The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-21
SWHITLOCK,
FORMER D.C.CHAR
in FINAL MATCH, 5-4
Victor Over Best Field in
History of Annual
Tournament.
MCKENZIE A WINNER
Heads Second Sixteen and
Captures Vice Presidents
Cup by Beating Dunphy.
MCKENZIE A WINNER
By AL CONNOLLY.

The white-haired veteran OF the
links. George S. Lyon, of Toronto,
in his third attempt in as many
years, came through with flying
colors yesterday afternoon at Chevy
Chase and succeeded in wading his
way through the classiest field OF
entrants that ever competed in the
Chevy Chase Club Annual Presi-
Dental Cup tournament. defeating
Marshall whitlack. Of Chevy Chase
Club, former District champion. in
the final. and 4.
The veteran golfer from the land
of the maple leaf. who Is IS years
old. although somewhat leg-weary
and tired from the strain of three
days competition, played a steady
and consistent game throughout
Lyon will take back to the Do
minion an exact replica Of the Presi-
Dental Cup, with the winners name
engraved thereon. The original
cup. donated by ex-President Taft.
will always remain in the taproom
of the club house.
Mckenzie Gets other Trophy.
Albert Mckenzie, of Columbia
Country Club. by virtue of having
turned back c. H. Dunphy. of
Woodland. up. in the second six
teen, won the Vice-President's
Cup. donated by former Vice
President Sherman. The Massachu-
sets golfer gave Mckenzie a battle
royal, but the Columbia man proved
a bit more consistent and won out.
Lyon won the first hole in par
Whitlack took the second when the
veteran fiubbed his drive. Whit
lacks marvellous approach won him
the third hole, Lyon taking two
puts. Whitlack won the fourth,
and Lyon the fifth when whitlack
missed his putt. Whitlack's put
ting was ragged, costing him the
seventh. The eighth was halved
in six, and Lyon won the ninth on
a beautiful approach shot, making
him four up at the turn.
Whitlack was conceded the
eleventh when he laid his third
stroke within three inches of the
pin. while the Canadian was in the
ditch. Lyon played his iron shot
poorly on the twelfth but a miracu-
lous recovery gave him the hole
over Whitlack, who encountered
a bunker on his approach.
Lyon won the 18th. holing out In
after an experience with q
trap, Whitlack again locating a
bunker on his approach The Do.
minion representative won the next
hole and match, using his iron t
advantage and holing out in 4
whitlack drove into the rough and
made a brilliant recovery. How.
ever. his 4 on this hole was moi
good enough to prolong the match.
Eliminates Canadian Champ.
In the morning matches. McKen.
zie and Dunphy eliminated B. L
Taylor and Frank Thompson Tn,
latter is Canadian champion.
Al Winters, of Bridgeport, Conn.
and Ray kampman, of Pine Valley
won morning matches over Hugh
Saum and C. B. Hatch.
kampman carried the Nutmes
Slater to the Gath green before q
decision was reached in their after,
noon match. Winter had the mattel
sewed up on the seventeenth green
but dubbed his second and third
shots. losing the hole and making II
all even on the eighteenth; the 18TH
goth and 21st holes were haIveC
with IS: both got IS on the 22nd and
As on the 23rd. Winter then wor
the longest match of the tourna.
ment boiling out on the gath in 5
MS opponent missing his put for a s
Charles ASnew, youthful Potomac
Park golfer, after defeating ]. E.
Baines OF Columbia by l up on the
18th hole In the morning lost out tc
;. Phillips of Columbia s and s in
the final of the Fourth sixteen.
A large gallery saw Donald
Woodward, winner of the Washing.
ton Country Club tournament defea,
Gardner P. Orme, a cIubmate, in the
consolation round of the first six.
teen The match was even on the
18th hole. Woodward's drive on the
18th was short and his opponents
was straight down the fairway,
Doth oVerran the cup on their third
shots' and Woodward proceeded to
SINK a twenty fOoter for the match
Harry Wardman defeated Donald
CasseIls OF Chevy Chase In rather
easy fashion in the morning rouno
the match ending 6 up and 4 Ia
play Wardman won the final of thu
consolation Round of the fourth
sixteen by winning over ]. A. White.
or Bannockburg, l up. This match
attracted quite a gallery.
Marshall Whitlach proved the I'M
doing OF Walter McCalIum of wash
l9gton Country, laying McCallum
three stymies in their morning
round and winning and 2.
The finals card follows:
Lyon .....-.. 5 . 81
1854 xxx
Whitlach go. 5 5 4 5 S A
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