The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
Mcleod and Evans Capture
Big Golf Match By One Up
,"tChick" Sinks Twenty-foot Putt on Thirty,
sixth Hole to Land Honors from Hagan
:. and Barnes in Red Cross Benefit
Nv FRANK II. YOUNG.

In one of the best golf matches ever
been seen in Washington or that prob
ably ever will be played here in years
to come, Charles Chick" Evans.
present national open and amateur
Jams Barnes, Of the Broadmoor Coun-
umbia professional. defeated Walter C.
Hagan. Of Rochester. New York, and
James Barnes, Of the Broadmoor Coun-
try Club of Denver. yesterday over the
Columbia Country Club course. the
match ending on the last stroke OF
the thirty-sixth hole when Evans sank
a ao-foot putt. giving his side
1-up victory.
This match was the main feature, of
a big Red Cross benefit given by the
Columbia Club for the benefit of the
woodley Park chapter. and in addi-
tion to the golf an interesting tennis
schedule was provided. Connie"
Doyle meeting Charles F. Chuck
Garland. the present national junior
champion and a runner-up in last
years clay-court championships. while
two interesting doubles were staged
at the conclusion of the golf.
The out-of-town participants In both
IGunlS ana kOlL CNCnlSs even uOnH u
the caddies. volunteered their time ana
services and as a result of their efforts
about S4,oOo was raised for this great
cause.
As a matter Of fact. features were
furnished at such a fast and furious
rate that it was as hard to keep up
with them as at a three-ring circus.
Besides the two sporting events, an
aeroplane visited the club with mail
from New York addressed to the va
rious club members, two high-bred
dogs were auctioned on. speeches were
made by "Cy" Cummings and Carter
s. Keene. while the Camp Meigs Band
gave its interpretations OF the latest
popular airs. In the excitement,
everyone forgot about the scheduled
driving contest, the prize for which
was TO have been one of Champion
Evans pet" clubs.
The. foursome was scheduled as
the feature. and the largest gallery
ever seen in Washington at a golf
match took advantage of the eX-
cellent card offered, and the ideal
weather to watch probably the four
greatest exponents of the game in
action and they certainly were not
disappointed.
All of the players were at the
top of their game. McLeods work
standing out prominently in the
first round. when he set a new COM
petitive course record, going out
in 35 and making the return trip
in 80, for an exceptional 81, three
strokes under par. This is really
about seven strokes less than the
general" as par has recently been
reduced from "a. although no
changes in the course have been
made.
Evans showed up exceptionally
well at his long game. but was
woefully weak on the green except
in one or two cases. but he came
across in great shape at the finish,
when on the last stroke of the last
hole. he won the match for his side
by running down long one. Ha-
gan was also weak at his short
game.
The first hole was halved in As,
the quartet playing the game ac-
cordinG to "Hoyle." Mcleod making
his side 1 up by taking the second
when he sank a 1O-footer. All got
As on the next. while the home
pro" again came across" on the
fifth for win, after topping his
drive. Barnes pulled his drive out
of bounds on this hole while Hagan's
miss of a s-footer for a half hung
on the edge of the cup.
The latter's ''birdie'' three on the
par four tenth made his side only
one down. this being the first win for
the Hagan-Barnes team, as the sixth,
seventh, eighth and ninth were
halved. On this. tenth hole. Hagan
ran down one of about four
yards. Evans long attempt for a half
trimming the cup. while Mac" took
two puts after reaching the green
1t was all-even, when Barnes count
cd three on the par four eleventh,
the elongated Denver pro laying
his second shot dead to the hole. Nc
Leod made a beautiful second shot
from the rough to the green on this
hole but took two puts.
The thirteenth was a weII-pIayed
one. all of the four narrowly missing
twos. Mcleod pulled his tee shot on
this short hole to the sand trap and
raised his head just as he shot, his
club moving the ball only a few
inches. He then proceeded to sink
his next attempt, the ball going
straight in from the trap. Barnes
missed a 20-foot attempt by about an
inch while Evans second fell short
the same margin.
Barnes made it one up for his side
on No. IL All were on in two but
he was the only one to sink his sec
ond, again the others all missing out
by inches. The sixteenth was a cinch
for Evans and Mcleod as both were
dead to the hole from the tee and
each got a two. This made it all even
again as the next two holes were
halved.
The second round. played in the
afternoon, did not bring out such good
scores as the morning one, but 1t was
Just as interesting as on practically
every hole at least one of the players
did some brilliant work. The first
four holes were halved, Evans win
ming his first hole OF the day when he
took the fifth with four after miss
ing 4-foot attempt for a three. The
sixth was halved and Evans again
came to the front with a win of the
seyeRth, after slicing his drive to the
rough. His second sent him to the
green about twenty feet away and he
ran down his putt. after the others,
except Barnes. who drove out Of
bounds, had missed theirs from about
the same distance.
The eighth was easy for Barnes and
Hagen as both of their opponents
sent their tee shots to the sand trap.
The former got three while his part
ner ran down a nice one for a two,
Mcleod and Evans each taking four.
Another win OF the next by both
Barnes and Hagan made ii alI-even
when the players turned for home.
Evans sank a long shot from the edge
of the green which gave his side the
edge again on the eleventh, but this
advantage was short-lived. as Hagan