The Washington herald., 1917-10-07
M'CALLUM CAPTURES
COLUMBIA tourney
Defeats George P. James in Final Of
First Flight in Fall Golf Tourney.

the Washington Golf and Country
Club. yesterday took first-fight hon
ors in the annual fall golf tourna-
ment of the Columbia Country Club.
beating George p. James, of Colum-
bla, rather handily in the ultimate
round. The second sixteen went to
Julian T. Bishop, of Chevy Chase.
Columbia players accounting for the
other three with Albert r. MacKen-
zie. E. NJ. Posey and II. King Corn
well as the respective winners.
The consultations were divided
among three clubs. Edward B. Eynon,
jr.. Columbia: Edward Harlan. of Co.
lumbia; DIR. Thomas ]. W. Brown. of
Bannockburn; Richard Reese, OF Will
mington. and Gardiner Orme, also OF
the host organization, taking them
in the order named.
Wind is the one element which golf
ers cannot compete against and as a
result of yesterdays young gales"
very little good golf was consistently
shown by any Of the contestants.
Some good. close matches resulted,
however. two going twenty holes. In
the finals OF the fourth sixteen con-
solations. H. A. Wrenn, of Chicago,
carried Richard Reese, Of Whining
ton, 20 holes before losing out while
in the semi-final rotnd of the same
fight in the main event. il took Con
rad b. Doyle the same number to
beat John A. Kratz, fortune smiling
on the former on the last hole when
his second shot sent his bail into the
ditch and 1t bounced out almost to
the green.
The closest match In the first six
teen was that in the semi-fnals be-
tween Dr.. Lee Harlan and James,
the latter winning. ! up. The first
hole was halved in this match and
James took the second, but lost the
! third. The next four were halyed
and when the next two were divided
the pair turned for home all-even
James tools the tenth but lost the mex,
| three. making the doctor 2 up. bu,
his lead was short-lieed, as he lost
the next two. The sixteenth wa.
halved, James taking No. II and win.
ming the match when he halyed the
home one.
The thirteenth seemed to be a lucky
hole for McCallum, as both his semi.
final and 6nai round matches ended
| there. In the semi-fnals, he bea,
F, c. c. Van Leer, OF Columbia. o,
the same :ccre that he beat James
6 up and 5. After losing the first hol,
and halving the next two, he vor
five straight and haived the ninth
being four up at the turn. The tentl
was halved, he won the eleventh
Ealved the twelfth and took tn,
match with a pretty on No. Is.
| Although James Is an experienced
player and might be classed as a vet
eran. he appeared to be affected b,
stage fright" in his final round mattel
with McCallun, and, without desir
ing to take away any credit for win
ming from the latter, 1t must be ad
mitted that James did not put u,
his best game. As a matter Of fact
he was away OF form. McCallum
on the ether hand, seemed to hav,
every stroke of golf In his bag. Will,
he showed a great propensity for get
ting into trouble. he also always man
aged to get out without any seriou.
Iet-backs.
| Practically all Of McCallum's te
shots spelled trouble for him. H
pulled his drive to the rough almos
out OF bounds from the first tee, bu
made a nice out and halved the hole
The secord went to the Washington
| Country Club man. James fiubbed hi
drive to the rough, but made a beau
tful second, overrunning the green b.
a few feet. McCallum was still shor
! on ms second, but pitched his third L
when James recrossed the green oil
his third. the wind carrying the ball t
the sand pit. He cleared the greer
again on his fourth in an attempte'
out and picked up.
James lost the third when he pulle,
his drive, to the ditch and dropped out
not reaching the green until his fifth
Mac" took the fourth BY sinking
twenty-footer. James trimming the cul
from about four feet for a half. An
other missed short one cost James tn
NTH. .McCallum made 1t five up by tax
Ing the sixth. when he laid his secon,
almost dead to the hole and got
three. This was one of the best -playe,
holes OF the match, as it is zs1 yard
In length. par five, James getting 4
''birciie."
The seventh was the first the hom
payer won. his opponent slicing hi
drive to the rough and then falling ii
the ditch on his second. James mean
while was on the green in two an
down In four. He should have take
the short eighth also. as MAC" was &
the sand pit On his tee shot. but sanl
another long one and took the hol
when James again failed to sink
short putt.
McCallum won the ninth after pull
ing his drive and stilI being in tn
rough on his second. but a well-play
ed third put him on the green an
enabled him to win with a 5 whel
James took six. Another hooked driv
sby McCallum. which laid his ball