Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
FLORENCE WlGKllffE.

The pick OF the golfers Of the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club oppose
the Bannockburn Clubs best players in
team match which starts over the
Banuockburn course at l pm. this aft
ernoon. The first tee for the hour
starting at / o'clock will be reserved
for the use of players on tho respective
teams. Washington's No. 1 man, John
c. Davidson. former middle Atlantic
champion. will be out of town today
and will be unable to play. John L
Bryan will play at No. and viii be
opposed to tho Bannockburn champion.
Basil M Manly. The probable lineup
of the two teams follows: Washington
Golf and Country Club-John L. Bryan,
Wheeler. E. B. Calvert, C. H. Doing.
jr.; James T. McClenahan. Charles G..
Duganne. W. A. Knowles. w. II. Wood
man, r. P. Halves and E. A. Varela.
Bannockburn Golf Club-Basil NJ Manly.
George T. Cunningham. E. D. William
son. Bruce |. Taylor. Thomas J. W.
Brown, William Mackie, ]. R De
Farges, E. ]. Doyle. John T. Harris. c.
E. FELTON,. Daniel l. Hazard and Waldo
R. Pearce. The match. which will be
the first Of its kind in Washington for
some time, will undoubtedly be well
contested and should give an impetus
to future developments in this direc-
ton.
Ashmead Fuller Of the Chevy Chase
Club had a fine opportunity to shatter
the record of that course Friday aft
ernoon, playing with John s. Larcombe,
tr.. Richard Beattie and w. R. Allen Of
Michigan. Fuller was out mss and
started with on the tenth hole. his
putt for a hanging on the edge of the
cup. His chance for the record was
spoiled on the eleventh hole. where, in
trying to carry the ditch in front of
the green. his ball caught the edge of
the hazard and dropped in the water.
He did not attempt to play out and
took on the hole. A 8 on the twelfth
hole, where he ran down chip shot,
over even is. and a par on the short
thirteenth gave him a good chance to
better the record. The fourteenth was
played in par and his drive on the
fifteenth was sliced. his approach short
and he took 6. The score was to-
tally ruined on the eighteenth hole.
where he topped his drive and took a
6. Allen ish former Michigan state
champion and plays very good game.
a very long ball from the tee. Lar
combe had a score of 81 and partnered
by Fuller defeated Beattie and Allen.
and g..
Francis Ouimet. western amateur golf
champion and former open and amateur
champion. yesterday announced that he
would not claim exemption from the
draft for the new National Army. He
already has passed the physical exam
nation. my services are at my coun-
try's disposal in whatever capacity I can
do the most good" he said, whether
this proves to be in the army or play
ing golf in aid Of the Red Cross"
Ouimet said he had received anonymous
letters charging him with being q slack
err, based upon reports that he would
ask exemption. The conqueror Of Var
don and Ray has been placed in a pecul-
lar position by his statement first made
on examination that he would be OF
golf exhibitions with other stars for
the Red Gross. Chick Evans has entire
~ forawVSu other competitions in favor
Of playing exhibition matches. for the
Red Cross and hae had great mocAsav