Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-11


3AugYsta conntry Club, il big crowds,
ideal Sksa&hef. good sports and splendid
environments are Of any account, was
on Saturday when the local club enter
tanned members from the country clubs
OF Lewiston and from Portland. 1t was
the largest crowd that has graced the
grounds since the establishment Of the
club; the day As far as weather was
concerned was all that could be desired /:
the golf tournaments and the tennis
matches were very interesting and. TAX
ing it all in all, it was a most delightful
occasion.
Augusta Country Club tennis team
won 1--WE out Of six matches from the
Iewiston-Auburn tennis team on the
Country, Club courts Saturday.
The four singles matches were played
in the morning.
Kimball Fisher Of Augusta beat E.
e. Parker Of Lewiston 6-s, 81.
Leigh Flynt Of Augusta beat c. e.
Purinton Of Lewiston 6-l. 81.
Burleigh Martin Of Augusta beat DR..
Britton Of Lewiston 6-2, 60.
Edwin Purinton' of Lewiston beat
Samuel Titcomb of Augusta SIS. 7-s. ga.
The two doubles matches were played
in the afternoon.
FLINT and Fisher beat Atwood and
E. Purintcn rs. rs. 6-3.
Martin and Tetreault beat Parker and
Britton GO, S-6.
The matches were all close and very
inter esting. The Purinton-Titcomh
match wal marred by an accident to
Mr.. Titcomb early in the first set. AL
though hindered By a badly twisted
knee, Titcomb pluckly finished out his
match and missed winning by narrow
msrgir.
Theodore Tetreault substituted finely
for Titcomb in the doubles match and
with his partner. Mayor Martin. Won
handily.
The Flynt-Fisher We. Attwood-Purin-
ton match brought out the best tennis
Of the day. The visiting team took the
first set and had the Augusta team 5-4
In the second set. SAG.
Flynt and Fisher then rallied.
captured the set and then ran
through the deciding set in pretty
style.
The afternoon games were followed
by a large and appreciative gallery
and the good shots and rallies were
freely applauded.
The gclf course presented a very pref
t. sight. dotted with the brightly-clad
lady players.
Lunches were served during the day
by the efficient and tasty dining room
worke: 9. Eighty or more were served
at noon and about 90 were served later
in the day in the clubhouse dining
room.
In the second match Of the season
with Augusta. the Portland Country
Club team of 20 members broke even
with the Augusta Country Club in
the mems match, 10 to 10. and won
the women's match by points to 2
on the Augusta course.
In the mems events three matches
went to 10 holes that between Har-
old T. Libby and p. H. Whiting,
which Libby won one UP. Milton
Bird Of the Portland team defeated
William T. johnson one up in 10
holes and John Aver also of the Port
ARho SOoih 0CACoSC0 La SllCS
one up in a match Of similar length.
The men on the Portland team who
won were: William r. Campbell,
four and three over F. w. Elliot,
Harold T. Libby one up in 10 holes
over P. H. Whiting. DR.. p c. Brack-
EFT. one up over DR.. P. L. Nash. John
Aver. one up in 10 holes over P. NJ.
Lawrence. E. r. Elwell two up over
n. s. Weston. Kelly Cole one up over
W. B. Williamson. Milton Bird one up
in 10 holes over William T. Johnson.
Leon Walker five up and four to go
over c. B.. Paine. Donald Smith two
and one over Guy Gannett. and WAL
dc. e. Moulton two up over G. E. Bar
nekov.
Augusta Country Club winners wer.:
DIR. r. c. T'son two up over Ernest A.
Randall. d. S. Stewart four and three
over William F. Clapp. W. L. Pitts
three and one over Harlan Turner,
Frank G. Dennison three and two over
NJ. Horace Neale. H. L. Pishon two and
one over Paul D. Drury. B. E. Bither
two and one over Fred E. Eastman. B.
8. viles three and two over F. W. Free
man. L. c. Taylor two and one over
W. Adams. H. NJ. Patten one up over
Charles Dana Barrows. and c. E.
Downing four and three over Maynard
Bird
AL the matches in the mems event
were close. three going to 10 holes. one
being, one up. two being two up. three
eein- two and one and all the rest were
under Ave and four.