The Washington times., 1921-05-20
GOLF match
PLAY STARTS
Tuckerman and Finkenstaedt,
Former Cup Holders, Meet in
! e~t First Round Today.
By BRYAN MORSE.

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Narrowed down to sixty-four golf
srs from . field Of more than 230
to four flights. real competition 10
being offered today at Chevy Chase
Club in the eleventh annual invita-
ton tournament for the Taft and
Sherman cups. Columbia Country
Club players, eight in number; Chevy
Chase men, represented by Parsons,
Tuckerman and Lard; Frank Thomp-
son, of Mississauga, yesterdays
medalist; the veteran George Lyon,
OF Hampton Roads; S. M. Newton,
OF the Country Club, Of Virginia, and
Russell Smith, of Waverly, make up
the honor sixteen.
The draw for the first flight 10
bringing together some sterling play
srs- It II almost 4 pity that 90 many
tSrood golfers must be eliminated At
2 ne start.
MI Today's play brinss w. c. Ballan-
ne and George p. James. both Of
Columbia, against each other. The
etandifer. Of Columbia. while Allan
Lard. Of Chevy Chase. 10 tackling Rus
sell Smith. the Waveriy golfer.
The lower half II top heavy. 8. NJ
Newton,s Of the Country Club OF vir.
Gfnia,sis meeting Donald Parsons, Of
Chevy Chase. Robert L. Finkenstasdt.
1918 winner. Of Columbia. 10 tackling
Walter r. Tuckerman, Of the home
club. last years titleholder. Donald
woodward, Of Columbia, 10 playing
Frank Thompson, of Mississauga, yes
tsrday's medalist Harold e. Doyle
and A. r. Mackenzie, of Columbia,
(>A a ~.
Harlan, who won the Taft Cup In
1914. IL playing with J. 8. McMenni-
men. Of Hampton Roads.
Frank Thompson. the youthful
Mississauga golfer. after q miserable
start. shot Is In the medal round
yesterday, just one stroke bettor
than 8. NJ. Newton. the virginian.
Thompson equalsd the course com.
petitive record.
on to . miserable start with 8. 4
and for the first three .,~hoies.
Thompson played splendid golf fo-
his rs. The younGster shot six 3's,
four ~ and nve SIS. His drives were
spectacular for length. and IL re-
quired from all golfers all they had
TO produce distance.
The sluggers got . decided edge
yesterday, a. the course gave little
or nothing in the way Of carry on the
fairway. The sun brought UP >on-
siderable moisture and the greens
were ,ne~hers near, ~ fast ~ was
calculated.
Today Finkenstaedt and Tucker
man are expected TO produce the
feature match. Woodward AMI
Thompson are likely to stage q great
while Lard can be counted upon 10
force Smith all the way.
The four sixteens qualified with
the totals for medal play and to-
days drawings follow:
First sixteen--w. c. Bailantyne fCoi.),
30. George p. James tCol.), ~; George
d. Lyon tToronto). "a, VS.. Guy Stsndifsr
fCoiD, 81; Allan Lard &C. c. C), ~. vs.
Russell Smith (Wavsrly), -; 9. NJ Ne ston
&C. c. OF vs-). 7s, Va. Donald Parson &C. c.
c.. 81; Frank Thompson fMississauTua).
Is. VS., Donald woodward tcoL); -: r. L.
Finksnstaedt (Coi). 10: We. W. r. Tuckrr-
man &C. C. c., 80; H. e. Doyle tCoL). so.
vs. A. r. Mackenzie tCoi.), 81; L. 9. H,r-
ban tcolo 20; v., J. 8. McMenniman
second sixteen--John II. Clapp &C. C.
C.), ss, vs. L. b. T. johnson &C. c. C.). "a;
0rssn &C. C. c., 80; d. X Jackson tCoLl,
S. VS.. Samuel Daiseli &C. c. CO., 81: II. 8.
Colson (roronto), IS. vs. Reeve Lewis &C.