Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-22

Inc reat or warren COrkfan III get
ting ten straight As Friday against L.
L. Harlan was great golf, considering
the high wind which swept the course
that day. His 4 on the short eighth
hole was not SO good, but the fact that
The pin was placed very near the bunk
rather chary Of going starlight on the
flag.
The progress Of the players In the Co
fumbia tournament on the second hole Is
interesting to note. Since the green has
made the hole verv much harder. In some
cases the figures mounted up as high as
or strokes. and there were not many
par As made on this hole, which. accord
hole. ought to be fairly easy. The trnu-
BILE with the majority Of players is they
play their tee shots too far to the right
leaving a very difficult pitch over the
Tuesday morning Fred Mcleod had a
II over the Columbia course, despite the
high wind Tn the afternoon he was IS,
making days total 14s.
last u-e.k's NAV in the Cn,r1n,bia event
was the first appearance Of Frank Dyer
Of Urner Montcla'r in this section. In
the spring tournament given by the Pal
tirnore Country Club ne went extra holes
NTH Warren Cort-an Of the horae
club and was beaten. He hits very long
han and plavs his irons correspondinely
well. but with a slight hook. which Is
l'kelv to get him in trouble on a well
Dlaytng from left to right Of the pin
seema far the safer. rather than the
American manner Of playing a hook on
nearly every ahof. Over was not able to
putt in the qualification round. but his
short game was good after the first day.
II is probable that Alexa Stirling OF
Atlanta. Ga. the women's national
champion. with play q, the Chew Chase
| Club the coming week. Pauline Lock
from Miss Stirling saying that she
would arrive in the. city today.
| Not many Of the Bannockburn play.
| ers participated In the Columbia Coun.
| try Club tournament. George T. Gun.
ningham. the winner Of the b. nnnck.
| burn tourney last week. qualified high.
est among the players IN the oualia
cation round. but. on account Of the
serious illness Of his brother. did no,
play in the match rounds. J. NJ
Sr-nnnpe. the chairman of the Ban.
! fourth sixteen. but lost in the match
play rounds. He was runner-up in the
consolation.
| Jimmie Spencer OF the washington
Suburban Club seems unable to break
his record of "a for the course. Last
| week he bod two rounds Of 81. again to
| tie his own record.
! Owing to the number of defaults ir
the Columbia tournament. the commit
tee desires to put stop to the, Gus.
tom of players entering an event
without the whole-hearted intention o.
playing through. In the Columbis
event there were eight defaults in the
first round an Unfortunately large mum.
Der. The tournament committee o.
| the District Golf Association has de.
cided to take some future action or
! this serious proposition, which has re.
| cefyed the attention of the committee
at the Columbia Country Club.
| It Is probable that the action Of the
District committee will take the form
of disbarring any player who defaults
p . na''n those players who. becaus.
they do not qualify in the flight iI
| turn in cards and then do not show
up for the match rounds ought to be
peralized unless good excuse is forth.
| coming.