Evening star., 1916-08-09
AUGUST GOLF PA|R|NGS
Three Flights Ready to Play in
Tourney at Washington Golf
and Country Club.

Pairing for matches in the August
tournament of the Washington Golf
and Country Club have been made and
few matches have been played
Owing to the fact that so many of the
members are out of town, only three
flights have been made instead of the
usual four. The pairings follow;
First f1ight-A. L. Christman VS.. s.
L. Mosby, F. c. Clark VS.. w. E. Sey-
both, W. A Knowles VS.. G. E. Truett,
Richard d. Hawes VS.. w. r. Ballard,
A D. Bernhard VS.. w. H. Woodman,
E. B. Calvert VS.. E. A. Varela, Edward
S. Duvan. jr., VS.. c. II. Doing, 1r., H 5.
Belts vs. Roy H. Pickford. Matches
Clark defeated Seyboth, up.
Second flight-C. G. Smith VS.. D. s.
Birney, A. Zappone VS.. F. F. Greena-
walt, James E. McClenahan VS.. Robert
Boyd Taylor VS.. P. N. Humphrey, John
L. Writ VS.. A. A. Birney. w. B. Guy
VS.. J. Holt Wright. C. P. Stearns VS..
A. S. Mitchell Matches played; Wright
de defeated Guy 2 81 stearns defeated
Third fiight-A. Kemble VS.. Carl
Casey, W. C. Barr VS.. H. G. Brown. L.
A. Hawkins VS.. A. l. Howard. H. B.
McCawley VS.. J: P. Shick, w. E. Clark
VS.. w. Yaeger. W. E Ballard VS.. A G.
all VS.. R Daniels Matches played
Brown defeated Barr, 2-1.
The programs of the two national
women's, were sent out yesterday by
Howard F. Whitney, secretary of the
U. S. G. A, to every club which is a
member of the organization. The condi-
ship, to be played over the course Of
the Merton Cricket Club of Haverford.
Pa, September 4, 5. 6, Z. and 8. pro-
vide for thirty-six hole qualification
thirty-two to qualify for the title. Each
of the following days one thirty-six hole
match will be played, the tourney ending
with the final, Saturday. September 9.
Those who are eligible for the cham
pionship must send entries through the
secretaries of their respective clubs
Each entry must be accompanied by a
fee of SIS (checks must be drawn to the
order of the United States Golf Asso-
ciation), and must be in the hands Of
Howard F. whitney. secretary of the u s.
G. A, not later than 5 Pm, Monday, Au-
gust %.
The women's national championship
is to be played on the course of the Bel
mont Spring Country Club at Waverley.
Mass, October 2, 8, 4, 5, 8 and z, and
will begin with an eighteen-hole quail
fcation round Monday. October 2. the
first thirty-two to qualify for the title.
one eighteen mole match rOund Will De
played in the morning of the succeed
ing day, and every afternoon except
Monday there will be a special compe-
tition. The list follows: Tuesday. Oc-
tober 8, consolation handicap for nom
qualif1ers; Wednesday, October 4, handi-
cap VS.. bogey: Thursday. October 5,
driving, approaching and putting con-
tests; Friday. October 6, best ball four
some (scratch); Saturday. October Z.
mixed foursome (handcap).
The metropolitan champion, Walter Ha-
gen, yesterday led one Of the most bril-
liant fields which have ever competed
in the Shawnee, Pa, open tourney, his
score. Is. IS, $50, topping the redoubtable
Jim Barnes by a stroke. Gil Nichols, last
years winner, found the greens not to his
liking, and encountering much difficulty
with his short puts, worried his way
played beautiful golf right up to the
green's and then tfs feet slipped, for not
a putt would go down. Charley Hoffner.
the hero of the metropolitan open. had
the low round of the afternoon with a
"A. but had bad morning round Of 81,
which gave him a total of 1853 for the
day. Several of the talent picked to
be well up in the running failed. and
1t was all on account Of the fastness of
the greens. Walter Hagen, besides lead
ing the field, did a great stunt when he
stood on the eleventh tee and facing
about drove a ball across the Delaware,
29O yards wide at that point. 1t had
never been accomplished before and
shows what powers of the tee the met.
champion has when he let's out.