Evening star., 1919-05-04

hts run-up shot. C1app's Iron tee shot
on the second hole. after Yates had
tee. was hooked slightly and struck
the bank to tho left of the green.
bouncing down the hill almost to Its
foot. Clapp played up abort in two, was
on in three and was down In nve,
while Yates, short Of the green in
two, was forced to hole q slx-footer
to win the match.
Present From Clapp.
Clapp virtually made Yates a pres
ent Of the ninth hole. topping his first
two shots to be short of the ditch
and then pitching over for a 4. The
winner was on the green from the tee
and got a par 3, leaving him two up
at the turn.
Clapp won the tenth. playing two
fine shots to the green. while Yates
was on in three and took the usual
two puts. The eleventh was halved
In four, both players sinking good
puts to register fours. Yates was on
the green from the tee at the short
twelfth, while Clapp was short, and
won the hole. 4-3.
C1app should have won the long
thirteenth, having two perfect shots
to the green, while Yates hooked his
second shot and was off to the left
in three. He ran down the putt. how
ever, and got half with Clapp. who
was short on his approach putt. Clapp,
two down at the short fourteenth. al
most had two on the hole. his ball
Tipping the cup, and Yates, on the
green from the tee. had a par 3.
OF L. afo IT <n6 o a
fifteenth. Here he drove onto the
sloping hillside. dug under his sec
ond shot and topped his third. to be
short Of the green in three. and on
in four. Clapp. half-topped into the
ditch. picked out and played a fine
brassie shot to the green. Yates put
his fourth shot to within ten feet of
the cup and Clapp putted up to within
three feet. laying his opponent a par
tial stymie. Yates then coolly ran
down the putt for a half
Clapp Wins This One.
At the short sixteenth, with Yates
two up. both players had good shots
to the green Clapp was away and
ran down the putt for a two. Yates
missed. making one up and two to
go. C1app, apparently heartened by
his putt on the sixteenth, drove the
green at the seventeenth and the i'm
perturbable Yates followed with a
drive just as good.
Clapp YVES away and ran up just short
Of the hole. Then Yates ran down a
4o-foot putt to win the match.
The winner Is comparatively little
known to most golfers about Washing
ton. He has, however. played some fine
golf over the course Of the Washington
Golf and Country Club. and all in all is
fine player. The cards:
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The Summaries.
First flight, fnal-A. @. Yates. ". g. and
G. c., defeated ]. 81. Clapp, ". G. and C. c..
2 and 1. Consola tion-G. E. Truett, W. G. and
c. c., defeated ]. C. Maggie. B. G. c.; . up.
Second flight, dnal-Walter r. McCallun,.
". G. and G. C., defeated B. NJ. Manly. B.
G. c., and 3. Consolation-A. L. Christ1nan n.
9. G; c., defeated J. R. Bagby. G. G. c..
Third night-c, H. Williams. Philadelphia.
Consolatien- D. K. jackson, c. G. G., defeated
J. H. Graves. W. q. and G. c., 3 and 2.
Fourth dight-A. L. Thurman, @. O. c.. de-
featsd R. ?. Barnard. 9. Q; @. and s.; Con,
feated J. g. Norris, and 4.
Low net scores In the handicap went to Her
man Stabler Of Columbia, with a net of 62 and
gross Of 80. Gross honors lay between Lynn
Haines Of Bannockburn and J. W. Brawner of
Columbia, who each had 10.