Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-10
FAVOR|TES WIN OUT
IN GOLF TOURNEY
Tom Moore Defeats George
E. Truett-Second Round
Being Played.

Favorites won without exception in
the first round of the District golf
championship. played this morning
over the course of the Columbia Coun-
try Club. Tom Moore defeated George
h. Truett, up; Walter r. Tuckerman
defeated +. Z. Porcher, 4 and 3: DON
aid Woodward defeated L. l.. Harlan,
Z and 5; NJ. B. Stevenson defeated AL
Ian Lard. and 4; r. l.. Finkenstaedt
defeated John c. Davidson, and 8,
and j. r. Mckenzie defeated L. w
Weaver. 2 and l.
The second round is being played
this afternoon.
Tuckerman's Card of IS Is Best.
Walter r. Tuckerman, golfng ace
of the Chevy Chase Club, proved the
best medal player in the qualifying
round of the District amateur golf
championship yesterday at the Co.
lumbia Country Club. Tucksrman's
card of rs led that of Robert L. Fin
kenstaedt of Columbia, star of the
home club, by one shot Donald Wood
ward of Columbia finished in third
place with card of 78. Tuckermans
card follows:
Out ........5 IA 4-39
In .........4 5 5 3 8 5-36-75
There really was no need to hold a
qualifying round, as several of the
original entrants withdrew and only
twenty seven cards were turned in,
leaving five byes in the first match
round. which was played this morning
knowing this, apparently none of the
players made much effort to play
fine game, as some of the scores turn
ed in are very high considering the
class of the field. The course is in
should be made during the match play
rounds. T. ]. w. Brown of Bannock-
burn had the prize hole of the quail
Tying day when he ran down good
putt for 2 on the 220-yard fourth
hole.
Strength in Lower Half.
The pairings for the first round of
match play today show a great pre-
ponderance of golf1ng strength in the
three men in the qualifying round
and most of the men who have shown
up best this year are all in this
bracket. The upper half is compare
lively weak in comparison, although
Tom Moore, Allan Lard, John H. Clapp
and George P. James stand out.
The best match of today should be
Donald Woodward. both of Columbia
while Miller b. STEVENSON of Column
bia meets Allan Lard in the upper
bracket. Robbie" Finkenstaedt should
have no trouble with John c. David
son in the first round
Yesterdays qualifying scores with
today's pairings follow:
Tom Moore. Bannockburn. So. VS.. G. E.
Truett, Washington. %; John A. Kratz, Co.
lumbia. So. vs. John H. Clapp. Chevy Chase,
50; Louis w. Laudick, Columbia, "a, drew q
bye; T. H. Lowe. Washington. SO. vs.. Seth
Williams Washington. "a; T. J. W. Brown,
Bannockburn. 81, drew a bye; George p.
James. Columbia. IS, drew a bye; S. B. Balm,
Washington, 1O6. James W. Turner Wash
ington. 100: NJ. B. Stevenson. Columbia. S. VS.
Allan Lard. Chevy Chase, S6; Hugh H. Saum,
Columbia, SO. VS.. Frank S. Appleman, Column
bia. 81; John 9. Davidson. Columbia. SO. vs..
Robert L. Finkenstaedt, Columbia. 10; w. j.
McNally. Columbia, 90. drew bye; W. X.
Mack, Washington. SO, vs. A. s. Mattingly.
Columbia. 81; L. W. Weaver. Columbia, IS,
VS.. A. R. Mackenzie. Columbia. IS; o. 81.
Wood, Columbia. "a, drew a bye; Lee L. Har-
ban. Columbia. SO. VS.. Donald Woodward, Co
lumbia, IS; Z. P. Porcher, Chevy Chase, 9S,
VS.. w. r. Tuckerman, Chevy Chase, rs.
The first and second rounds are being
played today. The third and semi-final
rounds will be played tomorrow, with
the final at thirty-six holes carded for
Saturday.