round being over the
west course and the final half over the
east course. 1t is not known whether
the former champion, Jerome Dunstan
Travers. will play, as his entry has not
yet been received. Open Champion
Chick Evans and Amateur Champion
Robert A Gardner will compete, al
though the quality of Gardeners game is
doubtful. as he has been afflicted with
an infected finger for the past few days.