Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-30
UNUSUAL SCORES
IN LOCAL GOLF
Close Contests Feature First
Week in Country Club
Tournament

With trophies for the winner,
runner-up and victors in the beaten
eights, interest in the Harrisburg
Country Club championship golf
tournament is strong. Results of
the first weeks events show many
close contests. Rivalry is keen and
the coming week promises more
thrills and probable new records.
In the first week contests the
match between Fred B. Harry and
H. NJ. Bingaman was of special in
terest and full of excitement. 1t was
a remarkable match, Mr.. Harry win
ming on the eighteenth hole with
one up. Another unusually interest
ing match with some great playing
was that between A. II. Armstrong
and Walter MCGUIRE, the former
winning with one up. It was q nip
and-tuck battle between Clair Mil
ler and T. l.. McHeffey, the latter
winning by one up on the nine
teenth. The results of the first week
and the drawings for the coming
week follow:
Results For First Week
First 16
Fred Harry VS.. H. M. Bingaman,
won by Fred Harry, l up.
Dan Kunkel VS.. G. w. Spahr, won
by G.. w. Spahr, FL.
Berne Evans VS.. Mint Kun-fel, won
by Mint Kunkel, Az.
John Herman VS.. Thomas Devine,
Jr., won by Thomas Devine, 5-4.
Samuel Nissley VS.. o. w. Johnson,
won by Nissley, default.
c. A. Orr VS.. John Sweeney, won
by C. A. Orr, 2-1.
Robert McCreath vs. A. A. Vert,
won by Robert McCreath, l up.
A. II. Armstrong VS.. Walter Ma
guire, won by A. H. Armstrong,
l up.
Second 10
DIR. Harvey Smith VS.. e. Keister,
won by, DR.. Harvey Smith, AZ.
DIR. w. e. Wright VS.. Harry Neale,
won by Harry Neale, 3-2.
c. B. Miller VS.. 7. w. Wildermuth,
won by C. B. Miller, 81.
Henry Drake VS.. John Hoffer, won
by John Hoffer 2-1.
Clair Miller VS.. T. l.. McHeffey.
won by T. L. McHeffey, 1 up to 18th.
w. P. Starkey VS.. Robert Moor
head, won by Robert Moorhead, 4-3.
Charles Ruder VS.. Samuel Fleming,
won by Samuel Fleming, default.
Wareham Baldwin VS.. P. M. Kas-
son, won by Wareham Baldwin, goth.
Third 10
Walter Gather VS.. DIR. Galen Hahn,
won by Walter Gather, FL.
Henry Evans VS.. w. II. Benne-
thum, won by Henry Evans, 5-3.
w. NJ. Hargest VS.. DIR. J. f. Culp,
John G. Orr VS.. Ross Hickok, won
by Hickok, default.
Leo Harris VS.. Osten Starkey, won
by Leo Harris, default.
DR.. John Reed VS.. Paul Smith, won
by DIR. John Reed, default.
Jack Jessup VS.. Ezra Hershey, won
by Ezra Hershey, ST.
Robert Forsythe VS.. J. Lacompte,
won by Robert Forsythe, 80.
Country Club golf championship
tournament drawings for the second
week ending October follow:
First 16
Winning eighths-Fred Harry VS..
G. w. Spahr; Mint Kunkel VS..
Thomas Devine, Jr.; Samuel Nissley
VS.. C. A. Orr; Robert McCreath vs.
A. H. Armstrong.
Beaten eighths-H. M. Bingaman
vs.. Ddn huuhel' E<N dis Va.
John Herman; c. w. Johnson VS..
John Sweeney; A. A. Vert VS.. Walter
Mcguire.
Second 16
Winning eighths - DR.. Harvey
Smith VS.. Harry Neal; c. B. Miller
VS.. John Hoffer; T. l.. McHeffey VS..
A. w. Moorhead; Samuel Fleming
VS.. Wareham Baldwin.
Beaten eighths-Dr. w. e. Wright
VS.. T.. Keister; T. w. Wildermuth
VS.. Henry Drake; Clair Miller VS..
w. p. Starkey; Charles Ryder VS.. p.
NJ. Kasson.
Third 10
Winning eighths-Walter Gather
vs.. Henry Evans; w. NJ. largest vs..
Ross Hickok; Leo Harris VS.. DR..
John Reed; Ezra Hershey VS.. Robert
Forsythe.
Beaten eighths-Dr. Galen Hahn
vs.. w. H. Bennethum; DIR. j. +. Culp
VS.. John c. Orr; Osten Starkey VS..
Paul Smith; Jack Jessup VS.. J. La
compte. A cup will be awarded to
the winners of the winning eighths
in each sixteen. Find opponent and
arrange to play this week, or before
Sunday evening, October 5. If match
is not played by this date players will