Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-26
COLUMBIA GOLFERS
IN TOURNEY TODAY
Eynon Day Notification Event
Will Furnish Many
Novel Stunts.

Columbia Country Club golfers will
play today In a joIlihcation tourna-
ment held in honor of Edward B.
Eynon. 1r., District amateur champion.
A number of novel stunts are on the
golf card which Will precede the din
ner. Enough forms of competition and
enough prizes have been put up to in
sure every player who turns in a score
card a chance at one of the prizes
There are twelve events all told, in
most of which prizes will be given for
first, second and third places. One OF
the most interesting competitions will
be that open only to men weighing over
$50 pounds, another class being those
under that weight. The biggest feature
on the card is the medal play handicap
affair, in which prizes Will be given
for low gross and low net A match
play against par contest will also be
held. A special class will be held for
southpaws, another for baldheaded men
and still another for those over forty
Ave years of age. The juniors, or those
under forty-flYe, will have a class all
to themselves. as will both the bache-
lors and the benedicts.
Novel features will be introduced at
the banquet Byron R. Newton, as
sistant secretary of the Treasury, will
speak on the difficulties of confirm
ed slicer on a crowded course" having
had prolonged and varied experience
along those lines
Each player in the golf tourney must
play in the medal play handicap and
the match play against par events: also
IN any of the other classes for which
he is eligible.
Two players on the amateur team in
tho international matches being played
IN New York for the benefit Of the war
relief fund sprang a surprise yester-
day in the first Of the series of team
matches. Jerry Travers. playing in
the form which brought him four ma
tional championships. defeated Gil
Nichols, captain of the English team.
by and 2. In the other upset Bobby
Jones of Atlanta took the measure OF
Cyril walker, the brilliant English
player. winning by hole. In the fore
noon Bobby. paired with Norman Max
well of Philadelphia, defeated George
Sargent and Herbert Strong. ! up. An
other fine match was that between the
captains of the Sotch and home-bred
team Jock Hutchinson and Walter
Hagen. Hutchinson. going at a 20 clip
over the hard Raltusrol course. defeat
ed Hagen. 2 and /. Here are the days
scores:
FoURsoMEs.
Amateurs English.
Stchollswalker, 1: Trayers- Kirby o.
Barnes West, 2; sawyer-Anderson. 0.
MaIwellJones. j: Sargeant-stronE. o.
A. Reid-w. Reid Adair- wosthinston. ..
English. 5. Amateurs. /.
Scots and Home BREEDS.
Hagen-LAgernlade, !; Futch'nson-McLeod. o.
Brady-Burke Z; NcFarIare-Smith, o.
Observation-Disclosures, 8; Cpnntngham-1mp-
Dor. o.
Fotheringhan- Maiden 2; Kerrigan-McI-an, O.
Bowling Horner. g: Hobens Campbell. o.
French-Loose, Z; Lcw-&ackie, 0.
Hor,e-Breds. 8; Scotch. /.
INDIVIDUAL MATCHES.
Scotch and HomeBreds.
Hutchinson heat Hagen, up
Cunningham heat Mcnamara. up.
A. Smith beat Kerrigan, 2 up.
Bowling beat Mcleod i up.
French beat Simpson. up.
Hob<ns beat Loose. / up.
Honner beat Mackie. ! up.
Fotheringhsm beat Mclean, 1 up.
Hackbarth beat Maiden. . NJ.
Campbell beat Burke. up.
LAgerblade beat Low. up.
Home-Breds. 9 matches; Scots, matches
English and Amateurs.
Travers beat Nichols 3 up.
Barnes beat Kirby up.
W. Reid beat Andersen. Up.
sanderson beat Adair. mp.
worthington and Strong. all square.
sargeant beat Sawyer, ) up.
Jones beat Walker. up.
Belwood beat Rice, I'D.
Reid beat Van yleeck. up.
West beat Maxwell. ] up.
Iinany beat Harrta, 3 up.
Gwaltmey beat @. Smith, UP.
Result-Engish, matches; amateurs 4
matches.