The Washington herald., 1917-11-15
LOCAL GOLFERS.
BEST IN MATCH
Fred Mcleod and Jack Bur-
CESS Defeat Hutchison
and Campbell.
BY FRANK II. YOUNG.

In a match which was close all the
way and which brought. out some ex-
eeptionaI golf. Fred Mcleod. OF Co
lumbia, and Jack Burgess. of Chevy
Chase, yesterday defeated Jack Hutch
ison, Of Chicago, and Alexander NIP
per- Campbell, OF the Baltimore Coun-
try Club, over the Columbia Country
Club course, 2 up and L This match
which was at thirty-six holes, with
a round scheduled for both morning
and afternoon, was for the benefit of
the Army Girls Transport Tobacco
Fund.
The morning round was much the bet
ter Of the two, all four players showing
splendid gol6 Hutchison equalling par
and the other three bettering 1t In
this round. the local pair putted IKE
fiends, running down everything that
ordinary golf called upon them to do
and holing number out Of the ordi-
nary which bordered on the sensa-
tionaL Burgess. with a seventy-four
strokes under par, had the best card,
although Mcleod and Campbell were
but one stroke higher. At the end OF
this round, the visitors were down.
Hutchison showed an~exceptional
long game and on nearly all occasions
was furtherest from the tee. He I'M
proved his general game as the match
progressed and was several strokes the
best in the afternoon round.
Throughout the match, as a general
proposition, it took par golf or better
10 win Mcleod and Burgess took the
first and second holes, respectively.
with Birdie 3's. Mcleod almost hitting
the pin on his second. on the first
hole. while the Chevy Chase player
took the second by sinking a ten
footer after slicing his drive to the
ditch.
Campbell took the third In par 4, but
the local pair made it 2 up again
when MAC" ran down one OF about
sir yards for a after Hutchison's
third had trimmed the cup. The yisi-
tors were both best on the fifth, each
getting As Number was halved as
was the seventh, eighth and ninth,
Burgess trimming the cup at the
seventh. The Monumental City play
er took the tenth when he holed a
12=foot down-hiIl putt for a 3, squar-
ing the match. Another long putt ac-
counted for the eleventh, Mcleod
turning the trick after Hutchison's
ball had struck the lip of the cup and
bounced out. The next two were
haIved. the Chevy Chase pro trimming
the cup for a 2 on No. Is. The lat
ter took the +00-yard> fourteenth with
q pretty 3, while Hutchison won the
next one in the same number Of
strokes
The sixteenth brought Burgess in
the limeHght again as he took it with
q All were on the green from the
tee with the Chevy Chase player
away but he sank his putt from about
fifteen feet, the other three missing.
The seventeenth and eighteenth were
halved. the home player almost win
ming when he trimmed the cup from
about twenty yards on the home hole.
The local pair received a good start
on the afternoon round when It took
the first hole on Burgess 3. The next
was halved. the visitors taking the
the third in As after both of the local
players had gotten into all kinds of
trouble. The fourth and fifth were
halved. Hutchison again being cheat
ed" out Of the hole when his third
trimmed the cup on No. 5. The sixth
went to the locals, making them 3
up. Hutchison making it 2 up again
when he took the eighth with a
-NAAAOCLS anu ~ were ldlVeQ, Ine
Chicago player taking the eleventh
when he was on in 2 and down in 4,
the others getting SIS. The next two
were halved, Mcleod taking the four
teenth with a pretty 8, Burgess Just
missing his. Macs" third on the
fifteenth hung on the edge Of the cup
and this hole was halved and when
all were down in on the sixteenth,
the local pair was dormie, winning
the match on the seventeenth when
II was halved after Campbell had
missed an attempt of about eight feet
for win The home hole was play
ed. Hutchison winning it with a 4 to
the others 5.
In the first round, ten holes were
won, Mcleod and Burgess taking
three apiece, Campbell winning 2,
Hutchison l, and both OF the visitors
sharing a win Of one other. Only I
were won in the second round, Hut
Gibson taking 3, he and Campbell each
winning on one, while Mcleod and
Burgess divided honors on one and
each took one individually.
The cards were: